Saturday, May 5, 2012

Stranger Career?

Who do you think has had a stranger acting career, Sean Connery or James Earl Jones?  Let's break down some of their biggest movie credits:
  • Sean Connery - Greatest James Bond ever, The Untouchables, A Bridge Too Far, James Bond, Highlander (I had to add that one), The Hunt for Red October (only movie that he starred in that also included James Earl Jones), James Effing Bond, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and I can't stress this enough, James Bond, the most memorable spy in cinematic history.
  • James Earl Jones - Voice of Darth Vader, Roots, Coming To America, Darth Effing Vader, Field of Dreams, Every Voice-over Ever (and the ones he didn't do where done by Morgan Freeman), and I can't stress this enough, Darth Vader, the most memorable villain in cinematic history.
You see, they have done some great work and are immortalized for being James Bond and the voice of Darth Vader and we will never forget them.  Now, ask today's teenager who these guys are and here is what they will answer:
  • Sean Connery - "Wasn't he that old dude in The Rock?"
  • James Earl Jones - "He was the voice of Mufasa, I love The Lion King!"
I feel like these two guys should be remembered from better moments in their careers other than a Michael Bay movie and a kid's flick (even if that movie was pretty good).  Seriously, Michael Bay is an idiot.

"No Simba, I am your father.....what?  You already knew that?  Oops, wrong movie."

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