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Post by franklin on Feb 15, 2021 0:06:59 GMT
People seem really to love Denzel Washington, huh?? Hell, the Academy even nominated him for that critical and commercial flop Roman J.Israel Esq. (in which he wasn't that good) despite Tom Hanks being there that year with The Post, an actual BP nominee and a stronger performance.
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Post by futuretrunks on Feb 15, 2021 1:19:16 GMT
People seem really to love Denzel Washington, huh?? Hell, the Academy even nominated him for that critical and commercial flop Roman J.Israel Esq. (in which he wasn't that good) despite Tom Hanks being there that year with The Post, an actual BP nominee and a stronger performance. Debatable. I think Hanks was fine in The Post, but I thought Streep was better, and Denzel in Roman J. probably better as well, despite Roman J. being mediocre and a massive disappointment after Nightcrawler. I think Hanks was better in Bridge of Spies (and easily better than Rylance's baffling Oscar-winning turn), but that film was a bore compared to The Post.
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Post by pupdurcs on Feb 15, 2021 4:31:07 GMT
Hanks was basic as hell in The Post. It was a performance with no layers or subtext. It was just there. Yet another variation of Hanks "most decent guy in America" trope, and not one of his more interesting ones either.Not bad per se, just workmanlike. An Oscar nod for such a performance would have been a waste (especially when you consider how much better Jason Robards Jr was in the same role as Ben Bradlee, his Oscar winning work in All The Presidents Men). Streep was the only one doing anything interesting in that film.
Roman J Israel Esq by stark contrast was an incredible, multi-layered and transformative performance by Denzel, that I think actually deserved to win the Oscar in that line-up based on performance alone. And I think he probably would have won the Oscar if the film itself had recieved less divisive reviews.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 25, 2021 18:10:33 GMT
Interesting recent article discussing whom they consider the top 10 best co-stars of the GOAT (and the 21st Century's Greatest Actor) . Mostly solid picks. Some nice left-field choices ( Mendes & Lathan). The Ray Allen pick is inspired. I personally don't see Chris Pine as some sort of essential co-star (though Tarantino might disagree), especially when you are leaving off people like Russell Crowe, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Andre Braugher, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christopher Plummer, Jodie Foster, Sarita Choudry, Wesley Snipes, Delroy Lindo etc. www.roughcutcinema.com/post/top-ten-denzel-washington-co-starsTen Essential Denzel Washington Co-Stars Among the pantheon of great movie stars, Denzel Washington is special. For one, he’s literally never been bad. Even if one of his movies disappoints, his performance is never the problem; he’s always doing interesting work. But one of the qualities that really places him at the pinnacle of the craft is his ability to elevate the actors around him. If you’re appearing opposite Denzel Washington, you better bring your A-game. But who is Denzel’s greatest co-star? To find out, we relied on an age-old strategy—subjective opinions—to come up with a list of ten of our favorite Denzel Washington screen partners. These aren’t necessarily the best performances by his co-stars, but taken collectively they demonstrate a fundamental Hollywood truth: if you’re an actor, there should be no one you want to share the screen with more than Denzel Washington. Tom Hanks, Philadelphia Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993)Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993) Tristar Pictures Though the Academy may have decided that Tom Hanks was worthy of an Oscar win (fair enough) and Denzel didn’t even merit a nomination (travesty), Philadelphia is a true two-hander, providing plenty of opportunities for the two superstars to shine. Jonathan Demme’s film keeps the two actors apart for large swaths of the runtime — during which they each more than hold their own — but when they share the screen Philadelphia becomes transcendent. As an actor Hanks has an impressive ability to play deceptively unassuming, his nuanced performance (overshadowed perhaps by the physical transformation) perfectly setting up Washington for the more expressive role. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that they’re both often shot in Demme’s trademark close-up style, allowing two great face actors a massive canvas to strut their stuff. -Carson Cook Dakota Fanning, Man on Fire Dakota Fanning and Denzel Washington in Man on Fire (2004)Dakota Fanning and Denzel Washington in Man on Fire (2004) Searchlight Pictures One of the tests of a truly great actor is how well they work with children. You can’t fake it with a kid. Sincerity comes naturally to them, magnifying any false notes or missteps by their adult co-stars. Working opposite a child actor requires a different skill set, and when that child is as talented and precocious as a young Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire, the bar is even higher. Denzel and Fanning’s chemistry is immediate, and her performance anchors his character throughout the entire film. You can track Denzel’s entire arc throughout the film just by how they look at each other. Dakota pushes Denzel to stretch much more than this straightforward action movie would otherwise demand, and it’s their connection that elevates the film above your standard mid-budget genre fare. It’s a remarkable duet. -Jonny Diaz Angela Bassett, Malcolm X Angela Bassett and Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (1992)Angela Bassett and Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (1992) Warner Bros. Spike Lee’s magnum opus revolves around such a towering and all-encompassing tour de force by Washington that it feels like there’s scarcely room for any other performances despite the nearly three-and-a-half hour length. But part of the brilliance of Malcolm X is the fact that the numerous supporting performances are absolutely integral to the story primarily for how each actor’s work helps contextualize and flesh out Denzel’s Malcolm — a difficult task to pull off without coming across as a mere archetype or cypher. No one accomplishes this feat better than Angela Bassett, playing nurse, activist, and eventually wife of Malcolm X Betty Shabazz. Through no fault of the actors’ own, the biopic wife stands as one of the most difficult types of movie characters to play, simply because the role on the page is often so thanklessly written. Lee gives Shabazz a bit more to do here than you might expect from another filmmaker, but all the credit goes to Bassett for making her a complex figure in her own right while still devoting most of her narrative energy to humanizing Malcolm. -CC Ethan Hawke, Training Day Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke in Training Day (2001)Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke in Training Day (2001) Warner Bros. As a corrupted inversion of the standard buddy cop formula, Training Day’s success is entirely dependent on the relationship between its two leads. Fortunately, Ethan Hawke’s laidback, naturalistic style meshes perfectly with Denzel’s megawatt bravado, making them the ideal pair to follow down this journey through Los Angeles’s criminal underbelly. Denzel won a well-deserved Oscar for his performance as the corrupt detective Alonzo Harris—he dominates every frame with the depth and star charisma we’ve come to expect from him. But I’m not sure that he would’ve gotten there if not for Ethan Hawke, who gives the platonic ideal of a Denzel costar performance. As rookie detective Jake Hoyt, he spends the entire film in awe of Detective Harris, regarding him with amazement and fear. As an audience surrogate, he expresses and amplifies the feelings that we have watching Denzel give this performance, and in doing so perfectly represents how cool and terrifying it must be to show up for work knowing you’ll have to act opposite THE Denzel Washington. -JD Chris Pine, Unstoppable Chris Pine and Denzel Washington in Unstoppable (2010)Chris Pine and Denzel Washington in Unstoppable (2010) 20th Century Pictures When it comes to movies about rivalry and begrudging respect amongst overly macho professionals, Tony Scott was one of the masters, and his last film was one of the genre’s best thanks in large part to the interplay between Washington and Pine. Unstoppable plays like a sort of drawn-out Speed, giving Denzel’s “one day from retirement” veteran railway engineer and Pine’s hotshot new conductor plenty of time to trade barbs and eventually reach a point of mutual trust and understanding as they attempt to slow down their runaway train. Like Ethan Hawke in Training Day, Pine naturally understands his own unique brand of star power and how to use it as a foil against an actor like Denzel — a natural collaborator, but one whose own charisma is so powerful that it’s hard for him to ever truly play a mere supporting role. Pine happily takes above-the-title second fiddle, allowing both him and Washington to be in perfect position for a series of expertly-executed volleys that keep the film rolling along at an enjoyably breakneck pace. -CC Gene Hackman, Crimson Tide Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in Crimson Tide (1995)Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in Crimson Tide (1995) Buena Vista Pictures At this point in his career, it can be tough to remember when Denzel wasn’t always automatically the biggest star in the room, so it’s fun to look back at a time when he was the young gun pushing an established veteran to stretch their acting muscles. Although by 1995 Denzel was already clearly among the best actors of his generation, it wouldn’t have been unreasonable to expect the legendary Gene Hackman to blow everyone else in Crimson Tide out of the water (pun absolutely intended). But Denzel more than holds his own