Posted on 08/19/2007 9:50:03 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu
Star Wars couple Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen have been voted as having the least plausible on-screen chemistry by film fans. The pair beat Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez for their performance in Gigli into second place, which was made when they were a real life couple. Former duo Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman also made the list with Eyes Wide Shut. British pairing Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom were thought "too stiff upper lip" in Pirates of the Caribbean.
The 3,000 movie-goers who were surveyed for Pearl and Dean said their screen relationship was punctuated with too much old-fashioned romance and "not enough lust".
LEAST CONVINCING SCREEN PARTNERSHIPS
Catherine Zeta Jones and Sir Sean Connery's performance opposite one another in 1999's Entrapment landed in fifth place. There was a 39-year age difference between the couple. Affleck landed inside the top 10 for a second time, with his chemistry with Kate Beckinsdale in Pearl Harbor failing to convince audiences. Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell's relationship in romantic comedy Four Weddings and A Funeral finished sixth in the list. The gay romance between Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain was more convincing, with only 5% of respondents saying it failed to win them over. Madonna also featured highly in the poll, with her dramatic relationship with Italian actor Adriano Giannini in Swept Away not managing to draw in viewers. The pop star made the 2002 film with director husband Guy Richie, with the release proving to be a box office flop.
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Ouch! That'll leave a mark.
Actually I didn’t think “Peral Harbor” was all that bad.
What sort of Senator would dress in such a way (especially while in private, hiding? Didn't she have more comfortable clothing?
Appreciated.
These are both examples of “actors” who can’t act. Natalie Portman is gorgeous, but the Cute only gets you so far. Anankin is just an idiot — not cute AND can’t act. Pathetic waste of a franchise.
The word "putrid" comes to mind. It's almost as though the casting and screenplay were deliberately crafted with MST3K in mind.
For a while there, I was annoyed that Lucas was abandoning the final trilogy. Since viewing the Anakin/Padme cringe-fest, I no longer question his decision.
Of the six Star Wars movies
4 (the original) was the best. Still have two of the promotional iron-ons they gave away when it came out.
1 with Jar Jar sucked
And they were dead on about young A. and the princess. Every time they were together I was wondering Why does she put up with that punk?
My queue for the six SW films, from best to worst:
V: The Empire Strikes Back. Lucas didn’t write or direct, and it showed.
IV: A New Hope
tie: VI: Return of the Jedi and III: Revenge of the Sith
I: The Phantom Menace
And the worst:
II: Attack of the Clones
Anytime Mel Brooks can’t make a farce about the new SW movies, you’ve gotta know it’s bad.
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