@ Sunday - actually Hayden was cast in and made Life as a House after he was cast in and shot principal photography on Episode 2. It's just that because of the usual long post production time on a movie like AOTC that Life as a House was filmed and released before it.

@ Chewy - Portman is a fine actress. Yes she is terrible in the prequels. But so is Ewan McGregor at times, is he an overrated actor? Probably not. She has to be given a pass on Ep 1 since she was 16 freakin' years old and the other 2 movies she just looked bored as hell. I think the behind the secens footage of the pick up shooting for Ep 2 when she had to film the factory sequence is very telling.

If you don't see range in her from role to role you probably haven't seen enough of her work. She isn't Meryl Streep but she's one of the better actresses amongst her peers.

I also have to protest your point on hollywood now being dominated by only good looking actors. It's was the same back then as it is now.

Do you actually think George Clooney and Brad Pitt are bad actors? Cause if you do your opinion won't hold much water with me. Good looks does not equal no talent. What about Robert Redford or Cary Grant or Warren Beatty to use older hollywood examples.

Present day I can list for example hollywood actors such as Phillip Seymor Hoffman and Edward Norton next to the likes of Deniro, Pacino and Hackman without a hesitating. Then there is an actor like Chrisitan Bale who has both leading man good looks and immense acting talent.

I could go on and on about your Kevin Spacey's and your pretty boys turned good like Leonardo DiCaprio (who was always a good actor mind you) but I better stop some where, but there is definately no shotage of talent in hollywood. You dominate hollywood if you're a good.

This is all subjective of course, which is why I didn't say you are wrong I just disagree completely.