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post #1 of 49
11/23/08 at 2:36am
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We've got a worst thread so let's now see the best.

I am going to have to throw Gay Oldman's name into the ring. He is mind numbingly brilliant. He goes beyond the conventional notions of acting and easily has the greatest range ever captured on film.

Other great actors that I'd care to mention include-

Alfred Molina
Kenneth Branagh
Samantha Morton
Brendan Gleeson
Kamal Hassan
Ian Hart
Miranda Richardson
Harry Dean Stanton (over the hill now but for someone with limited range he was an enigma)

What say you? Who's on your list?
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post #2 of 49
11/23/08 at 2:41am
Edward Norton (top of my list) Dakota Fanning Sir Ian MacKellan Denzel Washington Anthony Hopkin
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post #3 of 49
11/23/08 at 2:50am
Err....

Paul Giamatti
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Laura Linney
Naomi Watts
Meryl Streep
Al Pacino
Julianne Moore
Russel Crowe

And some others.
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post #4 of 49
11/23/08 at 1:23pm
Joseph Gordon Levitt
Ryan Gosling
Viggo Mortensen
Liam Neeson
Gene Hackman
Gary Oldman


Actors with limited range who i still think are great, despite the fact that they may only play one character: I guess it all comes down to whether or not I like that character...

Al Pacino
George Clooney
Christopher Walken
Samuel L Jackson
Micheal Douglass
Jeff Goldblum
Bill Murray
Chow Yun Fat
Micheal Ironside
James Woods
Spader
Keanu
Bruce Willis.
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post #5 of 49
11/23/08 at 7:25pm
Actress: Meryl Streep Tilda Swinton Renee Zellweger Actor: Ryan Gosling Philip Seymour Hoffman Liam Neeson Ralph Fiennes
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post #6 of 49
11/23/08 at 9:01pm
You all seem to have missed Daniel Day-Lewis.

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Originally Posted by Sesame Seed View Post
WI am going to have to throw Gay Oldman's name into the ring.

So I quickly copy and paste from your post what I thought was Gary Oldman's name to double check he is who I thought he was...Shocking google image result
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post #7 of 49
11/24/08 at 4:27am
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You all seem to have missed Daniel Day-Lewis.

Rich man's Oldman with half the range. Oldman can be intentionally "˜cartoony' but Day Lewis is always unintentionally "˜cartoony'. His characters seem to develop deeper but that can come down to the fact that he gets more screen time (familiarity), and works on better productions with better scripts. Oldman makes something out of nothing and much more frequently as well. It's clockwork with him.
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post #8 of 49
11/24/08 at 4:36am
Only brits are coming to mind in addition to those already mentioned above.

Actor: David Thewlis
Acress: Emily Watson.
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post #9 of 49
11/24/08 at 6:42am
not necessarily the best actors in my mind yet i will sorely miss them if they stopped acting:
(off the top of my head)
morgan freeman
tom hanks
harrison ford
meryl streep
geoffrey rush
julie andrews
rachel weisz
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post #10 of 49
11/24/08 at 11:40am
not my favorite, but daniel day lewis is fucking incredible.
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post #11 of 49
11/24/08 at 2:05pm
ian mcshane michael c. hall phillip seymour hoffman russell crowe don cheadle illeana douglas vince vaughn (at what he does, not oscar material) clive owen jeff daniels jeff bridges emma thompsen daniel day lewis
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post #12 of 49
11/24/08 at 3:07pm
Robert De Niro Gary Oldman Kevin Spacey Al Pacino Anthony Hopkins Edward Norton Brad Pitt edit: forgot DiCaprio Daniel Day Lewis is great but he overacts everything he does. Also everyone should watch This Boy's Life if you want to see relatively unknown and stellar performances by DeNiro, DeCaprio, and Ellen Barkin
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post #13 of 49
11/24/08 at 3:10pm
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Joseph Gordon Levitt


Al Pacino

Bruce Willis.

What is very sad is that these two men are now in the same category. Al Pacino actually used to have quite a range. His earlier films avoided the gravel voiced tough guy. He used to play much more vulnerable characters and be so much more nuanced. I totally agree now, he plays himself over and over, and cannot for the life of him pick a script. Everything he's done recently has been trash.
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post #14 of 49
11/24/08 at 3:16pm
O and my list

Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Eodi Falco (Carmela Soprano)
Merryl Streep
Leo Dicaprio
Johnny Depp
Ed Norton
DeNiro pre-90s
Pacino Pre-scarface (although some great ones came after)
Hoffman (pre-stupid shit that he now does)
Don Cheedle
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post #15 of 49
11/24/08 at 3:50pm
Angela Bassett
Deniro
Denzel
Don Cheadle
Hugh Laurie
Liam Neeson
Pacino
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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