Best Steve Martin moments

[Blaine]

Nothing but garbage for...maybe the past 10 years...am I missing a good flick of his since Spanish Prisoner?

It's been a long time since he's put out anything really good, you're right. But he DOES have some great stuff earlier in his career.

It's not unlike Chevy Chase...who ceased being funny in
the year of our Lord 1990.

Christmas Vacation was the last time we saw funny Chevy.

There have been a few films since that have been funny in
spite of him (Vegas Vacation comes to mind.)

I feel the same way about Chevy. His movies are sometimes funny in-spite of him. He was funny in the Vacation stuff (some of it, anyway) and wasn't bad in Caddyshack, though Rodney STOLE that movie. He was MUCH better on SNL and I don't believe he was really ready from PRIME TIME.

 

[Filmjunkie677]

It's just a sad but true fact that actors's at some point will lose their "gift" as time goes bye.

Chase, Martin.... Even my man Deniro.... And Pacino.
Sad.

 

[CallaghanFilms]

It's just a sad but true fact that actors's at some point will lose their "gift" as time goes bye.

Chase, Martin.... Even my man Deniro.... And Pacino.
Sad.

Actors- yes...I'll give you that,
But comedians should be funny indefinitely.

Just look at the great ones...
I mean Christ, Bob Hope's last words were
apparently a joke, and a funny one to boot.

 

[Blaine]

It's just a sad but true fact that actors's at some point will lose their "gift" as time goes bye.

Chase, Martin.... Even my man Deniro.... And Pacino.
Sad.

I can think of a couple that are still hangin' but in general I think the really good ones start to become too obsessed with their image and that causes them to try to "play it safe" and that does no one any good. Look at some of the "old timers" that can still disappear into their roles:
Gene Hackman (though he seems to be playing the same character too much now days)
Tommy Lee Jones
Sean Connery (I'll take the rapists for 200, Alex)
and I believe that Harrison Ford has grown and "aged well" with his roles.

 

[skinnyboy]

Since "Spanish Prisoner", the only decent movie Martin has done is "Novocaine".
"Bowfinger" has its moments, but I find it hard to sit through.

I haven't seen "Shopgirl" and then there's hope with the upcoming "Picasso at the Lapine Agile". He's far better when he writes the movie.

 

[Ought2bCommitted]

Sorry but no I don't think actors lose their gift. After 20+ years in the business I think actors get stale and make bad choices based on material they are offered. Why would a comediene not lose their gift over time but an actor surely?

If a comediene is unable to adapt and grow surely they're 15 minutes will last just about 15...Pauley Shore, Bobcat Bob, Farley, etc.

As for actors, the best way to stay fresh is new challenges... hard to do if the Hwood system keeps offering you the same role with a new name or subpar garbage you do to pay the bills.

If you stay "in shape" with your art, and are open to grow and take chances there is absolutely no reason to think that at 50 you'll lose your gift. That's just crazy. The only artists that have to worry about their gift definitely changing with age are singers.

 

[Matthew B. Moore]

Since "Spanish Prisoner", the only decent movie Martin has done is "Novocaine".
"Bowfinger" has its moments, but I find it hard to sit through.

I haven't seen "Shopgirl" and then there's hope with the upcoming "Picasso at the Lapine Agile". He's far better when he writes the movie.

Thanks for the slap in the face. I wrote Martin off too soon. Novocaine and Bowfinger are both a good time. It is Martin doing his thing. Man, I feel like such and ass.

On the Chevy thing...He should be funny forever, that bastard. I don't know what happened. Maybe it started with the Doritos commercial. He and Bill Murray were my favorites from the OG SNL crew.

Thank God Murry still has it. He lost it for a year or 2, but he came back with guns blazing.

 

[spidey]

becuase he took good career choices.