Author Topic: Who's on your personal Mount Rushmore of acting? (Pick FOUR) (Read 5605 times)

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #35 on:** May 19, 2014, 11:15:18 AM »

McQueen was the coolest.

Cool Chris · « **Reply #36 on:** May 19, 2014, 11:16:49 AM »

I believe you are correct. He would demand all these amentities as part of his contract, and then donate them to orphanages, as he grew up in one. He wasn't a perfect human being off the set (who is?), but it is nice to see little touches like that from a celebrity.

Tick · « **Reply #37 on:** May 19, 2014, 11:39:43 AM »

Seriously though...
Robert Deniro, Al Pacino, Robert Redford, Kevin Spacey, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman, Samuel L. Jackson, Jack Nicholson, Jack Lemmon, Gene Hackman, Sean Penn, Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman.....

How can I choose 4? I'm already missing a ton as it is!

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #38 on:** May 19, 2014, 11:49:10 AM »

I'm leaning toward Kevin Spacey as # 3. I don't know.

KevShmev · « **Reply #39 on:** May 19, 2014, 12:20:39 PM »

Quote from: Cool Chris on May 19, 2014, 10:28:32 AM

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on May 19, 2014, 08:37:32 AM
Not sure how Cranston could be considered a "no-brainer" when talking about greatest actors ever. Maybe my memory is funny, but before Breaking Bad, I don't remember him EVER being talked about in such glowing fashion.

Whatley!

Interestingly, and I swear I am not just saying this now, when Cranston guest starred on Seinfeld a handful of times as Tim Whatley, you could even tell then that he was good. His delivery, facial expressions, comedic timing, etc. were all great, even in that minor role. Granted, I never thought he'd be as awesome as he was in Breaking Bad, but it's not like he was a scrub prior to Breaking Bad. Hell, even though it was only a sitcom, he was pretty great on Malcolm in the Middle.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #40 on:** May 19, 2014, 02:15:20 PM »

Let's see.....

Robert Di Nero
Clint Eastwood
Jack Nicholson
Meryl Streep

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #41 on:** May 19, 2014, 02:37:23 PM »

I didn't mean to imply that Cranston was a talentless hack or anything. I just always saw him as just another actor, nothing seen to be uber-talented.

bout to crash · « **Reply #42 on:** May 19, 2014, 08:09:49 PM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on May 19, 2014, 10:16:06 AM

Kinda surprised I'm the first to mention James Spader.

James Spader: Both sexy and creepy. It's not easy to pull that off.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #43 on:** May 19, 2014, 08:10:58 PM »

Quote from: bout to crash on May 19, 2014, 08:09:49 PM

Quote from: jingle.boy on May 19, 2014, 10:16:06 AM
Kinda surprised I'm the first to mention James Spader.

James Spader: Both sexy and creepy. It's not easy to pull that off.

I don't know. RJ seems to pull it off here.

Neon · « **Reply #44 on:** May 19, 2014, 10:15:08 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on May 18, 2014, 09:44:55 PM

Spacey is another I hated leaving off.

Fight Club fan, eh, Kath?

Funny enough but I've never actually considered it a favorite. I actually thought it was kind of stupid- at least up until the end...then I sat back and thought about how cool it was. But regardless, obviously an amazingly well-casted movie, in my opinion

Jaffa · « **Reply #45 on:** May 19, 2014, 11:55:33 PM »

Morgan Freeman and Anthony Hopkins for sure. After that I have trouble narrowing it down.

