2 Best acting performances in each Star Wars Movie

[OSR stands with Israel]

Star Wars Episode 1

1. Ian Mcdiarmid as Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious
2. Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn

Star Wars Episode 2

1. Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
2. Christopher Lee as Count Dooku

Star Wars Episode 3

1. Ian Mcdiarmid  as Chancellor Palatine/ Darth Sidious
2. Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars Episode 4

1. Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi
2. Peter Cushing as Tarkin

Star War Episode 5

1. David Prowse/James Earl Jones as Darth Vader
2. Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker

Star Wars Episode 6

1. Ian Mcdiarmid as The Emperor
2. David Prowse/James Earl Jones as Darth Vader

[Green Line]

Jar jar binks

[dead0man]

Star Wars Episode 1

1. Ian Mcdiarmid as Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious
2. Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn

Star Wars Episode 2

1. Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
2. Christopher Lee as Count Dooku

Star Wars Episode 3

1. Ian Mcdiarmid  as Chancellor Palatine/ Darth Sidious
2. Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars Episode 4

1. Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi
2. Peter Cushing as Tarkin

Star War Episode 5

1. David Prowse/James Earl Jones as Darth Vader
2. Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker

Star Wars Episode 6

1. Ian Mcdiarmid as The Emperor
2. David Prowse/James Earl Jones as Darth Vader

Good list, I'd put Hamill in place of The Emperor in Return....it's got my favorite Luke/Vader scene, and not the fight.  It's when Luke surrenders and he and Vader are walking down a hallway talking.

[OSR stands with Israel]

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lol

[OSR stands with Israel]

Star Wars Episode 1

1. Ian Mcdiarmid as Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious
2. Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn

Star Wars Episode 2

1. Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
2. Christopher Lee as Count Dooku

Star Wars Episode 3

1. Ian Mcdiarmid  as Chancellor Palatine/ Darth Sidious
2. Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars Episode 4

1. Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi
2. Peter Cushing as Tarkin

Star War Episode 5

1. David Prowse/James Earl Jones as Darth Vader
2. Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker

Star Wars Episode 6

1. Ian Mcdiarmid as The Emperor
2. David Prowse/James Earl Jones as Darth Vader

Good list, I'd put Hamill in place of The Emperor in Return....it's got my favorite Luke/Vader scene, and not the fight.  It's when Luke surrenders and he and Vader are walking down a hallway talking.

My favorite seen is when The Emperor is seducing Luke to the dark side which makes luke use the force to grab his lightsaber to attack him which leads to the Vader/Luke battle.

[Mr. Smith]

Alright:

Star Wars

2. Alec Guiness as Obi-Wan Kenobi
1. Anthony Daniels as C-3PO

The Empire Strikes Back

2. Frank Oz as Yoda
1. James Earl Jones/David Prowse/Bob Anderson as Darth Vader

Return of the Jedi

2. James Earl Jones/ David Prowse/ Bob Anderson as Darth Vader
1. Ian McDiarmid as The Emperor

The Phantom Menace

2. Peter Serafinowics/ Ray Park as Darth Maul
1. Liam Neeson as Qui-Gonn Jinn

Attack of the Clones

2. Temuera Morrison as Jango Fett
1. Ewan MacGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Revenge of the Sith

2. Ewan MacGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
1. Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine/ Darth Sidious

[Antonio the Sixth]

To be honest, I'm really bad at assessing acting quality. I mean, I can tell the difference between Patrick Stewart and Tommy Wiseau, but I'm not comfortable making precise judgments on acting as I do for writing. I also tend to attach more importance to the latter when considering a movie as a whole.

[Mr. Smith]

To be honest, I'm really bad at assessing acting quality. I mean, I can tell the difference between Patrick Stewart and Tommy Wiseau, but I'm not comfortable making precise judgments on acting as I do for writing. I also tend to attach more importance to the latter when considering a movie as a whole.

Fair enough, but a good or entertaining acting performance goes a long way to save a bad line

Using Star Wars, while this is a trite and cliche line, the way Natalie Portman emotes it still makes it appropriately sad:   I am talking about of course "Anakin, you're breaking my heart"

And a good or serviceable line can be hampered if the actor comes off as wooden or too far over-the-top, the former is what lines given to Mace Windu become. I mean just imagine how this line could've come off if Sam Jackson's signature style was used. "You are under arrest,...my lord". Goodness, it'd probably be something like "You are UNDER AR-REST Jedif*&(!", definitely more appropriate for the scene.

[Antonio the Sixth]

To be honest, I'm really bad at assessing acting quality. I mean, I can tell the difference between Patrick Stewart and Tommy Wiseau, but I'm not comfortable making precise judgments on acting as I do for writing. I also tend to attach more importance to the latter when considering a movie as a whole.

