Kermode Uncut: The Will Ferrell Challenge Continued...

Mark recently challenged you to name someone whose work he disliked without exception - here are some of the suggestions and his responses.

[@sparkythetortoise]

What's that odd creaking sound I can here? Oh, its the goalposts being moved

[@monomakes]

+1 Is this video just another chance for Kermode to play the trailer for the film he so dislikes? Wtf Any name he is given can easily be dismissed if he is going to include the future body of work as he does with McG - come on +kermodeandmayo, you can do better!

[@rhaenyrareigns2200]

+1 I always knew that tortoises are smart animals.

[@gwynplaine4198]

The Schneider one seems like a bit of a cop out

[@grungeface87]

Doesn't Mark's reasoning on McGee now mean that the person we're looking for with this challenge has to be either dead or retired with no chance of a return?

[@grachamoncha]

Uwe Boll is the winner it seems!

[@simontrebel87]

Kirk Cameron anyone?

[@noahking3723]

I can't believe anyone would bring up George Lucas in this conversation. Knowing Mark's love of Howard the Duck (which he produced) you would think people would know better.

[@ihategoogle2382]

Not liking a certain person's work doesn't mean you don't have an open mind. It might mean that they're not good at what they do. Plain and simple

[@rexmundi2237]

There's a big difference between liking someone as an actor, comedian and just happening to enjoy a film they were in - ie Rob Schneider..

[@mattvince]

Jason Friedberg of "Epic Movie" and "Meet the Spartans" etc...

[@AngelEarth2011]

"You are tearing me apart Lisa !"

[@marksaxby607]

I must admit, I can usually say I dislike anything with Will Ferrell in, but I did really enjoy Eurovision and had a chuckle or two at Blades of Glory, so there you go!

[@tommywiseau4224]

Personally offended.

[@lukerobinson7791]

Oh hai Tommy

[@marksumm]

Tommy Wiseau Did you hit Lisa?

[@anirudhk217]

NudnikMoth i bet he did naaahhht.

[@RedundantSquash]

NudnikMoth He was going to but then she tore him apart.

[@lukerobinson7791]

Redundant Squash I think it was because he was just a chicken Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep

[@TheGuyInTheTrilby]

Okay, I'll say it: Jaden Smith.

[@anirudhk217]

TheGuyInTheTrilby karate kid maybe?

[@RockBottomRiser21]

TheGuyInTheTrilby His Twitter is hilarious though.

[@rorrt]

anirudhk217 Kermode quite liked the Karate Kid. As he actually looks like he's doing karateey stuff.

[@its_only_martin6888]

TheGuyInTheTrilby After earth was great *Goes to hell*

[@nokori3byo]

Totally unrelated challenge, but one I enjoy playing over drinks: name an actor or actress who has never played a role in which they die onscreen (child actors don't count).

[@EdPlays1997]

Thanks for the mention, Mark! (Edward Howard) :)

[@Marxone]

Looks like everybody has an opportunity to shine :)

[@samuelbagnall2593]

Easy. Paris Hilton. I know it sounds like I'm being pedantic but so is he...

[@DavobarX]

I'm no fan but I have to say Julian Sands was perfectly cast in Ken Russell's Gothic..

[@AngelEarth2011]

Oh hi Mark...The Room is a work of genius lol.

[@sean4paisley]

Glad he chose 'Alice Creed' as his number one. I didn't expect that. Great twists, great performances, great film. More people need to see it. The audience in the cinema gasped at one scene in particular. Highly recommended.

[@ryublade8184]

this was great i got nostalgic durin this, ha ha ha ha

[@Michaelmouse23]

Jolie is my kryptonite. Cannot recall anything she was in that i liked.

[@gibboanx1]

Pauly Shore!!!!!

[@JoaqMan]

Kirk Cameron

[@CS-mo7xp]

can mark clarify what the good Pauly Shore movie is? He got over 10 nominations in the first vid's comment section,so it's weird he hasn't been discounted here!

[@jutleyhub]

Goodbye to Language 3D is remarkable 3D, and the first film I've seen to use the format to make an actual difference. Please see it, Mark. You've always had a thing against 3D but perhaps this will be the one.

[@drifter1818]

Julian Sands will always at least have Arachnophobia

[@alsybroth]

Aha! I have one that tops McG. Meir Zarchi - director of I Spit On Your Grave...and that's all he did! I don't even think the 'so far' excuse would work on this guy.

[@chainyrabbit]

McG did the Korn documentary. I'm not really a fan of Korn but it's one of the best band documentaries I've seen

[@123rockfan]

He also directed the pilot episode for the show Chuck. I think it’s pretty funny and entertaining

[@TheKamikazenaz]

What other band docs would you compare it to?

[@TimHarrell]

Vince Vaughan... and no copouts about possible future works of genius this time!

