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Worf101
04-19-2005, 06:24 AM
Alright my pretties, which guy is currently "bringin' it" out there. Who would you personally pay money to see irregardless of the movies rating? Who's work do you most admire?

Da Worfster :confused:

kexodusc
04-19-2005, 06:51 AM
I gots to go with Mr. Denzel Washington...this guy rarely puts out a complete bomb, and tends to make movies better than they'd otherwise be. Not to mention he's got great range as an actor. IMO, a very underrated actor.
Tom Hanks is good, but he's had a few duds, and let's face it, he gets first crack at all the great movies.

Brad Pitt might be up there on my list with Denzel Washington, but he is notoriously absent from the poll.

Some good guys up there, who've been in great movies, and while Denzel may not have as huge a resume as the others, he gets my vote for Hollywood's "Iron Man"...always a pleasure to watch.

A good actor also knows when to turn down a role...

Defshep
04-19-2005, 08:31 AM
I was really stuck between Depp & Denzel! Washington has picked some great, intense films that were even better with him involved in the project. An actor with a certain earnestness about him. Had to go with Johnny, though. He's made some fine movies to be sure. But any actor that can make you sit through the marginal to downright bad films, and still be stunned by just how incredible a performer he is, that's greatness.

Glen B
04-19-2005, 10:16 AM
On your list I would pick Denzel Washington. Not on your list but should be are Morgan Freeman and Samuel L. Jackson. Also, I would pick Freeman ahead of Washington and any of the above named three ahead of either of the runners up on the list.

paul_pci
04-19-2005, 11:16 AM
Worf, why do you make these polls so tough? I had to go with Johnny Depp, because he's so convincing is radically different roles. The range is astounding, but as others have indicated, some names are missing that would have made the poll even tougher, like Mr. Freeman and Mr. Tim Robbins. Sean Penn of course comes to mind as one who is on par with Depp.

risabet
04-19-2005, 11:29 AM
I gots to go with Mr. Denzel Washington...this guy rarely puts out a complete bomb, and tends to make movies better than they'd otherwise be. Not to mention he's got great range as an actor. IMO, a very underrated actor.
Tom Hanks is good, but he's had a few duds, and let's face it, he gets first crack at all the great movies.

Brad Pitt might be up there on my list with Denzel Washington, but he is notoriously absent from the poll.

Some good guys up there, who've been in great movies, and while Denzel may not have as huge a resume as the others, he gets my vote for Hollywood's "Iron Man"...always a pleasure to watch.

A good actor also knows when to turn down a role...

Did you see Troy or Fight Club, IMO two of the worst movies made recently, though he was pretty good in Ocean's 11/12.

paul_pci
04-19-2005, 12:28 PM
Did you see Troy or Fight Club, IMO two of the worst movies made recently, though he was pretty good in Ocean's 11/12.

He was also very good in Kalifornia, I thought.

kexodusc
04-19-2005, 03:00 PM
Troy was so-so...Fight Club was spectacular, and Pitt did an amazing job in Joe Black too...a role I would have expected Hugh Grant in or something...Besides, he's pretty :)

RGA
04-19-2005, 04:27 PM
Well I will take different view here -- sometimes the leads are leads due to looks and star power than ability. I agree with some of the selections most notably Morgan Freeman and Washington.

Kevin Spacey (L.A. Confidential, American Beauty, Seven, The Usual Suspects)

Ralph Fiennes (Schindler's List, English Patient, Strange Days, Oscar and Lucinda, Quiz Show, Spider, Red Dragon, Sunshine)

Ben Kingsley (Schindler's list, Gandhi, Sexy Beast, Dave, House of Sand and Fog).

I think Jamie Fox based off Ray and Collateral will soon be added.

Smokey
04-19-2005, 05:44 PM
With an authoritive voice and posture, my vote go to Steven Segal :D

dean_martin
04-19-2005, 05:45 PM
From this list I'll pick Depp. Heck, I've been a fan since 21 Jump Street. I also like his work with Tim Burton, particularly his role as Ed Wood. As long as everyone else is throwing in his .02 on actors not on the list, I'll add Edward Norton and Brad Pitt - Norton's performance in Fight Club was excellent, but he showed his range with another entertaining performance in Death to Smoochie. Pitt played the perfect Stoner in his bit role in True Romance. His psycho role in 12 Monkeys was great.

