1.Al Pacino (Godfather part 2)
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FatboyJon — 19 years ago(March 26, 2007 04:44 AM)
I cant believe Robin Williams or Robert DeNiro performances in "Awakenings" isnt mentioned by anyone. Jason Robards in once upon a time in the west is great. Or how about Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York? Anthony hopkins as Hannibal Lecter is pretty good, I didnt see anyone mention him. I really like Henry Fonda in 12 angry men as well. George C. Scott in Dr. Strangelove is really good. Donald Sutherland in 1900 is amazing, as Attila the Fascist. The character of Indio in few dollars more, his name is Gian Maria Volonte, is very good. Very intense and also diverse. I really like his performance.
Just from the top of mye head, here is my top ten, tried to avoid the ones already mentioned. First place actually a tie.- Robert DeNiro - Awakenings.
- Donald Sutherland - 1900.
- Daniel Day Lewis - Gangs of New York.
- George C. Scott - Dr. Strangelove.
- Jason Robards - Once upon a time in the west.
- Robin Williams - Awakenings.
- Gian Maria Volonte - Few dollars more.
- Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the lambs
- Paul Newman - The Hustler.
- Steve McQueen - Every movie he has ever made. Coolest man ever. He is especally good in Nevada Smith and Papillion. But The great escape is probably my favorite.
I have probably forgotten some really important ones, but I agree mostly in what is already written.
FatboyJon
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airz47 — 18 years ago(July 05, 2007 04:50 AM)
1.Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
2.Al Pacino - The GodFather Part II
3.Marlon Brando - The GodFather
4.Paul Newman - Cool Hand Luke
5.Clint Eastwood - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
6.Morgan Freeman - Se7en
7.Brad Pitt - Fight Club
8.Edward Norton - American History X
9.Joe Pesci - Casino
10.Christian Bale - American Psycho -
docontheweb-1 — 18 years ago(July 10, 2007 08:24 AM)
Here is my current top ten Actor performances. Chances are they will completely different tomorrow. I have also decidied to do a maximum of one film per actor.
In no particular order:- Robert De Niro- Taxi Driver
- Peter O'Toole- Lawrence of Arabia
- Marlon Brando- On the Waterfront
- Paul Newman- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Jack Lemmon- The Apartment
- Henry Fonda- Once Upon a Time in the West
- James Dean- East of Eden
- Jack Nicholson- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- James Stewart- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Samuel L. JAckson- Pulp Fiction
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Det_Sipowicz — 18 years ago(July 23, 2007 05:49 PM)
No Particular order
- Paul Newman for .- The Verdict
- Jean Louis Trigtinat .- Three Colors : Red
- Al Pacino .- Dog Day Afternoon
- William Hurt .- A History of Violence
- Jack Lemmon .- Missing
- Bruno Ganz .- Downfall
- Daniel Day Lewis .- In the name of the father
- Tony Leung Chiu Wai .-In the mood for love
- Joel Grey .- Cabaret
- Toshiro Mifune .- Yojimbo
- Roy Scheider.- All That Jazz
- Hugh Laurie .- House M.D. (for at least 3 episodes)
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umshah2000 — 18 years ago(July 28, 2007 05:13 AM)
1 Dustin Hoffman ( The Rain man)
2 Daniel Day-lewis ( My left foot)
3 Omar Sharif ( Dr Zivago)
4 Robert Donate( Goodbye Mr Chips)
5 Marlon Brando ( God Father)
6 Tom Hanks ( Philedelphia)
7 Robert De NIro( Raging Bull)
8 Peter O Tool ( Lawrance of Arabia)
9 Daniel Day Lewis( Gangs of Newyork)
10 Ben Kingsley ( Gandhi) -
Shagrrotten — 18 years ago(August 26, 2007 08:31 PM)
- Marlon Brando- "On the Waterfront"
- Denzel Washington- "Malcolm X"
- Al Pacino- "Dog Day Afternoon"
- Sean Penn- "Dead Man Walking"
- Robert De Niro- "Raging Bull"
- Tom Hanks- "Forrest Gump"
- Meryl Streep- "Sophie's Choice"
- Robert Mitchum- "Night of the Hunter"
- Humphrey Bogart- "Casablanca"
- Jimmy Stewart- "Vertigo"
Honorable mention for:
Gene Hackman- "The Conversation"
Jack Nicholson- "Chinatown"
Val Kilmer- "Tombstone"
Anthony Hopkins- "The Silence of the Lambs"
Jack Lemmon- "Glengarry GlenRoss"
Liv Ullman- "Persona"
Jim Carrey- "The Truman Show"
Ingrid Bergman- "Notorius"
Toshiro Mifune- "Throne of Blood"
Anthony Perkins- "Psycho"
All, naturally, subject to change.
