Survey: Who's the Best Actor? [Archive]

DblDwn

07-25-2002, 05:49 PM

So Mann, for the most part, you agree with me then?

I agree that Pacino was made great by his work in the 70's as well (Godfather I and II, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, Bobby Deerfield, and also Scarface in '83).

Everything that Nicholson touches turns to gold. He's the King Midas of Hollywood.

If you look at the great movies that Bogart was in (Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, to name a few) you have to consider that those movies probably wouldn't have been AS great if Bogart hadn't been in them. He was great for his time. Today he would be over-shadowed by others.

I was referring to earlier Brando. When he was in A Streetcar Named Desire, On The Waterfront, Apocalypse Now and The Godfather, he was a great actor. I wasn't going to mention The Island of Dr. Moreau or any of that stuff he did.

You're also right that Lemmon was brilliant. He was truly one of my all-time favorites.

Brian

07-25-2002, 06:48 PM

Today: Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Tom Hanks

Of All Time: haven't watched many old movies

Mann

07-25-2002, 07:40 PM

Well, Brando's stuff in the 50's was eclipsed by others. On The Waterfront was a good performance, but I honsetly think that Rod Steiger was the best in that film.

You're so on the nose about Nicholson. Even someof the scripts that have little substance are elevated to a higher level just becasue he's in it. Bogart would be overshadowed now. He isn't one of the best actor's ever, but he saved the film industry.

Why is Lemmon so good? He could do anything! Comdey, Romance, Drama you name it. He was one of the most versatile actors ever. Have you seen Glen Gary Glennross? That shows how truly incredible he was. Not to mention he mentoed one of the soon to be greats: Kevin Spacey.

Today: Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Tom Hanks

Oh my god, Tom cruise! No No NO! not one of the best today. The Biggest star yes, not the best. He was good in Jerry Maguire but not much else has been up to that level. Crowe is very good, but he needs to become a nicer person to get better roles. Denzel is so good in everything, even if it's crap like John Q. He is the equivalent to Sidney Poitier. Tom Hanks is just so good in everything, there aren't words to describe. He's the reincarnation of Jimmy Stewart.

Brian

07-25-2002, 08:33 PM

Originally posted by Mann@July 25 2002 - 18:40
Oh my god, Tom cruise! No No NO! not one of the best today. The Biggest star yes, not the best. He was good in Jerry Maguire but not much else has been up to that level. Crowe is very good, but he needs to become a nicer person to get better roles. Denzel is so good in everything, even if it's crap like John Q. He is the equivalent to Sidney Poitier. Tom Hanks is just so good in everything, there aren't words to describe. He's the reincarnation of Jimmy Stewart.
Cruise was good in Born on the 4th of July, Top Gun, Jerry McGuire, Magnolia, Vanilla Sky, et al. *C'mon, give the guy some credit. *He has done some good acting in the past 15 years, nominated for 3 Oscars for best actor....BOTFOJ, JM, and Manolia. *He is not a bad actor.

How could I foget Kevin Spacey as one of the best contemporary actors? *He is just great.

I would say Denzel has his own style, not one equivalent of Sidney Poitier. *Sure, Denzel looked up to him, but he has played a much broader range of characters than Mr. Poitier mostly because of the time period. *I love both of these actors so don't get me wrong. *Both are legends, but different.

Mann

07-25-2002, 08:40 PM

alright, when you put films like Top Gun and Vanilla sky up there, it sickens me. One Top Gun was about pilots in F-15's, not about Cruise. Another, is that Vanilla Sky was pretty Bad. the story was way to confusing. Cruise did do some good performances, but not as many as alot of better actors. A good actors doesn't do so many action films as Cruise.

P.S. It's Maguire! and he was nominated for Supporting actor for Magnolia.

Brian

07-25-2002, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by Mann@July 25 2002 - 19:40
alright, when you put films like Top Gun and Vanilla sky up there, it sickens me. One Top Gun was about pilots in F-15's, not about Cruise. Another, is that Vanilla Sky was pretty Bad. the story was way to confusing. Cruise did do some good performances, but not as many as alot of better actors. A good actors doesn't do so many action films as Cruise.

P.S. It's Maguire! *and he was nominated for Supporting actor for Magnolia.
You are right, it was supporing actor and it is Maguire. Top Gun is a movie and Cruise performance I liked. Sue me. I happend to have liked VS, even though several people told me going in that it was bad. I thought Cruise was good in the movie. Not that the movie was great, but Cruise did fine.