Accelerando · « **Reply #46 on:** May 20, 2014, 01:07:07 AM »

Marlon Brando
James Cagney
Sidney Potier
Robert Di Nero

puppyonacid · « **Reply #47 on:** May 20, 2014, 04:34:15 AM »

Top 4 as in anything I see them in I will give a watch:

Tom Hanks
Leo DiCaprio
Cristoph Waltz
Michael Fassbender (at the mo)

Honourable mentions would be Pacino, Pitt, Clooney, Marky Mark Wahlberg (no really - I think the guy is pretty good and does have excellent comic timing - check out Ted and The Other guys), Matt Damon (again really - I really enjoyed the stuff he did with Paul Greengrass - I think Damon is a very capable actor when given the right roles), Christian Bale, Robert Downey Junior......probably loads more

KevShmev · « **Reply #48 on:** May 20, 2014, 09:04:48 AM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on May 19, 2014, 02:37:23 PM

I didn't mean to imply that Cranston was a talentless hack or anything. I just always saw him as just another actor, nothing seen to be uber-talented.

I can't remember, hef: did you watch Breaking Bad?

Quote from: Neon on May 19, 2014, 10:15:08 PM

Quote from: KevShmev on May 18, 2014, 09:44:55 PM
Spacey is another I hated leaving off.

Fight Club fan, eh, Kath?

Funny enough but I've never actually considered it a favorite. I actually thought it was kind of stupid- at least up until the end...then I sat back and thought about how cool it was. But regardless, obviously an amazingly well-casted movie, in my opinion

I don't want to ruin it for anyone reading this thread who maybe hasn't seen it yet, but for me, going back and watching it again made it pretty amazing. And I thought it was pretty great the first time around. Definitely one of my 15-20 favorite non-comedic films.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #49 on:** May 20, 2014, 10:41:55 AM »

Never watched Breaking Bad. It's on my to-do list. But I know he is a fantastic actor.

Also, I love Michael Caine, but he never stars in anything. Or hardly ever.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #50 on:** May 20, 2014, 11:07:07 AM »

Robert Downey Jr. is another that's close to my top 4. Even when he was heading towards his drug riddled days, he killed in movies like Less Than Zero. If you've never seen that, do it now. Oh and BTW James Spader is in it as well.

KevShmev · « **Reply #51 on:** May 20, 2014, 12:42:47 PM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on May 20, 2014, 10:41:55 AM

Never watched Breaking Bad. It's on my to-do list. But I know he is a fantastic actor.

Sweet.

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on May 20, 2014, 10:41:55 AM

Also, I love Michael Caine, but he never stars in anything. Or hardly ever.

Haha, it seems like it. The only films I can remember seeing him in are Blame It On Rio and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and he was marvelous in both.

Quote from: kingshmegland on May 20, 2014, 11:07:07 AM

Robert Downey Jr. is another that's close to my top 4. Even when he was heading towards his drug riddled days, he killed in movies like Less Than Zero. If you've never seen that, do it now. Oh and BTW James Spader is in it as well.

Funny you say that, as I did see that for the first time a few months back. I thought it was okay; I guess I wasn't expecting something that dark and non-funny out of something starring Andrew McCarthy in the 80s.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #52 on:** May 20, 2014, 01:52:55 PM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on May 20, 2014, 10:41:55 AM

Never watched Breaking Bad. It's on my to-do list.

Wow, really? I never hopped on the bandwagon until it came to a conclusion, but my wife and I have gobbled up as much of it as we could get on NetFlix.

It's oddly addictive, kinda like....meth

King Postwhore · « **Reply #53 on:** May 20, 2014, 03:17:48 PM »

You can't have it all Kev!

You get two great actors and then you put up with Andrew McCarty!

Dream Team · « **Reply #54 on:** May 20, 2014, 07:41:10 PM »

Robert Downey Jr
Al Pacino
Cary Grant
Jack Lemmon

Audrey Hepburn
Meryl Streep
Sigourney Weaver
Kate Winslett

Can't leave the ladies out.

wolfking · « **Reply #55 on:** May 20, 2014, 08:15:04 PM »

Arnie
Chuck Norris
Sly
Bruce Willis

YEEEAAAAHHH!!!!!

jingle.boy · « **Reply #56 on:** May 20, 2014, 08:18:53 PM »

You watch The Expendables recently Kade?

wolfking · « **Reply #57 on:** May 20, 2014, 08:22:07 PM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on May 20, 2014, 08:18:53 PM

You watch The Expendables recently Kade?

yeah buddy!! I thought both were obviously over the top, but fucking enjoyable. Not sure which one I'd prefer but both are top class.

PetFish · « **Reply #58 on:** May 20, 2014, 09:10:46 PM »

Will Smith
Tom Hanks
Samuel L. Jackson
Tom Cruise

MetalJunkie · « **Reply #59 on:** May 21, 2014, 01:39:20 AM »

Quote from: bout to crash on May 18, 2014, 10:43:30 AM

Um, without thinking too hard about it I'll say Edward Norton, Gael Garcia Bernal, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Natalie Portman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSN9Hc0Y_2U

TempusVox · « **Reply #60 on:** May 21, 2014, 02:46:35 AM »

Now I have four more...

Cary Grant
Gary Cooper
Lon Chaney
John Wayne

OpenYourEyes311 · « **Reply #61 on:** May 21, 2014, 06:54:09 AM »

My four (I could watch these guys act all day):

Denzel Washington (Flight, Remember the Titans, Training Day)
Peter Krause (TV's Parenthood, Sports Night, Six Feet Under)
Will Smith (Independence Day, Men In Black, Seven Pounds)
Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon, Ransom, Braveheart)

snapple · « **Reply #62 on:** May 21, 2014, 07:13:19 AM »

In addition to the actors I mentioned before (Giamatti, Waltz, Brando), I think Peter Dinklage is making a good run for #4. Completely blows me away. But, I've really only seen him in GoT, which isn't a fair assessment.

senecadawg2 · « **Reply #63 on:** May 21, 2014, 07:49:02 AM »

Quote from: snapple on May 21, 2014, 07:13:19 AM

In addition to the actors I mentioned before (Giamatti, Waltz, Brando), I think Peter Dinklage is making a good run for #4. Completely blows me away. But, I've really only seen him in GoT, which isn't a fair assessment.

He's pretty funny in the original Death at a Funeral, my favorite comedy of all time

pogoowner · « **Reply #64 on:** May 23, 2014, 11:31:50 AM »

Humphrey Bogart
Clint Eastwood
Bill Murray
Harrison Ford

These guys aren't necessarily versatile, but what they do, they do extremely well.

Neon · « **Reply #65 on:** May 23, 2014, 01:54:08 PM »

Quote from: senecadawg2 on May 21, 2014, 07:49:02 AM

Quote from: snapple on May 21, 2014, 07:13:19 AM
In addition to the actors I mentioned before (Giamatti, Waltz, Brando), I think Peter Dinklage is making a good run for #4. Completely blows me away. But, I've really only seen him in GoT, which isn't a fair assessment.

He's pretty funny in the original Death at a Funeral, my favorite comedy of all time

I LOVE the original Death at a Funeral. Most people I showed it to didn't really appreciate the humor, but I think it's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

I actually had never heard of it but I was going through On Demand one day a few years ago and I saw Matthew MacFadyen's name listed, and watched it simply because he was in it (I

him).

Cool Chris · « **Reply #66 on:** May 24, 2014, 10:10:14 PM »

Ok I don't know how I overlooked him, and it is a bit surprising as I do not recall seeing his name in this thread anywhere. But Humphrey Bogart. He wasn't the most talented, the most diverse, or the most capable, but in many ways, he was just the best, period.

PetFish · « **Reply #67 on:** May 25, 2014, 03:57:06 AM »

I'd like to add Hugh Jackman as my Statue of Liberty. He is the ultimate everything.

News: Track-by-track video for Paralyzed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5TbGbalPs&feature=youtu.be

Author Topic: Who's on your personal Mount Rushmore of acting? (Pick FOUR) (Read 5605 times)