DarthTofu Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Who was the worst actor(s) in all of the star wars movies? Personally my vote goes out to Jake Loyd/ Hayden Christianson. Loyd was... well, to say the least, a terrile actor! "Anakin, stay in the cockpit!""But I...-""...- Stay in the cockpit!" Hayden Christianson... Well, to start with he had the great "They're like animals... and I slaughtered them... Like animals!" but then apparently figured out that people were making fun of his overly-emotional acting and developed 'monotone acting' for episode three. "I don't understand, senator Palpatine""I hate you Obi-Wan. I'm going to kill you." This isn't a poll just because opinions will probably differ as to who sucked and who didn't... In second place I would insert Mark Hammil for Luke's... well, less than good performance. Best actor- Darth Maul. He handled each and every one of his lines perfectly! 12/14/07Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la Not gone, merely marching far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_La_forge Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I was shocked as I saw Star Wars undubbed for the first time. Mark Hamill was really lame. I guess Hayden comes next on the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender_16 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Let me just state my top 3; Obi Wan, Palpatine, Darth Maul, (Sorry Windu) And that everyone else sucked for the most part in the Prequel movies. Both actors that played Anakin in the prequels especially. Christopher Lee is used to getting poor roles so he can take it. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000489/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTofu Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 Wow... No kidding, D16! 12/14/07Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la Not gone, merely marching far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender_16 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I love it when I don't have to make up stuff like that. rofl (Nice Avatar btw Tofu.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budious Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I was hoping for the following pulp fiction cameo to be snuck in somewhere - Windu: We should be f*ckin' dead, my friend. What happened here was a miracle, and I want you to f*ckin' acknowledge it.Obi Wan: Windu... stormtroopers can't hit squat! Can we go now? "In the future it will become easier for old negatives to become lost and be 'replaced' by new altered negatives. This would be a great loss to our society. Our cultural history must not be allowed to be rewritten." - George Lucas, 1988. [u.S. Congressional hearing testimony on film preservation.] My old Rebellion site (very web 1.0) - Bud's Korner and Rebellion Strategy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad78 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I just couldn't take Jake Lloyd. Compared to him all the others were Oscar winners. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Palpycard.gifhttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Spamkinguserbarcopy.jpgCLICK HERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!Click here is you like Trance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scathane Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Let's see, my top three:1. Hayden Christensen2. Hayden Christensen3. Hayden Christensen You guys want to hear the top ten as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad78 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 How many contestants in the top ten? http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Palpycard.gifhttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Spamkinguserbarcopy.jpgCLICK HERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!Click here is you like Trance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTofu Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 Hehheh, I have to agree that Jake and Hayden both ruined the movies the most... I'm amazed that its practically unanimous, though... Should've gotten that kid who was in the sixth sense and Forest Gump to be Anakin... "I sense dead people!" 12/14/07Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la Not gone, merely marching far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad78 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Seriously i find Hayden was OK. Its just Jake.... ***shiver*** http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Palpycard.gifhttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Spamkinguserbarcopy.jpgCLICK HERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!Click here is you like Trance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Rob Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I couldn't stand the fact that a whiny little biznatch like Hayden became the dreaded Darth Vader. Llyod was annoying as well. But I have to stick up for Hamill. I think he did a great job of progressing from a little moisture farmer to Jedi Knight. Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the Dark Side! My Website http://fp.profiles.us.playstation.com/playstation/psn/pid/BigBadBob113.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scathane Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I couldn't stand the fact that a whiny little biznatch like Hayden became the dreaded Darth Vader. Llyod was annoying as well. I think that a whole lot of people had this problem. Of course, there are other strange things. I for one don't see why Padmé had to meet Anakin when he was just a little boy... Probably has to do with GL's symmetry obsession... But I have to stick up for Hamill. I think he did a great job of progressing from a little moisture farmer to Jedi Knight. Hamill wasn't that bad, especially when you consider the first film was released in the 70s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aenivae_Ikeda Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 As always, Hayden takes the cake... "Don't underestimate my power"... "Behold my furrowed brows! Furrowed because I am ANGRY!"-(maddox.xmission.com) God he just made me want to shoot myself... But Ewan Mcgreggor (like always) kicked ass. "I saw the greatest minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical, naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix." -Allen Ginnsberg, "Howl" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTofu Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 Yes, Ewan McGregor was pretty damned awesome, though I still think Darth Maul qualifies as one of the coolest characters in all Star Wars... Tyranous and Episode III Palpy did nothing for me... 12/14/07Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la Not gone, merely marching far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scathane Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Sure, Maul was cool... It's a damn, however, that his character wasn't seen 'through', as it were... Same goes for Grievous, who was portrayed as an old rustbucket in the movies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad78 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Loved Maul and it is very sad you didn't know a bit more about what had ahppened to him. Grievous would have deserved to ppear a bit stronger. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Palpycard.gifhttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Spamkinguserbarcopy.jpgCLICK HERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!Click here is you like Trance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davynelord Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 First forgive me for not using real names, not my thing and I don't know everyone's real name. Well, I thought padme did a lot of overacting in ep3. I just wasn't feeling her emotion. Leia was very convincing compared to padme. However, I thought this thread was about the best (oops! edit: "Weakest") acting, not the best looking or the coolest. How can darth maul be a great actor when he simply walked around with his holloween costume on and didn't say but a few words.....wait a minute, did he even say something at all? I don't remember. That is not acting to me and don't even deserves to qualify for the list. I'm a little torn on anakin. At times he did well with scenes with padme, but he totally sucked everywhere else. If not for obi-wan being as strong with his character, then all of anakin's scenes would have probably made SW a bust. Yes, one actor can totally ruin a movie, especially when their one of the main characters. To me, the guy who played wedge and quite a few others in the first trilogy had better acting than maul, dooku, anakin and padme. Windu was boarderline, some of Sam's lessor work...I think it was because of the totally bad scripts they had to abide by. But come on guys, we all know star wars is about the action and acting has always taken a back seat. GL said it himself that he prefers wannabe actors who are young, which means they don't have any acting experience and can't be expected to be good. I mean how many actors from the first trilogy has gone on with long successful acting careers (mainstream, notable and worthy of even being considered for any acting award)? yeah, I rest my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davynelord Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Oh, I almost forget, han solo was the best actor in all the movies to me. there was never a bad scene with him in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Rob Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 I definetly agree with you on Harrison Ford. He played Han Solo perfectly, and his other characters in other movies were always great. I'd have to agree with you on Windu too. I didn't think that he belonged in the Star Wars story. Samuel L. Jackson did not do a very good job. He acted too much like a badass to be a Jedi. I would have to disagree on you with Dooku however. I think he did great in AotC. Lee is a superb actor, with an execellent voice. Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the Dark Side! My Website http://fp.profiles.us.playstation.com/playstation/psn/pid/BigBadBob113.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTofu Posted January 28, 2006 Author Share Posted January 28, 2006 You menetioned that Maul had next to no lines which prompted you to ask how he could be considered a good actor. You hit upon it- he doesn't have to act, just look like a bad ass. Its easy, and unlike everyone else, he refrains from screwing it up 12/14/07Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la Not gone, merely marching far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad78 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Good point Tofu. Only a few badass lines in Ep. I and a cool okking fight, akk done perfectly. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Palpycard.gifhttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Spamkinguserbarcopy.jpgCLICK HERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!Click here is you like Trance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand_Admiral_Thrawn Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 But is it the acting or the character you like? Maul is cool looking, does coold stuff, and is in all the cool scenes, but there isn't really acting on his part. The few lines he delivered were rather poor in quality, making the fight scenes his only bright poitn. But there again, a fight scene doesn't take acting skill, just the ability to dance with one or two other people. People often mistake a good character for good acting... unless you have Hayden portraying the character, in which case nothing can save you. I personally like Mark Hamill. I know, looking back, his acting is weak, but look at when the films were done and then you'll see that his acting was quite good for the time period (I'm sure if given the chance to do it again he would rise to the occasion). I could be biased since Luke is by-far my favorite Star Wars character (yes, even above Thrawn!). History is on the move, Captain. Those who cannot keep up with it will be left behind, to watch from a distance. And those who stand in our way will not watch at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinochick Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Jake Lloyd, Sam Jackson, the guy who played Maul I think Hayden showed improvement. Harrison will always ROCK! http://www.dinochick.com/dc_saber_banner_02.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWR Staff - Executive Evaders99 Posted January 29, 2006 SWR Staff - Executive Share Posted January 29, 2006 You have to consider how young they were when they started. Hamill and Fisher were essentially just unknown teens. Both get much better as the movies progress, I think due to growing up and building their experience. Harrison Ford was not a frontrunner for the Solo role. He was there to help others screentest, but he nailed the role in interacting with the others. Portman's role, esp in Ep3, I don't think is her fault. It is due to the lousy writing that Lucas gives her. She has all these flat lines and ackward love scene moments. She has a decent amount of action in both Ep1 and Ep2. But Ep3 just was basically focused on Anakin, the subplot with Padme's senatorial role having been dropped. Hayden though had a lot more blame, given that he was to become Darth Vader. More important lines, more activity in the movie. I think he fell flat on many lines, just didn't deliver them with the emotion that his scenes needed. Obi-Wan and Palpatine both delivered their lines quite well. I felt they really brought the Star Wars mystique into Ep3. Evaders99http://swrebellion.com/images/banners/rebellionbanner02or6.gif Webmasterhttp://swrebellion.com/images/banners/swcicuserbar.png Administrator Fighting is terrible, but not as terrible as losing the will to fight.- SW:Rebellion Network - Evaders Squadron Coding -The cake is a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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