You don't have to do drama to be a good actor. What are you talking about? Gladiator was action. Training day was not action packed. Both Oscar award winning performances by the lead actor.

Obidobi

07-25-2002, 09:08 PM

My vote goes to Sean Connory!
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Saranac

07-25-2002, 09:10 PM

I don't know Meche he was only good in "The Deerhunter"

Anyways this is Obvious either STEVE MCQUEEN or HARRISON FORD

QuigonWindu

07-25-2002, 09:37 PM

today- Denzel Washington

I'm too young to know the best of all time.

Kafer

07-25-2002, 09:42 PM

Today - Ewan McGregor, William H. Macey

All Time.....Hmmm....Lawrence Oliver. And I bet Tom Hanks will prove to be the best of the 21st century.

Brian

07-25-2002, 09:44 PM

Originally posted by Meche@July 25 2002 - 20:18
He was good in Saturday Night Live, 'the continental'. *Sigh.

Also he was in Puss in Boots, I don't think it's well known but it's the movie to see if you want to see Christopher Walken sing, dance, or do cartwheels!

Seriously though, he was good in the Prophecy movies. *Had also a good role in Blast from the Past, the well-meaning but slightly crazy scientist.
He was good in Fat Boy Slim's video, "Weapon of Choice" *style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

DblDwn

07-25-2002, 09:50 PM

Just to contribute to the whole Tom Cruise debate, his best movie was A Few Good Men, but that was more because of Nicholson than Cruise.

Not to take anything away from Tom Cruise. He has been in a few classic 'guy' flicks, Top Gun, Cocktail, and who can forget Risky Business?

Dark Skywalker 9

07-26-2002, 06:27 PM

Kevin Spacey.
He was awesome in Seven, The Usual Suspects and Swimming with Sharks...plus the Oscar for American Beauty. Tom Hanks is a very close second and he might win Best Actor again this year for his role in Road to Perdition...great flick there.

Mann

07-26-2002, 06:50 PM

Now, you've mentioned Cocktail? It was a terrible film! now offence Dbldwn your cool and all, but Cocktail? It was named the worst movie of 1988! It was his first real bad movie. I love Risky Buisness though. I've tried to get my theatre to do that as a play. He was really good in that, and Born on the Fourth of July (superb!) which got bashed because of it's attitude, but he might have won the Oscar if it was better recieved.

He was also good in A few Good Men, but like Dbldwn said he wasn't as good a Nicholson. Then the firm was decent, not great. And of course Jerry Maguire a film I adore and love every scene. He was perfect and i wish he could do more roles like that. He's an good actor, not one of the greats yet. Minority Report was more of a stylish film than an acting film (not counting Colin Farrell's oscarworthy work).

DblDwn

07-27-2002, 06:56 AM

I'll start with DS9, Spacey is awesome. His intensity in Se7en is magnificent. His Oscar for The Usual Suspects was much deserved, as was his Oscar for American Beauty. I also loved his acting in Glenngary Glen Ross, one of my favorites all-time. He is truly a GREAT actor, but he isn't yet on the same level as Nicholson, Pacino, and De Niro.

Mann, I assume you are a man and in doing so I assume that you enjoy a drink from time to time. Is there not a better movie revolving around bartending than Cocktail? I wasn't saying that it should have won any Oscars, or anything like that, but it is a watchable 'guy' movie because of its revolving around drinking. Is there any better scene in a movie than when Bryan Brown slides Tom the shot of whiskey at the end of Tom's first night at the bar and Tom responds with, "I'll stick to beer", to which Brown responds with, "Beer is for Breakfast. If you wanna work here you will drink", at which point Tom slams the shot. For any guy watching that movie that is a great scene. You're right though on one thing at least, I love A Few Good Men, but I will say until I am blue in the face that all of the acting is GREAT in that movie, but they all fall short next to Jack.

On a side note, Minority Report is an awesome movie. It is well acted by Cruise and equally well directed by Spielberg (does he ever do anything that is not great?). I also agree that Colin Farrell is very worthy of, AT LEAST, an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor, although at this point I agree that he is clearly the front-runner to win it.

Mann

07-27-2002, 02:36 PM

Cocktail is good for the bar scenes. I wish the whole movie could have had scenes like that. But when the movie left the bar scenes, that's where it got bad. Bryan Brown was the only good part of the film. I will watch the film becasue it is Watchable, but I like some bad movie because they are just so funny (ie Battlefield Earth).