Fair enough, but a good or entertaining acting performance goes a long way to save a bad line

Using Star Wars, while this is a trite and cliche line, the way Natalie Portman emotes it still makes it appropriately sad:   I am talking about of course "Anakin, you're breaking my heart"

And a good or serviceable line can be hampered if the actor comes off as wooden or too far over-the-top, the former is what lines given to Mace Windu become. I mean just imagine how this line could've come off if Sam Jackson's signature style was used. "You are under arrest,...my lord". Goodness, it'd probably be something like "You are UNDER AR-REST Jedif*&(!", definitely more appropriate for the scene.

I'm not denying that. I actually need to watch those Star Wars prequel movies in their original English version some day, to see for myself if the acting and writing is as mad as some people make it out to be. It definitely didn't seem so when I saw them in Italian or French (though some moments did seem a bit goofy).

[OSR stands with Israel]

To be honest, I'm really bad at assessing acting quality. I mean, I can tell the difference between Patrick Stewart and Tommy Wiseau, but I'm not comfortable making precise judgments on acting as I do for writing. I also tend to attach more importance to the latter when considering a movie as a whole.

Fair enough, but a good or entertaining acting performance goes a long way to save a bad line

Using Star Wars, while this is a trite and cliche line, the way Natalie Portman emotes it still makes it appropriately sad:   I am talking about of course "Anakin, you're breaking my heart"

And a good or serviceable line can be hampered if the actor comes off as wooden or too far over-the-top, the former is what lines given to Mace Windu become. I mean just imagine how this line could've come off if Sam Jackson's signature style was used. "You are under arrest,...my lord". Goodness, it'd probably be something like "You are UNDER AR-REST Jedif*&(!", definitely more appropriate for the scene.

I actually like episode 3 the best

[Antonio the Sixth]

Oh God, I agree with Computer89 on something.

Time to start typing random 0s and 1s in my posts, I guess.

[Mr. Smith]

Oh God, I agree with Computer89 on something.

Time to start typing random 0s and 1s in my posts, I guess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s

[Antonio the Sixth]

Oh God, I agree with Computer89 on something.

Time to start typing random 0s and 1s in my posts, I guess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s

Pretty corny, but not really out of place with the series' spirit. Even the old trilogy had its over-the-top moments.

[Mister Mets]

Kinda odd that Ford isn't getting mentioned.

[politicallefty]

I agree with the OP. And, to go further, I think Ian McDiarmid's performance in Episode III is probably the best across all six films. Fwiw, I don't share the hatred of the prequel like so many, though I still think Episode III is as strong as anything from the original trilogy. As far as my favourite movies among the six, Revenge of the Sith ranks only behind Empire Strikes Back.

[Enduro]

Darth Vader stole every scene he's in. Truly one of the greatest villains in cinema history.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Other than Alec Guiness, Peter Cushing, and James Earl Jones' voice acting, I don't think there were any performances in the Star Wars movies that were particularly good (a few others were okay, but there's a reason we don't remember the series for the acting).

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Alec Guinness phoning in (as he did - to the extent that he could - for these films) was better than most decent actors trying their hardest. He would have disagreed of course: crippling low self esteem.

[tpfkaw]

OK, I know this forum is rather neurodiverse, but nobody picking Harrison Ford for any movie (particularly Empire) is a bit too much.

[Mr. Smith]

OK, I know this forum is rather neurodiverse, but nobody picking Harrison Ford for any movie (particularly Empire) is a bit too much.

Considering Billy Dee Williams did nearly the same role, and with even more charisma and ease, no, not really.

[Mr. Smith]

With The Force Awakens out now, it seems relevant to bring this back.

So:

Alright:

Star Wars

2. Alec Guiness as Obi-Wan Kenobi
1. Anthony Daniels as C-3PO

The Empire Strikes Back

2. Frank Oz as Yoda
1. James Earl Jones/David Prowse/Bob Anderson as Darth Vader

Return of the Jedi

2. James Earl Jones/ David Prowse/ Bob Anderson as Darth Vader
1. Ian McDiarmid as The Emperor

The Phantom Menace

2. Peter Serafinowics/ Ray Park as Darth Maul
1. Liam Neeson as Qui-Gonn Jinn

Attack of the Clones

2. Temuera Morrison as Jango Fett
1. Ewan MacGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Revenge of the Sith

2. Ewan MacGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
1. Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine/ Darth Sidious

The Force Awakens

2. Daisy Ridley as Rey
1. John Boyega as Finn

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About right.