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[jdoggydogg]

I have lost track of WTF the argument was about actors now, but thought I would toss a list together of actors who have had a few performances that really stood out to me in the past decade or so, and I will list examples. These are usually ones that I will check out a movie just because I see their name attached to it:Ryan Gosling - The Believer, United States of Leland, Half Nelson, Blue ValentineChristian Bale - American Psycho, The Fighter, The Machinist, Rescue DawnPhillip Seymour Hoffman - damn near everything he is in, but Doubt, Capote, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Even a good bad-### in MI 3Daniel-Day Lewis - Gangs and There Will Be BloodLeo DiCaprio - Aviator, Departed, Shutter Island (maybe he just needs to have Scorsese behind the camera all the timeSean Penn - Mystic River, Milk, 21 GramsHeath Ledger - Monster's Ball, Brokeback, Dark KnightViggo Mortensen - History of Violence, The Road, LOTRSam Rockwell - Confess. of A Dangerous Mind, Moon, Snow AngelsJavier Bardem - The Sea Inside, No Country for Old Men, BiutifulRalph Fiennes - Spider, Harry Potters, The ReaderI am sure that I am missing some others as well. There are also a few that I have liked 1-2 things, but want to see more from such as Christoph Waltz (owns Inglorious Basterds), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and James Franco.

Excellent work.One guy that probably will qualify for this discussion some day soon is Cillian Murphy. I've only seen a handful of his movies. But if you just watch Batman Begins, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and 28 Days Later, you see an actor that has a lot of talent and range.

 

[KarmaPolice]

With all the media available we actually know these people.

Brad Pitt is a doofus who hangs on to architecture books to seem smart. That's the reality.

Listen to Ed Norton on a director's commentery and you'll be impressed.

Brad Pitt is a poor man's Tom Cruise. Cruise gets respect for Born on the Fourth of July. Seomthing Pitt, with all his pull, has never attempted.

Pitt's idea of challenging himself is a character who gets better looking with age.

So, are you saying that Tom Cruise is a better actor than Brad Pitt?

Definetly.We also forgot about Robert Downey Jr..

Pitt not in the same ballpark as Downey.

The Pitt man-love is unprecedented in here. Outside of this thread I've never heard anyone ever say Pitt was a great actor. Like his movies? Sure.

Sorry, but this is just silly. Downey is perfect at playing the smart-### womanizer. Seems like he is in a rut of playing that character regardless if he is is Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes, or Zodiac. To me he feels like a much more likeable Nic Cage - just playing the same thing in every movie. Granted Pitt hasn't been doing it as much lately, but haven't seen my actors his age doing characters as diverse as he pulled off in the late 90s in movies like Snatch, 12 Monkeys, Kalifornia, and True Romance. Sure he's been filling up the 00s with stuff like the "Ocean" series and Mr & Mrs. Smith, but I did enjoy him in stuff like Assassination of Jesse James and Burn After Reading. Haven't seen Tree of Life yet.

True Romance? Did he reach 30 seconds of screentime in that one?

Still good in it.

Kudos on avoiding the rest of the post though.

 

[scoobygang]

Still good in it. Kudos on avoiding the rest of the post though.

It's just an odd performance to cite as evidence that he's more diverse than Downey, who gave a much more consequential stoner performance (albeit rotoscoped) in A Scanner Darkly.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Still good in it. Kudos on avoiding the rest of the post though.

It's just an odd performance to cite as evidence that he's more diverse than Downey, who gave a much more consequential stoner performance (albeit rotoscoped) in A Scanner Darkly.

Can only cite movies I've seen.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I have lost track of WTF the argument was about actors now, but thought I would toss a list together of actors who have had a few performances that really stood out to me in the past decade or so, and I will list examples. These are usually ones that I will check out a movie just because I see their name attached to it:Ryan Gosling - The Believer, United States of Leland, Half Nelson, Blue ValentineChristian Bale - American Psycho, The Fighter, The Machinist, Rescue DawnPhillip Seymour Hoffman - damn near everything he is in, but Doubt, Capote, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Even a good bad-### in MI 3Daniel-Day Lewis - Gangs and There Will Be BloodLeo DiCaprio - Aviator, Departed, Shutter Island (maybe he just needs to have Scorsese behind the camera all the timeSean Penn - Mystic River, Milk, 21 GramsHeath Ledger - Monster's Ball, Brokeback, Dark KnightViggo Mortensen - History of Violence, The Road, LOTRSam Rockwell - Confess. of A Dangerous Mind, Moon, Snow AngelsJavier Bardem - The Sea Inside, No Country for Old Men, BiutifulRalph Fiennes - Spider, Harry Potters, The ReaderI am sure that I am missing some others as well. There are also a few that I have liked 1-2 things, but want to see more from such as Christoph Waltz (owns Inglorious Basterds), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and James Franco.

