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bigdaddy2003

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Mar 21, 2012 11:38am

He is pretty bad ass. It's hard to say he isn't the best. I can't wait for Lincoln.

Dr Winston O'Boogie

Posts: 1,799

Mar 21, 2012 12:34pm

Hackman
Washington
Jack

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Sonofanump

Mar 21, 2012 1:05pm

I think I'll go this order. I'll admit that DeNiro and Pacino are great, but not in my top 10.

Daniel Day Lewis
Harrison Ford
Jimmy Stewart
Edward Norton
Kevin Spacey
Tom Hanks
Paul Newman
Liam Neeson
Leonardo DiCaprio
Gregory Peck

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vball10set

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Mar 21, 2012 1:07pm

Any list that doesn't include either, or both, Pacino and DeNiro is null and void..sorry, ump :thumbdown:

LJ

Posts: 16,351

Mar 21, 2012 1:08pm

vball10set;1122974 wrote:Any list that doesn't include either, or both, Pacino and DeNiro is null and void..sorry, ump :thumbdown:

How about we get your list?

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vball10set

Posts: 24,795

Mar 21, 2012 1:10pm

imo, and inpo

Nicholson
Pacino
Day Lewis
DeNiro
Hackman
Hanks
Cruise

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vball10set

Posts: 24,795

Mar 21, 2012 1:11pm

LJ;1122977 wrote:How about we get your list?

Was typing as you spoke

btw, how 'bout yours, tough guy?

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Mar 21, 2012 1:13pm

Surprised Clooney hasn't been mentioned yet, he deserves it IMO. As does Daniel Craig and Ryan Gosling.

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Sonofanump

Mar 21, 2012 1:17pm

vball10set;1122974 wrote:Any list that doesn't include either, or both, Pacino and DeNiro is null and void..sorry, ump :thumbdown:

I expanded it a bit for you down to #17:

11. Al Pacino
12. Kevin Bacon
13. Matt Damon
14. Gene Hackman
15. Robert Redford
16. William Holden
17. Robert DeNiro

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vball10set

Posts: 24,795

Mar 21, 2012 1:18pm

Sonofanump;1122994 wrote:I expanded it a bit for you down to #17:

11. Al Pacino
12. Kevin Bacon
13. Matt Damon
14. Gene Hackman
15. Robert Redford
16. William Holden
17. Robert DeNiro

lol--that's better :thumbup:

bigdaddy2003

Posts: 7,384

Mar 21, 2012 1:18pm

What about Brad Pitt and Christian Bale?

I can't put Matt Damon on my list because I really don't think he does anything that special. I'm not saying he is a bad actor by any stretch though.

DeyDurkie5

Posts: 11,324

Mar 21, 2012 1:18pm

Kevin Bacon before DeNiro...

LOLOLOLOL

LJ

Posts: 16,351

Mar 21, 2012 1:19pm

vball10set;1122980 wrote:Was typing as you spoke

btw, how 'bout yours, tough guy?

I haven't criticized anyone's choices or said that DDL wasn't the GOAT without a reason and/or who was better than him.

My favorite actors are
DDL
Nicholson
DiCaprio
Pacino
DeNiro

I will never pass on a DDL or Nicholson movie though, so those probably are my top 2

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vball10set

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Mar 21, 2012 1:24pm

Wasn't criticizing so much as offering my opinion, and then following up with my own list (which, for the record, was in progress before I saw your entry). Since you seem to enjoy critiquing my posts so much, is there anything else you'd like to add?

LJ

Posts: 16,351

Mar 21, 2012 1:25pm

vball10set;1123006 wrote:Wasn't criticizing so much as offering my opinion, and then following up with my own list (which, for the record, was in progress before I saw your entry). Since you seem to enjoy critiquing my posts so much, is there anything else you'd like to add?

sure

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vball10set

Posts: 24,795

Mar 21, 2012 1:27pm

LJ;1123008 wrote:sure

:thumbdown:

thank you :rolleyes:

Commander of Awesome

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Mar 21, 2012 1:30pm

bigdaddy2003;1122997 wrote:What Christian Bale?

You see Terminator 4? Great in Batman, not sure about anything else. 3:10 to Yuma was solid, but that's about the only other Bale movie (other than batman) that I've seen that I liked.

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Sonofanump

Mar 21, 2012 1:31pm

DeyDurkie5;1122998 wrote:Kevin Bacon before DeNiro...

LOLOLOLOL

Yep!

Mooney44Cards

Posts: 2,754

Mar 21, 2012 1:57pm

Pacino and DeNiro peaked way too early in their careers.

Pacino was solid in Godfather I, peaked in Godfather II, made a few more solid films in the next 10 years or so (Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface) and has really done some stinkers since. Glengarry Glen Ross notwithstanding.

DeNiro was awesome in Godfather II, peaked in Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, had a slight comeback with Casino, and has been pretty average since.

Daniel Day-Lewis is aging like a fine wine. Admittedly, his reputation can't really get tainted by bad movies because he's so selective that he's never really in any. And he has the rare enough quality of being so compelling on screen that even the most mundane movies (There Will Be Blood) are interesting BECAUSE of him.

justincredible

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Mar 21, 2012 2:39pm

Definite GOAT.

bigdaddy2003

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Mar 21, 2012 2:49pm

Commander of Awesome;1123022 wrote:You see Terminator 4? Great in Batman, not sure about anything else. 3:10 to Yuma was solid, but that's about the only other Bale movie (other than batman) that I've seen that I liked.

I watched Terminator 4 when it first came out but I can't say I really remember it that much. Was it just a bad movie or was Bale's performance bad? Have you watched American Psycho?

justincredible

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Mar 21, 2012 3:17pm

Bale was also fantastic in The Machinist.

wes_mantooth

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Mar 21, 2012 3:37pm

bigdaddy2003;1123142 wrote:I watched Terminator 4 when it first came out but I can't say I really remember it that much. Was it just a bad movie or was Bale's performance bad? Have you watched American Psycho?

American psycho was titties!

Mooney44Cards

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Mar 21, 2012 4:39pm

justincredible;1123159 wrote:Bale was also fantastic in The Machinist.

Good call. Almost forgot about this movie. Very weird film. Good though.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Mar 21, 2012 4:41pm

Mooney44Cards;1123225 wrote:Good call. Almost forgot about this movie. Very weird film. Good though.

Yeah, very weird but I really liked it.