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Oculus Spirit [82980]
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Ten all-time best leading actors:
Apr 25, 2013, 1:14 PM
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(the lunge needs more threads like this...free Joe Cobb)
1. Jack Lemmon (comedy or drama, it doesn't matter)
2. Sir Laurence Olivier
3. Daniel Day-Lewis
4. Jack Nicholson
5. Al Pacino
6. Tom Hanks
7. Robert Duvall
8. Robert DeNiro
9. Dustin Hoffman
10. Gene Hackman
Apologies to Poitier, Newman, Denzel Washington, Tommy Lee Jones, Jeremy Irons, Brando, Peter Sellers, Ed Norton, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley, Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, and Tim Robbins.
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Oculus Spirit [75671]
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Okay so how bout your top ten supports?***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:17 PM
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Oculus Spirit [82980]
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Harry Dean Stanton near the top***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:45 PM
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Oculus Spirit [78876]
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Uh, Sinbad says "hi"
Apr 25, 2013, 1:17 PM
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Orange Blooded [3276]
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Re: Uh, Sinbad says "hi"
Apr 26, 2013, 10:13 AM
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where's pauly shore?
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Re: Ten all-time best leading actors:
Apr 25, 2013, 1:17 PM
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1. Sean Connery
2. Sean Connery
3. Paul Newman
4. Sean Connery
5. Sean Connery
6. Robert Redford
7. Sean Connery
8. Sean Connery
9. Errol Flynn
10.Sean Connery
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Tom Cruise has to be on there somewhere. Also, the guy
Apr 25, 2013, 1:18 PM
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Who plays Napoleon Dynamite (don't remember his name).
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Not a Tom Cruise fan but I agree.***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:22 PM
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Asst Coach [702]
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Two of the most succesful actors in the past 50 years.Sean
Apr 26, 2013, 11:38 AM
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Connery and Harrison Ford.
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CU Medallion [60205]
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ummm....
Apr 25, 2013, 1:19 PM
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Ed Zackary
Apr 25, 2013, 1:20 PM
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This list is bullshyatt!
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CU Medallion [60205]
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also
Apr 25, 2013, 1:22 PM
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Wow, Shorty. I'm sure Ed is honored to have made your
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Whale he is one hail of an actor!***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:24 PM
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Oculus Spirit [82980]
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Re: ummm....***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:49 PM
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Give me the reasons why you left off Denzel and Morgan?***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:20 PM
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He's obviously racist.***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:20 PM
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I thought that but I wasn't gonna say it!***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:22 PM
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A non-racist list would have ethnicities represented
Apr 25, 2013, 1:23 PM
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Proportional to the American population (assuming we're talking about American films).
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fine. that wayans guy. not damon. the older one from
Apr 25, 2013, 1:27 PM
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"i'm gonna get you sucka".
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Oculus Spirit [82980]
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never would have said this 10 years ago, but...
Apr 25, 2013, 1:21 PM
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leo dicaprio is climbing that list.
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I was going to say that too, but I figured I'd let someone
Apr 25, 2013, 1:25 PM
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else take the fall. gracias.
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I COULD PLAY ALL THOSE PARTS, BETTER
Apr 25, 2013, 1:21 PM
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Clint Eastwood? And Tim Robbins should not be here
Apr 25, 2013, 1:22 PM
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I'd also throw in Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, and Cary Grant.
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Oculus Spirit [75671]
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Tim Robbins is in two of the greatest movies ever.***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:25 PM
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Rock Defender [53]
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Jacob's Ladder and Howard the Duck?***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:28 PM
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Oculus Spirit [75671]
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I have no idea what either of those are.***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:29 PM
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Rock Defender [53]
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Okay, his Hardcastle and McCormick appearances then....
Apr 25, 2013, 1:30 PM
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was that what you meant?
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Oculus Spirit [75671]
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It is entirely possible that I have only seen two movies
Apr 25, 2013, 1:51 PM
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with Tim Robbins.
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This was obvious, Obed was just being difficult.***
Apr 25, 2013, 4:07 PM
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Rock Defender [53]
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sirrusly? Bull Durham over Mystic River?***
Apr 25, 2013, 9:21 PM
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I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT MYSTIC RIVER IS!
Apr 25, 2013, 10:35 PM
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Bull Durham is very very high on my overall list.
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Tim Robbins was great in "Mystic River".
Apr 26, 2013, 7:28 AM
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Sean Penn chewed a lot of scenery in that movie.
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CU Medallion [73569]
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I think Nicholson is one of the most overrated actors ever
Apr 25, 2013, 1:23 PM
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He plays the same role everytime. Never any different type of role except maybe the psycho ward role.
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Oculus Spirit [75671]
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He was different in Easy Rider.***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:28 PM
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he graduated from my HS (40 years prior to me)
Apr 25, 2013, 1:30 PM
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and the budget for that movie was low enough that the actors had to wear their own clothes...JN has a varsity letter sweater on w/ an 'M' for Manasquan HS...
coolstoryhenry.
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It is very strange and the ending sucks.***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:52 PM
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I agree.***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:29 PM
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CU Medallion [73569]
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my favorite role of his was when he was the devil
Apr 25, 2013, 1:30 PM
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thats about as different as he ever got. More like a gangster devil
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he did bang Kathy Bates too***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:34 PM
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CU Medallion [54758]
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you're right
Apr 25, 2013, 1:36 PM
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THAT'S scarier.
