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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 23, 2024 16:22:05 GMT
The winner of the last pair of Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson is.....Five Easy Pieces
1) Director/ Actor Best Film #1: Scorsese & DeNiro-------Goodfellas (17 votes) (RU Taxi Driver 10 votes)
2) Director/Actor Best Film #2: Fincher & Pitt----- Seven ( 19 votes) ( RU: Fight Club 13 votes)
3) Director/ Actor Best Film # 3: Spielberg & Hanks-----Saving Private Ryan ( 15 votes) ( RU: Catch Me If You Can 12 votes)
4) Director/Actor Best Film #4: Coppola & Dunst------ The Virgin Suicides ( 10 votes) ( RU: Marie Antoinette 9 votes)
5) Director/Actor Best Film #5: Haynes & Moore------ Safe ( 10 Votes)
(RU: Far From Heaven 9 votes)
6 ) Director/ Actor Best Film #6: Rafelson & Nicholson------- Five Easy Pieces (12 Votes) ( RU: The King Of Marvin Gardens 4 votes)
Next up, Jim Sheridan & Daniel Day-Lewis, who have made 3 films together.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Mar 23, 2024 16:24:42 GMT
My Left Foot
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Post by stephen on Mar 23, 2024 16:25:17 GMT
My Left Foot has two all-timer performances from Day-Lewis and Fricker (as well as two astonishing ones from O'Conor and McAnally), but people really do overlook how great that screenplay is. It's one of the very best when it comes to the traditional biopic, where even though it follows a well-worn path, it makes it feel organic and avoid the pitfalls that have plagued the genre elsewhere.
In the Name of the Father is a damn close second, though. I'd say Sheridan's direction is stronger in this one. The Boxer is good but it's comfortably bronze on this podium.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 23, 2024 16:30:08 GMT
Best performance DDL gave for Sheridan is My Left Foot. But I think In The Name Of The Father is a much stronger film overall. And has the most rewatchability of their films together. Also features the late, great Pete Postlethwaite's greatest performance, which was easily as good as DDL's. He was maybe the MVP of the film. Some of Emma Thompson's best work as well. The Boxer was a noble effort, but doesn't really stick the landing. |
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Post by finniussnrub on Mar 23, 2024 16:35:30 GMT
My Left Foot for DDL performance, In The Name of the Father for film. But the former is also a terrific film, and the latter has also a great DDL performance. So on just basis of what I'd probably more immediately watch this moment, I vote the latter film, but it's close.
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 23, 2024 16:46:57 GMT
In The Name of The Father - performance and film and at 1:30 starts the greatest acted scene of his career - he ain't DePac or Brando or Nicholson - he's not THE GOAT- they are ........ but he's certainly a GOAT.......and this scene is electric
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Post by JangoB on Mar 23, 2024 17:03:05 GMT
In the Name of the Father, but My Left Foot is close.
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Post by paulgallo on Mar 23, 2024 17:19:50 GMT
5) Director/Actor Best Film #5: Haynes & Moore------ Far From Heaven ( 10 Votes) (RU: I'm Not There 9 votes) Wait, didn't Safe win that poll? |
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Post by Steve17 on Mar 23, 2024 17:20:29 GMT
I pick In the Name of the Father for both performance and film. I honestly found My Left Foot to be a bit boring, and I haven't seen The Boxer.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 23, 2024 17:42:23 GMT
5) Director/Actor Best Film #5: Haynes & Moore------ Far From Heaven ( 10 Votes) (RU: I'm Not There 9 votes) Wait, didn't Safe win that poll? Yep, it did. Thanks for the catch. Just corrected it. |
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Post by stabcaesar on Mar 23, 2024 18:11:35 GMT
I pick In the Name of the Father for both performance and film. I honestly found My Left Foot to be a bit boring, and I haven't seen The Boxer. Same here. I find My Left Foot really mid and DDL's performance quite phony. The reports about him being so method that he had to be fed and stay wheelchair-bound during filming will never stop being totally laughable. Personally I think it's his worst nominated performance by a distance. In the Name of the Father on the other hand is probably his best performance. One of the only times I find him 100% lived-in and artless in a role. The film overall is very powerful, too. |
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