Instead of having Johnny Depp and Hayden Christensen you could have had literally any actor from The Last Airbender because they were horrendous, also how can you call Madonna a great actress when she was nominated for 16 Razzies?
Bc a lot of those razzie awards were low key undeserved. A lot of film critics in retrospect today have said looking back in some Madonna films, she was good in some of them and could’ve grown into a better actress had she worked with more talented directors.
@@Kevin-rg3ycThat's a good point actually I mean they're are a lot of comments here defending Hayden's acting and how it suffered from a bad script in Attack Of The Clones
@@northwind98 well, although I haven’t seen The Last Airbender in a while, I feel like those actors suffered from the same problem Hayden Christensen did. The bland performances seemed to be more of a directorial choice over an actorial one.
It is when it’s Tommy Wiseau. He was the actor, writer, director, producer, probably caterer. Watch “The Disaster Artist”. A great movie about this bad movie.
@@kingt2olase94 no one said writing is easy but you should make it feel real like what people are saying things and if you can't do that sorry. But at least it shouldn't just be blamed on the actors
Brady Carrigan i agree with that their not as bad as people think. It has a good story but not a good screen play Very messy dialogue and some of the fights felt more like they where dancing
Apparently, those who disliked Hayden's performance never watch the original Star Wars. He plays the part just like Mark Hamill did as Luke. As Lucas directed. " I was gonna go into town to get some power converters!!" That's the point of the character
Unfortunately Hayden “won” Worst Supporting Actor 2 times for the franchise in the episodes 2 & 3. Also, for that horrible sand line, Attack Of The Clones won an additional Razzie for Worst Screenplay
@@jacen8425 you really are out here putting hate on hayden christensen for every moment you can get, find something better to do then to constantly be putting something negative about an actor that doesn’t even know you exist. i mean freedom of speech, yeah go ahead but have some common sense and realize that with common sense and feelings that you’re being completely disrespectful whether hayden ever saw your comments or not.
@@alexandreaj5596 I think Hayden Christiansen is a nice guy. That’s not a question in my opinion. The guy, unfortunately, is quite sterile in performances. I think he was a bad choice for Darth Vader in mind Darth Vader (based on the initial trilogy) was supposed to be highly charged emotionally, turbulent, and powerful. That message was just lost in the prequels entirely, as unfortunately Haydens tantrums lacked all of that. For Anikan to want to go bad, it should of been clear and obvious as to how powerful he became when he was - which was never made clear enough to justify the choice of him doing so. At all in fact. That’s the major flaw of the prequels, partly by performance, partly by poor storytelling. The Prequels HAD TO BE dark in order pull off the story - but instead, George Lucas cuts scenes of this, removes them altogether in places, and instead adds Jar Jar and Wookies instead to soften things up and please the 7 yr olds. The prequels weren’t terrible, but were widely considered a failured venture... I don’t blame Hayden Christiansen entirely for that, although he came across very sterile (at odds with the character entirely). I blame George Lucas mainly for the failures of the prequels - as irritatingly, those prequels would of been better if they’d of been fully fledged in a darker direction.
It is. Meanwhile, when I saw Sofia Coppola on this list, I was like: “That doesn’t surprise me a whole awful lot.” Additionally, not once have I even seen J-Lo’s “Gigli,” Cage’s reboot of “The Wicker Man,” Sandler’s “Jack and Jill,” etc., but Christensen’s performance in “Star Wars, Episode II” doesn’t sound any worse than those.
Mojo just decided at its opinion. Some of them are not so reliable 'cause there are worst actings, Twilight and Fifty Shades have the worst actings at my point of view.
Hayden Christensen doesn't deserve all the hate he gets for playing Anakin. Yes the writing wasn't that great and George Lucas didn't trust his actors and over-directed them down to the smallest detail. Also, all things considered, Anakin is 19 in episode 2, so you can call him whiney, but the complaining is something all teens do. Throw in the fact that he has feelings for a girl he's not supposed to have and doesn't have anyone to talk to about it.
Lucas DOESN'T direct his actors. That's the problem. He is more concerned with the greenscreen flapdoodle than the human emotions onscreen. He is renowned for giving zero direction to actors. I don't know where you got the idea he is a micro-manager. He's not. The only reason he might do many takes is not because he wants a better performance, but because the actors aren't standing in the right positions for the flapdoodle to happen.
All I know is when I saw the film wasn't as happy with it as I was with the previous one. The made Hayden's character so conflicted so emotional I expected him to have a full blown blow out. Then we find out he's in love with? WOW
@@twinsuns6629 That proves it is terrible. After writing all the crappy dialogues, inventing midichlori-whatever, finding Master Yoda cool, inventing Jar Jar Bing or the figthing plush teddybear cannibals, slapstick-comedy golden gay robot, repeating same ideas over and over, in general having princesses, knight and mages in the universe, good ones in white, bad ones in black, with all that Christian "jesus (power) is a salvation" crap in it... I beleive he found his acting cool. George Lucas is mentally on a level of an 8-year old.
George Lucas literally confirmed that Hayden acted in the exact way that he envisioned. Anakin is a very conflicted person, this is shown in the Clone Wars show. It wasn’t bad acting at all, it was Hayden doing what Lucas told him to do.
In Hayden's defense, George Lucas never showed anyone the entire script and shot the scenes out of order -- how can an actor develop a character effectively that way? GL even managed to make Natalie Portman look incapable and her other performances show otherwise.
None of the actors in Avengers have the full script, and it's also shot out of order. Also, Natalie Portman did a great performance given the dialogue she had.
It is understandable though his performance in the Star Wars prequels weren’t really great but it’s hard to imagine someone else as anakin other than Hayden Christensen
@@axelnilsson5124 Hayden was playing awkward teen monk who lost his mother, is afraid to lose his wife, can't speak about it, should supress his emotions, suffers from nightmares. Rewatch the scenes where he finds his mom, where Padme reveals pregnancy, where he chooses before the window, all the Mustafar scenes - he is great.
To be fair on Hayden Chrsitan its not really his fault, it's basicy the writers that give him clunkers he'll ep 3 has his best performance when he turned to the dark side.
Anthony Barratt Then how come Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman were able to do a better job despite working with the same script? Not to mention Portman and McGregor had to face the same backlash as Christensen for those SW prequels, yet they both bounced back and went on to make amazing movies - even winning actual awards (not Razzies) in Portman’s case - whereas all the movies Hayden *_Christensen_* starred in after SW were abysmal and bombed spectacularly.
@ LucienSabre To be fair, Hayden got the worst lines out of the 3. At least in Attack of the Clones; not that that excuses his terrible delivery of them; at least by the 3rd movie he got WAY better. Portman was decent in both movies, but McGregor? Holy shit, he was the best part of the whole trilogy! Did he really receive backlash for his excellent portrayal of Obi-Wan? Or was it for just being part of what are generally considered 'bad' films of a great franchise?
@@roigergoololo3966 The second mostly. Natalie Portman suffered backlash for both her role - I've read articles say Amidala is one of her worsts - and for being part of the trilogy who ruined the franchise.
@@LucienSabre Anakin as a character is quite more complex than obi wan and padme. So the bad script (which took a toll on all of the actors) took the biggest one on Hayden. So given with what he had to work with I think he did pretty decent in episode II. In episode III however he was top notch
I have seen him in a few other movies and he does quite well. Remember Natali Portman has been acting since she was a pre teen. This was Hayden's first real movie, and the creator of the franchise has said he WANTED Anikan to be the way Hayden played him. Then he gets torn to hell in the press for it, that would jade most people I think!
He was terrible. People try to use the bad writing as an excuse. Ive seen him act in other movies, and it isnt much better. His "anger" is pathetic and he always sounds like a whiny emo kid. His line delivery is absolutely awful. If you like him, so be it....but objectively, his acting is mediocre at best.
@@jacen8425 see but that’s what I be saying tho like people will get mad at George Lucas because for the acting in prequels but he wasn’t the one acting
No. He's actually worse. The only other actor that bad was the child who play Anakin as a little boy, but he was very young, so I didn't expect miracles. Hayden Christensen is just plain terrible.
I think it was outrageous and unfair that he was not made a master Jedi. The weaknesses in the prequel trilogy fall on Lucas. That being said, the transformation of Anakin to Darth Vader needed to be painful, in more ways than one.
@@tamilashultz9676 You're right. All of the weaknesses of the prequel trilogy fall onto George's shoulders. But considering how the prequels aren't weak at all, this is a bit of a redundant statement. There is such a double-standard when it comes to Lucas-bashers. Anything good about Star Wars is always credited to other people, and EVERYTHING bad is "Oh, that's George's fault". I can't stand Lucas bashers. You've driven the man away from the franchise with your incessant bitching; isn't that enough? Give it a GD rest already.