Colin Farrell is possibliy the front runner. I would say he has a good shot because of the fact he *spolier alert* isn't really the villian and his final scene is remenisent of Kevin Spacey in LA Confidential (side note, that is a performance that Spacey should have been nominated for). Farrell is in the lead with Newman, but his scene time is smaller than Farrell's so that also gives him an edge.

DblDwn

07-27-2002, 02:47 PM

You're right Mann, the bar scenes are the best part of the movie and they do make it watchable. Cocktail is one of those not to great movies that I will watch if on TV because it is funny and watchable, sorta like Weekend At Bernies for me. That is on of the worst movies ever made but it is so damn funny that can't help but watch it when it is on.

That is a great comparison between Colin Farrell in Minority Report and Kevin Spacey in LA Confidential. I forgot to include Newman as a front-runner as well. Thank you for mentioning that. I would have to say that Road To Perdition is one of the early favorites for Best Picture also.

Mann

07-27-2002, 05:29 PM

I could never get into weekend at Bernie's. It was just so dumb I just hated it.

Have you seen any of Colin Farrell's other films? Tigerland, and Hart's War? He's got talent! I hope he's recognized eventually. Newman is probably got a better chance at a nomination because of his age and his other nominations. Perdition is my choice as the summer slot (1999-The sixth Sense, 2000- Gladiator, 2001- Moulin Rouge) for Best Picture. The problem is it is so dark and cold that it might turn off some people.

RollaFett

07-27-2002, 05:42 PM

I know that we are supposed to be talking about actors, but here is my 2 cents on "Road to Perdition", overrated. Sure, it was decent story, but there was little to no drama or suspense. It was all very predictable with workmanlike performances, but nothing oscar-worthy, IMO.

Now, on to actors.
Tom Criuse is one of the finest actors working today. How can anyone argue against that? Look at his track record, 3 oscar nominations. Not too many other actors can say that, and he's only 40. Sure, he's had some clunkers ("Cocktail", "Legend"), but who hasn't? Everyone here seems to love Tom Hanks, no problem there, he's one of the best as well, but don't forget "The Burbs", "Joe Versus the Volcano", "Turner and Hooch", "Dragnet", etc.

Other current great actors that I don't remember seeing include Edward Norton, Gene Hackman, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Samuel L. Jackson, and others that I simply cannot recall right now. Someone mentioned Colin Farrell for an oscar earlier for his work in "Minority Report", that was the first time I had seen him, and I have to say I was very impressed, but Oscar? Hmmm...who knows, can't say I would be shocked.
One more thing, are we ignoring women on this thread? Don't know if this is just for males.

Mann

07-27-2002, 06:22 PM

Your actors are all good GollaFett. Hackman can do no wrong, Norton will eventually win an oscar and be remembered as one of the best of his generation. Samuel L. Jackson was brilliant in Pulp Fiction. words can't describe how good he really was.

Okay about Don Cheadle, he's a fine actor. am I alone thinking he should have won for Traffic besides Benicio Del Toro? He was so much better in that movie, what do you think?

glorfindel

07-29-2002, 12:14 AM

OK, I hate Tom Cruise, sorry to his fan's but he just iritates me in the same way as Pierce Brosnan anh Heugh Grant, just pretty boy's with little to no ability.

I like a few of the old actors (Marlen Brando, Peter Sellers) but I dont get the atraction to Pachino, maby I just havent seen the right films. Heat is the best thing I've seen him in but DeNerio was the real star of that movie and every other movei he has ever worked on.

Steve Bucimi absolutly crack's me up in everything he does.
Bille Conoly is great, the Boondock Saint's was his best film that I know of.

Christina Ricci is another one I have a lot of respect for but when it comes to female actors nobody beats Sigorny Weaver ('get away from her you *****") she made the role of Ellen Riply just work perfectly, she kept her femininity but was just as tough as any one of the Marines.

Brian

07-30-2002, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by Mann@July 26 2002 - 17:50
Now, you've mentioned Cocktail? It was a terrible film! now offence Dbldwn your cool and all, but Cocktail? It was named the worst movie of 1988! It was his first real bad movie. I love Risky Buisness though. I've tried to get my theatre to do that as a play. He was really good in that, and Born on the Fourth of July (superb!) which got bashed because of it's attitude, but he might have won the Oscar if it was better recieved.

