worst has to be the kid in Gran Torino. But I don' tthink it counts since he is not an actor :(
best actor goes to Brad Pitt in any role.
Sand Leaper
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Originally posted by boris_the_bear
well...yeah I know what you mean. But for me, The Matrix (first part only!) is an exception. One of the best movies ever imo. :)
He was just as devoid of pathos and any form of expression what so ever in that movie as in any other movie he has done.
I liked him in Thumbsucker, though. His stone face works well with the wacko new age-doctor he played there.
denys envy
Best:
Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate
Clive Owen in The Croupier
Chris Tucker in The Fifth Element
Anthony Hopkins in... well pretty much everything, including Zorro
Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront
the career resurrector that was Pulp Fiction, pretty much everyone got another 10 years of work because of it - Sammy L, Travolta, Bruce Willis, everyone realizing what a scary ass nigga Ving Rhames is, Q's undying love affair with Uma continues, - even Harvey Keitel was impressive.
... I got a ton more I could name.
Worst:
Pretty much any action movie with your run-of-the-mill Segals, Van Dammes, Norrises. It's not intended for acting, but boy do they make sure they stray completely away from it. Just once I'd like to see a decent action flick with terrific acting all around.
OrZonE
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Originally posted by denys envy
Just once I'd like to see a decent action flick with terrific acting all around.
boondock had two great title characters, but all around i wouldn't say it was a gem. just because they're talking loud in italian doesn't make them good actors.
and yes, nick cage sucks in a lot of things, dunno how he gets work.
OrZonE
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Originally posted by denys envy
bittersweet life wasn't that good.
boondock had two great title characters, but all around i wouldn't say it was a gem. just because they're talking loud in italian doesn't make them good actors.
I am not going to argue (even though I think "A Bittersweet Life" is an amazing movie that blows practically any US made movie out of the water) but you did ask for a decent action flick (which it is at the very least) that has terrific (I saw nothing wrong with the acting throughout the movie) acting all around.
I'd say you were just action movie averse but then again, you did name Chris Tucker in "The 5th Element" for some unknown reason :)
denys envy
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Originally posted by OrZonE
Chris Tucker in "The 5th Element" for some unknown reason :)
i honestly thought it was a great performance by him.
edit: with Bittersweet Life, i just thought it relied a bit too much on violence and bloody shoot-outs.
WittyHandle
Worst
Rosanna Arquette in The Big Blue
The kid in Gran Torino
Best
Meryl Streep in Doubt
Casey Affleck in Assasination of Jesse James & Gone Baby Gone
OrZonE
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Originally posted by denys envy
i honestly thought it was a great performance by him.
edit: with Bittersweet Life, i just thought it relied a bit too much on violence and bloody shoot-outs.
I'd agree, it was a great performance. I'm just not sure how much of it was actually acting :).
In regards to your BSL comment. Koreans mostly make uncensored movies (in regards to violence) but to say an action movie relied on violence/shoot-outs is comparable to saying that romance makes a chick flick or donkeys make a good porn flick :D.
But ya dude, I loved the movie you didn't - simple as that :).
denys envy
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Originally posted by OrZonE
I'd agree, it was a great performance. I'm just not sure how much of it was actually acting :).
did you know most of it was improv? i thought he killed it. especially the physicality.
a lot of eccentic characters in that movie, also gary oldman's was great.
Spam
The only movie with acting so bad I had to stop it mid-way to take it back to Blockbuster was "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen".
