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Post by markedman on Jan 11, 2007 22:52:10 GMT -5
In listening to Jay and Jack's top ten list, I realized there was at least a couple of different definitions of greatness: People who can really act well vs. People who can draw you into seeing a movie. For me at least, the two lists overlap, but they are not the same. Here are people that will make me want to see a movie without knowing anything more about it:
Johnny Depp
Cameron Diaz
Kevin Bacon
Peter Jackson (Director)
Edward James Olmos
Eliot Gould
Judi Dench
Olympia Dukakis
Pete Postlethwait
Denzel Washington
Kevin Klein
John Cusack
John Malkovych
Steve Buscemi
On the other hand, I recognize Meryl Streep and William Macy as great actors, but truth be told, I tend to avoid movies they're in. Not because of them, but because of the type of movies I associate with them.
-MarkedMan
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Post by Scot Eric on Jan 11, 2007 23:46:29 GMT -5
Cool idea for a topic here. And you're absolutely right...there may be actors I acknowledge are GREAT actors, but I don't necessarily see their name in the cast of an upcoming film and think "Man, I've GOT to see that now!"
I'll also stick to the "current era", or at least actors who are still alive & working (otherwise I'll be typing ALL NIGHT)...
(15) GREATEST ACTORS:
Jack Nicholson
Gene Hackman
Morgan Freeman
Anthony Hopkins
Daniel Day Lewis
Gary Oldman
Johnny Depp
Robert De Niro
Paul Newman
Tom Hanks
Jodie Foster
Sean Penn
Ed Norton
William H. Macy
Paul Giamatti
(15) ACTORS WHO "DRAW ME IN":
Jack Nicholson
Clint Eastwood
Bill Murray
Steve Martin (when it doesn't look like an awful film)
Harrison Ford (ditto..though it's been a while!)
Christopher Walken
John Malkovich
Steve Buscemi
Gene Hackman
Morgan Freeman
Tom Hanks
Paul Newman
Vince Vaughn
Guy Pearce
Bruce Campbell
This is not to say there aren't people on the first list that don't make me go "Hmmm..." when I see their name on an upcoming film. Just not as much as the other ten listed on the second list.
Again, love this thread!
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Post by xpetri on Jan 12, 2007 13:00:30 GMT -5
I kinda see what you mean, but why acknowledge Meryl Streep's greatness if you dont like the movies she's in?
my list (i'll condense it to 5) has actors who I think are great actors, great personalities, in great movies:
Walter Brennan
Humphrey Bogart
John Wayne
Jack Nicholson
Gene Hackman
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Post by lovelost4815162342 on Jan 12, 2007 20:13:42 GMT -5
I know im a kid so my oppinions might not be the best but here are MY favorite 10 movie actors/actresses. I would say broadway people too but i dont know if people would know them...:
Remember these are not my oppinions on the best actors ever, but my favorite:
1.) Johnny Depp
2.) Kate Winslet
3.) Dustin Hoffman
4.) Morgan Freeman
5.) Tom Hanks
6.) Reese Witherspoon
7.) Ben Stiller
8.) Robin Wright Penn
9.) Audrey Hepburn
10.) Julie Andrews
there you go!
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Post by markedman on Jan 13, 2007 12:11:03 GMT -5
Re: "I kinda see what you mean, but why acknowledge Meryl Streep's greatness if you dont like the movies she's in?"
Don't get me wrong, I've seen Streep in a few movies I like, but she is often in movies I don't want to see. They're not bad movies (Sophie's Choice), but, hey, I read enough wrenching, depressing things in the newspaper. When I go to the movies I want something a little more positive. But the fact that I don't care to see them, doesn't take anything away from them.
Perhap's my best example of this phenomena is Sean Penn in "Star 80". I've never watched the whole movie because it's just not my kind of movie, but I did see a scene in which Sean Penn's character goes from kind of puppy dog pleading to enraged-out-of-control in about two beats. Very frightening, very believeable, and I can appreciate the talent.
Another movie that falls into this category is "The Talented Mr. Ripley". Almost every performance in there is stellar, the cinematography is top notch, the direction is spot on, but the story revolves around characters who I loathed and really couldn't generate much interest in.
-MarkedMan
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Post by lovelost4815162342 on Jan 13, 2007 12:36:17 GMT -5
About Meryl Streep: she was GREAT in Prada. Thats my oppinion
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Post by seebring342 on Jan 18, 2007 6:33:10 GMT -5
f*** Prada and all that it stands for. and all who would watch it. may your eyes be blinded!
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Post by Jonny Boy McFish Bizkit on Jan 20, 2007 16:56:15 GMT -5
i love Keifer Sutherland and Tom Hanks and Kevin Spacey
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Post by Jonny Boy McFish Bizkit on Jan 20, 2007 16:56:43 GMT -5
jack nicholson draws me in
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Post by weebairns on Jan 20, 2007 19:14:05 GMT -5
As I read the topic, I immediately thought of the great-yet-creepy Steve Buscemi, and then I saw he was indeed on markedman's very own list!
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Post by Alicia on Mar 20, 2007 11:00:33 GMT -5
Robin Williams and Johnny Depp are two I can think of right now for me. There's never been a Johnny Depp film that I've seen where he isn't amazing and so diverse in his skills. And Robin is just a funny kid in grown up form  |
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Post by Isabelle417 on Mar 20, 2007 20:29:26 GMT -5
About Meryl Streep: she was GREAT in Prada. Thats my oppinion Devil Wears Prada? So-so. Death Becomes Her? GREATEST Meryl Streep movie Ever. Add Bruce Willis shrieking like a woman, and you have cinematic gold. GOLD I TELL YOU! |
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