Aside from all these stars, I've been thinking of some favorite character actors lately and the one that I truly enjoy watching is Harry Dean Stanton. Check out his credits:

Paris, TX
Repo Man
Escape from New York
Alien
Wild at Heart
Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me

I'm sure there's lots more. I saw a guy in a plaid shirt driving an old vw bug on the interstate with his windows down the other day. Everyone was flying by him and he had this serious, determined look on his face as he drove with both hands on the wheel. I swear I saw Stanton do the same thing in a movie.

dean_martin
04-19-2005, 05:48 PM
He was also very good in Kalifornia, I thought.

Yeah, living here in the sticks, I've seen that character many times. Pitt nailed it.

Mike That Likes Music
04-19-2005, 06:22 PM
From the list, yeah probably Johnny Depp. Hell of an acting range. Another one from the "current crop" not on the list is Benicio Del Toro. Del Toro is another guy with amazing range, and deserves to be on the list if for no other movie role than mumbling, fidgety Fenster in The Usual Suspects. Sadly, Marlon Brando passed away last summer, 'cause he'd be an easy instant #1 on my list.
Oh, and I finally saw "The Missouri Breaks" the other night. Oddly intriguing film. Stars Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Harry Dean Stanton, Randy Quaid (yes, you read that right), and a host of others. Definitely worth checking out. Brando plays the eccentric gunfighter to the hilt.
Mike

eisforelectronic
04-19-2005, 07:46 PM
I voted for Depp, however my personal favorite for quite a few years has been Gary Oldman. Gary Oldman has a real way of becoming the role. When any of our nominees are in a movie there is no mistaking who is playing that role. Oldman just blends in, which actually could be the greatest compliment you could pay an actor.

shokhead
04-20-2005, 05:24 AM
Morgan Freedman

Worf101
04-20-2005, 07:16 AM
I always think of names AFTER the fact when I'm making one of these polls. I didn't put Morgan Freeman on because.... well I forgot, but also, how many times has he "starred" in a film? No offense to that fine actor, but H'wood has relegated him to the role of "earnest black, supporting actor". Look at it. Shawshank, Glory, etc... always the sidekick. I WISH they'd give him for lead roles, believe me. As for Mr. Pitt... LOL, you got's to be kiddin'!!!!! Pretty boy? Depp maybe pretty but his movies have MOVED me, and his range!!! He's never ever played the same character twice, unlike Mr. Hanks. I amazed that so far no one vote for Mr. Double Oscar Hanks. Interesting....

Da Worfster :cool:

Worf101
04-20-2005, 07:21 AM
With an authoritive voice and posture, my vote go to Steven Segal :D
Can someone make that call to Bellvue we were talking about???!!!! Somehow I knew... KNEW that if I put that piece of bait out there... Smoke would jump on it. LOL... Thanks man I needed a laugh today.

Da Worfster :D

20to20K
04-20-2005, 08:02 AM
Ed Norton is one of my personal favs. From Primal Fear, American History X, 25th Hour,
The Italian Job, and The Score, Red Dragon, and yes...he too was in the awesome
Fight Club.

Sean Penn is another one of my fav's along with Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle, and yes he's still the master even though he's doing crap now...Robert Deniro.

shokhead
04-20-2005, 08:54 AM
Steven Segal? Not even in the same class,B Movies. Don Cheadle,how many movies has he starred in or even been in?

20to20K
04-20-2005, 09:43 AM
Don Cheadle,how many movies has he starred in or even been in?

Ocean's Twelve (2004) ....
After the Sunset (2004)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Swordfish (2001)
Manic (2001) ....
Traffic (2000) ....
The Family Man (2000)
Mission to Mars (2000) ....
Out of Sight (1998)
Bulworth (1998)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Rosewood (1997)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)

Admittedly...not as many as Morgan "Freedman", but not too bad either...

Worf101
04-20-2005, 10:50 AM
Steven Segal? Not even in the same class,B Movies. Don Cheadle,how many movies has he starred in or even been in?

I put in one entry for fun, humor and s***'s and giggles. You're NOT supposed to take him seriously. Just like in the last poll. "Hot Shots Part Deux" was a joke entry. Believe me it was one funny movie but... it was fun.

