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Post by PG Cooper on Feb 16, 2015 23:01:54 GMT -5
Inspired by SnoBorderZero's rank the filmography thread, this would have us look at an actor and rank their films based on the strength of the performances. Obviously you can rank the films however you'd like, but the focus should be on the quality of the performance itself not so much what movie you look more on the whole. For our first actor, let's try William Holden. 1. Network 2. Stalag 17 3. The Wild Bunch 4. Sunset Boulevard 5. The Bridge on the River Kwai 6. Our Town 7. Sabrina 8. Picnic 9. Born Yesterday |
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Post by Deexan on Feb 17, 2015 0:54:44 GMT -5
I will vote when you pick an actor whose name I know.
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Or at least put a picture for us less hardcore movie fans.
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Post by Ramplate on Feb 17, 2015 7:58:44 GMT -5
Stalag 17
Damien: Omen II
Sunset Boulevard
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The World of Suzie Wong
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Post by PG Cooper on Feb 17, 2015 9:34:24 GMT -5
I will vote when you pick an actor whose name I know. /Banter Or at least put a picture for us less hardcore movie fans. Fair enough. I did provide a link to his wikipedia page. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Feb 17, 2015 10:50:32 GMT -5
Great idea, William Holden is the man! I haven't seen much with him, but the movies I have seen are all classics. In terms of his overall performance:
1. Network
2. The Bridge on the River Kwai
3. The Wild Bunch
4. Sunset Boulevard
Hard choice though, all of those films are fantastic. Anyone who doesn't love "The Wild Bunch" and the drunk old man that just wants to spend his money on women and booze is nuts.
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Post by PG Cooper on Feb 20, 2015 16:00:23 GMT -5
Okay, clearly I should have started with a more modern actor. Before I post someone new though, I have a feeling guys like Dracula and Doomsday could add something. |
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Post by Dracula on Feb 20, 2015 17:37:46 GMT -5
Okay, clearly I should have started with a more modern actor. Before I post someone new though, I have a feeling guys like Dracula and Doomsday could add something. Sorry, been pretty busy lately... and I only half remember some of these movies... and comparing performances as opposed to entire movies is kind of hard... |
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Post by Frizzo the Clown on Feb 20, 2015 21:50:20 GMT -5
I dunno if I can rank all of them, but I do think that Stalag 17 is his best performance.
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Post by Deexan on Feb 23, 2015 22:40:12 GMT -5
Next actor, Coop. This will be a good thread.
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Post by PG Cooper on Feb 23, 2015 23:20:27 GMT -5
Alright, an easier one; Leonardo DiCaprio.
1. The Aviator
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
3. The Departed
4. Shutter Island
5. Django Unchained
6. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
7. Catch Me If You Can
8. Inception
9. Blood Diamond
10. The Great Gatsby
11. J. Edgar
12. Titanic
13. Revolutionary Road
14. Gangs of New York
15. Celebrity
16. Romeo and Juliet
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Post by Ramplate on Feb 24, 2015 7:24:28 GMT -5
1. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. Catch Me If You Can
3. Inception
4. Shutter Island
5. Django Unchained
6. The Wolf of Wall Street
7. Titanic
8. Gangs of New York
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Post by Deexan on Feb 24, 2015 8:24:58 GMT -5
1. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
2. This Boy's Life
3. Shutter Island
4. Inception
5. Django Unchained
6. Titanic
7. The Departed
8. Catch Me If You Can
9. Romeo and Juliet
10. Gangs of New York
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2015 7:33:00 GMT -5
1. The Departed
2. Shutter Island
3. Django Unchained
4. The Aviator
5. Revolutionary Road
6. Blood Diamond
7. The Wolf of Wall Street
8. Titanic
9. Inception
10. Romeo and Juliet
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Post by Dracula on Mar 4, 2015 8:17:36 GMT -5
1. Shutter Island
2. The Aviator
3. The Departed
4. Catch Me If You Can
5. The Wolf of Wall Street
6. Revolutionary Road
7. The Great Gatsby
8. Django Unchained
9. Blood Diamond
10. Titanic
11. Inception
12. The Basketball Diaries
13. Romeo + Juliet
14. Body of Lies
15. Gangs of New York
16. The Beach
17. The Man in the Iron Mask
18. The Quick and the Dead
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Post by Neverending on Mar 4, 2015 8:32:48 GMT -5
Alright, an easier one; Leonardo DiCaprio. 1. The Aviator 2. The Wolf of Wall Street 3. The Departed 4. Shutter Island 5. Django Unchained 6. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? 7. Catch Me If You Can 8. Inception 9. Blood Diamond 10. The Great Gatsby 11. J. Edgar 12. Titanic 13. Revolutionary Road 14. Gangs of New York 15. Celebrity 16. Romeo and Juliet 1. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? 2. Catch Me If You Can 3. Inception 4. Shutter Island 5. Django Unchained 6. The Wolf of Wall Street 7. Titanic 8. Gangs of New York 1. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? 2. This Boy's Life 3. Shutter Island 4. Inception 5. Django Unchained 6. Titanic 7. The Departed 8. Catch Me If You Can 9. Romeo and Juliet 10. Gangs of New York 1. The Departed 2. Shutter Island 3. Django Unchained 4. The Aviator 5. Revolutionary Road 6. Blood Diamond 7. The Wolf of Wall Street 8. Titanic 9. Inception 10. Romeo and Juliet 1. Shutter Island 2. The Aviator 3. The Departed 4. Catch Me If You Can 5. The Wolf of Wall Street 6. Revolutionary Road 7. The Great Gatsby 8. Django Unchained 9. Blood Diamond 10. Titanic 11. Inception 12. The Basketball Diaries 13. Romeo + Juliet 14. Body of Lies 15. Gangs of New York 16. The Beach 17. The Man in the Iron Mask 18. The Quick and the Dead Is Dracula seriously the only person who has seen The Quick and the Dead? I'm outraged. Also... like always... don't pay attention to Dracula. That is NOT Leo's worst performance. This might be one of the most ridiculous things Dracula has ever posted. The Quick and the Dead is one of the few movies where Leo isn't over-acting. And yes, Leo is a notorious over-actor. If you really think Leo DiCaprio is a great actor, I question your sanity. He makes great movies. He works with great filmmakers. But his method of acting is "let me shout as loud as I can." Watch The Quick and the Dead. Witness a Leo DiCaprio who never shouts. |
