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What are your top 5 performances you have ever seen by an Actor

mine are


1 - Robert De Niro - Jake La Motta - Raging Bull

2 - Joe Pesci - Nicky Santoro - Casino

3 - Ray Liotta - Henry Hill - Goodfellas

4 - Morgan Freeman - Red - The Shawshank Redemption

5 - John Malkovitch - Mitch Leary - In The Line of Fire



there are mine all top five performances

1 oscar (De Niro)

2 oscar nomination (Freeman and Malkovitch)

2 overlooked (Liotta and Pesci)

This will definately change over time. Not in any order.

Ron Perlaman-Hellboy
Willem Dafoe-Green Goblin
Marlin Brando-Godfather
Al Pacino-Any role he has been in
Denzel Washington-Man On Fire

Dennis Hopper - Blue Velvet
John Travolta - Pulp Fiction
Alain Delon - Le Cercle Rouge
Jack Nicholson - Chinatown
Tony Leung - 2046/In the Mood for Love

Adrian Brody - The Pianist
Jeff Anderson - Clerks 2
Jeff Bridges - The Big LeBowski
Max Pirkis - Master And Commander (The Far Side Of The World)
Kirk Baltz - Reservoir Dogs

In no particular order:


Joe Pesci: Tommy DeVito/Goodfellas
Gregory Peck: Atticus Finch/To Kill a Mockingbird
Al Pacino: LTC Frank Slade/Scent of a Woman
Kevin Spacey: Verbal Kint/The Usual Suspects
Jack Nicholson: Randle P. McMurphy/One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

Kevin Spacey: Lester Burnham/American Beauty
Al Pacino: LTC Frank Slade/Scent of a Woman
John Travolta: Vicent Vega/Pulp Fiction
Uma Thurman: The Bride/Kill Bill
Liam Neeson: Oskar Schindler/Schinlder's List

bruno gantz as hitler: downfall
liam neeson as oscar schindler: schindlers list
tom hanks: forrest gump
sean penn as sam: i am sam
christian bale as trevor reznik: the machinist

there are so many honourable mentions though

don cheadle in hotel rwanda
charlize theron in monster
leo dicaprio in the aviator

other mentions for sean penn in dead man walking and 21 grams
benicio del torro in 21 grams, fear and loathing, the usual suspects

kevin spacey for any number of his films...american beauty, the life of david gale...his death scene in la confidential

kevin bacon in murder in the first
edward norton in american history x
meryl streep in sophie's choice

Christian Bale - The Machinist
Brad Pitt - 12 Monkeys
Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Robin Williams - One Hour Photo
Toshiro Mifune - Seven Samurai

No order.

Originally posted by jaden101
other mentions for sean penn in dead man walking and 21 grams
benicio del torro in 21 grams, fear and loathing, the usual suspects
I liked Sean Peen so much more than Benicio in 21 Grams, thought he was brilliant.
Originally posted by Dusty
The Machinist
Ouch, I thought that was terrible.

How typical...comedies get overlooked.


DeNiro - Raging Bull

Nicholson - The Shining

Pacino - Heat

Black - School of Rock

Stiller - Zoolander

Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
Black - School of Rock

Stiller - Zoolander
Yeah, I wonder why those got overlooked. School of Rock isn't even Black's funniest role.

Originally posted by Solo
Ouch, I thought that was terrible.

I thought it was great.

Jack Black and Ben Stiller are funny, but I hated those particular movies.

Originally posted by Solo
Yeah, I wonder why those got overlooked. School of Rock isn't even Black's funniest role.

True...it's just that he owned it like I've never seen a role get owned before. If ever a role was made for only one actor in the world to play, it'd be that one.

EDIT:

DeNiro - Raging Bull: "You're very smart Joey. You give me all these answers, but you ain't givin' me the right answer. I'm askin' ya again. Did you or did you not?"

