Is Nathan Fillion a better actor than Harrison Ford?

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KAYNA

Saturday, March 25, 2006 9:06 PM

I love strawberry rubarb. Good chioce.

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IHEARTFIREFLY

Saturday, March 25, 2006 9:09 PM

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Originally posted by Kayna:
That came out longer than I expected.
We all seem to be ranting on this topic.

If anyone has completely read all of the posts on this thread then I congradulate you and give you fresh pie of your choosing. You can pick any kind of pie you like. They're all homemade and they all taste great.

Coconut cream for me, thanks.

And I'll throw in my 2 cents while I'm at it... I've had a crush on Indiana Jones my whole life. I've seen The Last Crusade more than any other movie. Indy is awesome. And Harrison Ford brought him to life. For that, I am grateful.
But I'm gonna have to say that Nathan is the better actor- for reasons that have already been discussed- and I've already read- which, incidently, is why I'm getting this lovely piece of pie. Thank you.

Oh, and I just want to mention that HF has played an evil villain. "What Lies Beneath" shocked and creeped me out just because he always plays the good guy and it's so unsettling seeing him as a murderer.

"Can't take the sky..."

KHEI

Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by IndyBlues:

Am I out of line to say that Nathan doesn't channel some of that H.F vibe for his interpretation of Mal?? Why do you think so many people, incuding yourself, feel that Nathan could play the new Indiana Jones?

Again, these are opinions. Like yours.
Let's keep it civil.
'Blues

Yes Let's all keep it civil just as I said in my above post It's my opinion adn like everyone else I'm intitled to it.

AS for Nathan playing Indiana Jones.. Here's where all my fellow Nathan appreciators will wanna hunt me down and gut me like so much roadkill.

AS much as I love Nathan's work I don't agree that Nathan should play Indiana jones.. Harrison Ford was the only Indiana Jones and In all fairness Nathan does not look right for a "Younger Indy" Wasn't HF in his mid to late thirties in the Indy movies? Maybe even early forties? Nathan's a bit too grown up to play a young Indy Now Playing some sort of Indy Inspired part maybe but Not Indy himself.

Though if they did make another Indiana Jones Movie with Nathan in it I'd be bound by fandom to watch it cause.. well hell it's Nathan hehe..

Might be contradictory(sic) but Eh That's me..

I'm gonna go hide from the raging mob with pitchforks and torches now hehe.

~ I aim to misbehave!

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:12 PM

Can I just pop in here please and give Christhecynic a hug,..... because I missed you!

And I've read the thread.. and I'd love some lovely coconut cream pie as well.

Thank you... back to the subject at hand.

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

N0SKILLZ

Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:17 PM

Long thread, but has anyone compared Nathan to Harrison's acting at Nathans current age? Harrison now, is old, i mean Sean Connery is the shit, but League of Xtrordinary Gentlemen was his worst movie, mostly cuz he was wicked old and looked akward moving.

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CHRISTHECYNIC

Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:35 PM

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Originally posted by FollowMal:
Can I just pop in here please and give Christhecynic a hug,..... because I missed you!

Thanks, I just kind of burned out on a religious discussion. I realized that no matter how many times I repeated myself and no matter how many ways I did it people wouldn't understand.

It's so hard when you just want to say, "Yes, that's true," and then scream, "but READ WHAT I FUCKING SAID!" but you know that the person did read it and they still don't get it. All of their points were valid, they just totally failed to respond to what it actually said.

(I don't care whether I'm right or wrong, but I want people to attack or support what I really said.)

So I dropped off the boards to take a breather, clear my head, and forget that some problems don't have solutions.

Sometimes you can't make someone understand, and no matter how much you want to hate them for it you know you're the one who's failed because it was your job to make them understand you.

I could only take so much of my own failure, it's always harder to forgive yourself than others.

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Sorry about that, way off topic.

Anyway, it's good to be back.

Thanks for the hug, I'll give you one in return whenever you want. Or two, or three, whatever.

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by christhecynic:

Thanks for the hug, I'll give you one in return whenever you want. Or two, or three, whatever.

I've been in some of those same conversations in my life. You sound like you have more patience than me. I sort of refuse to do that anymore..... as I prefer hugs.

Thank you, three right now would be just fine.

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

CHRISTHECYNIC

Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by N0Skillz:
i mean Sean Connery is the shit, but League of Xtrordinary Gentlemen was his worst movie, mostly cuz he was wicked old and looked akward moving.

Actually I thought he was the best part of that movie, his interaction with whats-his-name.

I've looked it up, Shane West. I thought the two went well together.

(Someday someone will have to explain to me how the phrase "the shit" came to mean what it does currently. It makes no sense at all, to me at least, but all things have reasons.)

CHRISTHECYNIC

Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:45 PM

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Originally posted by FollowMal:
I've been in some of those same conversations in my life. You sound like you have more patience than me.

No, I just hate being understood. Makes me stick around longer than I should.

(I guess I could sum it up with the following sort of true statement: "I'd rather have someone hate me for what I am than think I'm something else.")

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Thank you, three right now would be just fine.

Ok.

*Gives FollowMal three hugs*

Involved in four hugs so far, this is a good day.

NOSADSEVEN

Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:34 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by christhecynic:
I just kind of burned out on a religious discussion. I realized that no matter how many times I repeated myself and no matter how many ways I did it people wouldn't understand. ...

That's why I never kiss 'em on the mouth. Er... That's why I never join 'real-world' discussions, rather.

Anyway...

My answer? Yes.

I love Harrison Ford, but I really think Nathan's acting has more depth - just so many complex layers underneath that speak directly to me on an emotional level. And I don't think it's just that his characters (or even just Mal) were so well written - Nathan brings the depth hisownself (the previously mentioned, "Everybody dies alone," line is an excellent example). Heck, the way Joss gushes about him seems like testament enough.

Another way I measure between Ford and Fillion? I've never anticipated whatever the next 'Harrison Ford flick' was the way I've anticipated whatever job Nathan's got coming up next. Harrison Ford's name in a movie I've never heard of lends credibility to the movie for me, but I wouldn't go see some gross horror flick just because Ford was in it. Granted, there is a certain degree of scarcity WRT Nathan's work, but I've never gone hunting down movies just because Ford was in them. With Nathan, however, I've gone searching IMDb just to track down that episode of King of the Hill where he voices 'Frisbee Guy'.

Anyway, somebody here owes me a slice of Nathan pie. (Whoops - there goes my credibility...)

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