Who are your favorites?

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07 Oct 07 02:48

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17 Oct 07 14:09

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You know who doesn't get any credit, the guy who plays Michael Myers in Halloween. I and II are great movies, 2 favorites of mine. I can't even tell you his name! 😞

EDIT - I looked it up, its Tony Moran. Good job Tony 😉

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17 Oct 07 14:14

Originally posted by rbmorris
How about Ellen Burstyn? She was phenomenal in Requiem for a Dream.

I actually thought about her, but I have the same problem as darv with her...

I left out robert de niro before, his versatility is just awesome. and unlike al pacino for example, you always forget it's de niro and see only the character he plays. he can pull of anything from a low-esteem wimp to a hard as a rock psychopath, and there's not a lot of actors who can do that. pacino is also great, but he's always pacino.

oh, philip seymour hoffman. he usually plays the weird creep, but he can also pull off almost anything.

and clint eastwood. he has only three expressions and one character, but nobody can do that role better.

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17 Oct 07 14:22

Originally posted by wormwood
oh, philip seymour hoffman. he usually plays the weird creep, but he can also pull off almost anything.

Oooh, good call.

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17 Oct 07 14:38

Originally posted by Jay Joos
...and Cate Blanchett!!!

for the people who may not have realized how good cate blanchett is, here's a snippet of her doing an incredible double role in jarmusch's coffee & cigarettes:

I actually wondered after the movie who the cool babe with cate was...

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17 Oct 07 14:56

Originally posted by darvlay
Equilibrium was way better.

It was more like a romantic comedy, eh, you big softy...

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17 Oct 07 15:08

I'm suprised noboby mentioned Keanu Reeves or Jason Patric, two actors with terrific talent and intelligence....

...😞😛

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17 Oct 07 16:14

only really known for blazing saddles but cleavon little would be mine,

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17 Oct 07 16:20

Originally posted by wormwood
I actually thought about her, but I have the same problem as darv with her...

I left out robert de niro before, his versatility is just awesome. and unlike al pacino for example, you always forget it's de niro and see only the character he plays. he can pull of anything from a low-esteem wimp to a hard as a rock psychopath, and there's not a lot of actor ...[text shortened]... . he has only three expressions and one character, but nobody can do that role better.

True. I can't name much else that EB did. Still, for that performance (RFAD) alone, I might put her on my list.

Also, Forest Whitaker. He's been in a lot of good stuff. I was particularly impressed with his role in "The Last King of Scotland".

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17 Oct 07 16:27

I can't believe Brad Pitt hasn't been nominated. I realise people are trying to pick the more obscure names, but Se7en, Snatch, Fight Club, The Mexican, Twelve Monkeys. All top, top - show stealing performances.

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17 Oct 07 16:30

Originally posted by Evey Hammond
I'd like to know who are your favorite actors and actresses?

Mine...Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman. Mainly due to "The Professional" and "Bram Stoker's Dracula".

Nicholas Cage and Angela Bassett

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17 Oct 07 16:46

Originally posted by Ragnorak
I can't believe Brad Pitt hasn't been nominated. I realise people are trying to pick the more obscure names, but Se7en, Snatch, Fight Club, The Mexican, Twelve Monkeys. All top, top - show stealing performances.

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I enjoyed his role in "Kalifornia".

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107302/

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17 Oct 07 16:52

Originally posted by Ragnorak
I can't believe Brad Pitt hasn't been nominated. I realise people are trying to pick the more obscure names, but Se7en, Snatch, Fight Club, The Mexican, Twelve Monkeys. All top, top - show stealing performances.

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I've always liked him as well. he's always gotten a lot of crap for being pretty, but as he gets older I'm sure he'll gain a lot more appreciation for his acting. just like robert redford did.

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17 Oct 07 16:57

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i think brad pitts class but he has also been in quite a few bad films, either way my choice was based on the role i enjoyed the most from anything, ever, so cleavon little would be no 1

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17 Oct 07 17:05

Originally posted by rbmorris
I enjoyed his role in "Kalifornia".

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107302/

I kept my list to the few great movies, where he was superb. It could have gone on including the likes of Kalifornia, Legends of the Fall, Sleepers, etc.

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