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# I'm with you about 75% on that one bud....
But to be fair to him, Steve Martin DID make a good movie (black comedy) about 8 years ago with Helena Bonham Carter.

Unfortunately, his reputation as box-office poison meant it died a death, but I quite liked it.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0234354/
(Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Sun 15 Feb 2009, 13:13, archived)
# I only meant that Steve Martin is talentless in the sense he cannot bring anything good to this Pink Panther series
His early stuff was brilliant but so short lived and he burnt himself out - I've not seen that black comedy and don't doubt he can pull the good stuff out when required but as far the big box office stuff is concerned he just comes across as some has-been burnt out comedian who long since expired his best-by-date.
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Sun 15 Feb 2009, 13:17, archived)
# ^this
(I helped save b3ta! Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Sun 15 Feb 2009, 13:18, archived)
# ^ this
Like so many others. Leslie Neilson, for example. They go for the easy, lowest-common-denominator laughs now by pulling faces or acting manic and appearing in "Look, there's a joke at this point, please laugh" films.
(I helped save b3ta! Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Sun 15 Feb 2009, 13:19, archived)
# True, Leslie Neilson was great
as he was always taken as a serious actor in the early years of his career and only Police Squad and Airplane brought out the satire/parody that was inherent in serious acting and so Neilson was a perfect foil for that kind of spoof - unfortunately when he continued with the parody taking it too far he became most famous for parodies and not the serious acting that made him famous thereby he became old hat very quickly and unlikely as an option for any serious film parts.
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Sun 15 Feb 2009, 13:25, archived)
# True.............
Self-stereotyping = career suicide.
(Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Sun 15 Feb 2009, 13:27, archived)
# Yes unfortunately too many of the greats have gone down that path
Luckily for Jim Belushi however - he managed to die before he got typecasted lol ;)
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Sun 15 Feb 2009, 13:30, archived)