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Post by Skaathar on May 30, 2021 20:58:15 GMT
Of these two superhero leading men, who'd you consider the better overall actor?
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Post by hobowar on May 30, 2021 21:18:32 GMT
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Post by sdrew13163 on May 31, 2021 0:38:58 GMT
I prefer Cavill personally, but Hemsworth is probably the “better” actor.
Close though. I can’t see Cavill pulling off Hemsworth’s role in Bad Times at the El Royale; and I can’t see Hemsworth pulling off Cavill’s role in M:I - Fallout.
They have different styles that fit each of them pretty well, I think.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jun 1, 2021 17:33:27 GMT
Probably Hemsworth.
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Post by ReyKahuka on Jun 1, 2021 17:59:24 GMT
Hemsworth.
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Post by Archelaus on Jun 1, 2021 20:48:04 GMT
I've seen Chris Hemsworth in a few roles outside of Thor where he gets to stretch himself dramatically such as Rush and Bad Times at the El Royale. He's surprisingly natural at comedy as seen in Ghostbusters and Ragnarok.
Henry Cavill is a good Superman, and he usually shines over the subpar material he has to work with. I'm voting for Hemsworth.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jun 1, 2021 20:55:13 GMT
I have only seen Chris Hemsworth in one role Thor, while i have seen Henry Cavill in three different roles Superman, Geralt of Rivia and Charles Brandon.
I am not actually sure who i would say is better.
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Post by Skaathar on Jun 1, 2021 21:18:03 GMT
I think Hemsworth has higher highs and lower lows. When he gets a role that fits him, he's really able to make it shine. His performances in Rush, El Royale, Extraction and the latter Thor films are performances I can't see Cavill matching. But when he gets a lackluster role, well, he can be pretty darn bad at it. Blackhat, Heart of the Sea, the Huntsman movies... he was completely bland and dull in those roles.
Cavill is a bit more consistent. His best performances (like the Witcher or Man from UNCLE) can't quite match Hemsworth's best performances, but even when you give him bad movies with bad roles (Immortals, Night Hunter, etc.) he's still able to make the character far more palatable than Hemsworth's bad characters.
So with all that said, I might give Cavill the slight edge, just because I can trust that he'll give a good performance regardless of the role whereas with Hemsworth it's more a gamble on whether the role fits him or not.
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Post by ReyKahuka on Jun 1, 2021 23:55:40 GMT
I think Hemsworth has higher highs and lower lows. When he gets a role that fits him, he's really able to make it shine. His performances in Rush, El Royale, Extraction and the latter Thor films are performances I can't see Cavill matching. But when he gets a lackluster role, well, he can be pretty darn bad at it. Blackhat, Heart of the Sea, the Huntsman movies... he was completely bland and dull in those roles. Cavill is a bit more consistent. His best performances (like the Witcher or Man from UNCLE) can't quite match Hemsworth's best performances, but even when you give him bad movies with bad roles (Immortals, Night Hunter, etc.) he's still able to make the character far more palatable than Hemsworth's bad characters. So with all that said, I might give Cavill the slight edge, just because I can trust that he'll give a good performance regardless of the role whereas with Hemsworth it's more a gamble on whether the role fits him or not. Those were garbage roles in bad movies. Blame him for taking on the project, nobody could've made those movies better through sheer performance. Cavill is a one note actor and that note is blah. And I like some of his stuff quite a bit; The Witcher and Man From UNCLE in particular. But neither of those examples would have me listing his performance as the reason why. Whereas Hemsworth is the reason Thor is such a great character in Ragnarok and beyond. Waititi truly unleashed Hemsworth's comic chops and charisma and suddenly the character really started to shine. Hemsworth is a gamble because he chooses bad projects; Cavill is a safe bet to give you the same performance every time out because he can only do one thing.
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Post by hobowar on Jun 2, 2021 0:10:42 GMT
Apart from Ray Fisher, the entire main cast of Justice League are basically a poor man's Shaquille O'Neal or Hulk Hogan as far as acting goes. Seriously it feels like DC's casting relies entirely on how well people look in still photos.
