Best Harrison Ford film performance

[A24 5,155]

The Mosquito Coast

Agreed. That, and "Witness". Two very sensitive performances. He should work with Peter Wier more often.

When I was a young laddie, I really liked The Mosquito Coast but a few years ago I watch it again and I realized it's certainly not as good as I once thought it was. Even Ford overdoes it. Having said that, yes, Witness stands the test of time.

Alex

[MSM 194]

Btw how is he in Sabrina?

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Oldman is the greatest villainous actor.

you don't support your thoughts well with this picture, what a piss poor villain. Besides Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber was better. As was his Snape and Sheriff.

[hornist 1,261]

Witness.

Easily.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Oldman is the greatest villainous actor.

you don't support your thoughts well with this picture, what a piss poor villain. Besides Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber was better. As was his Snape and Sheriff.

You dare question Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg? Rickman is perfect as Gruber, but Oldman is on an entirely different level with his villains. Snape is boring as hell, at least through the first 5 films when he's not even the villain.

[Quintus 6,493]

I'd have forgotten Oldman's role in Fifth Element altogether it weren't for the endless re-runs on tv. Rubbish baddie in a rubbish movie.

[Thor 9,362]

Gary Oldman is in my Top 5 list of alltime favourite actors. He's just brilliant, whatever he plays in (and whether it's baddie or good guy or anything inbetween).

[KK 3,313]

Gary Oldman is in my Top 5 list of alltime favourite actors. He's just brilliant, whatever he plays in (and whether it's baddie or good guy or anything inbetween).

He was candidate out of the nominees last year in the Oscars...it was supposed to be his Oscar! Curse you Academy politics!!!

[King Mark 3,975]

He also played Dr. Smith.

[Xander Harris 9,672]

No one will agree with me, but I think Dr. Smith was his best role by far, especially as far as villains go.

Btw how is he in Sabrina?

Quite good, I think. I empathized more with Ford's Linus than Bogart's original. There's an added dimension to him. He's also quite funny with Greg Kinnear and the other cast. Yeah, I dug him in that movie.

[King Mark 3,975]

No one will agree with me, but I think Dr. Smith was his best role by far, especially as far as villains go.

Except he didn't come close to the original Dr. Smith

[Wojo 2,458]

Uh, the remake didn't come close to anything but sucking.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

No one will agree with me, but I think Dr. Smith was his best role by far, especially as far as villains go.

Btw how is he in Sabrina?

Quite good, I think. I empathized more with Ford's Linus than Bogart's original. There's an added dimension to him. He's also quite funny with Greg Kinnear and the other cast. Yeah, I dug him in that movie.

Jason, Jason, curse you, I want to laugh. I am in the real world. Oh the pain, the pain.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Gary Oldman is in my Top 5 list of alltime favourite actors. He's just brilliant, whatever he plays in (and whether it's baddie or good guy or anything inbetween).

Agreed. He even makes the shit that is The Book Of Eli watchable.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Denzel makes Book of Eli watchable, Oldman is just cliched and recylced in that movie.

[Thor 9,362]

We're moving off-topic here, but I kinda liked BOOK OF ELI. Then again, I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic films and pretty much suck up everything I can find. But it obviously pales to something like THE ROAD, which was my favourite film that year.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I'm a fan of post-apocalyptic stuff too. It's just the ending is insanely ridiculous. If the film explored more of "It's not a book it's a weapon!" then it would have been much more taboo. Using religion to control people, hey, that sounds familiar.

[Brónach 1,330]

We're moving off-topic here, but I kinda liked BOOK OF ELI. Then again, I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic films and pretty much suck up everything I can find. But it obviously pales to something like THE ROAD, which was my favourite film that year.

I thought Inglorious Basterds was your favourite film of that year.

[Quintus 6,493]

There aren't many blokes who don't love post-apocalyptic fiction

[Muad'Dib 2,059]

How about Morning Glory? Is he any good in there?

[Thor 9,362]

We're moving off-topic here, but I kinda liked BOOK OF ELI. Then again, I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic films and pretty much suck up everything I can find. But it obviously pales to something like THE ROAD, which was my favourite film that year.

