I dunno.
But Kenneth Branagh is very good. Almost half as good as he thinks he is. Completely inserts himself into a role. Watch Othello, Frankenstein, Peter’s Friends, Shackleton, and Wild Wild West. The last movie is not very good but this set illustrates his dramatic range.
Harrison Ford.
Kevin spacey gets a vote for me
Arts said:
Kevin spacey gets a vote for me
He is in now as well, same movie.
I got nothing bad to say about Spacey or Ford.
I kind of want to put in honourable mentions for Downey Jr and Depp, they work hard to build a character.
dv said:
I got nothing bad to say about Spacey or Ford.I kind of want to put in honourable mentions for Downey Jr and Depp, they work hard to build a character.
Yeah Downey rehabilitated himself well, he did a great job with Sherlock and as Iron Man. Only seen him in one movie Pulp Fiction but I thought John Travolta played a good part for an actor who was supposed to be washed up.
I agree with Spacey.. I also like Tommy Lee Jones and Gregory Peck.
dv said:
I got nothing bad to say about Spacey or Ford.I kind of want to put in honourable mentions for Downey Jr and Depp, they work hard to build a character.
Well, if we are talking how hard they work or the method actors then you have to add James Franco
AwesomeO said:
dv said:
I got nothing bad to say about Spacey or Ford.I kind of want to put in honourable mentions for Downey Jr and Depp, they work hard to build a character.
Yeah Downey rehabilitated himself well, he did a great job with Sherlock and as Iron Man. Only seen him in one movie Pulp Fiction but I thought John Travolta played a good part for an actor who was supposed to be washed up.
He was pretty cool in that. He has not rocked my socks in anything else though.
Car mentioned Stallone. Somehow his performance in Rocky really worked.
Tom Hardy is well on the way, Peaky Blinders, The Revrnant, Mad Max.
No females?
tauto said:
Tom Hardy is well on the way, Peaky Blinders, The Revrnant, Mad Max.
And let’s not forget Star Trek Nemesis.
Then again, let’s forget Star Trek Nemesis
sibeen said:
No females?
Ah is there anyone who is not going to say Streep?
sibeen said:
No females?
Streep and Sally Feild
More recently that Australian actor Toni Colette.
Hehe
“Best” is silly. There are shedloads of very good actors.
I’m just glad that I stepped in before the PC police arrived.
sibeen said:
No females?
I didn’t want to be the first to mention this absence.
dv said:
tauto said:
Tom Hardy is well on the way, Peaky Blinders, The Revrnant, Mad Max.
And let’s not forget Star Trek Nemesis.
Then again, let’s forget Star Trek Nemesis
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You haven’t seen Peaky Blinders? Oh ..here’s an e
Bubblecar said:
“Best” is silly. There are shedloads of very good actors.
Yes.
sibeen said:
No females?
Geraldine Hakewell, I have followed her career across insurance companies and a car ad.
AwesomeO said:
sibeen said:
No females?
Geraldine Hakewill*, I have followed her career across insurance companies and a car ad.
Why?
*fixed
sibeen said:
I’m just glad that I stepped in before the PC police arrived.
That’s funny because PC stands for police constable.
AwesomeO said:
sibeen said:
No females?
Geraldine Hakewell, I have followed her career across insurance companies and a car ad.
where’s the “like” button on this forum?
dv said:
sibeen said:
I’m just glad that I stepped in before the PC police arrived.
That’s funny because PC stands for police constable.
Not in this context though.
sibeen said:
I’m just glad that I stepped in before the PC police arrived.
That chick from The Bill was pretty good, but I can’t recall her name right now.
We’ve just watched the last of Bloodline, I really liked Ben Mendelsohn in that series.
Anthony Hopkins knows his way around.
Emma Thompson, Jodie Foster.
So…the undertones have arrived.
Very sad.
kii said:
So…the undertones have arrived.Very sad.
I don’t quite get your meaning
Morgan freeman is also very believable.
dv said:
kii said:
So…the undertones have arrived.Very sad.
I don’t quite get your meaning
We talked about the male actors w/o making vague allusions to their sex appeal or giving them infantile labels.
Arts said:
Morgan freeman is also very believable.
Yeah. He also hosted some documentaries which were quite watchable.
I like Judi Dench but I wonder whether she is really as good as I think she is.
Funny that her Oscar was for Shakespeare In Love. She hardly did anything in that film.
Even Gwenyth Paltrow won an Oscar for Shakespeare In Love. That fucking thing won seven Oscars.
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:
So…the undertones have arrived.Very sad.
I don’t quite get your meaning
We talked about the male actors w/o making vague allusions to their sex appeal or giving them infantile labels.
I think we did that with female actors too right?
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:I don’t quite get your meaning
We talked about the male actors w/o making vague allusions to their sex appeal or giving them infantile labels.
I think we did that with female actors too right?
Your radar needs fine tuning :P
party_pants said:
Arts said:
Morgan freeman is also very believable.
Yeah. He also hosted some documentaries which were quite watchable.
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I have an issue with Morgan Freeman, he has the movie rights to “rendezvous with rama” and nothing is forthcoming.
tauto said:
party_pants said:
Arts said:
Morgan freeman is also very believable.
Yeah. He also hosted some documentaries which were quite watchable.
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I have an issue with Morgan Freeman, he has the movie rights to “rendezvous with rama” and nothing is forthcoming.
Does he star as a god or as POTUS?
A good reliable actor is Denzel Washington, I don’t think I have seen him in a movie I didn’t enjoy. I think picking your roles and directors etc is a big part of how good an actor is.
AwesomeO said:
tauto said:
party_pants said:Yeah. He also hosted some documentaries which were quite watchable.