Excellent work.One guy that probably will qualify for this discussion some day soon is Cillian Murphy. I've only seen a handful of his movies. But if you just watch Batman Begins, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and 28 Days Later, you see an actor that has a lot of talent and range.

Forgot Casey Affleck as well. Thought he had 3 straight great roles in Jesse James, Gone Baby Gone, and The Killer Inside Me.

 

[Chaka]

Still good in it. Kudos on avoiding the rest of the post though.

It's just an odd performance to cite as evidence that he's more diverse than Downey, who gave a much more consequential stoner performance (albeit rotoscoped) in A Scanner Darkly.

RDJ's performance may have been more consequential but Pitt's was far more memorable and entertaining.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I have lost track of WTF the argument was about actors now, but thought I would toss a list together of actors who have had a few performances that really stood out to me in the past decade or so, and I will list examples. These are usually ones that I will check out a movie just because I see their name attached to it:Ryan Gosling - The Believer, United States of Leland, Half Nelson, Blue ValentineChristian Bale - American Psycho, The Fighter, The Machinist, Rescue DawnPhillip Seymour Hoffman - damn near everything he is in, but Doubt, Capote, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Even a good bad-### in MI 3Daniel-Day Lewis - Gangs and There Will Be BloodLeo DiCaprio - Aviator, Departed, Shutter Island (maybe he just needs to have Scorsese behind the camera all the timeSean Penn - Mystic River, Milk, 21 GramsHeath Ledger - Monster's Ball, Brokeback, Dark KnightViggo Mortensen - History of Violence, The Road, LOTRSam Rockwell - Confess. of A Dangerous Mind, Moon, Snow AngelsJavier Bardem - The Sea Inside, No Country for Old Men, BiutifulRalph Fiennes - Spider, Harry Potters, The ReaderI am sure that I am missing some others as well. There are also a few that I have liked 1-2 things, but want to see more from such as Christoph Waltz (owns Inglorious Basterds), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and James Franco.

Excellent work.One guy that probably will qualify for this discussion some day soon is Cillian Murphy. I've only seen a handful of his movies. But if you just watch Batman Begins, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and 28 Days Later, you see an actor that has a lot of talent and range.

Forgot Casey Affleck as well. Thought he had 3 straight great roles in Jesse James, Gone Baby Gone, and The Killer Inside Me.

Yes. Casey Affleck's a fantastic actor - far better than his brother Ben.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Still good in it. Kudos on avoiding the rest of the post though.

It's just an odd performance to cite as evidence that he's more diverse than Downey, who gave a much more consequential stoner performance (albeit rotoscoped) in A Scanner Darkly.

RDJ's performance may have been more consequential but Pitt's was far more memorable and entertaining.

Part of this is context. A Scanner Darkly is cool, but it's hardly the iconic gem that True Romance is.

 

[wikkidpissah]

It's disappointing that the name Samuel L Jackson's name hasnt come up in this discussion because, when "Django Unchained" comes out next yr, he will break his tie with Michael Masden for having been in the most Quentin Taratino movies. And that is very important to me.

 

[jdoggydogg]

It's disappointing that the name Samuel L Jackson's name hasnt come up in this discussion because, when "Django Unchained" comes out next yr, he will break his tie with Michael Masden for having been in the most Quentin Taratino movies. And that is very important to me.

I was just going to post that I've never been impressed by Jackson in any non-Tarantino role. But then I remembered The Long Kiss Goodnight. That's one of my favorite B movies, and Jackson's hilarious in that one.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I have lost track of WTF the argument was about actors now, but thought I would toss a list together of actors who have had a few performances that really stood out to me in the past decade or so, and I will list examples. These are usually ones that I will check out a movie just because I see their name attached to it:

Ryan Gosling - The Believer, United States of Leland, Half Nelson, Blue Valentine + Lars&the Real Girl, All Good Things, and I have a feeling I will add Drive to this list when I see it

Christian Bale - American Psycho, The Fighter, The Machinist, Rescue Dawn + Harsh Times, The Prestige

Phillip Seymour Hoffman - damn near everything he is in, but Doubt, Capote, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Even a good bad-### in MI 3

Daniel-Day Lewis - Gangs and There Will Be Blood

Leo DiCaprio - Aviator, Departed, Shutter Island + Catch Me If You Can, Inception, The Beach, Blood Diamond, Revolutionary Road...and likely J. Edgar

Sean Penn - Mystic River, Milk, 21 Grams

Heath Ledger - Monster's Ball, Brokeback, Dark Knight + Candy, Lords of Dogtown

Viggo Mortensen - History of Violence, The Road, LOTR + Eastern Promises, Appaloosa

Sam Rockwell - Confess. of A Dangerous Mind, Moon, Snow Angels + Choke, Heist, Conviction

Javier Bardem - The Sea Inside, No Country for Old Men, Biutiful

Ralph Fiennes - Spider, Harry Potters, The Reader + Red Dragon, Constant Gardener, In Bruges

I am sure that I am missing some others as well. There are also a few that I have liked 1-2 things, but want to see more from such as Christoph Waltz (owns Inglorious Basterds), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and James Franco.

