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DeyDurkie5

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Mar 20, 2012 10:44pm

GOAT?

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cat_lover

Posts: 2,388

Mar 20, 2012 11:00pm

Not GOAT but top ten and possibly top 5.
My top five in no order
Eastwood
De Niro
Pacino
Duval
Brando

LJ

Posts: 16,351

Mar 20, 2012 11:24pm

GOAT

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Manhattan Buckeye

Posts: 7,566

Mar 20, 2012 11:26pm

The GOATest.

hoops23

Posts: 15,696

Mar 20, 2012 11:29pm

Nah. Very good though.

Classyposter58

Posts: 6,321

Mar 20, 2012 11:34pm

Al Pacino IMO is. Mine are....

Pacino-Unreal in the Godfather and Scarface, played those roles beyond incredibly

Hanks-Has been the star of so many great movies the past 25 years

De Niro-He could be here on Goodfellas alone imo

Hoffman-Again he has not only played legendary roles, but the spectrum of them is tremendous

Washington-If you've watched Training Day or American Gangster you know why

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Manhattan Buckeye

Posts: 7,566

Mar 20, 2012 11:37pm

"Pacino-Unreal in the Godfather and Scarface, played those roles beyond incredibly"

Agree with that (and I'll throw in Dog Day Afternoon), ever since Scent of a Woman he just plays the same "Hoo ah!" character. He's barely recognizable from his earlier work. In Jack and Jill? Really? Hoo ah!

Laley23

Posts: 29,506

Mar 20, 2012 11:42pm

Damn close. He is still young enough to make a few more top moves and get into serious talks.

Top 5, for me (numbered not in order after Bobby):
1. De Niro
Jack Nicholson
Paul Newman
Daniel Day-Lewis
Dustin Hoffman

hoops23

Posts: 15,696

Mar 20, 2012 11:50pm

No Edward Norton? Leo DiCaprio?

Laley23

Posts: 29,506

Mar 20, 2012 11:50pm

Manhattan Buckeye;1122649 wrote:"Pacino-Unreal in the Godfather and Scarface, played those roles beyond incredibly"

Agree with that (and I'll throw in Dog Day Afternoon), ever since Scent of a Woman he just plays the same "Hoo ah!" character. He's barely recognizable from his earlier work. In Jack and Jill? Really? Hoo ah!

For me, he cant be in talks for the top. I dont mind a guy playing the same role all the time and being awesome in it, cause Pacino is. But the others, in my list, have been able to be awesome in other roles as well (Scent of a Woman was kind of different). Pacino is easily in my top 10 though.

Laley23

Posts: 29,506

Mar 20, 2012 11:53pm

hoops23;1122658 wrote:No Edward Norton? Leo DiCaprio?

Talking to me? (bad pun...I know)

Top 5?

No. If we are talking current actors...Leo yes, Norton top 10.

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gut

Posts: 15,058

Mar 21, 2012 12:38am

Wow...this is really tough. Steve McQueen and Paul Newman have had some great films (great scripts, too). And hard to argue with Pacino or Deniro. Denzel is very solid, and Nicholson is great.

Let me add Gene Hackman to the list - some truly great performances in great films (Hoosier, Mississippi Burning, to name just a few). Sean Connery may not always turn out the best performances, but he'll always be the best 007 for many. You really can't ignore the excellent & diverse body of work from Johhny Depp, either.

I couldn't stand Dicaprio in the Titanic days, but he's really become a great actor

DeyDurkie5

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Mar 21, 2012 12:38am

There will be blood sealed his GOATness for me. Greatest performance by an actor ever IMO.

dwccrew

Posts: 7,817

Mar 21, 2012 1:37am

There has been so many great ones and it really is a matter of preference, but I have to agree that Daniel Day-Lewis is the GOAT of GOATs. The way he prepares for his films (I read that for 'Last of the Mohicans' he lived off the land for a time frame and learned to track, hunt with a musket and skin his meals) is like no other. His greatest roles (in no order), IMO, are Last of the Mohicans as Nathaniel, There Will Be Blood as Daniel (Best Actor Oscar) and Gangs of New York as Bill the Butcher. I want to see the other movie he won an Oscar for, 'In the Name of the Father'.

tcarrier32

Posts: 1,497

Mar 21, 2012 2:29am

not even a question. GOAT. to say otherwise is just wrong.

OSH

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Mar 21, 2012 8:22am

DeyDurkie5;1122674 wrote:There will be blood sealed his GOATness for me. Greatest performance by an actor ever IMO.

Just watched it the other night.

He is no doubt amazing in the movie. He trained for over a year for that role. What is amazing is Paul Dano (who played Eli Sunday AND Paul Sunday) only trained a month for the role of Eli Sunday -- that is an amazing feat there. He did tremendous as Eli.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Mar 21, 2012 8:30am

GOAT.

Skyhook79

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Mar 21, 2012 8:58am

like_that;1122777 wrote:GOAT.

This isn't about PeeWee Herman.

Clint Eastwood is the Goat.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Mar 21, 2012 9:44am

trollhook79;1122791 wrote:This isn't about PeeWee Herman.

Clint Eastwood is the Goat.

When I saw you posted, I was wondering how you could actually troll my post. For a second, I forgot you completely fail in everything, including trolling.

I award you 0 points and may god have mercy on your soul.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Mar 21, 2012 9:50am

God I hate Paul Dano. He was horrible in There Will be Blood. DDL pwned though.

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Sonofanump

Mar 21, 2012 9:54am

I concur:

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vball10set

Posts: 24,795

Mar 21, 2012 9:58am

Nope.

Mooney44Cards

Posts: 2,754

Mar 21, 2012 9:59am

He is the GOAT. He's playing Abe Lincoln next. Gonna be awesome.

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Sonofanump

Mar 21, 2012 10:00am

here is my top four in order, I'd have to think some more to get a top 10:

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Skyhook79

Posts: 5,739

Mar 21, 2012 10:01am

like_that;1122819 wrote:When I saw you posted, I got all excited because I couldn't wait to see how you pwn'd me yet again.

I know.