Daniel Day-Lewis
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fnord68 — 18 years ago(February 17, 2008 02:07 PM)
it is an amazing performance and DDL is,for my money,the best screen actor working.There is nobody better and very few who are even in the same league.
as to the poster who felt there were a cartoonish element to his performance in GANGS,I feel DDL is so fearless as to pitch a performance on the very edge of parody and yet,to me,it never tilted over into unbelievability.
I Think if one were to watch all his performances back to back you would see the sheer range of this guy is astonishing.I cant wait to see TWBB.I'm sure it will be another performance of rare intensity and power. -
rice-1 — 18 years ago(March 01, 2008 02:06 PM)
I haven't seen TWBB, yet some of the clips from the fim and certainly some of the main critics in the UK ie the Daily Mail, have pointed to yet another masterclass of over acting.
I saw DDL play Romeo on stage when he was touring with a schools production back in the early 80's as an unknown - I remember we all commented on the over the top performance, liberally sprinkled with the 'snot and spit' style of acting which some critics take for reality.
to daniel who lives down the road from here in wicklow.. 'sometomes less is more' -
rice-1 — 15 years ago(July 12, 2010 04:17 PM)
thanks for that - I am interested to hear that he didnt enjoy playing Romeo, he did look very uncomfortable at the time.
I have seen TWBB and hated it and put it firmly into the 'bad' DDL list. He really does need a director to reign him in doesnt he, something which didnt happen in GONY neither.
I do like him in the more underrated Boxer and have to admit that Last of the Mohicans is fun although he does do a terrible accent - "stay aloive, Oi will foind you" -
ltochtenhagen — 18 years ago(February 18, 2008 02:24 PM)
While I'm a fan of both Hanks and Day-Lewis, I personally feel Day-Lewis should have won for ITNOTF. Hanks was good in Philadelphia, but he's delivered far better performances since then (Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Saving Private ryan, Cast Away, Charlie Wilson's War) and I feel he was awarded too early. While Day-Lewis was excellent in MLF, I must admit to feeling that Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July should have won (might have helped steer him into better movies), but that's just me.
Out of all the nominations ITNOTF received, I feel it should have won:
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor (though I'm torn on who was better: Pete in this or Ralph in Schindler's Listvery tough call) -
savejets — 18 years ago(March 13, 2008 09:17 PM)
I come to IMDB.com several times a week to see if DDL has anything on the menu. I can't wait for this man to pick his next role. Total man-crush on this guy. Best actor in movies todaymaybe ever.
Many of you have stated that Tom Hanks beating him out for the 1993 Best Actor prize is a major oversight. But, the cold hard fact is Hanks played a dying AIDS patient-at a time when the disease was still VERY relevant-and the Academy was not going to overlook that. In my opinion the more unforgivable infraction was Adrien Brody winning over him in 2002. Bill The Butcher has already gone down in film history as one of the screens great villans. Brody played a forgettable role in an equally forgettable film.
With his win last month for the TWBB the Academy has (at least a little bit) made up for 2002. -
oscarstegland — 12 years ago(April 29, 2013 01:25 PM)
Granted, I haven't seen Gangs of New York, but calling Adrien Brody's performance forgettable makes me think you know more about DDL than acting.
His performance in TWBB is quite showy and nearly over-the-top (although I believe the character calls for it) as some people on here say. Most people seem to say the same thing about his performance in Gangs (showy). Generally the Academy enjoys showy roles (ie. Bale winning for The Fighter and Wahlberg being a sidenote) and generally showy roles can convince anyone with little to no knowledge about acting that what they're seeing is, in fact, good acting.
When all is right and well though, the Academy sometimes choose to award performances that show great depth but not by being blatantly complex. Brody's performance in The Pianist is exactly that. Restraint is massive part of acting which most people don't seem to understand. Frankly, I haven't seen a better performance from Jamie Foxx than Django. Why? Because he wasn't his usual slippery-tongued loud-mouthed self.
This isn't meant to come off as demeaning in any way, I just call it the way I see it. Brody in The Pianist is sheer brilliance. You may not like the film, but faulting the acting is plain WRONG. -
houstongriffin-1 — 15 years ago(January 30, 2011 12:57 AM)
"I just finished watching this movie again, and I just can't get over how moving of a performance that DDL delivers. I can't for the life of me understand how Tom Hanks beat him out for an Oscar that year."
Such is the way. The Oscars often (or usually) champion forgettable movies and performances that deal with current trendy issues at the expense of better films that hold up to the test of time. I had to look up what movie Tom Hanks won the Oscar for in 1993. True, "Philadelphia" had a positive and relevant message and all that, but time has proved it to be mediocre and dated at best. Plus, the public was wowed that the popular screw-ball comedy actor Tom Hanks was able to pull off a respectable showing in a drama. While Tom Hanks has made an admirable transition from his days in "Bosom Buddies" and "Bachelor Party" to being considered a "serious" actor, he will never approach the degree of professionalism DDL puts in every role. -
Harmonica11 — 14 years ago(October 03, 2011 09:56 AM)
I think he didn't get the oscar for it because it was a film that wouldn't apply to a wide range of people. I know for a fact that many people outside of the UK have a hard time understanding the Irish accent. For me this is one of my favourite DDL performances. I must of seen this movie during the 90s a hell of a lot of times.
looks like were shy one horse.
No you brought two too many.