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Old 10-03-11, 12:45 PM
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Re: Acting over the years

Here's something to think about as far as acting goes.
Which young actor begining this century is a good tough guy actor?
Now compare him to the other decades tough, action guys.
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Re: Acting over the years

Originally Posted by wm lopez
Here's something to think about as far as acting goes.
Which young actor begining this century is a good tough guy actor?
Now compare him to the other decades tough, action guys.
what exactly do you mean tough guy actor? Like...someone who's versatile in his acting but also manly or just being a tough guy? Cuz...tough guy is easy to find in general.


Also...for as much as I love Wayne and Bogart and many wonderful roles they had...I will admit that if there was an acting off I don't think they'd survive that well. Wayne especially. Those era of actors were catered to roles that fit their "personality" They had a style, a mannerism. Something unique to their persona. And their characters are from that. I would say they were limited as actors, many of them.
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Re: Acting over the years

Originally Posted by wm lopez
Here's something to think about as far as acting goes.
Which young actor begining this century is a good tough guy actor?
Now compare him to the other decades tough, action guys.
Jason Statham, meet Charles Bronson.

Mark Wahlberg could have been a good tough guy actor, but he made terrible films like THE CORRUPTOR, THE BIG HIT and the PLANET OF THE APES remake. I thought he was the best thing about THE DEPARTED and only wish he had more leading roles in tough, gritty crime films.
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Re: Acting over the years

I think acting on dramatic TV has gotten way, way better.
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Re: Acting over the years

I'll agree on that one. Especially in the past what? 10 years?
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Re: Acting over the years

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
Jason Statham, meet Charles Bronson.

Mark Wahlberg could have been a good tough guy actor, but he made terrible films like THE CORRUPTOR, THE BIG HIT and the PLANET OF THE APES remake. I thought he was the best thing about THE DEPARTED and only wish he had more leading roles in tough, gritty crime films.
Good one you picked in Mark Wahlberg!
I liked him in BOOGIE NIGHTS and that true story football movie, but I can't buy him as a tough guy. Not even in the DEPARTED. He just doesn't have that whatever it is that Clint, Arnold,Wayne had. Jason Statham is very good at tough. Danial Craig is more a great actor than a tough guy.
Like for 007 Sean Connery was good at tough, but not Roger Moore or Pierce Bronson.
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I don't watch a whole lot of TV/Cable shows, but from what I hear, these past few years have like the golden age of television. Some people have even said, it's better than cinema nowadays..
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Re: Acting over the years

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There is great, realistic acting even in silent films. Check out Chaplin in "City Lights" or Falconetti in "The Passion of Joan of Arc."
I have to disagree about Falconetti. That was who I was thinking of when I think of exaggeration in silents. Now I think it's one of the greatest performances ever but it's far from realistic.
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Re: Acting over the years

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum

Mark Wahlberg could have been a good tough guy actor, but he made terrible films like THE CORRUPTOR, THE BIG HIT and the PLANET OF THE APES remake. I thought he was the best thing about THE DEPARTED and only wish he had more leading roles in tough, gritty crime films.
HEY NOW!

I...like The Big Hit.

Sisko (Avery Brooks) and Cisco (Lou Diamond Phillips), Mr. "Straight-Jackin' guy, Elliot Gould drunk with his huge belly, King Kong Lives...yeah I like it.

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
Bogart over the top?! I take it you've never seen CASABLANCA although you're quick to dismiss it. Compare any Bogart performance to any Robert Downey Jr. or John Travolta performance and tell me who's overacting.
Where did I ever say that John Travolta was even a good actor?

What was naturalistic in one era seems an awkward fit for another, that's all I mean.
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I have to disagree about Falconetti. That was who I was thinking of when I think of exaggeration in silents. Now I think it's one of the greatest performances ever but it's far from realistic.
Couldn't disagree more.

If you want to see incredible, subtle acting in the silent era, check out the work of another Italian actress, Francesca Bertini. She's as convincing as any of the neo-realist actors of the post-war era.
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HEY NOW!

I...like The Big Hit.

Sisko (Avery Brooks) and Cisco (Lou Diamond Phillips), Mr. "Straight-Jackin' guy, Elliot Gould drunk with his huge belly, King Kong Lives...yeah I like it.



Where did I ever say that John Travolta was even a good actor?

What was naturalistic in one era seems an awkward fit for another, that's all I mean.
So you like THE BIG HIT, but refuse to see CASABLANCA. That tells me all I need to know.
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Re: Acting over the years

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
Bogart over the top?! I take it you've never seen CASABLANCA although you're quick to dismiss it. Compare any Bogart performance to any Robert Downey Jr. or John Travolta performance and tell me who's overacting.
Agreed. I watched The Maltese Falcon last night and, apart from some brief histrionics from Peter Lorre (which was believable in the context of the movie), there was nary an over-the-top performance.
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Originally Posted by Nick Martin
Where did I ever say that John Travolta was even a good actor?
I come not to defend Travolta's entire body of work, but his performance in Blow Out was wonderful. Hard to believe that the same guy made Wild Hogs...
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One actor I've been enjoying lately is Liam Neeson. Just a regular guy who can turn on a dime into the last person you want to fuck with.
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Neeson I think has been wonderfully utilized lately. For a good while his roles were more on the calm side..but lately he's moving it around. And it's fun to see him do fun things in these films.
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Yeah i wonder what happened to his personal life to make him be so tough and gritty all of the sudden.
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Alright...I chuckled at your comment. Now I feel like an asshole.

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