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Old 07-25-09, 09:51 PM
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Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

That kids in college?! This makes me feel old.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Seems like he had some issues as Anakin Skywalker. WTF has he done since Phantom Menace? Like film wise....

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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

he sounds a bit bitter and depressed.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

yeah...sucks to be him I guess.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

He actually looks like the Anakin in Return of the Jedi, unlike Hayden.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

It wasn't his fault Phantom Menace sucked but I guess unlike Lucas, Jake Lloyd has had to spend the last 10 years in the real world dealing with it.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Yeah he is shaping up to be the ROTJ Anakin!

I thought he was ok in TPM, i mean how else is a kid supposed to act? Now Hayden... there was a fuckup.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Apparently, Chubbykin Skywalker spent his high school years getting the force kicked out of him.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

This was just sad. He's puffy, sarcastic, bitter, and he kind of comes off like a retarded person.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
It wasn't his fault Phantom Menace sucked but I guess unlike Lucas, Jake Lloyd has had to spend the last 10 years in the real world dealing with it.
Pretty much what I got out of it.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Originally Posted by BullGooseLoony
This was just sad. He's puffy, sarcastic, bitter, and he kind of comes off like a retarded person.

To me he came off like someone who has to deal with getting shit from puffy, sarcstic, bitter, retarded fans for the last ten years who blame him for ruining their lives.

I always felt sorry for the kid. He was terrible in the film and the person that deserved 100% of the blame was the person that cast and directed him (and wrote the cringe worthy dialogue).
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

If anything, he can be the new Wil Wheaton.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Originally Posted by Paul_SD
To me he came off like someone who has to deal with getting shit from puffy, sarcstic, bitter, retarded fans for the last ten years who blame him for ruining their lives.

I always felt sorry for the kid. He was terrible in the film and the person that deserved 100% of the blame was the person that cast and directed him (and wrote the cringe worthy dialogue).
I'd even say that he wasn't a terrible child actor----if he had been given decent dialogue and direction he could have pulled off the role.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Wow, that is depressing. He was a kid. He was told to act that way. That wasn't his fault. If he had a better director and writer, he would of been great.

Hayden Christensen was good in "Life as a House" Now he did the Star Wars movies, he can't act anymore.

George Lucas must have the force to suck the acting ability out of someone when they are making a movie.

Jake Lloyd was in Jingle All the Way.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Originally Posted by Match
George Lucas must have the force to suck the acting ability out of someone when they are making a movie.
It took Natalie Portman a couple of years to learn how to act again after her disastrous performances under his "direction".
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Originally Posted by NoirFan
It took Natalie Portman a couple of years to learn how to act again after her disastrous performances under his "direction".
actually in-between the "movies" she did "Garden State" (one of my favorite movies of all time), "Closer" (which was excellent), "Cold Mountain" (i believe), and of course "V For Vendetta" (released same year as "Sith"),but since "V" she has actually petered out a bit. hopefully "Thor" will get her out of her rut.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

He may be bitter about school but unless you hear from someone else you'll never know. He could have been a big "dick" after TPM and so other kids....
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

He should only be bitter because he can't act, period. I doubt his acting "career" would have gone anywhere even without TPM.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Originally Posted by Match
Hayden Christensen was good in "Life as a House" Now he did the Star Wars movies, he can't act anymore.

I recommend you watch Shattered Glass, where Hayden gave an awesome performance as Stephen Glass, a writer for the New Republic who invented the news stories and got caught.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Originally Posted by leacha
He may be bitter about school but unless you hear from someone else you'll never know. He could have been a big "dick" after TPM and so other kids....
He comes off like a complete douche, and I want to punch him in the face after watching that video. I couldn't imagine dealing with him and his crappy/douchey attitude on a daily basis.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Originally Posted by dx23
I recommend you watch Shattered Glass, where Hayden gave an awesome performance as Stephen Glass, a writer for the New Republic who invented the news stories and got caught.
i loooove "Shattered Glass"!!
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

Somebody told me he still wants the Turbo Man Doll lol
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

This poor bastard probably had to endore years of students taunting "Yippee!!!" at him.
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Re: Jake Lloyd A.K.A Anakin Skywalker 10 years later...

I still can't believe Lucas picked this kid over Haley Joel Osment.


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