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<blockquote data-quote="Villano" data-source="post: 1652859" data-attributes="member: 505">I can't understand why people have a problem with Lambert's accent.&nbsp; I mean, the man was born in Long Island.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> No, seriously, he was.&nbsp; He moved to Switzerland when he was two.&nbsp; I'm not sure what language they speak there.&nbsp; I did a quick search and the closest I got was that schools there teach &quot;the official language of Switzerland&quot;.&nbsp; Is it just Swiss?&nbsp; It's hard to tell with languages.&nbsp; After all, Americans speak English, Mexicans speak Spanish, etc., etc..And, personally, I like Lambert.&nbsp; The first Highlander and Mortal Kombat are personal favorites.&nbsp; Strangely, I also liked Beowulf and parts of, gasp, Mean Guns.&nbsp; I'd have loved Beowulf if they didn't go with that awful Mortal Kombat inspired music.&nbsp; It worked in MK, but not here.I agree with you about Zoolander.&nbsp; I've heard people rave about it, but I was unimpressed.&nbsp; The direction, by Stiller, was especially bad, looking like an episode of a sitcom.Mystery Men is great, though.&nbsp; Meet The Parents and Something About Mary, however, I have no interest in seeing.&nbsp; I'n not a big fan of that kind of comedy.Back to the topic, I'm with the Anti-SNL crowd.&nbsp; Meyers has had a few good films, and I kind of like Will Farrell.&nbsp; You can keep Sandler, Farley, Dana Carvey, and the rest, especially Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan (whose idea of comedy seems to be that if you scream something over and over, it's funny).&nbsp;&nbsp; Jim Carrey (aside from The Mask), Steven Seagal, the Wayans Bros., and Stallone are all pretty good warning signs for me.&nbsp; Also, any drama starring Johnny Depp.&nbsp; I like him in comedies (Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow), but his dramatic performances all look alike to me.Of course, my list of hated actors is transplanted here since I doubt I'll enjoy watching a film with someone I can't stand, like Tom Greene, Bruce Paine, etc..I have to disagree with you on this.&nbsp; Corman directed some pretty good films, especially his Poe films of the '60s.&nbsp; If you were referring to the films he produced, well, those are a mixed bag.&nbsp; He started the careers of guys like Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, and Joe Dante and produced some good cult films like Death Race 2000, Humanoids From The Deep, and Big Bad MaMa.&nbsp; OTOH, he was responsible for stuff like DinoCroc and Vampirella.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Villano, post: 1652859, member: 505"] I can't understand why people have a problem with Lambert's accent. I mean, the man [I]was[/I] born in Long Island. :D No, seriously, he was. He moved to Switzerland when he was two. I'm not sure what language they speak there. I did a quick search and the closest I got was that schools there teach "the official language of Switzerland". Is it just Swiss? It's hard to tell with languages. After all, Americans speak English, Mexicans speak Spanish, etc., etc.. And, personally, I like Lambert. The first Highlander and Mortal Kombat are personal favorites. Strangely, I also liked Beowulf and parts of, gasp, Mean Guns. I'd have loved Beowulf if they didn't go with that awful Mortal Kombat inspired music. It worked in MK, but not here. I agree with you about Zoolander. I've heard people rave about it, but I was unimpressed. The direction, by Stiller, was especially bad, looking like an episode of a sitcom. Mystery Men is great, though. Meet The Parents and Something About Mary, however, I have no interest in seeing. I'n not a big fan of that kind of comedy. Back to the topic, I'm with the Anti-SNL crowd. Meyers has had a few good films, and I kind of like Will Farrell. You can keep Sandler, Farley, Dana Carvey, and the rest, especially Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan (whose idea of comedy seems to be that if you scream something over and over, it's funny). Jim Carrey (aside from The Mask), Steven Seagal, the Wayans Bros., and Stallone are all pretty good warning signs for me. Also, any drama starring Johnny Depp. I like him in comedies (Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow), but his dramatic performances all look alike to me. Of course, my list of hated actors is transplanted here since I doubt I'll enjoy watching a film with someone I can't stand, like Tom Greene, Bruce Paine, etc.. I have to disagree with you on this. Corman directed some pretty good films, especially his Poe films of the '60s. If you were referring to the films he [I]produced[/I], well, those are a mixed bag. He started the careers of guys like Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, and Joe Dante and produced some good cult films like Death Race 2000, Humanoids From The Deep, and Big Bad MaMa. OTOH, he was responsible for stuff like DinoCroc and Vampirella. [/QUOTE]

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