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Why does everyone hate Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace?
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Apr 29, 2013 02:46AM
The only thing that bothers me is that he doesn't look at all like Jace. Jace is supposed to be slim but muscular, with golden eyes. This guy is so thin and he has blue eyes. But I guess that if he got the part, he must be really good at being Jace. And if they keep Jace's sarcasm in the movie, and not just his bad temper, I think that Jamie can be a pretty good Jace. I am really excited about this movie, and I am 90% sure it won't disappoint me!
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That exactly the way I feel about him! I think what we can't just him as an actor by the way he looks, although he doesn't look at all like Jace. We just have to wait and see, and then judge!
Kady wrote: "deleted user wrote: "i dont think anyone can reach Jace's level of gorgeousness! well, any real person anyway! other book characters are a different matter though..."
I don't know, if they'd cast ..."
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I don't know, if they'd cast ..."
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I think mostly because the fan base kind of pictured Alex Pettyfer, at least I did, and he's just not what I had in mind. I was beginning to get mad because I thought they were ruining the movie from the trailers I'd seen, but I watched the theatrical trailer and legitimately started crying. Jamie Campbell Bower is beginning to grow on me because of that theatrical trailer. I think if I watch the movie as a first-timer and don't incorporate my book knowledge, I'll love it, but that will be difficult. :3
It took me a while to warm up to it. Out of all the books I have read Jace is the one I could most clearly see in my head. I think the problem is his build for one. Jace is supposed to be part angel and BUILT (not to many young actors are right now). What changed my mind? An article with Cassandra Claire saying he nailed the screen test (birthday scene) with Lily Collins. If Jace and Clary's characters don't have chemistry, it won't work. After seeing the trailers, I am beyond excited!
I completely understand what you're getting at Reese, but that isn't Jamie's fault. He just plays the role. At first I was a little unsure but, after watching the theatrical trailer, I thought he made a great Jace. I didn't necessarily have one in mind, so that made it easier to accept him. WHY DID EVERYONE WANT ALEX PETTYFETTER?????????!!!!!!!!!! I just don't understand; he just... yech! Sorry, had to get it out.
Tess wrote: "I didn't like Jamie at first, but he has grown on to me. Alex Pettyfer just seems to old, and if I am correct, he TURNED DOWN THE ROLE of Jace because he wanted 'more serious roles', whatever that ..."OMG! ARE YOU SERIOUS! HE DOES HIS OWN STUNTS! CASSANDRA CLARE CRIED! WHAT! AAHHHH!
Mostly because of his physical state as he's not more muscular than what most fans imagined. Jamie is so charismatic and a heartthrob though so I think that now more fans love him as Jace instead of another actor. Plus he's dating Lily Collins in the movie and in real life which is a plus! Yet I wonder how it's going to turn out if they break up ...
Jennifer wrote: "Mostly because of his physical state as he's not more muscular than what most fans imagined. Jamie is so charismatic and a heartthrob though so I think that now more fans love him as Jace instead..."
He's not muscular at all. That's the problem
Daniel wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Mostly because of his physical state as he's not more muscular than what most fans imagined. Jamie is so charismatic and a heartthrob though so I think that now more fans love hi..."
I know, what about you? Like Jamie as Jace or dislike?
Kady wrote: "Crimson wrote: "Kady wrote: "deleted user wrote: "i dont think anyone can reach Jace's level of gorgeousness! well, any real person anyway! other book characters are a different matter though..."..."
You can't, because he's already in mine!
Kady wrote: "Crimson wrote: "Kady wrote: "deleted user wrote: "i dont think anyone can reach Jace's level of gorgeousness! well, any real person anyway! other book characters are a different matter though..."
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Yes, yes. Must you shall! Oh dear I'm so in luv I'm speaking in YODA! LOL
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Yes, yes. Must you shall! Oh dear I'm so in luv I'm speaking in YODA! LOL
Zhanaestilinski wrote: "Kady wrote: "Crimson wrote: "Kady wrote: "deleted user wrote: "i dont think anyone can reach Jace's level of gorgeousness! well, any real person anyway! other book characters are a different matter..."
Oh no! True this not! Why you must have him? Let's us share! There is enough glitter to go around! :) *YODA VOICE HAS TAKEN OVER*
Oh no! True this not! Why you must have him? Let's us share! There is enough glitter to go around! :) *YODA VOICE HAS TAKEN OVER*
I'm disappointed because he is just NOT what i picture as Jace to be. I picture Alex pettyfer-ish type, real beautiful. Jamie is in no way attractive to me so it's going to kinda kill the movie for me just a tad.
I do believe that everyone hates him as Jace because he isn't what they pictured - and yes, fair enough, not what I pictured either. But he was probably the better choice actor wise. So just cause he wasn't 'hot or good looking/beautiful' and 'what I pictured him to be' seemed to be the problem.
