Before The Dark Knight Rises: 5 Movies Batman Cast Wish They Could Forget

3. Lost in Space (1998)

Before donning a GCPD badge as James Gordon in Nolan€™s Bat-verse, Gary Oldman was known widely as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series. Longer ago than that even, Oldman made a mark as Sid Viscous in 1986€™s Sid and Nancy, made a mark as Lee Harvey Oswald in the historically inaccurate Oliver Stone directed JFK and became a household name with his 1992 portrayal of Dracula. He gained even more respect with his moving portrayal of Ludwig Van Beethoven in 1994€™s Immortal Beloved. Widely thought of as one of the best actors of his time, even Gary Oldman is not immune from making bad choices when taking a role. Something we€™re reminded of when screening the 1998 screen adaptation of Lost in Space in which Oldman portrayed Dr. Smith. It was referred to as €œthe Iceberg€ when it premiered---ostensibly because it ousted Titanic from its perch at #1, when in reality it may be because one could drive the Titanic through the plot holes in this film. While it was a commercial success, it was panned by critics---receiving a 27% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes---though Oldman€™s performance was nominated for a Saturn Award in the Best Supporting Actor category. This film taught us that Gary Oldman can be the best part of a bad movie and we€™re sure it taught him a lesson about which roles to choose.
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A paragon of all things geek, by day Adam repairs computers for kids grades K-12 who go to school online. By night he writes articles about (mostly) Star Trek for What Culture as well as working on several creative projects (http://maddeningmuse.blogspot.com) He lives in Ohio with his Polyamorous life partner and their three children.