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Post by Dracula on Mar 4, 2015 8:48:10 GMT -5
Is Dracula seriously the only person who has seen The Quick and the Dead? I'm outraged. Also... like always... don't pay attention to Dracula. That is NOT Leo's worst performance. This might be one of the most ridiculous things Dracula has ever posted. The Quick and the Dead is one of the few movies where Leo isn't over-acting. And yes, Leo is a notorious over-actor. If you really think Leo DiCaprio is a great actor, I question your sanity. He makes great movies. He works with great filmmakers. But his method of acting is "let me shout as loud as I can." Watch The Quick and the Dead. Witness a Leo DiCaprio who never shouts. I haven't seen The Quick and the Dead in years, I remember it being quite enjoyable but don't recall DiCaprio's performance in it being particularly memorable. Within DiCaprio's two phases (pretty boy phase and Scorsese accolade phase) he's been a pretty consistent performer so the "worst Dicaprio performance" is not necessarily meant to be that much of an insult. |
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Post by Ramplate on Mar 4, 2015 8:51:51 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I remember The Quick and the Dead now. Didn't really care for it, but I'd say it's probably above 6 on my list
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Post by Neverending on Mar 4, 2015 8:58:21 GMT -5
Within DiCaprio's two phases (pretty boy phase and Scorsese accolade phase) he's been a pretty consistent performer so the "worst Dicaprio performance" is not necessarily meant to be that much of an insult. Good to know. By the way... there's a serious lack of Gilbert Grape on your list. You're missing out on "normal" Johnny Depp and the only performance by DiCaprio that actually deserved an Oscar. I mean... who the fuck watched The Fugitive and thought to themselves, "let's give Tommy Lee Jones an Oscar." I think that's why Leo always looks so depressed at the Oscars. The wounds of Tommy Lee Jones beating him haven't healed yet. |
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Post by Ramplate on Mar 4, 2015 9:20:07 GMT -5
Yeah you have to see Gilbert Grape - good movie. And DiCaprio was really good
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 4, 2015 9:37:37 GMT -5
Johnny Depp it is...
1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
2. Edward Scissorhands
3. Ed Wood
4. Public Enemies
5. Donnie Brasco
6. Rango
7. Pirates of the Caribbean Series
8. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
9. 21 Jump Street
10. Chocolat
11. The Rum Diary
12. The Ninth Gate
13. Sleepy Hollow
14. Finding Neverland
15. Corpse Bride
16. Sweeney Todd
17. Blow
18. The Lone Ranger
19. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
20. Platoon
21. Alice in Wonderland
22. A Nightmare on Elm Street
23. Transcendence
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Post by Neverending on Mar 4, 2015 10:01:08 GMT -5
1. Edward Scissorhands 2. Pirates of the Caribbean 3. What's Eating Gilbert Grape 4. Ed Wood 5. Benny & Joon 6. Once Upon a Time in Mexico 7. Arizona Dream 8. Secret Window 9. Nick of Time 10. Donnie Brasco 11. Rango (voice) 12. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 13. Corpse Bride (voice) 14. The Ninth Gate 15. Sleepy Hollow 16. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 17. Cry Baby 18. The Rum Diary 19. Dark Shadows 20. Public Enemies 21. Finding Neverland 22. From Hell 23. Sweeney Todd 24. Alice in Wonderland 25. The Tourist 26. Transcendence 27. Blow 28. Chocolat 29. Don Juan DeMarco 30. Private Resort 31. Platoon 32. A Nightmare on Elm Street 33. The Lone Ranger 34. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 35. The Libertine |
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Post by Ramplate on Mar 4, 2015 16:28:05 GMT -5
1. Ed Wood
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
4. Benny & Joon
5. Secret Window
6.Finding Neverland
7. From Hell
8. Edward Scissorhands
9. Sweeney Todd
10. Sleepy Hollow
11. Rango (voice)
12. The Astronaut's Wife
13. Corpse Bride (voice)
14. Platoon
15. The Tourist
16. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
17. A Nightmare on Elm Street
18. Dark Shadows
19. The Lone Ranger
20. Alice in Wonderland
21. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Post by Dracula on Mar 4, 2015 23:36:20 GMT -5
If you could provide a complete filmography with the first posts of these, that would be very helpful.
1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
2. Ed Wood
3. Secret Window
4. Donnie Brasco
5. Edward Scissorhands
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
7. Public Enemies
8. Finding Neverland
9. Dead Man
10. The Ninth Gate
11. Blow
12. From Hell
13. Dark Shadows
14. Chocolat
15. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
16. Before Night Falls
17. Sleepy Hollow
18. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
19. Benny & Joon
20. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
21. The Lone Ranger
For the record, I'm ignoring voice performances, cameos and movies like Nightmare on Elm Street and Platoon where he really isn't the focus.
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Post by Deexan on Mar 5, 2015 21:26:47 GMT -5
No one else saw This Boy's Life then? DiCaprio and DeNiro? Hang all ye heads is shame.
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