[@W00DSMAN]

WAYANS SIBLINGS

[@dravenuk]

John Moore, director of Behind Enemy Lines, The Omen remake, Max Payne, A Good Day to Die Hard I rest my case.

[@Pleasedontmakeascene]

quite late to the party, but I nominate John Moore. The "auteur" behind such monumental masterpieces as Max Payne and recently, I.T. And he did of course direct A good day to die hard.

[@EmperorJasper]

tyler perry when he directs? basicly so his role in gone girl isn't included

[@raylambert3425]

The awnser is obviosly harmony korine

[@jimfind9299]

And McG is a fair film shout...but he has done some good TV stuff :)

[@TOPOFTHEBOBS]

ill also through in Pauly Shore into the mix

[@Jordannadroj20]

Tom Green. Danny Dyer. Yes I know I'm 6 years too late

[@Wiklina616]

Mcg was a producer or something like that on Supernatural. And Supernatural is a very good tv series :)

[@mango4ttwo635]

so far is what counts

[@CPCGamer]

So we're just going to ignore Leigh Francis/Keith Lemon? Okay...

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

What about Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg?

[@thisdrinkinglife]

Would love to see Mark Kermode say something good about a Lars von Trier movie. NOW IS THAT POSSIBLE! (knowing their "history")

[@PaulSch0]

I immediately thought of Pauly Shore.

[@thelivingmanpart2]

wait, did no one put tom green???

[@redsoxclaret]

Anything good been made by the Wayans brothers?

[@timnothome3543]

EVERYONE can be criticised the whole world's fair game

[@EdPlays1997]

Sting perhaps?

[@nicolewilliams6052]

"Human Centipede 4:Someone Keeps Giving Me Money" You know it's being made somewhere, but will you see it?

[@carstereobandits]

I don't think production credits should count, "producer" can mean a lot of things.

[@scoutwithoutclout]

Ernest...you know, the guy who goes to camp or ruins Halloween or whatever.

[@Jordannadroj20]

Ernest Borgnine is a genius you leave him alone

[@irishbloke99]

Was gonna Say Adam Sandler..but Mark was gonna say "Punch Drunk Love"..

[@hanshotfirst1138]

I know that Mark prefers the remake of Breathless, but some of Godard's earlier work must be considered meritious by him, surely?

[@JudgeDreddMegaCityOne]

Still waiting to hear back on Vincent Gallo...

[@citizengraves1632]

Ow, c'mon, good doctor, dismissing McGee's terribleness because "he hypothetically might perhaps maybe" make something that isn't terrible in every way in the future is like assuming that Hitler "might perhaps have" cured cancer or saved christmas if things turned out differently. Shouldn't only the current, existing works of someone be applicable to this challenge? P.S.: I'm not trying to say that McGee is the Hitler of films, btw. That title goes to Uwe Boll.

[@TheMutantProductions]

Aash Aron. Nuff' said.

[@TeamBombersportsUK]

If you answered McG...YOU ARE A WINNER!!

[@MrDannyWright]

What a cop out

[@NickJovic23]

In the city where I am from, I was the only one attending the screening of Goodbye to Language... As I was watching the movie one of the workers that was passing by stopped for a minute and asked me is the movie playing properly... and i couldn't tell which was the case... it's that kind of experience. Breathless is a cohesive narrative compared to this, Goodbye to Language was unbearable to watch, I wanted to leave and we're talking about 70 min movie, it can't be too hard right? It's pretty much what Godard's been doing since his 70s tv era.

[@hjfleeds]

He read out my response, but pronounced my username as HJ Fleeds instead of HJF Leeds. Ah well, I'll take it as a victory!

[@monomakes]

So +kermodeandmayo, you seem to have answered your own question, more than once. The original challenge was presented with the phrase "have never liked any of their films" - a present tense, not talking about future releases, which only a bad critic could form an opinion on, or that something good *might* have McG's name on it somewhere in the distant future.

[@cgranero1]

Pauly Shore?

[@johntchai79]

What about Julian Sands?

[@jmwriterthoughts7628]

He really let himself off the hook with Rob Schneider.

[@UncomfortableSilence]

I would have said McG or Chris Colombus and definitely Gore Verbinski.

[@styxcreek]

I find The Room strangely compelling.

[@garad123456]

2:18 orlundo blam??

[@alextromagnetic]

Surprised no one said Pauly Shore

[@guyjperson]

Easy stuff. Steven Seagal. Director: Uwe Boll Whoops. Boll was included near the end of this piece

[@pruthvish007]

Mckenzie Crook did Detectorists! Even if you don't count TV, that should excuse anything bad..

[@johnnyjosefsen7644]

I'm surprised he got through this without mentioning Danny Dyer, it seems like he would hate anything featuring Danny Dyer (for a good reason).

[@RockBottomRiser21]

I hated Film Socialisme but absolutely adored Goodbye to Language. It shows up 3D to be the gimmick and distraction that it really is. So I think Kermode might get a kick out of that aspect of it.

