Great Actors Old & New

[BIG H]

Done this before, but loads of new actors coming through now!

All time (my pics not in order)

Robert Deniro
Al Pacino
Kevin Spacey
Nicolas Cage
Samuel L Jackson
Jack Nicolson
Denzel Washington
Dustin Hoffman
Brad Pitt
Christopher Walken
Harvey Keitel
Tom Cruise

Newer crop

Edward Norton
Christian Bale
Leonardo Di Caprio
Mark Wallberg
Matt Damon
Mark Ruffalo

[DAVIDTUA]

interesting list i agree with your list but out of curiousity tom cruise often gets crap for being a horrible actor who's in great block buster hits!

so what films do you find him to be a good actor in?

[Trainer Monkey]

Boris Karloff
Bela Lugosi
Vincent Price
Peter Lorre
Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing


What? So I like horror films

[Dizaster]

Your list pretty much nails it for me Big H.. Pretty much down to the exact actors I would pick.... The only other one I would surely add in is Johnny Depp... Genius in just about every one of his movies...

Either right now your like, damn how could I have forgotten him... OR, you hate him and find him highly overrated... I don't know many people that don't love him though..

[donnydarkoIRL]

Brando
De Niro
Pacino
Denzel
Jackson
Freeman

Johnny Depp is a very talented guy.

[Munkymagic]

I don't rate wahlberg that much, he always seems kinda wooden.

I do think however that Joaquin Phoenix is the new de niro. Although not the greatest film his performance in 'we own the night' is incredible.

[Munkymagic]

interesting list i agree with your list but out of curiousity tom cruise often gets crap for being a horrible actor who's in great block buster hits!

so what films do you find him to be a good actor in?

Watch cruise in the last samurai

he was fantastic in that.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I don't rate wahlberg that much, he always seems kinda wooden.

I do think however that Joaquin Phoenix is the new de niro. Although not the greatest film his performance in 'we own the night' is incredible.

Agreed,
IO think that when I see Wahlberg on screen, its incredibly obvious that he is asking.

[totalboxing1]

I agree on the initial list and that Johnny Depp be included!!

I think Jamie Foxx is pretty decent! How about Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction) and Joe Pesci (Goodfellas, Casino)?

[Wadeb_21]

I like your list but I do have to agree Johnny depp definately deserves to be on the list as well.

A couple others I like are

Emile Hirsch - Although he is young I think hes going to be an incredible actor.

Russell Crow - Some of his movies like Gladiator and Beautiful minds he did an excelllent job in.

Jude Law - I liked him allot in the movie closer.

Morgan Freeman - Older but still pretty good.

I'm sure theres a few more I like I'm just drawing a blank at the moment

[BIG H]

I don't rate wahlberg that much, he always seems kinda wooden.

I do think however that Joaquin Phoenix is the new de niro. Although not the greatest film his performance in 'we own the night' is incredible.

Agreed,
IO think that when I see Wahlberg on screen, its incredibly obvious that he is asking.

Yeh I kind of agree, but I still like nearly all of his performances, probably more down to the films than him

[BIG H]

Particularily this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnzgNAzquCw

[BIG H]

interesting list i agree with your list but out of curiousity tom cruise often gets crap for being a horrible actor who's in great block buster hits!

so what films do you find him to be a good actor in?

Liked him in

Rainman
Last Samurai
The Firm
Cocktail
A few good men
Eyes Wide Shut

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interesting list i agree with your list but out of curiousity tom cruise often gets crap for being a horrible actor who's in great block buster hits!

so what films do you find him to be a good actor in?

Liked him in

Rainman
Last Samurai
The Firm
Cocktail
A few good men
Eyes Wide Shut

Agree 100% with Tom Cruise in Rainman. Most people only remember Dustin Hoffman's performance (which earned him a well deserved Oscar and he was outstanding), but Tom Cruise actually carries the pace of that film, if that makes any sense. IMO, that is side by side with Born on the 4th of July as his best performance.

[boozeboxer]

interesting list i agree with your list but out of curiousity tom cruise often gets crap for being a horrible actor who's in great block buster hits!

so what films do you find him to be a good actor in?

Liked him in

Rainman
Last Samurai
The Firm
Cocktail
A few good men
Eyes Wide Shut

Agree 100% with Tom Cruise in Rainman. Most people only remember Dustin Hoffman's performance (which earned him a well deserved Oscar and he was outstanding), but Tom Cruise actually carries the pace of that film, if that makes any sense. IMO, that is side by side with Born on the 4th of July as his best performance.

You guys I think his performance in rain man was an easy one to do though.........

Also I love Christopher Walker, but I think he just plays himself.... like Norm Macdonald.
For some perverse reason I always get excited when I see Randy Travis and the Penn's in movies, and they suck.


Brad Pitt was really good in The assassination of Jesse James.