What Were They Thinking?

We all have our favorite actors. There are some that we might not even like but we have to give them props for their performances in great movies.

What happens when those great actors say "Sure, I'll do it" to a movie/role that is so horrific, it leaves a scar on our minds forever?

Actor: Cuba Gooding Jr.
Felony: Boat Trip
Misdemeanor: Daddy Day Camp

The first time I "met" Cuba Gooding Jr. was when he was screaming "Show me the money" to a very spazzy Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire. (One of the best movies ever)

After that, I noticed him in "A Few Good Men" and he did an amazing job in Men of Honor opposite Robert DeNiro.

So, knowing that he could pull of a funny character (i.e. Rat Race), going against my better instincts, I bought a ticket to see Boat Trip with my friends back in high school. It was supposed to be a comedy. A straight man that gets stuck on a gay cruise. It had potential.
Potential to be a traumatizing disaster. The part where he shoots his load out of the window of the boat? I rest my case. Cuba, Cuba, Cuba...

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

Punishment: You are sentenced to spend the rest of your life walking around shirtless and never coming near a banana again. Ever.

Actor: Matthew McConaughey
Felony: Reign of Fire
Misdemeanor: The Wedding Planner

Matthew, baby. You've been the best thing to happen to me since I saw you in that court room in A Time To Kill. Where did my bad-ass southerner go wrong? Why, oh why, would you agree to a movie like Reign of Fire. Do you know that I had to wash my eyes out with vinegar after watching that movie? Do you REALIZE how horrible it was? You're an amazing actor. WHY? What drugs were you on that you would agree to run around with this expression on your face?

And as if that wasn't enough of a crime, you...did a movie with Jennifer Lopez. Why? Why is all I can say.
Stick to the bad-ass movies with realistic bad guys...not paper dragons and ghetto asses.

Punishment: You are sentenced to a lifetime of gorgeous hair with a restraining order against ghetto booties. Trust me. It's for your own good.

Actor: John Travolta
Felony: Battlefield Earth
Misdemeanor: Michael

John. John. John. JOHN! I forgave you for turning scientologist on me. I even thought you did great in Hairspray. You went from Danny Zucco to James Ubriacco to Woody Stevens. You ARE my favorite actor. You know this. You can pull off any role so why in the world would you hide your pretty, gorgeous smile and great hair behind this?

I have watched almost all of your movies but I couldn't even bring myself to come near the DVD of this movie. You must have been possessed by the devil. That is the only explanation I can come up with for this movie. I mean, I EVEN got over the fact that you did Michael, which was a disaster of its own.

Please, for the love of starving children everywhere...burn every copy of this movie. We don't need another boogeyman to haunt our nightmares.

Punishment: You are sentenced to a lifetime of realistic movies with good morals and a whole lotta good dancing.