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Is Christian Bale really a great actor?
Posted on 12/18/08 at 4:15 am
Posted on 12/18/08 at 4:15 am
he's good in everything, but never great IMO. he was actually one of the worst people in the dark knight. the scene where bruce wayne is sitting in the chair crying after rachel dies is probably the worst scene in the movie because he couldn't sell it. as SFP said a while back on here he seems to have a plastic face. his characters seem to lack any real depth and he isn't great at displaying emotion. he doesn't have the range to be a great actor
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Posted on 12/18/08 at 4:22 am to TulaneTigerFan
I like him!
One of his better movies IMO!
One of his better movies IMO!
Posted on 12/18/08 at 4:52 am to Ponson416
See I like that movie, but plenty of people on this board hate it.
Posted on 12/18/08 at 4:54 am to ATLienTiger
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See I like that movie, but plenty of people on this board hate it
They need to acquire some taste IMO
could have done without Taye Diggs though!
This post was edited on 12/18/08 at 4:57 am
Posted on 12/18/08 at 7:34 am to TulaneTigerFan
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Is Christian Bale really a great actor?
I don't think he is.
Admittedly, the way he talks is a part of that.
He's good though.
Posted on 12/18/08 at 8:02 am to TulaneTigerFan
Don't use the Dark Knight to gauge his acting ability, although I thought he was good in it.
Go see Rescue Dawn, 3:10 to Yuma, The Machinist, American Psycho, Laurel Canyon, and The Prestige and then come back and ask that question
Go see Rescue Dawn, 3:10 to Yuma, The Machinist, American Psycho, Laurel Canyon, and The Prestige and then come back and ask that question
Posted on 12/18/08 at 8:29 am to Pilot Tiger
Great? No.
Posted on 12/18/08 at 9:45 am to Pilot Tiger
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The Machinist
The physical transformation was remarkable,
Posted on 12/18/08 at 10:52 am to wilfont
yes
Posted on 12/18/08 at 11:02 am to Checkmateking2
Not yet, but I think he might be able to work himself into a great actor.
Posted on 12/18/08 at 11:10 am to Ponson416
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One of his better movies IMO!
a role where his character HAD to show no emotion. PERFECT FOR BALE!
Posted on 12/18/08 at 11:17 am to SlowFlowPro
. I think he is a great actor. (master of dialect, except Harsh TImes he was awful)
3:10 to Yuma, The Machinist, The Prestige Newsies
3:10 to Yuma, The Machinist, The Prestige Newsies
Posted on 12/18/08 at 11:35 am to TulaneTigerFan
he is pretty good. he is no where near great. he is always in good movies though.
Posted on 12/18/08 at 1:04 pm to Pilot Tiger
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Go see Rescue Dawn, 3:10 to Yuma, The Machinist, American Psycho, Laurel Canyon, and The Prestige and then come back and ask that question
i've seen nearly all of those and he really didn't impress me very much. i watched the prestige last night and hugh jackman > he was in it. so was michael caine. that's the main reason i posted this
Posted on 12/18/08 at 1:20 pm to TulaneTigerFan
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i watched the prestige last night and hugh jackman > he was in it. so was michael caine. that's the main reason i posted this
i saw the prestige many times and i thought christian bale was great. he was gangsta. not sure why you wouldn't be impressed.
Posted on 12/18/08 at 2:16 pm to lsusportsman2
Bale is a great actor. His ability to cover his Wales accent really blew my mind. Didn't even realize he was welsh until I had already seen several of his films. He was pretty damn good in The Machinist, American Psycho, Dark Knight and Equilibrium. The guy without a doubt is devoted to his roles. His transformation in The Machinist left him with some pretty nasty kidney damage if I remember correctly.
Posted on 12/18/08 at 2:27 pm to TulaneTigerFan
I'd say he is top 5 in the business, I don't see how anyone could put him outside of the top 10.
Posted on 12/18/08 at 2:29 pm to SlowFlowPro
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a role where his character HAD to show no emotion. PERFECT FOR BALE!
have you seen Rescue Dawn?
Posted on 12/18/08 at 2:40 pm to rollthatback
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I'd say he is top 5 in the business, I don't see how anyone could put him outside of the top 10.
these are exactly the type of comments that made me start this thread. he's definitely good, and his devotion to his roles is unparalleled, but he just isn't as great as people make him out to be for the reasons stated above. i could name 5 actors that put him to shame pretty easily. the best thing he has going for him is his choice in roles
Posted on 12/18/08 at 2:55 pm to TulaneTigerFan
Rescue Dawn and 310 tu yuma 
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