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I have an issue with Morgan Freeman, he has the movie rights to “rendezvous with rama” and nothing is forthcoming.
Does he star as a god or as POTUS?
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He wants to be the commander of the discovery ship, at age 80.
tauto said:
AwesomeO said:
tauto said:—-
I have an issue with Morgan Freeman, he has the movie rights to “rendezvous with rama” and nothing is forthcoming.
Does he star as a god or as POTUS?
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He wants to be the commander of the discovery ship, at age 80.
That reminds me of a terrible movie, it is watchable though, Starship Troopers, what I thought hilarious amongst other things was that the female who had been a recruit just weeks or so earlier was conning a capital ship out of harbour.
Tom Hardy…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmBOH1eRvSY
Cartoon 150, when I get to it, will shed some light on my thoughts on this matter.
I’ve always liked the performances of Stephen Rea, especially in Citizen X. Superb movie.
Spiny Norman said:
I’ve always liked the performances of Stephen Rea, especially in Citizen X. Superb movie.
You know I’m going to vote for Matt Damon. Also Jimmy Stewart, Kate Winslet and Susan Sarandon (she’s excellent in Feud).
About method acting… It’s very different now to what it used to be.
For some discussion on the topic, read Film Comment or listen to the podcast
Like Bubblecar pointed out, I believe that there are heaps of good or great actors making it virtually impossible to say best. The tale itself often makes the actor. An unknown actor can be made by the right movie.
I cite Cate Blanchett as one who was a great actor in small and still little known films. Has been at the top of her field since her beginnings.
Divine Angel said:
You know I’m going to vote for Matt Damon. Also Jimmy Stewart, Kate Winslet and Susan Sarandon (she’s excellent in Feud).About method acting… It’s very different now to what it used to be.
For some discussion on the topic, read Film Comment or listen to the podcast
Matt who?
I agree with the rest of your actors.
Oh yes! I love Cate Blanchett
roughbarked said:
Like Bubblecar pointed out, I believe that there are heaps of good or great actors making it virtually impossible to say best. The tale itself often makes the actor. An unknown actor can be made by the right movie.
“The tale itself makes the actor”
No. Actors are mediated entities. They are only nominated for awards as the result of hard campaigning by the studios. Harvey Weinstein, for example, was instrumental in scoring a nomination for Matt Damon for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 1998 Oscars.
“An unknown actor can be made by the right movie”
Sort of – they need to be pushed by the intermediary such as the studio, publicists, and even wardrobe people. In the case of someone such as Matt Damon, who was made a star by Good Will Hunting, he was commodified in the media to sell products and to be linked with several high profile actresses at the time, such as Claire Danes, Winona Ryder and Minnie Driver. His interview on Oprah in which he said he was single to news to Ms Driver… but it was a staged interview to boost his profile in the lead up to the Oscar nominations.
Would you like to read my essay on the subject?
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
Like Bubblecar pointed out, I believe that there are heaps of good or great actors making it virtually impossible to say best. The tale itself often makes the actor. An unknown actor can be made by the right movie.“The tale itself makes the actor”
No. Actors are mediated entities. They are only nominated for awards as the result of hard campaigning by the studios. Harvey Weinstein, for example, was instrumental in scoring a nomination for Matt Damon for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 1998 Oscars.“An unknown actor can be made by the right movie”
Sort of – they need to be pushed by the intermediary such as the studio, publicists, and even wardrobe people. In the case of someone such as Matt Damon, who was made a star by Good Will Hunting, he was commodified in the media to sell products and to be linked with several high profile actresses at the time, such as Claire Danes, Winona Ryder and Minnie Driver. His interview on Oprah in which he said he was single to news to Ms Driver… but it was a staged interview to boost his profile in the lead up to the Oscar nominations.Would you like to read my essay on the subject?
Yeah, why not? Is it published online?
Jim Parsons.
AwesomeO said:
I think picking your roles and directors etc is a big part of how good an actor is.
while that can be part of it, a good actor can stand out in a terrible movie as much as a not so good actor can stand out in a top movie.
dv said:
I like Judi Dench but I wonder whether she is really as good as I think she is.Funny that her Oscar was for Shakespeare In Love. She hardly did anything in that film.
Even Gwenyth Paltrow won an Oscar for Shakespeare In Love. That fucking thing won seven Oscars.
I agree with Bubblecar that talk of “best” is silly, but I also like Judi Dench, if only because I can remember her over the entire extent of my TV watching career.
I also really like Nicola Walker.
no one cares about naming the worst lol
sibeen said:
No females?
Tatiana Maslany
Arts said:
while that can be part of it, a good actor can stand out in a terrible movie as much as a not so good actor can stand out in a top movie.
Aloha… what a car wreck that was! Emma Stone as a Hawaiian-Japanese person?
Speaking of Emma Stone, she didn’t deserve the Oscar for La La Land.
River Phoenix…
furious said:
- Best actor ever
River Phoenix…
This Is Serious Mum…
the guy who plays Michael Caine in the movies is really good.
ChrispenEvan said:
the guy who plays Michael Caine in the movies is really good.
Not many people know that.
Tatiana Maslany is from Orphan Black and plays a number of clones, it’s easy to forget its just one person playing every role and often she would have to be interacting with herself from four or five different characters viewpoints
The best director was David Lean, there’ll be no correspondence entered into.
ChrispenEvan said:
the guy who plays Michael Caine in the movies is really good.
yeah, but he was only supposed to blow the bloody doors off…
They were right about Michael Jackson…
don’t mind chow yun-fat and donnie yen.
ChrispenEvan said:
the guy who plays Michael Caine in the movies is really good.
It’s said of Michael Caine that he’s the only man in the world who can be mean and cute at the same time.