against Hackman, and their scenes together are the most exciting part of Tony Scott’s submarine thriller. Now with the benefit of hindsight, we know that Denzel isn’t just a generational talent. Like Hackman, he’s one of the all-time greats, and Crimson Tide is nothing less than an on-screen passing of the torch from one legendary performer to another. -JD Ray Allen, He Got Game Denzel Washington and Ray Allen in He Got Game (1998)Denzel Washington and Ray Allen in He Got Game (1998) Buena Vista Pictures No, Ray Allen isn’t one of the ten best actors Denzel has ever worked with, but as one of the few non-professional actors to serve as Washington’s co-star, his performance as Jesus Shuttlesworth in He Got Game provides unique and valuable insight into just how good Denzel is as a collaborator. Yes, all the credit in the world to Spike Lee for directing his actors, and we should note that we’re not damning Allen with faint praise here — his turn is moving and impressive, and he more than holds his own against screen legends. But Washington is one of the most magnetic presences to ever grace the screen, and it’s not hard to imagine that if he really wanted to he could completely overshadow an untrained newcomer like Allen. The fact that he doesn’t, that Allen’s performance feels of a piece with the rest of the film and like it exists in the same world, let alone the same family, as Denzel’s Jake Shuttlesworth speaks volumes about how Washington elevates those around him through skilled generosity and sheer force of will. -CC Julia Roberts, The Pelican Brief Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts in The Pelican Brief (1993)Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts in The Pelican Brief (1993) Warner Bros. There’s star power, and then there’s Star Power, and both Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts have the latter in spades. They are both such effortlessly commanding screen presences that seeing them together seems like it might almost be too much, but Denzel’s cool confidence and Julia’s effervescent charm and up being a perfect match in The Pelican Brief, contrasting their relative strengths in a true celebration of movie star charisma. Although this legal thriller never really gives either of them the room to stretch their acting muscles all that far, watching these two interact is its own kind of thrill. Like most John Grisham adaptations, The Pelican Brief has a convoluted plot involving Supreme Court assassinations, video deposition testimony, and campaign finance violations, but it’s never less than wholly compelling, and that has everything to do with the fact that Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington are at the helm. -JD Eva Mendes and Sanaa Lathan, Out of Time Eva Mendes, Denzel Washington, and Sanaa Lathan in Out of Time (2003)Eva Mendes, Denzel Washington, and Sanaa Lathan in Out of Time (2003) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer No slight to these two actors for the shared entry, we promise: they’re just both so integral to what makes Out of Time click that it wouldn’t be fair to only highlight one of them. One of the biggest challenges of Carl Franklin’s screwball noir is that there has to be crackling chemistry between both Denzel and Mendes and Denzel and Lathan, and that said chemistry in each case has to feel natural and distinct while simultaneously reading like the flip side of the other pairing’s coin. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Mendes and Lathan — two of our more undersung actors — are up to the challenge, playing their characters with vibrancy and complexity beyond what you might expect from the genre. But they also help shine a light on how good Washington is at manufacturing and maintaining on-screen chemistry: this is one of the few times he’s circled romantic comedy territory and it only makes you wish he’d go to this well more often. -CC Viola Davis, Fences Viola Davis and Denzel Washington in Fences (2010)Viola Davis and Denzel Washington in Fences (2010) Paramount Honestly, this entire article could have just been about Viola Davis. True, she has an unfair advantage over every other performer on this list; six years before the film adaptation of Fences, she starred with Denzel in a 2010 Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play—a production that earned them both Tony Awards. So it’s no wonder that in Fences, Denzel and Viola inhabit their characters so deeply that they feel real. The contours of their marriage and their relationship are so detailed and well-worn because of how long they lived with these characters and with each other. It’s not just that they’re two of the best actors of all time (they are). It’s also the unprecedented level of trust that must come from knowing that you’re doing career-best work opposite a screen partner who’s doing the exact same. -JD
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 25, 2021 18:46:22 GMT
He isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I'd probably include Jared Leto as well, before Pine.
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Post by sirchuck23 on Mar 25, 2021 21:48:17 GMT
That's an interesting list with some good picks. Interesting topic..I think my top 10 essential Denzel co-stars would be these actors in no particular order:
Don Cheadle Ethan Hawke Viola Davis Tom Hanks Dakota Fanning Gene Hackman Gary Oldman Angela Bassett Morgan Freeman Ray Allen
These are my 10 with how they performed with Washington and helped propel the specific film with their acting contribution. Allen takes a slot because He Got Game rides on and works because of the relationship/tension between Jesus and Jake. Allen rose to the occasion in that film. Its tough because Denzel has so many great co-stars..I could easily make another list with Annette Bening, Wesley Snipes, Delroy Lindo, Russell Crowe, Jodie Foster, Clive Owen, etc.
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Post by stephen on Mar 25, 2021 21:55:52 GMT
Hmmm... if I had to pick my top ten essential Washington co-stars:
Tom Hanks (Philadelphia) Don Cheadle (Devil in a Blue Dress) John Goodman (Fallen, but not Flight) Angela Bassett (Malcolm X) Gene Hackman (Crimson Tide) Ethan Hawke (Training Day) Viola Davis (Fences) Josh Brolin (American Gangster) Ruby Dee (American Gangster) Angelina Jolie (The Bone Collector)
I limited it to just those who played off against Washington when he was in a leading role, not an ensemble piece, so no Adolph Caesar or any of the Glory men.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 25, 2021 22:09:28 GMT
That's an interesting list with some good picks. Interesting topic..I think my top 10 essential Denzel co-stars would be these actors in no particular order: Don Cheadle Ethan Hawke Viola Davis Tom Hanks Dakota Fanning Gene Hackman Gary Oldman Angela Bassett Morgan Freeman Ray Allen These are my 10 with how they performed with Washington and helped propel the specific film with their acting contribution. Allen takes a slot because He Got Game rides on and works because of the relationship/tension between Jesus and Jake. Allen rose to the occasion in that film. Its tough because Denzel has so many great co-stars..I could easily make another list with Annette Bening, Wesley Snipes, Delroy Lindo, Russell Crowe, Jodie Foster, Clive Owen, etc. Your picks are strong I feel like The Manchurian Candidate gets overlooked, because Denzel had some great scenes with Liev Schreiber, Bruno Ganz, Jeffrey Wright, Jon Voight and Kimberly Elise. Meryl Streep did great work in the movie. but their characters barely interacted. But that is a movie full of great performances that don't get enough credit:
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Post by sirchuck23 on Mar 25, 2021 22:23:49 GMT
That's an interesting list with some good picks. Interesting topic..I think my top 10 essential Denzel co-stars would be these actors in no particular order: Don Cheadle Ethan Hawke Viola Davis Tom Hanks Dakota Fanning Gene Hackman Gary Oldman Angela Bassett Morgan Freeman Ray Allen These are my 10 with how they performed with Washington and helped propel the specific film with their acting contribution. Allen takes a slot because He Got Game rides on and works because of the relationship/tension between Jesus and Jake. Allen rose to the occasion in that film. Its tough because Denzel has so many great co-stars..I could easily make another list with Annette Bening, Wesley Snipes, Delroy Lindo, Russell Crowe, Jodie Foster, Clive Owen, etc. Your picks are strong I feel like The Manchurian Candidate gets overlooked, because Denzel had some great scenes with Liev Schreiber, Bruno Ganz, Jeffrey Wright, Jon Voight and Kimberly Elise. Meryl Streep did great work in the movie. but their characters barely interacted. But that is a movie full of great performances that don't get enough credit:
That's what makes it so tough, he's worked with so many great actors during his career, you can make completely different top 10 lists than the usual names you can think of...Will Patton, Sarita Choudry, even Lithgow gave a memorable villain performance opposite him in Ricochet.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 25, 2021 22:24:04 GMT