Da Worfster :cool:

dean_martin
04-20-2005, 01:28 PM
I voted for Depp, however my personal favorite for quite a few years has been Gary Oldman. Gary Oldman has a real way of becoming the role. When any of our nominees are in a movie there is no mistaking who is playing that role. Oldman just blends in, which actually could be the greatest compliment you could pay an actor.

Oldman! Sid Vicious, bad cop in The Professional, megalomaniac with weird hairdo and voice in Fifth Element; and, from the "who-the-hell-is-that" file, the pimp in True Romance. Excellent performances.

"Is this white boy day?"

shokhead
04-20-2005, 02:37 PM
I put in one entry for fun, humor and s***'s and giggles. You're NOT supposed to take him seriously. Just like in the last poll. "Hot Shots Part Deux" was a joke entry. Believe me it was one funny movie but... it was fun.

Da Worfster :cool:

OH! :eek: :eek: :eek:
He was better with his pony tail.

RGA
04-20-2005, 05:12 PM
Every actor in the cast of I, Claudius

Smokey
04-20-2005, 06:13 PM
He was better with his pony tail.

Steven Segal only got Jackie Chan to blame. Jackie with his "physical" action movies did put stars like him, Claude Van Dam or Jet Li out of [martial art movie] business.

eisforelectronic
04-21-2005, 12:46 AM
Oldman! Sid Vicious, bad cop in The Professional, megalomaniac with weird hairdo and voice in Fifth Element; and, from the "who-the-hell-is-that" file, the pimp in True Romance. Excellent performances.

"Is this white boy day?"

That's what I'm talking about!!! I wouldn't have even thought that was Oldman in Dracula.

Kam
04-21-2005, 10:31 AM
everyone's mentioned most everyone worth mentioning, so i'll toss in a few more, possibly controversial ones...

matt damon - i know a bunch of people arent big fans of his, but i think he's one of the best actors out there today. definitely chooses good roles, even when he does the "typical" movie, unlike his pal ben. just look at the action movies matt's done, the bourne movies, both, i thought were great, fun, smart action flicks.

george bush - ok, so it was just the one role in F9/11, but wow, did he pull off being a moronic robot with perfect precision. i absolutely, wholeheartedly believed his performance as a complete buffoon. brilliant.

and hello?!? worfster?? why is not your favorite actor on the list? excuse me? No Jean-claude? how could you leave him off..... the tears man... so sad...

and last but not least, Me... oh... wait you added that "working today" qualifier... crap.. ok, gimme a few months, will have a commercial coming out soon (hope, pray, knock on wood, good karma), then i can qualify! haha.

peace
k2

ps. voted for denzel, though very close to depp. just figured, all things being equal, i'll vote for an american citizen, and a fellow minority helping blaze the trail for me.

MomurdA
04-21-2005, 01:21 PM
What about james caan? Has this guy ever been in a movie or tv show where he didnt beat the $hit out of someone? Try to think of one. Rollerball, Eraser, the Godfather, etc. i was flipping through the tv the other day, and on some primetime drama caan was on there beatin the crap out of somebody for ten seconds. Then he was gone!

As far as the poll, Johnny Depp is #1 by me. Although if Ahnold was on there, he would def be #1. Dutch: "dillon, you sonofa*****" and "So you cooked up a story and threw the six of us into a meatgrinder" Classic lines from Predator.

jeskibuff
04-22-2005, 06:10 AM
george bush - ok, so it was just the one role in F9/11, but wow, did he pull off being a moronic robot with perfect precision. i absolutely, wholeheartedly believed his performance as a complete buffoon. brilliant.I dunno. I'll cast my vote for the millions of Americans who will readily believe in the documented misleadings of a fat slovenly "moviemaker" who has a long history of distorting the facts and capitalizing on the stupidity of left-leaning morons. I mean, with all the evidence against Mooron at your fingertips you can't possibly believe that he's portraying an accurate picture, can you? So it must be a real good act you're putting on, worthy of an Oscar, eh?

George Bush a moronic robot, huh? Well, if that's the case we need lots more "moronic robots" like him in office, willing to cast aside political correctness and popularity just to do the right thing. How many Presidents can be credited with the liberation of millions of people who used to live under tyranny? How many accomplished this task within one term in office? Good grief, the world's a much better place and getting better because of the resolute determination of this one man, yet you choose to digest the hateful characterization presented by a man with absolutely no moral character and a well-documented record of fabrication? Your hatred must be just as great, for surely you would not want yourself to be treated according to that same standard!

