PT Who was you favourite prequel trilogy actor?

So comon!
Who was your favourite actor in the 3 newest Star Wars movies??
Did you think the Prequel actors were better than the Original actors?
Plz post responses as reply and as a poll answer!

 

Ian McDiarmid, by a pretty wide margain. The Palpatine character steals the show in the prequels. He's the high water mark

 

yeah, he is a very strong actor. I especially enjoy his speech scenes!

 

Not just the best performance, I think the Palpatine character is my favorite aspect of the PT as a whole.

 

Going to have to agree those above. Ian McDiarmid really did an outstanding job.

 

It was a stroke of either amazing luck or sheer irony that McDiarmid was the right age to play the younger Sen./Chancellor Palpatine. He took that character from a one-dimensional yellow-eyed, frog-voiced creep to someone that was interesting, entertaining, and (in the context of the film) was absolutely believable. He was one of the saving graces of the PT. Seeing him go full-on Emperor in ROTS was just brilliant. A definite high-point.

 

Natalie Portman(Padme)

Anakin was soooooo underrated in the PT, I thought Hayden did a brilliant job especially when Anakin turned to the dark side in ROTS he looked so evil and sinister.

 

Ewan.... a great performance in the footsteps of an alltime great, and i love his other films too

 

Hard as it is to vote against McDiarmid, I can't not give Christensen the nod after his performances during the Tusken confession and rumination scenes. McDiarmid's portrait of space opera villainy was surely iconic. Christensen, however, had the benefit of playing the centerpiece of the tragedy, and thus got the opportunity to really nail these key scenes in which the character's emotional devastation is highlighted by outburst and quiet inner acknowledgement.

 

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I voted for Ewan.

 

Ian stole the show...

 

There is only one Emperor. I'm glad he came back for the prequels. It was toss up between him and Ewan. In AOTC, both actors seemed bored, but that all changed in ROTS imo.

 

What about Liam Neeson? Qui-Gon rocked! I voted for Ewan because I am a huge Obi-Wan fan (as well as a fan of EM). So glad that Obi-Wan's character evolved from the gorgeous man with a stick up his butt in AOTC to an equally handsome but much more 3-D man in ROTS.

 

I liked Darth Maul aswell in TPM, nothing more cooler than a double ended lightsaber and horns on his head. Scary looking Sith Lord he was.

 

I voted Hayden Christensen. He had the most difficult character to portray, not just in the PT, but in the whole saga, and he made it work. His performance is by far the best in SW saga for me.

 

Ewan or Ian? Ewan or Ian? Ewan or Ian?

It may not be too popular, but I'm gonna have to go with Ewan. The reason being Ian had to continue a role he had already established (kind of), yet Ewan had to fit into a role that had already been established by someone else, and I'd say that Ewan did a fine job. Both actors did their respective roles very very well though and it's probably really a tie in my head, but I can only choose one for the poll.

EDIT: OK, I've just voted and I see it is quite a popular choice

 

Liam Neeson. It's a shame QGJ died in the first movie.

 

Have to say Ewan. Perfectly cast and completely made the role his own while honouring Alec Guinness' performance. Can't imagine anyone else playing Obi Wan other than those two.

 

My favorite prequel trilogy actor is Ian McDiarmid. I just love how he portrayed Palpatine/Sidious in a calm restrained yet slimy manner in TPM, AOTC, and the first half of ROTS and then in a crazy (in a good way) manner in the second half of ROTS. I agree with Mr. K's statement that Ian made Palpatine's character interesting, entertaining, and believable.

 

Hayden Christensen cause he played Anakin and everyone knows Anakin is a badass

 

GAAAAAHH Don't make me choose. I love them all!

Okay I'm going with Ahmed Best.

 

This.