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re: Actors with the Biggest Range
Posted on 7/7/09 at 9:30 am to Parliament
Posted on 7/7/09 at 9:30 am to Parliament
quote:
Inspire by the "Virgil Earp in Roadhouse" thread.
so i made the "virgil earp in roadhouse" quote then shortly after that got off the net........ there was a thread started over that?
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Posted on 7/7/09 at 9:35 am to Parliament
I always get to these threads late.
Anyway: DDL, Downey, Jr., Oldman, Streep, Ledger (great loss), Kate Winslet all come to mind.
Anyway: DDL, Downey, Jr., Oldman, Streep, Ledger (great loss), Kate Winslet all come to mind.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 9:36 am to coloradoBengal
quote:
Bill Bob gets points for Slingblade,
I don't understand why people think that playing a retard is hard... I make fun of retards all the time, but I never get nominated for shite
Posted on 7/7/09 at 9:40 am to Bamapossum
quote:
Robert Duvall
thats a nice late entry. he pretty much makes any movie he is in better. but dont know if "range" is the best way to describe his acting.
quote:
Morgan Freeman
i think your missing the point. great actor. not much range.
quote:
Harrison Ford
to me.... one of the worst actors of our time. dont get me wrong, he was PERFECT, for star wars, but outside of that he was pretty terrible.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 9:42 am to Freauxzen
quote:
Gary Oldman
Meryl Streep
are the top 2 IMO
/thread
Those two are tops for living actors.
prove it
Posted on 7/7/09 at 9:47 am to Pilot Tiger
quote:
I forgot Robert Downey Jr. Can play tons of different types of characters. his austrailian accents in NBK and in Tropic Thunder are great
so he can play TONS of different characters but he uses the same accent in the two you describe. hmm
quote:
Charlie Chaplin
i really want to see this, i amagine he is great in it.
quote:
an Austrailian actor playing a black soldier
the painted him as a black guy and he used a deep voice. pretty much any actor could do that role.
quote:
Iron Man
he was made for that role. he played himself. a cocky bastard. he was great in it..... but it didnt show any range.
quote:
Sherlock Holmes
looks great in this as well
i like downey jr. but everybody is on his bandwagon right now. he good but not great and doesnt have all that much range. sorry
Posted on 7/7/09 at 9:47 am to iwyLSUiwy
Jaimee Foxx. I don't think anyone saw oscar after watching In Livin Color.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:51 am to Mikes My Tiger
Paul Giamatti
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Sean Penn
Gary Oldman
Daniel Day Lewis
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Sean Penn
Gary Oldman
Daniel Day Lewis
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:56 am to Parliament
I'm shocked nobody mentioned Alec Baldwin. He's who I think of second when I think of "range" behind only Philip Seymour-Hofman
I'm not a huge fan of Will Smith but I think he is underrated as well.
I'm not a huge fan of Will Smith but I think he is underrated as well.
This post was edited on 7/7/09 at 11:00 am
Posted on 7/7/09 at 10:58 am to SJS Eagle 85
quote:
Gotta disagree here. Other than Depp's retarded brother in "...Gilbert Grape" when has Leo stepped outside of the norm?
Basketball Diaries, The Island, and Gilbert Grape were all very different from his traditional roles.
He's a great young actor and deserves his props.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 12:19 pm to iwyLSUiwy
quote:
i like downey jr. but everybody is on his bandwagon right now. he good but not great and doesnt have all that much range. sorry
Says the guy who hasn't seen Charlie Chaplin. If anyone has a bandwagon it's friggin' Johnny Depp. He's "up" for every single role, he's the "best actor now" with "great range." Any thread talking about actors there is a Johnny Depp mention. Any new role, Johnny Depp. Just read the boards to find out.
He's a talented actor and he's fun to watch sometimes, but he's not "great," and not perfect for any and every role.
Seriously, Robert Downey Jr. made a pile of money with Iron Man, but he doesn't have a big following.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 12:25 pm to Freauxzen
3 pages and Russell Crowe hasn't been listed once......... 
Posted on 7/7/09 at 12:28 pm to iwyLSUiwy
quote:
prove it
Top living concerning this question is the implied meaning. And what kind of proof are you looking for?
Tiger Ryno already listed Oldman's roles, Sid Vicious, Dracula, Stansfield, Fifth Element, Lt. Gordon, the list goes on and on. He is invisible in every role that he plays.
In terms of Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice, Adaptation, Doubt,A River Wild....the list goes on and on as well. She's a talented actress who has played tons of different types of female leads.
The only modern actress close might be Glenn Close. Cate Blanchett and Winslet have chances to get up there with them.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 12:29 pm to LSUlunatic
quote:
3 pages and Russell Crowe hasn't been listed once.........
Because the guy has no range.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 12:32 pm to Freauxzen
quote:
Because the guy has no range.
dawg. cold blooded
Posted on 7/7/09 at 12:34 pm to AlejandroInHouston
quote:
The Island
You mean The Beach? That movie kinda sucks though IMO. The Island is with Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. sp?
Posted on 7/7/09 at 12:35 pm to Freauxzen
Apparently you're advice on how to measure good acting hasn't quite payed off yet.
But in regards to Russell Crowe, he plays a different character with a different personality in every movie.
Gladiator
American Gangster
Body of Lies
A Beautiful Mind
eta: Cinderella Man
But in regards to Russell Crowe, he plays a different character with a different personality in every movie.
Gladiator
American Gangster
Body of Lies
A Beautiful Mind
eta: Cinderella Man
This post was edited on 7/7/09 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 7/7/09 at 12:37 pm to Freauxzen
quote:
If anyone has a bandwagon it's friggin' Johnny Depp. He's "up" for every single role, he's the "best actor now" with "great range." Any thread talking about actors there is a Johnny Depp mention. Any new role, Johnny Depp. Just read the boards to find out.
yes Depp has a bigger bandwagon. But he has proven that he can be a bas arse actor. and play some pretty cool roles.
quote:
Seriously, Robert Downey Jr. made a pile of money with Iron Man, but he doesn't have a big following
agreed. but my whole point with him is what has he been GREAT in? it wasnt hard for him to be good in iron man, that didnt show any range. if you say tropic thunder showed range then you are retarted. owen wilson was guna play that role. it wasnt a diffulcult role to play. sherlock looks like it could be good but i put money on it jude law outshines him.
so i havent seen chaplin, maybe he was great in that. thats still only one thing.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 12:39 pm to Parliament
Tom Hanks.
Posted on 7/7/09 at 12:42 pm to RGCjr01
quote:
Woody Harrelson
Has played a crippled.
A blind man.
A woman/cross dresser.
an athlete
and a serial killer.
my personal favorite:
prosthetic-hand-having-washed-up-bowler
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