But then the African swallow's non migratory
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dalya23 — 18 years ago(September 15, 2007 11:26 AM)
1.Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
2.George C.Scott - Patton
3.Peter Sellers - Dr Strangelove
4.Takashi Shimura - Ikiru
5.Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon
6.Marlon Brando - On The Waterfront
7.Daniel Day Lewis - My Left Foot
8.William Holden - Sunset Blvd.
9.Jack Lemmon - The China Syndrome
10.Henry Fonda - On Golden Pond -
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mikescorpio13 — 18 years ago(October 13, 2007 10:40 PM)
1-Robert De Niro (Raging Bull-Taxi Driver)
2-Harvey Keitel(Bad Lieutenant)
3-Christian Bale(The Machinist)
4-Tom Hanks(Philadelphia)
5-Al Pacino(Scarface-Serpico-Cruising)
6-Leonardo DiCaprio (The Basketball Diaries)
7-Jack Nicholson(The Shining)
8-Joaquin Phoenix(Walk The Line)
9-Christopher Walken(The Deer Hunter)
10-Sean Penn(I Am Sam-The Assassination Of Richard Nixon) -
davey-hotty — 18 years ago(November 13, 2007 09:10 PM)
In no particular order:
Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon
Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront/The Godfather
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
Gene Hackman - Unforgiven
Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
Paul Newman - The Hustler
Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Denzel Washington - Glory -
lazerblitz — 18 years ago(November 27, 2007 10:22 PM)
In no particular order
Toshiro Milfune - Yojimbo
Joe Pesci - Goodfellas
Ron Pearlman - La Cit Des Enfants Perdus
Spencer Tracy - Bad Day at Black Rock
Al Pacino - Godfather part 2
Paul Newman - The Hustler
Steve McQueen - Papillon
R. Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
Clint Eastwood - Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo
George C. Scott - Patton
Honorable mentions:
Tatsuya Nakadai - Seppuku
Robert Redford - The Sting
James Stewart - Vertigo
James Earl Jones - Conan the Barbarian(!?!)
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs
Gary Cooper - High Noon
Christopher Lee - Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Boris Karloff - Bride of Frankenstein
Peter O'Toole - The Lion in Winter
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jamdonahoo — 18 years ago(December 13, 2007 07:52 AM)
Some great choices. On the opposite side the WORST ten/eleven performances.
Frank Sinatra-The Pride and the Passion/ Laughable accent
Montgomery Clift-Suddenly, Last Summer/ In a Coma
Liz Taylor-The Mirror Cracked/ Like an Egyptian Mummy on roller bearings
Kevin Costner-Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves/ A cigar store Indian would be more animated
Candace Bergen-Ghandi/ WTF?
Paul Newman-The Silver Chalice/ A beautiful but empty vessel
Suzy Parker- Kiss Them For Me/ This is acting?
Tom Cruise- Mission Impossible II/ It was impossible
Cary Grant- Howards of Virginia /Hyperkinetic
Barbra Streisand- Meet the Fockers/ Indescribably bad
John Wayne- The Conqueror/Unintentionally funny -
lazerblitz — 18 years ago(December 13, 2007 10:05 PM)
WellI'm really of the opinion that Worst Performances belongs in a completely separate thread, but I'll bite this time:
(once again, in no particular order)
John Wayne - The Conqueror (I agree 100%. One of the worst performances EVER in the history of filmdom, IMO.)
Jeff Goldblum - Earth Girls Are Easy
Nicolas Cage & Angelina Jolie - Gone In Sixty Seconds (I'm still not sure whose acting was the worst amongst the two, so both of them get a Razzberry for this turkey of a film. See the original Gone In Sixty Seconds instead, if possible. The 40+ min. car chase scene at the end of film is breathtaking.)
Wings Hauser - The Defense of Firebase Gloria
Casper Von Dien - Shark Attack
Kevin Costner - Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves (Makes me want to drive 12 inch needle spikes into my eyes & ears)
Keanu Reeves - Bram Stoker's Dracula (an emu with birth defects could out-act Reeves.)
Jean-Claude Van Damme - Double Impact (A double helping of crappiness!)
Burt Reynolds - Stroker Ace
John Travolta - Battlefield Earth
I'm really trying my best here to keep from speaking ill of the dead. There are lots of other performances from older actors that came to mind, but I'm just far too polite to list them here.
Honorable Mentions:
Matthew McConaughey - The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (three words: remote control leg)
Mario Van Peebles - Heartbreak Ridge
Everett McGill - The People Under The Stairs
Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Running Man (Did ANYONE making this film EVER bother to READ THE #@$%@#% SHORT STORY!?!)
Kate Beckinsale - Van Helsing
Bill Cosby - Leonard Part 6
Ice-T - Johnny Mnemonic
William H. Macy - Wild Hogs
Rutger Hauer - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Tom Laughlin - The Trial of Billy Jack
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