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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 17, 2019 15:01:24 GMT
Probably The Joker as Batman was one of my earliest memories of going to the movies. Second pick would be Jack Torrance but One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest is amazingly suited to his rebellious nature. However, Chinatown is in serious need of a revisit.
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Post by vegalyra on Jan 17, 2019 15:03:11 GMT
Definitely a mix between Batman and the Shining. Of course, he was positively awesome in Chinatown and A Few Good Men.
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Post by redhorizon on Jan 17, 2019 15:10:36 GMT
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, with The Shining coming a close second. 
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Jan 17, 2019 15:23:17 GMT
Believe it or not, as great as he was in so many roles, Garret Breedlove in Terms of Endearment is my favorite (probably because it was so against type).
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 17, 2019 15:27:33 GMT
Either Jack Torrance or Col. Jessup
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Jan 17, 2019 15:50:55 GMT
Probably the Shining because its so iconic. (But its not my favorite of his roles. I like Cuckoos Nest personally.)
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 17, 2019 16:46:02 GMT
Chinatown
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Post by politicidal on Jan 17, 2019 16:50:45 GMT
Joker in Batman, Jessup in A Few Good Men, Torrance in The Shining.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Jan 17, 2019 16:54:32 GMT
So many of his early roles have become so iconic. I would say the top three would be R.P. McMurphy, Jake Gittes, and Jack Torrance.
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Post by James on Jan 17, 2019 16:56:07 GMT
The Joker is usually the first role of his that comes to my mind, but his best performance was Jack Torrance. It’s between those two for sure.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Jan 17, 2019 17:01:03 GMT
I would have to say his role as McMurphy in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' even though I saw that one much later than some of his other major roles. I can only attribute that to how much that movie has generally seeped into popular culture.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 17, 2019 17:03:28 GMT
So many of his early roles have become so iconic. I would say the top three would be R.P. McMurphy, Jake Gittes, and Jack Torrance. The Last Detail is another one I need to revisit.
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Post by Archelaus on Jan 17, 2019 18:05:35 GMT
Jack Torrance
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Post by Ass_E9 on Jan 17, 2019 18:17:44 GMT
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Post by gbone on Jan 17, 2019 18:31:24 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Jan 17, 2019 19:08:02 GMT
Before reading the posts here the first one that came to mind was Chinatown 1974, and then As Good as It Gets 1997, but can't decide.   |
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Post by ck100 on Jan 17, 2019 19:12:25 GMT
A common criticism of Jack is that he's "just Jack" in all his roles (or at least his major ones). But people forget his "non-Jack" turns in movies like Blood & Wine, The Crossing Guard, Hoffa, About Schmidt, etc.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jan 17, 2019 19:32:22 GMT
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Post by rizdek on Jan 17, 2019 19:36:49 GMT
He's so prolific and skilled, but what I think is my favorite one is Melvin Udall in "As Good as It Gets" with Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding and Helen Hunt.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 17, 2019 19:37:36 GMT
That blotch on his neck is always way too obvious.
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