Reese wrote: "Rachel wrote: "People are saying that Jamie is better because he can act but I havent seen him in any movies but twilight where he has like 5 lines per movie!"And that is the actor's fault or you..."
I completely agree, I'd rather see a film with amazing actors than one with all good-looking people. To me, he is Jace and the trailer proves it.
(Also, JCB was in Sweeney Todd with Johnny Depp and that film is pretty damn good.)
Jodie wrote: "Reese wrote: "Rachel wrote: "People are saying that Jamie is better because he can act but I havent seen him in any movies but twilight where he has like 5 lines per movie!"And that is the actor'..."
I do love him in sweeny todd! thanks for pointing that out, lol i couldn't remember where ive seen him other than twilight!!
Brittney wrote: "Jodie wrote: "Reese wrote: "Rachel wrote: "People are saying that Jamie is better because he can act but I havent seen him in any movies but twilight where he has like 5 lines per movie!"And that..."
No problem, I've always been a JCB fan haha :)
Jodie wrote: Also, JCB was in Sweeney Todd with Johnny Depp and that film is pretty damn good.Yes! Love that movie and the entire cast was effing awesome!
I think Jamie Campbell Bower will be PERFECT as Jace! He and Alex Pettyfer have a similar look anyway....so it's not too far a stretch between the two... I'm not sure why people are so upset either. Give the guy a chance, for goodness sake! There's obviously a reason he was cast as Jace....because the directors and the book author thought he would be great in the role. I do too....so have a little faith, Everyone!
I saw a few people asking why the shadowhunters all have British accents in the movie. I saw in a recent interview with the director AND Cassandra Clare that they both at first were just going to have them have American accents but they wanted a way to put emphasis on the fact that Shadowhunters and Mundanes were different. Therefore, all of the Shadowhunters(with the exception of Clary) have British accents. The guy playing Alec (Kevin Zeggers) is even faking an accent. I dont have a problem with it. I have a weakness for British accents:)
alex pettyfer is such a flop, good lord. he can't act, and everyone who still fancasts him in ya franchises must have not watched magic mike because son you do NOT look young enough to play a teenage boy. (if you think teenage boys look like that, you're delusional.) (maybe they do if they failed several grades in school.) (i've been out of high school for a few years now but i have not forgotten what a teenage boy looks like and it's not alex 'flop acting' pettyfer.)that being said, i have never seen jcb in anything in my life except when he was--very briefly--gellert grindelwald in harry potter (now some stan is going to be all up in here say "but he was in twilight!" yeah i didn't watch twilight get off my back). maybe he can't act to save his life, i don't know. even if cassandra clare said she was impressed by his acting, does anyone actually think cassandra clare is going to get online and say "well, saw jcb acting today. he was horrid. 2/10. can't believe they cast him." no. she's not. but i'll take him over alex floppyfer any day of the week. my dog could act better than alex pettyfer, and she's very old and can't get up the stairs by herself.
Honestly. I don't like him as Jace at all. I just did not imagine Jace like jamie. Neither did I imagine jace like Alex pettyfer. I had this own good looking cocky guy in my head. But it was definitely not either of them. and maybe I'm wrong, and he will pull it off and make the movie good since I've never seen him act.
I don't think it is a matter if he can act. I've seen him in several movies, and I believe his acting is convincing. He's just so thin XD
I've said it before, I absolutely adore him, just not as jace. I have a feeling he will prove me wrong though.
I've said it before, I absolutely adore him, just not as jace. I have a feeling he will prove me wrong though.
Honestly, he doesn't look AT ALL how I was picturing him. He's a good actor, but I was really hoping Alex Pettyfer would play Jace, because he's a good actor and looked like how I imagined Jace. Truth is, I expected a REALLY hot guy, but I'm not gonna freak out over it. Jamie's okay, and it's not like the movie's ruined because I don't think he's cute.
I'm sorry but I really wanted Jace to be portrayed as an extremely good looking guy (sorry I don't think Jamie is) who has something about him that just entrances everybody. I don't mean to bash on Jamie because he really is a talented actor but I don't like his personality in real life or the way--that I've seen--he plays Jace. I think Jace was the most important person to be casted because without him the books would not be nearly as good as they are, so he just had to be right. So personally I don't think he looks like Jace, acts like him or has the presence of him and I don't think it was the correct choice.
Ariel wrote: "I totally agree with his acting talent being the most important thing. But, I think, (at least for me anyway) that people are so focused on his looks because of the way Jace is described in the boo..."I agree with you completely. His looks are a very big part of who he is in the book.
i think he will make an absolutely beautiful Jace. if you see his interviews about the charcater and the series, hes totally invested in the franchise and worked his ass off for it. he and lily have a great chemistry on screen, and i cant wait to see how he does being Alec's parabatai on the big screen. he understand the character, acts sensationally, and hes pretty to look at (i mean. those cheekbones.). i rest my case.
