"Bad Mouthing" actors "bad-mouthing" their movies

I think at least they are being honest, alot of time the actors just extolling the movie so someone will go see it. It might not be a very good movie at all.

This is definitely something that I've thought a lot about and, unfortunately, haven't really come up with a conclusion. I started thinking about it recently when Chloe Sevigny criticized the recent season of "Big Love," calling it "awful," I believe. Anyway, what it got me thinking about is how I, being an actor who hopes one day to be well known enough to publicize my projects on talk shows and the like, would compose myself if I was a part of something that, when finished, I didn't care for. Because here's the thing: Sometimes you don't know until it's finished. Sometimes the script reads really well, you had a blast on the set, the dailies looked fantastic, and then that final edit just takes you by surprise with how terrible it is. I think it was Shannen Doherty who left the premiere screening of "Heathers," which was the first time she'd seen the film, and she was crying because she "didn't realize it was a comedy." It's amazing what editing can do. At any rate, what would I do? Would I go on a talk show and lie outright? "Great movie! Everyone should see it! If you like good movies, this is for you!" Or should I talk around the lie? "You know, it was just so much fun working with so-and-so. I'd do it again in a heartbeat!" The former will lower my credibility in my fans' eyes, giving them reason not to believe me when I actually do have a great project. The latter will upset the studio, who will likely see exactly what I'm doing. Another interesting thing tot think about is that comedians tend to be able to criticize their own projects with fewer consequences than others. For instance, Denis Leary recently talked very frankly about which of his movies he liked and didn't, but it was on Funny or Die, so the framing was a bit different. Eddie Murphy, too, has made it clear that he did "Beverly Hills Cop 3" just for the paycheck. So, it's definitely interesting to think about. I don't think it's good or bad, right or wrong, but I do think you should maintain professionalism, which I think Shia did.

Actors “bad mouthing” their own movie is certainly not something new and has gone on for decades. In fact read any biography of a famous actor and you can guarantee at some point they will show some form of disgust at certain movies they appeared in. There is nothing wrong for an actor to be critical of their own work and movies it shows in some ways that they are not delusional when it comes to thinking they are god’s gift to acting. The difference is that now these comments actors make are spread like wild fire across the internet and as such more and more people learn about them, which are sometimes taken out of context or are rumours played upon to generate traffic to a website. As such any actor wanting to “bad mouth” a movie they appeared in needs to think before they speak and clarify why they thought so to stop the from just appearing to be sensationalist and attention seeking by doing so. As for Shia LeBeouf well I can’t say I am a fan of his or the Transformer movies and tend to agree with his thoughts over the second movie.