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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 10, 2018 20:58:03 GMT
LOVE that Burton made it and didn't think he would - tremendously important actor, a great talent......a lot of people first think of him as a guy who wasted his talent but he delivered a lot on it too.
He was the rare British actor that was positively virile - and yet his greatest roles or at least his greatest - couldn't have been more different from that.
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Post by pupdurcs on Aug 10, 2018 20:58:42 GMT
Burton, give me a break, for every great performance like The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, he has at least two Exorcist 2's7 Best Actor Oscar Nominations will buy you a lot of forgivness I guess. |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 10, 2018 20:58:49 GMT
#18: Laurence Olivier  Points: 159 No. of Ballots: 11, #2 on 2 Ballots Last Poll: #11 “I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor - to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.”
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 10, 2018 20:59:55 GMT
#18: Laurence Olivier Points: 159 No. of Ballots: 11, #2 on 2 Ballots Last Poll: #11 “I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor - to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.” He's too low, imo. But at least he made it. I always thought he was too esoteric for this board, and most people haven't seen his movies. And that picture.... yikes. |
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Aug 10, 2018 21:00:44 GMT
I can't believe Burton died without an Oscar !!!  Such a phenomenal actor . Olivier is a legend too . |
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 10, 2018 21:02:25 GMT
Olivier is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too low.
Still we may be foolish on this board but he's a Lord you fnckin Philistines.
Nice pic btw
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Post by finniussnrub on Aug 10, 2018 21:02:40 GMT
#18: Laurence Olivier Points: 159 No. of Ballots: 11, #2 on 2 Ballots Last Poll: #11 “I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor - to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.” Pictured, one of the weirdest accents you'll hear in any film.
Love Olivier though, and should've been placed much higher, shame so many of his great performances remain unseen.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 10, 2018 21:04:06 GMT
#17: Charles Chaplin  Points: 167 No. of Ballots: 9, #1 on 1 Ballot Last Poll: #23 “I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.”
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Post by Mattsby on Aug 10, 2018 21:05:51 GMT
Ahhh I love George C Scott, I wanted to put him higher on my list but I haven't seen enough. But what I've seen, he has an underrated range. Hanging Tree his debut he goes full-out theatrical in his perf sorta at odds with the piece but works okay with the character, but then he'll ace the icy academic roles like Anatomy of a Murder and Petulia, then hit you with Dr Strangelove which is an exemplary cartoon-comic perf, and mix the two for his best stuff like The Hospital.....
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Post by pupdurcs on Aug 10, 2018 21:06:10 GMT
Dying to see if Denzel will rank higher than Pacino  I think Joaquin Phoenix will be the actor ranked too high this time (it was Brad Pitt during the similar IMDB poll), he got nothing but love these days. I suspect you will be right about Phoenix. |
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Post by Viced on Aug 10, 2018 21:07:05 GMT
Late observations...
- Gosling over the true Canadian GOAT, Donald Sutherland? Lmao... and Chris Plummer isn’t even gonna make it (unless I missed him).
- Robin Williams and Tom Hanks are way too damn high.
- Super happy the legend George C. Scott got into the top 20...
- Mostly a great list so far... very happy to see Cagney and the two guys from Jean de Florette that aren’t Yves Montand.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 10, 2018 21:09:01 GMT
#16: Montgomery Clift Points: 174 No. of Ballots: 13, #2 on 2 Ballots Last Poll: #20 “Good dialogue simply isn't enough to explain all the infinite gradations of a character. It's behavior -- it's what's going on behind the lines.”
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 10, 2018 21:10:25 GMT
#16: Montgomery Clift Points: 174 No. of Ballots: 13, #2 on 2 Ballots Last Poll: #20 “Good dialogue simply isn't enough to explain all the infinite gradations of a character. It's behavior -- it's what's going on behind the lines.” LOL. I texted cherry68 telling her "Clift will be next" and voila!  |
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Post by Mattsby on Aug 10, 2018 21:13:11 GMT
I love Chaplin (The Circus is my #5 movie of all time) but I had to halfway reconsider his acting talent after rewatching Monsieur Verdoux....... a movie I remembered loving and thinking he was phenomenal in..... but on rewatch I found his performance kind of infuriating (the everlasting grin, the unruffled, faux-politeness) and pat to a fault.