@@MrZackavelli I'm not exactly a Lucas basher. I enjoyed the prequels and Revenge of the Sith replaced The Empire Strikes Back as my favorite of the 9 episodes. No "bitching" on my part ever drove Lucas to leave the franchise because I do not bitch about it, incessant or otherwise. I think Lucas is a very good writer, but dialog is not his strong suit. Calm your tits. :)
Hayden's performance wasn't terrible, it was just bad. His expressions were so robotic and wooden and his voice was just monotone af. Seriously it's like Tommy Wiseau without an accent
HeyIamNick the character Anakin Skywalker is suppose to be a troubled and confused man because of everything he went through as a child. That’s what Hayden Christiansen was aiming for and he did it perfectly. So shut up and Leave Hayden alone.
Don't go "until ep 3". The EP3 has the poorest writing of all of them, it's the darkest episode, the more action packed, with the most "punchlines", but the character writing is by far the poorest. So no, his character was written poorly in all the episodes, and actually ep1 anakin writing is okay (sadly the poor young actor wasn't very good and suffered from this role).
Hey.. Wait a minute. George Lucas himself liked Hayden's performance Edit: Ok, I did NOT think this would've gotten sooo many likes. But I'll accept it.
Well...of course. George Lucas was the director. Hayden's performance is the way it is because George approved of it. The final product would inevitably be something George was satisfied with because he had full control as a director. Same goes for any other movie.
@@visualsforyou7120 he portrayed the character that was written, did you expect him to create his own idea of how the character should be or something? He completely represented ani
@@T_M_E_8 What? I have no idea how you took that away from my comment. All I'm saying is that George Lucas would inevitably like and approve the performance because he was the director. George Lucas liking the performance means nothing since he was one of the people who created it and the performance wouldn't be the way it is if he disliked it. I didn't give any opinion on Hayden Christensen's acting...
you know how opinions work right? I mean you obviously don't but just because they say his performance is bad doesn't mean you have to agree, make your own video instead of bitching about someone elses opinion video
Hayden Christensen isn’t a bad actor it’s just that the lines he were given were terrible. Personally I think he did a good job especially in 3. Just look at his acting during the duel between anakin and obi wan and his transitions into darth Vader.I don’t think any actor in Hollywood can make the line “I don’t like sand,” good. Lucas is infamous for writing bad dialogue. I’m pretty sure Harrison Ford threatened to tie him up and make him say han’s original lines.
The lines in my opinion one supposed to be terrible I don't even think they were neighbor was captured a struggling Jedi Knight who is constantly untrusted bye in corrupt and broken Society of Sailfin forged idiotic Jedi I left forgotten what it's like to be a Jedi and rely too much on politics I think I could see some similarities to our world he's not trusted he's told to do things dice treasonous and the only thing to a father figure is using him yeah I can kind of understand the way he would talk.
@@i8qiwjwjduwi No because he's a talented actor and did what was asked of him. Just look at his facial expressions. He nailed a 20-ish guy who knows he's more talented than all his "superiors" but gets no recognition for it.
Those scenes still make me bawl my eyes out when I rewatch them, courtesy of both their good acting. Just seeing one of my favourite brotherly bonds crumble like that. It's too much...
@@jedediahgordon4064 ugh....Hayden was so bad that the film is unwatchable. Nathalie was not much better. Seems obvious that the director wanted them to be cartoon characters, but Hayden was dreadful.
@@markiangooley I'm glad you have an opinion my opinion is the same and as a person who grew up with fully unlocked cable in her bedroom since the 1970s when it first came out and I have seen everything known to man just about I would say that my scope is pretty learned and I can tell you what is a stupid movie that is not a stupid movie it's clever and cute the scenery is beautiful the sets are beautiful the clothing is beautiful the subject matter is fun and mysterious why does everybody need to hate something if you want to hate something ...... Hate the Nick Cage movie named Mandy
I wstched the first half and hated it. But when I came back the next day and finished it, I realized that the humor was so different, that it was me that had to make the adjustment. And when I did, I really enjoyed the second half.
Same thing can be said about Sherlock Gnomes. *gets shot by Viacommunists (that’s what I’d call defenders of Viacom’s actions that are so bad they should be illegal)!
Cristhine J the problem is totally her. In all her movies the same acting same expression faces same everything... she never transmit a thing in all her movies!
Cristhine J In ALL her movies she has the same character? I don’t want to be rude at all but please tell me one movie that she had be done a good performance.
@@mariabedolla124 Panic Room, she was 12 and was able to play a character going into an asthma attack. She can act, she just doesn't get roles that shows it
@@mariabedolla124 I thought you meant on the twilight movies. I haven't watched any of her other movies, so I really don't know if she is a good actor or not.
@Jacob Merchand I list: Anakin lost a mother whom he could not visit because of the rules of the Jedi, even then he destroyed the Tuskens and ceased to trust the order. The Chancellor always treated him well and encouraged his ambitions. Further, he angrily killed the unarmed Dooku, breaking the code, was not given the title of master and was forced to spy on the chancellor, was not allowed to battle with Grievous, he saw Padme die, as he did with his mother, and Palpy promised to save her, plus promised strength, power and immortality, he was jealous of Obi-Wan, while Windu wanted to kill unarmed Palpy before his eyes, although the head of the Jedi himself ... Well, when Windu slammed, there was no turning back, only to complete the work of the empire. No, yeah ... I didn’t even watch the series.
"we're not saying we necessarily think these are the worst acting performances, ever." Than don't name your video "Top 20 Worst Acting Performances of all time"
Hayden Christensen was such an amazing actor in my own opinion. It fits the attitude of Anakin Skywalker, a boy who was impatient and was always being too hard on himself. Hayden literally killed the role, I can’t believe or understand why he is in this list. He’s one of my favourite actors as well.
Studio Tefałen I have the same rights as you you dumb twat, I can say whatever the fuck i want. So just think about it, maybe if deluded lil fanboys like you didn’t say such nonsensical garbage like “HaYdEn GoOd aCtoR hE NoT bAd” I wouldn’t reply?! Ever thought about that?!?
I don't get all the hate aimed at Hayden, the whole point behind his trip to the dark side was the fact he was a spoiled brat unable to control his emotions. He was annoying and everything that goes with it, that was the whole point lol His facial expressions were on point, and I do think he was great in both movies. In fact, I can't think of anyone better for the part. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, though, of course.
No it was the the fact he was put on such a padstel that he had all these expectations and his then his feelings conflicting with the jedi is what teally turned him abd the fact he couldnt control the death of his loved ones and friends
i dont understand it. people call him whiny and spoilt. he was a slave all his life, his mother had just died and he couldve saved her if it werent for obi wan and the jedi order.
George Lucas himself said he loved Hayden Christensen's performance as Anakin Skywalker. Anakin was poorly written as a character. In fact, this countdown has the wrong name. It should be titled: Top 20 worst written characters played by good actors. If only WatchMojo could get their countdown names right.
@@jp3813 No they weren't, but they WERE judging someone's acting ability by the quality of the script. Hayden Christensen has been in other things and he himself wasn't terrible, in them. He just had shit dialogue to deal with. Same with Natalie Portman.
his performance was robotic af. His voice was just girly and monotone. Sure the script was bad but he's just not a good actor either. The only time where he's toleratable is when he's in the Vader suit so we don't see his bland facial expressions and when JEJ voices the character so we don't hear his monotone voice.
HeyIamNick the first part of what you said there is why his acting was genius. Anakin didn’t know how to feel because all of the Jedi were constantly telling him that he can’t be sad and can’t mourn the loss of his mother because that would lead to fear which leads to the dark side. Anakin was supposed to be an emotionless soldier, so the best way to portray him was exactly how Hayden Christensen did.
Liam Rooney dude acting like you don’t know how to feel and acting like a piece of toast isn’t the same fucking thing. He SUCKED as Anakin because he’s just not that good of an actor to actually portray the complexity and emotional range. He was capable of portraying 2 emotions properly and that’s already being generous.
THATS THE CHARACTER OF ANAKIN SKYWALKER. HIM BEING A BIT WEIRD WAS PART OF THE ROLE OF BEING ANAKIN. ITS EARLY SIGNS THAT HE IS GONNA TURN TO THE DARK SIDE.
He was decent in Revenge of the Sith. But in Attack of the Clones it was just awkward to watch him. Ewan McGregor and Christopher Lee saved that movie from being unwatchable.
His anger before fighting Obi-wan was super forced. He sounded awkward and unsure if he should yell or simply speak in a quieter but deadly tone. Soooo... he yelled and it was awful. His “I HATE YOU” reminded me of 13 year old me when my parents grounded me
@@nicol8423 I read the whole book series. Bella was a bland, uninteresting, stupid teen character I've ever read that i cringed lol. Kristen Stewart did a good job in portraying her because she made her character likable than it was in the book. I agree that her character, bella was just poorly written. I think the author went unimaginative with it. I've seen a few of her movies like The Runaways with Dakota Fanning and On The Road (she was wild there haha) and they're pretty good.
by being robotic and monotone and bland?!? Oh yeah great job. He couldn't portray 3 different emotions, his voice literally sounds the same whether he's angry or making jokes or just calm and collected. It's funny how Darth Vader a guy in a fucking mask and voiced by a different actor had 1000000 times more personality than Hayden Cringensen's portrayal.
