It’s All About The Performance

[R1s1ngs0n]

@45Caliber well let’s just say that you watched it for the both of us. That’s enough.

[45Caliber]

9 minutes ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

@45Caliber well let’s just say that you watched it for the both of us. That’s enough.

It truly is.

 

Also, I literally just got this in the mail, but knowing it was coming is likely why it was fresh in my mind. As you say, it's a matter of mood and certainly timing. In this case, the anticipation of watching a newly restored release.

 

[R1s1ngs0n]

@45Caliber Thanks for the recommendation, though. Artwork looks nice too, even if it’s not a Premium. If I may I would like to make my own recommendation for what is considered one of the greatest ever British films The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger. A blind Criterion buy and a truly magnificent film with wonderful actors, among which the great Deborah Kerr in a triple role.

[45Caliber]

Just now, R1s1ngs0n said:

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp

I will look for it. Perhaps it's on the Criterion Channel.

[R1s1ngs0n]

@45Caliber I think you will not regret it.

Just a bit of trivia, Powell, who was Scorsese’s friend and mentor and was married to Marty’s editor Thelma Schoonmaker, had his illustrious career destroyed when Peeping Tom was released in 1960 (several months before Psycho). This film was reviled by every film critic at the time but thanks to Scorsese it is now rightly considered a masterpiece. I also find it to be superior to Psycho. Beautifully shot and complex in subject matter.

Edited May 18, 2019 by R1s1ngs0n

[Digitale_Kunst]

1. Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant

2. Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

3. Jack Nicholson in One flew over the cuckoos nest

4. Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove

5. Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now

6. J.K. Simmons in Whiplash

7. Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York

8. Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

9. Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others

10. Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile

[Ryan]

1.Heath ledger in dark knight

2.leo in django/wolf on wall street

3.mcavoy in split

4.Denzel in fences/training day

5.Brad pitt in fight club/fury

6.Deniro in casino

7.Tom Hanks in forest gump

8.J Depp in black mass/pirates 

9.Al Pacino in scarface

10.Oscar isaac in ex machina

[Ryan]

And now for the women. By the way cant believe Denzel is on no ones lists.

 

1.Uma in kill bill

2. Sandra Bullock in gravity

3.Viola Davis in fences

4.Charlize Theron in monster

5.Julia Robert's in pretty woman

6.Sig Weaver in alien 

7.Linda Hamilton in terminator 1&2

8.Michelle Rodriguez in just about everything

9.Taraji Henson in hidden figures/hustle and flow

10.Sheri Moon in house of 1000 corpse and devils rejects

[Steelbook Indy]

I'll place both the men and women together, but make a top twenty.  My personal favorite is in bold.  These are based on how they made me feel when I  watched them the first time.  I did this off the top of my head - but knew my top 5 or 6 pretty easily.  Love to hear your thoughts on some of these since I've not seen them posted earlier.

1. Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption/Street Smart
2. Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind/Heavenly Creatures
3. Robert DeNiro - Raging Bull/Awakenings
4. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight/A Knight's Tale
5. Ralph Finnes - Schindler's List/In Bruges
6. Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri/Fargo
7. Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln/My Left Foot
8. Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice/Doubt
9. Jimmy Stewart - It's a Wonderful Life/Rear Window
10. Denzel Washington - Malcolm X/Glory
11. Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There/Notes on a Scandal
12. Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest/About Schmidt
13. Paul Newman - The Verdict/Hud 
14. Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda/In & Out
15. Reese Witherspoon - Election/Wild
16. Katherine Hepburn - A Philadelphia Story/On Golden Pond
17. Ethan Hawke - Training Day/Predestination
18. Sarah Snook - Predestination/Winchester - This one is really based on Predestination.  Everyone should see Predestination.
19. Harrison Ford - Raiders of the Lost Ark/Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
20. Guy Pearce - Memento/L.A. Confidential

[Scary Hair]

On 5/18/2019 at 3:28 PM, Scary Hair said:

This IS SO HARD  I went for the ones that captivated  and enthralled  

 

 

Snowpiercer  Curtis Everett  proving Chris Evans is wasted as Capt America.  The depth of emotion  describing the horror of the situation when they first boarded the rattling arc .