It doesn't really matter what the left-wingers say anymore. Most of the world now recognize Mooron, Dan Rather, Ward Churchill and all the rest of the vocal left-leaning haters as worthless idiots, eager to dish out their propaganda like spaghetti thrown against the wall. It really doesn't matter that a lot won't stick...at least some of it will, and that's all that matters to them. Despite the unprecedented efforts to get a traitor, liar and fraud elected to replace the "moronic robot", all Soros' money, Rather's lies, Mooron's F9/11, Moveon.org's Hitler ads, Springsteen's listen-then-vote concerts and Ronstadt's casino preaching couldn't do the trick. Most Americans discarded their diatribes as hateful ramblings of idiots and reelected their President. The world was spared from the wishy-washy leadership of a two-faced lying Kerry and his disgustingly mouthy brainless hag of a wife. It wasn't too difficult to determine who was lying and who was telling the truth, so to ignore all the evidence and support Kerry means you're either a total idiot or a good actor who knows who's really lying but whose agenda demands that you do your best effort to invert the realities.

Sorry to get off-topic, but you really didn't think your little comment could survive without a response, did you Kam? You threw the bait out and I bit on it. Happy now? :D

But back on track now. Where is Keanu Reeves in the poll choices? I just saw "Johnny Mnemonic" and was captivated by his performance in it! [/sarcasm]

Egad! Why do they pay that man to act? They ought to just pay him to stay out of the films. I'll cast my vote to Denzel.

20to20K
04-22-2005, 06:45 AM
...but I'm getting tired of these threads getting hijacked by soapboxers aiming to spew their political, socio-economic, and religious beliefs on people looking for good old fashion techno-geek info. There are probably a billion political threads out there anxious hear the opinion of all the right and left wing extreemist/propogandist/opinionist and all your infinite "wisdom". Do the rest of us a favor and visit there, wave or burn your flags, and leave the rest of us alone.

Kam
04-22-2005, 07:07 AM
ok, i was just trying to make a joke, obviously got taken the wrong way. my humor is generally pretty crappy so just to clarify, it was a joke, not meant to be me spewing any of my own personal politics or using this as any soapbox for any agenda. i thought it was kinda funny, but then again, i liked coppola's version of Dracula as well. (i think my only major rant and rave was on the old boards about Clearplay, and thats because it was directly related to my biz and what i do and this board)

i generally have no problems with someone elses politics and i never get involved with political back and forths and i wont here. :) cuz i like to talk movies.

my only issue, however, is unless i misread jeskibuff's reply (which is entirely possible) i find that because of my one joke concerning george bush and my profession in an artistic field, he assumes my poltical views and says that i cannot believe something, i must be putting on an oscar worthy act, i am now filled with hate, and also either a total idiot or a good actor who must invert reality?
not sure if the "you" and "your"'s in his reply were directed at me personally (which is how i took it given the context) or were general "you" and "yours" as in "one" who would vote for kerry, etc.

peace (hopefully)
k2

jeskibuff
04-22-2005, 07:11 AM
I'm getting tired of these threads getting hijacked by soapboxers aiming to spew their political, socio-economic, and religious beliefs on people looking for good old fashion techno-geek info.I totally agree. There's an off-topic forum designed especially for such stuff. Now I've been guilty of posting a political cartoon in a thread about the movie "The Incredibles" before (without much verbage, just the cartoon), but that post was soon edited by a moderator. No one seemed to bother much with Kam's comment, did they?

No double-standards, PLEASE!

20to20K
04-22-2005, 07:48 AM
While my comment was not a direct reply to either politically pugnate...both think it was directly SOLELY at them. My comment was carefully worded (read it) to show no favoritism or alliance with either soapboxer...but both felt as being "targeted".

Interesting indeed...

This kind of conspiracy theory/paranoia is exactly why this stuff belongs elsewhere!

Worf101
04-22-2005, 08:43 AM
Every actor in the cast of I, Claudius

No group or orgy nominations please...

