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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.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:22 am to udtiger
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 11:42 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
quote:
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 11:50 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 12:26 pm to udtiger
Clint has always been a great character to me rather than a great actor..after his start in the Spaghetti's he mostly morphed his entire career into crusty griseled veteran of job/life with an old world chip on his shoulder who doesn't like change.
All the Dirty Harry's
Outlaw Josey Wales
Heartbreak Ridge
Honkey Tonk Man
The Rookie
Unforgiven
True Crime
Pale Rider
In the Line of Fire
Absolute Power
Blood Work
Space Cowboys
Million Dollar Baby
Trouble with the Curve
Gran Torino
Hell even Pink Cadillac fits his character/persona mold.
All the Dirty Harry's
Outlaw Josey Wales
Heartbreak Ridge
Honkey Tonk Man
The Rookie
Unforgiven
True Crime
Pale Rider
In the Line of Fire
Absolute Power
Blood Work
Space Cowboys
Million Dollar Baby
Trouble with the Curve
Gran Torino
Hell even Pink Cadillac fits his character/persona mold.
This post was edited on 4/2/13 at 12:27 pm
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