Which of these 3 actors is the best?

[Indy Anna]

Hi this is my first post so be patient with me, i just want peoples opinions. OK so lets say you've seen all of Pierce Brosnans movies, Michael Douglas's and Harrison Fords movies. Who would you consider the best actor? Rate them on
1. Acting ability
2. Quality of films they've done
3. Looks
4. Talent

This is one of my tipical nosey bastard questions so please satisfy me with a few posts in reply

Indy Anna

"I dunno I'm makin this up as I go" Last Crusade

[rupert_pupkin]

Indy Anna, that is an interesting three.

Certainly the dearest actor to my heart is Harrison Ford (as a devotee to the 'Holy Trilogy'), however, in all honesty, when was his last great performance?, probably Blade Runner.

The only actor from the list that displays a singnificant of emotional depth is Michael Douglas.

A surprisingly eclectic group of films - Falling Down, Basic Instinct, The Game etc show a wlingness to stretch himself in less than flattering characters.

I am just relieved that he has started making good movies again - Traffic, Wonderboys etc..

Dont get me wrong , I enjoy them all as performers, but Douglas displays the greatest feel for his roles.

[James Logan]

ACTING ABILITY:
1°) Michael Douglas - Has great craft and can do loads of different things
2°) Harrison Ford - Very skilled, can play all kind of roles, but didn't really prove it as much as he could have
3°) Pierce Brosnan - Good but not the same level as the others

QUALITY OF FILMS:
1°) Harrison Ford - See the INDIANA JONES movies, the STAR WARS trilogy, BLADE RUNNER, MOSQUITO COAST, WITNESS, E.T (uncredited, very little role)...
2°) Michael Douglas - See TRAFFIC, WONDERBOYS, BASIC INSTINCT...
3°) Pierce Brosnan - Mainly BondJamesBond and THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR remake

LOOKS:
1°) Harrison Ford
2°) Pierce Brosnan
3°) Michael Douglas

TALENT:
1°) Harrison Ford - Very talented and instinctive actor
2°) (tie) Michael Douglas and Pierce Brosnan - Both are very talented...the first one proved it more, though, but with time Brosnan should get there too


So here's my winner:
HARRISON FORD!!!!!

[Li-1]

Hmm, I love all three actors, but here's as goes:

Acting ability:

1. Michael Douglas has shown the greatest variety of roles and has been terrific in most everything he's done.
2. Harrison Ford is probably the better actor, but has mostly stuck with the action genre. That said, his turns in The Mosquito Coast and Regarding Henry prove he's a great talent.
3. Pierce Brosnan-Great performances in the much underrated Murder 101 (one of my favorite murder mysteries) and Evelyn, but he has yet to show a wide variety of roles.

Quality of films:

1. Harrison Ford is the clear winner in this case: I've liked every film of his except for Force 10 From Navarone, Random Hearts, and Return of the Jedi.
2. Michael Douglas and Pierce Brosnan are tied. Truth be told, I never cared much for Basic Instinct or his Jack Colton movies. I'm not a big fan of Bond, either. But both have had solid works.

Looks:

Being a guy, this is hard to rate, but Michael Douglas is clearly the least easy on the eyes of the three.

Talent:

1. Harrison Ford
2. Michael Douglas and Pierce Brosnan tied yet again as I've explained in the acting ability section.

[Ripper1888]

Based on your criteria Michael Douglas

[Hannibal21]

ACTING ABILITY:
1. Michael Douglas - Lots of range as an actor.
2. Harrison Ford - Can be a GREAT dramatic actor when given the right material (i.e. Witness).
3. Pierce Brosnan - Bah. He's a movie star, NOT an actor.

QUALITY OF FILMS:
1. Harrison Ford - Not a big fan of the Star Wars movies or Blade Runner, but I gotta give props to the man who brought us Indiana Jones, The Fugitive, Witness, etc.
2. Michael Douglas - Has been in some AWFUL movies, but films like Wonder Boys, Wall Street, Basic Instinct (pure guilty pleasure) Traffic, etc. balances them out.
3. Pierce Brosnan - Truth be told? I DISLIKE 95% of his films.

LOOKS:
1. Harrison Ford
2. Pierce Brosnan
3. Michael Douglas

OVERALL: Harrison Ford. Such a true legend.