Still, I mean.... a legendary comedic force, just wanted to add some sour in btwn my fawning posts !
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Post by pupdurcs on Aug 10, 2018 21:14:14 GMT
Late observations... - Gosling over the true Canadian GOAT, Donald Sutherland? Lmao... and Chris Plummer isn’t even gonna make it (unless I missed him). |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 10, 2018 21:14:17 GMT
#15: Toshiro Mifune  Points: 179 No. of Ballots: 10, #1 on 3 Ballots Last Poll: #40 “No matter how much I drank the night before. I never once was late on his films. But with Kurosawa, sometimes people are waiting, and he never shows up. The people go to his house, and he says, "I'm sorry. I don't feel well today."”
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Aug 10, 2018 21:16:10 GMT
Clift should be in the top 10 !
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Post by urbanpatrician on Aug 10, 2018 21:16:24 GMT
#15: Toshiro Mifune Points: 179 No. of Ballots: 10, #1 on 3 Ballots Last Poll: #40 “No matter how much I drank the night before. I never once was late on his films. But with Kurosawa, sometimes people are waiting, and he never shows up. The people go to his house, and he says, "I'm sorry. I don't feel well today."” Never thought he was that great, imo. Sorry. I know it's because of how much people like Kurosawa, but for me I just think of him as that guy that dances around and has jittery antics everytime something slightly hysterical happens. Very dated acting, and doesn't compare to the classically trained British actors of his period. He did improve though. Became a dramatic actor starting from Red Beard if anyone has seen that. |
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Aug 10, 2018 21:19:07 GMT
#15: Toshiro Mifune Points: 179 No. of Ballots: 10, #1 on 3 Ballots Last Poll: #40 “No matter how much I drank the night before. I never once was late on his films. But with Kurosawa, sometimes people are waiting, and he never shows up. The people go to his house, and he says, "I'm sorry. I don't feel well today."” Never thought he was that great, imo. Sorry. I know it's because of how much people like Kurosawa, but for me I just think of him as that guy that dances around and has jittery antics everytime something slightly hysterical happens. Very dated acting, and doesn't compare to the classically trained British actors of his period. He did improve though. Became a dramatic actor starting from Red Beard if anyone has seen that.  |
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Post by finniussnrub on Aug 10, 2018 21:19:36 GMT
#15: Toshiro Mifune Points: 179 No. of Ballots: 10, #1 on 3 Ballots Last Poll: #40 “No matter how much I drank the night before. I never once was late on his films. But with Kurosawa, sometimes people are waiting, and he never shows up. The people go to his house, and he says, "I'm sorry. I don't feel well today."” Never thought he was that great, imo. Sorry. I know it's because of how much people like Kurosawa, but for me I just think of him as that guy that dances around and has jittery antics everytime something slightly hysterical happens. Very dated acting, and doesn't compare to the classically trained British actors of his period. He did improve though. Became a dramatic actor starting from Red Beard if anyone has seen that. Nonsense, he gave impressive subtle performances throughout his career including The Quiet Duel, and High and Low, which both predate Red Beard. |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 10, 2018 21:19:55 GMT
#14: Peter O’Toole Points: 188 No. of Ballots: 16, #5 on 1 Ballot Last Poll: #16 “The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise.”
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Aug 10, 2018 21:21:19 GMT
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 10, 2018 21:23:29 GMT
He had a plethora of funny ones to choose from. |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Aug 10, 2018 21:25:19 GMT
#13: Denzel Washington  Points: 224 No. of Ballots: 17, #1 on 3 Ballots Last Poll: #24 “Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.”
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Aug 10, 2018 21:26:00 GMT
#14: Peter O’ToolePoints: 188 No. of Ballots: 16, #5 on 1 Ballot Last Poll: #16 “The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise.” I can't tell if he's lying on the ground or leaning against an embankment or something in this pic... |
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Such a phenomenal actor . Olivier is a legend too .
