"There can be no arguments on Daniel Day Lewis being number 1."
DDL is good, but he overacts a lot. He doesn't understand subtlety as well as many seem to think he does. The only time I ever saw him give a "subtle" performance was in Gangs of New York, when he's got the American flag draped over him and he's talking to Leo while Leo is in bed. That's an amazing scene.
Thanks to the person who got there before me. Dark Knight was awesome and he made that role his own. You cannot class him as one of the greats for that..
Will Smith
Morgan Freeman
Bruce Willis
Robert De Niro
Denzel Washington
Damn thats a hard list, no real order. Just 5 off the top of my head. So many left out though. Al Pacino, Daniel Day Lewis, Sean Connery to name but a few.
And yeah, De Niro carried Pacino in Righteous Kill, no doubts.
Thanks to the person who got there before me. Dark Knight was awesome and he made that role his own. You cannot class him as one of the greats for that..
And yeah, De Niro carried Pacino in Righteous Kill, no doubts."
....dood, you just became my new friend and my own personal ego-booster. = D
I find it interesting that people are pulling up Will Smith. I can almost agree with it. The dood does just enough improv in roles to make them his own, and he usually picks roles very well. Either he works as a smartass comic relief (Men in Black, Independence Day, even Hitch) or he is able to pull off a dramatic role with some prestige (Ali, Pursuit of Happyness, I Am Legend).
When he's holding the dog in I Am Legend...man...that was a damn fine job on his part. I'm sure a lot of the reason I was balling like a sissy at that part was because the dog looked a LOT like my own dog...but Smith sold that part and he sold it well.
Thanks to the person who got there before me. Dark Knight was awesome and he made that role his own. You cannot class him as one of the greats for that..
And yeah, De Niro carried Pacino in Righteous Kill, no doubts."
....dood, you just became my new friend and my own personal ego-booster. = D
I find it interesting that people are pulling up Will Smith. I can almost agree with it. The dood does just enough improv in roles to make them his own, and he usually picks roles very well. Either he works as a smartass comic relief (Men in Black, Independence Day, even Hitch) or he is able to pull off a dramatic role with some prestige (Ali, Pursuit of Happyness, I Am Legend).
When he's holding the dog in I Am Legend...man...that was a damn fine job on his part. I'm sure a lot of the reason I was balling like a sissy at that part was because the dog looked a LOT like my own dog...but Smith sold that part and he sold it well.
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plus there was only one actor for almost that entire movie. it was an insanely huge movie, with one actor. the pressure had to be crazy, and he pulled it off amazingly.
Thanks to the person who got there before me. Dark Knight was awesome and he made that role his own. You cannot class him as one of the greats for that..
And yeah, De Niro carried Pacino in Righteous Kill, no doubts."
....dood, you just became my new friend and my own personal ego-booster. = D
I find it interesting that people are pulling up Will Smith. I can almost agree with it. The dood does just enough improv in roles to make them his own, and he usually picks roles very well. Either he works as a smartass comic relief (Men in Black, Independence Day, even Hitch) or he is able to pull off a dramatic role with some prestige (Ali, Pursuit of Happyness, I Am Legend).
When he's holding the dog in I Am Legend...man...that was a damn fine job on his part. I'm sure a lot of the reason I was balling like a sissy at that part was because the dog looked a LOT like my own dog...but Smith sold that part and he sold it well.
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plus there was only one actor for almost that entire movie. it was an insanely huge movie, with one actor. the pressure had to be crazy, and he pulled it off amazingly."
Totally. And also, he just seems to get better and better in every role I see him in and as demonstrated in I Am Legend, he can do serious and comedic stuff in the same film and it doesn't feel out of place.
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