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re: Is Joaquin Phoenix the Best Actor of His Generation?
Posted on 7/14/18 at 12:15 am to Muthsera
Posted on 7/14/18 at 12:15 am to Muthsera
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Ed Norton and Sam Rockwell are just as good in dramas, and both have a lot more comedic range then Phoenix.
Gonna have to disagree about them being just as good in drama roles, although Norton is a lot tougher call, and I really like both of them. Comedic range, sure, but neither of those guys are pulling off a role like Walk the Line, The Master, Gladiator or Her as well as Phoenix
This post was edited on 7/14/18 at 3:22 pm
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Posted on 7/14/18 at 12:16 am to Purple Spoon
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Hanks
DiCaprio
Bale
Leto
Matthew M
Brad Pitt gets so overlooked.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 12:20 am to hogNsinceReagan
Pitt is a good actor, but he’s not quite on the level of a Bale, PSH, Phoenix, etc. imo
Posted on 7/14/18 at 12:36 am to TaTa Toothy
Not in their generation but Jeff bridges and Sam Elliot are great
Posted on 7/14/18 at 12:43 am to jg8623
Ed Norton in Primal Fear, American History X, and 25th Hour stacks up to anything Phoenix has done short of The Master, and I'm not going to let 1 role be a decider. Phoenix couldn't have pulled off Rounders or Moonrise Kingdom.
Throw Casey Affleck in the mix too.
Rockwell is probably a step behind, Oscar notwithstanding, but the guy is good in everything.
Throw Casey Affleck in the mix too.
Rockwell is probably a step behind, Oscar notwithstanding, but the guy is good in everything.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 12:47 am to jg8623
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Pitt is a good actor, but he’s not quite on the level of a Bale, PSH, Phoenix, etc. imo
Burn after Reading
Meet Joe Black
Fight Club
Kalifornia
Inglorious Basterds
Boom, there you go. Range.
JP is the same mopey character in all his movies but people give him a pass because he's edgy.
This post was edited on 7/14/18 at 12:49 am
Posted on 7/14/18 at 12:51 am to hogNsinceReagan
Lol that's some range, you forgot Fury btw
Posted on 7/14/18 at 1:42 am to hogNsinceReagan
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Burn after Reading Meet Joe Black Fight Club Kalifornia Inglorious Basterds Boom, there you go. Range.
Never said he didn’t have range. And I think Pitt is underrated as a comedic guy, loved him in Burn After Reading. I think he’s really good overall, just a hair below the top tier guys imo. There’s not really a wrong answer, it just comes down to opinion when comparing guys of that status
Posted on 7/14/18 at 2:35 am to TaTa Toothy
his brother was a good actor as well and it is a shame he died so young
Posted on 7/14/18 at 2:36 am to TaTa Toothy
How do you not mention Gladiator?
Also, his most underrated role is probably Oliver Stone's U-Turn.
Also, his most underrated role is probably Oliver Stone's U-Turn.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 9:26 am to Purple Spoon
Leto is insanely overrated. Hanks is a better movie star than actor.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 3:09 pm to TaTa Toothy
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Is Joaquin Phoenix the Best Actor of His Generation?
Absolutely.
Best out of any actor born in the October 28th, 1974 generation.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 3:50 pm to BurningHeart
I would say Bale.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 4:05 pm to TaTa Toothy
I am starting to come to the realization that Leonardo DiCaprio killed River Phoenix because he KNEW River would become the GOAT and hawk all DiCaprio’s roles and the only way DiCaprio and his overacting self could succeed was MURDER.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 4:44 pm to Purple Spoon
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Hanks
DiCaprio
Bale
Leto
Matthew M
Hanks is not in the same generation as the rest of those guys.
Hell, he had already won two Oscars when Jared Leto made his feature film debut. 
Posted on 7/14/18 at 5:19 pm to hogNsinceReagan
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JP is the same mopey character in all his movies but people give him a pass because he's edgy.
Ever seen signs?
Posted on 7/14/18 at 5:29 pm to Pectus
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Ever seen signs?
Posted on 7/14/18 at 5:30 pm to Pectus
Daniel Day Lewis by a country mile. Tom Hardy is a rising star.
Posted on 7/14/18 at 5:32 pm to ATrillionaire
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Daniel Day Lewis by a country mile.
You don’t think there’s a reason this board went 2 pages without mentioning him?
He’s almost 20 years older
Posted on 7/14/18 at 5:38 pm to jg8623
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Ed Norton
Don't forget Fight Club.
By the way, my son's college roommate is named Tyler Durden...really.
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