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All Time Greatest Performance By An Actor/ Actress
Here's a question that will raise many different oppinions. What is the best perfromance ever given by an actor/actress.
Here's a few for the actors 1. Denzel Washington- Malcolm X (you can almost insert any one of his performances such as The Hurricane & Remember The Titans) 2. Joe Pesci - Goodfellas 3. Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump & Philadelphia 4. Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind 5. Jack Nicklaus - As Good As It Gets |
1. Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia
2. Richard Dreyfuss - Close Encounters 3. Sidney Poitier - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 4. Laurence Olivier - King Henry V 5. Catherine Deneuve - Belle du Jour 6. Peter Mullan - My Name is Joe 7. Takeshi Kitano- Sonatine 8. Benicio Del Toro - Traffic |
Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
just recently saw it, and thought it was marvelous. |
Re: All Time Greatest Performance By An Actor/ Actress
Originally posted by gmal2003 5. Jack Nicklaus - As Good As It Gets |
DISCLAIMER: This does not reflect my own personal opinion, it is merely an observation.
Haven't critics said that Maria Falconetti in Le Passion de Jeanne d'Arc delivered the best performance (both male and female)? |
No you stand corrected rypro, Jack Nicklaus the golfer had a walk in role in As Good as it Gets as a customer outside of the gas station. They way in which he held that bag of Dorritos was simply astonishing. J/K, I just left the Sports forum and thus put that there, (Yes, I meant Jack NICKOLSON. :)
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My top 10 list of greatest performances by an actor
1.Denzel Washington-Malcolm X 2.Al Pacino-Scent of a Woman 3.Ben Kingsley-Ghandhi 4.Tom Hanks-Forrest Gump 5.Peter O'Toole-Lawrence of Arabia 6.Denzel Washington-The Hurricane 7.F. Murray Abraham-Scarface.Just kidding :lol: Amadeus 8.Joe Pesci-Goodfellas 9.Russell Crowe-Gladiator 10.Tom Hulce-Amadeus |
Ben Kinglsey in Schindler's List
Jack Lemmon in Glengarry GlenRoss Sean Penn in Carlito's Way Sean Connery in The Untouchables Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction George C Scott in Patton Ed Norton in American History X Willam Dafoe in The Last Temptation of Christ SPY |
Ah yes. The "Best Performance by an actor of all time" thread where we name movies that are no more than 10 years old.
My choices: Kevin Costner - Dances With Wolves Kurt Russel - Backdraft Russell Crow - Gladiator Warren Beaty- Dick Tracy Jack Nicholson - Batman (this one's 13 years old. Does it qualify?) ;) |
Now for some real choices:
Buster Keaton - Sherlock Jr. Paul Robeson - Show Boat Toshiro Mifune - Red Beard Alan Arkin - Glenngarry Glen Ross (a vital character who's never given any credit) Humphrey Bogart - The Big Sleep Liv Ulmann - Persona and a personal guilty pleasure Robert Stack - Writen on the Wind |
Some of my favorite performances by an actor:
Orson Welles - Citizen Kane Kirk Douglas - Paths of Glory Max Von Sydow - The Seventh Seal Malcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange George C. Scott - Dr. Strangelove Kevin Spacey - American Beauty Jürgen Prochnow - Das Boot |
No need for smart alecky remarks. These are the oppinions of EACH INDIVIDUAL, so regardless to how old or new a movie is, its our choices. (Granted, I'm rather young (17) and have not seen as many movies as some, but as far as the movies that I have see, those were my choices.
(Naming a bunch of old or obscure movies in no way makes you an intelligent observer of cinema) |
A lot of good answers given already...here are a few of my favorites.
Paul Muni - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Burt Lancaster - Sweet Smell of Success Orson Welles - Citizen Kane Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia Martin Sheen - Apocalypse Now Peter Sellers - Being There Jack Lemmon - The Apartment Gary Cooper - High Noon Gloria Swanson - Sunset Blvd. Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront Robert Mitchum - Night of the Hunter Shelley Winters - A Place in the Sun John Wayne - The Quiet Man William Powell - The Thin Man Buster Keaton - The General (or just about anything else) |
Originally posted by gmal2003 No need for smart alecky remarks. These are the oppinions of EACH INDIVIDUAL, so regardless to how old or new a movie is, its our choices. (Granted, I'm rather young (17) and have not seen as many movies as some, but as far as the movies that I have see, those were my choices. (Naming a bunch of old or obscure movies in no way makes you an intelligent observer of cinema) |
Al Pacino - Serpico
Orson Welles - Citizen Kane Robert DeNiro - Raging Bull Klaus Kinski - Nosferatu Jack Nicholson - The Shining Perhaps the greatest performance I've ever seen however is Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange. |
A few that spring to mind instantly for me are...
F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr. |
I thought this was already discussed and decided on these boards...
Willem Dafoe in Spider-Man. My second pick goes to Elizabeth "I'm not a whore, I'm a dancer!" Berkley in Showgirls. *puts serious hat back on* How can anyone compare can contrast the performances of - oh, I dunno- Orson Welles in The Third Man, Julianne Moore in Safe, Audrey Tautou in Amelie, Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet, Charlie Chaplin in City Lights, Bruce Campbell in the Evil Dead, Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain, Bill Pullman in Zero Effect and Peter Boyle in Young Frankstein and actually come up with "the best" performance among them? Each performer brought exactly what was needed for their role, no more, no less. So was Dennis Hopper better at being Frank Booth, than Charlie Chaplin was a being the little tramp? |
Robert De Niro Raging Bull (everything he's in)
Tom Hanks Cast/Away Mel Gibson Braveheart, We Were Soldiers Al Pacino Dog Day Afternoon Nicolas Cage Leaving Las Vegas Russell Crowe L.A. Confidential Ellen Burstyn Requiem For a Dream Meryl Streep Sophie's Choice (everything she's in) Jodie Foster Silence of the Lambs Sharon Stone Casino |
I guess women don't act much anymore -ptth-
Angelina - Gia Jodie -Silence O the Lambs Julia - Steel Mags Franka Potente- Lola rennt (Run Lola Run) Jen Connelly - Beautiful Mind, Req for a Dream Sally Field - Gump Gwyneth Paltrow - alomst anything, namely Shakes in Love (sue me, I like her :) ) |
Originally posted by Pants Liv Ulmann - Persona Her vote is for Scenes From A Marriage. Other choices: Ian Holm in The Sweet Hereafter Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, Streetcar Named Desire, or Last Tango in Paris (take your pick) Steve McQueen in Bullitt Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver Kevin Spacey in American Beauty (yes) Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove James Mason in Lolita Ian McKellan in Gods and Monsters Gene Hackman in The Royal Tenenbaums Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade Bjork in Dancer in the Dark Bette Davis in Of Human Bondage Glenda Jackson in Sunday, Bloody, Sunday Ingrid Bergman in Cactus Flower (yes) Jane Fonda in They Shoot Horses Don't They? Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice Diane Keaton in Looking For Mr. Goodbar Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge! Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (yes) Lily Tomlin in Nashville (just saw and great.) Best performance of all time, IMO? Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris |
Newer ones:
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem For a Dream Bjork - Dancer in the Dark Edward Norton - American History X Going back a bit: DeNiro - Raging Bull Malcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange Going back much farther: Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove Orson Wells - Citizen Kane I'm sure I'm leaving out some of my favorites - that's just what came right to mind. |
Originally posted by gmal2003 No need for smart alecky remarks. These are the oppinions of EACH INDIVIDUAL, so regardless to how old or new a movie is, its our choices. (Granted, I'm rather young (17) and have not seen as many movies as some, but as far as the movies that I have see, those were my choices. (Naming a bunch of old or obscure movies in no way makes you an intelligent observer of cinema) This forum is filled with those kind of people who bash others for liking newer films over older ones. People who probably have never seen any film before 1990. They believe they will fall in with the "in crowd" on this forum if they shout a few off the wall classics. On the other hand, there are some that truly do love classic films. And those are the cool people. You won't be able to pick out the real ones from the fakes, so watch out. :up: |
Originally posted by gmal2003 No need for smart alecky remarks. These are the oppinions of EACH INDIVIDUAL, so regardless to how old or new a movie is, its our choices. (Granted, I'm rather young (17) and have not seen as many movies as some, but as far as the movies that I have see, those were my choices. (Naming a bunch of old or obscure movies in no way makes you an intelligent observer of cinema) Who are you kidding here buddy? If the movie isn't at least 52 years old, its not worth mention in this thread. Also the actor/actress has to be dead to even count. |
Originally posted by Goat3001 :rolleyes: Who are you kidding here buddy? If the movie isn't at least 52 years old, its not worth mention in this thread. Also the actor/actress has to be dead to even count. |
Originally posted by Goat3001 :rolleyes: Who are you kidding here buddy? If the movie isn't at least 52 years old, its not worth mention in this thread. Also the actor/actress has to be dead to even count. Even though he/she is probably joking..... |
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