He was also good in A few Good Men, but like Dbldwn said he wasn't as good a Nicholson. Then the firm was decent, not great. And of course Jerry Maguire a film I adore and love every scene. He was perfect and i wish he could do more roles like that. He's an good actor, not one of the greats yet. Minority Report was more of a stylish film than an acting film (not counting Colin Farrell's oscarworthy work).
See, I didn't think you thought he was THAT bad of an actor. :-)

Rinc

07-30-2002, 06:50 PM

Who's the betts actor today? Very tough, my favourite is De Niro but at the moment Tom Hanks, Russell Crowe, Edward Norton and Kevin Spacey seem to be the most believable.

My favourites of all time are De Niro, Steve McQueen and Al Pacino.

DblDwn

07-31-2002, 01:11 AM

Tom Hanks is awesome and can anyone not see Primal Fear and not say that Edward Norton is going to be great? Kevin Spacey is superb as well. However I do have to disagree with Russell Crowe. He is good, but he isn't great. So he won an Oscar for Gladiator............big deal. Awards don't make someone great. Most of us have said that De Niro and Pacino are two of the best ALL TIME and the two of them have only won three combined Oscars (De Niro: Best Supporting Actor, The Godfather Part II and Best Actor, Raging Bull...Pacino: Best Actor, Scent of a Woman). Maybe it is just me, but I don't buy any of Crowe's roles. He doesn't sell me on them. Pacino on the other hand sells you (In Scent of a Woman if I didn't know better I would have sworn he WAS blind), De Niro sells you (Two words "The Deerhunter"), and Nicholson sells you (where to start with this guy? As Good As It Gets, with OCD, and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest jump to mind). Even Tom Hanks sells you (Philadelphia and Castaway for starters). On the other hand, Crowe couldn't act his way into selling me a box of popcorn at the theater.

STar war spUNK

07-31-2002, 03:06 PM

edward norton, samuel l. jackson, harrison ford, tom hanks, sir ian mckellen.

that is all i can think of right now.

Mann

07-31-2002, 04:25 PM

Now, I like Russell Crowe as an actor, not a person. He's not in the ranks of the greats yet, but he does make it into the runners up catagorey. If you've seen Gladiator, you know he's the only believale person in the film, because he took it more seriously. He's the only good part of A Beautiful MInd, which would have not one Best Picture if it wasn't for him. Yet, these films pale in comparision to his masterful performance in The Insider. He and Pacino are on screen together, but Corwe is able to hold his own and become better than Pacino in that particular film. He is so good, i just can't describe.

Watch Romper Stomper to see that he's good at being mean, and see Virtuosity not for the story, but for Crowe's added hamming up fun of being psychotic. He's better than even Denzel Washington in that movie.

Padme

07-31-2002, 04:59 PM

My favorites are Robert DeNiro and Sean Connery. I also like Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, Ben Stiller he is so funny. Plus I like Martin Short, Spenser Tracy, Jerry Lewis, Humphery Bogart, and Paul Newman. To me these are the best.

Mann

08-02-2002, 08:44 PM

Just wondering, what film has the absolute best cast in the past ten years? Twenty years?

My choice: Glen Gary Glennross unless i am convinced other wise

DblDwn

08-02-2002, 09:00 PM

Best cast in the last 10-20 years?

I agree with you on Glengarry Glen Ross, one of my favorite movies that I watch so often that the video tape is beginning to wear away.

I would also have to include JFK (everyone was in that and anyone who wasn't had a cameo), A Few Good Men (not only Cruise, Nicholson, Moore, Bacon and Sutherland, but there was also a young Noah Wylie and a young Cuba Gooding JR), Heat (De Niro, Pacino, Kilmer, Judd, Sizemore, Voight, and don't forget a young Natalie Portman as Pacino's step-daughter), Dick Tracy (actually had a good cast with Beatty, Pacino, Madonna, Hoffman, James Caan, and Kathy Bates), and I'm going to get flack for this but Ocean's Eleven did to (Clooney, Pitt, Damon, Cheadle, Garcia, Julia Roberts, Carl Reiner, and Elliott Gould to name a few).

Tovor

08-02-2002, 09:25 PM

DblDwn:
Just to contribute to the whole Tom Cruise debate, his best movie was A Few Good Men, but that was more because of Nicholson than Cruise.