Cole Mackenzie LMFAO dude Star Wars theory openly admitted that he’s a fucking prequels fanboy meaning he’s BIASED towards them. If somebody who’s actually purely analytic and objective wants to discuss this I’m willing to listen but so far everyone has some form of biased emotional connection to Hayden and the prequels (because you people grew up with them or some shit like that). Dude I even grew up with the prequels but you don’t see me favouring them because of my childhood emotions and shit. Personal opinions are irrelevant it’s all about an objective analytic approach. I see them for what they are, BAD MOVIES. Okay ROTS is actually good but some praise it like it’s the 21st century version of the godfather.....it’s a good movie but it’s nowhere near great or a masterpiece, it still has all the garbage dialogue and robotic acting!
Tadeo Pratolongo yeah right listen to the guy who’s biased towards the prequels trying to make up some excuses for why Hayden Cringensen’s performance was supposed to be good. The guy just isn’t a good actor all of his performances weren’t good, he’s always monotone and bland and robotic. His emotional acting range is so short a guy with 3 fingers could count them on one hand.
He did great in my opinion, I mean anakin was young he was still learning you cant expect him to be a master of life right away, they say he was a whiny teenager which I get, dudes growing up just like we do with hardships left and right, he was a deeply troubled young man and Christensen gave us it's sad people dont stop and analyze things for what there worth
And it was not a great idea by Lucas. One of the problems that led to Disney buying Star Wars was his ego. Unfortunately, he was surrounded by yes-men.
Exactly, anakin is a child raised as a slave, spent 12 years without a mom, introverted, surrounded by space wizards who dont teach him modern literature; makes complete sense why he was weird and creepy when he finally meets the girl he lived since the age of 9. After attack of the clones and spending more time with padme he becomes more romantic and passionate as shown in the clone wars. People should stop saying that hayden is bad actor for portraying a perfect character, just say you dont like ani as a character cause he is not in your liking.
Johnny Depp was not a bad actor. He's one of the best actors of our time and I stan him. His acting is just his own style. It's not awful, its unique. Thank you
Anakin had to be emotionally unstable for his eventual turn towards the dark side, every dark act he did was based on emotion, grief or anger.. Hayden played his character to perfection..
This feels kinda wrong to blame the actors, they didnt write the characters, like Johnny Depp and Arnold are really good actors and they delivered the characters the way that they were written, so i feel like this video should be top worst written characters or something
I know it was campy but I enjoyed Arnold as Mr Freeze. The major problem with the movie was too many big named stars that had to be given major roles. If I am correct, wasn't this the one that Tim Burton backed out of?
Yet Hayden was surrounded by other actors who had the same script who aren't as singled out for their performances as much as Hayden. Bad scripts disadvantage actors ,yes, but better actors can salvage a performance that avoid critical lashing and dwell in the realm of mediocrity. Lesser actors will stick out a mile as the worst part of a bad production. In this case, Hayden is the weakest link
@@lindomthembu4017 For me Natalie was worst than him, she is indeed a great actress but in SW she was very "average" compare to him, who was a new face. But still like her though as Padme.
Johnny Depp IS a great actor. In general. But he was excruciatingly god-awful in Mortdecai so he deserves a spot on this list. Just like how Hallie Berry is a great actress most of the time but that doesn’t make her any less terrible in Catwoman
@Andy Salter Harrison Ford wasn't that good and he himself has said so in interviews (he doesn't even like the character). And yea I think he was better than Carrie Fisher, Alec and Mark Hamill. It doesn't mean I didn't like their roles and the way they played them but Hayden was just my favorite. I think in the movies Carrie lacked personality; Alec didn't portray obi wan nearly as good as Ewan McGregor, being just an old man wandering waiting to die and imo Mark Hamill only shined in episode 6. Despite the script, Hayden, or should I say Anakin, was one of the few (if not the only one) characters that actually presented development and personality throughout the episodes, not to mention the only character in the entire franchise to have struggles and moral values and managed to pass them onto the viewer. The growth into the hero messiah and downfall into the villain was brilliantly portrayed by the actor that you can actually feel his struggles and regrets. I mean come on, episode 3, do I have to say more? That was the best fight in the whole franchise. His stare spoke a thousand words. If you don't agree with me that's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion and I can understand how hardcore SW fans can be so I will not dissuade your argument, but this is mine. Han solo is just a typical cool guy, Old Obi wan is a Jake Skywalker, Luke is a generic hero and Leia is a generic princess with no power of will or freedom of choice. All these characters are just playing the role of filling/linking plot instead of being actually meaningful for the story. Han is there just to provide a ship, Leia is there just as a reason for Luke to meet Vader and Old Jake kenobi is just there to make sure Luke meets Leia to meet Vader. But I digress as that is the script to blame, but performance wise, I think Harrison Ford, no matter how much I actually like the actor and the character, looks forced. Carrie, again, no personality. Alec simply a Jake Skywalker and Luke a generic hero portrayal. I loved the movies and the franchise, but come on, despite the golden bikini scene, did you actually feel anything for the characters that you mentioned? Were you touched when Leia said she loved Han? Did the obi wans death actually shock you? From all these characters and actors the only one that actually showed emotions was Luke and despite the performance of him mourning obi wan and the final battle, I didn't feel a drop of empathy for the character or the actor. Obi wan dies, life goes on. Vader dies, life goes on. It's almost like he forgotten the characters every time a new episode comes out. The only character I actually felt emotions for was Anakin. Anger, sadness, confusion, empathy. All that in every episode. His actions, life choices and overall, his life, actually had an impact on the character and on the actor portraying it. Only Hayden managed to transmit emotions beyond just showing them and if you think otherwise feel free to tell me why I'm wrong, I'll gladly read and reply :)
@Andy Salter Also, I don't get how you're that surprised about Carrie Fisher. I mean, any of the actors you mentioned already did a better job in leaps and boundries than Carrie...
1) Kristin played Bella exactly how she was written, so she actually did a really good job. 2) Hayden didn’t do bad, his character was written poorly. 3) how is #3 not #1?
1) "Bella gaped, opening and closing her mouth like a dying fish. She stared blankly, almost as though she was confused by the process of breathing." ☑ Brilliant job! 2) Agreed.
Hey, back off. Hayden did a great job as Anakin Skywalker. Sure, the acting wasn't Oscar worthy, since, you know, it wasn't a DRAMA movie, but he definitely nailed it. Nobody could replace Hayden as Anakin. Period. And you putting him on the list it's an act of treason. Mace and the boys: In the name of the Galactic Senate of The Republic, you're under arrest, WatchMojo.
Travolta wasn't that bad in that film. It's not as awful as people make it out to be. Not good, but I've seen much, much worse. Fanastic Four reboot, for instance.
Hayden Christensen did pretty good job in SW: ROTS. Also, look up Shattered Glass. 3:11: Rosie Huntington Whiteley is better than Megan Fox. There i said it.
Someone should make “Top 10 Worst Watchmojo Lists”
I’m waiting for it
#1:
Top 10 worst bands ever.
Throw that list into the sun.
#1 better be the Tarantino films ranking
Not gonna happen
Its gotta be top 80
Exactly!
Instead of having Johnny Depp and Hayden Christensen you could have had literally any actor from The Last Airbender because they were horrendous, also how can you call Madonna a great actress when she was nominated for 16 Razzies?
Bc a lot of those razzie awards were low key undeserved. A lot of film critics in retrospect today have said looking back in some Madonna films, she was good in some of them and could’ve grown into a better actress had she worked with more talented directors.
@@Kevin-rg3ycThat's a good point actually I mean they're are a lot of comments here defending Hayden's acting and how it suffered from a bad script in Attack Of The Clones
JLo as well! Her and Madonna the worst!!
@@evaadams8298 I've heard JLo is one hell of a diva too
@@northwind98 well, although I haven’t seen The Last Airbender in a while, I feel like those actors suffered from the same problem Hayden Christensen did. The bland performances seemed to be more of a directorial choice over an actorial one.
Y’all think bad writing = bad acting. It’s not always the actors fault
It is when it’s Tommy Wiseau. He was the actor, writer, director, producer, probably caterer. Watch “The Disaster Artist”. A great movie about this bad movie.
Hayden was a bad actor with bad dialogue
I mean parts of that list is literally writers or directors choices and not the actors fault
OK SOO YOU BLAME THE PEOPLE WHO WROTE IT INSTEAD THE PEOPLE YOU HIRED TO WORK WELL IN THE SCRIPT. YOU THINK WRITING IS EASY
@@kingt2olase94 no one said writing is easy but you should make it feel real like what people are saying things and if you can't do that sorry. But at least it shouldn't just be blamed on the actors
"Poor Hayden. His performance is great. They just don't like the character."
