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Post by Marv on Jan 11, 2018 23:03:24 GMT
Daniel Day Lewis as Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York
Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in Misery
Gary Oldman as Drexel Spivey in True Romance
Heath Ledger as Joker in Dark Knight
Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone
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Post by Beardy McJewsenheimer ESQ on Jan 11, 2018 23:08:16 GMT
I wanna add one more since a dude mentioned True Romance. Christopher Walken in that film. It was just one long scene, but it was perhaps the greatest scene in movie history
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2018 23:10:25 GMT
love the Misery and True Romance references. misery - own the book and movie. one of the few films i can watch over and over and over again - and has the perfect 'winter' setting......  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2018 23:11:58 GMT
I wanna add one more since a dude mentioned True Romance. Christopher Walken in that film. It was just one long scene, but it was perhaps the greatest scene in movie history one of the greatest scenes in cinema history hopper's character is great in this scene - he knows he's screwed and it's over. just go out with guns blazin' with a giant middle finger in the face to your maker - and Walken's reaction is great as he has egg on his face a bit in front of his 'workers'. love hopper and walken - two of my favorite actors |
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Jan 11, 2018 23:13:45 GMT
In order for me to consider a specific performance among my favorites, I have to forget that I'm watching the actor - the character they're playing, whoever it is, I need to believe it. Meaning, I enjoy Tom Cruise movies, but I'm always aware that I'm watching Tom Cruise. With that being said, here are a few of my favorite individual performances.
Gabriel Byre in The Usual Suspects (the entire cast really, but mainly him)
Viggo Mortensen in G.I. Jane
Gene Hackman in Hoosiers
Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting
Fred Ward in Tremors
Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction
Jeff Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys
Leonardo DiCaprio in Blood Diamond
Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York
Ed Harris in The Abyss
Michael Douglas in The Game
Kevin Kline in Dave
Clint Eastwood in In The Line Of Fire
Harvey Keitel in Reservoir Dogs
Sigourney Weaver in Aliens
Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road
Meryl Streep in...hard to pick just one, I guess Kramer vs. Kramer or Silkwood
Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny
Cher in Mask
Julianne Moore in Still Alice
Nicole Kidman in The Others
Jodi Foster in Silence of the Lambs
Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise
Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys
To name a few.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jan 11, 2018 23:15:33 GMT
I wanna add one more since a dude mentioned True Romance. Christopher Walken in that film. It was just one long scene, but it was perhaps the greatest scene in movie history Watched this recently having not seen it in years. It didn't hold up as well as I'd hoped, but still had some great moments. That scene you mentioned for sure, and of course, standout similarly small roles played by Gary Oldman and James Gandolfini. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2018 23:23:02 GMT
In order for me to consider a specific performance among my favorites, I have to forget that I'm watching the actor - the character they're playing, whoever it is, I need to believe it. Meaning, I enjoy Tom Cruise movies, but I'm always aware that I'm watching Tom Cruise. With that being said, here are a few of my favorite individual performances. Gabriel Byre in The Usual Suspects (the entire cast really, but mainly him) Viggo Mortensen in G.I. Jane Gene Hackman in Hoosiers Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting Fred Ward in Tremors Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction Jeff Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys Leonardo DiCaprio in Blood Diamond Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York Ed Harris in The Abyss Michael Douglas in The Game Kevin Kline in Dave Clint Eastwood in In The Line Of Fire Harvey Keitel in Reservoir Dogs Sigourney Weaver in Aliens Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road Meryl Streep in...hard to pick just one, I guess Kramer vs. Kramer or Silkwood Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny Cher in Mask Julianne Moore in Still Alice Nicole Kidman in The Others Jodi Foster in Silence of the Lambs Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise Michelle Pfeiffer in The Fabulous Baker Boys To name a few. if you get a chance - Byrne is also tremendous in Millers Crossing (End of Days too - but that gets hated on and is a guilty pleasure of mine since it's horror) Viggo as a small role as the 'Devil' in ' The Prophecy' with Christopher Walken (another horror) DiCaprio as a kid with Robert DeNiro in 'This Boy's Life' Love Keitel in RD - another film I can watch over and over - he's great in 'From Dusk Til Dawn' too (but I'm a horror Dork) Eastwood - Gran Torino |
