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POLL: WORST ACTOR OR ACTRESS IN THE PT?
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Um, though, come to think of it, Hayden Christensen hasn't had any post-StarWars work, has he? And, ooooh, I wouldn't be surprised if he's not offered many parts in the future. He really didn't get a chance to establish himself like Portman and McGregor did. Poor guy. Maybe he can really act after all, and the world will never know.
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Originally posted by: Obi Jeewhyen:
Um, though, come to think of it, Hayden Christensen hasn't had any post-StarWars work, has he?
Um, though, come to think of it, Hayden Christensen hasn't had any post-StarWars work, has he?
You could have done a quick search on IMDB, and seen that he is acting in five post-Star Wars movies in various stages of production.
He also starred in Shattered Glass which came in 2003.
I voted for Natalie Portman. I have not seen her portray any character particularly well since Leon ("The Professional" in US), which incidentally also was her first film. But then I have seen neither Closer nor Garden State yet, which has received good reviews.
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Hayden was very good in Shattered Glass ... and that's why I think all three leads got a bum deal with Star Wars.
Portman was excellent in Closer, and had an amazing cameo in Cold Mountain. I wasn't that impressed with her in Garden State, and I haven't yet seen V for Vendetta. If you don't like her, you don't. But her good work was not only in the pre-StarWars period.
I'm not sure if I've seen any of Ewan's post-StarWars stuff. But he's certainly no flash-in-the-pan, and has many good performances ahead of him.
I'm glad Hayden's appearing in some upcoming films. I hope he gets to redeem himself. He was so bloody awful in the prequels that I voted for him as worst actor in this poll ... even though I think all the actors were screwed royally by that hack of a director, George Lucas.
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How many directors get a bad performance from Samuel L Jackson, or Natalie Portman? Just one.
For a long time I had deemed Hayden, "Woodenhead" and my friends still refer to him as that, but after seeing some of his other work, and more importantly, alternate takes and screen tests from the prequels, its just not his fault.
He can act, he was just given direction like, "Now I want you to look away from her, talk a little slower, and ennuciate a lot more."
I think I feel sorriest for him of the prequel bunch, because he gets the most shit as an actor over the prequels, when the direction was really poor.
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I don't really have anything more to add than that.
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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
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Lucas was back-in-the-day infamous for his sole actorly direction of "faster and more intense." Do you think he graduated to "more wooden and less emotion?"
It just boggles that these actors can be "persuaded" to turn in the worst performances of their respective careers. I tend to think it's more to do with George's editorial direction (picking the worst stuff from all takes) rather than his on-set direction to the actors.
Who knows? I wish some of these actors would do tell-all interviews where they reveal how George Lucas coaxed the crappiest out of them.
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Sure it will. Right next to Howard the Duck."
Where it will then be beaten up by Fonzie's leather jacket! Awesome article.
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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
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He would literally tell them to slow their words and ennunciate everything (which no one in real life does to that degree).
Plus, giving some actors their lines the day they arrive on set, with no context, and sometimes, not even the costar to play off of, like the famous Terrance Stamp story, "I gave Natalie the day off." Holds up a stick with her face on it. "Just talk to the stick." "What's my character like?" "Umm... You're Bill Clinton... Action!"
Stamp attributes it to the worst, most degrading experience he's ever had working on a film.
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But in the end, it all comes down to Lucas, who allowed such horrible acting to go unchecked.
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Originally posted by: MagnoliaFan
If you've seen on set, behind the scenes, yes, there was bad direction given.
He would literally tell them to slow their words and ennunciate everything (which no one in real life does to that degree).
Plus, giving some actors their lines the day they arrive on set, with no context, and sometimes, not even the costar to play off of, like the famous Terrance Stamp story, "I gave Natalie the day off." Holds up a stick with her face on it. "Just talk to the stick." "What's my character like?" "Umm... You're Bill Clinton... Action!"
Stamp attributes it to the worst, most degrading experience he's ever had working on a film.
If you've seen on set, behind the scenes, yes, there was bad direction given.
He would literally tell them to slow their words and ennunciate everything (which no one in real life does to that degree).
Plus, giving some actors their lines the day they arrive on set, with no context, and sometimes, not even the costar to play off of, like the famous Terrance Stamp story, "I gave Natalie the day off." Holds up a stick with her face on it. "Just talk to the stick." "What's my character like?" "Umm... You're Bill Clinton... Action!"
Stamp attributes it to the worst, most degrading experience he's ever had working on a film.
Wow. What else can I say but wow. I'd heard pretty vague horror stories, but that certainly takes the cake. "Just talk to the stick"?! Yeesh. I bet he was glad his character didn't come back for the next two prequels. Because he wouldn't get a chance to tell George off when he was invited back to reprise his role.
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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
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Originally posted by: lord3vil
No Jar Jar in the list there.
No Jar Jar in the list there.
I find Ahmed Best performance quite good. It's the character that is annoying!
Han: Hey Lando! You kept your promise, right? Not a scratch?
Lando: Well, what’s left of her isn’t scratched. All the scratched parts got knocked off along the way.
Han (exasperated): Knocked off?!
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Originally posted by: Z6PO
I find Ahmed Best performance quite good. It's the character that is annoying!
I find Ahmed Best performance quite good. It's the character that is annoying!
I agree with this, which is why I voted for George Lucas and wrote Jar Jar instead of Ahmed Best. Best only did what he was told by Lucas, and Jar Jar is merely a reflection of Lucas' vision rather than Best's acting skills.
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
[...] Howard the Duck.
[...] Howard the Duck.
Actually, when I was a kid, I thought Howard the Duck was a horror flick and for some reason, I believed he was some kind of evil Chucky type of character. I never got around to actually see the movie, and nobody I knew had seen it either, and I didn't ever dare to ask my parents to rent it for me, so it took several years before I discovered what sort of movie it really was. How's that for bizarre?
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Actors get fired from film and television all the time if the directors and producers are not satisfied. Eric Stoltz was fired during filming of Back to the Future because he was too intense for comedy. Roseanne's Laurie Metcalf, a 3-time Emmy winner was supposed to be on 24 last season, but they realized she wasn't right for the role. A few of the Home Improvement characters were recast, and two years ago, Days of Our Lives cast an actress so bad that she was off the show after just two weeks.
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Hayden I thought sounded terrible. I've heard he was actually very good in "Life as a house" and "Shattered Glass." But when you're told to talk in stilted iambic pantameter like Shakespeare, (My heart is beating, praying this kiss does not become a star) what do you expect.
I thought Neeson, Portman and McGregor did a good job.
Edit: praying this kiss does not become a scar.
Take back the trilogy. Execute Order '77
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Originally posted by: JediRandy
I voted for BadAssKeith
I voted for BadAssKeith