- George Lucas
Treu the guy had to try talking and acting like Darth Vader he did that perfectly in my eyes
And let's not speak about the poor little Jake Lloyd.
He can't act
Yeah. I'm sure that's why he never played in anything big again.
I’m sorry, but he was awful. Both kids who played Anakin were awful. Everybody noticed that when the movies came out.
Me: **sees Hayden in the thumbnail**
Me: I accuse you of treason against the grand army of the republic
the senate will decide your'e fate
@@aguynamedBAM I AM the Senate
Hunter Bernard NOT YET.
Connor Chester its treason then
It’s not treason if it’s true
watch mojo: hayden sucks
me: its treason then
Lol so true
@@da_chosen_one9922 ikr
I gave it a dislike
Well he sucks in Star wars and goosebump
Watch Hayden Christensen in Life As A House, he can act just needs the right material.
Strange calling Anakin Skywalker spoiled when he was a slave his entire life.
Facts
Brady Carrigan no but do you know good writing
Brady Carrigan i agree with that their not as bad as people think. It has a good story but not a good screen play
Very messy dialogue and some of the fights felt more like they where dancing
I think they meant that was coming across as spoiled, not that his character was actually spoiled
S0lstice yeah he was probably meant be frustrated or tire that people don’t believe him
Me after seeing everyone appreciates Hayden's performance like me : *Visible Happiness*
YOU SHOULD SEE BOLLYWOOD MOVIE
Hayden is quite possibly one of the worst actors I’ve ever seen
He's coming back in obi wan
Apparently, those who disliked Hayden's performance never watch the original Star Wars. He plays the part just like Mark Hamill did as Luke. As Lucas directed. " I was gonna go into town to get some power converters!!" That's the point of the character
@@TaxidriverBarbi Lucas didn’t direct the OT and hamil is also a bad actor
Hayden christensen!? Johnny depp? How are they on this list
Yeah why Johnny Depp is on the list!!
Hayden deserves it come on, he was awful
Oliver Heath that’s because watch mojo are shrills
Hayden was awful. How could he not be on this list? The younger Anakin should have been here too.
@@thanospv6681
Hayden IS Anakin, he was the perfect choice for him and his acting in Revenge of Sith was fantastic !
Hayden christensen gets too much hate , if the director and dialogue was better then it wouldn’t be as bad at least his facial expressions are amazing
Agreed.
I think expelly in Ep 3 he does a great job
Are you serious? When he's trying to make his "evil" face he just looks constipated
Unfortunately Hayden “won” Worst Supporting Actor 2 times for the franchise in the episodes 2 & 3.
Also, for that horrible sand line, Attack Of The Clones won an additional Razzie for Worst Screenplay
WHO'S HAYDEN
When Hayden said, “I HATE YOU!” At Kenobi, I felt that
Yeah that was great
I think you obviously had wind or something pal 👍🏼
It was laughably bad line delivery, just like every line from Christiansen.
@@jacen8425 you really are out here putting hate on hayden christensen for every moment you can get, find something better to do then to constantly be putting something negative about an actor that doesn’t even know you exist. i mean freedom of speech, yeah go ahead but have some common sense and realize that with common sense and feelings that you’re being completely disrespectful whether hayden ever saw your comments or not.
@@alexandreaj5596 I think Hayden Christiansen is a nice guy. That’s not a question in my opinion.
The guy, unfortunately, is quite sterile in performances. I think he was a bad choice for Darth Vader in mind Darth Vader (based on the initial trilogy) was supposed to be highly charged emotionally, turbulent, and powerful. That message was just lost in the prequels entirely, as unfortunately Haydens tantrums lacked all of that.
For Anikan to want to go bad, it should of been clear and obvious as to how powerful he became when he was - which was never made clear enough to justify the choice of him doing so. At all in fact. That’s the major flaw of the prequels, partly by performance, partly by poor storytelling.
The Prequels HAD TO BE dark in order pull off the story - but instead, George Lucas cuts scenes of this, removes them altogether in places, and instead adds Jar Jar and Wookies instead to soften things up and please the 7 yr olds.
The prequels weren’t terrible, but were widely considered a failured venture...
I don’t blame Hayden Christiansen entirely for that, although he came across very sterile (at odds with the character entirely). I blame George Lucas mainly for the failures of the prequels - as irritatingly, those prequels would of been better if they’d of been fully fledged in a darker direction.
Having Hayden Christensen on this list is a crime.
This is outrageous it’s unfair
It is. Meanwhile, when I saw Sofia Coppola on this list, I was like: “That doesn’t surprise me a whole awful lot.”
Additionally, not once have I even seen J-Lo’s “Gigli,” Cage’s reboot of “The Wicker Man,” Sandler’s “Jack and Jill,” etc., but Christensen’s performance in “Star Wars, Episode II” doesn’t sound any worse than those.
True, all the other suck but they don't deserce to be compared with that abomination
@@luisrivera5476i don’t get it either
This is hindsight talking. When people saw this movie they hated it. Also he was a bit cringe that’s not had to admit.
Watchmojo: Put Hayden Christensen on the list
Hayden Christensen: *YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER*
It’s not their opinion. The viewers create the polls and vote on them and they choose which to make in to videos.
Darcy that’s not what he said? Your reply is so off topic.
Lmao dawg 😂😂 died love Christensen 🙌🏽🙌🏽
@Shillyvk Sshilly I didn’t claim the video was a poll. The polls are on the website. The video is created using the results of the poll.
Watch mojo: Says Hayden’s performance was bad in attack of the clones
Also watch mojo: uses pic in thumbnail from revenge of the sith
At least it wasn't Return of the Jedi 🤣
Joe Nesvick ikr lol😂
omg so true
agassi123 he was awful in Ep2 but decent in Ep3
Kristan Stewart in the thumb nail isn’t from twilight 🤷♂️
95% of cmnts: It wasn't Hayden's fault
Rest: where is dragonball evolution?
He was the turd in evolution?
My comment wasn’t either. Your statistics are wrong
Mojo just decided at its opinion. Some of them are not so reliable 'cause there are worst actings, Twilight and Fifty Shades have the worst actings at my point of view.
Sees Anakin
"The ability to Speak does not make you intelligent"
Hayden Christensen doesn't deserve all the hate he gets for playing Anakin. Yes the writing wasn't that great and George Lucas didn't trust his actors and over-directed them down to the smallest detail. Also, all things considered, Anakin is 19 in episode 2, so you can call him whiney, but the complaining is something all teens do. Throw in the fact that he has feelings for a girl he's not supposed to have and doesn't have anyone to talk to about it.
Facts
Lucas DOESN'T direct his actors. That's the problem. He is more concerned with the greenscreen flapdoodle than the human emotions onscreen. He is renowned for giving zero direction to actors. I don't know where you got the idea he is a micro-manager. He's not. The only reason he might do many takes is not because he wants a better performance, but because the actors aren't standing in the right positions for the flapdoodle to happen.
Hayden still acted awful...if the bad writing was the problem, Ewan couldn’t have been as great as he is
All I know is when I saw the film wasn't as happy with it as I was with the previous one. The made Hayden's character so conflicted so emotional I expected him to have a full blown blow out. Then we find out he's in love with?
WOW
His acting was still poor
Some of these are not bad performances but bad scripts choices.🤨
Exactly
Script isn’t supposed to suppress ur acting skills 💀
@@ian-connerprince7768 yes it is, if the script says to u make something, u do that, thats not actors fault
* Hayden is on the list *
Me: “It’s treason then”
Hello jar jar how are you?
@@generalbritain7735 well I have all my limbs so I’ve got a 1 up on you
George Lucas stated Hayden did an amazing job for Anakin.
I know, it's a cult series. As any cult, it is based on a blind faith and is unable to accept any criticism.
@@twinsuns6629 That proves it is terrible. After writing all the crappy dialogues, inventing midichlori-whatever, finding Master Yoda cool, inventing Jar Jar Bing or the figthing plush teddybear cannibals, slapstick-comedy golden gay robot, repeating same ideas over and over, in general having princesses, knight and mages in the universe, good ones in white, bad ones in black, with all that Christian "jesus (power) is a salvation" crap in it... I beleive he found his acting cool. George Lucas is mentally on a level of an 8-year old.
George Lucas literally confirmed that Hayden acted in the exact way that he envisioned. Anakin is a very conflicted person, this is shown in the Clone Wars show. It wasn’t bad acting at all, it was Hayden doing what Lucas told him to do.
Seeing Anakin: I’ve just learned a terrible truth, I think watchmojo is a Sith Lord
I know what you have told me is true so you have gained my trust
A Sith Lord?
@@Futachimaru-502 “Yes the one we’ve been looking for”
It's treason then
@@devankgulati1637 “ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR”
I see my boy Anakin, instant dislike
Banjaxed Pictures LIAR!
