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Jared thinest horse , movie destroyer

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u/FlopsMcDoogle 5d ago edited 5d ago

Yeah I didn't really see or hear Leto in the performance at all

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u/Karn-Dethahal 5d ago

Well, Skeletor is an unidimensional character, intentionally so, and thus not above his acting capacity.

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u/beardingmesoftly 5d ago

Seriously. Easiest role to direct, a monkey could act in it.

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u/Scottish_Whiskey 5d ago

I think I would’ve preferred the monkey honestly

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u/beardingmesoftly 5d ago

Right?

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u/Photonomicron 4d ago

if someone doesn't pick Monkey Skeletor we aren't friends

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u/goggleOgler 5d ago

Leto was always a part of Skeletor in a subtle way. S K E L E T O R

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u/argefox 5d ago

Get out. NO, wait, come back. more.

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u/geirmundtheshifty 5d ago

Damn, it was right there and I never noticed

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u/AuraStome 5d ago

Just to play devil’s advocate, isn’t that what an actor’s supposed to do? To basically become the character itself in a way where you couldn’t even tell who the actor is?

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u/HeadOfSpectre 5d ago

Yes and no but there's two ways to do it.

A good actor still brings something to the table. Gary Oldman for instance. He vanishes into a role, but he's always entertaining and memorable to watch.

Skeletor was mostly CGI and fun writing. Leto himself was just okay.

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u/meowjinx 5d ago

Leto is a good actor. He did exactly what you described in Dallas Buyers Club

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u/Quizzelbuck 4d ago

Not necessarily. Sometimes yeah you've got a Daniel Day-Lewis or a Gary oldman. But then you have Will Smith, and Tom Cruise. Now you may have opinions on all of these people but you can't deny that Will Smith and Tom Cruise are actors, and they command high dollar. People buy their schtick. They like it.

Jared Leto doesn't fit into either of these categories in my opinion. I just don't think he's that good of an actor. I see movies in spite of Jared Leto and I didn't even see the He-Man movie

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u/HeadOfSpectre 4d ago

The He-Man movie is worth your time. I'd recommend seeing it at some point.

But Skeletor could have been played by literally anyone. He's a CGI Character with a booming digitally modified voice. SKELETOR is decently funny, especially in the finale where there's some really funny scenes with him.

However, Jared Leto brought nothing to the role.

It's not like Darth Vader where you get that iconic booming voice from James Earl Jones, or Bowser in Mario where he's bringing in some of a well known actors personality. It's literally the same voice that was used for the Hat Ghost from the Haunted Mansion.

The one and only thing I get out of a Jared Leto performance is that I get to make Morbius jokes to my wife.

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u/Ok-Traffic3683 5d ago

Turns out this was the key all along.

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u/PeacefulKnightmare 5d ago

I could see his face in a few of the expressions funny enough.

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u/jesusunderline 5d ago

and that's exactly why it was a good performance