Hmmm... if I had to pick my top ten essential Washington co-stars: Tom Hanks ( Philadelphia) Don Cheadle ( Devil in a Blue Dress) John Goodman ( Fallen, but not Flight) Angela Bassett ( Malcolm X) Gene Hackman ( Crimson Tide) Ethan Hawke ( Training Day) Viola Davis ( Fences) Josh Brolin ( American Gangster) Ruby Dee ( American Gangster) Angelina Jolie ( The Bone Collector) I limited it to just those who played off against Washington when he was in a leading role, not an ensemble piece, so no Adolph Caesar or any of the Glory men. Nice pick with Brolin. He really leveled up in American Gangster going toe to toe with both Denzel and Crowe.I wouldn't go with Ruby Dee from that movie (she was fine, but I thought her contributions to the movie were severely overvalued. Not sure what that Oscar nomination was about).Obviously Crowe would be my other pick from that film, if only for the fantastic interrogation/coffee cup scene with Denzel. But also Cuba Gooding Jr probably does some of the best work of his career in a single scene with Denzel as Nicky Barnes, with Denzel's Frank Lucas giving Nicky shit at his nightclub for reducing the purity of his drugs when selling it. Denzel is Denzel, so he delivers, but it's great to see an often underrated and maligned actor like Cuba (despite his Oscar win) raise his level to keep up with Denzel. "Put a chokehold on a motherfucker and call it Blue Dogshit. I don't care" ....Denzel's Frank Lucas has a way with words.
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Post by wallsofjericho on Mar 25, 2021 22:30:37 GMT
It was brief as hell but I loved the little exchange between Zel and Jason Robards in Philadelphia. I wish they shared more scenes (even in Crimson Tide). Robards always had a great and commanding screen presence.
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Post by stephen on Mar 25, 2021 22:44:41 GMT
Hmmm... if I had to pick my top ten essential Washington co-stars: Tom Hanks ( Philadelphia) Don Cheadle ( Devil in a Blue Dress) John Goodman ( Fallen, but not Flight) Angela Bassett ( Malcolm X) Gene Hackman ( Crimson Tide) Ethan Hawke ( Training Day) Viola Davis ( Fences) Josh Brolin ( American Gangster) Ruby Dee ( American Gangster) Angelina Jolie ( The Bone Collector) I limited it to just those who played off against Washington when he was in a leading role, not an ensemble piece, so no Adolph Caesar or any of the Glory men. Nice pick with Brolin. He really leveled up in American Gangster going toe to toe with both Denzel and Crowe.I wouldn't go with Ruby Dee from that movie (she was fine, but I thought her contributions to the movie were severely overvalued. Not sure what that Oscar nomination was about).Obviously Crowe would be my other pick from that film, if only for the fantastic interrogation/coffee cup scene with Denzel. See, I really do love Ruby Dee's performance in that and while I wish she had a lot more screentime, she absolutely made the most with what she was given and I thought she was superb. That year's Supporting Actress roster was murderously good; any of them would've made fine winners. Brolin, for me, was the film's MVP. Imagine a film where Trupo goes head-to-head with Alonzo Harris in an attempt to screw over the other while taking each other's territory.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 25, 2021 22:54:52 GMT
