Favourite Actor And For What Performance? - Blu-ray Forum

samdaman94 · 10-07-2009, 04:10 PM

Who is your favourite actor, and for what performance? For me, it's gotta be Robert De Niro for Raging Bull. I thought he was absolutely fantastic in that film.

What about you?

goochspot · 10-07-2009, 04:25 PM

There are so many to choose from.

The first one that comes to mind is Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

CZAR · 10-07-2009, 04:32 PM

Some of the best performance from actors I like are:

Will Smith - Pursuit of Happyness
Denzel Washington - Malcolm X, John Q.
Chazz Palminteri - A Bronx Tale
Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption

To name a few! Got Em!!

jhiggy23 · 10-07-2009, 04:32 PM

De Niro in The Deer Hunter

Al Bundy · 10-07-2009, 04:33 PM

Al Pacino -- Scent of a Women.
Daniel Day-Lewis -- Gangs of New York.

Teabaggins · 10-07-2009, 04:35 PM

Dane Cook in anything and everything he does!!!!!

JurassicMass88 · 10-07-2009, 04:35 PM

Far too many great actors out there...here are a few I like.

Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt & One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Patrick Mcgoohan - Braveheart & Escape from Alcatraz

Robert Downey Jr. - Chaplin

goochspot · 10-07-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Timhortons

Al Pacino -- Scent of a Women.
Daniel Day-Lewis -- Gangs of New York.

Good choice.

Al Bundy · 10-07-2009, 04:42 PM

Another.........but might get flamed for this

Jean Claude Van Damme's performance in JVCD.

Q? · 10-07-2009, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timhortons

Al Pacino -- Scent of a Women.
Daniel Day-Lewis -- Gangs of New York.

Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
One of my favorite performances, pure evil!

Douglas Rain - 2001: A Space Odyssey as Hal 9000

Arvin Clone · 10-07-2009, 04:46 PM

James Stewart- It's A Wonderful Life

DC_Street · 10-07-2009, 04:48 PM

Sam Neill as Alan Grant in Jurassic Park

tied with

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in The Last Crusade

Nick VanWilder · 10-07-2009, 04:54 PM

Leonard Dicaprio- what is eating gilbert grape and departed
Colin Farrell- miami vice and phone booth
Edward Norton- primal fear
Mel Gibbson- braveheart, passion of the christ
Donnie Yen- ip man

goochspot · 10-07-2009, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick VanMeter

Leonard Dicaprio- what is eating gilbert grape and departed
Colin Farrell- miami vice and phone booth
Edward Norton- primal fear
Mel Gibbson- braveheart, passion of the christ
Donnie Yen- ip man

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Nick VanWilder · 10-07-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by goochspot

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his amazing directing plus his hands are the ones showed nailed so he had like 5 sec. Mel Gibbson did amazing directing job on braveheart also

Monkey · 10-07-2009, 05:02 PM

So many.

I'll start with: Michael Douglas : Falling Down.. also The Game

Stallone in the original Rambo

Hugh Jackman in The Prestige

Christian Bale in The Machinist

Rufus Sewell in Dark City

If you are going to say Sam Neill you have to also have Event Horizon

P@t_Mtl · 10-07-2009, 05:04 PM

Harrison Ford in Witness
- I always believed this was his best movie ever

Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin
- He became Chaplin

James Stewart in Mister Smith Goes To Washington
- I could listen to his filibuster any time

Audrey Hepburn in All Her Movies
- But mostly for Wait Until Dark

Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins
- She was just amazing in that movie

Olivia Newton John in Grease
- Because I was in love with her and she was so darn cute

goochspot · 10-07-2009, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick VanMeter

his amazing directing plus his hands are the ones showed nailed so he had like 5 sec. Mel Gibbson did amazing directing job on braveheart also

I agree he is a great director, but I thought maybe I missed something when I watched Passion.

Monkey · 10-07-2009, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goochspot

I agree he is a great director, but I thought maybe I missed something when I watched Passion.

They should have used him as a cameo in Apacolypto, just his behead head from his Braveheart character William Wallace, it would have fit in with the color scheme

koontz1973 · 10-07-2009, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by goochspot

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The hand that draws the line in the sand and the arm that hammers in the first nail is Mel Gibsons.

As for best actor and performance, no idea what's the best but I do like Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird and Stanley Baker in Zulu.

10-07-2009, 04:10 PM	#1
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10-07-2009, 04:25 PM	#2
goochspot Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Charleston, SC Blu-ray collection:22	There are so many to choose from. The first one that comes to mind is Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

10-07-2009, 04:32 PM	#3
CZAR Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Camp Crystal lake 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:312 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:75	Some of the best performance from actors I like are: Will Smith - Pursuit of Happyness Denzel Washington - Malcolm X, John Q. Chazz Palminteri - A Bronx Tale Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption To name a few! Got Em!!

10-07-2009, 04:32 PM	#4
jhiggy23 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Club Loop 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:630 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:13	De Niro in The Deer Hunter

10-07-2009, 04:33 PM	#5
Al Bundy Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Chicago IL Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:113	Al Pacino -- Scent of a Women. Daniel Day-Lewis -- Gangs of New York.

10-07-2009, 04:35 PM	#6
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	Dane Cook in anything and everything he does!!!!!

10-07-2009, 04:35 PM	#7
JurassicMass88 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:California Blu-ray collection:834 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Far too many great actors out there...here are a few I like. Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt & One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Patrick Mcgoohan - Braveheart & Escape from Alcatraz Robert Downey Jr. - Chaplin

10-07-2009, 04:42 PM	#9
Al Bundy Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Chicago IL Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:113	Another.........but might get flamed for this Jean Claude Van Damme's performance in JVCD.

10-07-2009, 04:46 PM	#11
Arvin Clone Power Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Missouri 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:199 DVD collection:452 Digital collection:5 Prime collection:3	James Stewart- It's A Wonderful Life

10-07-2009, 04:48 PM	#12
DC_Street Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Denver, CO Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:43	Sam Neill as Alan Grant in Jurassic Park tied with Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in The Last Crusade

10-07-2009, 04:54 PM	#13
Nick VanWilder Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:TX Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:238 Blu-ray collection:754 DVD collection:82 iTunes collection:5 Blu-ray reviews:38	Leonard Dicaprio- what is eating gilbert grape and departed Colin Farrell- miami vice and phone booth Edward Norton- primal fear Mel Gibbson- braveheart, passion of the christ Donnie Yen- ip man

10-07-2009, 05:02 PM	#16
Monkey Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2006 Trading Score:31	So many. I'll start with: Michael Douglas : Falling Down.. also The Game Stallone in the original Rambo Hugh Jackman in The Prestige Christian Bale in The Machinist Rufus Sewell in Dark City If you are going to say Sam Neill you have to also have Event Horizon

10-07-2009, 05:04 PM	#17
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Harrison Ford in Witness - I always believed this was his best movie ever Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin - He became Chaplin James Stewart in Mister Smith Goes To Washington - I could listen to his filibuster any time Audrey Hepburn in All Her Movies - But mostly for Wait Until Dark Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins - She was just amazing in that movie Olivia Newton John in Grease - Because I was in love with her and she was so darn cute

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