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Posted on 1/26/15 at 8:02 am to TheHumanTornado
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DDL
Nicholson
Freeman
Duvall
Hopkins
This
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:23 am to SEClint
quote:
Robert Duvall
quote:
Daniel Day Lewis
quote:
Anthony Hopkins
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Morgan Freeman
quote:
Jack Nicholson
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:39 am to SEClint
Duvall
Hopkins
Nicholson
DDL
Freeman
(DDL and Freeman are wonderful actors and may even be better for either a very specific charater - DDL - or a realistic normal character - Freeman - than the top 3 - but - my top 3 have more range and broader application)
A proplem with your list, though, other than DDL - the other 4 are roughly the same age - Duvall born in 1931, with Nicholson, Hopkins and Freeman all born in 1937. DDL was born in 1957.
Hopkins
Nicholson
DDL
Freeman
(DDL and Freeman are wonderful actors and may even be better for either a very specific charater - DDL - or a realistic normal character - Freeman - than the top 3 - but - my top 3 have more range and broader application)
A proplem with your list, though, other than DDL - the other 4 are roughly the same age - Duvall born in 1931, with Nicholson, Hopkins and Freeman all born in 1937. DDL was born in 1957.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:14 am to Ace Midnight
DDL
Duvall
Hopkins
Freeman
Nicholson
And with no disrespect intended to the other 4, the gap between DDL and the rest is considerable.
Duvall
Hopkins
Freeman
Nicholson
And with no disrespect intended to the other 4, the gap between DDL and the rest is considerable.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:43 am to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
the gap between DDL and the rest is considerable.
DDL is a great actor, but the resume is, what, 6 movies? So, taking his top 3 (Hawkeye, Bill the Butcher and Plainview) versus Duvall's top 3 (Kilgore, Hagen and, yes, TV, Gus McRae) - Duvall is easily holding his own there, although, to be fair to DDL, he's leading in 2/3 of his great performances, and Duvall is in support for 2/3.
BUT, once we get into Duvall's "next" tier, Network, Great Santini (some argue his greatest role), Tender Mercies, The Apostle, A Civil Action - it's easy to see him closing the gap with a quantity of quality, over DDL's excellence in just a handful of films.
Now, with Hopkins - his reputation (much like DDL for Bill the Butcher) is strongly anchored, in U.S. cinema, anyway, by his Hannibal Lector in Silence of the Lambs - although, he is another one of "those guys" who would surprise you more with a mediocre performance, than by an outstanding one.
Nicholson has such a larger than life persona - it is tough to remember back when he was just a great, great actor. 12 acting nominations is a resume he shouldn't have to defend.
But, we could throw in a few others - Michael Caine, or dead guys like Bogey, Tracy, Brando, Olivier and the gap between DDL and them wouldn't be "considerable" - to suggest such is just engaging in hyperbole.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:48 am to Ace Midnight
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But, we could throw in a few others - Michael Caine, or dead guys like Bogey, Tracy, Brando, Olivier and the gap between DDL and them wouldn't be "considerable" - to suggest such is just engaging in hyperbole.
Nobody suggested Caine, Bogart, or Brando.
Just ranking the 5 presented.
I am a huge fan of Duvall, but he simply does not take over a film as strongly as DDL, IMHO.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:52 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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he simply does not take over a film as strongly as DDL, IMHO
Was that the standard? Arnold takes over all of his films.
And, have you seen The Great Santini? Lonesome Dove (I know, television, but this is one of those exceptions, I would think)? His performance dwarfs the production in both those cases - and Tommy Lee Jones was in Lonesome Dove.
Easily as dominant in Great Santini as DDL is in GONY and about equal to There Will Be Blood.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 11:48 am to SEClint
Hopkins
Duvall
DDL
Freeman
Nicholson
Duvall
DDL
Freeman
Nicholson
Posted on 1/26/15 at 11:49 am to Ace Midnight
I've seen Santini, and all the others you mentioned.
I think his strongest performance was in The Apostle (at least that was my favorite).
But when I think of DDL in Gangs, My Left Foot, TWBB, In the Name of the Father, Last Of the Mohicans- I'm far more impressed.
I think his strongest performance was in The Apostle (at least that was my favorite).
But when I think of DDL in Gangs, My Left Foot, TWBB, In the Name of the Father, Last Of the Mohicans- I'm far more impressed.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 11:57 am to SEClint
Jack Nicholson
Daniel Day Lewis
Anthony Hopkins
Robert Duval
Morgan Freeman
Daniel Day Lewis
Anthony Hopkins
Robert Duval
Morgan Freeman
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 11:58 am
Posted on 1/26/15 at 1:24 pm to Patrick_Bateman
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Chinatown, The Departed, The Shining, A Few Good Men. Off the top of my head, I'd say those are Jack's best performances; and each of those roles is completely different.
This is a pretty good list - and while they're different, they're still Jack, too. His off-screen persona is alike another character he plays.
Again, I think Jack is a victim of his own success - much the same way Hanks' great performances are sandwiched by the "real" Tom Hanks and the relatively unsophisticated nature of his early work (Bosom Buddies, Bachelor Party, Splash) - people forget he's a helluva good actor - that run from Philadelphia to Castaway rivals almost any 7 year period for any actor - and I mean, Grant, Stewart, Bogey, Tracy, Jack, Duvall, Brando, DDL - anybody.
But, I digress.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 1:54 pm to Patrick_Bateman
His performances in the departed, the shining, and ofotcn were pretty similar.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 1:58 pm to Ace Midnight
Seems to me at this level the difference really comes down to taste.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:03 pm to SEClint
Jack Nicholson
Daniel Day Lewis
Robert Duvall
Anthony Hopkins
Morgan Freeman
I was gonna put DDL first put Nicholson's work in the 70s trumps all.
Daniel Day Lewis
Robert Duvall
Anthony Hopkins
Morgan Freeman
I was gonna put DDL first put Nicholson's work in the 70s trumps all.
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 1/26/15 at 3:00 pm to SEClint
1. Hopkins
2. Duvall
3. Freeman
4. Lewis
5. Nicholson
But 5 current I like better:
1. William H. Macy
2. Tom Hanks
3. Gary Oldman
4. Edward Norton
5. Denzel Washington
Hon Men:
Paul Giamatti, Ed Harris, Charlize Theron, Kevin Spacey, Jim Carrey, Giovanni Ribisi, M.Streep,
Glenn Close
old School:
Stewart, Cooper, Tracy, Bogie, Gable, Stanwyck,
Burstyn, Leachman, Brando, Hepburn
2. Duvall
3. Freeman
4. Lewis
5. Nicholson
But 5 current I like better:
1. William H. Macy
2. Tom Hanks
3. Gary Oldman
4. Edward Norton
5. Denzel Washington
Hon Men:
Paul Giamatti, Ed Harris, Charlize Theron, Kevin Spacey, Jim Carrey, Giovanni Ribisi, M.Streep,
Glenn Close
old School:
Stewart, Cooper, Tracy, Bogie, Gable, Stanwyck,
Burstyn, Leachman, Brando, Hepburn
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 1/26/15 at 3:20 pm to SEClint
Nicholson
Freeman
Duvall
Hopkins
DDL
Freeman
Duvall
Hopkins
DDL
Posted on 1/26/15 at 3:35 pm to SEClint
quote:
Lewis is getting a lot of love on the MB.
He's the best actor alive and that I've ever seen
Posted on 1/26/15 at 3:38 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:
Duvall (I hate him)
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 3:47 pm
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