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Post by Beardy McJewsenheimer ESQ on Jan 11, 2018 23:24:33 GMT
I wanna add one more since a dude mentioned True Romance. Christopher Walken in that film. It was just one long scene, but it was perhaps the greatest scene in movie history Watched this recently having not seen it in years. It didn't hold up as well as I'd hoped, but still had some great moments. That scene you mentioned for sure, and of course, standout similarly small roles played by Gary Oldman and James Gandolfini. Yeah, I think it holds up just OK. I'm pretty much with you. Not as well as i thought it would. And yeah, the Gandolfini role is great. His scene when he's calmly giving the speech while beating the shit out of Alabama? So good. And another gentleman mentioned Tom Cruise. And he mentioned his criteria: Not being aware you're watching the actor, but rather the character he is playing. Well, Tom Cruise meets that criteria in Collateral. When I watch it, I feel like I'm watching an Ice Cold, Bad Ass professional hitman, as opposed to a whacky. borderline midget, secretly gay, couching jumping Cult member. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2018 23:40:03 GMT
Watched this recently having not seen it in years. It didn't hold up as well as I'd hoped, but still had some great moments. That scene you mentioned for sure, and of course, standout similarly small roles played by Gary Oldman and James Gandolfini. Yeah, I think it holds up just OK. I'm pretty much with you. Not as well as i thought it would. And yeah, the Gandolfini role is great. His scene when he's calmly giving the speech while beating the shit out of Alabama? So good. And another gentleman mentioned Tom Cruise. And he mentioned his criteria: Not being aware you're watching the actor, but rather the character he is playing. Well, Tom Cruise meets that criteria in Collateral. When I watch it, I feel like I'm watching an Ice Cold, Bad Ass professional hitman, as opposed to a whacky. borderline midget, secretly gay, couching jumping Cult member. tom cruise also meets the criteria in this scene from 'The Last Samurai' he's a beaten up War Hero (may have been the Civil War) who was brought overseas for his leadership skills - he's fighting his demons trying to stop drinking coping with all the men he's killed and find peace in his life in a foreign land. gets taken prisoner - falls in love - and this ensues: |
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Jan 11, 2018 23:46:20 GMT
Watched this recently having not seen it in years. It didn't hold up as well as I'd hoped, but still had some great moments. That scene you mentioned for sure, and of course, standout similarly small roles played by Gary Oldman and James Gandolfini. Yeah, I think it holds up just OK. I'm pretty much with you. Not as well as i thought it would. And yeah, the Gandolfini role is great. His scene when he's calmly giving the speech while beating the shit out of Alabama? So good. And another gentleman mentioned Tom Cruise. And he mentioned his criteria: Not being aware you're watching the actor, but rather the character he is playing. Well, Tom Cruise meets that criteria in Collateral. When I watch it, I feel like I'm watching an Ice Cold, Bad Ass professional hitman, as opposed to a whacky. borderline midget, secretly gay, couching jumping Cult member. I agree, Cruise was good in Collateral, though it's been a while since I've seen it and don't remember all the details. I think his best performances were probably either Rain Main or Jerry Maguire. I mean, he's generally good in most of his movies, just nothing that makes me say "Wow, give him the Oscar right now." |
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Post by sdm3 on Jan 12, 2018 0:08:49 GMT
Peter Finch - Network
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Joe Pesci - Casino
Gary Oldman - Leon
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Eihi Shiina - Audition
Annette Bening - American Beauty
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jan 12, 2018 0:30:51 GMT
Kathy Bates in Misery.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Jan 12, 2018 0:50:54 GMT
Peter Finch - Network Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Robert De Niro - Raging Bull Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea Joe Pesci - Casino Gary Oldman - Leon Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood Mark Wahlberg - The Departed Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Eihi Shiina - Audition Annette Bening - American Beauty Can't believe I forgot Mark Wahlberg. He owned that role. And Louise Fletcher - so great in that role. I hated her for years after seeing that, that's how great she was in it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 0:59:01 GMT
Peter Finch - Network Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Robert De Niro - Raging Bull Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea Joe Pesci - Casino Gary Oldman - Leon Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood Mark Wahlberg - The Departed Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Eihi Shiina - Audition Annette Bening - American Beauty Nice to see Casey Affleck mentioned. Great actor. Get's unfairly hated on since he's Ben's brother - who also gets unfairly hated on by the masses. Gone Baby Gone (Boston fans you need to watch this if you haven't) is tremendous. Great flick about sticking to your morals even if it means giving up your soulmate all while staying truthful to yourself and profession. Own it - watch it at least once a year. Up there with Mystic River. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 12, 2018 1:53:34 GMT
Bruno Ganz - Downfall (Best acting job evah, yo!) Gene Hackman - Unforgiven Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men Henry Fonda - Once Upon A Time In The West Charles Bronson - Once Upon A Time In The West Robert DeNiro - Once Upon a Time In America Robert Mitchum - Night of the Hunter The Duke - The Searchers Paulie Shore - Encino Man Ralph Fiennes - Schindlers List Jimmy Stewart - Rope Gene hackman - The Conversation Daniel Day Lewis - In The Name Of The Father Edward Norton - American History X A lot of my my honorable mentions there. Bardem, Norton, Fiennes, especially Fonda. He was a cold bastard in The West. |
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Post by sdm3 on Jan 12, 2018 2:03:09 GMT
I didn't mention The Godfather actors because they're so obviously great anyway - but I do want to give a shoutout to John Cazale (Fredo). He appeared in 5 movies in the 70s before dying aged 42, all of them great, and giving fantastic performances in each of them: The Godfather I and II, Dog Day Afternoon, The Conversation, and The Deer Hunter.
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Post by DSDSquared on Jan 12, 2018 13:15:12 GMT
Yup, those 2. I like them both and all. DiCaprio has the luxury of being in pretty solid movies each time out and he's fine in them, but I don't think he's the best part of any movie he's been in. Just my opinion. Leo is one of the top ten actors of all time and I really mean that. He is excellent in so many movies. Maybe the best acted scene I have ever seen was in Shutter Island when he found his kids in the lake. Sure, the movie is not his best and I have seen better acting performances as far as entire movies are concerned, but that one scene is gut wrenching. I have two daughters and I could feel his pain. This is a man with no kids in real life too. It was incredible. He was also excellent in Gangs of New York, though overshadowed by DDL. He was the best actor in The Departed when there was an all-star cast. Sure, Jack was great, but once again he was just playing Jack. He does it well, but still. He was excellent in Revolutionary Road and The Revenant. He should have won an Oscar for The Aviator. Whenever he is in a movie, I know it will probably be good. |
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Post by DSDSquared on Jan 12, 2018 13:20:27 GMT
I didn't mention The Godfather actors because they're so obviously great anyway - but I do want to give a shoutout to John Cazale (Fredo). He appeared in 5 movies in the 70s before dying aged 42, all of them great, and giving fantastic performances in each of them: The Godfather I and II, Dog Day Afternoon, The Conversation, and The Deer Hunter. Great point. No one ever mentions him and I am guilty too because I did not even think of him, but he was excellent in every role he played. Maybe if he lived people would mention him more. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 13:55:35 GMT
denzel washington / russell crowe - American Gangster - movie doesn't get enough respect as a modern classic after all of these years....
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