re: who is the best actor of the past generations?

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Meh. He's one of the best at choosing films and because of his cachet he's got his pick of the litter. I think there's a lot of actors that could do as good of a job as him in a lot of those roles, they just don't get the chance.

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Yeah, I got lit into in the M/TV board the other day for suggesting that Leo wasn't one of the greatest actors of his generation. As far as choosing iconic roles is concerned, he's absolutely near the top. But there are plenty of actors that could do as good of a job as he did in several of his roles. As much as I love the movie, he was terribly miscast in "Gangs of New York", and DDL completely destroys his performance on every level (and especially Diaz's, who just sucks as an actor). Leo is good, don't get me wrong, but one of the all time best, please. Compare him to Christian Bale, and it's not close.