The Best of Paul Newman - Blu-ray Forum

Mrdamron · 11-30-2015, 02:46 PM

An American Legend! The Blue Eyes, that unforgettable smirk, the voice, the physicality, the auto racing, the philanthropy, the method...an actor's actor and a box office sensation. Few have had careers as impressive as Paul Newman. Which is his best performance (your choice, no rules for selecting)?

The Options

The Long Hot Summer (1958)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

The Hustler (1961)

Hud (1963)

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

The Sting (1973)

slap Shot (1977)

The Verdict (1982)

The Color of Money (1986)

Nobody's Fool (1994)

Road to Perdition (2002)

*My apologies for leaving out other great performances (such as Rocky Graziano, Lew Harper, in Absence of Malice, etc.) but I wanted to narrow it down to a dozen spread over his legendary career.*

See also:
The Best of Beatty
The Best of Redford
The Best of Holden
The Best of Walken

Smartmark · 12-06-2015, 04:23 PM

7 - Slap Shot
6 - Road To Perdition
5 - The Verdict
4 - The Sting
3 - The Hustler
2 - Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
1 - Cool Hand Luke

Honorable Mention

Harry & Son

BoSoxFan · 12-16-2015, 07:14 AM

My top 4 are almost interchangeable they are all so great!

8. Cars
7. Slap Shot
6. HUD
5. The Towering Inferno
4. The Color of Money
3. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
2. The Hustler
1. Cool Hand Luke

L.J. · 12-16-2015, 09:49 AM

Newman was such a great actor and a really nice person. Cool Hand Luke is my favorite he did.

View Poll Results: Which is the best Paul Newman performance?
The Long Hot Summer	0	0%
Cat on a Hot tin Roof	1	5.88%
The Hustler	2	11.76%
Hud	0	0%
Cool Hand Luke	7	41.18%
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	1	5.88%
The Sting	4	23.53%
Slap Shot	1	5.88%
The Verdict	0	0%
The Color of Money	0	0%
Nobody's Fool	1	5.88%
Road to Perdition	0	0%
Voters: 17. You may not vote on this poll

12-06-2015, 04:23 PM	#2
Smartmark Senior Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Upstate NY 4K collection:412 Blu-ray collection:2922 DVD collection:355	7 - Slap Shot 6 - Road To Perdition 5 - The Verdict 4 - The Sting 3 - The Hustler 2 - Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid 1 - Cool Hand Luke Honorable Mention Harry & Son

12-16-2015, 07:14 AM	#3
BoSoxFan Active Member Member since:May 2014 Location:Columbia, SC 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:357 Digital collection:503	My top 4 are almost interchangeable they are all so great! 8. Cars 7. Slap Shot 6. HUD 5. The Towering Inferno 4. The Color of Money 3. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 2. The Hustler 1. Cool Hand Luke

12-16-2015, 09:49 AM	#4
L.J. Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:249 Blu-ray collection:752 DVD collection:23 Blu-ray reviews: 145 Trading Score:56	Newman was such a great actor and a really nice person. Cool Hand Luke is my favorite he did.

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