Harrison Ford Ranked

Welcome to "Ranked", a weekly series where I rank a franchise or filmography from worst to best and hand out assorted related accolades. This week, I'm profiling the work of Harrison Ford-whose latest project "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" hits theaters tomorrow. 

Harrison Ford's Filmography Ranked:

24.Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (D+)

23.The Age of Adaline (D+)

22.Blade Runner (D+)

21.Witness (C-)

20.Extraordinary Measures (C-)

19.Hollywood Homicide (C)

18.The Expendables 3 (B-)

17.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull (B-)

16.Firewall (B-)

15.The Fugitive (B-)

14.Air Force One (B-)

13.Ender's Game (B-)

12.Morning Glory (B-)

11.Blade Runner 2049 (B-)

10.Cowboys & Aliens (B)

9.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (B)

8.42 (B+)

7.Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (A-)

6.Star Wars: The Force Awakens (A-)

5.Star Wars: A New Hope (A-) 

4.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (A-)

3.Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (A)

2.Raiders of the Lost Ark (A)

1.Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (A+)

Top Dog: Star Wars: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

A New Hope laid down the groundwork for greatness and Empire Strikes Back took that blueprint and built something truly special. From the expanded world-building to the impactful character development to that whopper of an ending, Empire Strikes Back is an exhilarating, well-rounded piece of art and that's why the love for this film has transcended generations so well.    

Bottom Feeder: Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Whatever remaining interest I had in this iconic space opera franchise was destroyed by this lifeless disaster that is easily among the shittiest blockbusters that have come out in recent years. Every returning cast member save for Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver are disengaged to the point where it would've been wise to kill them at the beginning of the movie instead of just having them put forth negative effort every second they're on screen over 2.5+ hours, J.J. Abrams puts forth the most stunningly stagnant directorial effort of his decades-long career and above all, the attempts to win over the crybaby fans who were pissed at The Last Jedi for having the gall to try something new with nonstop fan service leads to a story that is laughable, desperate and truly pathetic. 

Most Underrated: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

Is The Legend Continues on par with The Legend of Ron Burgundy? No, but expecting something to reach a level of brilliance that 99.99% of other comedies have failed to achieve just isn't realistic. Is The Legend Continues still a worthy sequel? 1,000%. Adam McKay and co. effortlessly slip back into this absurd world of idiots doing broadcast news by delivering another round of excellent stupid bits/jokes with great payoffs, making several great additions (Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Dylan Baker, Meagan Good, Greg Kinnear, Ford) to their band of rambunctious clowns and effectively satirizing the pivot to sensationalist coverage that took a lot of the integrity and power away from the world of broadcast journalism.     

Most Overrated: Blade Runner (1982)

I watched Blade Runner in a film studies class I took in college about 9 years ago, so I have clue which version I watched. What I do know is that whichever one it was, I wasn't impressed at all. The narrative is a jumbled mess, the pacing is brutally slow and it boasts the only ambiguous ending I've ever come across that I was completely ambivalent about since I had zero investment in the fate of any these human, robot or potential robot characters.