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Kodos
04-03-2009, 11:21 AM
Awesome, or awful?
PadresFan104
04-03-2009, 11:22 AM
Awesome
Bad-example
04-03-2009, 11:30 AM
Oh man, I recall the SNL skit when Sigourney Weaver was host. The person that played Paxton's role (Dana Carvey?) was way over the top. Hilarious.

Paxton was awesome in Aliens.
RendeR
04-03-2009, 12:11 PM
Bill Paxton is the Ryan Leaf of feature films.
Sun Tzu
04-03-2009, 12:19 PM
Bill Paxton is to Aliens what Wignasty is to FOFC.
Qwikshot
04-03-2009, 12:38 PM
Paxton was awesome in "Aliens", I loved Hudson.

I heard he was even better in "Near Dark".
Swaggs
04-03-2009, 12:45 PM
After reading this, I got to wondering what movie character would headline Paxton's obituary if he died today.

Would it be Hudson in Aliens? Chet in Weird Science? The treasure hunter in Titanic? Apollo 13 (never seen it)? Morgan Earp?

Dude's been in a ton of movies, but doesn't really have a defining character. I think, for me, I will always think of him as Chet, with Hudson as a close second (and that is only b/c my brother and I still use the "Game over, man!" quote from time to time).
Qwikshot
04-03-2009, 12:49 PM
Chet was an awesome character.
WSUCougar
04-03-2009, 12:50 PM
What, are you nuts? He was awesome!

"In case you haven't been paying attention to current events, we just got our asses kicked!"
JediKooter
04-03-2009, 12:52 PM
I think his best performance was the radar operator in Commando. However, he did an admirable performance in Aliens as Hudson.
Uncle Briggs
04-04-2009, 12:52 PM
According to IMDB, he was in an episode of "The Hitchhiker" in 1983 and played a character named "Trout".
Schmidty
04-04-2009, 12:59 PM
I think his best performance was the radar operator in Commando. However, he did an admirable performance in Aliens as Hudson.

I got to go with "Frailty". He was chilling in that one.
Honolulu_Blue
04-04-2009, 01:04 PM
I think his best performance was the radar operator in Commando. However, he did an admirable performance in Aliens as Hudson.

His performance as one of the punks in Terminator (Laundry day?) tops his radar operator role in Commando.
Swaggs
04-04-2009, 05:45 PM
I got to go with "Frailty". He was chilling in that one.

That was actually one of the first roles that came to my mind (after Chet and Hudson). I liked that movie quite a bit when it came out, but haven't seen it in a long time.
Axxon
04-04-2009, 08:08 PM
Lets not forget Severen in Near Dark.

Oh, and what exactly does aweful mean? Full of awe? If so, I'm not seeing it that much in Aliens.
Honolulu_Blue
04-04-2009, 08:23 PM
Lets not forget Severen in Near Dark.

Oh, and what exactly does aweful mean? Full of awe? If so, I'm not seeing it that much in Aliens.

I hate it when they aint shaved!
Sgran
04-05-2009, 04:11 AM
I got to go with "Frailty". He was chilling in that one.

In fact, he directed Frailty. A very underrated film.
bulletsponge
04-05-2009, 12:48 PM
dude yall are forgeting about his performance as the used car salesman in True Lies. he was awsome in that role