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rockycairns
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Top 5 Performances

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)

Oct 23rd, 2006 10:28 PM

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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

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

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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

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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

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[*]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

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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

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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.

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quote: (post)
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.

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The Machinist

Ouch, I thought that was terrible.

Oct 24th, 2006 07:19 PM

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How typical...comedies get overlooked.

DeNiro - Raging Bull

Nicholson - The Shining

Pacino - Heat

Black - School of Rock

Stiller - Zoolander

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Black - School of Rock

Stiller - Zoolander

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

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Ouch, I thought that was terrible.

I thought it was great.

Oct 24th, 2006 11:32 PM

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

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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?"

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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

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"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.

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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

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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

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5. The "runt" who is shot in the foot

Great scene.

Oct 25th, 2006 10:35 PM

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quote: (post)
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

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