Top 15 Favorite Film Performances... - Page 2

Rob Instigator · 02.26.2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Harvey Keitel is probably my other favorite actor of all time but I couldn't think of a performance to put in there... he rules in Bad Lieutenant, but my favorite performance is either in Ulysseus Gaze or the Piano... haven't seen him in anything new in a while. A shame. A real hero.

harvcey keitel is like almost 71 years old! let hi m rest!

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 02.26.2010, 02:17 PM

What about Robin Williams in One Hour Photo?

I never would've thought he could be so damn creepy.

I want to see that one flick Buscemi directed. Where he kills his mom or something. I can't even think of the title right now.

Fred's Mom is Dead (I know that isn't it) or something like that.

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 02.26.2010, 02:21 PM

I guess he didn't direct it after all...

Rob Instigator · 02.26.2010, 02:22 PM

ned beatty is HILARIOUS in that

evollove · 02.26.2010, 02:23 PM

I saw this thread title, thought, "How silly," then took a shower and couldn't stop thinking about it.

Jack in Chinatown- Even though Jake Gittes is wrong about almost everything, he's cool and sardonic at first until things spiral out of control. Then he becomes desperate until he's finally crushed at the end. Amazing.

Keanu in My Own Private Idaho- IF Keanu is doing some theatrical/minimalist thing (which I'll admit is an "if"), then he's generally underrated. From insouciant tramp to hard-ass ("I don't know you, old man"), the transformation is complete.

Rod Steiger in Pawnbroker

Peter Lorre in damn near everything

Jennifer Carpenter in Quarantine- Not a great flick, but she's fantastic. Best known as the sister in Dexter. After watching the movie the first time, I went back to the first DVD chapter, then skipped to the last. I fully bought that she was scared shitless.

Daniel Craig in Casino Royale- He found dark, dark layers to Bond that no previous actor had ever found, stuff I'm sure Ian Fleming wasn't aware of. Plus, an utterly fascinating face.

Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour. Or maybe Repulsion.

Mia Farrow in Purple Rose of Ciaro

Leo in What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

Martin Sheen in Apocolypse Now- Especially that meltdown at the beginning. I guess this is a cheat, since from what I understand, he wasn't really acting.

Laurence Olivier- Just to be pretentious. No, he really is rather good. I'll pick, I dunno, Richard III.

Ian McKellen- Richard III

Gary Oldman- Bram Stoker's Dracula. Hey, you try to act under 50 lbs. of makeup.

John Hurt- Elephant Man- Same thing

Buster Keaton- Everything. My favorite actor of all time. The great "stoneface" does very little emoting, yet manages to get across every human emotion with authenticity. A minimalist master.

Rob Instigator · 02.26.2010, 02:45 PM

been thinkin bout it

non comedy personal favorites

Humphrey Bogart - The Treasure of The Sierra Madre
Alec Guiness - The Bridge on The River Kwai
Frank Sinatra - The Manchurian Candidate
Forrest Whitaker - Bird
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
Sylvester Stallone - Rocky
Mickey Rourke - Angel Heart
Orson Wells - Touch of Evil
Martin Sheen - Apocalypse Now
Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven

batreleaser · 02.26.2010, 02:46 PM

Yeah I have trouble believing Jack Gittes was based on Phillip Marlowe, Marlowe was never that clueless. "Chinatown" is one of the most perfect films ever, deserves all the praise it gets.

Gary Oldman was fucking weak as Dracula.

Leo went full retahd in "Gilbert Grape", disqualified.

batreleaser · 02.26.2010, 02:48 PM

Forrest Whitaker is always amazing. "The Last King of Scotland" was one of the few films that deservedly got its Best Actor Oscar. He was the most sadistic sociopathic charachter I've ever seen. James McAvoy should have one best supporting actor.

davenotdead · 02.26.2010, 02:57 PM

yeah for some reason this thread has made me want to see Chinatown again. LA Confidential is such a good noir too. hard to believe it was made in the 90s

evollove · 02.26.2010, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by batreleaser

Leo went full retahd in "Gilbert Grape", disqualified.

