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Best male and female acting performance you've ever seen in a movie?
Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:42 pm
So to clarify, the topic is the best performance by a male actor you've ever seen in a movie and the best performance by an actress you've ever seen in a movie.
Male: I'd have to say Christoph Waltz as Colonel Hans Landa in "Inglorious Basterds."
Female: Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs"
Male: I'd have to say Christoph Waltz as Colonel Hans Landa in "Inglorious Basterds."
Female: Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs"
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Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:46 pm to NeverRains
oldman in sid and nancy
kathy bates in misery
kathy bates in misery
Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:47 pm to NeverRains
quote:I thought she was the weakest actor in that movie.
Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs"
Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:49 pm to NeverRains
Daniel Day Lewis - Gangs of New York
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:50 pm to Scruffy
quote:And she was better in The Accused. Bad choice.
I thought she was the weakest actor in that movie.
Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:52 pm to NeverRains
quote:
Best male and female acting performance you've ever seen in a movie?
Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:55 pm to NeverRains
"Ever" (as in GOAT) is quite a challenge. Lead vs support should also be in the equation - almost all the truly great performances are going to be in support - yet great leads should be recognized for the challenge.
Having said that -
Male: Al Pacino - The Godfather (implicitly 1 and 2 and they are virtually equal in my book - but, if I have to pick G2)
Female: Frances McDormand - Fargo
Having said that -
Male: Al Pacino - The Godfather (implicitly 1 and 2 and they are virtually equal in my book - but, if I have to pick G2)
Female: Frances McDormand - Fargo
Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:57 pm to Ace Midnight
Male: Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan
Female: Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
I wish we could count Band of Brothers. Lots to choose from there for the males.
Female: Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
I wish we could count Band of Brothers. Lots to choose from there for the males.
Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:57 pm to NeverRains
Posted on 4/30/18 at 2:59 pm to NeverRains
Male:
Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia
Female:
Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice
or
Katherine Hepburn - A Lion in Winter
Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia
Female:
Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice
or
Katherine Hepburn - A Lion in Winter
Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:00 pm to NeverRains
Heath Ledger as the Joker . I say this because the I could not see any remnant of Heath Ledger in his portrayal of that character.
Charlize Theron in Monster .
Charlize Theron in Monster .
Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:01 pm to NeverRains
I can't stand her politics or her personality ... but Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice would have to be up there for me in the female category. (Kevin Kline was excellent in his lead as well.)
As far as the men go ... hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I would have to say maybe either Liam Neeson in Schindler's List or either Ben Kingsley in Ghandi.
As far as the men go ... hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I would have to say maybe either Liam Neeson in Schindler's List or either Ben Kingsley in Ghandi.
Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:03 pm to NeverRains
Male: Nic Cage in Con Air. When he tells Billy Bedlam to put the bunny back in the box...wow.
Female: Tea Leoni in Deep Impact. Her ability to hold the same facial expression in every scene is a triumph of method acting.
In reality, I don't know how I could. There are so many great performances in so many genres and styles, it's pretty impossible for me. Even acting in true stories vs fantasy is hard to compare.
Female: Tea Leoni in Deep Impact. Her ability to hold the same facial expression in every scene is a triumph of method acting.
In reality, I don't know how I could. There are so many great performances in so many genres and styles, it's pretty impossible for me. Even acting in true stories vs fantasy is hard to compare.
Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:07 pm to ell_13
quote:
Male: Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan
I think I've been suffering from Tom Hanks fatigue for about a decade now.
quote:
Female: Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
She may be the greatest female lead in the world right now ... from her Elizabeth I roles to Veronica Guerin, The Gift, The Missing, etc., etc., etc., she is just incredible.
Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:08 pm to NeverRains
My favorite is jack Nicholson in cuckoos nest
Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:09 pm to Ace Midnight
Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cookoo’s Nest
Charlize Theron in Monster
Charlize Theron in Monster
Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:12 pm to NeverRains
Eh not a movie but Peter Dinklage in the trial scene of Joffreys murder in GOT is the GOAT for me. By no means can I differentiate good acting from great acting though.
Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:14 pm to madmaxvol
quote:
Male:
Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia
Female:
Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice
or
Katherine Hepburn - A Lion in Winter
A true connoisseur.
You beat me to Streep in Sophie's Choice by 90 seconds while I was contemplating. Sure cannot argue with your other two licks as well. Juat rewatched LoA a couple of weeks ago for about the ninth time ... he gave us an incredible portrayal. Also loved him in a little known underrated 1985 flick by the name of 'Creator.' Highly recommend that little movie ... and your wife or girlfriend will love it.
Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:15 pm to scrooster
quote:I know that’s why he’s a tough pick for something like this. But he made that movie what it was. Perfectly.
I think I've been suffering from Tom Hanks fatigue for about a decade now.
Cate is fantastic.
Posted on 4/30/18 at 3:18 pm to NeverRains
Daniel day Lewis in my left foot.
Meryl Streep in sofies choice.
Meryl Streep in sofies choice.
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