I don't think so at all. *Cruise' performance was to me top notch. *Regarding his skills as an actor, I will tell you that I did not like him one bit in his early days. *Top Gun and Days of Thunder, for example, simply showed off his cocky side and the machines that gave those films thier energy. *My opinion of him at that time was complete disbelieve that he was being hailed as a rising star, when I saw nothing impressive in his acting or his personality. *But then I saw Rain Man and my opinion on Cruise changed from complete dislike to emotionally moved, because the story, his character, and his performance really stirred my emotions. *Even today, Rain Man remains on my top ten list of all time favorite films. *I wouldn't say he is one of the best actors of all time, but over the past ten years or so even in his lesser films of the last decade, his acting has impressed me.

But, regarding the true topic of the thread...
Jack Lemmon, Tom Hanks, Robert Deniro, Al Pacino, Liam Neeson, and (I hear Kafer's ears perking up) Ewan McGregor is impressive. *Samuel Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Harrison Ford, Lawrence Fishburn, EDWARD NORTON (heavy emphasis there), and one I used to think of as a pretty boy, but now a proven and true actor, Brad Pitt. *And of course, how could I forget, Kevin Spacey. *Morgan Freeman too.

And, Dustin Hoffman.

Tovor

08-02-2002, 09:36 PM

Mann:
I was trying to post yesterday and they said It wasn't connecting. So I tried four times. I kept checking and it said nothing. Sorry for the many same posts guys. Mods, What happened?

Vader and/or Tbone may have been doing some work on the software and had to take the site offline for a short time, but that is only a guess. *I wasn't actually a moderator yet on that day, so I wasn't aware of the problem. *But I'll scroll up and delete any double posts I find.

Mann

08-03-2002, 05:00 PM

My opinions on the actors you have named:

Jack Lemmon- One of the most brilliant actors of all time. He could do anything and so much more with his films. He should have won the Oscar for Some Like it hot.
Tom Hanks- Can do any kind of role, he is that good. Probably the best actor working today.
Robert Deniro- Made himself when he was younger, its fun to see him try comedy at his older age now.
Al Pacino- The greatest actor of the century. He was the star of the 1970's and continues that legacy now.
Liam Neeson- A good actor who could become great. The shadow of Schindler's List will haunt his career.
Ewan McGregor- One of the only true thespians, he is extremly talented and will go on to become much more becasue he has the gifts.
Samuel Jackson- The coolest actor today, he does everything right in a role. He can't stress how much he should have won for Pulp Fiction!
Tommy Lee Jones- A good actor who is good at a certain type of smart ass wise talking role. He's fun to watch.
Harrison Ford- Should have won for witness, but he's a big action star. Though, he's very good at that.
Lawrence Fishburne- A true actor, can do many different roles.
Edward Norton- The next great actor. Where is the oscar?
Brad Pitt- Too pretty for acting. I hate him, cause he can do sooo little.
Kevin Spacey- The opposite of Pitt, So good at everything, He's becomeing commercial now which is cool (austin Powers! )
Morgan Freeman- The best african American Actor working. A shame he lost the oscar for Driving Miss Daisy.
Dustin Hoffman- So much fun to watch, not much of a looker actor which works in his favor becasue he doesn't need the looks to be good.
Tom Cruise- Only good in a few things: Risky Buisness, A Few Good Men and Jerry Maguire.
Don Cheadle- I Love this man, he is so cool. He should have won over costar Del Toro.
Gene Hackman- If the film sucks, he elevates it wiht a performance that is so much fun.

What do you guys think.

RollaFett

08-04-2002, 12:42 AM

Mann- Sorry I didn't respond sooner. You asked what I thought about Cheadle over Del Toro for an Oscar in "Traffic". Well, hard to say. Del Toro was terrific, as was Cheadle, so I can't argue with Del Toro getting the statue. What bugs me is that I don't believe that Cheadle was even nominated, was he? Overall, I believe his best role was as 'Mouse' in "Devil in a Blue Dress". If you haven't seen it, see it! Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, and Jennifer Beals also deliver outstanding performances!

Mann

08-04-2002, 03:13 PM

Cheadle wasn't nominated, and that was a crime. I just felt that Del Toro wasn't as terrific as Cheadle. Also, Del Toro was put into the Lead actor catagory for the SAG awards, so his role was on the border of Lead and Supporting. Cheadle is all togehter a better actor becasue Del Toro has problems coming across as a likable guy. I think this is his one hit wonder performace and he wont be nominated again.

Oh, and the performance in Devil In a Blue Dress by Cheadle was superb. He should have been nominated for that. That is how I came to like him, but I think his cop in Traffic was the best of 2000.