Great list, added some performances you missed.Id actually put JGL there with them - Brick, Manic, Inception, The Lookout, Stop-Loss, Killshot, 500 Days of Summer

Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda, Talk To Me, Traffic, Manic, United States of Leland, Reign Over Me, Brooklyn's Finest

Adrien Brody - The Pianist, The Jacket, Cadillac Records, The Experiment

Ben Foster - The Messenger, Alpha Dog, Bang Bang Youre Dead, Hostage, Pandorum

Forest Whitaker - Last King of Scotland, Ghost Dog, Even Money, Powder Blue, The Air I Breathe

Jamie Foxx - Ray, Collateral, The Soloist, Ali, The Kingdom

Kevin Spacey - American Beauty, Pay It Forward, K-Pax, Life of David Gale, Beyond the Sea

Chiwetel Ejiofer - Talk To Me, Dirty Pretty Things, American Gangster, Redbelt, Children of Men, Four Brothers, Serenity, Slow Burn

Daniel Craig - Layer Cake, Road To Perdition, Defiance, Munich, The Jacket, Casino Royale

Joaquin Phoenix - Walk The Line, Gladiator, Buffalo Soldiers, Hotel Rwanda, We Own the Night, Reservation Road

As for actors I think are talented but want to see in more good movies/roles: Jeremy Renner, Casey Affleck, Jesse Eisenberg, Emile Hirsch, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell, and ditto on Franco

 

[Kenny Powers]

I have lost track of WTF the argument was about actors now, but thought I would toss a list together of actors who have had a few performances that really stood out to me in the past decade or so, and I will list examples. These are usually ones that I will check out a movie just because I see their name attached to it:Ryan Gosling - The Believer, United States of Leland, Half Nelson, Blue ValentineChristian Bale - American Psycho, The Fighter, The Machinist, Rescue DawnPhillip Seymour Hoffman - damn near everything he is in, but Doubt, Capote, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Even a good bad-### in MI 3Daniel-Day Lewis - Gangs and There Will Be BloodLeo DiCaprio - Aviator, Departed, Shutter Island (maybe he just needs to have Scorsese behind the camera all the timeSean Penn - Mystic River, Milk, 21 GramsHeath Ledger - Monster's Ball, Brokeback, Dark KnightViggo Mortensen - History of Violence, The Road, LOTRSam Rockwell - Confess. of A Dangerous Mind, Moon, Snow AngelsJavier Bardem - The Sea Inside, No Country for Old Men, BiutifulRalph Fiennes - Spider, Harry Potters, The ReaderI am sure that I am missing some others as well. There are also a few that I have liked 1-2 things, but want to see more from such as Christoph Waltz (owns Inglorious Basterds), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and James Franco.

Excellent work.One guy that probably will qualify for this discussion some day soon is Cillian Murphy. I've only seen a handful of his movies. But if you just watch Batman Begins, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and 28 Days Later, you see an actor that has a lot of talent and range.

Forgot Casey Affleck as well. Thought he had 3 straight great roles in Jesse James, Gone Baby Gone, and The Killer Inside Me.

He was great in Lonesome Jim as well. At this point, I just would like to see more diversity in his roles.

 

[Kenny Powers]

It's disappointing that the name Samuel L Jackson's name hasnt come up in this discussion because, when "Django Unchained" comes out next yr, he will break his tie with Michael Masden for having been in the most Quentin Taratino movies. And that is very important to me.

I was just going to post that I've never been impressed by Jackson in any non-Tarantino role. But then I remembered The Long Kiss Goodnight. That's one of my favorite B movies, and Jackson's hilarious in that one.

Hard Eight, Black Snake Moan, Resurrecting the Champ, Unthinkable, A Time To Kill, The Negotiator, 187, Soul Men.I dont think he's quite in the caliber of actors weve been discussing though.

