Best actors or Best performances

[Springs]

Ah Peter Sellars! Yes that's who I was thinking of. Once again doesn't get enough recognition because he was known as a comedian, but had loads more talent than most 'dramatic' actors.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Probably has something to do with him being the most disappointing actor of the last decade.

smh

 

[Jono078]

Guy Pearce - Memento.

 

[WYD]

smh

It's an honest appraisal, if you're going to disagree, what performance would you point to?

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Really? Ok

LA Confidential
Seven
American Beauty
The Usual Suspects
Glengarry Glen Ross
Recount
Horrible Bosses

 

[WYD]

Really? Ok

LA Confidential
Seven
American Beauty
The Usual Suspects
Glengarry Glen Ross
Recount
Horrible Bosses

97
95
99
95
92
08
11

You misunderstood my assertion, when I said most disappointing actor of the decade, I was offering an appraisal of his work in the last decade. For someone who had such a strong body of work in the 90's he's really been the shits. If he wasn't talented nothing would have been expected of him.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Okay fair enough but What's the point in narrowing it down?. I'veonly seen Recount & Horrible Bosses from the last 10 years off the top of my head so if the rest are garbage it doesn't change the fact he was one of the premier actors of the 90's and his work should be recognised :?

Robert DeNiro has been pretty average since Casino with only spurts of good performances. Same deal.

 

[woodyk2]

david wenham in the court scene in 'getting square'

this :d

 

[WYD]

Okay fair enough but What's the point in narrowing it down?. I'veonly seen Recount & Horrible Bosses from the last 10 years off the top of my head so if the rest are garbage it doesn't change the fact he was one of the premier actors of the 90's and his work should be recognised :?

You asked why is he not getting more love, that's why in my opinion.

I would have included American Beauty had it not already been mentioned.

Robert DeNiro has been pretty average since Casino with only spurts of good performances. Same deal.

I essentially consider De Niro retired, he's just phoning it in now.

If I were to compare the two, De Niro has a lager body of strong work, with better peak performances.

 

[Mader45]

Toby Kebbells portrayal of Johnny Quid in RocknRolla floated my boat. When an actor can take a role like that and make him a cult anti-hero its awesome.

I wish Guy Ritchie would piss the Holmes shit off and finish the trilogy.

 

[Doga]

Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

 

[Cliffhanger]

Matt Damon in The Good Sheppard and The Talented Mr Ripley. You hated him, but he was excellent.

 

[LESStar58]

Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast....sorry Sir Ben Kingsley.

This.

I will also nominate 3 that were pretty much glorified cameos;

Kevin Spacey in Seven
Ed Harris and William Hurt in A History of Violence

 

[LESStar58]

Jeremy piven as Ari Gold.

 

[Fire]

Ordered in 'J. Edgar Hoover' last night on Foxtel. DiCaprio plays Hoover. Nailed the role (as always). Pulled off the Bostonian/New York accent to a tee (like he did in 'The Departed').

 

[simostorm]

Some of my favourite performances are:

Michael Douglas - Wall Street
Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man (absolutely brilliant)
Edward Norton - Primal Fear
Robert De Niro - The Untouchables
Sean Connery - The Untouchables
Alec Baldwin - The Hunt for Red October (masterpiece)
Leo DiCaprio - The Departed and Blood Diamond
Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting, Green Zone, The Departed
Dennis Hopper - True Romance
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Sigourney Weaver - Alien, Aliens
Christopher Walken - Any movie of his

Yep. Great Movie and performance.

Others that i enjoy are..

Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw in Jaws
3 classic characters in that movie..

Michael J Fox and Christopher Lyod in Back to the Future series.

Hugh Jackman and Batman in the Prestige.

Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan

Optimus Prime in Transformers 1, 2 and 3.. he really nailed the role.. portrayed the alien robot pretty good.

 

[Fire]

Jeremy piven as Ari Gold.

I missed this yesterday. Agreed.

 

[madunit]

Barry Pepper
Matt Damon
Samuel L Jackson
Joaqim Phoenix
That guy who played the taxi driver in We Were Soldiers

 

[the_flight_of_the_magpie]

Gerard Buttler
David Wenham as johnny spit
Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman
Michael Caine in Zulu

 

[Jono078]

Jaoquin Phoenix - Walk the Line