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SCULLIBUNDO · Apr 21, 2015

What's funny is that for all the mentions of bland, generic-looking Sam Worthington out of nowhere in this thread, Chris Pratt looks like his long lost American brother.

Sanjuro · Apr 21, 2015

Scullibundo said:
What's funny is that for all the mentions of bland, generic-looking Sam Worthington out of nowhere in this thread, Chris Pratt looks like his long lost American brother.

You idiot. Do you think people would have ACTUALLY seen The Lego Movie with that fuck providing his voice?!

Mrmartel · Apr 21, 2015

Scullibundo said:
What's funny is that for all the mentions of bland, generic-looking Sam Worthington out of nowhere in this thread, Chris Pratt looks like his long lost American brother.

Nordic stock, Hollywood is full of em.

Grimm Fandango · Apr 21, 2015

RustyNails said:
Chris Pratt is not even a Brendan Fraser. The Quiet American is a really fantastic movie, and I can't even begin to imagine Pratt pulling off a serious role like that. He's a Sam Worthington. Enjoy your five minutes bud.

Where is Sam nowadays anyway? Last thing I remember was Clash of the Titans 2. Is he on a break?

Gnome Scat · Apr 21, 2015

I don't know about Fraser, but he's definitely no Ford.

Sanjuro · Apr 21, 2015

Gnome Scat said:
I don't know about Fraser, but he's definitely no Ford.

It's already been proven he is neither one of these things.

RustyNails · Apr 21, 2015

Sanjuro said:
Yeah. Like, neither one of them were bad actors. They just meant nothing to the appeal of the films.

Would you still watch Jurassic Park if it had Pauly Shore and Sinbad instead of Sam Neil and Goldblum?

SCULLIBUNDO · Apr 21, 2015

Sanjuro said:
You idiot. Do you think people would have ACTUALLY seen The Lego Movie with that fuck providing his voice?!

I'm... not really sure why you're even bringing that up in response to a post about look alikes.

yogloo · Apr 21, 2015

No. Not on Fraser's level yet. Fraser was extremely bankable in the 90s.

Sanjuro · Apr 21, 2015

RustyNails said:
Would you still watch Jurassic Park if it had Pauly Shore and Sinbad instead of Sam Neil and Goldblum?

Everyone would. Yes.

Scullibundo said:
I'm... not really sure why you're even bringing that up in response to a post about look alikes.

I'm just joking to further your point, old friend.

GhostWriter24 · Apr 21, 2015

Can't Chris Pratt just be Chris Pratt?

Neff · Apr 21, 2015

I like Pratt a lot, but he can't carry that "don't fuck with me" element of danger that Ford is so good at.

He's also simply not as good an actor.

He's probably as good as or better than Fraser, though.

3N16MA · Apr 21, 2015

Never knew you were such a big Fraser fan, Sanjuro.

Sanjuro · Apr 21, 2015

A good friend just told me Chris Pratt is the new Josh Lucas.

I would agree with this.

BKatastrophe · Apr 21, 2015

Floridian said:
The Mummy is a really good film actually. The Mummy Returns however...

Is even better than the first.

Shpeshal Nick · Apr 21, 2015

Scullibundo said:
What's funny is that for all the mentions of bland, generic-looking Sam Worthington out of nowhere in this thread, Chris Pratt looks like his long lost American brother.

Worthington and Pratt may look alike, but Worthington and Ford act alike. Both cardboard.

Rickelodeon · Apr 21, 2015

pratt is not the new ford, because pratt is actually better than ford

can't splat the pratt

i'm joking. i think

3N16MA · Apr 21, 2015

Collingwood said:
Worthington and Pratt may look alike, but Worthington and Ford act alike. Both cardboard.

Worthington carried Clash of the Titans to half a billion dollars. The man is a miracle worker.

Korey · Apr 21, 2015

Chris Pratt is...I don't know what the word is...too "wacky"?

I'm watching the Jurassic World trailer and he destroys the tone of the movie imo. He's a comedian at heart.

Game4life · Apr 21, 2015

Not sure if the people who think Pratt is big time are serious. He has one blockbuster movie - One. That does not make him a big star. What next - Chris Evans is the biggest hollywood star? Because he is Captain America? I mean let us be realistic here. Pratt has a long way to go before even coming close to Harrison Fords legacy.

Daigoro · Apr 21, 2015

these threads are funny.

Dennis said:
People talk a lot of shit but acting ain't that hard but you have to be able to LOOK the part.

Acorn · Apr 21, 2015

Scullibundo said:
What's funny is that for all the mentions of bland, generic-looking Sam Worthington out of nowhere in this thread, Chris Pratt looks like his long lost American brother.

I raise you a Kenneth Branagh

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SCULLIBUNDO · Apr 21, 2015

The problem with Pratt isn't that he's too wacky or that he has a problem inherently at all. He just does the wacky stuff so well and has yet to show the gravitas and screen presence of somebody like Ford yet. There hasn't really been a role yet to give him the opportunity. Could go either way.

But right now, his charisma as it's been displayed on screen so far, is less one-of-a-kind and more one-note.

Sanjuro · Apr 21, 2015

Scullibundo said:
The problem with Pratt isn't that he's too wacky or that he has a problem inherently at all. He just does the wacky stuff so well and has yet to show the gravitas and screen presence of somebody like Ford yet. There hasn't really been a role yet to give him the opportunity. Could go either way.

But right now, his charisma as it's been displayed on screen so far, is less one-of-a-kind and more one-note.

