What The Hell Happened To Wesley Snipes?
From the A-list to direct-to-video...the Tomatometer tracks where he went wrong.
In the first part of a new Rotten Tomatoes feature, we examine the career ups and downs of our favorite fallen celebrities -- as charted by the Tomatometer, of course, and with only the best of intentions in mind. ("See how far you've plunged? Get that Celebrity Tomatometer back in Fresh territory!")
And so, with his three-year prison sentence for tax evasion looming, and an all new film hitting the home video market (the direct-to-DVD Art of War 2: Betrayal), we're kicking off our What The Hell Happened To...? series with a look at the past, present, and future of actor, fifth degree black belt, and enemy of the 16th Amendment, Wesley Snipes.
What are you waiting for? Begin your journey down memory lane with the Tomatometer as your guide...
First up: The Early Years
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on Aug 13 2008 07:51 PM snip (Reply to this) |
on Aug 13 2008 08:13 PM snip? (Reply to this) |
on Aug 13 2008 08:22 PM What a shame! Very talented actor, but I always guessed he had personal issues. I got that impression from seeing him in interviews and at premieres. He's only human after all. And he might make a comeback. Just look at Robert Downey Jnr.... (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 08:25 PM What a shame! Very talented actor, but I always guessed he had personal issues. I got that impression from seeing him in interviews and at premieres. He's only human after all. And he might make a comeback. Just look at Robert Downey Jnr.... (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 08:25 PM He should just do that ' Black Panther ' film right ****ing NOW. That will save him. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 08:26 PM Good point. If only Snipes could make a comeback like RDjr... (Reply to this) |
on Aug 13 2008 08:33 PM In reply to this comment (#1979662) You know I have had this idea for months its awesome! No need to thank me... Yeah but I think with Downey he has been making plenty of great films to lead him up to his big summer comeback, like Zodiac, Scanner Darkly, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and I dont think Snipes has made any movies close to RD'J's level. Plus doesnt Snipes have to go too jail?!?!?! (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 08:45 PM Snipes could make a comeback, but of course he would have to stop giving us bad movies like The Art of War 2. Seriously though did the world need a bad sequel to that horrible first movie. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 08:53 PM come back? this guy isnt a has-been, he is a never-was (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 08:58 PM I didn't realize that blade was so poorly reviewed.....22% (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 09:17 PM Blade has a 55% on RT... don't know why it says 22%. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 13 2008 09:22 PM US marshalls is way better than a 25%. sometimes the critics are just wrong. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 13 2008 09:37 PM Snipe is an idiot. He friking stuck on himself. If he doesn't get things to go his way he plays the race card. Plays the same damn character every movie. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 13 2008 09:59 PM After going through this list of films, it actually surprised me that it takes a second hand to count how many Snipes movies that I really like. My favorite is probably "Demolition Man" (which I was shocked to find out was deemed 'fresh'). "Blade", "Blade: Trinity", "Murder at 1600", "U.S. Marshalls" and "Passenger 57" are all really good flicks and yet totally 'rotten' according to the Tomatometer. IMO, the problem has more to do with the screwy Tomatometer and less to do with Snipes. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 09:59 PM In reply to this comment (#1979788) Yeah I thought US Marshalls was actually pretty good, sure it was a rip off of the awesome "The Fugitive" but it was pretty entertaining. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 10:38 PM Snip. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 13 2008 10:43 PM Wesley Snipes should punch his agent square in the nuts! He needs to be doing movies like Keanu Reeves instead of Steven segal. He is a better actor than reeves and a more bankable action star, because his athleticism allows him to do most of his own stunts even in his mid 40's. I would love to see snipes in one of these new genration Action/Dramas where he can show off both his "acting and Karate chops"! (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 13 2008 11:21 PM How exactly did Robert Downey Jr. make a comeback? He never really fell out. And he was certainly nowhere near starring in strictly straight to dvd films like Wesley Snipes. RDJ just happened to land a couple of really big movies around the same time. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 14 2008 12:08 AM In reply to this comment (#1979833) Wasn't US Marshalls a spin-off/sequel to The Fugitive? (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 14 2008 12:10 AM Hmm. I may have been temporarily dyslexic, posted 22 instead of 55. It's Rotten anyhow! (No offense to the dyslexics in the room.) Fixed it, thanks. (Reply to this) |
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