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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mouseferatu" data-source="post: 1616375" data-attributes="member: 1288">I think that's a bit uncalled for. I didn't start the thread with "Everything popular sucks, and everyone's wrong but me." I started it with an opinion--one I still stand by--that Paris Hilton's presence in something like this is a sign that the creators are clueless.Others have pointed out her various guest appearances here and there, so I won't address the acting ability.But you know, even if she can act, I stand by what I said. There are certain celebrities whose entire image and public persona are off-putting, or are at least wrong for certain projects. It doesn't matter how well they can (or can't) act, their presence in a film projects a specific feel, image or expectation. Remember the uproar when it was thought DiCaprio was going to be Annakin Skywalker? For a lot of people, it wasn't because they thought DiCaprio can't act; it's because he felt wrong for that sort of movie.The same holds true, but to the Nth power, of Paris Hilton in any sort of role where she's playing anything other than Paris Hilton. The fact is, right or wrong, actors and film-stars carry who they are, and what they've done in the past, as baggage to every film they do. Whether or not that's fair, it's the way it is, and it's something film-makers should be aware of. These guys clearly aren't.Put another way... I dislike Adam Sandler, because I don't like the sorts of movies he makes. I'm willing to acknowledge that he can actually act, at least somewhat, when he puts his mind to it. But even knowing that, I wouldn't have wanted to see him cast in Lord of the Rings. Even if he nailed the part, the fact that it was Adam Sandler, and all the baggage he carries, would have ruined the scene, if not the movie.</blockquote>

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