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Oculus Spirit [82980]
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Recently, yea, but his best, imo, were:
Apr 25, 2013, 2:08 PM
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Carnal Knowledge
The Last Detail (probably the best)
Chinatown
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
The Postman Always Rings Twice
All roles very different
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Rock Defender [53]
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Much as he annoys me when he opens his mouth off-screen,
Apr 25, 2013, 1:24 PM
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I gotta have Sean Penn on my list.
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aloha, mr. hand.***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:25 PM
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also throw in Robert Downey Jr
Apr 25, 2013, 1:25 PM
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great actor who never really had great oscar type roles but can do anything. Plus his years on drugs kind of curtailed his prominence.
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Rock Defender [53]
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Uhhh, so Nicholson plays the same character, but
Apr 25, 2013, 1:27 PM
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Downey (who plays the same "cool", aloof, snarky free spirit dude in every movie) can "do anything"?
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CU Medallion [73569]
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did I stutter? ;-)***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:29 PM
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not one mention of
Apr 25, 2013, 1:27 PM
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Jason Statham?
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Crank was a masterpiece***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:41 PM
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CU Medallion [54758]
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all joking aside, you don't just make
Apr 25, 2013, 2:02 PM
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3...THREE...Transporter movies and expect to be be left off a 'best of the best' list...
not to mention his character portrayal was the only redeeming quality of The Expendables 2.
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Adam Sandler***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:28 PM
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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No Steven Seagal or Vin Diesel?***
Apr 25, 2013, 1:41 PM
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Historian [3385]
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Will Ferrell***
Apr 25, 2013, 2:14 PM
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philip seymour hoffman***
Apr 25, 2013, 2:22 PM
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Rock Defender [53]
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How did he go from playing a high school kid in Scent
Apr 25, 2013, 3:58 PM
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of a Woman to playing 50-60 year olds like 10 years later?
Fastest aging process in history?
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Legend [18003]
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Try making a list about most consistent actor over time....
Apr 25, 2013, 3:51 PM
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It'll be a smaller and easier list to make I think.
Taking your list as an example:
From your list:
Lemmon
Nicholson
Hackman (is basically retired, so he isn't tarnishing his legacy)
Olivier (maybe? I honestly haven't seen enough of his films, as I thought he was too much of a "stage actor" to be good in movies.)
Too soon to tell:
Day-Lewis
Hanks (I have serious doubts about him moving forward)
Denzel (more action leading man, needs to do more drama like he did early in his career)
Actors that were great in their generation but not so much anymore:
Pacino
DeNiro
Duvall
Hoffman
Poitier
Brando (!)
Hopkins
Other:
Newman- Not sure where to put him. I think with Hackman but he retired well before Hackman
Tommy Lee: Great at playing grumpy old man (Walter Matthau)
Ed Norton: Had a great start to career, but hasn't sustained it
Ben Kingsley: One of the most up and down actors ever (good idea for another list)
Johnny Depp: Has a HUGE crutch in never being out of some sort of makeup from which he can hide behind.
Morgan Freeman: GREATEST voice-over actor ever.
Tim Robbins: Really good actor, not sure about iconic leading man.
I'd add Eastwood, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Sean Connery, and Harrison Ford. It's hard to pick new guys, but if I had to I would put Cruise and maybe DiCaprio. (DiCaprio has had the benefit of constantly working with GREAT directors.)
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Oculus Spirit [82980]
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Have you seen Olivier in Marathon Man?
Apr 25, 2013, 6:17 PM
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Also, Harrison Ford is underrated...great in 42.
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Are you talking about "leading men", or just male actors?
Apr 25, 2013, 3:55 PM
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Because I don't think Lemmon, Duvall, or Hackman would be considered lead actors.
Also, Hanks isn't there yet. Replace him and the other three with Paul Newman, Sydney Poitier, Jeff Bridges, and Warren Beatty, and you got yourself a decent list.
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Oculus Spirit [82980]
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Leading men. They are leads usually. Lemmon
Apr 25, 2013, 6:13 PM
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can do it all. Ever seen Save the Tiger or Missing? Superb.
And Hanks is certainly there. Two best actor wins over 15 years ago.
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Larry Storch. End of thread. Go back to work.***
Apr 25, 2013, 4:26 PM
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uhhhh... Bruce Campbell? Evil Dead?
Apr 25, 2013, 9:03 PM
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Ving Rhames? Dawn of the Dead?
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You can't tell these TMZ sheeple anything.
Apr 25, 2013, 9:08 PM
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Larry Storch should have gotten 1000 points, and generated hundreds of tmails acknowledging my cinematic genius.
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I honestly thought we were talking about real actors.
Apr 25, 2013, 9:33 PM
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Not the cartoon like antics of Olivier or Tracy.
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Clark Gable doesn't give a ####***
Apr 25, 2013, 9:47 PM
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Re
Apr 25, 2013, 10:38 PM
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Com'mon man, no love for The Duke? John Wayne and Garry Cooper. Clint Eastwood I'd way overrated considering his best performance was at the RNC. Leo could probably already be put on that list as well as IceT
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