PT Did Hayden do a good job as Anakin?

Iv not seen him in anything else, so can't make a comparison unlike say Ewan with Shallow Grave and Trainspotting or Portman in Leon and Black Swan which is a case of a bad script but with her giving a good performance in-spite of it.

 

You mention Prequel Haters but the when the Clone Wars film was being made, they had both Chris Lee and Sam Jackson come back but said no to Hayden, does that mean they are haters too.

 

I heard Hayden was good in Life as a House, Shattered Glass, and Jumper.

 

I think Hayden's biggest problem is his delivery of the lines and his voice, especially compare to Vader's voice we know. I once muted the sound and found his performance turned much better.

 

So Hayden wanted to return and they said no? Or they didn't ask him to return? Do you have a link?

I don't think not asking someone to return=they don't think they can do it. I think money is a factor too.

Mace Windu was barely in TCW and Christopher Lee is always up for a small role.

 

This really isn't a "prequel hater" issue. McDiarmid was fantastic as Palpatine. Acting is acting.

 

Well Ian is great but Palpatine does get better plot and portrayal, even though you can see the character of Palpatine turned down a bit when he was deformed, the later conversation with Yoda is a bit like comedy.

Anakin's character is handled differently, not to say it's bad but certainly a lot different than many people had in their mind.

 

I think that's an excuse. Good actors can shine through even a bad part. The quality of the part, and the quality of the performance are two separate things.

 

Lucas's writing

Lucas's directing

And then possibly Lucas's desire to edit than to direct actors.

I am not Lucas bashing, but I really have a hard time understanding the amount of hate toward Hayden. He does some roles better than others, especially in Shattered Glass (which was made after AOTC).

 

You think so? Sometimes he overacted so much it reminded me of Ming the Merciless. Awesome in a hammy way (like Will Shatner), but not good acting.

 

Ian was great as Palpatine but as Sidious - hammy and over the top at times for sure.

 

She was good in TPM IMO, subpar in AOTC, and then really mailed it in in ROTS(Granted to be fair, GL didn't give her much to work with as a character in episode III).

 

I enjoyed it, it was like he finally got to revel in being what he truly was.

 

He was in Life as a House and Shattered Glass.
Jumper was a bad movie, but not because of Hayden.

 

Wasn't he hammy in RoTJ as well? Albeit in an entertaining way.

 

Not if the character doesn't give them enough space to show it.

 

We're going to have to agree to disagree with that.

 

Actually Lucas was trying to show us Anakin as some immature teenager and that's exactly what Hayden showed us, but many people hate Anakin being like this.

 

"At lassst the Jedi are no more..." -dude was so giddy over wiping out his enemy that he could barely contain himself.
I enjoyed every second of his glee... makes getting betrayed by a Vader Jedi, even better.


EDIT:
Merging.

 

Exactly that.

 

Well yea hayden did a great job as anakin. Attack of the clones he tore that movie up! Loved the scene where he killed the raiders/pirates that had his mom. I personally think he is a good actor who does not get enough credit. Seen him in a scary movie where all the lights went out in detroit and everyone vanished. He is great!!

 

I think his acting is like a cross between a wet blanket and a cardboard cutout.

 

I don't know, he seemed like a good choice for Anakin.

 

Mix in a little Sith lightning and u might be on to something.