@Banjaxed Pictures no one asked
@Banjaxed Pictures he didnt suck the script he got sucked
Factsb
I see that it’s a watchmojo video, instant dislike
Mojo: "Worst Actors"
Hayden: "You underestimate my powers."
@ Old Man Hayden: '' They're just trying to hold me back ! I hate SAND and i hate Mojo they're even more coarse and irritating ! LOL!
dont try it
“You were the chosen one!”
Mojo: I HAVE THE LOW GROUND
"From my point of view the Mojo is evil"
“The ability to speak does not make you intelligent”
-Qui Gon Jinn
Sees Hayden Christensen in the thumbnail:
It’s treason then.
RHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Don't make me kill you
Fabian Ramos my allegiance is to the republic to democracy!!
Hayden>entire TLJ cast.
Paulafan5 Disney ruined Star Wars
Watchmojo: Hayden Christensen in Star Wars was bad
Prequel fans: it’s treason then
It is time Commander Randomator 5000. Execute order 66
In Hayden's defense, George Lucas never showed anyone the entire script and shot the scenes out of order -- how can an actor develop a character effectively that way? GL even managed to make Natalie Portman look incapable and her other performances show otherwise.
Many movies are shot out of order. SW is not unique for that.
@@jjmanzano9 thats right, but in those cases actors are given the scripts.
@@kristophermann6528 haha, what about avengers?
Don't most movies shoot scenes out of order? Back to the Future did it and that didn't hurt anyone's performances.
None of the actors in Avengers have the full script, and it's also shot out of order. Also, Natalie Portman did a great performance given the dialogue she had.
* sees Hayden Christensen I’m thumbnail * me: the ability to speak does not make you intelligent
Man the hate Watchmojo is gonna get for putting Hayden Christensen in the thumbnail
Everyone be like: it’s treason then
It is understandable though his performance in the Star Wars prequels weren’t really great but it’s hard to imagine someone else as anakin other than Hayden Christensen
Justified.
@@axelnilsson5124 Hayden was playing awkward teen monk who lost his mother, is afraid to lose his wife, can't speak about it, should supress his emotions, suffers from nightmares. Rewatch the scenes where he finds his mom, where Padme reveals pregnancy, where he chooses before the window, all the Mustafar scenes - he is great.
@@Сайтамен maybe in those scenes but in the rest he just tries
To be fair on Hayden Chrsitan its not really his fault, it's basicy the writers that give him clunkers he'll ep 3 has his best performance when he turned to the dark side.
Anthony Barratt Then how come Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman were able to do a better job despite working with the same script? Not to mention Portman and McGregor had to face the same backlash as Christensen for those SW prequels, yet they both bounced back and went on to make amazing movies - even winning actual awards (not Razzies) in Portman’s case - whereas all the movies Hayden *_Christensen_* starred in after SW were abysmal and bombed spectacularly.
@ LucienSabre To be fair, Hayden got the worst lines out of the 3. At least in Attack of the Clones; not that that excuses his terrible delivery of them; at least by the 3rd movie he got WAY better. Portman was decent in both movies, but McGregor? Holy shit, he was the best part of the whole trilogy! Did he really receive backlash for his excellent portrayal of Obi-Wan? Or was it for just being part of what are generally considered 'bad' films of a great franchise?
@@roigergoololo3966 The second mostly.
Natalie Portman suffered backlash for both her role - I've read articles say Amidala is one of her worsts - and for being part of the trilogy who ruined the franchise.
@@LucienSabre Anakin as a character is quite more complex than obi wan and padme. So the bad script (which took a toll on all of the actors) took the biggest one on Hayden. So given with what he had to work with I think he did pretty decent in episode II. In episode III however he was top notch
I have seen him in a few other movies and he does quite well. Remember Natali Portman has been acting since she was a pre teen. This was Hayden's first real movie, and the creator of the franchise has said he WANTED Anikan to be the way Hayden played him. Then he gets torn to hell in the press for it, that would jade most people I think!
Hayden Christensen did a great job in both movies portraying Anakin how he was supposed to and honestly can we ever see anyone else in that role.. no
Wy GUY yes
@Roman Zheleznyakov I would've approached Tom welling for that role... especially Episode 3
Wy GUY yea it was just his script
He was terrible in Attack of The Clones.
E C script m8
Bro they still don't get it. Hayden Christensen IS a good actor, the thing is that the character of Anakin is suposed to be like that.
@John Cena What type of comparison is that? Of course he’s better.
@John Cena Was DiCaprio considered for the role? I just thought you were comparing the two.
@John Cena Nah thank you George Lucas for picking Hayden, nobody could have played it better. Hayden is Anakin.
@John Cena No, Hayden is Anakin. Leo is good for other movies.
@John Cena No Hayden is Anakin, Leo is Jack.
I actually really liked Hayden Christensen in the Star Wars movies 😭 I feel like he didn’t get the credit he deserved
And the backlash from fans towards jar jar not needed
@@wolfdangerbb8969 facts Ahmed best almost killed himself people be tripping
He was terrible. People try to use the bad writing as an excuse. Ive seen him act in other movies, and it isnt much better. His "anger" is pathetic and he always sounds like a whiny emo kid. His line delivery is absolutely awful.
If you like him, so be it....but objectively, his acting is mediocre at best.
@@jacen8425 see but that’s what I be saying tho like people will get mad at George Lucas because for the acting in prequels but he wasn’t the one acting
@@jacen8425 yea about the line deliveries of the prequels I don’t know why people blame it on George
Lol give Hayden Christensen a break...I don’t think anyone could have made that line sound good.
I actually think he did a good job. I feel like he portays that breakdown in his head perfectly.
Dusk Riffs everything that went wrong with anakin was the dialogue. None of it was Hayden’s fault. George is to blame
Easily best comment
Popskiptea it’s not the actor it’s the chemistry between the director and the actor
To be fair nobody in the Star Wars Prequels gave a good performance, except a few. But it's not all him...
Hayden ain’t that bad as everyone says.
No. He's actually worse. The only other actor that bad was the child who play Anakin as a little boy, but he was very young, so I didn't expect miracles. Hayden Christensen is just plain terrible.
@@pattierotondo1108 ya that little boy got picked on and now has a mental illness
I think he was okay on the third star wars
I agree, the writing was the biggest problem, he would have done better if George Lucas’ wife was still there to edit the script.
Honestly, he was not bad, episode 3 was his high point
I disagree with Hayden being included on this list. I think he acted as he was directed and was meant to be not in control of his emotions.
@John Cena how?
@John Cena Couldnt answer because you were wrong
@John Cena Then explain why he was bad in starwars looks like you didnt have an answer for Nnubbs.
“This is outrageous. It’s unfair.”
Seriously HOW is Hayden on this list?
Have no idea😭
I think it was outrageous and unfair that he was not made a master Jedi. The weaknesses in the prequel trilogy fall on Lucas. That being said, the transformation of Anakin to Darth Vader needed to be painful, in more ways than one.
@@tamilashultz9676 You're right. All of the weaknesses of the prequel trilogy fall onto George's shoulders. But considering how the prequels aren't weak at all, this is a bit of a redundant statement.
There is such a double-standard when it comes to Lucas-bashers. Anything good about Star Wars is always credited to other people, and EVERYTHING bad is "Oh, that's George's fault".
I can't stand Lucas bashers. You've driven the man away from the franchise with your incessant bitching; isn't that enough? Give it a GD rest already.
@@MrZackavelli I'm not exactly a Lucas basher. I enjoyed the prequels and Revenge of the Sith replaced The Empire Strikes Back as my favorite of the 9 episodes. No "bitching" on my part ever drove Lucas to leave the franchise because I do not bitch about it, incessant or otherwise. I think Lucas is a very good writer, but dialog is not his strong suit.
Calm your tits. :)
How the ####
I think Hayden Christensen was pretty damn good in Revenge of the Sith.
Amen
@Andy Salter than*****
Adriel Dalla Vecchia That’s probably why they chose episode 2
@Andy Salter There is no Jesus. Just obi Wan kenobi
Yes
Hayden’s performance wasn’t bad his character was just written poorly until episode 3.
yes
Hayden's performance wasn't terrible, it was just bad. His expressions were so robotic and wooden and his voice was just monotone af. Seriously it's like Tommy Wiseau without an accent
HeyIamNick the character Anakin Skywalker is suppose to be a troubled and confused man because of everything he went through as a child. That’s what Hayden Christiansen was aiming for and he did it perfectly. So shut up and Leave Hayden alone.
Don't go "until ep 3". The EP3 has the poorest writing of all of them, it's the darkest episode, the more action packed, with the most "punchlines", but the character writing is by far the poorest. So no, his character was written poorly in all the episodes, and actually ep1 anakin writing is okay (sadly the poor young actor wasn't very good and suffered from this role).
Roll Brand no he’s a bad actor
"we arent trying to say these were the worst acting performances ever"
Title: Top 20 worst acting performances of all time.
it's a "legally we are defaming nobody, we are just saying what 'people' are commenting around (a.k.a. we)" type of thing.
@@gus_valadares One of the many reasons why I haven't subscribed to this channel
I see the comment section defending Hayden Christensen.
Me: " I love democracy"
Dude, your not dead?
Evaldas Preibys nah bro. Faked his death to get away his demon wife.
@@3h127 Okaaaayyy then
I was literally just thinking of commenting this right as I saw your comment
Kurt Cobain I’m a big fan sir
Hey.. Wait a minute. George Lucas himself liked Hayden's performance
Edit: Ok, I did NOT think this would've gotten sooo many likes.
But
I'll accept it.
Well...of course. George Lucas was the director. Hayden's performance is the way it is because George approved of it. The final product would inevitably be something George was satisfied with because he had full control as a director. Same goes for any other movie.
@@visualsforyou7120 he portrayed the character that was written, did you expect him to create his own idea of how the character should be or something? He completely represented ani
@@T_M_E_8 What? I have no idea how you took that away from my comment. All I'm saying is that George Lucas would inevitably like and approve the performance because he was the director. George Lucas liking the performance means nothing since he was one of the people who created it and the performance wouldn't be the way it is if he disliked it. I didn't give any opinion on Hayden Christensen's acting...
@@thighguy4534 (Buzzer sound)
I'm sorry, that's incorrect.
The script was great.
.....That isn’t saying much
Hayden Christensen shouldn’t be on this list people!
Yep I agree it makes me mad that people say he played that role bad honestly it was perfect
you know how opinions work right? I mean you obviously don't but just because they say his performance is bad doesn't mean you have to agree, make your own video instead of bitching about someone elses opinion video
@@mikeox_is_small lol yeah and this is our opinion maybe u don't know how opinions work eveyone aloud to do it get over your self
Yes he should
@@KayMarieD your obviously not a star wars fan so its fine
Hayden Christensen isn’t a bad actor it’s just that the lines he were given were terrible. Personally I think he did a good job especially in 3. Just look at his acting during the duel between anakin and obi wan and his transitions into darth Vader.I don’t think any actor in Hollywood can make the line “I don’t like sand,” good. Lucas is infamous for writing bad dialogue. I’m pretty sure Harrison Ford threatened to tie him up and make him say han’s original lines.
Poor direction too
The lines in my opinion one supposed to be terrible I don't even think they were neighbor was captured a struggling Jedi Knight who is constantly untrusted bye in corrupt and broken Society of Sailfin forged idiotic Jedi I left forgotten what it's like to be a Jedi and rely too much on politics I think I could see some similarities to our world he's not trusted he's told to do things dice treasonous and the only thing to a father figure is using him yeah I can kind of understand the way he would talk.
No one could've pulled off a performance like Hayden Christiansen in the Mustafar Scene in ROTS
True.
I'm loving all the Hayden defense comments.
@@robswitzer8334 well he doesn't deserve all that hate
@@i8qiwjwjduwi No because he's a talented actor and did what was asked of him. Just look at his facial expressions. He nailed a 20-ish guy who knows he's more talented than all his "superiors" but gets no recognition for it.
Those scenes still make me bawl my eyes out when I rewatch them, courtesy of both their good acting. Just seeing one of my favourite brotherly bonds crumble like that. It's too much...
If Hayden Christensen seen this comment section I think he would be very happy
@@treygowdyspurpletie9878 was that supposed to be an insult, how bad are your other ones?
I hope so...
14:34
*POV: YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE CLONE WARS AND YOU TALK ABOUT STAR WARS*
1. Kristen Stewart played it right in Twilight
2. Hayden played the character right, its just the character was written bad
Yes on both!
Padme acting was so bland and unbeleivable. I think Hayden did the best he could in a love arc with her.
@@jedediahgordon4064 ugh....Hayden was so bad that the film is unwatchable. Nathalie was not much better. Seems obvious that the director wanted them to be cartoon characters, but Hayden was dreadful.
Hayden’s facial expressions were painful, especially the creepy eyes he was giving Padme behind her back
I would have put Hayden at No. 1 as the worst performance of all time. An unknown actor hand picked by Lucas himself.
Johnny Depps acting wasn’t bad In the movie, it was just a bad movie all together. Not his fault
I love that movie it's not a bad movie all together it's incredibly clever and the mustache puke joke is adorable
The original books aren’t bad. Just a terrible adaptation.
@@markiangooley I'm glad you have an opinion my opinion is the same and as a person who grew up with fully unlocked cable in her bedroom since the 1970s when it first came out and I have seen everything known to man just about I would say that my scope is pretty learned and I can tell you what is a stupid movie that is not a stupid movie it's clever and cute the scenery is beautiful the sets are beautiful the clothing is beautiful the subject matter is fun and mysterious why does everybody need to hate something if you want to hate something ...... Hate the Nick Cage movie named Mandy
I wstched the first half and hated it. But when I came back the next day and finished it, I realized that the humor was so different, that it was me that had to make the adjustment. And when I did, I really enjoyed the second half.
Same thing can be said about Sherlock Gnomes. *gets shot by Viacommunists (that’s what I’d call defenders of Viacom’s actions that are so bad they should be illegal)!
Watch Mojo: puts Anakin on the list
Anakin: This is outrageous it's unfair!!
Phasma: he's so stupid to think he's any good my troops could kill him easily
@@minaashido5678 SHHHHHHHH
14:21 "I accuse you of anti prequel behaviour. The court finds you guilty and sentences you to be shot."
The problem is not Kristen, it's Bella, the most boring character ever.
Cristhine J the problem is totally her. In all her movies the same acting same expression faces same everything... she never transmit a thing in all her movies!
@@mariabedolla124 Just like the character.
Cristhine J In ALL her movies she has the same character? I don’t want to be rude at all but please tell me one movie that she had be done a good performance.
@@mariabedolla124 Panic Room, she was 12 and was able to play a character going into an asthma attack. She can act, she just doesn't get roles that shows it
@@mariabedolla124 I thought you meant on the twilight movies. I haven't watched any of her other movies, so I really don't know if she is a good actor or not.
Hayden plays a soft wining jedi, if the scripts said so, he just did his job.
Watch his screentest with Natalie. It's gold. That's the character he should have been in the prequels.
And Ewan had the same script and did better? What does that tell you? 🤔
@@Paulafan5 Should have been? That's not for you to decide.
@Jacob Merchand I list: Anakin lost a mother whom he could not visit because of the rules of the Jedi, even then he destroyed the Tuskens and ceased to trust the order. The Chancellor always treated him well and encouraged his ambitions. Further, he angrily killed the unarmed Dooku, breaking the code, was not given the title of master and was forced to spy on the chancellor, was not allowed to battle with Grievous, he saw Padme die, as he did with his mother, and Palpy promised to save her, plus promised strength, power and immortality, he was jealous of Obi-Wan, while Windu wanted to kill unarmed Palpy before his eyes, although the head of the Jedi himself ... Well, when Windu slammed, there was no turning back, only to complete the work of the empire. No, yeah ... I didn’t even watch the series.
"we're not saying we necessarily think these are the worst acting performances, ever."
Than don't name your video "Top 20 Worst Acting Performances of all time"
Exactly
Lol
FACTS THANK YOU
Hayden Christensen was such an amazing actor in my own opinion. It fits the attitude of Anakin Skywalker, a boy who was impatient and was always being too hard on himself. Hayden literally killed the role, I can’t believe or understand why he is in this list. He’s one of my favourite actors as well.
Sofia Coppola in Godfather III only #20?
Nick Carlson fr, should’ve been top 5
That was my first thought upon starting the video, lol
Lifeless, emtionless, expressionless. All less.
Lifeless, emtionless, expressionless. All less. The fact that she did not became a REAL actress afterwards should have made her in the top 3
Nick Carlson everyone thinks she sucks. Poor Sofia, I thought she was ok, but I liked her in “Peggy Sue Got Married”.
Dragon ball Evolution
Has the worst Acting I’ve ever seen
true
jordan l t That movie was a disgrace to the franchise
shit you’re right, why wasn’t any of those actors on the list
That movie makes me sick that I will never watch it again. Also, don’t forget to mention The Last Airbender. Overall, f*ck’ em!
Last airbender is worse
Watchmojo putting Hayden and Johnny on the list:"I don't fear you, "
Every one in the comments:"then you will die braver than the most."
Coppola’s performance was excruciatingly painful to watch for real 😂
Perfectly shows why actors hate working with untrained amateurs.
@Tom Haskett
They were untrained amateurs once too...maybe someone should have turned their back on them?
Hayden was amazing as Anakin he fit Anakin’s profile perfectly
Simpleton.
bland shallow monotone voice like a sociopathic stalker?!? yeah nope
@@heyiamnick4144 lol nobody cares that you don't like him stop replying to all comments saying otherwise
@@FelixS. Dozens of simpletons are egregiously hurt by that comment.