 

[hooter311]

I have lost track of WTF the argument was about actors now, but thought I would toss a list together of actors who have had a few performances that really stood out to me in the past decade or so, and I will list examples. These are usually ones that I will check out a movie just because I see their name attached to it:Ryan Gosling - The Believer, United States of Leland, Half Nelson, Blue ValentineChristian Bale - American Psycho, The Fighter, The Machinist, Rescue DawnPhillip Seymour Hoffman - damn near everything he is in, but Doubt, Capote, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Even a good bad-### in MI 3Daniel-Day Lewis - Gangs and There Will Be BloodLeo DiCaprio - Aviator, Departed, Shutter Island (maybe he just needs to have Scorsese behind the camera all the timeSean Penn - Mystic River, Milk, 21 GramsHeath Ledger - Monster's Ball, Brokeback, Dark KnightViggo Mortensen - History of Violence, The Road, LOTRSam Rockwell - Confess. of A Dangerous Mind, Moon, Snow AngelsJavier Bardem - The Sea Inside, No Country for Old Men, BiutifulRalph Fiennes - Spider, Harry Potters, The ReaderI am sure that I am missing some others as well. There are also a few that I have liked 1-2 things, but want to see more from such as Christoph Waltz (owns Inglorious Basterds), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and James Franco.

Excellent work.One guy that probably will qualify for this discussion some day soon is Cillian Murphy. I've only seen a handful of his movies. But if you just watch Batman Begins, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and 28 Days Later, you see an actor that has a lot of talent and range.

Forgot Casey Affleck as well. Thought he had 3 straight great roles in Jesse James, Gone Baby Gone, and The Killer Inside Me.

He was great in Lonesome Jim as well. At this point, I just would like to see more diversity in his roles.

I dunno, he's the brooding weirdo in Lonesome Jim, a jealous leach in Jesse James, bickering idiot in Ocean's movies. It took me a minute to buy the tough guy act in GBG, but he was legit and owned that role.Surprised nobody bit my head off before, but best actor in Hollywood right now. It's about potential and his best role is yet to come.Cillian Murphy was a good shout out too, would love to see him in more stuff. Really liked him in Sunshine and Red Eye is a huge guilty pleasure of mine. Him as the Scarecrow in Batman Begins was perfect, and then they did that goofy #### with the character in Dark Knight.

 

[hooter311]

It's disappointing that the name Samuel L Jackson's name hasnt come up in this discussion because, when "Django Unchained" comes out next yr, he will break his tie with Michael Masden for having been in the most Quentin Taratino movies. And that is very important to me.

I was just going to post that I've never been impressed by Jackson in any non-Tarantino role. But then I remembered The Long Kiss Goodnight. That's one of my favorite B movies, and Jackson's hilarious in that one.

Hard Eight, Black Snake Moan, Resurrecting the Champ, Unthinkable, A Time To Kill, The Negotiator, 187, Soul Men.I dont think he's quite in the caliber of actors weve been discussing though.

That may be the least impressive rebuttal I've ever read.

 

[Kenny Powers]

It's disappointing that the name Samuel L Jackson's name hasnt come up in this discussion because, when "Django Unchained" comes out next yr, he will break his tie with Michael Masden for having been in the most Quentin Taratino movies. And that is very important to me.

I was just going to post that I've never been impressed by Jackson in any non-Tarantino role. But then I remembered The Long Kiss Goodnight. That's one of my favorite B movies, and Jackson's hilarious in that one.

Hard Eight, Black Snake Moan, Resurrecting the Champ, Unthinkable, A Time To Kill, The Negotiator, 187, Soul Men.I dont think he's quite in the caliber of actors weve been discussing though.

That may be the least impressive rebuttal I've ever read.

Its as impressive as Samuel L. Jackson playing Samuel L. Jackson in every movie.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I have lost track of WTF the argument was about actors now, but thought I would toss a list together of actors who have had a few performances that really stood out to me in the past decade or so, and I will list examples. These are usually ones that I will check out a movie just because I see their name attached to it:Ryan Gosling - The Believer, United States of Leland, Half Nelson, Blue ValentineChristian Bale - American Psycho, The Fighter, The Machinist, Rescue DawnPhillip Seymour Hoffman - damn near everything he is in, but Doubt, Capote, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Even a good bad-### in MI 3Daniel-Day Lewis - Gangs and There Will Be BloodLeo DiCaprio - Aviator, Departed, Shutter Island (maybe he just needs to have Scorsese behind the camera all the timeSean Penn - Mystic River, Milk, 21 GramsHeath Ledger - Monster's Ball, Brokeback, Dark KnightViggo Mortensen - History of Violence, The Road, LOTRSam Rockwell - Confess. of A Dangerous Mind, Moon, Snow AngelsJavier Bardem - The Sea Inside, No Country for Old Men, BiutifulRalph Fiennes - Spider, Harry Potters, The ReaderI am sure that I am missing some others as well. There are also a few that I have liked 1-2 things, but want to see more from such as Christoph Waltz (owns Inglorious Basterds), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and James Franco.

Excellent work.One guy that probably will qualify for this discussion some day soon is Cillian Murphy. I've only seen a handful of his movies. But if you just watch Batman Begins, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and 28 Days Later, you see an actor that has a lot of talent and range.

