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Movies

EnergizedLib

(2,232 posts) Mon Dec 23, 2024, 08:28 AM Monday

Characters you like better than who portrayed them? [View all]

Who is a character, or characters, from a movie franchise that you like, but you don’t personally like the person who portrayed them?

An example for me - I like Martin Riggs from Lethal Weapon, but I don’t like Mel Gibson.

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Characters you like better than who portrayed them? [View all] EnergizedLib Monday OP

Sean vs Robin if..fish..had..wings Monday #1

I like the tv series Reacher better than the movie . Alan Ritchskn not Tom Cruise. Srkdqltr Monday #2

Alan Ritchskn is believable as Reacher, Tom Cruise is physically inadequate to be Reacher. TexLaProgressive Monday #5

Me too. I read the books, Cruise was not Reacher in any way. Srkdqltr Monday #6

Pretty much every character Chris Pratt plays AZSkiffyGeek Monday #3

Jim Garrison in JFK; Elliott Ness in The Untouchables Mike 03 Monday #4

Gibson consistently makes better movies than Costner. Sneederbunk Monday #7

Blanche Hudson JoseBalow Monday #8