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Post by Allenism on Mar 5, 2021 13:24:10 GMT
But I don't expect many allies on this one. To me, he brilliantly captures a type of person who is rarely portrayed on film: someone with low-vibrational depression who's also a bit eccentric, but not in any way that makes him either "threatening" or martyr-like.
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Post by stephen on Mar 5, 2021 13:29:55 GMT
He's very good in it, and I think James Gray really does something unique and special with him, which makes his absence in Ad Astra all the more of a shame, because I think Phoenix really could've evoked the loneliness that character exudes.
Still, though, I prefer his work with PTA and Ramsay.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 5, 2021 13:40:13 GMT
Favorite and Best aren't neccesarily the same thing. I don't think it's his best work or anything close to it.
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Post by TerryMontana on Mar 5, 2021 13:43:12 GMT
Haven't seen it tbh. I always thought his best leading performance was in Walk the Line.
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Post by Allenism on Mar 5, 2021 13:44:46 GMT
Haven't seen it tbh. I always thought his best leading performance was in Walk the Line. Yikes, no. |
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Post by Allenism on Mar 5, 2021 13:45:20 GMT
Favorite and Best aren't neccesarily the same thing. I don't think it's his best work or anything close to it. IMO it's his best. Not sure what you're prattling on about. |
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Post by TerryMontana on Mar 5, 2021 13:45:56 GMT
Haven't seen it tbh. I always thought his best leading performance was in Walk the Line. Yikes, no. From what I've seen, it's the one I prefer. |
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 5, 2021 13:47:57 GMT
Favorite and Best aren't neccesarily the same thing. I don't think it's his best work or anything close to it. IMO it's his best. Not sure what you're prattling on about. No shit. I gathered it was your opinion. It's just one I disagreed with, in an inoffensive manner. If you don't want dissenting opinions, keep the subject to yourself  |
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 5, 2021 13:48:03 GMT
Well it's one of his best at least - and like a lot of his special work has elements of control that suggests a potential loss of control. He's one of those actors - and this is how you know he's likely to be an all-timer US film actor (eventually top 10? Higher?) - where you can rearrange his best work already because it runs deep - in his case surprisingly deep......... at just 46.
For me:
Best Performance - The Master
Most Overrated - You Were Never Really Here (great-ish at times ............but not that much)
Most Underrated - Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot
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Post by Allenism on Mar 5, 2021 14:06:13 GMT
IMO it's his best. Not sure what you're prattling on about. No shit. I gathered it was your opinion. It's just one I disagreed with, in an inoffensive manner. If you don't want dissenting opinions, keep the subject to yourself God, you’re insufferable. Makes me sympathize with pacinoyes for once. |
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 5, 2021 14:15:17 GMT
No shit. I gathered it was your opinion. It's just one I disagreed with, in an inoffensive manner. If you don't want dissenting opinions, keep the subject to yourself God, you’re insufferable. Makes me sympathize with pacinoyes for once. Oh, stop being a baby. We barely have any interaction at all. I disagree with your opinion one time, and all of a sudden I'm public enemy number one  I wouldn't even mind this ridiculous overreaction if this was about something significant. But losing your shit like this because I don't think Two Lovers is Phoenix's best performance  . I'd hate to see how you'd react if I actually did something offensive. |
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Post by franklin on Mar 5, 2021 14:22:19 GMT
Gladiator
Walk The Line
The Master
Her
You Were Never Really Here
Joker
No it's not even his top 6 performances.
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Post by Allenism on Mar 5, 2021 15:00:38 GMT
Gladiator Walk The Line The Master Her You Were Never Really Here Joker No it's not even his top 6 performances. He's terrible in Joker, Walk the Line is really just him phoning it in (with not-bad results), and Gladiator is a supporting role. But YDY. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2021 19:26:03 GMT
Gladiator Walk The Line The Master Her You Were Never Really Here Joker No it's not even his top 6 performances. He's terrible in Joker, Walk the Line is really just him phoning it in (with not-bad results), and Gladiator is a supporting role. But YDY. Eh, I think he's even worse in Gladiator than he was in Joker. |
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Post by futuretrunks on Mar 6, 2021 21:06:02 GMT
I think his best performance is Commodus, but his work in Two Lovers is in the top 3 or so for me, along with the way underseen Buffalo Soldiers.
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Post by jakesully on Mar 7, 2021 15:50:09 GMT
He was incredible in so many films over the years ( and Two Lovers is definitely one of his best performances so far) but I thought under Gray he was even better in We Own the Night & The Yards (I found both of those performances to be more intense / interesting )
IMO I still gotta go with The Master as his all time best performance
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2021 18:22:05 GMT
I would say it's his best performance, period.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Sept 7, 2021 8:52:03 GMT
It's a tie between Her and The Immigrant.
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