 

Dredd  Karl Urban is Dredd . Even with his face hidden Urban owned the movie 

 

Kinky Boots Chitawel Ejiofor  Lola / Simon . He rocked in 7 inch stiletto heels . Showing that being brave is being true to who you are .

 

Jaws  Robert Shaw  Quint  Grizzled , bad tempered with a blazing insane  drive to end the shark .

 

Dracula  Frank Langella  Dracula a simmering lonely creature truly captured by Langella 

 

Viggo Mortensen  Aragon  LOTR  doing all he can to shy away from his path because of his fear of failing like others of his bloodline before him 

 

Rami Malik Bohemian Rapsody  Freddie Mercury  a magical 224 minutes I have a LEGEND from my life back . 

 

Inglorious Bastards  Hans Lander Christopher  Waltz  just chilling end of .

 

The Elephant Man John Hurt  to embody John Merrick  as he did from the voice to the physical side Genius. 

 

 

Ladies 

 

Octavia Spencer Snowpiercer  Tanya a revelation and raw talent  . 

 

Tilda Swinton Constantine  Gabrel   she truly was unhinged  and carried the androgyny to the max .

 

Sigourney Weaver  Ellen Ripley  gave women a foothold in a genre way before anyone else .

 

Whoopie Goldberg Jumpin Jack Flash had me screaming in fits of laughter and suspense 

 

Angela Basset Strange Days Mace who went from being a victim to kick ass personal body guard 

 

Vanessa Hudgens  The Frozen Ground a emotional rollercoaster ride from the view of a young adult fighting to be believed against an upright citizen .

 

Jodie Foster Silence Of The Lambs  Nothing more I can say  other than LEGEND

 

Jamie Lee Curtis Blue Steel Absolutely underrated movie and performance  . 

 

 

Kathy Bates Misery Annie Wilkes PERFECT  personification of how to cause Misery  

 

 

I may have stretched your rules @R1s1ngs0n I have so may more as well 😁🤣🤣❤💋💋

 

 

 

To the list above I now have to add 

 

Garry Oldman The Darkest Hour  his portrayal of Winston Churchill   = Jaw dropping Amazing 

[romain]

Interesting topic thanks buddy, so those that come to mind when i think about it are

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Truman Capote 

Joaquin Phoenix - The Master 

Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood

Frances McDormand - Three Billboards 

Marlon Brando - On The Waterfront

Peter Sellers - Dr Strangelove 

Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon 

Robert De Niro - Raging Bull

F. Murray Abraham - Amadeus 

 

Ben Stiller - Tropic Thunder for this movie in the movie, great performance imo 😁

 

 

But i'm probably forgetting some 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Veum]

🥤🤠🎬... almost impossible to list all my fav (greatest) actors/actresses, so here is just a partial list off the top of my head (left off so many that I enjoy & think are the greatest though)! 

 

Clint Eastwood - The Outlaw Josey Wales

Robert Redford - Jeremiah Johnson 

Boris Karloff - Frankenstein

Lon Chaney Jr. - The Wolf Man

James Cagney - White Heat

Edward G. Robinson - Little Caesar 

Marlon Brando - The Godfather

Charlton Heston - Planet of the Apes

Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Joaquin Phoenix - The Joker

 

Noomi Rapace - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 

Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 

Maureen O’Hara - Miracle on 34th Street

Judy Garland - Wizard of Oz

Bette Davis - Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

Joan Crawford - Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

Olivia de Havilland - Captain Blood

Vivian Leigh - Gone With the Wind

Helen Mirren - The Queen

Barbara Stanwyck - Double Indemnity 

Edited July 1, 2021 by Veum