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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 0:59:46 GMT
After watching 'The Sandpiper' with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, I began to realize that my opinion of her as an actress had fallen a bit, maybe time and hype have something to do with this.
And after spending a month last year re-watching all of the Audrey Hepburn films that I could get my hands on, my opinion of her has greatly improved.
Where do you place Elizabeth Taylor as an Actress, there is no doubt she was a great beauty.
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Post by Seto on Mar 17, 2017 1:31:26 GMT
I would say she is one of the greats. One of the most famous child stars of all time, then making an extremely successful transition into dramatic adult roles. The big role that stuck in my mind was as 'Maggie' in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. That really showed me how much of a screen presence she was, that she was able to really carry that picture even with all those powerhouse performances around her.
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Post by marshamae on Mar 17, 2017 3:09:49 GMT
She could be awfully good. Place in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Virginia Woolf, Taming of the Shrew, . Some not so popular films in which she was good,
Last Time I saw Paris
Secret Ceremony
Reflections in a Golden Eye
The Mirror Crack'd
All her childhood films had good Taylor performances although the films themselves were not so distinguished
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 3:24:07 GMT
She could be awfully good. Place in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Virginia Woolf, Taming of the Shrew, . Some not so popular films in which she was good, Last Time I saw Paris Secret Ceremony Reflections in a Golden Eye The Mirror Crack'd All her childhood films had good Taylor performances although the films themselves were not so distinguished Nice list of films, while I don't expect an actor to always be spot on, they do need a legacy that justifies their legend, I will say that of her generation it is hard to match her role for role with another actress of the same caliber, something to ponder. Will have to go and look at the list of her contemporaries and compare them. |
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Post by marshamae on Mar 17, 2017 5:49:22 GMT
That's an interesting way to think of her. Compared to other actresses of her generation... like who?
Natalie Wood
Debbie Reynolds
Ava Gardner
Joanne Woodward
Lee Remick
Janet Leigh
Joanne Woodward had more great performances but was never as big a star. Same for Lee Remick.
Debbie Reynolds is the only other actress who comes close, and I can't see Debbie as a match for Elizabeth's dramatic roles, though Debbie was good in musicals and had a fine comic sense. Debbie lasted longer too.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Mar 17, 2017 20:21:07 GMT
Liz Taylor ranks as one of the legends of the silver screen. Have trouble getting through Cleopatra though.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 1:30:24 GMT
That's an interesting way to think of her. Compared to other actresses of her generation... like who? Natalie Wood Debbie Reynolds Ava Gardner Joanne Woodward Lee Remick Janet Leigh Joanne Woodward had more great performances but was never as big a star. Same for Lee Remick. Debbie Reynolds is the only other actress who comes close, and I can't see Debbie as a match for Elizabeth's dramatic roles, though Debbie was good in musicals and had a fine comic sense. Debbie lasted longer too. Would add to that list Eva Marie Saint- On the Waterfront, North by Northwest, A Hatful of Rain, strong in the 50's. Perhaps only Sophia Loren (born on September 20, 1934) could match her for longevity over the 50/60's too many movies to list here and is almost exactly the same age, Elizabeth Taylor was born on February 27, 1932 Of course, this question is also one of personal preferences, as my opinion of Sophia Loren and Eva Marie Saint remains mostly unchanged. |
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Post by politicidal on Mar 18, 2017 3:38:50 GMT
She was alright. It depends on the role.
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Post by bess1971s on Mar 18, 2017 18:02:06 GMT
She is most definitely a legend. She had the makings of a really good actress until she became a Movie Star.
As a child, she was wonderful in Jane Eyre and National Velvet and as a young woman she was excellent in Father of the Bride, Suddenly Last Summer, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Giant, Raintree County but somewhere along the line, the actress lost out to the movie star. Maybe it was all the husbands and jewelry, but to me, her performances began to change and I stopped taking her seriously as an actress but she'll always be a great star.
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Post by Wesley Crusher on Mar 18, 2017 18:27:58 GMT
Elizabeth Taylor #5 Ranked Actress
34 credited feature films seen (ranked in order)
10 National Velvet (1944)
10 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
09 Little Women (1949)
09 Cleopatra (1963)
08 Lassie Come Home (1943)
07 Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
07 Julia Misbehaves (1948)
07 Father of the Bride (1950)
07 Ivanhoe (1952)
07 A Place in the Sun (1951)
07 Beau Brummell (1954)
06 The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
06 The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
06 The Sandpiper (1965)
06 Father's Little Dividend (1951)
06 A Date with Judy (1948)
06 The Big Hangover (1950)
06 Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
06 Secret Ceremony (1968)
06 The Flintstones (1994)
05 Life with Father (1947)
05 Raintree County (1957)
05 Rhapsody (1954)
04 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
04 There's One Born Every Minute (1942)
04 The Only Game in Town (1970)
03 Elephant Walk (1954)
03 Giant (1956)
03 Ash Wednesday (1973)
03 The Blue Bird (1976)
02 The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
02 X, Y and Zee (1972)
01 Doctor Faustus (1967)
01 Under Milk Wood (1972)
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