We understand the controversy this might cause, but we just can't seem to figure out why Ben Affleck is a leading man and Pauly Shore is considered a laughing stock.  Sure, Affleck won an Academy Award for his Good Will Hunting screenplay, but we figure Matt Damon wrote most of that movie anyway.  Pauly Shore's movies were never Oscar caliber, but no one ever went to one thinking that.  And that's our problem with Ben Affleck; he makes terrible movies under the guise of being a great actor.  Come on people, let's realize that he can't live on his best friend (Matt Damon) and younger brother's (Casey Affleck) coattails anymore.

Ben Affleck:

This counter displays the number of box office bombs Ben Affleck has been a part of.

Ben Affleck's Selected Filmography:

We've chosen his biggest failures.  Consider the following films "Exhibits A-H."

Armageddon

You can put a lot of the blame on Michael Bay for the crappiness of this movie, but Affleck's "crying" in the end was laughable.

 

Pearl Harbor

Again, Michael Bay ruined this film, but Affleck's amazing Southern accent and portrayal of all-American "Rafe McCawley" (really, Rafe?) elicited laughs from audience members for the duration of the 400 minute long film.

 

Gigli

This is the laughably bad movie he made with horrible fellow actor Jennifer Lopez.  They use it on inmates at Guantanamo Bay when the water-boarding rooms are occupied.  He won a "Razzie" for worst actor for this crap-fest.

 

Reindeer Games

For some reason, he just isn't believable as a "bad-ass."

 

Daredevil

Easily one of Affleck's most painful movies to watch.  While no actor could have possibly made this movie tolerable, he gets the worst rap because he got the most screen time. He won another prestigious "Razzie" for worst actor.

 

Paycheck

Another win for worst actor!

 

Bounce

Affleck succumbs to the "romantic comedy" boom of the 90s.  This one was particularly awful.  And his performance added to that description.

 

Surviving Christmas

Voted one the worst movies of 2005, this film was notable for Affleck's "comic" performance.

 

Pauly Shore:

Pauly Shore's Selected Filmography:

We've selected movies from his early 90s run, when we were treated to one or more Pauly Shore movies a year.  Ahh, those were the days.

 

Jury Duty

Shore plays a down and out male stripper who needs a place to stay.  He gets selected for a spot on a jury in a very important case.  It's hilarious.

 

Encino Man

When a cave man is found frozen in Pauly Shore's friend's backyard, he unthaws it and makes friends with it.  Eventually Link, (the caveman) becomes popular at school.  Again, this movie rocks.

 

Son-In-Law

Pauly Shore plays Crawl, the RA of a dorm at UCLA.  He gets asked to come home to South Dakota with a girl who lives on his floor.  His wacky behavior shocks her family.  Great movie.

 

In The Army Now

Pauly enlists in the Army reserve believing he will make some extra money.  But one day, his platoon hilariously has to fight in real combat. 

 

Bio-Dome

Possibly Shore's magnum opus, this movie follows Pauly Shore and Steven Baldwin as they accidentally get locked in a biological preserve for a whole year. 

 

We have to hand it to Pauly Shore.  He entertained countless people with the movies we mentioned above.  Ben Affleck merely lured people into the theatre under false pretenses, and wasted two hours of our precious time with each of his stupid movies.  Boycott Ben Affleck!