Studio Tefałen I have the same rights as you you dumb twat, I can say whatever the fuck i want. So just think about it, maybe if deluded lil fanboys like you didn’t say such nonsensical garbage like “HaYdEn GoOd aCtoR hE NoT bAd” I wouldn’t reply?! Ever thought about that?!?
Sees hayden christensen in thumbnail: I hate watch mojo, its course and roughand irritating, and it gets every where in the recomended tab.
I don't get all the hate aimed at Hayden, the whole point behind his trip to the dark side was the fact he was a spoiled brat unable to control his emotions. He was annoying and everything that goes with it, that was the whole point lol
His facial expressions were on point, and I do think he was great in both movies. In fact, I can't think of anyone better for the part. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, though, of course.
No it was the the fact he was put on such a padstel that he had all these expectations and his then his feelings conflicting with the jedi is what teally turned him abd the fact he couldnt control the death of his loved ones and friends
@@davantebarbain3216 exactly, he couldn't deal with it aka control his emotions.
MrKrisWhyNot there’s a difference between that and being a whining brat.
Lucy Hurst yeah he kinda just put it the wrong way the first time lmao
i dont understand it. people call him whiny and spoilt. he was a slave all his life, his mother had just died and he couldve saved her if it werent for obi wan and the jedi order.
When I see Hayden on the list: It's Treason Then
ACTIVATES RED LIGHTSABER.
George Lucas himself said he loved Hayden Christensen's performance as Anakin Skywalker. Anakin was poorly written as a character. In fact, this countdown has the wrong name. It should be titled: Top 20 worst written characters played by good actors. If only WatchMojo could get their countdown names right.
ADD Waltz's Blofeld to ur list
You're going by George Lucas' judgment of acting?
@@jp3813 If that was the case then Natalie Portman should've sucked in later movies and had her career just bomb.
@@tcrpgfan Nobody in this thread was even talking about Portman in the first place.
@@jp3813 No they weren't, but they WERE judging someone's acting ability by the quality of the script. Hayden Christensen has been in other things and he himself wasn't terrible, in them. He just had shit dialogue to deal with. Same with Natalie Portman.
Hayden’s portrayal as Anakin was brilliant. Y’all just shut up
his performance was robotic af. His voice was just girly and monotone. Sure the script was bad but he's just not a good actor either. The only time where he's toleratable is when he's in the Vader suit so we don't see his bland facial expressions and when JEJ voices the character so we don't hear his monotone voice.
Tessa Lee it was I really enjoyed him
HeyIamNick the first part of what you said there is why his acting was genius. Anakin didn’t know how to feel because all of the Jedi were constantly telling him that he can’t be sad and can’t mourn the loss of his mother because that would lead to fear which leads to the dark side. Anakin was supposed to be an emotionless soldier, so the best way to portray him was exactly how Hayden Christensen did.
Liam Rooney dude acting like you don’t know how to feel and acting like a piece of toast isn’t the same fucking thing. He SUCKED as Anakin because he’s just not that good of an actor to actually portray the complexity and emotional range. He was capable of portraying 2 emotions properly and that’s already being generous.
HeyIamNick it’s sad how wrong you are
Hayden Christensen is an amazing actor, he shouldn't be in that list.
And now he's joining Kenobi and Ahsoka series 🧡🤍💙
Absolutely!!
Hahahahahahaha you can’t be serious?
@@masonbaker2377 your the only on that isn't lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Mannequin Skywalker
THATS THE CHARACTER OF ANAKIN SKYWALKER. HIM BEING A BIT WEIRD WAS PART OF THE ROLE OF BEING ANAKIN. ITS EARLY SIGNS THAT HE IS GONNA TURN TO THE DARK SIDE.
Hayden doesn’t deserve to be in this least, but at least we are gonna see him again in the new series!
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@@poserbob7372 hello there
@@AnkaraMessi-p8g general kenobi
Brooo Obi Wan vs Vader Pre-Episode IV. This is gonna be sickkkkkkk.
Hayden Christensen was awesome in Star Wars. Especially he nailed his transition to the Sith.
coughWORSTSUPPORTINGACTORcough....
He was the best when he was angry
He was decent in Revenge of the Sith. But in Attack of the Clones it was just awkward to watch him. Ewan McGregor and Christopher Lee saved that movie from being unwatchable.
His anger before fighting Obi-wan was super forced. He sounded awkward and unsure if he should yell or simply speak in a quieter but deadly tone. Soooo... he yelled and it was awful.
His “I HATE YOU” reminded me of 13 year old me when my parents grounded me
@@dpax2195 nah fam
Kristen Stewart isn't a bad actress. She portrayed her character exactly like in the book.
Saoirse Joyce actually yeah that is true 😂
I never read the saga, but many people say it was because the character was poorly written.
@@nicol8423 I read the whole book series. Bella was a bland, uninteresting, stupid teen character I've ever read that i cringed lol. Kristen Stewart did a good job in portraying her because she made her character likable than it was in the book. I agree that her character, bella was just poorly written. I think the author went unimaginative with it. I've seen a few of her movies like The Runaways with Dakota Fanning and On The Road (she was wild there haha) and they're pretty good.
But she uses the same emotion (emotionless) and facial expressions in EVERY movie she's in
Saoirse Joyce
That’s SO true!
Hayden's potrayal of Anakin was perfect and nobody can deny it
It's kinda sad, though. It's not always the actor's fault. If they've got a bad script or director, even the best in acting can look bad.
For sure! If Tommy Wiseau would have had a better writer and director he could have been incredible!
@@calebschad6925 WhAt?!?? He WAS?!! 😉😁🤣
The real Bruce Wayne would be able to figure it out... js
@@DangHarrisMedia Bruce Wayne deleted his comments 😢 I think you made him sad, you meanie! 😡
Haha, poor "Bruce" - well, we'll always have our screenshots 🤣
Me who sees Hayden Christensen at number 5: what, how can you do this, this is outrages, it's unfair!!! Hayden Christensen performed Anakin very well
Christen in my opinion he did a grest Job as Anakin Skywalker
by being robotic and monotone and bland?!? Oh yeah great job. He couldn't portray 3 different emotions, his voice literally sounds the same whether he's angry or making jokes or just calm and collected. It's funny how Darth Vader a guy in a fucking mask and voiced by a different actor had 1000000 times more personality than Hayden Cringensen's portrayal.
@Cole Mackenzie just what i was about to say
Cole Mackenzie LMFAO dude Star Wars theory openly admitted that he’s a fucking prequels fanboy meaning he’s BIASED towards them. If somebody who’s actually purely analytic and objective wants to discuss this I’m willing to listen but so far everyone has some form of biased emotional connection to Hayden and the prequels (because you people grew up with them or some shit like that). Dude I even grew up with the prequels but you don’t see me favouring them because of my childhood emotions and shit. Personal opinions are irrelevant it’s all about an objective analytic approach. I see them for what they are, BAD MOVIES. Okay ROTS is actually good but some praise it like it’s the 21st century version of the godfather.....it’s a good movie but it’s nowhere near great or a masterpiece, it still has all the garbage dialogue and robotic acting!
Tadeo Pratolongo yeah right listen to the guy who’s biased towards the prequels trying to make up some excuses for why Hayden Cringensen’s performance was supposed to be good. The guy just isn’t a good actor all of his performances weren’t good, he’s always monotone and bland and robotic. His emotional acting range is so short a guy with 3 fingers could count them on one hand.
He did great in my opinion, I mean anakin was young he was still learning you cant expect him to be a master of life right away, they say he was a whiny teenager which I get, dudes growing up just like we do with hardships left and right, he was a deeply troubled young man and Christensen gave us it's sad people dont stop and analyze things for what there worth
The guy who played Anakin had awesome acting performance, he did exactly as the Anakin character is described as, I don’t know what your talking about
His acting wasn't awful, but it wasn't perfect either
This is such an insult to put Hayden on here. He was a great cast for Vader
Exactly!
He looked the part, yes, but his acting was terrible.
@John Cena After the Obi Wan series, he definitely was a great cast.
@@karnerblue7658 Yall say this without ever saying why it was terrible
And then yall say its because it was cringe or corny but you also dont say why it was cringe or corny because that would prove its the writing.
Hayden acted exactly the way George wanted.
And it was not a great idea by Lucas. One of the problems that led to Disney buying Star Wars was his ego. Unfortunately, he was surrounded by yes-men.
Exactly, anakin is a child raised as a slave, spent 12 years without a mom, introverted, surrounded by space wizards who dont teach him modern literature; makes complete sense why he was weird and creepy when he finally meets the girl he lived since the age of 9. After attack of the clones and spending more time with padme he becomes more romantic and passionate as shown in the clone wars. People should stop saying that hayden is bad actor for portraying a perfect character, just say you dont like ani as a character cause he is not in your liking.
