Ode to Rivero I suppose, but I just saw "At Close Range" and was really amazed at what a powerful movie that was. It was more a Christopher Walken performance piece in which he was great, but early Sean Penn was raw as well.
Anyway, many will argue with me, but I didn't think "Mystic River" was his best performance even though he stole the Oscar from Bill...but that is another story.
So which do you think is his best performance?
Neitzl
06-28-04, 02:41 PM
Of the movies I've seen with him, I think he was incredible in 21 Grams. I just saw Mystic River last night, and although he was great in it too, I thought he had a deeper role in 21 Grams, and he portrayed more emotion in 21 than Mystic River. One thing that might have also made me not like Mystic River as much was that damn score. I wish there was an option where you can shut it off.
matome
06-28-04, 02:53 PM
Fast Times
pro-bassoonist
06-28-04, 03:22 PM
21 grams!!
Superb!!
Pro-b
conscience
06-28-04, 03:48 PM
<b>Carlito's Way</b>
Norm de Plume
06-28-04, 03:54 PM
At Close Range. The final scene alone is testament to Penn's gift.
scott1598
06-28-04, 04:17 PM
Originally posted by Norm de Plume
At Close Range. The final scene alone is testament to Penn's <A TITLE="Click for more information about gift" STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||gifts|AA1VDw">gift</A>.
that's what i was thinking as well.
brizz
06-28-04, 04:47 PM
you forgot to add "thread" to the thread title....now i'm not sure if this is really the best sean penn movie thread or not :hscratch: I'm so confused.....
NaturalMystic79
06-28-04, 04:53 PM
Dead Man Walking
Coral
06-28-04, 05:08 PM
He's great in all those films, but I think it's a toss up between:
Dead Man Walking and Sweet and Lowdown.
chente
06-28-04, 05:09 PM
Dead Man Walking
MrX
06-28-04, 05:54 PM
21 Grams
Mountain Biker
06-28-04, 07:45 PM
Fast Times at Ridgemont High!!
shizawn
06-28-04, 08:04 PM
Bad Boys
jfoobar
06-28-04, 09:07 PM
Originally posted by shizawn
Bad Boys
While I don't think Bad Boys was his best performance to date, the fact that his performance in the film is so genuine and the fact that the film was shot about 22 years ago shows how gifted Penn was as a dramatic actor from the get-go.
MSD
06-28-04, 09:46 PM
Bad Boys followed by Carlito's Way.
PopcornTreeCt
06-28-04, 10:00 PM
U-Turn
[puts on flame-suit]
Trigger
06-28-04, 10:48 PM
Where's Casualties of War?
Da Thrilla
06-29-04, 12:06 AM
Originally posted by PopcornTreeCt
U-Turn
[puts on flame-suit]
What a weird ass movie that was!
Groucho
06-29-04, 12:10 AM
Hey scott1598, you've got Spyware on your machine. Unless you intentionally attached the link to "gift" in Norm's post.
AnonomusBob15
06-29-04, 12:54 AM
Dead Man Walking.
Although I have yet to see a bad performance from him. He was great in 21 Grams, i am sam, Mystic River, Sweet and Lowdown and yes, even U-Turn.
scott1598
06-29-04, 01:09 PM
Originally posted by Groucho
Hey scott1598, you've got Spyware on your machine. Unless you intentionally attached the link to "gift" in Norm's post.
wait!! groucho..what do you mean?? something has been popping up and mucking up that wasn't before and IE has been quirky since...i don't know what it is or what to do..can you e-mail me and let me know what you are talking about and what i can do to get rid of it?? i would appreciate so much. thanks!!!!
brizz
06-29-04, 01:40 PM
spybot.
inri222
06-29-04, 03:02 PM
Other :
The Falcon and the Snowman
Rivero
06-29-04, 03:07 PM
Absolutely no contest whatsoever:
Dead Man Walking
Might as well close the poll now.
Groucho
06-29-04, 03:17 PM
Originally posted by scott1598
wait!! groucho..what do you mean?? something has been popping up and mucking up that wasn't before and IE has been quirky since...i don't know what it is or what to do..Here, check out this thread I just made. Hopefully it'll help you clean up your system:
Thanks Groucho. I dl'd Spybot. Went through the motions and fixed accordingly..i think (gulp). I still see that "gift" link. Will that be there from now on? or should it have been relinquished when I Spybotted? I hope i am still not screwed.
greenknight
06-29-04, 08:22 PM
he gave a pulse pounding powerful performance in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, reflected in his Thomas Jefferson speech:
"So what Jefferson was saying is that, we left England because they were bogus, and if we didn't make rules for ourselves, we would be bogus too."
scott1598
06-29-04, 09:53 PM
i know many give props to "Fast" but that really was before he became an actor.
Sunday Morning
06-29-04, 11:07 PM
Hugo pool.
Groucho
06-29-04, 11:26 PM
Originally posted by scott1598
I still see that "gift" link. Will that be there from now on? The link in Norm's post everybody sees, because it was pasted there when you quoted him. The key is that you shouldn't see any other weird links like that.
Jack Straw
06-30-04, 12:37 AM
Hurly Burly is worth a mention.
Big Quasimodo
06-30-04, 02:02 AM
Man, this guy is good in everything he does (well, We're No Angels and Shanghai Surprise nonwithstanding).
I went with 21 grams, after seriously considering Carlito's Way and, believe it or not, Bad Boys.
drjay
06-30-04, 10:37 AM
The Game
Amel
06-30-04, 10:52 AM
FTARH.
I haven't seen many of his newer flicks, so this is based on all the older ones I've seen. The guy is pretty much great in everything he does. He's an awesome actor dude.
Norm de Plume
06-30-04, 11:53 PM
I was going to mention that Bad Boys (1983) and Colors were missing from the poll, but I see several others have referenced the former.
Buy: