Johnny Depp : Best Role on Film?
10-31-07, 04:49 AM
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Johnny Depp : Best Role on Film?
I've just started getting into this actors' work (yeah, a little late) and find that that there are so many movies of his from the 1990s that I havent even heard of.
Which of his lesser known flicks would you recommend as a 'must buy' on DVD? And which performances, other than POTC etc would you rate highly?
Which of his lesser known flicks would you recommend as a 'must buy' on DVD? And which performances, other than POTC etc would you rate highly?
10-31-07, 05:58 AM
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Donnie Brasco is his best performance (IMO). It is a great mob drama with Pacino, and it isn't glitzy like Goodfellas, it focuses more on the lower-level mob guys and their struggles everyday. It's a great movie, and it seemed to never get its due.
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10-31-07, 06:40 AM
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I really liked Blow, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Edward Scissorhands, Cry-Baby and Ed Wood. All different performances but all great IMO.
10-31-07, 07:13 AM
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I think I've enjoyed most of his movies, except for Sleepy Hollow.
I'm a huge fan of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Blow is excellent, and don't forget about A Nightmare on Elm Street.
I'm a huge fan of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Blow is excellent, and don't forget about A Nightmare on Elm Street.
10-31-07, 07:29 AM
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The definitive Johnny Depp movie is Jarmusch's Dead Man.
10-31-07, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by alfonsosoriano
Ed Wood is my favorite Depp film and performance.
Edward Scissorhands
Ed Wood
Benny And June
Blow
Fear & Loathing in las vegas
10-31-07, 12:26 PM
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Ed Wood is probably Depp's best performance but he doesn't give the best performance in the film; That title goes to Martin Landau. Landau's performance as Bela Lugosi is scary good.
Depp's second best performance was in Edward Scissorhands; classic.
Depp's second best performance was in Edward Scissorhands; classic.
10-31-07, 01:05 PM
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Dead Man is my favorite Depp film, but that's a very passive character. It's a strong performance, but it's subordinate to the film around him. So I wouldn't say it's the best showcase of his range.
10-31-07, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
I gotta go with Donnie Brasco, terrific performance by both him and Al Pacino.
I liked Depp in 'Chocolat'
03-24-13, 02:00 AM
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Re: Johnny Depp : Best Role on Film?
Donnie Brasco
Ed Wood
Dead Man
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Finding Neverland
He really is just a money making whore at this point though.
Ed Wood
Dead Man
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Finding Neverland
He really is just a money making whore at this point though.
03-24-13, 04:15 AM
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Re: Johnny Depp : Best Role on Film?
Although a very entertaining film, Donnie Brasco is almost a comedy without trying to be. The characters are cartoonish and I highly doubt there is anyone in the mafia that even slightly resembles any of those characters.
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