Acting:Who needs to up their game ?

[Hunter Rider]

Now we know there won't be any recasting and these characters now have the actors who will portray them through a probable trilogy.
However I'm sure many feel that one or two or maybe all the actors need to up their level for this more dramatic storied sequel so vote who and why you think they need to improve and in what areas

 

[ultimatefan]

I think the problem is more writing the characters right than the actors changing their approach. I mean, Susan in FF1 was basically an annoying bitsch, that´s what Alba played, Reed was an insecure nerd who hardly displayed the intelligence he´s known for, and that problem was in the script, not Ioan.

 

[Sentinel X]

Good question.
Jessica Alba- Need I explain.

Kerry Washington- Shes a really good actress but I was expecting more from her. Maybe its cause she wasn't given much to do with the script but I hope she does better this time

Ioan Gruffud- Reed Richards is suppose to be the smartest man in the world...and he doesn't act like the smartest man in the world

Julian- Same as Reed. He didnt prove to be a genius. His plans were stupid, they didn't even seem that evil

 

[Spider-Fan]

I can't evaluate Kerry Washington much, cause she was in two scenes. I agree with ultimatefan, it really comes down to how the characters are written.

 

[liesse00]

No more threads about acting

 

[Hunter Rider]

No more threads about acting

Why ? it's an important part of any movie

 

[AnotherIoanFan]

I have to agree with ultimatefan here. I thought all the cast did an excellent job with what they were given.... the problem was, what they were given in the way of script was not up to par. They could put 110% into the acting side of it, but without a compelling script, they might as well be reading the telephone book. I am hoping and praying to the Script Gods for a better one this time around.

 

[coreymb16]

I pick Alba only because of how she was written, other than that I think she is a great actress, but they just use her in scripts that's not right for her.

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

Who should up their game?
What about all of them?!

Besides Evans, all actors in the first movie were totally forgetable and bad for the roles their were playing.
Sure, the biggest chunk of the blame goes to Tim Story, he can´t direct and even less, director actors, that´s why they made such a forgettable job, when you have Chiklis and McMahon, both great in their own tv shows.
Avi Arad must have been drunk when he went with those actors and director.

Now, on the behalf of the actors, i´m not saying that they suck, but they were wrongly cast.
As for Story, i´sure there is a good director somewhere inside him, but FF wasn´t it, just like Taxi wasn´t too.

And, script is a huge part of the acting, and the script sucked, but another huge part is the direction of actors, and, in that department, Tim Story made an awful job.

 

[lordofthenerds]

Alba, McMahon, and Gruffud. Gruffud overacted occasionally and didn't seem much like a genius. McMahon was nowhere near menacing enough.

 

[TripleF]

Wait, did I accidentally sign on to the IMDB F4 board?


Where's the "none of the above"? Did I miss that one?

 

[Agent 194]

I really think Gruffud's been the weak link all along. Good actor, well schooled or whatever...I believe Reed has to be a stronger character and leader. I didn't feel that last time. Here's hoping no. 2 brings those things.

I must say,...watching the new trailer I still don't think he gets the character. I still think he's the one who's never looked at the source material as he stated first time around.

 

[Agent 194]

And by the way,..........addressing the poll itself - I feel Alba is strong. Way stronger than the man she's playing against.

 

[Tony Stark]

I just love folks that think this stuff is Shakespear or something. It's a fricking comic book movie. The performances from the first movie were fine, and will be fine for this movie.

 

[Visionary]

All of them.

 

[LEX]

I thought both Chiklis and Evans did a decent job in portraying their roles, but I ultimately felt that Gruffudd, Alba and McMahon just weren't good enough in FF. I mean, Gruffudd didn't exactly come off as a super genius. His performance was bland and weak at best. Alba wasn't the motherly figure we (I) read, but just some generic blonde secretary. McMahon was laughable as Doom. The sterile one-liners and redundant scenes like his job dismissal didn't exactly help him either. I agree that the crew and the director are to blame and really need to up their game.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Hunter you should know better. This is a thread just lookin for trouble.

Of course the top two people mentioned are gonna be JA and IG. and Possible JM.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Wait, did I accidentally sign on to the IMDB F4 board?


Where's the "none of the above"? Did I miss that one?

No that's a cop out option so i didn't include it,there's always a weak link and room to improve

 

[Hunter Rider]

Hunter you should know better. This is a thread just lookin for trouble.

Of course the top two people mentioned are gonna be JA and IG. and Possible JM.

No JAL acting is a big part of the movie,if those 3 are to be discussed so be it,why can't we talk about the acting ? it's a forum for just that type of thing

 

[Hunter Rider]

I just love folks that think this stuff is Shakespear or something. It's a fricking comic book movie. The performances from the first movie were fine, and will be fine for this movie.

Point me to where anyone said this stuff was Shakespeare ? there's a difference between Steven Segal and Harrison ford in adventure roles,it's still acting and can be done well or poorly

 

[Onlooker]

Where's the "none of the above" option?

 

[Hunter Rider]

Where's the "none of the above" option?

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10869261&postcount=18

 

[Celestio]

I voted Ioan. I thought Jessica did well with what she was given, where as Ioan didn't even do that.

 

[GL's Light]

In a word: Alba.

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

I just love folks that think this stuff is Shakespear or something. It's a fricking comic book movie. The performances from the first movie were fine, and will be fine for this movie.

I´m sorry to say, but is with things like that, that there will always be s***ty adaptations.
Because people think, it´s a comic book, so, let´s throw some crap, because as long as there is action and special effects galore, people will buy it, eat it up and ask for more.
Comic books have come a long way, but they are, once again, declaining, and things like that don´t help.

I´m sorry to be so direct, but, do you really read or like comic books?
And when i mean read, i´m not saying look at the pretty pictures, but actually understand it.
I will never understand it, when you have a book, where a young FBI trainee, going on hunting down a serial killer with the help of another brilliant former forensic psychiatrist turned cannibalistic sociopath, you have an amazing story.
But, if you give a bigger than live approach to it, you get "it´s just a comic book".
And bare in mind that, the only alterations would be to give powers or whatever to the characters, the story and serious approach would be the same.
I don´t get it?

When you read a comic book, you have thousands of stories and sagas, some bad, some great; some trivial, another with great importance.
Now, the stories that make the characters life (and that what comic books do, tell the character´s life) are not the 1000th fight between the FF and Doom, or Spider-Man and Venom, but rather the ones where something important happens, something life changing, might it be good or bad, and those stories and sagas are always serious and dramatic.
Hell, the simple title of the comic books are not 'The adventures of...', but the main characters name, which alones shows you that those books are not about the exploits of the superheroes, but rather their lives, and how having those powers affect them and the world around them.

But, no, comic books are not Shakespeare , but that doesn´t make it any less relevant.