A SERIOUS DISCUSSION: Is Bill Paxton the greatest sci-fi actor ever. Of all time?

[Carolinas Identity*]

You should watch it

 

[What the Faulk]

That's on my list along with Invasion of the Body Snatchers, mostly because I've seen the ending about a million times but I've never actually seen the full thing

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Also a Jeff Goldblum film.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

If any of y'all want a campy, but effective horror movie, I highly recommend "The Beast Must Die"

Peter Cushing at his finest and one of my all time favorites.

 

[DaveG]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Also a Jeff Goldblum film.

And The Fly.

 

[ChuckW]

Bill Paxton or Bill Pullman?

Just kidding. But if Paxton had Pullman's Independence Day on his resume there would be no question he was the greatest ever SF actor.

Paxton was also in Edge of Tomorrow (Live, Die, Repeat) which was actually a good movie. Also, Twister and Vertical Limit! Never forget those.

Victim Dude (Vertical limit): "Are you going to kill me now?"
Evil Bill Paxton: "Yes."
...then he kills him.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

This is what Bill Paxton means to me. This movie made me a weather geek when I was 10 and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I even wanted to be a meteorologist for a couple of years, which was probably the first thing I thought I wanted to be when I grew up. Now I'm a CPA. I have no idea how I started at weatherman and arrived at accountant.

Kurt Russell:

The Thing
Snake (Escape movies)
Jack Burton
Stargate

This is what Kurt Russell means to me. I think it's clear I'm the odd man out here.

 

[ChuckW]

No. Kurt Russell is JACK BURTON.

Freakin' Jack Burton. The Pork Chop Express.

YOU LEAVE JACK BURTON ALONE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyYyXWeZxSU

 

[Unsustainable]

No. Kurt Russell is JACK BURTON.

Freakin' Jack Burton. The Pork Chop Express.

YOU LEAVE JACK BURTON ALONE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyYyXWeZxSU

Jack Burton is awesome.

 

[gocanes88]

John Carpenter. I always forget that there was an original, though I've never seen it. The newest one actually wasn't terrible either.

 

[tarheelhockey]

No. Kurt Russell is JACK BURTON.

Freakin' Jack Burton. The Pork Chop Express.

YOU LEAVE JACK BURTON ALONE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyYyXWeZxSU

In every other movie, AFAIC it's just Jack Burton in disguise as some other dude.