Nice pick with Brolin. He really leveled up in American Gangster going toe to toe with both Denzel and Crowe.I wouldn't go with Ruby Dee from that movie (she was fine, but I thought her contributions to the movie were severely overvalued. Not sure what that Oscar nomination was about).Obviously Crowe would be my other pick from that film, if only for the fantastic interrogation/coffee cup scene Brolin, for me, was the film's MVP. Imagine a film where Trupo goes head-to-head with Alonzo Harris in an attempt to screw over the other while taking each other's territory. Well, I definitely wouldn't go that far as to call Brolin MVP (this is Denzel's movie through and through), but he was very good and gave a complimentary supporting performance. I feel like Brolin watched Nick Nolte in Q & A, and basically decided to play that character (right down to his look). He did it well, but it also felt like a redux of an existing movie character. I'd probably have been more impressed if I hadn't already seen Nolte play Trupo first.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Mar 26, 2021 0:07:20 GMT
I don't know if I could select a top ten co-stars (Hackman and Davis would be up there for me), but I absolutely adored when Denzel and Walken encountered and talked with each other in Man on Fire.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 26, 2021 0:30:13 GMT
I don't know if I could select a top ten co-stars (Hackman and Davis would be up there for me), but I absolutely adored when Denzel and Walken encountered and talked with each other in Man on Fire. Yeah, Denzel and Walken was another great one. Their friendship chemistry was unreal. They really felt like they had been buddies for decades, who had gone through deep shit together as soldiers/mercenaries (I almost imagine Walken's character being an older version of his mercenary character in The Dogs Of War, who later changed his name to Rayburn and met Creasy on some CIA black ops mission). I guess for obvious reasons the pairing of Denzel and Dakota Fanning in Man On Fire overshadows Walken/Denzel, but it is definitely also worthy of mention.
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Post by futuretrunks on Mar 26, 2021 0:40:02 GMT
Brolin, for me, was the film's MVP. Imagine a film where Trupo goes head-to-head with Alonzo Harris in an attempt to screw over the other while taking each other's territory. Well, I definitely wouldn't go that far as to call Brolin MVP (this is Denzel's movie through and through), but he was very good and gave a complimentary supporting performance. I feel like Brolin watched Nick Nolte in Q & A, and basically decided to play that character (right down to his look). He did it well, but it also felt like a redux of an existing movie character. I'd probably have been more impressed if I hadn't already seen Nolte play Trupo first. Man, Brolin was so surprising in American Gangster. Authentically bullying Denzel and Crowe's characters, and being completely convincing. I feel like he hasn't had a single role since 2007 as good as his roles in AG and NCFOM. I didn't get the Milk nomination at all. But yeah, what a year for Brolin that was, with Project Terror and In The Valley of Elah too.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 26, 2021 0:53:27 GMT
Well, I definitely wouldn't go that far as to call Brolin MVP (this is Denzel's movie through and through), but he was very good and gave a complimentary supporting performance. I feel like Brolin watched Nick Nolte in Q & A, and basically decided to play that character (right down to his look). He did it well, but it also felt like a redux of an existing movie character. I'd probably have been more impressed if I hadn't already seen Nolte play Trupo first. Man, Brolin was so surprising in American Gangster. Authentically bullying Denzel and Crowe's characters, and being completely convincing. I feel like he hasn't had a single role since 2007 as good as his roles in AG and NCFOM. I didn't get the Milk nomination at all. But yeah, what a year for Brolin that was, with Project Terror and In The Valley of Elah too. Well, some people will undervalue it because it's a CGI creation in a huge blockbuster franchise (though he is still acting and voicing the part), but for me the finest, most memorable performance of Brolin's career is arguably Thanos in Avengers Infinity War and Endgame. I feel that's about as close to our era has come to experiencing a Darth Vader level villain in the big sci-fi, fantasy millieu. He really did something iconic with that role.
