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re: Christian Bale is the greatest actor of our time.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 9:41 am to Jimbeaux
Posted on 9/8/20 at 9:41 am to Jimbeaux
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Tom Hardy
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How many roles has he played where he you can’t understand his character?
Look no farther than when he played twin brothers Reggie and Ronnie Kray in "Legend", the movie about the Kray brothers of England's gangster scene.
At times I was tempted to turn on the "CC" feature to see what the hell he was actually saying.
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Posted on 9/8/20 at 9:50 am to CU_Tigers4life
Since we aren't getting clarification on what you mean by "Our Time" I'm going to use my own definition by those actors that are are still making movies...
Christian Bale is a fine actor...just not the GOAT. He's up there.
I'm not going to pick a GOAT, but here are just a few names that come to mind that could have a legit claim to being considered among the best.
Samuel L. Jackson
Harrison Ford
Denzel Washington
Gary Oldman
Hugh Jackman
Michael Fassbender
Tom Hanks
Robert Downey Jr.
Daniel Day Lewis
I don't like the politics of some but as far as their acting craft it's hard to debate.
Christian Bale is a fine actor...just not the GOAT. He's up there.
I'm not going to pick a GOAT, but here are just a few names that come to mind that could have a legit claim to being considered among the best.
Samuel L. Jackson
Harrison Ford
Denzel Washington
Gary Oldman
Hugh Jackman
Michael Fassbender
Tom Hanks
Robert Downey Jr.
Daniel Day Lewis
I don't like the politics of some but as far as their acting craft it's hard to debate.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 9:51 am to CU_Tigers4life
Some combination of Denzel, gary oldman, and DDL is the correct answer.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 9:52 am to jts1207
He typically isn't even (at least not clearly) the best actor in his own movies (American Psycho is a rare exception, and Jackman at least held his own with him in The Prestige).
In the Batman movies - he had Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger (and at least in TDK, Ledger kicked all of Bale's arse), Tom Hardy, etc.
In the Batman movies - he had Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger (and at least in TDK, Ledger kicked all of Bale's arse), Tom Hardy, etc.
This post was edited on 9/8/20 at 9:54 am
Posted on 9/8/20 at 10:10 am to CU_Tigers4life
No
this guy is
this guy is
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Tom Hanks
Posted on 9/8/20 at 10:23 am to CU_Tigers4life
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I don't like the politics of some but as far as their acting craft it's hard to debate.
My list would include---in no particular order:
Tom Hanks
Gary Oldman
Sean Penn
Robert De Niro-----the younger version before he started dialing it in.
Johnny Depp
Al Pacino
For a list of actors still making films. Older actors from my youth are another list entirely.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 10:44 am to CunningLinguist
Bale is deserving of being in the conversation, but it is DDL in my mind.
I think this is a fair criticism when talking about the best, but he's basically batting 1.000 in his roles over the last 30 years. He is always spectacular. I honestly think he's the best actor that ever lived.
1989-2012 he gave us this lineup of unreal performances:
-My Left Foot
-Eversmile New Jersey
-The Last of the Mohicans
-The Age of Innocence
-In The Name of the Father
-The Crucible
-The Boxer
-Gangs of New York
-The Ballad of Jack and Rose
-There Will Be Blood
-Nine
-Lincoln
I bolded the ones that, to me, are his masterpieces as an actor.
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DDL is an amazing actor but he is in so few movies compared to say Lionardo DiCaprio or Christian Bale. It is not really fair to compare based on lack of output
I think this is a fair criticism when talking about the best, but he's basically batting 1.000 in his roles over the last 30 years. He is always spectacular. I honestly think he's the best actor that ever lived.
1989-2012 he gave us this lineup of unreal performances:
-My Left Foot
-Eversmile New Jersey
-The Last of the Mohicans
-The Age of Innocence
-In The Name of the Father
-The Crucible
-The Boxer
-Gangs of New York
-The Ballad of Jack and Rose
-There Will Be Blood
-Nine
-Lincoln
I bolded the ones that, to me, are his masterpieces as an actor.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 11:17 am to jts1207
Hostiles and the Prestige are two of my favorites.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 11:23 am to jts1207
Daniel Day Lewis disagrees.
Christian Bale agrees with DDL.
Both agree Bale deserves to be in the conversation; however, nobody else lives up to the absolute dominance of DDL's talents.
Christian Bale agrees with DDL.
Both agree Bale deserves to be in the conversation; however, nobody else lives up to the absolute dominance of DDL's talents.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 11:29 am to jts1207
He's one of my favorites that's for sure. Definitely one of the greatest of our time.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 11:46 am to CU_Tigers4life
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Samuel L. Jackson
lol.
He plays the same character in every movie he's ever been in
Posted on 9/8/20 at 12:07 pm to Animal
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He is undeniably excellent but the answer is DDL without question.
With Gary Oldman right on his arse.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 12:18 pm to jts1207
quote:you dont seem open to common sense or you aren't serious
Change my mind...
Posted on 9/8/20 at 12:26 pm to Triple Bogey
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Hostiles
This ^^^^
Posted on 9/8/20 at 1:30 pm to PowerTool
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You haven't seen Empire of the Sun? I suggest watching that, regardless of this thread.
Knocked it out of the park as a freaking 13 year old.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 3:13 pm to Animal
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This post was edited on 9/9/20 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 9/8/20 at 3:20 pm to gumbo2176
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At times I was tempted to turn on the "CC" feature to see what the hell he was actually saying.
I had to do this in Peaky Blinders.
Posted on 9/8/20 at 3:21 pm to jts1207
DiCaprio and Will Smith beg to differ
Posted on 9/8/20 at 3:32 pm to jts1207
Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview (There Will Be Blood) is the single greatest performance of "our time."
Posted on 9/8/20 at 3:43 pm to gumbo2176
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I know there's a shite ton of DDL fans and he's made some good movies, but some of them simply bore the pants off me
I've never seen a single DDL movie.
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