Gene's top five performances?
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Maddyclassicfilms — 10 years ago(August 03, 2015 11:15 AM)
Great choices. I think
The French Connection II
is just as good as the first one but hardly ever gets mentioned as much.
Twice in a Lifetime
is another underrated film. Personally I prefer Ellen Burstyn's performance in that over Gene's, but he is good in it though.
Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly
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Maddyclassicfilms — 10 years ago(August 03, 2015 11:10 AM)
Great choices.
I Never Sang For My Father
is such a sad and powerful film. The scene where he goes round the old peoples ward at the hospital is quite disturbing to see all these old people abandoned and probably forgotten about.
Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly
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Mr_Fall_Out — 10 years ago(August 03, 2015 09:50 PM)
Unforgiven
The Conversation
The French Connection
The Royal Tenenbaums
Night Moves
Then there's so much more - Bonnie and Clyde, Mississpi Burning, scarecrow and on and on, honestly I find it almost impossible to rank his performances, he's just such a consistently amazing actor, even in a relatively minor film like Runaway Jury he's actually fantastic - the scene he shares with Dustin Hoffman is phenomenal.
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Maddyclassicfilms — 10 years ago(August 04, 2015 11:22 AM)
Then there's so much more - Bonnie and Clyde, Mississpi Burning, scarecrow and on and on, honestly I find it almost impossible to rank his performances, he's just such a consistently amazing actor, even in a relatively minor film like Runaway Jury he's actually fantastic - the scene he shares with Dustin Hoffman is phenomenal.
Agreed I don't think he has ever given a bad performance to be honest, even if I do like some of his films more than others.
Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly
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stfud — 10 years ago(August 06, 2015 03:18 PM)
Maddy, yes Twice in a Lifetime rarely gets mentioned in any forum. It is as good a family drama as Ordinary People which won all that praise. The scene where in the bedroom where they break up is superior acting in a real life situation. It's what these actors trained for, what they got into the Actor's Studio to accomplish. I felt more tension watching that scene than any shootout or action scene I ever saw.
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Maddyclassicfilms — 10 years ago(August 07, 2015 04:56 AM)
The scene where in the bedroom where they break up is superior acting in a real life situation. It's what these actors trained for, what they got into the Actor's Studio to accomplish. I felt more tension watching that scene than any shootout or action scene I ever saw.
Absob68lutely. That is one of the saddest scenes I've ever seen and they are both excellent in that moment.
Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly
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mxs721 — 10 years ago(March 30, 2016 08:28 PM)
The Royal Tenenbaums
Unforgiven
Get Shorty
Mississippi Burning
The French Connection
What impresses me about him is that many of his best performances were toward the end of his career. Not to bash others, but look at his last 10-12 years to the most recent work of guys like De Niro, Pacino, Hoffman and Nicholson. He got better and better as others repeated themselves or just took paycheck roles. -
Mickey77 — 9 years ago(June 15, 2016 12:17 PM)
LEADING ROLE
- The Conversation
- The French Connection
- Scarecrow
- French Connection II
- Mississippi Burning
SUPPORTING ROLE - Young Frankenstein
- Unforgiven
- Bonnie And Clyde
- Under Fire
- Heartbreakers
"Thank God For Darwin"
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SealedCargo — 1 year ago(February 28, 2025 06:27 AM)
ny favs are
french connection, conversation, uncommon valor, royal t's, riot
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