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re: Joaquin Phoenix vs Leonardo DiCaprio - who's the more talented actor?

Posted on 12/28/13 at 9:02 am to
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 9:02 am to
Joaquin isn't even the best actor in his family
Posted by HumbleNinja
Ann Arbor
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 9:43 am to
This is a really tough call. I'll wait until after I see Her to answer.

But after watching The Master, the answer is definitely not "Leo and it's not close."

Both are great.
Posted by AUtigerNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 9:43 am to
Pretty close. Joaquin got robbed for not getting the Gladiator/Walk The Line oscar


Leo was excellent in Departed/Aviator. Blood Diamond I wasn't too high on.
Posted by VaBamaMan
North AL
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 10:18 am to
I really can't stand Joaquin because of Walk the Line. He in no way embodied Johnny Cash. Cash was a leader, brash, constantly full of himself, arrogant, a confident son of a bitch. Phoenix turned him into a mealy mouthed pussy. I thought in several ways it was a similar character to what he played in Gladiator. He always seems to play his roles as a weaker, follower of a man, it bothers me. Especially when it isnt the character.

Gotta go with Leo.
Posted by rondo
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 10:53 am to
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Johnny Depp are much more impressive to me. They do a better job of changing up their acting style for each role they get into.



Depp plays the same character in every movie he's in.... Some sort of weird fake British fig
Posted by jeff5891
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 11:05 am to
Leo and just bc he was in inception
Posted by Funky Tide 8
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 11:14 am to
quote:

I really can't stand Joaquin because of Walk the Line.


yeah, I kind of agree. I didnt think his Johnny Cash was awful, but it was just okay.

He was good in the Gladiator, but nothing incredible...

I need to see the Master, and Her.
Posted by Patrick_Bateman
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 11:22 am to
Both are great actors. Both are good in basically every role they play. But I don't think Phoenix has had a single performance as good as DiCaprio's in The Departed or The Aviator. Those two roles put Leo over the top for me.
This post was edited on 12/28/13 at 11:25 am
Posted by Patrick_Bateman
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 11:24 am to
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Johnny Depp
Either trolling or very, very wrong.
Posted by CrazyCadillac
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 11:37 am to
Definitely Leo for me.
Posted by cajunx2
Edgefield,SC
Member since Jul 2005
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 11:53 am to
Watch The Master, movie was slow but Phoenix was outstanding and he deserved the Oscar. I like Leo, but Phoenix trumped him with The Master,
Posted by goatmilker
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 11:55 am to
Both equally good to me.
Joaquin in Gladiator was just a great performance that I appreciate more every time I see it.
And as much as the movie is made fun of now I thought Leo held his own against the giant shadow cast by the Titanic.
Posted by ChargerDog91
Member since May 2012
4394 posts
Posted on 12/28/13 at 12:04 pm to
quote:

Johnny Depp

quote:

better job of changing up their acting style




Posted by rdw1690
Member since Mar 2010
6469 posts
Posted on 12/28/13 at 12:24 pm to
quote:

Leonardo DiCaprio isn't that bad of an actor though.

Yeah not too bad.

quote:

Leo is a decent actor but highly overrated. He was the worst part of Gangs of New York.

If by he you mean Cameron Diaz than I agree.
Posted by Tiger Ryno
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 12:26 pm to
Better actor is Phoenix by a landslide. Better leading man is leo
Posted by Tiger Ryno
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 12:28 pm to
I diaagree. Basketball diaries and this boys life are Leo's two best performances.
Posted by VanRIch
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 1:13 pm to
Johnny Depp????
Posted by Zed
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 12/28/13 at 1:37 pm to
Leo is consistently solid, but I've yet to see him in a role where I thought he was great. Joaquin was great in Walk the Line and The Master, and a much better villain in Gladiator than anything Leo has done.
Posted by Mizzoufan26
Vacaville CA
Member since Sep 2012
17206 posts
Posted on 12/28/13 at 1:38 pm to
quote:

Leo and it's not even close.
Posted by BT
North La
Member since Aug 2008
9766 posts
Posted on 12/28/13 at 1:41 pm to
Dude sure nailed it as Johnny cash .
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