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Post by Skaathar on Jun 2, 2021 0:32:53 GMT
Apart from Ray Fisher, the entire main cast of Justice League are basically a poor man's Shaquille O'Neal or Hulk Hogan as far as acting goes. Seriously it feels like DC's casting relies entirely on how well people look in still photos. That's Snyder for you. He'll almost always find someone who looks the part. Whether or not they can act the part is secondary. His top pick for Superman was originally Joe Mangianello. |
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Post by Skaathar on Jun 2, 2021 0:39:15 GMT
I think Hemsworth has higher highs and lower lows. When he gets a role that fits him, he's really able to make it shine. His performances in Rush, El Royale, Extraction and the latter Thor films are performances I can't see Cavill matching. But when he gets a lackluster role, well, he can be pretty darn bad at it. Blackhat, Heart of the Sea, the Huntsman movies... he was completely bland and dull in those roles. Cavill is a bit more consistent. His best performances (like the Witcher or Man from UNCLE) can't quite match Hemsworth's best performances, but even when you give him bad movies with bad roles (Immortals, Night Hunter, etc.) he's still able to make the character far more palatable than Hemsworth's bad characters. So with all that said, I might give Cavill the slight edge, just because I can trust that he'll give a good performance regardless of the role whereas with Hemsworth it's more a gamble on whether the role fits him or not. Those were garbage roles in bad movies. Blame him for taking on the project, nobody could've made those movies better through sheer performance. Cavill is a one note actor and that note is blah. And I like some of his stuff quite a bit; The Witcher and Man From UNCLE in particular. But neither of those examples would have me listing his performance as the reason why. Whereas Hemsworth is the reason Thor is such a great character in Ragnarok and beyond. Waititi truly unleashed Hemsworth's comic chops and charisma and suddenly the character really started to shine. Hemsworth is a gamble because he chooses bad projects; Cavill is a safe bet to give you the same performance every time out because he can only do one thing. Yeah they were grabage rolls in bad films... but they weren't much better than what Cavill had with Immortals or Night Hunter. The way I see it, Henry Cavill has enough innate posh that he can turn a bad role into something semi-palatable. Hemsworth's louder, more boisterous personality will just emphasize how bad the role is. But when given a good role, Hemsworth's more charismaric, boisterous style will also magnify that into a great role, whereas Cavill's more restrained style will just maintain it as good. |
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Post by hobowar on Jun 2, 2021 3:37:56 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2021 10:07:37 GMT
I say Hemsworth. Cavill is good in villain/antihero roles though. Like Witcher or MI
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jun 3, 2021 5:23:05 GMT
Chris Hemsworth
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Post by ReyKahuka on Jun 14, 2021 16:29:04 GMT
politicidal posted this on the FG board and it immediately reminded me of this thread. I think MOTU is a very different film depending on who they cast. Not saying either could be better or worse than the other. If Cavill plays He-Man, they need to go the Witcher route and have the central character be self-serious, and let the supporting cast bounce off of him. If Hemsworth plays He-Man, the character will practically be winking at the camera. Two very different takes. I think either could work, and both could also be terrible. I've always seen MOTU as one of the hardest properties to adapt into live action due to the sheer ridiculousness of most of the character designs.
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Post by Skaathar on Jun 14, 2021 16:41:10 GMT
politicidal posted this on the FG board and it immediately reminded me of this thread. I think MOTU is a very different film depending on who they cast. Not saying either could be better or worse than the other. If Cavill plays He-Man, they need to go the Witcher route and have the central character be self-serious, and let the supporting cast bounce off of him. If Hemsworth plays He-Man, the character will practically be winking at the camera. Two very different takes. I think either could work, and both could also be terrible. I've always seen MOTU as one of the hardest properties to adapt into live action due to the sheer ridiculousness of most of the character designs. Unpopular opinion: I think Cavill is too small to play He-Man. While Cavill is obviously very buff, he doesn't quite have the raw mass that Hemsworth is able to pack for roles. That said, Cavill does fight scenes way better than Hemsworth especially when it comes to weapons combat. So I don't know. Also, Thundercats is way harder to adapt to live action compared to MOTU.
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Post by Lux on Jun 16, 2021 21:11:41 GMT
politicidal posted this on the FG board and it immediately reminded me of this thread. I think MOTU is a very different film depending on who they cast. Not saying either could be better or worse than the other. If Cavill plays He-Man, they need to go the Witcher route and have the central character be self-serious, and let the supporting cast bounce off of him. If Hemsworth plays He-Man, the character will practically be winking at the camera. Two very different takes. I think either could work, and both could also be terrible. I've always seen MOTU as one of the hardest properties to adapt into live action due to the sheer ridiculousness of most of the character designs. Unpopular opinion: I think Cavill is too small to play He-Man. While Cavill is obviously very buff, he doesn't quite have the raw mass that Hemsworth is able to pack for roles. That said, Cavill does fight scenes way better than Hemsworth especially when it comes to weapons combat. So I don't know. Also, Thundercats is way harder to adapt to live action compared to MOTU. I don't know where you got the idea that Chris Hemsworth can't do fight scenes. |
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Post by Skaathar on Jun 16, 2021 21:25:56 GMT
Unpopular opinion: I think Cavill is too small to play He-Man. While Cavill is obviously very buff, he doesn't quite have the raw mass that Hemsworth is able to pack for roles. That said, Cavill does fight scenes way better than Hemsworth especially when it comes to weapons combat. So I don't know. Also, Thundercats is way harder to adapt to live action compared to MOTU. I don't know where you got the idea that Chris Hemsworth can't do fight scenes. I never said he can't. I said Cavill does fight scenes better, and I'm prepared to defend that stance till I see better from Hemsworth. But in no way am I saying that Hemsworth doesn't do good fight scenes.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Jun 17, 2021 19:45:45 GMT
I'll say Chris Hemsworth only because he successfully done comedy as well as the rest.
But they both kinda do more or less the same stuff. Good looks, muscles and superheroes.
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