Nicholson - The Shining: "Wendy, darling, light of my life, I'm not gonna hurt ya."

Pacino - Heat: "You can get killed walking your doggy!"

Black - School of Rock: "Yes I was testing you. It's nine"

Stiller - Zoolander: "You can read minds?"

Christian Bale - Batman Begins / The Prestige

Michceal Caine - Batman Begins / The Prestige

Hugh Jackman - The Prestige / X-men movies

Tim Robbins - The Shawshank Redemption

Liam Nealson - Batman Begins

"Top 5 Performances"...not top 5 actors you've seen in the past week and/or are in your (comic book adapted movie) DVD collection.

For now, what I can think of:

Brad Pitt- Fight Club
Edward Norton- Fight Club
Robert DeNiro- The Deer Hunter
Al Pacino- Scent of a Woman/Scarface (tie)
Matt Damon- Goodwill Hunting

1.Ralph Fiennes: Schindler's List

2. Kevin Spacey: American Beauty

3. Hilary Swank: Million Dollar Baby (am i really the only one to have an actress up here???)

4. Liam Neeson: Schindler's List

5. The "runt" who is shot in the foot(his character doesn't have a name in the screenplay so i can't find the actor's name): City of God (he is on screen for only about two minutes and has no speaking part that i can remember, but in one close up of his face he shows more emotion than i ever thought a human face hold. this wonder of a boy has moved me in more in a shot that lasted barely a second than any actor ever has in an entire movie. Phenominal.

honorable mention(not in order)

tom hanks: forrest gump
johnny depp: POTC #1
gregory peck: To Kill a Mockingbird
morgan freeman: million dollar baby
tim robbins:mystic river
hilary swank again: boys don't cry
ian mckellen: FOTR
edward norton: Primal Fear
Edward norton: american history x
denzel washington: hurricane
kate winslet: Heavenly Creatures
Sidney Poitier: uh try EVERYTHING HE'S EVER BEEN IN!!!
Tommy lee jones: the fugitive
Andy Serkis: LOTR trilogy
Robert bengigni: life is beautiful
ralph fiennes: spider
kiesha castle hughs: whale rider
tom hanks: phillidelphia
denzel washington: philidelphia
bruno ganz: downfall
ian mckellen: gods and monsters
peter o'tool: Lawrence of Arabia
f murray abraham: amadeus
robert de niro: raging bull
robert de niro: taxi driver
robert de niro: the deer hunter
robert de niro: heat (why not?)

to sum up.. de niro is awesome

Originally posted by Rapscallion
5. The "runt" who is shot in the foot
Great scene.

Originally posted by SpaceMonkey
For now, what I can think of:

Brad Pitt- Fight Club
Edward Norton- Fight Club
Robert DeNiro- The Deer Hunter
Al Pacino- Scent of a Woman/Scarface (tie)
Matt Damon- Goodwill Hunting

Doh

I forgot about Fight Club

Originally posted by Grimm22
Doh

I forgot about Fight Club



I can NEVER forget.

Ian McKellen -Gods and Monsters and Apt Pupil
John Lone -The Last Emperor
Peter Sellers -Being There
Terrance Stamp -Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Harrison Ford -Mosquito Coast

Originally posted by Rapscallion
3. Hilary Swank: Million Dollar Baby (am i really the only one to have an actress up here???)

Was "this" close to getting that one on there.

Good pick.

Trying to not repeat any already mentioned...

Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream

Terrance Howard - Hustle & Flow

Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs

Al Pacino - The Godfather Part II

after watching it again last might

kathy bates as annie wilkes in misery

Originally posted by DeVi| D0do

Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind




Excellent pick!

Effortless performance. Subtly ingenious.

Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
"Top 5 Performances"...not top 5 actors you've seen in the past week and/or are in your (comic book adapted movie) DVD collection.



