well for the Prequels, Ian McDiarmid followed by Ewan, Christopher Lee, then Liam - neither of them could hold a candle to Alec Guiness, Harrison Ford and Peter Cushing though
Hamill was good as a secondary character in the Big Red One. Lee Marvin totally overshadowed him though. Aside from that I can't remember him anything else.
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Neg, whoever said that the OT's acting sucked is right. Both had crappy, wooden, cliche diolouge, but
A) Most of the adults here saw that movie when they were kids, so they didn't care.
and B) It HAS grown on us. It's turned into such a classic that everyone forgets how crappy the acting and such actually was, which was prevalent in the 80's.
imo the only good actors in the OT were Frank Oz and James Earl Jones.
Harrison Ford had some witty, quirky lines. Cheesy, but at least his tone made it seem like he was aware of it, thus, mocking it in a way.
And McDiarmid was good in his role as well. Even Guiness was alright. Stereotypical look of an Old Wise Man, but decent nonetheless.
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The OT may have not had winning acting. but you could take the characters seriously. As Tangible God Said,Harrison Ford does his part very well. in these films [preqels]. the characters are supposed to be taken seriously but it is hard to. Hayden does kill these film. I mean how casually can you say " I am overcome by how much I love you" and crap like that without being in a shakspere play. I can't help to laugh when hayden talks.
He sucks, he has done nothing worth noting since Revenge of the Sith and never will. He may get an occasional role in an indipendent film but as far as being in another noteworthy movie it will never happen.
Just like Mark Hammil he went nowhere. The only thing Hayden has going for him is his look's.
I thought Ewan was the highlight of the PT, other actors, mainly the more veteran actors did well, but Ewan was the most entertaining of the main characters.
I dont blame Hayden for how Anakin turned out, he did the best anyone could of done with what was given/forced on him.
Well i think Alec Guiness was the best - by far. not to mention he was nominated for "best supporting actor" and is probably the only SW actor to win "best actor" - as much as i'm not fussed on what the Academy thinks but he was a great actor
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Umm... NO.
Sorry sweetheart, but Hayden has already proved himself as a good actor in Life as a House and Shattered Glass.
I just saw Factory Girl, where he plays Bob Dylan.
An EXCELLENT supporting role, if not necessarily an excellent film. (but that's another subject.)
As for being in any more BIG films..... he's in Awake with Jessica Alba as a man who is given anasthesia for a heart transplant and cannot move, but is awake and able to feel all of the pain from the procedure. Hilarity ensues. Sounds like a good flick.
Then there's Jumper, with Sam L. Jackson where he plays a guy that can teleport everywhere and the government wants to use him for CIA type stuff so they send another jumper (Jackson) in to get him. Hilarity ensues.
This thread is wack.
You people need to get it through your thick heads: You don't hate Hayden.... you hate the character of Anakin as George Lucas wrote and directed him.
Hayden did EXACTLY what he was told to do.
You just didn't like that Darth Vader wasn't who YOU dreamed him up to be.
As for Hayden, he can and does act well and we'll be seeing him in plenty of both big and small roles for quite awhile.
Mark Hammil went nowhere?? Umm... I don't think Mark Hammil wanted anything hugley big after he was done with star wars. He has had a few small roles in some movies, and he has done a bunch of voices on cartoons like batman and the like, and video games. I think he made his money and was happy with that and just wanted to enjoy his life
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VERY well said. I was pi$$ed at what Lucas did with Anakin/Vader in the prequels. Completely turned one of the best villains of cinematic history into a whining, crying pu$$y. I hated it. But I did see footage and Hayden wanted to play Anakin tougher. Lucas wouldn't let him do it.
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Jul 25th, 2007 10:42 PM
but he was a great actor