Outside of Moneyball, I'm not sure what he is supposed to do here.

SCULLIBUNDO · Apr 21, 2015

Acorn said:
I raise you a Kenneth Branagh

You mean Sean Bean?

Stevetopsy · Apr 21, 2015

The first 2 Mummy movies are great popcorn flicks that are still fun to this day. Fraser is really good in both. They waited too long to make the third and it didn't have Rachel Weisz in it, so no thank you.

SCULLIBUNDO · Apr 21, 2015

Sanjuro said:
Outside of Moneyball, I'm not sure what he is supposed to do here.

Take a role with more range and less Chris Pratt.

Acorn · Apr 21, 2015

Scullibundo said:
You mean Sean Bean?

Touche

Ganzlinger · Apr 21, 2015

3N16MA said:
Worthington carried Clash of the Titans to half a billion dollars. The man is a miracle worker.

No, it was the Kraken

Dennis · Apr 21, 2015

3N16MA said:
Never knew you were such a big Fraser fan, Sanjuro.

I am beginning to think Brendan Fraser may have a GAF account....

Sanjuro · Apr 21, 2015

Dennis said:
I am beginning to think Brendan Fraser may have a GAF account....

I'm beginning to think Chris Pratt is paying numerous people to have GAF accounts...

At least I don't sound stupid.

Jigorath · Apr 21, 2015

I swear, every few years all the big movie studios get together and unanimously decide on some random white guy to push as the next big thing in Hollywood.

RustyNails · Apr 21, 2015

WrenchNinja · Apr 21, 2015

There is truth in this. I can't disagree, and I like Pratt. I like Fraser too.

Aikidoka · Apr 21, 2015

Hm, so who was the Harrison Ford before Harrison Ford? We need at least two data points to interpolate.

Sanjuro · Apr 21, 2015

Aikidoka said:
Hm, so who was the Harrison Ford before Harrison Ford? We need at least two data points to interpolate.

Tom Hanks before and still.

SCULLIBUNDO · Apr 21, 2015

Aikidoka said:
Hm, so who was the Harrison Ford before Harrison Ford? We need at least two data points to interpolate.

Connery.

The Atticus · Apr 21, 2015

Let's just smuggle in the thought of Ryan Gosling as the new Harrison Ford and shut this thread down.

CaptainGyro · Apr 21, 2015

Deified Data said:
No one actually wants to be the new Harrison Ford.

Because Harrison Ford is still around, and he's always been terrible.

Slayven said:
No lies detected

Collingwood said:
Why would he want to be Harrison Ford? Fords not a good actor? His two biggest movies were both Lucas involved because he was a cheap virtual unknown at the time. Not because he was an amazing actor.

Ford is basically Sam Worthington's predecessor.

Collingwood said:
Actually watch them both in their movies. They're so similar its scary. Both bland, cant emote anything other than anger or indifference and basically play the same character in each movie.

I think Anchorman 2 was the first time I saw Ford play something other than Harrison Ford. Even then it was a role that required he play an exaggerated version of himself.

royalan said:
Does Harrison Ford have "mega-star icon quality" though?

Honest question. Because his two biggest movies are still the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, and those were a long time ago.

He's had a pretty lukewarm career since then. And he's never been known for his acting chops.

All of you people will now be on my permanent ignore list , though not until this thread is over
. I hate you all so so much

3N16MA · Apr 21, 2015

Aikidoka said:
Hm, so who was the Harrison Ford before Harrison Ford? We need at least two data points to interpolate.

Clint Eastwood.

inm8num2 · Apr 21, 2015

Frog-fu said:
Accurate.

Chris Pine is the superior candidate for Indiana anyway.

He has the look, the physique, the beard, and the comedic chops. He's a cool Kirk and would make a great Indy.

He would, but I still think Bradley Cooper is the best choice there.

Rabbi_Vole · Apr 21, 2015

Aikidoka said:
Hm, so who was the Harrison Ford before Harrison Ford? We need at least two data points to interpolate.

Marlo Peppercorn, Jr.

Nintendojitsu · Apr 21, 2015

Can't unsee.

darkwing-buck · Apr 21, 2015

Whatever happened to Sam Worthington...

hodayathink · Apr 21, 2015

BKatastrophe said:
Is even better than the first.

Rachel Weisz as Nefertiri can go somewhere and die in a fucking fire. I don't think there's a whitewashing in Hollywood that pissed me off as much as that one.

3N16MA · Apr 21, 2015

darkwing-buck said:
Whatever happened to Sam Worthington...

He has three Avatar films lined up.

Lime_In_Da_Coconut · Apr 21, 2015

As others have said, Pratt is a far better actor than Ford.

Griss · Apr 21, 2015

Quick check of the guy's IMDB page tells me he's never been in anything I liked, and has been is some absolute shockers like Lego Movie and GotG.

So yeah, OP nails it. At least Brendan Fraser had School Ties.

Burt · Apr 21, 2015

Griss said:
Quick check of the guy's IMDB page tells me he's never been in anything I liked, and has been is some absolute shockers like Lego Movie and GotG.

So yeah, OP nails it. At least Brendan Fraser had School Ties.

*Goes to IMDB page*

"Known for: Guardians of the Galaxy, Her, Parks and Rec, Moneyball"

Yeah seriously, I don't know what you guys are smoking, the dude has clearly never been in anything good.

Gr1mLock · Apr 21, 2015

God damn the hatorade is strong in this thread.

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