I was talking about Harrison Ford with some friends and this question popped up in my mind. I don't know if anyone ever did such a poll here. Sorry if it was already done.
I didn't include of course every single item of his career, but only pivotal films/roles from 1977 until today.
Personally, I think his best ever are Raiders, The Mosquito Coast and Frantic.
Best Harrison Ford film performance
Started by Maurizio, Jun 05 2012 12:52 PM
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 12:52 PM
"It's still baffling to me. I sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper and do my best... The remarkable thing is that my music is heard by billions of people." --John Williams
"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 01:00 PM
I like his performance in Air Force One.
And in K-19:The Widowmaker.
And in K-19:The Widowmaker.
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I voted Crystal Skull because I don't feel like taking the world seriously today.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 01:04 PM
I like his performance in Air Force One.
And in K-19:The Widowmaker.
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"It's still baffling to me. I sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper and do my best... The remarkable thing is that my music is heard by billions of people." --John Williams
"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 01:13 PM
Raiders by ten billion light years.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 02:51 PM
A few of those I still haven't seen, so I can't say definitively. But I'd probably go with The Empire Strikes Back.
Presumed Innocent deserves a mention though.
Presumed Innocent deserves a mention though.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:04 PM
No Return Of The Jedi? Wow. That's harsh.
Raiders Of The Last Crusade Of Doom for me.
I mean, Raiders. Just Raiders. Ford is Jones, and no one else.
Raiders Of The Last Crusade Of Doom for me.
I mean, Raiders. Just Raiders. Ford is Jones, and no one else.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:05 PM
Raiders of the Lost Ark by a country mile.....but honourable mention to Air Force One - one of my favourite screen US Presidents.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:28 PM
Raiders and TESB
He's not a very good actor outside of Han Solo or Indiana Jones I'm afraid, but those 2 characters he inhabits perfectly
He's not a very good actor outside of Han Solo or Indiana Jones I'm afraid, but those 2 characters he inhabits perfectly
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:31 PM
Well I really liked the ambiguity he brought to Presumed Innocent.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:33 PM
I love him in anything.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:34 PM
KM is full of crap.
Ford is a terrific actor. He was fine in Star Wars, ESB, Raiders, Blade Runner, etc. but it was two roles I struggled between. Witness is a superb performance, full of nuances and little quirks, but its his turn in What Lies Beneath that is the one I chose.
To see him play against type was terrific. I urge those who have not seen this film watch for him performance. It is exceptional.
Ford is a terrific actor. He was fine in Star Wars, ESB, Raiders, Blade Runner, etc. but it was two roles I struggled between. Witness is a superb performance, full of nuances and little quirks, but its his turn in What Lies Beneath that is the one I chose.
To see him play against type was terrific. I urge those who have not seen this film watch for him performance. It is exceptional.
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"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:36 PM
Ford has indeed been fantastic in many other movies besides the "big 6". Even in The Fugitive he is great.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:37 PM
I haven't seen many of these, but he's great in Raiders...
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:39 PM
He gets almost nothing to work with in Jedi, so I can understand why it isn't on the list.No Return Of The Jedi? Wow. That's harsh.
I went with Bladerunner. His best films are Raiders, Star Wars, and Empire, but if we're judging his performance alone I think Bladerunner shows off his acting talents slightly better.
Surprised Hannover Street isn't on the list, though it's a pretty dull film.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:39 PM
Air Force One gets my vote. It's one of my favorite movies and he did a hell of an awesome job in that film.
The runner up would definitely be The Empire Strikes Back.
The runner up would definitely be The Empire Strikes Back.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:41 PM
KM is full of crap.
Ford is a terrific actor. He was fine in Star Wars, ESB, Raiders, Blade Runner, etc. but it was two roles I struggled between. Witness is a superb performance, full of nuances and little quirks, but its his turn in What Lies Beneath that is the one I chose.
To see him play against type was terrific. I urge those who have not seen this film watch for him performance. It is exceptional.
I wouldn't go that far, but I agree he was certainly pretty damn good and entertaining in the role. Very entertaining, and surprisingly rather threatening!
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:43 PM
He's not a very good actor outside of Han Solo or Indiana Jones I'm afraid
I do not agree. While he surely ain't Al Pacino or Daniel Day-Lewis, he's a very good actor with more craft than he usually recognized for. He got sort of typecasted into stoic hero roles for too much time. There was a time during the late '80s/early 90s where he showed his better skills imho (Witness, The Mosquito Coast, Frantic, Working Girl, Presumed Innocent) and seemed he wanted to pursue a more varied career. At that point, he was one of the few modern Hollywood actors who seemed to have the same knack of classic 1940s/1950s Hollywood stars while having a modern edge at the same time.
Then, after the huge success of The Fugitive and Jack Ryan movies he got again stuck into marble-like roles of the undefeatable American hero and got away with some questionable fare like Air Force One or forgotten duds like Six Days and Seven Nights or Devil's Own. During the last 10 years he didn't do particularly good movies, none of them featured a memorable performance (with the exception maybe of What Lies Beneath) and most of them will likely end up forgotten. That's why he became tied more than ever to his great roles of the past, Indy above all.
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"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:50 PM
He's the quintessential Hero. If one has to be typed cast into a specific characterization this is not a bad one to be stuck in.
BTW his performance in Raiders of the Lost Ark is terrific work. It's something a Pacino(overrated actor in my book) or Daniel Day Lewis (often too intense) could ever do. That's why there are so many outstanding actors out there with varied talents.
BTW his performance in Raiders of the Lost Ark is terrific work. It's something a Pacino(overrated actor in my book) or Daniel Day Lewis (often too intense) could ever do. That's why there are so many outstanding actors out there with varied talents.
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"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:51 PM
Harrison Ford's portrayal of Indiana Jones in the Raiders of the Lost Ark (and indeed in the sequels) is iconic.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:57 PM
He's the quintessential Hero. If one has to be typed cast into a specific characterization this is not a bad one to be stuck in.
BTW his performance in Raiders of the Lost Ark is terrific work. It's something a Pacino(overrated actor in my book) or Daniel Day Lewis (often too intense) could ever do. That's why there are so many outstanding actors out there with varied talents.
I agree he's the quintessential film hero and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. And I do agree with my whole heart that only him could pull off such a great performance in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
I just pointed out that there was a time in his career where he seemed interested in taking more challenging roles (like the work he did for Weir and Polanski, two clever directors who played smartly with his iconic hero status) but later got stuck into predictable/unmemorable characters.
"It's still baffling to me. I sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper and do my best... The remarkable thing is that my music is heard by billions of people." --John Williams
"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 05:24 PM
His only Oscar nom was for Witness.
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"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 05:36 PM
I really, really enjoy his performance in Temple of Doom.
Especially his deliver of "Nice try, Leo Che!", "We. Are Going. To DIE!", and just the whole opening sequence in Club Obi-Wan. Also the smaller moments like when he tells Willy to eat the food the villagers gave her, when he's at dinner talking about the Thugees, etc. Really great performance.
Especially his deliver of "Nice try, Leo Che!", "We. Are Going. To DIE!", and just the whole opening sequence in Club Obi-Wan. Also the smaller moments like when he tells Willy to eat the food the villagers gave her, when he's at dinner talking about the Thugees, etc. Really great performance.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 05:42 PM
I enjoy that performance quite a bit and he also has great physicality in that performance.
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"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Where's American Grafitti?
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 06:42 PM
His only Oscar nom was for Witness.
Interesting. At one point, I remember reading that the only film Ford was ever in that was nominated for Best Picture was The Fugitive, but that is not true since Witness also was.
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 07:49 PM
His only Oscar nom was for Witness.
Interesting. At one point, I remember reading that the only film Ford was ever in that was nominated for Best Picture was The Fugitive, but that is not true since Witness also was.
Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark were up for Best Picture as well.
"It's still baffling to me. I sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper and do my best... The remarkable thing is that my music is heard by billions of people." --John Williams
"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 07:50 PM
whatever you read was completely wrong.
His only Oscar nom was for Witness.
Interesting. At one point, I remember reading that the only film Ford was ever in that was nominated for Best Picture was The Fugitive, but that is not true since Witness also was.
American Graffiti
Star Wars
Apocalypse Now
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Witness
The Fugitive
All were nominated for Best Picture.
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"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 07:52 PM
He'll end up with the Lifetime cheevo, soon.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 07:55 PM
Has anyone won an Oscar after winning the Lifetime Achievement Award?
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 07:57 PM
I really, really enjoy his performance in Temple of Doom.
Especially his deliver of "Nice try, Leo Che!", "We. Are Going. To DIE!", and just the whole opening sequence in Club Obi-Wan. Also the smaller moments like when he tells Willy to eat the food the villagers gave her, when he's at dinner talking about the Thugees, etc. Really great performance.
There's a much more pronounced comedic tone in Ford's performance in ToD. I guess he and Spielberg wanted to show a lighter, funnier side of Indy. In Raiders, Ford has a boldness which reminds me of 1940s actors, but with a dark, sly overtone which makes him so unique.
Has anyone won an Oscar after winning the Lifetime Achievement Award?
Paul Newman, if I remember well.
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"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 07:57 PM
He exhibits a Bogart quality in Raiders.
OH God, Joe is posting again, someone hand me my pills!
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 09:54 PM
Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones, but for a performance i say Blade Runner!
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 10:26 PM
This is a tough one... in fact so tough, it's impossible for me to choose. I grew up as a huge Han Solo fan, grew older as a huge Indy fan, but now I'm just a huge film fan, and Harrison has so many great performances, I still can't believe he never won an Oscar. Deckard might've been the deepest part he's played, although I'll never forget the scene of him standing at his daughters hospital bed in "Patriot Games" starting to cry. Or him being completely lost (and making the viewer feel just the same) in "Frantic". Ford has an incredible talent to depict the vulnerable hero, rising above himself while not being shy to show fear, pain or despair ("The Fugitive" comes to mind).
Still, ultimately he's 50% Han Solo and 50% Indiana Jones.
Still, ultimately he's 50% Han Solo and 50% Indiana Jones.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 11:04 PM
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Raiders, because what he does in that film is a lot harder than people might initially think.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 03:03 AM
He exhibits a Bogart quality in Raiders.
Even though I've never been a Bogart fan, that's probably the quality that I like so much about the character in Raiders. It's a quality that's sorely lacking in the later films. There are moments when it's there, but a lot of the time, Indy is off doing or saying stuff that the Raiders Indy simply never would have done or said. I like the character best in his original incarnation, which Ford absolutely nailed.
Damn, now I need to watch Raiders.
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