Poll
Question:
BEST "ONE-OFF" PERFORMANCE AS THE HERO?
Option 1: GEORGE LAZENBY as James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service
votes: 3
Option 2: ERIC BANA as The Hulk in Hulk
votes: 0
Option 3: KLINTON SPILSBURY as The Lone Ranger in The Legend of the Lone Ranger
votes: 0
Option 4: BEN AFFLECK as Jack Ryan in The Sum of All Fears
votes: 0
Option 5: KYLE MACLACHLAN as Paul Atreides in Dune
votes: 0
Option 6: MATT SALINGER as Captain America in Captain America
votes: 0
Option 7: SAM J. JONES as Flash Gordon in Flash Gordon
votes: 2
Option 8: ROBIN WILLIAMS as Peter Pan in Hook
votes: 0
Option 9: SETH ROGAN as The Green Hornet in The Green Hornet
votes: 0
Option 10: ALEC BALDWIN as The Shadow in The Shadow
votes: 1
Option 11: SYLVESTER STALLONE as Judge Dredd in Judge Dredd
votes: 0
Option 12: BILLY ZANE as The Phantom in The Phantom
votes: 0
Option 13: MILES O'KEEFE as Tarzan in Tarzan, the Ape Man
votes: 0
Option 14: EDWARD NORTON as Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk
votes: 2
Option 15: GEORGE CLOONEY as Batman in Batman & Robin
votes: 0
Option 16: ARMIE HAMMER as The Lone Ranger in The Lone Ranger
votes: 0
Option 17: VAL KILMER as Simon Templar in The Saint
votes: 1
Option 18: SEAN CONNERY as Allan Quatermain in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
votes: 2
Option 19: BRANDON ROUTH as Superman in Superman Returns
votes: 1
Option 20: GEORGE HAMILTON as Zorro (and Bunny Wigglesworth) in Zorro, The Gay Blade
votes: 0
They only played the role once, but which actor did it best?
I didn't see all the movies listed but voted for George Lazenby.
Quote from: Flower on July 10, 2013, 07:54:54 AM
I didn't see all the movies listed but voted for George Lazenby.
Good choice -- SECRET SERVICE is a great Bond film. 8)
It's easy! Just pick the best actor of he bunch. SEAN CONNERY
This is an excellent question. I chose Val Kilmer as Simon Templar.
I liked this film and thought he was quite good in this role. It's become somewhat lost because of all the other similar films that have come out since.
Kilmer was quite good in most of his early films and, with the exception of some Indie work, hasn't done a whole lot lately- which is a shame because in my very humble opinion he has a lot of talent.
I would have to add an "Honorable Mention" to Sean Connery, Eric Bana & Billy Zane as Quartermain, Bruce Banner & The Phantom respectively.
Could probably throw Robin Williams into this mix as well.
The Phantom (Zane) was pretty good but it's another film that has been somewhat "buried" because of the flux of Super Hero flicks over the years. It's worth the two hours if you should come across it.
Ben Affleck & George Clooney are both (IMO) extremely over- rated.
Stallone, aside from 2- 3 of his very early films, just can't be taken seriously any more.
He did make a film with Robert DeNiro, Harvey Keitel & Ray Liotta called Copland around 15 years ago which was excellent.
The Lone Ranger and the "goody- two shoes hero" thing just never did anything for me.
Brandon Routh wasn't a bad Superman but the film itself was quite average. The problem that I had watching it was that he never came across as "Superman" in the movie. The same thing with Kilmer playing Batman- he was just miscast and didn't fit the role.
Lazenby had some pretty big shoes to fill replacing Connery as Bond. He didn't quite do it, but he did leave us with one of the very best Bond films. The same can't be said for Clooney.
Quote from: Mord on July 10, 2013, 11:07:35 AM
Lazenby had some pretty big shoes to fill replacing Connery as Bond. He didn't quite do it, but he did leave us with one of the very best Bond films. The same can't be said for Clooney.
We'll he was better as Bond then Connery in "Never say never Again."
Quote from: Haunted hearse on July 10, 2013, 12:04:33 PM
We'll he was better as Bond then Connery in "Never say never Again."
I'd have to agree with that and maybe even "Diamonds Are Forever".
I haven't seen all the films, but of the ones I did I chose Sean Connery. It was a hard choice. Kyle McLaughlin in Dune, Edward Norton in the Hulk, Billy Zane in the Phantom and Alec Baldwin in The Shadow I also liked a like.
Quote from: Zackuth on July 10, 2013, 08:50:24 PM
I haven't seen all the films, but of the ones I did I chose Sean Connery. It was a hard choice. Kyle McLaughlin in Dune, Edward Norton in the Hulk, Billy Zane in the Phantom and Alec Baldwin in The Shadow I also liked a like.
Well, when it comes to "the Shadow", it was easy to liked a like. :P
Maclachlin actually was good in Dune, I had to think a little bit about this film...