Best Newman Performance?
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buzzkill1999 — 18 years ago(April 02, 2008 03:01 PM)
I gotta go with The Verdict, although Hustler and Cool Hand Luke rank right up there. Among more recent roles, my favorite is Nobody's Fool, although it's a bit too much Paul Newman playing Paul Newman.
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filmprincess — 17 years ago(May 23, 2008 11:29 PM)
Hud, The Hustler, or Cool Hand Luke?
Well, I'd pretty much say I adore Paul Newman in almost every film; however, if I had to choose from these three, I'd say
The Hustler
! I've seen this movie too many times to count. For me, personally, it just continues to remain a classic. And the cast and acting, oh my gawd, out of this world fantastic! Oh, and the script! The entire film is a
thing of beauty
!
By the way, for a long while this movie has not been available on DVD or VHS. Is this still the case? If anyone knows, please let me know. By the way,
Cool Hand Luke
is indeed a classic as well. Adore that film, too. But again, if I
had
to choose from these three, I'm going with
The Hustler
! fp
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kag2-1 — 17 years ago(June 11, 2008 08:36 PM)
He was also very good in COOL HAND LUKE, and nearly as good in HUD and THE VERDICT. Ironically, his oscar-winning performance in COLOR OF MONEY was not equal to any of these. I liked him best in THE HUSTLER, but I also liked the movie better than the others.
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mustafatanyer — 17 years ago(February 27, 2009 02:33 PM)
The Sting
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=24795200
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m-slovak79 — 17 years ago(March 23, 2009 03:29 AM)
well the two films (The Hustler/Cool Hand Luke) the OP mentioned i would say are Newman's best followed by 'The Color of Money' (1986)
although 'The Sting' and 'Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid' where pretty close behind it
although from what i can tell it does seem like 'Cool Hand Luke' is one of his most popular/most liked performances.
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zurichpoet — 14 years ago(June 04, 2011 09:35 PM)
Gold: Hud. Because it's a better film.
Silver: The Hustler"
Bronze: Cars. The way he transformed into a car; both physically and emotionally. Amazing. Most people at his age when he did that wouldnt be able to get so revved up, nor be able to stomach the diet required to play the role, all the gasoline, oil. Not to mention the constant waxing! More impressive than DeNiro's "Raging Bull" method transformation? I think so. -
siwilson34 — 16 years ago(April 19, 2009 08:17 PM)
Hud. Best Newman performance of all. Then The Hustler, then Cool Hand Luke.
However saying that, my favorite Newman film of all time and also my favorite film of all time is Cool Hand Luke. Just a great film.
But in this film - The Hustler George C. Scott is the best.. how he missed winning best supporting actor for this is one of the all time great oscar mis-steps.. -
bluekarma06 — 14 years ago(August 23, 2011 12:35 AM)
2 movies..one when he was younger called Cat on a Hot Tin Roof..he was raw and his performance was off the charts intense as a riled up young man and his performance opposite of Elizabeth Taylor(a superstar at that time) would bode well for the future.
when he was a bit older(69) a movie called Nobody's Fool..outstanding performance of an almost-elderly and unfulfilled man looking to make things right.