Its says performance yes george told him what to say but his performance was wank
Not just little experience in acting but also campy dialogue, and maybe some not so stellar direction.
@@nicholascahyadi2770 This is complete BS. You are utterly clueless.
Johnny Depp was not a bad actor. He's one of the best actors of our time and I stan him. His acting is just his own style. It's not awful, its unique.
Thank you
But he has starred in terrible movies like Mortdecai and The Lone Ranger.
Also, he is a great actor, but he has some bad performances. He's not an acting God
The moment I saw Hayden in the thumbnail I thought
Him? On the worst acting list? It's treason, then
*_#1 Sophia Coppola_* Imagine if Winona Ryder pulled down the role instead. Oi! What a friggin' shame!
I just wondered that....I had forgotten how she was the perfect age then.
It would still be an average movie with one more grear actor/actress
good thing she moved onto directing
DJ Lizzy B that movie sucked FFC should have left it at 2 acclaimed movies. It’s not Sofia’s fault - it’s her daddy’s
yeah FFC got greedy
Nobody:
George Lucas: Ooh yes, what about a line about Anakins opinion on sand.
Loved that line he is a young boy in love lol
WHERE IS THE LAST AIRBENDER LIVE ACTION. there is so much bad acting in that one
We need a list called top 20 worst acting moments in that ‘film’
I watch that movie to know what an actor shouldn't do.
WHAT? THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS... IT'S UNFAIR. HOW CAN YOU BE ON THIS LIST AFTER DELIVERING A GREAT PERFORMANCE ?
Anakin had to be emotionally unstable for his eventual turn towards the dark side, every dark act he did was based on emotion, grief or anger.. Hayden played his character to perfection..
This feels kinda wrong to blame the actors, they didnt write the characters, like Johnny Depp and Arnold are really good actors and they delivered the characters the way that they were written, so i feel like this video should be top worst written characters or something
I know it was campy but I enjoyed Arnold as Mr Freeze. The major problem with the movie was too many big named stars that had to be given major roles. If I am correct, wasn't this the one that Tim Burton backed out of?
Putting hayden here for the star wars prequels is the same as putting Emilia Clarke here for game of Thrones SE 8
Not the actors fault but the writers
Yet Hayden was surrounded by other actors who had the same script who aren't as singled out for their performances as much as Hayden. Bad scripts disadvantage actors ,yes, but better actors can salvage a performance that avoid critical lashing and dwell in the realm of mediocrity. Lesser actors will stick out a mile as the worst part of a bad production. In this case, Hayden is the weakest link
@@lindomthembu4017 For me Natalie was worst than him, she is indeed a great actress but in SW she was very "average" compare to him, who was a new face. But still like her though as Padme.
Except he’s been terrible in all the other stuff he’s been in too, otherwise you might have a point haha
I think Johnny Depp is a real great actor I don’t understand why he’s on this list I think you guys are crazy!
Johnny Depp IS a great actor. In general. But he was excruciatingly god-awful in Mortdecai so he deserves a spot on this list. Just like how Hallie Berry is a great actress most of the time but that doesn’t make her any less terrible in Catwoman
Anakin was great this is bs.
Was my fav char from the entire SW franchise.
Not your typical weeab hell yeah ✊
@Andy Salter Harrison Ford wasn't that good and he himself has said so in interviews (he doesn't even like the character). And yea I think he was better than Carrie Fisher, Alec and Mark Hamill.
It doesn't mean I didn't like their roles and the way they played them but Hayden was just my favorite.
I think in the movies Carrie lacked personality; Alec didn't portray obi wan nearly as good as Ewan McGregor, being just an old man wandering waiting to die and imo Mark Hamill only shined in episode 6.
Despite the script, Hayden, or should I say Anakin, was one of the few (if not the only one) characters that actually presented development and personality throughout the episodes, not to mention the only character in the entire franchise to have struggles and moral values and managed to pass them onto the viewer. The growth into the hero messiah and downfall into the villain was brilliantly portrayed by the actor that you can actually feel his struggles and regrets. I mean come on, episode 3, do I have to say more? That was the best fight in the whole franchise. His stare spoke a thousand words.
If you don't agree with me that's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion and I can understand how hardcore SW fans can be so I will not dissuade your argument, but this is mine. Han solo is just a typical cool guy, Old Obi wan is a Jake Skywalker, Luke is a generic hero and Leia is a generic princess with no power of will or freedom of choice. All these characters are just playing the role of filling/linking plot instead of being actually meaningful for the story. Han is there just to provide a ship, Leia is there just as a reason for Luke to meet Vader and Old Jake kenobi is just there to make sure Luke meets Leia to meet Vader. But I digress as that is the script to blame, but performance wise, I think Harrison Ford, no matter how much I actually like the actor and the character, looks forced. Carrie, again, no personality. Alec simply a Jake Skywalker and Luke a generic hero portrayal.
I loved the movies and the franchise, but come on, despite the golden bikini scene, did you actually feel anything for the characters that you mentioned? Were you touched when Leia said she loved Han? Did the obi wans death actually shock you? From all these characters and actors the only one that actually showed emotions was Luke and despite the performance of him mourning obi wan and the final battle, I didn't feel a drop of empathy for the character or the actor. Obi wan dies, life goes on. Vader dies, life goes on. It's almost like he forgotten the characters every time a new episode comes out. The only character I actually felt emotions for was Anakin. Anger, sadness, confusion, empathy. All that in every episode. His actions, life choices and overall, his life, actually had an impact on the character and on the actor portraying it. Only Hayden managed to transmit emotions beyond just showing them and if you think otherwise feel free to tell me why I'm wrong, I'll gladly read and reply :)
@Andy Salter Also, I don't get how you're that surprised about Carrie Fisher. I mean, any of the actors you mentioned already did a better job in leaps and boundries than Carrie...
@Andy Salter lmao why are u getting so Salty wtf?
1) Kristin played Bella exactly how she was written, so she actually did a really good job.
2) Hayden didn’t do bad, his character was written poorly.
3) how is #3 not #1?
1) "Bella gaped, opening and closing her mouth like a dying fish. She stared blankly, almost as though she was confused by the process of breathing." ☑ Brilliant job!
2) Agreed.
She legit acts the same in every film she's in,like she's a wooden plank.
And how is number 20 not in the top 3
shut up skank.
She had one expression for almost everything
And the same xpression in Snow White and the huntsman
That’s what was annoying
Lucas had a horrible script for the prequels. It's not Christensen's fault
Yeah I think he did really good for what he was given
Well give him some credit he did write obi-wan
DuckTheCat ASMR yeah Lucas did some great things but also some not so great thing
@@Faux_Fox_ obi wan was flat and boring in those movies
Lucas has a good imagination but crappy dialogue-writing skills. Always.
Hey, back off. Hayden did a great job as Anakin Skywalker. Sure, the acting wasn't Oscar worthy, since, you know, it wasn't a DRAMA movie, but he definitely nailed it.
Nobody could replace Hayden as Anakin. Period.
And you putting him on the list it's an act of treason.
Mace and the boys: In the name of the Galactic Senate of The Republic, you're under arrest, WatchMojo.
**"Number 18: Steven Segal, every single film."**
There, I corrected it for you Mojo.
I think watchmojo just hates Sandler and Christensen
What do you mean you think?
Nick Ferrett true.
No, no...they truly do suck
So do others lol
I THINK SO
Travolta has had more career ups and downs than an elevator.
Travolta wasn't that bad in that film. It's not as awful as people make it out to be. Not good, but I've seen much, much worse. Fanastic Four reboot, for instance.
😂😂😂😂😂 I like JT but good joke.
Johnny Depp as well, don't you think?
He dances well. His acting sucks.
i don’t think battle field earth is really his type of movie
I know its been said here already but Il still say again. Hayden should not be here. His monotone delivery is based on Vader's voice
You’re tearing me apart Watchmojo!!
based
Why are you so hysterical?!
MegaMitchell07 Do you understand life? Do you?!
Did no one get the damn joke?
Wow, no one gets the joke, THE ROOM, 🙄
I'm liking all the love for Hayden in the comments. I hope we see him in Episode 9.
Nobody is really interested in the new characters; and that's a problem. "Bring back Palpatine or Anakin..."
Same dude same
@@Paulafan5 exactly bro!!!bring back the old ones
Hayden Christensen did pretty good job in SW: ROTS.
Also, look up Shattered Glass.
3:11: Rosie Huntington Whiteley is better than Megan Fox. There i said it.
Chase Hedgee I agree with episode three too
Not hotter tho
@@chasehedges6775 lmao ha GAAYYYY
She is better at least she had a personality
Shattered Glass: I just commented the same!
“I’m sorry I didn’t catch your gnome..NAME!!” -mike Myers😂😂😂😂
Hayden was supposed to be awkward and cringy as he is a teen with no experience flirting because it's against the Jedi sode