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Does Clint Eastwood belong in a list of the top 10 actors of the last 50 years?
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:21 am
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:21 am
Bear in mind, this would be from 1963 to present.
DeNiro
Pacino
Hackman
DD Lewis
Nicholson
I think you can place Eastwood somewhere in the next five.
DeNiro
Pacino
Hackman
DD Lewis
Nicholson
I think you can place Eastwood somewhere in the next five.
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Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:22 am to udtiger
Actors? No. Movie stars? Absolutely.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:22 am to udtiger
Actor?
Negative.
Negative.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:30 am to Murray
I love Clint, but he's definitely not a great actor unless he's happy and sunny all the time and the grumpy curmudgeoness is an act, but I doubt it.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:32 am to Hot Carl
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Actors? No. Movie stars? Absolutely.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:33 am to udtiger
i love clint and he is probably my favorite western actor of all time, but i do not think he belongs in the to 10
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:34 am to Murray
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Actor?
Negative.
How can you type this after seeing the brilliant Every Which Way But Loose & Any Which Way You Can.
Shame on you. His acting is beyond your understanding.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:36 am to Hot Carl
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Movie stars? Absolutely.
And I think he has a better case for director - an underrated one at that, than actor - like many lead actors of his generation, he generally got paid to be himself - when he was younger he was cast because the filmmakers saw him in the part.
As a director, one can argue he is a top-tier director, both critically and commercially, and may be the most underrated director of the last 40 years.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:42 am to udtiger
quote:I agree with this. But he is my favorite.
I think you can place Eastwood somewhere in the next five.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:44 am to udtiger
Actor, no way. Dudes the same in every movie....no versatility.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:46 am to udtiger
All of the Hanksolytes can rest easy....
No. That's actually kind of laughable.
Movie Star? Most likely, but even that could be argued.
quote:
Does Clint Eastwood belong in a list of the top 10 actors of the last 50 years?
No. That's actually kind of laughable.
Movie Star? Most likely, but even that could be argued.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:47 am to udtiger
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I think you can place Eastwood somewhere in the next five.
Guys I can consider in the same league as Clint, purely as an actor over the past 50 years:
George Clooney
Dustin Hoffman
Philip Seymour-Hoffman (2 Hoffmans, go figure?)
Kevin Spacey
Anthony Hopkins
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Denzel Washington
Paul Newman
Ed Norton
I hesitate to put Depp, DiCaprio or Pitt in this because I have, at various times, completely dismissed them as actors.
I'm not sure Brando or Jimmy Stewart would fit the bill here, because much of their outstanding work was prior to 1963 (Brando much more of a contemporary with Eastwood, though, while Stewart was of the previous generation).
Certainly I can see Clint getting in the top 15 or 20, though, which is impressive when you consider his longevity, his influence, overall body of work, his outside interests and his directing credentials - certainly there are very, very few double/triple threats as impressive as Clint in all of Hollywood history.
Mel Brooks, maybe? Sydney Pollack? I don't know if either of those guys compares to Clint as a dual-threat... at all.
This post was edited on 4/2/13 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:49 am to JPLIII
quote:Paint Your Wagon, laughs at your lack of versatility.
Dudes the same in every movie....no versatility.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:50 am to udtiger
Clint Eastwood in an icon more than actor or director.
I don't think he's the best at being an actor or director but he is probably my favorite at both.
I don't think he's the best at being an actor or director but he is probably my favorite at both.
This post was edited on 4/2/13 at 11:52 am
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:53 am to Cdawg
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I don't think he's the best at being an actor or director but he is probably my favorite at both.
Yeah and I (as well as others) can poo-poo him as an actor all we want, but the fact remains - Bladerunner is my favorite film. However, fighting for second place include a handful of films, including Pulp Fiction and The Outlaw Josey Wales - as much as I love western films, this one stands out above the rest - directed by and starring everybody's favorite grumpy uncle.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:55 am to Hot Carl
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Actors? No. Movie stars? Absolutely.
Johnny depp before PotC
Christian Bale - AP alone puts him here, but like depp has become mainstream
DDL - even though I hear Lincoln is a boring disaster
Dicaprio - some will dispute this but he's jack Nicholson only he doesn't just play himself in every role
Marlon Brando
Deniro
That's just off the top of my head and Eastwood isn't close
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:55 am to Ace Midnight
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Guys I can consider in the same leage as Clint, purely as an actor over the past 50 years:
quote:
Dustin Hoffman
Philip Seymour-Hoffman (2 Hoffmans, go figure?)
Kevin Spacey
Anthony Hopkins
Paul Newman
All of these are better actors than Clint by a significant margin.
And the only reason Norton is off the list is because Clint has been in approximately 187 more films than Norton. Norton's 4 best performances are probably better than anything Clint did. Denzel too.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:57 am to TigerMyth36
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Paint Your Wagon, laughs at your lack of versatility.
Generally speaking, he plays the same character in every movie he's in. That said, I like him as an actor and enjoy his movies. But imho, there's no way he's in the top 10 just based on acting ability.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:04 pm to JPLIII
Don't get sarcasm do you. 
Posted on 4/2/13 at 12:10 pm to TigerMyth36
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Don't get sarcasm do you.
We were discussing Clint Eastwood...I just knew it had to be serious.
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