Da Worfster

Ah a Roman Orgy, one can only wish.... :D

Worf101
04-22-2005, 08:50 AM
I totally agree. There's an off-topic forum designed especially for such stuff. Now I've been guilty of posting a political cartoon in a thread about the movie "The Incredibles" before (without much verbage, just the cartoon), but that post was soon edited by a moderator. No one seemed to bother much with Kam's comment, did they?

No double-standards, PLEASE!
The reason we didn't bite is because...... (drum rolll)

WE KNEW (or at least I did) THAT IT WAS A JOKE!!!!!!

Man, I don't talk politics here for a reason... and your response is part of that reason. I'm not pissed or offended just tired...

Da Worfster :cool:

jeskibuff
04-22-2005, 09:23 AM
Interesting...
While my comment was not a direct reply to either politically pugnate...both think it was directly SOLELY at them. My comment was carefully worded (read it) to show no favoritism or alliance with either soapboxer...but both felt as being "targeted". Interesting indeed... This kind of conspiracy theory/paranoia is exactly why this stuff belongs elsewhere!Your "conspiracy" theory falls flat on its face. Let me explain...


both felt as being "targeted"And why should I have not considered myself a target of your comment? Kam's political comments had been sitting on a thread in which you were a subscriber, but just a mere 35 minutes after I posted my response you decided to make your "unbiased" assessment. If you were truly upset about off-topic political remarks, I would think you might have decided to throw out your penalty flag soon after Kam made his post. As for Kam feeling "targeted", I really don't see much in his post to support your theory...only his response to my post.


i was just trying to make a joke, obviously got taken the wrong way. my humor is generally pretty crappyI'd say so, based on this "attempt"! :D I just find it a major injustice when someone buys into proven propaganda, accepting the lies of a proven fraud in order to smear and ridicule someone who just doesn't verbalize well, but has proven time and again to be a good solid leader. It's a necessity to set the record straight, in my book. Your comments Kam were straight out of the Mooron playbook - saying everything he wants people to believe. Pardon me if that's not what you really believe, but if you do then you've got to be either totally naive or really stupid. If you don't believe Mooron's distorted reality and you're parroting his viewpoints for the humor aspect, then I guess that's acceptable but I'm sure a lot of people like myself find it more repugnant than humorous because of the fact that Mooron is such a blatant and effective propagandist. Anyone who values truth should have an equal (if not greater) aversion to Mooron's character assassinations. Next time throw in a disclaimer.

P.S. Disclaimers don't always work. In that Incredibles (http://forums.audioreview.com/showthread.php?t=8013&highlight=incredibles) post I said "Hopefully, people will get a laugh out of it and won't get all bent out of shape". Soon thereafter it was edited by Geoffcin.


my only issue, however, is unless i misread jeskibuff's reply (which is entirely possible) i find that because of my one joke concerning george bush and my profession in an artistic field, he assumes my poltical viewsLet's just say that many of us are sick of the same old lefty hate-Bush rhetoric, having had it shoved down our throats over the past 4 years . Echoing Mooron's viewpoints just results in reactionary responses. The stuff has been proven faulty, yet people still want others to believe it's true just by repeating it often enough. It shouldn't be rocket science to expect such a reaction to something coming directly from the cesspool of Mooronian thought. Believe me, I didn't take into account your "artistic field" when reacting to your comment. The allegations that Bush is a "moronic robot" and "complete buffoon" were able to stand on their own.

Anyway Kam, all is good on my end. I never recall you spewing any other ridiculous crapola, whether or not you believe in it. Unless you want to carry on this discussion in the OT forum, this'll be my last word.

Meanwhile, back to the "best actor".

And as an aside to the mention of Anthony Hopkins (was it in a different "best actor" thread?) and "I, Claudius", has anyone seen "Titus" and is it any good?

dean_martin
04-22-2005, 12:01 PM
The reason we didn't bite is because...... (drum rolll)

WE KNEW (or at least I did) THAT IT WAS A JOKE!!!!!!

Man, I don't talk politics here for a reason... and your response is part of that reason. I'm not pissed or offended just tired...

Da Worfster :cool:

Oh, c'mon Worf. You can open a bigger can than that. Look what they did to your poll!

(just kiddin' and lookin' forward to the next one)

Worf101
04-28-2005, 06:04 AM
Denzel.... Wow whoda thunk it? I picked Depp meself.

Da Worfster :cool: