ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 My top 5 acting performances of all time? 1. The Lakers' Vlade Divac flopping to draw an offensive foul pretty much any game he ever played in (lifetime achievement award); 2. The South American soccer team players who grab their face, fall to the ground, roll over in agony a few times, and get carted off on a stretcher, only to bounce back on the field about 2 seconds later (with video review showing they never got touched and started reacting well after the whistle); 3. Stefon Diggs acting like he's gonna run a post route and then breaking it off to the sideline (surprise!); 4. My dog acting like he had absolutely no idea how the stuffing came out of that couch pillow; and 5. An ex-girlfriend a long time ago - - "It's not you, it's me." The acting was so good, and I was so naive at the time, that it took a while to realize she didn't really believe it was her. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Leo in Django Jonah Hill in Wolf of Wall Street Rodney Dangerfield in back to school Christian Bale in the Fighter Tim Olyphant in Justified Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I watch way too much TV and film so I'm going to have to split it. In no particular order: Movies: Tom Hanks - Castaway Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Uma Thurman - Kill Bill vols 1 & 2 Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln Jack Nicholson - The Shining TV: Michael Richards - Seinfeld James Gandolfini - The Sopranos Edie Falco - The Sopranos Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad Jon Hamm - Mad Men If I made the list tomorrow I'd probably have 10 completely different names. Good topic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Tom Pelphrey as Wendy's brother Ben in Ozark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Marty Feldman - Young Frankenstein Martin Sheen - Apocalypse Now Mickey Rourke - Sin City Peter Dinklage - Game Of Thrones Stephen Baldwin - Bio Dome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrW Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: Tom Hanks in The Green Mile Forrest Gump Saving Private Ryan Cast Away All brilliant performances. However, in one of his more recent movies, "News of the World", he was outperformed by a 12-year old, Helena Zengel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Good topic! 5 makes it difficult, so In no particular order: Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs Denzel Washington - Training Day Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Leslie Nielson - Airplane! Guy Pearce - Memento Should have a list for each genre: Comedy, Action, Drama, etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 23 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: 1. Daniel Day Lewis - Gangs of New York 2. Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Bastards 3. Samuel L Jackson - Pulp Fiction 4. Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man 5. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Other notable mentions: * Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs * Joe Pesci - Goodfellas 1. Mrs. Beerball 2. Mrs. Beerball 3. Mrs. Beerball 4. Mrs. Beerball 5. @Gugny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 6 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: Tom Pelphrey as Wendy's brother Ben in Ozark. He's great in Outer Range on Amazon, too! Alongside Josh Brolin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 6 hours ago, DrW said: All brilliant performances. However, in one of his more recent movies, "News of the World", he was outperformed by a 12-year old, Helena Zengel. He was good in Finch on Apple TV, but arguably outperformed by the CGI robot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddenboy Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) no order: Billy Bob Thornton in Slingblade Kevin Spacey in the Usual Suspects Joaquin Phoenix in the Joker (i actually felt that i left that theater changed in some small way) Peter Sellers in A Shot in the Dark (the 2nd Pink Panther movie) Ben Kingsley in Gandhi ----- ----------- Honorable mention: Jamie Foxx in Ray Dustin Hoffman in Rainman Denzel in Malcolm X (because its the only movie i've ever seen him in where i didnt feel like i was watching Denzel Washington) Marcel Marceau in Silent Movie (mentioned upthread and reminded me. Because miming looks soo hard, but not when done correctly) John Hurt in The Elephant Man. ---------- [mid-fifties male, born and raised in bailey/kensington in Buffalo, african american] Edited May 21, 2022 by maddenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 14 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: The two main guys in Strange Brew captured the Canadian intellect with profound accuracy. Bravo. Bob & Doug McKenzie, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 10 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: Tom Pelphrey as Wendy's brother Ben in Ozark. He was great. So was Alfonso Herrera as Javi. If we're going small but memorable tv roles I'll throw out Pedro Pascel in GOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 8 hours ago, maddenboy said: Peter Sellers in A Shot in the Dark (the 2nd Pink Panther movie) He was also great in Dr. Strangelove. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 14 hours ago, Beerball said: 1. Mrs. Beerball 2. Mrs. Beerball 3. Mrs. Beerball 4. Mrs. Beerball 5. @Gugny Gross 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 1 hour ago, SinceThe70s said: He was also great in Dr. Strangelove. I didn't immediately think of that, but now that you mention it, Sellers in DSL could easily be considered a top 5 acting performance of all time. He nailed 3 highly distinctive characters perfectly, and each was totally unlike the others. That dude was an acting genius. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 16 hours ago, Beerball said: 1. Mrs. Beerball 2. Mrs. Beerball 3. Mrs. Beerball 4. Mrs. Beerball 5. @Gugny Always the bridesmaid, never the bride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: Gross Yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 21 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Always the bridesmaid, never the bride! You’re #6! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Sellers in DSL could easily be considered a top 5 acting performance of all time. That dude was an acting genius. His portrayal of Chauncey Gardener in “Being There” and as Hrundi Bakshi in “The Party” were under appreciated, but truly were acting gems. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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