Forgot Casey Affleck as well. Thought he had 3 straight great roles in Jesse James, Gone Baby Gone, and The Killer Inside Me.

He was great in Lonesome Jim as well. At this point, I just would like to see more diversity in his roles.

I dunno, he's the brooding weirdo in Lonesome Jim, a jealous leach in Jesse James, bickering idiot in Ocean's movies. It took me a minute to buy the tough guy act in GBG, but he was legit and owned that role.Surprised nobody bit my head off before, but best actor in Hollywood right now. It's about potential and his best role is yet to come.Cillian Murphy was a good shout out too, would love to see him in more stuff. Really liked him in Sunshine and Red Eye is a huge guilty pleasure of mine. Him as the Scarecrow in Batman Begins was perfect, and then they did that goofy #### with the character in Dark Knight.

Oooooo I forgot about Sunshine

 

[Kenny Powers]

I have lost track of WTF the argument was about actors now, but thought I would toss a list together of actors who have had a few performances that really stood out to me in the past decade or so, and I will list examples. These are usually ones that I will check out a movie just because I see their name attached to it:Ryan Gosling - The Believer, United States of Leland, Half Nelson, Blue ValentineChristian Bale - American Psycho, The Fighter, The Machinist, Rescue DawnPhillip Seymour Hoffman - damn near everything he is in, but Doubt, Capote, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Even a good bad-### in MI 3Daniel-Day Lewis - Gangs and There Will Be BloodLeo DiCaprio - Aviator, Departed, Shutter Island (maybe he just needs to have Scorsese behind the camera all the timeSean Penn - Mystic River, Milk, 21 GramsHeath Ledger - Monster's Ball, Brokeback, Dark KnightViggo Mortensen - History of Violence, The Road, LOTRSam Rockwell - Confess. of A Dangerous Mind, Moon, Snow AngelsJavier Bardem - The Sea Inside, No Country for Old Men, BiutifulRalph Fiennes - Spider, Harry Potters, The ReaderI am sure that I am missing some others as well. There are also a few that I have liked 1-2 things, but want to see more from such as Christoph Waltz (owns Inglorious Basterds), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and James Franco.

Excellent work.One guy that probably will qualify for this discussion some day soon is Cillian Murphy. I've only seen a handful of his movies. But if you just watch Batman Begins, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and 28 Days Later, you see an actor that has a lot of talent and range.

Forgot Casey Affleck as well. Thought he had 3 straight great roles in Jesse James, Gone Baby Gone, and The Killer Inside Me.

He was great in Lonesome Jim as well. At this point, I just would like to see more diversity in his roles.

I dunno, he's the brooding weirdo in Lonesome Jim, a jealous leach in Jesse James, bickering idiot in Ocean's movies. It took me a minute to buy the tough guy act in GBG, but he was legit and owned that role.

I would kind of throw out the Ocean's movies as his part was so small, but that character was the most different. Yes, those other 3 as well as Killer Inside Me all have their distinguishing characteristics, but all of them are mostly quieter, introvert types (GBG to a lesser degree though).I think he has a lot of ability, and there's nothing I will nitpick or take away from any of those performances. I guess I just want to see him step outside of his comfort zone a little more and challenge himself. GBG was a nice start.

 

[cosjobs]

So, are you saying that Tom Cruise is a better actor than Brad Pitt?

he's been acting straight and like he's about 6' tall for a few decades without breaking character yet. i'd like to see pitt do that.

You have just described about 70% of the leading men from hollywood over the last century

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

I was just going to post that I've never been impressed by Jackson in any non-Tarantino role. But then I remembered The Long Kiss Goodnight. That's one of my favorite B movies, and Jackson's hilarious in that one.

He was amazing in a very sad flick called "187".

 

[jdoggydogg]

I was just going to post that I've never been impressed by Jackson in any non-Tarantino role. But then I remembered The Long Kiss Goodnight. That's one of my favorite B movies, and Jackson's hilarious in that one.

He was amazing in a very sad flick called "187".

Really? I haven't seen that one.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I was just going to post that I've never been impressed by Jackson in any non-Tarantino role. But then I remembered The Long Kiss Goodnight. That's one of my favorite B movies, and Jackson's hilarious in that one.

He was amazing in a very sad flick called "187".

Really? I haven't seen that one.

You must have missed it in my post 6 hrs earlier

 

[Daywalker]

Let's say we remake the move "Awakenings."

Robert Deniro gave a great perfomrance.

Brad Pitt could never do that role. Robert Downey Jr. could

This is silly. It's not even close.

B. Pitt is a movie star. You are kidding yourslef if you think he's a great actor. Loved Kalifornia, Rivers, and Snatch. Lot's of actors could do that. There are roles he cannot do like "Awakenings."

 

[Daywalker]

I was just going to post that I've never been impressed by Jackson in any non-Tarantino role. But then I remembered The Long Kiss Goodnight. That's one of my favorite B movies, and Jackson's hilarious in that one.

He was amazing in a very sad flick called "187".

Really? I haven't seen that one.

You must have missed it in my post 6 hrs earlier

A Time To Kill? Let'st not belittle Sam in Pulp Fiction. That is movie history. What Sam Jackson did in Pulp Fictin is 100 times better then anything B. Pitt ever did. Yeah I like his hair in Meet Joe Black. Laughable.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

This is silly.

This might be the only post of value that you have ever made.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Let's say we remake the move "Awakenings."Robert Deniro gave a great perfomrance.Brad Pitt could never do that role. Robert Downey Jr. couldThis is silly. It's not even close.B. Pitt is a movie star. You are kidding yourslef if you think he's a great actor. Loved Kalifornia, Rivers, and Snatch. Lot's of actors could do that. There are roles he cannot do like "Awakenings."

Sorry if I missed it anywhere else in this 3 page tangent the thread has been on, but could you please list 3-4 movies that have convinced you of Downey's range as an actor? I am sure there is stuff I have missed, but what's fresh in my mind is him being the same guy in the last 4-5 movies I've seen him in.And why Awakenings?

 

[scoobygang]

Let's say we remake the move "Awakenings."Robert Deniro gave a great perfomrance.Brad Pitt could never do that role. Robert Downey Jr. couldThis is silly. It's not even close.B. Pitt is a movie star. You are kidding yourslef if you think he's a great actor. Loved Kalifornia, Rivers, and Snatch. Lot's of actors could do that. There are roles he cannot do like "Awakenings."

Sorry if I missed it anywhere else in this 3 page tangent the thread has been on, but could you please list 3-4 movies that have convinced you of Downey's range as an actor? I am sure there is stuff I have missed, but what's fresh in my mind is him being the same guy in the last 4-5 movies I've seen him in.And why Awakenings?

Pitt could almost certainly play the role in Awakenings.Downey's best film performance, IMO, is in Two Girls and A Guy. Now, it's one of those movies where the film isn't really worthy of the performance, but he's stunning in it.You could argue that it doesn't display "range" as Downey is playing a clever womanizer, but he's also playing a deeply broken loser. I think range is overrated anyway. Good acting is the intersection of a performer's personality with a character. Jack Lemmon didn't have "range". He couldn't have played a Special Forces commando. So what?

 

[wikkidpissah]

Downey may have the most skill of any movie actor working today, as far as a combination of character & star ability. Don't know if he has the core to just "be", though, so i wouldnt yet follow him down every rabbit hole. I also fear the sellout with him - dont see him pointed toward having a particular voice that could take him to the next level of stardom.

 

[hooter311]

X-Men: First Class

Definitely not as "cluttered", as your standard Superhero movie these days. The action scenes are wide open and pretty tremendous. Couldn't buy McAvoy as Xavier at all. Like others have said, Fassbender was a great choice for Magneto, he did look a little too much like a mini Don Draper. I had no idea that Kevin Bacon was the villain in it, that was a pleasant surprise. The selection of the mutants involved left a lot to be desired. Worth watching for Magneto being a bad ###. Felt really no connection to the characters, something only Batman Begins as ever really done for me from the genre.

3/5

 

[cosjobs]

Hesher

Jos. Gordon Lewitt stars in this dark comedy, that I expected to be similar to My Idiot Brother. Its not even close to similar, tho, mainly because of the tone. Where MIB was on of the kindest hearted movies I've seen in a decade, Hesher embraces and revels in its darkness.

Lewitt awkwardly and randomly enters the house hold and family of Ranin Wilson, his son TJ, and Ranin's mother. Wilson and son are still in process of grieving and dealing with (unsuccessfully) the untimely death Ranin's wife, Hesher provides the catharsis they need and is what the movie is all about.

Natalie Portman has a peripheral role and is under-used. It would have been nice to see that character fleshed out more, but she's still solid.

What I liked most about the film, is how it had numerous opportunities to play by standard Hollywood script and declined almost every time, taking the less traveled, darker path instead.

The film definitely has its flaws, but I really enjoyed it. Recommended.

3.6 / 5 stars

 

[cosjobs]

Win Win

Giamatti stars in this film about the frailty of good people trying to doing the right thing, failing and overcoming, exactly because they are good people. On the surface the resolutions seem contrived and formulaic, but because of the depth of the performances, you buy into the characters and believe their actions.

However, Alex Schaffer's performance outshines Giamatti's. He is the real star in this film, giving one of the finest teen performances in memory. Remember that name, this kid is going to be a huge star. Recommended.

4 / 5 stars

 

[Kenny Powers]

Let's say we remake the move "Awakenings."Robert Deniro gave a great perfomrance.Brad Pitt could never do that role. Robert Downey Jr. couldThis is silly. It's not even close.B. Pitt is a movie star. You are kidding yourslef if you think he's a great actor. Loved Kalifornia, Rivers, and Snatch. Lot's of actors could do that. There are roles he cannot do like "Awakenings."

Ive never seen Awakenings, but the idea that you have to be able to play any type of role/character to be a great actor is laughable. 1 of the largest characters types being action movie hero. The great actors that can pull that off are few and far between (Clint?), yet the Ahnolds, Willis', Stallone's, etc can but theyre far from great actors.Funny you mention loving Snatch because Pitt as Mickey in that is a role I see very few actors pulling off at the level he did. And as I said earlier, being a movie star and great actor arent mutually exclusive.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I was just going to post that I've never been impressed by Jackson in any non-Tarantino role.

But then I remembered The Long Kiss Goodnight. That's one of my favorite B movies, and Jackson's hilarious in that one.

He was amazing in a very sad flick called "187".

Really? I haven't seen that one.

You must have missed it in my post 6 hrs earlier

A Time To Kill? Let'st not belittle Sam in Pulp Fiction. That is movie history. What Sam Jackson did in Pulp Fictin is 100 times better then anything B. Pitt ever did. Yeah I like his hair in Meet Joe Black. Laughable.

If you read the post I was responding too, it said non-Tarantino SLJ performancesThe only thing laughable is thinking SLJ in Pulp is 100 times better than anything Pitt has done. Pitt has a handful of performances SLJ will never be able to approach.

Meet Joe Blacks hair? WTF are you talking about?!

 

[saintfool]

Downey may have the most skill of any movie actor working today, as far as a combination of character & star ability. Don't know if he has the core to just "be", though, so i wouldnt yet follow him down every rabbit hole. I also fear the sellout with him - dont see him pointed toward having a particular voice that could take him to the next level of stardom.

he has the ability to squeeze himself into his roles. it's not that he's a chameleon but he's able to make each role a version of himself (or vice versa). he's tapped into big time hollywood films and i don't begrudge him that. i know he's largely coasting now but that doesn't make him any less enjoyable to watch now. he can dial it down easily enough - even moments within a scene - but most of the films he's doing these don't don't ask it of him.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I was just going to post that I've never been impressed by Jackson in any non-Tarantino role.

But then I remembered The Long Kiss Goodnight. That's one of my favorite B movies, and Jackson's hilarious in that one.

He was amazing in a very sad flick called "187".

Really? I haven't seen that one.

You must have missed it in my post 6 hrs earlier

How could I miss one of YOUR posts?!

 

[jdoggydogg]

X-Men: First Class

Definitely not as "cluttered", as your standard Superhero movie these days. The action scenes are wide open and pretty tremendous. Couldn't buy McAvoy as Xavier at all. Like others have said, Fassbender was a great choice for Magneto, he did look a little too much like a mini Don Draper. I had no idea that Kevin Bacon was the villain in it, that was a pleasant surprise. The selection of the mutants involved left a lot to be desired. Worth watching for Magneto being a bad ###. Felt really no connection to the characters, something only Batman Begins as ever really done for me from the genre.

3/5

Pretty much agree with all of this. Except I really liked McAvoy as Xavier.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

So. Javier Bardem...

 

[wikkidpissah]

So. Javier Bardem...

YEAH?!?! whaddaya gonna do about it?!

 

[hooter311]

X-Men: First Class

Definitely not as "cluttered", as your standard Superhero movie these days. The action scenes are wide open and pretty tremendous. Couldn't buy McAvoy as Xavier at all. Like others have said, Fassbender was a great choice for Magneto, he did look a little too much like a mini Don Draper. I had no idea that Kevin Bacon was the villain in it, that was a pleasant surprise. The selection of the mutants involved left a lot to be desired. Worth watching for Magneto being a bad ###. Felt really no connection to the characters, something only Batman Begins as ever really done for me from the genre.

3/5

Pretty much agree with all of this. Except I really liked McAvoy as Xavier.

Do James McAvoy and Michael Cera have the Benjamin Button disease or what is going on?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

So. Javier Bardem...

YEAH?!?! whaddaya gonna do about it?!

He's pretty good. Hope he does more than art house movies some day.

 

[wikkidpissah]

So. Javier Bardem...

YEAH?!?! whaddaya gonna do about it?!

He's pretty good. Hope he does more than art house movies some day.

He did "Bardem vs Godzilla"!!...oh, wait - that was "Eat, Pray, Love".

 

[jdoggydogg]

So. Javier Bardem...

YEAH?!?! whaddaya gonna do about it?!

He's pretty good. Hope he does more than art house movies some day.

I hope he doesn't.

 

[Kenny Powers]

X-Men: First Class

Definitely not as "cluttered", as your standard Superhero movie these days. The action scenes are wide open and pretty tremendous. Couldn't buy McAvoy as Xavier at all. Like others have said, Fassbender was a great choice for Magneto, he did look a little too much like a mini Don Draper. I had no idea that Kevin Bacon was the villain in it, that was a pleasant surprise. The selection of the mutants involved left a lot to be desired. Worth watching for Magneto being a bad ###. Felt really no connection to the characters, something only Batman Begins as ever really done for me from the genre.

3/5

Pretty much agree with all of this. Except I really liked McAvoy as Xavier.

Do James McAvoy and Michael Cera have the Benjamin Button disease or what is going on?

I couldnt believe when I saw the other day Cera is only 23. That means he started filming AD when he was like 14, damn.

 

[hooter311]

X-Men: First Class

Definitely not as "cluttered", as your standard Superhero movie these days. The action scenes are wide open and pretty tremendous. Couldn't buy McAvoy as Xavier at all. Like others have said, Fassbender was a great choice for Magneto, he did look a little too much like a mini Don Draper. I had no idea that Kevin Bacon was the villain in it, that was a pleasant surprise. The selection of the mutants involved left a lot to be desired. Worth watching for Magneto being a bad ###. Felt really no connection to the characters, something only Batman Begins as ever really done for me from the genre.

3/5

Pretty much agree with all of this. Except I really liked McAvoy as Xavier.

Do James McAvoy and Michael Cera have the Benjamin Button disease or what is going on?

I couldnt believe when I saw the other day Cera is only 23. That means he started filming AD when he was like 14, damn.

I thought he was at least 3 years older than that. McAvoy looks like he's unaged 5 years since Wanted.

 

[Drifter]

Saw Bridesmaids last night. Two funny scenes (bridal shop and airplane) but the rest was pretty slow and very much a chick flick despite all I heard that it wasn't. Final verdict - an okay movie but nowhere near the top of the line comedies of the last 10 years or so.

 

[cosjobs]

Everything Must Go:

We get a toned-down dramatic Will Ferrell for the first time (I think) since Stranger than Fiction. While I didn't like it as much as that movie, I thought this one was an above average watch. Here we get Will as alcoholic who relapses on a business trip and gets himself fired. That day he gets home to find his wife throws all his stuff on the lawn and changes all the locks. Now he has to figure out what the hell to do. Slightly above average, but still worth a viewing. 6/10 Probably one of the things holding me back from really liking the movie:

Spoiler

She's not even on the screen, but the wife was a complete #####. In understand being pissed, but to the point where you throw everything out and lock the doors even though you aren't at the house? Why not just take 1/2 the money out of the account instead of putting a freeze on the account? In other words, why wouldn't you leave somebody the means to get the hell out of your life instead of making it so they have to camp out on the lawn? Just seemed like a contrived way for the screenwriter to get him on the lawn for 5 days.

Everything Must GoAn exacting, yet subdued and melancholy character study of pain and alcoholism. Not exactly what the general public is clamoring for and not my subject matter of choice. An astutely observant film, that is very mature and nonjudgmental in its execution. This is really a marvelous little film. But don't go into it looking for laughs or light-heartedness.

4.4/5 stars

 

[El Floppo]

Anybody find Cosjobs' style a bit... dunno- blurby? I like his comments and all- just always kinda sound like they're being read off the back of DVD case by the biggest movie nerd teenager you'll ever meet? No offense, gb cosjobs.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Anybody find Cosjobs' style a bit... dunno- blurby? I like his comments and all- just always kinda sound like they're being read off the back of DVD case by the biggest movie nerd teenager you'll ever meet? No offense, gb cosjobs.

maybe there's a career in that somehow.

 

[El Floppo]

Anybody find Cosjobs' style a bit... dunno- blurby? I like his comments and all- just always kinda sound like they're being read off the back of DVD case by the biggest movie nerd teenager you'll ever meet? No offense, gb cosjobs.

maybe there's a career in that somehow.

He could be the DVD/Internet-page written-equivalent to Mr-movie-trailer-voice-over.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Anybody find Cosjobs' style a bit... dunno- blurby? I like his comments and all- just always kinda sound like they're being read off the back of DVD case by the biggest movie nerd teenager you'll ever meet? No offense, gb cosjobs.

maybe there's a career in that somehow.

He could be the DVD/Internet-page written-equivalent to Mr-movie-trailer-voice-over.

I'll refrain from talking any #### here. A few months ago, I accidentally referred to someone as, "...one of our finest actors."