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 ;)
Surely you mean the films in which they delivered their top performance?
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
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.
De Niro's best was in Raging Bull, his role as the young Don Corleone is one-dimensional by comparison.
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
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 ;)
MR are you on holidays?
Papillon, Steve McQueen... That film was brutal. Read the book a few months ago, and the film didn't even come close.
Where's Jimmy Nesbitt? A great actor.
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.
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 ;)
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 ;)
This sounds like something Gary and Tony would be discussing on the sofa in Men Behaving Badly
Quote from: THE MIGHTY QUINN on April 14, 2014, 11:06:37 PM
This sounds like something Gary and Tony would be discussing on the sofa in Men Behaving Badly
It's coming up to the holidays
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 - Unforgiven
Al Pacino - Serpico
Robert DeNiro - Raging Bull
Michael J Fox - Back to the Future
Sean Penn - Mystic River
Christian Bale - American Psycho
Brando - The Godfather
Jack Nicholson - One Flew...
Daniel Day Lewis - My Left Foot
Tom Hanks - Big
Jimmy Stewart - Rear Window
John Wayne - True Grit
Dustin Hoffman - Midnight Cowboy
Johnny Depp - Donnie Brasco
Morgan Freeman - Se7en
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed
Sidney Poitier - In The Heat Of The Night
Spencer Tracy - Bad Day at a Black Rock
Paul Newman - Cool Hand Luke
Steve McQueen - The Great Escape
Russell Crowe - LA Confidential
Kirk Douglas - Spartacus
Michael Douglas - Wall Street
Jack Lemon - Odd Couple
Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects
Gene Hackman - The French Connection
Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
Alec Guinness - Oliver Twist
Richard Burton - Where Eagles Dare
Ok only a few to get it started ;)
I think my list is more like "List your favourite films by the following actors".
Unashamedly sexist list MR :D
Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven, IMO the definite western.
Al Pacino - Godfather 1/Heat/ Any Given Sunday.
Robert DeNiro - Raging Bull by a distance, outstanding.
Christian Bale - The Fighter, middling show, great performance.
Daniel Day Lewis - There will be blood
Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson's war/ The Money pit.
Jimmy Stewart -The man who shot Liberty Valance
John Wayne - True Grit
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed
Paul Newman - Butch Cassidy
Gene Hackman - Mississippi Burning
Christopher Walken - The Deer hunter
Alec Guinness - Bridge over the river Kwai
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Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino.
Al Pacino - The Scent of a Woman. Awful film, awful script, but a great performance.
Robert DeNiro - Toss up between The Deer Hunter and Taxi Driver. He's a great actor.
Brando - Superman. Last Tango in Paris was overrated.
Jack Nicholson - The Shining
Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln
Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan
Jimmy Stewart - He was the same character in so many, but I'd say Rear Window
Dustin Hoffman - Kramer v Kramer
Johnny Depp - Blow
Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption
Anthony Hopkins - Amistad
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator
Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
Kirk Douglas - Spartacus
Michael Douglas - Wall Street
Gene Hackman - Hoosiers
Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
Alec Guinness - The Ladykillers
Richard Burton - Where Eagles Dare
Disclaimer: There's a lot of films I haven't seen so I'm open to changing my mind on some of these.
George Kennedy and Paul Newman - Cool Hand Luke.
Depp and Di Caprio were very good in What's eating Gilbert Grape.
Jeff Bridges in Lebowski
Clint Eastwood - Every Which Way but Loose
Al Pacino - Godfather I
Robert DeNiro - Goodfellas
Michael J Fox - Back to the Future
Sean Penn - Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Christian Bale - 3:10 to Yuma
Brando - Godfather I
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Daniel Day Lewis - My Left Foot
Tom Hanks - Catch Me If You Can
Jimmy Stewart - Its a Wonderful Life
John Wayne - Stagecoach
Dustin Hoffman - Midnight Cowboy
Johnny Depp - Edward Scissorhands
Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption
Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed
Sidney Poitier - In The Heat Of The Night
Spencer Tracy - Bad Day at a Black Rock
Paul Newman - Cool Hand Luke
Steve McQueen - The Great Escape
Russell Crowe - LA Confidential
Kirk Douglas - Spartacus
Michael Douglas - Wall Street
Jack Lemon - The Apartment
Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
Gene Hackman - Superman
Jeff Bridges - Starman
Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
Alec Guinness - The ladykillers
Richard Burton - Where Eagles Dare