Sweet. I get one more.

How's this: Tony Perkins in The Trial. K?

Fred Cracklin · 02.26.2010, 03:32 PM

Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon
Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove
Dustin Hoffmann - Midnight Cowboy
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Diana Ross - Lady Sings the Blues
Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
Dennis Hopper - Blue Velvet
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Volume 2
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Alec Guinness - Star Wars
Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
Johnny Depp - Ed Wood
Robert Downey Jr - Chaplin

batreleaser · 02.26.2010, 03:50 PM

The Trial is a good one.

Ed Wood is by far the best flick Tim Burton and Depp ever did. And Landau as Bela Lugosi was fucking amazing. "Eddie, help me."

davenotdead · 02.26.2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by batreleaser

Ed Wood is by far the best flick Tim Burton and Depp ever did. And Landau as Bela Lugosi was fucking amazing. "Eddie, help me."

word. love that film. all the characters were amazing. Bill Murray as Bunny breckinridge = amazing casting. landau and depp were so good too, as you mentioned

i crack up everytime i watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdSFP9nu1R8

DanielCarlson · 02.26.2010, 04:30 PM

This is a hard one.

Dennis Hopper - Blue Velvet
Robert DeNiro - Taxi Driver
Isabelle Adjani - Possession
Harry Dean Stanton - Paris, Texas
Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive
Jason Schwartzman - Rushmore
Anna Karina - Vivre Sa Vie
Bruno Ganz - Der Himmel über Berlin
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Catherine Deneuve - Belle de Jour
Laura Dern - Inland Empire
Allan Edwall - Fanny & Alexander
Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
Takashi Shimura - Ikiru
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood

My favorite actors are probably Jack Nicholson and Harry Dean Stanton.

atsonicpark · 02.26.2010, 04:57 PM

Ed Wood and Batman are the only Burton films i like.

Great list, DanielCarlson... a LOT of my favorites in there... nice to see a Paris Texas and Belle de Jour fan...

DanielCarlson · 02.26.2010, 05:04 PM

Yes, those are two fantastic movies... especially Paris, Texas. Harry Dean Stanton might be my favorite actor. He doesn't always have the big parts, but whatever role he plays, he plays it perfectly.

davenotdead · 02.26.2010, 05:25 PM

wtf, keep hearing about possession today, not only from this thread...

guess its an omen. killer trailer too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxVdtYAs8-w

DanielCarlson · 02.26.2010, 05:37 PM

It's one of the best movies ever. I'd place it at my top 10.

Rob Instigator · 02.26.2010, 05:42 PM

there's too many movies

atsonicpark · 02.26.2010, 06:02 PM

yeah, possession's in my top 5.