Fair enough

However Batman Begins still > Everything

Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
True...it's just that he owned it like I've never seen a role get owned before. If ever a role was made for only one actor in the world to play, it'd be that one.

Hahaha, you wonder how that would happen seeing as he wrote the role for himself...

Daniel Day Lewis - My Left Foot
Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
Charlie Sheen - Apocalypse Now
Jason Schwartzman - Rushmore
Min-Sik Choi - Oldboy

I couldn't leave The Dude out, but apart from that they're all amazing performances that haven't been mentioned yet.

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
Hahaha, you wonder how that would happen seeing as he wrote the role for himself...

Great I know that...him and his roomate...doesn't take anything away from what I said...what do you have a vendetta against me now???



Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
I couldn't leave The Dude out
Yep. Flawless display of timing in comedy acting.

Good to see another person not overlooking comedies in this category...been a pretty rare site.

Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
Great I know that...him and his roomate...doesn't take anything away from what I said...

Well, seeing as you said "If ever a role was made for only one actor in the world to play, it'd be that one", and keeping in mind that he wrote it for himself, then it makes what you said utterly redundant. Which is apt, as most of your posts go that way.

rrright...you dont' get it...apt as well.

Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
rrright...you dont' get it...apt as well.

Good comeback.

Difficult to chose only five, but ill try.

Actors top five:

1: Marlon Brando in the godfather

2: John Hurt in the elephant man

3: Robert de niro in ranging bull

4: Dustin Hoffman in rain man

5: Gregory Peck in to kill a monkingbird

Actresses:

1: Vivien Leigh in gone with the wind

2: Michelle pfeiffer in the fabulous baker boys

3: Julie Christie in darling

4: Helen Mirren in the queen

5: Bette Davis in all about eve.

In no order

Jack Nicholson - One flew over the Cuckoos nest

Bruce Willis - 12 Monkeys

Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump

Michael Clark Duncan - The Green Mile

Tim Robbins - Shawshank Redemption

Brad Pitt - Interview with the vampire, fight club, 12 monkeys, legends of the falls, Seven, snatch

Edward Norton - Primal fear, American history x, fight club, The illusionist, 25th hour, red dragon, rounders

Kevin Spacey - American beauty, usual suspects, seven, la confidential, superman returns, pay it forward, a time to kill,

Morgan Freeman - Shawshank redemption, Seven, robin hood

Ben Affleck was the bomb in phantoms.

Originally posted by dirkdirden


Ben Affleck was the bomb in phantoms.

good film with a crap ending

Originally posted by jaden101
good film with a crap ending

Jay from Jay and Silent bob strike back says. "Ben Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms."

It was a failed joke. I didn't actually like Phantom nor do I think Ben Affleck has ever been a good actor.

1. Ben Kingsley:- Ghandi
2. Brad pitt:- lock stock and 2 smoking barrels, as irish gypsy
3. Anthony Hopkins:- silence of the lambs
4. George clooney:- from dusk till dawn
5. Bruce willis:- the fifth element.

1. Gary Oldman - Leon
2. Marlon Brando - The Godfather
3. Al Pacino - Scarface and any other film minus Gigli
4. Jack Nicholson - One Flew, The Shining
5. Robert DeNiro - Raging Bull, Deer Hunter

Originally posted by dirkdirden
Jay from Jay and Silent bob strike back says. "Ben Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms."

It was a failed joke. I didn't actually like Phantom nor do I think Ben Affleck has ever been a good actor.

i dont think he's a good actor either...the only role was was passable was boiler room...the rest are just the exact same character played over and over again

but phantoms could have been reasonable if it weren't for the "giant oil slick" angle...but then if you're going to base a film on a dean koontz novel then you cant really expect anything else

1)Charlton Heston - Planet of the Apes (1968)
2)Travolta - Pulp Fiction
3)Jack Nicholson - Cuckoos Nest
4)Matt Dillon - Drugstore Cowboy
5)De Niro - Taxi Driver