I thought Inglorious Basterds was your favourite film of that year.

In Norway, THE ROAD came out in 2010. BASTERDS was indeed my favourite for 2009. You have a good memory!

[JoeinAR 1,957]

The road was okay, too long and too nihilistic for my tastes, but vigo is as good as always.

[Xander Harris 9,672]

I don't like Ford as Jack Ryan or in most of his other roles from 1990-present. Since hanging up the whip, he seems to always play a boring guy in a suit that's trying to save his family or something?

[Koray Savas 2,260]

[Xander Harris 9,672]

Yeah, pretty much! Jesus, that show references everything.

[Laserschwert 676]

And still I consider "Patriot Games" one of Ford's best movies overall! (topped only by SW, Indy and "The Fugitive")

[Wojo 2,458]

I don't like Ford as Jack Ryan or in most of his other roles from 1990-present.

I haven't seen any of the movies with him as Jack Ryan. I liked Alec Baldwin so much as Jack Ryan -- and inversely, in so little else -- that I don't really want to watch the others.

[Ren 77]

I agree wojo and I despise the baldwins.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

I like all the Jack Ryan films.

[Naïve Old Fart 13,020]

Btw how is he in Sabrina?

Bad. Ford cannot do comedy (not that "Sabrina" was ever funny...).

[Thor 9,362]

Btw how is he in Sabrina?

Bad. Ford cannot do comedy (not that "Sabrina" was ever funny...).

He's not a comic actor, but he's good when he gets to do deadpan deliveries in comedies or when the comedy streams naturally from the character, like in the INDY films.

[A24 5,155]

I liked Alec Baldwin so much as Jack Ryan -- and inversely, in so little else -- that I don't really want to watch the others.

I agree with Baldwin being the best Jack Ryan (he played him as a bureaucrat and not an action star) but he was very good (not necessarily 'likeable') in The Edge (in no way outmatched by Anthony Hopkins) and Glengarry Glen Ross.

[Laserschwert 676]

I agree with Baldwin being the best Jack Ryan (he played him as a bureaucrat and not an action star)

And that's why I like Ford's performance in these a lot, because he manages to appear heroic without looking like an action hero at all - especially in "Clear and Present Danger", where he hires Willem Dafoe's character to protect him. You really feel that Ryan is just an analyst basically lost when it comes to field work, being the deskjockey that he is.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Btw how is he in Sabrina?

Bad. Ford cannot do comedy (not that "Sabrina" was ever funny...).

Ford can do comedy. He's quite good at comedy. Sorry but your statement is wrong. Sabrina was a bad film so it's not a fair use of Ford's talents, but you only have to look at American Grafitti, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, the man does comedy well.

[A24 5,155]

I certainly don't feel that when Ford is Jack Ryan. Maybe it's me, but in those movies I only see Ford and one I no longer find fascinating. I like the young Ford, the one you couldn't trust, the one who was a scoundrel and yet likeable, the selfish Ford who would betray you if you weren't looking. The later Ford, the nice husband Ford, always bored me to death. Somewhere along the way he lost that edge.

Alex

[Wojo 2,458]

[baldwin] was very good (not necessarily 'likeable') in The Edge (in no way outmatched by Anthony Hopkins) and Glengarry Glen Ross.

I never saw Glengarry Glen Ross, but I have seen one clip on YouTube, Baldwin's rant, that makes me want to see the rest of it. I just keep forgetting to check if it's on Netflix.

But yes, The Edge is the other film with Baldwin that I really, really like -- for the score, the stunning cinematography, and the bear -- and is the one I thought of when I said "inversely, in so little else."

[JoeinAR 1,957]

the Fugitive is on now. I forgot just how terrific this movie is. Surprised to see Jane Lynch is in the movie.

[Quintus 6,493]

Ford can't do comedy? Wtf?!

[Koray Savas 2,260]

the Fugitive is on now. I forgot just how terrific this movie is. Surprised to see Jane Lynch is in the movie.

It is indeed great. I love Howard's score, but the 2-disc LLL presentation can be a bit much.