Best Denzel Washington "Bad Guy" Performance?
02-15-08 | 09:42 PM
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Best Denzel Washington "Bad Guy" Performance?
What is everyone's thoughts? All three of these roles are quite different.
1) Alonzo in Training Day
2) Creasy in Man on Fire
or
3) Frank Lucas in American Gangster
1) Alonzo in Training Day
2) Creasy in Man on Fire
or
3) Frank Lucas in American Gangster
02-15-08 | 10:19 PM
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Training Day slightly edges out American Gangster.
However, he kicked ass big time in Man on Fire.
Alonzo Harris was probably the definitive asshole-tearing bad guy you're supposed to hate but end up loving of this decade...then Anton Chigurh and Plainview came along in the same year.
I'm hoping this Taking of Pelham One Two Three remake features some badassery from the man despite my woes with remaking such a great 70's movie.
However, he kicked ass big time in Man on Fire.
Spoiler:
Alonzo Harris was probably the definitive asshole-tearing bad guy you're supposed to hate but end up loving of this decade...then Anton Chigurh and Plainview came along in the same year.
I'm hoping this Taking of Pelham One Two Three remake features some badassery from the man despite my woes with remaking such a great 70's movie.
02-15-08 | 11:23 PM
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1. Alonzo from Training Day - Perfect villain.
2. Creasy from Man on Fire - Total badass more of an anti-hero than a bad guy.
3. Frank Lucas from American Gangster - Poor performance not worth judging.
2. Creasy from Man on Fire - Total badass more of an anti-hero than a bad guy.
3. Frank Lucas from American Gangster - Poor performance not worth judging.
02-15-08 | 11:37 PM
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02-16-08 | 01:43 PM
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From: Rainy ass Seattle yes the weather sucks here, so do our sports teams.
2. Creasy from Man on Fire - Total badass more of an anti-hero than a bad guy.
Def more of an anti-hero than a bad guy. I mean he did do it all for Pita after all.
02-16-08 | 02:15 PM
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I'll go with AMERICAN GANGSTER - just because that was a well-rounded and realistic performance. His TRAINING DAY performance was more of the cliche movie "bad guy" variety, although he's good in the film (still don't think it was Oscar-worthy though).
02-16-08 | 02:26 PM
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Without a doubt, Training Day. Denzel chewed through that role and it was Oscar-worthy.
I'll have to revisit Man on Fire as I didn't walk away feeling that he was a 'bad' guy, but a guy with some serious issues.
I'll have to revisit Man on Fire as I didn't walk away feeling that he was a 'bad' guy, but a guy with some serious issues.
02-16-08 | 05:28 PM
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Training Day:
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02-16-08 | 08:50 PM
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Love that training day scene and I also pic 'Lonzo.
