[quote]Coldiron wrote:
Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption. IMO he has one of the greatest narrative voices ever in film.
“Get busy living or get busy dying…”: [/quote]
Absolutely!!!
Unbelievable actor. Modern day MASTER.
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt in A River Runs Through It. Didn’t care for Brad Pitt much before that movie, just dismissed him as another hollywood pretty boy. That film is the closest thing to a novel ever put on screen, and the acting by both of the brothers is superb.
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True
[quote]LarryJr wrote:
Kevin Spacey is another favorite of mine. I really liked him in “The Usual Suspects”.[/quote]
Awesome role!
Only movie I’ve ever watched from start to finish and then…immediately watched it start to finish again just to see what the f---- just happened.lol
a few of my favorite roles are:
hackman in mississippi burning.
carradine in kill bill.
mcqueen in mag seven.
denzel in mo’better blues.
duvall in the apostle
crowe in the insider.
jackson in jackie brown.
newman in cool hand luke.
voight in runaway train.
[center]…"I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe…
… Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams … glitter in the dark near Tanhauser Gate…
… All those … moments will be lost … in time, like tears … in rain. Time … to die…"[/center]
Rutger Hauer as “Roy”: “BladeRunner”
Agree…an outstanding performance…
I have been at a lost to give any explanation for the Academy’s disdain and/or indifference to Science Fiction.
Hauer…Montalban…the list goes on and on for the outstanding dramatic performances that have been delivered in Science Fiction.
Maybe someday the genre will be recognized.
Mufasa
[quote]Magarhe wrote:
Rutger Hauer
Bladerunner, at the end. Very touching. Actually there was a lot in that whole film. But that last scene is rated as one of the few things guaranteed to make men cry. I think it was better in the cinema release, not the directors’ cut. Harrison Fords’ narration made it better I believe.
Actually he was very good in a few films. Check out “The Hitcher” for one disturbing one - the original not the remake.
Also was touching in Ladyhawke, a bit of a cheest movie especially the music, but some moments were really powerful.
I am not saying he is the best just using him as an example of how sci fi is underrated by the academy.
He was the corporate guy in Batman Begins by the way.
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I like Rutger Hauer a lot. His acting doesn’t stand out, but he’s been in some lousy movies. He’s got great screen presence, and ought to get more work.
Toshiro Mifune’s Samurai on the skids in Yojimbo and Sanjuro is great, his finest role, which is saying a lot.
Michael Madsen is great in anything.
Prof X:
Cobra…yeah…thanks for bringing me back down to earth. Well, things happen for a reason.
The Touch was written for Cobra. Blasphemy. BLASPHEMY. That song belongs to Prime and Megatron.
You also forgot Over the Top. LOL. Oscar Gold.
I’ll have to agree w/ Sean Penn in Mystic River when he found out about his daughter. That was pretty darn believable.
I would have to say the whole cast of Million Dollar Baby, complete with another bang-up narration by Morgan Freeman.
“Million Dollar Baby” is one of those movies that shows you can still have a very character/story driven movie that is good.
It takes a great screenplay and a great cast; but it can be done.
Poor Annette Benning; I bet she wishes Hilary Swank would just go away!
(Okay…for you movie buffs…any guesses on why I would say that?)
Mufasa
Malcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange.
Creeps me out.
Mickey Rourke.
The Brando of his generation, he often gives off the vibe “Yeah, I don’t give a fuck about this movie, I’m just here for the check.” But he’s taken chances, been in some interesting films, Rumble Fish, Angel Heart, and whether he’s got the lead or a bit part he always gets your attention. And when he actually gives a shit and turns in a good performance, he is second to none.
“This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war!”
[quote]VorteX wrote:
Malcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange.
Creeps me out.[/quote]
Absolutely. Damn I love his face.
Alex De Large ftw.
I am a fan of most of Kubricks films. Not so much Eyes Wide Shut, but his whole body of work is excellent really.
Dr. Strangelove…ha, lets hear it for Peter Sellers as well. Oh, and George C. Scott should be in this thread for Patton.
h’okay I’m going off in too many directions now.
[quote]Mufasa wrote:
“Million Dollar Baby” is one of those movies that shows you can still have a very character/story driven movie that is good.
It takes a great screenplay and a great cast; but it can be done.
Poor Annette Benning; I bet she wishes Hilary Swank would just go away!
(Okay…for you movie buffs…any guesses on why I would say that?)
Mufasa [/quote]
Million Dollar Baby was good, but I absolutely HATED the ending. Change the last 20-30 minutes and you’ve got one of the best movies of all-time.
Despite my feelings on the ending, Swank did do a great job.
Here’s some other favorites:
Kurt Russell in “Miracle” was great as Herb Brooks. He had the look, the attitude, everything. Very solid.
Ellen Burstyn in “Requiem For A Dream”
Jack Nicholson in “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”
Denzel Washington in “Training Day”
Robert DeNiro in “Raging Bull”
Russell Crowe in “Gladiator” and “Cinderella Man”
The big, punch drnk fighter in “Requiem of a Heavyweight” with Jackie Gleason. the elevator scene gets me every time.
I’m really not much of a judge of overall performances in movies. I catch one scene that moves me one way or another, and that makes the entire movie worth watching.
[quote]Djwlfpack wrote:
Here’s some other favorites:
Kurt Russell in “Miracle” was great as Herb Brooks. He had the look, the attitude, everything. Very solid.
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Maybe its because I love early John Carpenter movies, but I firmly believe that every movie (particularly action movies) could be made better by an appearance by Kurt Russell. In fact, I think the most perfect movie might just be a remake of “The Thing” with Russell now playing ALL the parts (I’m only half kidding).
[quote]Molotov_Coktease wrote:
It isn’t a widely seen movie, but Dead Man’s Shoes (A movie made in the UK by Shane Meadows) is not only one of the best I’ve seen in years, but the actor who plays the lead … Paddy Considine is easily one of the best around.
He was intimidating and convincing as an older brother, returned from the military to find that the local crowd of losers had targeted and abused his mentally slow younger brother. The movie is about his delivery of vengeance.
Over the last few years I’ve seen it several times and it grips me tight.
Paddy Considine is remarkable.
imdb link-
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I’ve not seen it, but I saw This is England and by the same director. It blew my socks off. I was most surprised by the performance of Stephen Graham who I’d only seen in Snatch as Jason Statham’s sidekick. Unbelievable performance.
As mentioned, Bill Murray in Lost and Tranlsation. I love him in that film. He is so dry and subtle he hardly has to do anything and he just cracks me up.
De Niro in Taxi Driver is one of the all time great character performances.
[quote]JimmyBoom wrote:
Christian Bale in anything. Anybody who can do great with Newsies and pull of Bruce Wayne/Batman as effectively as he did is a badass.
-boom[/quote]
Yes I’m liking Bale. Not just a pretty face.
American Psycho is not the best movie, but it’s worth it just for his performance.
Then there’s The Machinist, which is impressive just for the fact that he got so in to it he looked like a bloody anorexic…