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Post by sirchuck23 on Mar 26, 2021 1:04:36 GMT
Brolin, for me, was the film's MVP. Imagine a film where Trupo goes head-to-head with Alonzo Harris in an attempt to screw over the other while taking each other's territory. Well, I definitely wouldn't go that far as to call Brolin MVP (this is Denzel's movie through and through), but he was very good and gave a complimentary supporting performance. I feel like Brolin watched Nick Nolte in Q & A, and basically decided to play that character (right down to his look). He did it well, but it also felt like a redux of an existing movie character. I'd probably have been more impressed if I hadn't already seen Nolte play Trupo first. Damn..Armand Asante is in that as well..lol. I feel like you could do a six degrees of Armand Asante game too.
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Post by fiosnasiob on Mar 26, 2021 11:38:26 GMT
That's a very good list, well written and yeah, a good idea for threads. I will mention him because no one did...Spike Lee. Obviously not a GREAT ACTING duet(s) and Spike isn't a good actor overall but the bond, the genuine and funny camaraderie that Denzel share with Spike on screen in both (Mo' and X) is perhaps as fluid as he had with any others imo. I could have totally saw these two doing a buddy comedy in the style of Midnight Run, The Nice Guys, 48 Hrs, etc... at some point. I hope that you all will have to edit your lists soon, The Frances is coming.
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Post by sirchuck23 on Mar 26, 2021 13:15:36 GMT
That's a very good list, well written and yeah, a good idea for threads. I will mention him because no one did...Spike Lee. Obviously not a GREAT ACTING duet(s) and Spike isn't a good actor overall but the bond, the genuine and funny camaraderie that Denzel share with Spike on screen in both (Mo' and X) is perhaps as fluid as he had with any others imo. I could have totally saw these two doing a buddy comedy in the style of Midnight Run, The Nice Guys, 48 Hrs, etc... at some point. I hope that you all will have to edit your lists soon, The Frances is coming. Honestly..I think Spike is underrated as an actor. He’s not a great actor obviously..but he is pretty good and weirdly has great screen presence and charisma for someone who had no acting experience or training whatsoever. She’s Gotta Have It, Do The Right Thing, and Malcolm X are some of his classic masterpieces and he has sizeable important parts in all of them..no to mention all his famous Mars Blackman Nike commercials...an iconic character he wrote and created with his acting. Spike as an actor is somewhat interesting if you think about it. Scorsese is another one who has an interesting screen presence and charisma when you think about it..obviously his famous scene in Taxi Driver. They’re better on screen than Tarantino for sure...lol..who can take you out of the movie with his acting.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Mar 26, 2021 13:45:55 GMT
That's a very good list, well written and yeah, a good idea for threads. I will mention him because no one did...Spike Lee. Obviously not a GREAT ACTING duet(s) and Spike isn't a good actor overall but the bond, the genuine and funny camaraderie that Denzel share with Spike on screen in both (Mo' and X) is perhaps as fluid as he had with any others imo. I could have totally saw these two doing a buddy comedy in the style of Midnight Run, The Nice Guys, 48 Hrs, etc... at some point. I hope that you all will have to edit your lists soon, The Frances is coming. Honestly..I think Spike is underrated as an actor. He’s not a great actor obviously..but he is pretty good and weirdly has great screen presence and charisma for someone who had no acting experience or training whatsoever. She’s Gotta Have It, Do The Right Thing, and Malcolm X are some of his classic masterpieces and he has sizeable important parts in all of them..no to mention all his famous Mars Blackman Nike commercials...an iconic character he wrote and created with his acting. Spike as an actor is somewhat interesting if you think about it. Scorsese is another one who has an interesting screen presence and charisma when you think about it..obviously his famous scene in Taxi Driver. They’re better on screen than Tarantino for sure...lol..who can take you out of the movie with his acting. Spike Lee isn't a great actor, but he gets the job done, and usually serves his roles well. He doesn't really act anymore for a reason, but still when he did appear in his movies, he was extremely fine.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 26, 2021 15:02:31 GMT
