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Post by Nilade on Mar 5, 2015 23:52:26 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. I loved The Quick and the Dead, a Sam Raimi classic, although I agree that Leo was pretty much on cruise control for that film. What surprises me even more is that Dracula was the only person to recognize Leo for his work in The Basketball Diaries, which is arguably one of Leo's best early performances: Powerful scene. |
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Post by Dracula on Mar 6, 2015 0:13:46 GMT -5
What surprises me even more is that Dracula was the only person to recognize Leo for his work in The Basketball Diaries, which is arguably one of Leo's best early performances: Powerful scene. Heh, and I've only seen it because you recommended it to me in the film club. |
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Post by Nilade on Mar 6, 2015 0:22:56 GMT -5
What surprises me even more is that Dracula was the only person to recognize Leo for his work in The Basketball Diaries, which is arguably one of Leo's best early performances: Powerful scene. Heh, and I've only seen it because you recommended it to me in the film club. That's right! I completely forgot about that. That had to at least been 7 or 8 years ago. |
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Post by Fiverrabbit2014 on Mar 7, 2015 15:44:33 GMT -5
1. Finding Neverland
2. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
3. The Lone Ranger
4. Corpse Bride
5. Alice in Wonderland
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 7, 2015 16:00:34 GMT -5
Alright, new actor... Kevin Spacey1. Seven 2. American Beauty 3. The Usual Suspects 4. L.A. Confidetial 5. Moon 6. The Ref 7. Glengarry Glen Ross 8. Horrible Bosses 9. Pay it Forward 10. Casino Jack 11. Superman Returns 12. A Bug's Life |
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Post by Neverending on Mar 7, 2015 16:52:47 GMT -5
Kevin Spacey has done a lot of great movies, but he has also done a lot of shitty movies. Let's just agree that The Usual Suspects, Se7en and American Beauty are the Holy Trinity of his career and move on before we dissect his career too much and get depressed.
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Post by Ramplate on Mar 8, 2015 6:51:20 GMT -5
1. Seven
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3. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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6. Superman Returns
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Post by Neverending on Mar 8, 2015 6:53:50 GMT -5
1. Seven 2. American Beauty 3. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 4. K-pax 5. Pay it Forward 6. Superman Returns I'm pretty sure you've seen more than 6 movies with Kevin Spacey. He was the bad guy in the Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor classic, See No Evil Hear No Evil. |
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Post by Ramplate on Mar 8, 2015 7:04:02 GMT -5
Yeah I went though the iMdb list trying to remember if I'd seen him in anything else - but it's been so long I don't remember the performances
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Post by Neverending on Mar 8, 2015 7:12:25 GMT -5
Yeah. He was also in Working Girl. I haven't seen that movie in ages. I have no memory of his character.
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Post by Dracula on Mar 8, 2015 8:01:02 GMT -5
1. American Beauty
2. The Usual Suspects
3. Swimming with Sharks
4. Superman Returns
5. Seven
6. L.A. Confidential
7. Glengarry Glen Ross
8. The Ref l
9. A Time to Kil
10. Margin Call
11. Recount
Omitting voice work, cameo appearances, and some movies like Outbreak, Working Girl, and Henry & June that I don't even remember him being in.
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Post by Ramplate on Mar 8, 2015 8:09:54 GMT -5
Interesting - You'd rank Superman Returns that high? I thought he'd be a better Lex Luther than he turned out to be - maybe it's the things they gave him to say and do but I wasn't impressed
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Post by Dracula on Mar 8, 2015 8:17:30 GMT -5
Interesting - You'd rank Superman Returns that high? I thought he'd be a better Lex Luther than he turned out to be - maybe it's the things they gave him to say and do but I wasn't impressed It was good scenery chewing in a role that called for scenery chewing, it's a very fun performance. Also the more I look at this filmography the more a lot of these performances seem kind of the same, but his work in that movie really stands out. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2015 11:34:03 GMT -5
1. American Beauty
2. The Usual Suspects
3. Seven
4. LA Confidential
5. Glengarry Glen Ross
6. Superman Returns
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Post by Deexan on Mar 9, 2015 12:35:31 GMT -5
No swimming with sharks love, JW? That was my intro to KS.
(Acronyms FTW.)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2015 14:16:48 GMT -5
I haven't seen it.
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 19, 2015 17:52:05 GMT -5
New actor.... Denzel Washington1. Malcolm X 2. Training Day 3. He Got Game 4. Flight 5. American Gangster 6. The Hurricane 7. Inside Man 8. The Book of Eli 9. The Great Debaters 10. Philadelphia 11. Safe House 12. 2 Guns 13. Deja Vu |
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Post by Deexan on Mar 21, 2015 2:30:41 GMT -5
I'm embarrassed to say I never saw Malcolm X... Unforgivable. 1. Training Day 2. Man On Fire 3. Philadelphia 4. The Book of Eli 5. Inside Man 6. The Seige 7. The Pelican Brief 8. Much Ado About Nothing 9. Deja Vu PG Cooper you need to watch Man On Fire and you need to do it NOW. Denz is aflame in that flick. |
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Post by Deexan on Mar 21, 2015 2:35:55 GMT -5
"Creasy's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece."
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 21, 2015 8:48:23 GMT -5
PG Cooper you need to watch Man On Fire and you need to do it NOW. Denz is aflame in that flick. It's been on my radar for a while now. |
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Post by Deexan on Mar 28, 2015 0:43:11 GMT -5
PG Cooper you need to watch Man On Fire and you need to do it NOW. Denz is aflame in that flick. It's been on my radar for a while now. If Tony Scott's 00s style doesn't impress you then you'll find a lot to disagree with but Denzel absolutely kills it. |
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Post by Neverending on Mar 28, 2015 0:46:47 GMT -5
Denzel has a lot of charm and a great command of the screen, but he hasn't been a serious actor in ages. I prefer Denzel in Spike Lee movies than in Tony Scott movies. Sorry, Deexan.
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Post by Deexan on Mar 28, 2015 1:48:46 GMT -5
It's always easier to get the kudos in the biopics...Inside Man, meanwhile, ain't shit.
Denzel is one of the few actors that brings the goods regardless of who's behind the camera.
Training Day
Malcolm X
Man On Fire
The Hurricane
Philadelphia
Glory
And a shout out to The Pelican Brief, the first Denz film I ever saw that my aunty had on VHS - him and Julia Roberts, John Grisham adaptation I think. Even as a pre-teen I remember loving the story and their performances. I need to re-watch it, it's literally been 20 years.
Book of Eli is hugely underrated, too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 21:26:43 GMT -5
Man on Fire
Training Day
American Gangster
Deja Vu
Inside Man
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