[@TheDistortion93]

Uwe Boll and Michael Bay basically.

[@inspirationonline281]

Did no one suggest Danny Dyer?

[@skippyfm92]

I think Rob Zombie would be a good contender for this

[@nellgwenn]

I love Will Farrell in the movie Dick Playing Bob Woodward.

[@JudgeDreddMegaCityOne]

Vincent Gallo *drops mic*

[@fundo6666]

SOMEONE must have said Danny Dyer, surely?!

[@IMOReviews]

I was surprised to not hear Paul ws Anderson... alien vs predator, death race, all of those god awful resident evil movies... surely?

[@MikeHendryDev]

What about Leigh Francis a.k.a Advin Merrion?

[@SSCFPA]

firekind1980 One too many!

[@jamesblames2]

did you not like Godard's Alphaville? it was brilliant.....

[@JonesyDublin]

Tom Green. Harmony Korine.

[@samqwerty3541]

mark steven johnson

[@larssonk22]

..wait, when did Kermode go blonde? o_O?

[@bartholen]

***** The way the light reflects from his magnificent silver hair kind of makes it look blonde.

[@larssonk22]

***** Don't hold back your nerd rage. As a deadpool fan I must tell you wolverine is super lame.

[@larssonk22]

***** lol you have taken things here far too seriously.

[@TuanLeKreuk]

TheDonBarracuda anything to hide the grey

[@darmodak1773]

***** I think you mean color blind and not pathetic. Illiterate...

[@ResevoirGod]

Tom Six surely?!

[@bruce_buckland]

What about Keith Lemon?

[@talkingeclectic4540]

What about Nick Swardson?

[@joecamps1119]

Friedberg and Seltzer cmon fellas

[@joecamps1119]

FRIEDBERG AND SELTZER

[@gamecargo8115]

Tom Green?

[@drewcampbell8555]

Simon Mayo?

[@prosperousmusician419]

Tom Green.

[@CorinGardiner]

yeah as below, Tom Six. Are you willing to give him the same benefit of the doubt as McG(eeeee)?

[@rhaenyrareigns2200]

I still would prefer the Will Pharrell Challenge... ... and I must admit that I liked Assault on Wall Street. :x

[@theAbyss199]

Harmony Korine......there is your answer

[@bevbo42]

I just have two words to say to this, Danny Dyer.........

[@teejgreen6591]

ROB ZOMBIE?!?!?!?!

[@Maximillionaire666]

John Moore, the first director to make a BAD Die Hard film. Easily one of the worst hack directors I can think of.

[@disenchanted987]

Harmony Korine?

[@mandalorian_guy]

Without a question the answer is Jai Courtney. As of the writing of this (May 16, 2016) Suicide Squad has yet to be released and while I personally believe it will not only be great but he will be at least good in it the fact remains that it could also turn out to be garbage. Jai not only is a bad actor but is the worse kind, one who arguably brings down the overall quality of every single movie he is in.

[@bennyjones1502]

surprisingly, Jai courtney's performance was one of the best parts of the film for me.

[@its_only_martin6888]

Uwe Boll is a joke

[@its_only_martin6888]

***** Yeah I've seen Rampage. I hated it, but you are right that it is good for his standards. It didn't have any good depth, but it did actually have a coherent story and some good signs of tension. I suppose it says a lot about him that you could argue his best film is considered 'alright' by a lot of people haha Nevertheless, I think there's a sequel isn't there? Haven't seen that, can't imagine it would be a masterpiece though haha

[@its_only_martin6888]

***** Haha yeah I'm sure his rant/ insult to his 'fans' about crowdfunding on kickstarter was because he couldn't get funding for Rampage 3 and I'm sure the world was as heartbroken as he was.

[@joopezixzixzix]

+Its_only_martin Uwe Boll is >literally< a joke, he literally exploits a loophole in the german film industry tax-code to get investors, exactly like in Mel Brooks' 'the producers'. But... Rampage while no masterpiece is still an important film because of the questions it raised and remains relevant. Admirable in substance and intent if not form. I've heard he also did some non-fiction work interviewing younger germans about the holocaust which was meant to be somewhat compelling as well.

[@joopezixzixzix]

***** He's basically garbage with a fictional narrative, but rampage 1&2 proves he can acknowledge and approach real world issues in a way mainstream hollywood just won't. The first rampage was undeniably genuine cinema despite a lack of craftsmanship in some scenes.

[@joopezixzixzix]

***** Which part? The part where he rejoins his mother/step-father and they are watching the news coverage is necessary to show how people can remain willfully blind to a problem/reality right in front of their face, it also neatly ties the story to a close/sets up the sequel (which wasn't as good but meh). The video monologue he records shows the insanity and irony of his motives.

[@sparkythetortoise]

hear - sorry