Honestly..I think Spike is underrated as an actor. He’s not a great actor obviously..but he is pretty good and weirdly has great screen presence and charisma for someone who had no acting experience or training whatsoever. She’s Gotta Have It, Do The Right Thing, and Malcolm X are some of his classic masterpieces and he has sizeable important parts in all of them..no to mention all his famous Mars Blackman Nike commercials...an iconic character he wrote and created with his acting. Spike as an actor is somewhat interesting if you think about it. Scorsese is another one who has an interesting screen presence and charisma when you think about it..obviously his famous scene in Taxi Driver. They’re better on screen than Tarantino for sure...lol..who can take you out of the movie with his acting. Spike Lee isn't a great actor, but he gets the job done, and usually serves his roles well. He doesn't really act anymore for a reason, but still when he did appear in his movies, he was extremely fine. To me Spike as an actor is almost equivalent to Woody Allen. Though Allen put himself much more front and centre in his movies, so can be considered more accomplished. But they both basically only had one character (with slight tweaks), but played it very effectively when they were onscreen. But yeah, considering Spike was the closest thing to a lead in his most revered masterpiece Do The Right Thing, and he created an iconic character in Mars Blackmon in She's Gotta Have It, he perphaps gets less credit as a screen performer than he should.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Mar 26, 2021 15:14:51 GMT
Spike Lee isn't a great actor, but he gets the job done, and usually serves his roles well. He doesn't really act anymore for a reason, but still when he did appear in his movies, he was extremely fine. To me Spike as an actor is almost equivalent to Woody Allen. Though Allen put himself much more front and centre in his movies, so can be considered more accomplished. But they both basically only had one character (with slight tweaks), but played it very effectively when they were onscreen. But yeah, considering Spike was the closest thing to a lead in his most revered masterpiece Do The Right Thing, and he created an iconic character in Mars Blackmon in She's Gotta Have It, he perphaps gets less credit as a screen performer than he should. And Spike Lee and Woody Allen only cast themselves for convenient sakes. Lee because he was working on smaller budgets originally and thus couldn't waste every role, and Allen because he proved to be at least in the seventies, an appealing presence for moviegoers to buy tickets to see his film. I don't fault Lee at all for becoming an actor at all, even with his very clear lack of experience.
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Post by sirchuck23 on Mar 26, 2021 15:55:55 GMT
To me Spike as an actor is almost equivalent to Woody Allen. Though Allen put himself much more front and centre in his movies, so can be considered more accomplished. But they both basically only had one character (with slight tweaks), but played it very effectively when they were onscreen. But yeah, considering Spike was the closest thing to a lead in his most revered masterpiece Do The Right Thing, and he created an iconic character in Mars Blackmon in She's Gotta Have It, he perphaps gets less credit as a screen performer than he should. And Spike Lee and Woody Allen only cast themselves for convenient sakes. Lee because he was working on smaller budgets originally and thus couldn't waste every role, and Allen because he proved to be at least in the seventies, an appealing presence for moviegoers to buy tickets to see his film. I don't fault Lee at all for becoming an actor at all, even with his very clear lack of experience.
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Post by pupdurcs on Sept 19, 2021 4:46:18 GMT
Welp, it's going towards awards season, so it about that time of the year when some people start getting notably more salty about me being a Denzel stan , so let's increase the salt a little bit New Vanity Fair article about why Washington is considered one of the greatest actors of all time and 10 of the films that most show why , in the lead up to the release of The Tragedy Of Macbeth (as I mentioned elsewhere articles like this are obviously going to help start building the narrative as to why he should get a 3rd Oscar, if his performance delivers).
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