WATCH THE FREAKING MOVIE FIRST... then all of us will be able to provide an honest and decent opinion... from the trailer is just imposible.
Cecilia (CesBookGeek) wrote: "WATCH THE FREAKING MOVIE FIRST... then all of us will be able to provide an honest and decent opinion... from the trailer is just imposible."An honest opinion is to say that Jamie is not as handsome as how Jace is described in the books, before or even after watching the movie. Jamie can act well and is awesome in Sweeney Todd, but he doesn't have such stunning look. As for Jace, beside being blessed with talents, Jace is also about his gorgeous look.
To decide that Jamie is as super gorgeous as Jace after watching the movie is bias.
Rachel wrote: "I just dont think that he is hot like I imagined Jace to be. Jace is cocky and arrogant and he gets away with it because he is "stunningly attractive" as he calls himself. And Jamie Campbell Bower ..."Hahahaha! You totally said it :D
Watching Sweeny Todd, I couldn't take my eyes off Jamie. I loved his otherworldly eyes. In the meantime, I became a Game of Thrones fan, and followed Lena Headey's IMDB entry to TMI. When I found out that both King Arthur and Maxwell Demon were going to be in this, [obscene bodily function]! Jamie looks angelic (I think the hint of alien really works here), and has bulked up quite nicely for the role. Personally, I'm really into the rockstar vibe so it's is really working for me. Also I will enjoy looking at Jonathan Rhys Meyers-- always a delicious villain.
He is just so not what I pictured Jace to look like. I don't find Jamie attractive - at all. Not the least. Jace is supposed to be this awesome fighter and so good looking. Jamie looks rather small to me, not at all someone to be intimidated by and just not the sexy guy I always envisioned Jace to be. To me, it was completely miscast.
To me He's not attractive.
i dont understand it, i think he is the most PERFECT jace possible, nobody else could ever even attempt to be jace as good as jamie. i know i havent actually seen the film yet, but to me he just IS jace!
honestly I hated him at first! But then after seeing the trailers and pictures I really can't deny how perfect he is for this part <3
Alissandra wrote: "He is just so not what I pictured Jace to look like. I don't find Jamie attractive - at all. Not the least. Jace is supposed to be this awesome fighter and so good looking. Jamie looks rather s..."Have to agree...Jace is suppose to be this studly hunk and Jamie is sort of a twiggy twerp. I don't find him at all attractive. I honestly don't like 99% of the casting for this movie.
Whoa whoa whoa- guys! Jace isn't meant to be a pro wrestler! Jamie is a great Jace. At first I was unsure, but now I'm positive that Jamie=Jace.
I really don't like Jamie as Jace. His accent really annoys me. Also, he just isn't attractive to me. He looks more like a British gentleman than someone who fights demons. And he isn't the only thing wrong with the movie. I really don't think I am going to watch it.
Omg Helen! Have you read The Infernal Devices? It's a series by Cassandra Clare about British gentlemen who fight demons.
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neither alex or jamie is the person i pictured playing jace,however i beleive jamie is the better choice out of the two
British gentlemen who fight demons ROCK!
Just like you, I figured alex would have made a great jace but I am fairly okay with jamie. Just waiting to see the movie and hope he does it justice.
I'm going to start a band called British Gentlemen Fighting Demons. Simon would be proud.
I originally was iffy about him as Jace I imagined Alex Pettyfetter but it seems that he is going to be a great Jace!
People hated Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark (Hunger Games) and now they love him.People are just judging too quickly.
I don't know why, but I feel like Jamie will make Jace likable (no offense, but he was a real dick in the books).
Serena wrote: "People hated Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark (Hunger Games) and now they love him.People are just judging too quickly.
I don't know why, but I feel like Jamie will make Jace likable (no offense..."
Peeta was not a handsome young man. Some people were not happy that Josh being cast as Peeta because Liam who plays Gale is hot and handsome. Peeta's fans were not happy thinking that more people would choose Gale over Peeta because of Liam's hotness. And Gale's fans teased Peeta's fans for that fact. When the movie was released, people were back to the fact, that Peeta was not known for his look, but for being a kind and smart young man.
Jace is different. Jace is super handsome and hot. Jamie is not blessed with such look. No matter how wonderful Jamie is as an actor, he is still not the strikingly handsome young man, as Jace is always described in the book.
2 different matters with 2 different complaints.
josh hutcherson was perfect for the role of peeta. he is just too short whereas peeta is tall. katniss is supposed to be thin and kinda short but jennifer lawrence is big boned and not super thin. but they are all perfect for the role. so what im trying to say is, even if their physical appearance doesnt match up to our standards, it all comes down to how they play the role. then thats the point where we judge if they are ok or not for the character they are playing.
honestly i hope they would turn the infernal devices into a movie. i dont think they find the perfect cast for will tessa and jem. and the book is just tooo perf to be ruined by a movie.
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