A Beautiful Mind is a top ten film of mine.

And thavoice, thanks for linking that new Wahlberg movie. Looks good. Hadn't seen that yet.

Agree with rec on this. