the films in which these actors delivered their top performance

Started by Milltown Row2, April 14, 2014, 08:55:42 PM

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Milltown Row2

List the (in your opinion) films in which they delivered their top performance

Clint Eastwood
Al Pacino
Robert DeNiro
Michael J Fox
Sean Penn
Christian Bale
Brando
Jack Nicholson
Daniel Day Lewis
Tom Hanks
Jimmy Stewart
John Wayne
Dustin Hoffman
Johnny Depp
Morgan Freeman
Anthony Hopkins
Leonardo DiCaprio
Sidney Poitier
Spencer Tracy
Paul Newman
Steve McQueen
Russell Crowe
Kirk Douglas
Michael Douglas
Jack Lemon
Kevin Spacey
Gene Hackman
Jeff Bridges
Christopher Walken
Alec Guinness
Richard Burton

Ok only a few to get it started  ;)
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T Fearon

Surely you mean the films in which they delivered their top performance?

Milltown Row2

Quote from: T Fearon on April 14, 2014, 09:02:08 PM
Surely you mean the films in which they delivered their top performance?

Exactly
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thewobbler

List the (in your opinion) best film these actors acted in.

Clint Eastwood - controversial but I find Eastwood wooden and boring and not even remotely memorable.
Al Pacino - Godfather
Robert DeNiro - Godfather II
Michael J Fox - Back to the Future
Sean Penn - Carlito's Way
Christian Bale - Batman Returns
Brando - Godfather
Jack Nicholson - As Good as it Gets
Daniel Day Lewis - Gangs of NY
Tom Hanks - Catch Me If you Can
Jimmy Stewart - ??
John Wayne - see Clint Eastwood
Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
Johnny Depp - Platoon is the best film he was in, if only for 30 seconds.
Morgan Freeman - Shawshank made the man.
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs
Leonardo DiCaprio - Catch me if you Can
Sidney Poitier - ??
Spencer Tracy - ??
Paul Newman - The Sting
Steve McQueen - Papillon
Russell Crowe - Romper Stomper
Kirk Douglas - ??
Michael Douglas - Falling Down
Jack Lemon - ??
Kevin Spacey - Usual Suspects best film, but I lived him in K Pax.
Gene Hackman - I liked him in Enemy of the State, but probably Superman
Jeff Bridges - Arlington Road
Christopher Walken - True Romance
Alec Guinness - Star Wars
Richard Burton - ??


Serious absence of Tarantino's favourite actors from your list.

Syferus

De Niro's best was in Raging Bull, his role as the young Don Corleone is one-dimensional by comparison.

Milltown Row2

Serious absence of Tarantino's favourite actors from your list.

Bruce willis, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Eric Stoltz, George Clooney?  I've one in there. Christopher Walken
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Milltown Row2

Quote from: Syferus on April 14, 2014, 09:14:42 PM
De Niro's best was in Raging Bull, his role as the young Don Corleone is one-dimensional by comparison.

All opinions Syferus, your own ;)
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BennyCake

Papillon, Steve McQueen... That film was brutal. Read the book a few months ago, and the film didn't even come close.

BennyCake


Milltown Row2

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Tony Baloney

Quote from: BennyCake on April 14, 2014, 09:53:16 PM
Papillon, Steve McQueen... That film was brutal. Read the book a few months ago, and the film didn't even come close.
Fantastic book. It is extremely difficult to distill a good book into a 2 hour movie. Very few have achieved it.

gallsman

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on April 14, 2014, 08:55:42 PM
List the (in your opinion) films in which they delivered their top performance

Clint Eastwood - Outlaw Josey Wales
Al Pacino - Godfather II
Robert DeNiro - Taxi Driver
Michael J Fox - Back to the Future
Sean Penn - Dead Man Walking
Christian Bale - American Psycho
Brando - Godfather
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Daniel Day Lewis - Last of the Mohicans (a lie but I simply love that film!)
Tom Hanks - Philadelphia
Jimmy Stewart - ?
John Wayne - Some western shite
Dustin Hoffman - Rainman
Johnny Depp - Edward Scissorhands
Morgan Freeman - Shawshank
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs
Leonardo DiCaprio - Inception
Sidney Poitier - In the Heat of the Night
Spencer Tracy - no idea
Paul Newman - The Sting
Steve McQueen - Bullitt
Russell Crowe - Gladiator
Kirk Douglas - Spartacus?
Michael Douglas - Wall Street
Jack Lemon - think I only ever saw him in Grumpy Old Men
Kevin Spacey - the Usual Suspects
Gene Hackman - French Connection
Jeff Bridges - the country singing one from a few years ago
Christopher Walken - Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim
Alec Guinness - Star Wars
Richard Burton - no idea

Ok only a few to get it started  ;)

Milltown Row2


Clint Eastwood - The Outlaw Josey Wales
Al Pacino - Serpico
Robert DeNiro - Once Upon a Time in America
Michael J Fox - Casualties of war
Sean Penn - Carlito's way
Christian Bale - Empire of the sun
Marlon Brando - Marlon Brando
Jack Nicholson - One flew over the cuckoos nest
Daniel Day Lewis - There will be blood
Tom Hanks - Philadelphia
Jimmy Stewart - It's a wonderful life
John Wayne - The Searchers
Dustin Hoffman - The graduate
Johnny Depp - Donnie Brasco
Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs
Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond
Sidney Poitier - In the heat of the night
Spencer Tracy - Guess who's coming to dinner
Paul Newman - Cool hand Luke
Steve McQueen - The Hunter
Russell Crowe - A beautiful mind
Kirk Douglas - Spartacus
Michael Douglas -  War of the roses
Jack Lemon - Missing
Kevin Spacey - Swimming with sharks
Gene Hackman - Mississippi Burning
Jeff Bridges - Thunder Bolt and Light Foot
Christopher Walken - The Deer hunter
Alec Guinness - The Lady killers
Richard Burton - Cleopatra

Ok only a few to get it started  ;)
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THE MIGHTY QUINN

This sounds like something Gary and Tony would be discussing on the sofa in Men Behaving Badly