DblDwn

08-04-2002, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by Mann@Aug. 04 2002 - 14:13
Del Toro has problems coming across as a likable guy. I think this is his one hit wonder performace and he wont be nominated again.
"One hit wonder" with Traffic huh? Del Toro is one of my favorite up and comers in Hollywood. His performance, as well as Johnny Depps', in 'Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas were both exceptional. Just because most people couldn't handle the subject matter and the story neither of them got enough credit for their performances. Not to take anything away from Cheadle, whom was great in Traffic, Out of Sight, Ocean's Eleven, Volcano, etc, and who is another great up and comer, but I think Del Toro will be much more than the "one hit wonder" you claim him to be.

Bonus Question: Does anyone, without having to look it up on the Internet, know what Del Toro's first movie was?

Mann

08-04-2002, 03:41 PM

Was it The Usual Suspects?

DblDwn

08-04-2002, 03:44 PM

No, but that is another great performance by Del Toro.

Mann

08-04-2002, 03:52 PM

Del Toro was too small in the film to be great. Its Spacey's film all the way. Umm, I give up. What was it?

Mann

08-04-2002, 03:54 PM

Oh god, I just found it, Pee Wee's Big Top!

DblDwn

08-04-2002, 03:58 PM

I agree that The Usual Suspects was all Spacey, but Del Toro was still good in the movie.

Good job on the answer. His second movie, the following year, was the Timothy Dalton Bond movie License to Kill. That had a slightly bigger audience than Big Top Pee Wee.

Mann

08-05-2002, 04:06 PM

I saw that too on Imdb. Interesting that we've never seen him before until now after traffic.

By the way, when I saw traffic, I felt that Benicio Del Toro was just way too stoned looking. Was that supposed to be the way it was, becasue my mom who took me to see the movie said he was on drugs (funny since the movie is anti-drugs). Maybe he was just a character acting, but to me he seemed high on something. I think that they should have chosen Javier Bardem (A way better actor) for the role. He would have made traffic so much better than it is now, which would make it one of the best of all time IMO.

Rinc

08-05-2002, 07:33 PM

Originally posted by Mann@Aug. 05 2002 - 20:06
By the way, when I saw traffic, I felt that Benicio Del Toro was just way too stoned looking. Was that supposed to be the way it was, becasue my mom who took me to see the movie said he was on drugs (funny since the movie is anti-drugs). Maybe he was just a character acting, but to me he seemed high on something. I think that they should have chosen Javier Bardem (A way better actor) for the role. He would have made traffic so much better than it is now, which would make it one of the best of all time IMO.
IMO he always seems like hes on drugs. He's a good actor its just he looks stoned all the time.

Mann

08-05-2002, 08:11 PM

I agree Rinc, but i think he's good, but overrated sometimes.

RollaFett

08-05-2002, 11:16 PM

I just saw "The Pledge" last night and Del Toro had a small part in it. Nothing special, but he pulled it off well. Just wanted to add my 2 cents.

Also, some other actors who have crossed my mind recently that I wanted to add to the mix: Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, Judd Nelson (just kidding!), and John Cusack.

Mann

08-05-2002, 11:47 PM

Bridges is excellent. He is just like the actor Pacino is when he can be so many roles. He is one of the best.

Nolte is good, but he doesn't do that many good roles. Affliction was good, and I would have prefered him to win over that laughing stock Roberto Benigni. He can be very good, but he needs to do more.

Tovor

08-05-2002, 11:53 PM

Mann:
Liam Neeson- A good actor who could become great.
The shadow of Schindler's List will haunt his career.

Do you think so? *I rather thought that Shindler's List made his career. *His early career was certainly nothing to overlook, but it was his performance as Shindler that cast him into the public light and revealed his talent to be as impressive as it is. *IMHO, of course.

GollaFett, Jeff Bridges, now why hadn't I thought of him earlier? *Can he do any wrong in the roles he chooses to play? *On a different note, I wonder what family get-togethers are like at the Bridges'? *"Hey big brother, I've just played in another critically acclaimed hit movie. *How are you doing in your reach for stardom?" *Probably sounds similar when the Quaid brothers get together too. *

Damn, that did come across as insensitive, didn't it? *I really was not mocking the elder bros of either family, but I have wondered how the elders in both sets of siblings cope (in regard to their own confidence and ego) with their younger brother's notable successes.