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Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,570	What about Robin Williams in One Hour Photo? I never would've thought he could be so damn creepy. I want to see that one flick Buscemi directed. Where he kills his mom or something. I can't even think of the title right now. Fred's Mom is Dead (I know that isn't it) or something like that.
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Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,570	I guess he didn't direct it after all...
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,931	ned beatty is HILARIOUS in that __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	I saw this thread title, thought, "How silly," then took a shower and couldn't stop thinking about it. Jack in Chinatown- Even though Jake Gittes is wrong about almost everything, he's cool and sardonic at first until things spiral out of control. Then he becomes desperate until he's finally crushed at the end. Amazing. Keanu in My Own Private Idaho- IF Keanu is doing some theatrical/minimalist thing (which I'll admit is an "if"), then he's generally underrated. From insouciant tramp to hard-ass ("I don't know you, old man"), the transformation is complete. Rod Steiger in Pawnbroker Peter Lorre in damn near everything Jennifer Carpenter in Quarantine- Not a great flick, but she's fantastic. Best known as the sister in Dexter. After watching the movie the first time, I went back to the first DVD chapter, then skipped to the last. I fully bought that she was scared shitless. Daniel Craig in Casino Royale- He found dark, dark layers to Bond that no previous actor had ever found, stuff I'm sure Ian Fleming wasn't aware of. Plus, an utterly fascinating face. Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour. Or maybe Repulsion. Mia Farrow in Purple Rose of Ciaro Leo in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Martin Sheen in Apocolypse Now- Especially that meltdown at the beginning. I guess this is a cheat, since from what I understand, he wasn't really acting. Laurence Olivier- Just to be pretentious. No, he really is rather good. I'll pick, I dunno, Richard III. Ian McKellen- Richard III Gary Oldman- Bram Stoker's Dracula. Hey, you try to act under 50 lbs. of makeup. John Hurt- Elephant Man- Same thing Buster Keaton- Everything. My favorite actor of all time. The great "stoneface" does very little emoting, yet manages to get across every human emotion with authenticity. A minimalist master.
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02.26.2010, 02:45 PM	#26
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,931	been thinkin bout it non comedy personal favorites Humphrey Bogart - The Treasure of The Sierra Madre Alec Guiness - The Bridge on The River Kwai Frank Sinatra - The Manchurian Candidate Forrest Whitaker - Bird Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Mickey Rourke - Angel Heart Orson Wells - Touch of Evil Martin Sheen - Apocalypse Now Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	Yeah I have trouble believing Jack Gittes was based on Phillip Marlowe, Marlowe was never that clueless. "Chinatown" is one of the most perfect films ever, deserves all the praise it gets. Gary Oldman was fucking weak as Dracula. Leo went full retahd in "Gilbert Grape", disqualified. __________________ listen to pink reason
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batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	Forrest Whitaker is always amazing. "The Last King of Scotland" was one of the few films that deservedly got its Best Actor Oscar. He was the most sadistic sociopathic charachter I've ever seen. James McAvoy should have one best supporting actor. __________________ listen to pink reason
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davenotdead invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,784	yeah for some reason this thread has made me want to see Chinatown again. LA Confidential is such a good noir too. hard to believe it was made in the 90s __________________
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02.26.2010, 03:32 PM	#31
Fred Cracklin little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 65	Robert De Niro - Raging Bull Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove Dustin Hoffmann - Midnight Cowboy Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Diana Ross - Lady Sings the Blues Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski Dennis Hopper - Blue Velvet Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Volume 2 Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Alec Guinness - Star Wars Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven Ben Kingsley - Gandhi Johnny Depp - Ed Wood Robert Downey Jr - Chaplin
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02.26.2010, 03:50 PM	#32
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	The Trial is a good one. Ed Wood is by far the best flick Tim Burton and Depp ever did. And Landau as Bela Lugosi was fucking amazing. "Eddie, help me." __________________ listen to pink reason
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02.26.2010, 04:30 PM	#34
DanielCarlson children of satan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 345	This is a hard one. Dennis Hopper - Blue Velvet Robert DeNiro - Taxi Driver Isabelle Adjani - Possession Harry Dean Stanton - Paris, Texas Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive Jason Schwartzman - Rushmore Anna Karina - Vivre Sa Vie Bruno Ganz - Der Himmel über Berlin Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Catherine Deneuve - Belle de Jour Laura Dern - Inland Empire Allan Edwall - Fanny & Alexander Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski Takashi Shimura - Ikiru Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood My favorite actors are probably Jack Nicholson and Harry Dean Stanton.
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02.26.2010, 04:57 PM	#35
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Ed Wood and Batman are the only Burton films i like. Great list, DanielCarlson... a LOT of my favorites in there... nice to see a Paris Texas and Belle de Jour fan... __________________
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DanielCarlson children of satan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 345	Yes, those are two fantastic movies... especially Paris, Texas. Harry Dean Stanton might be my favorite actor. He doesn't always have the big parts, but whatever role he plays, he plays it perfectly.
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davenotdead invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,784	wtf, keep hearing about possession today, not only from this thread... guess its an omen. killer trailer too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxVdtYAs8-w __________________
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02.26.2010, 05:37 PM	#38
DanielCarlson children of satan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 345	It's one of the best movies ever. I'd place it at my top 10.
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02.26.2010, 05:42 PM	#39
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,931	there's too many movies __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	yeah, possession's in my top 5. __________________
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