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count2infinity
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Post by count2infinity Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:03 pm
Let's say mid 80's to now... who's the greatest actor in that time period?
shmenguin
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Post by shmenguin Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:07 pm
daniel day lewis. is there much of a debate?
BigMcK
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Post by BigMcK Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:09 pm
Harrison Ford
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Post by Idoit40fans Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:12 pm
Gary oldman is pretty underrated. Dicaprio has to be somewhere in the conversation pretty soon.
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Post by shmenguin Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:15 pm
BigMcK wrote: Harrison Ford
harrison ford? oi.
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Post by silentom Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:17 pm
BigMcK wrote: Harrison Ford
Fixt. Anybody that can go from something like Forrest Gump to Road to Perdition has some serious skillz.
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Post by Dickie Dunn Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:21 pm
Christian Bale. Robert Downey Jr. Tom Cruise's crazy ass. Denzel Washington. Clooney. All "younger" actors that I would put ahead of Norton.
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Post by Dickie Dunn Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:24 pm
Star Wars standalone is officially titled Rogue One and will star Felicity Jones and will be released 12/16/16. Star Wars: Episode VIII confirmed for 5/26/17, 40 years plus a day after A New Hope.
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Post by eddysnake Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:26 pm
Probably can't go wrong with hanks.
count2infinity
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Post by count2infinity Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:28 pm
I'd say Leo isn't just close to being on the list, I'd say he's smack dab in the middle of it. Meryl Streep might be a tad old for those guidelines, but she's had great work. Maggie Smith (again, maybe too old, but I love her), Denzel, Tom Hanks, Daniel Day Lewis, Sean Penn? Lots of names to think about putting on a list for at least discussion.
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Post by Grunthy Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:57 pm
Russell Crowe?
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Post by silentom Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:13 pm
Ooh, for sure. Almost forgot about him. Can't beat Gladiator, and I thought Robin Hood was excellent as well.
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Post by tifosi77 Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:15 pm
count2infinity wrote: Let's say mid 80's to now... who's the greatest actor in that time period?
Just looking at it in terms of films released in that period:
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christian Bale
Gary Oldman
Edward Norton
Leonardo di Caprio
Anthony Hopkins
Ralph Fiennes
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Post by PensFanInDC Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:38 pm
Jeff Goldblum
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Post by blackjack68 Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:49 pm
Paul Giamatti is very underrated, but still not sure he makes the cut from the 80s until now.
count2infinity
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Post by count2infinity Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:50 pm
Gary Oldman is a great one... looking at his IMDB, I always go "wait... THAT WAS HIM?!?!" Very versatile.
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Post by tifosi77 Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:52 pm
blackjack68 wrote: Paul Giamatti is very underrated, but still not sure he makes the cut from the 80s until now.
He's very good in pretty much everything he's ever done, but I've only ever seen him be great in two or three roles (including 'Private Parts'). With most of the other guys being discussed, I think great is what's expected, and very good feels like a letdown. But I do agree he's kind of in the Tony Romo/Matthew Stafford category of actor.
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Post by Dickie Dunn Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:03 pm
Giamatti is fantastic in Cinderella Man, thought TASM2 might cancel some of that out.
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Post by columbia Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:09 pm
Sean Penn
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Post by viva la ben Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:25 pm
Johnny Depp
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Post by meow Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:35 pm
Gary Oldham
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Post by blackjack68 Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:54 pm
Oldham is better than no ham I suppose.
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Post by columbia Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:01 pm
Unless you're the guy who got turned into a ham?
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Post by blackjack68 Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:13 pm
I'd eat myself.
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Post by Idoit40fans Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:59 pm
Sam rockwell is on my best actors list as well
