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Why is Ben Affleck famous?

posted 16 years ago by jamoss11
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I netflixed this one for no real reason and although the movie was entertaining (if you overloook all the plot holes, Aaron Echkart, and other silliness) I couldn't stop asking myself how someone as nauseating as Ben Affleck ever reached the status that he did. He's not a good actor, not hanadsome, and he basically just makes you want to beat the piss out of him. Yeah he was Matt Damon's buddy and he was putting it in JLo's chunky backside for a while but that still doesn't expalain why he ever reached mega star status. Can someone please explain this to me?

[–] 16 years ago

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[–] bob_hughes 15 years ago

Affleck, you the bomb in "Phantoms",yo!!!!!!!!!

[–] VirginOnPromNight 16 years ago

sounds to me like pure jealousy. everything you mentioned in your post is absolutely ridiculous. you are probably short and fat and work at burker king. it makes sense you are jealous. as soon as you said "as nauseating as Ben Affleck..." i stopped reading. for future reference, preface any comments you have with 'in my opinion', or something similiar. let me ask you this, if i started a post with the sentence "ok, being a millionaire sucks...." , would you take the rest of my comments seriously? didnt think so. so, now that i put your stupid self in check, if you have a complaint about a movie, just say you didnt like the movie. do NOT , HOWEVER, say that Ben Afflect is not a good actor, or not handsome, because THIS IS WHAT MADE HIM FAMOUS IN THE FIRST PLACE, YOU FRIGGIN MORON !! how bout them apples?

[–] hathor008 15 years ago

Well somehow he managed to be engaged to J'Lo and later got married to Jennifer Garner. That scores him points in my book.

He's not really all that special as an actor, but he's not all that bad either.

I like his brother Casey a better - he is definitely hotter and a better actor, just less famous.

Still "Chasing Amy" is one of my favorite movies, so I can't be too hard on Ben. He certainly has his moments.

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[–] Campbell_Hates_Movies 15 years ago

@VirginOnPromNight:
The guy can say whatever he wants. It's a public forum. FYI, when you're burning someone, you give yourself away when you say something like, "everything you mentioned in your post is absolutely ridiculous" and then follow it up with, "as soon as you said "as nauseating as Ben Affleck..." i stopped reading."
How do you know if everything he said is ridiculous if you only read the first couple sentences? Get your sh it together.

[–] koffeenkreame41-1 11 years ago

sounds to me like pure jealousy. everything you mentioned in your post is absolutely ridiculous. you are probably short and fat and work at burker king. it makes sense you are jealous. as soon as you said "as nauseating as Ben Affleck..." i stopped reading. for future reference, preface any comments you have with 'in my opinion', or something similiar. let me ask you this, if i started a post with the sentence "ok, being a millionaire sucks...." , would you take the rest of my comments seriously? didnt think so. so, now that i put your stupid self in check, if you have a complaint about a movie, just say you didnt like the movie. do NOT , HOWEVER, say that Ben Afflect is not a good actor, or not handsome, because THIS IS WHAT MADE HIM FAMOUS IN THE FIRST PLACE, YOU FRIGGIN MORON !! how bout them apples?

^^This. Couldn't agree more.

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[–] krisluvkev 14 years ago

Affleck is an actor that everyone loves to hate. Truth is the man can act, he's very handsome and he's a talented director. Maybe if ppl got pass their bitterness they might really see the guy can act and that's how he reached mega star status.

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[–] simonknight 13 years ago

jamoss11, because he's better then you are.

[–] koffeenkreame41-1 13 years ago

Why is he famous? Because he can act. Truth is, he's made some bad acreer choices like Gigli, Jersey Girl & Reindeer Games but he CAN act and he's a great director too. His performances in Hollywoodland, Good Will Hunting, The Town and especially at the end of Armageddon show that he CAN act.

"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna `*beep*` wit' me!" Hudson in Aliens.

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[–] chilone 8 years ago

jamoss11, because he's better then you are.

Oh FFS!!

I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

[–] DeputyDippity 11 years ago

He made a deal with the devil.

I`m sorry for my lack of manners, but I`m not used to escorting men.

[–] yusef-ghanima 10 years ago

i think he and matt damon are clean, could be luck

i mostly will not be able to answer your reply, since marissa mayer hacked my email, no notification

[–] avortac 10 years ago

You have a valid point.

I wonder about it as well. He looks and speaks like a dork I know, which makes it hard for me to take him seriously. It's almost like his simian countenance suggest a heritage unusually rich in species diversity.

He really gives the impression of a caveman, not an engineer. Has any hollywood director or 'caster' (or whatever they call them) actually met a real-life engineer, or a computer programmer nerd?

I have to admit Ben is slightly more elegant than the dork I know, but that's because the dork has some serious mental problems and is unusually 'intellectually challenged'. And on this planet, that's saying quite a lot.

[–] Rena_Mahone 10 years ago

Ben Affleck is downright pathetic, and so are his defenders. Jealous? Of what? His incredible acting skills? His outstanding looks? His wife Jennifer "transgender" Garner? 
He cannot act for the sake of it; everyone saying otherwise is clearly uncapable of recognizing a good actor.

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