Bill Paxton's Finest Performance

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Which is Bill Paxton's finest performance?

Hudson (whiny guy from "Aliens")
2
13%
Chet (mean brother in "Weird Science")
3
20%
Simon (sleazy used car salesmen in "True Lies")
2
13%
Bill (tornado chaser in "Twister")
3
20%
Brock (Titanic junk looter in "Titanic")
2
13%
Rich Bad Guy (Rich bad guy in "Vertical Limit")
3
20%
 
Total votes: 15

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Bill Paxton's Finest Performance

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Bill Paxton is my favorite actor! (No really, I'm serious!)

But... which of his career-defining roles was truly the best? That is for you to decide!

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Post by gannon »

since I only remember him from true lies, that's what I voted :P
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His role in "Weird Science" was good. (I recognized the character description before I recognized the name.)

Who will be the first to link him to Kevin Bacon in 6 steps or less? :P
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i chose titanic, it was a great preformance, that would have been funny if he also played his grandfather on the titanic (if he was there)
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Post by Reaperman@home »

Bill Paxton? you surely can't mean the Bill Paxton...

which mega-role was his best...

Maybe it was the one where he freed the Jews from Egypt...oh wait, that wasn't him....
Or was he the one with all the in-and-out ultraviolence...wait...no...
How about that time he was the guy with the 3 Austin Minis...

no, wait! He was the one played useless #3 in Aliens! I loved that part.

I shouldn't talk, Peter Sellers and Godzilla are my favs.
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Post by soundwave »

What was that movie, they show it on Scifi from time to time...the one where he kills demons in the name of god. I thought that was a pretty female of the dog species' movie.

I was never a huge fan of Twister, dont remember him from Weird Science. And havent seen any of the others.
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Post by rawls »

Why not put in Predator 2 or Navy SEALS? He plays the same guy in those ones too.

I like it when he is a little farther over the edge than normal. So my vote is either for his character in Brain Dead or The Dark Backward.
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Post by Triton »

i loved twister! all those great continuity errors! its a classic sorta
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soundwave wrote:What was that movie, they show it on Scifi from time to time...the one where he kills demons in the name of god. I thought that was a pretty female of the dog species' movie.

I was never a huge fan of Twister, dont remember him from Weird Science. And havent seen any of the others.
i think i know what you are talking about i forgot the name of the move i think it started with an F but was he a god hand killer and had 2 sons?
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Post by rawls »

inuyasha wrote:
soundwave wrote:What was that movie, they show it on Scifi from time to time...the one where he kills demons in the name of god. I thought that was a pretty female of the dog species' movie.

I was never a huge fan of Twister, dont remember him from Weird Science. And havent seen any of the others.
i think i know what you are talking about i forgot the name of the move i think it started with an F but was he a god hand killer and had 2 sons?
The movie is called Frailty and was actually directed by Paxton as well.
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Post by jaytee »

infidels!

paxton will forever be known as hudson!

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Post by demonofaj »

how about when he was the wannabe cop in Predator 2 :lol: :cry: :oops: :P :P :P :P
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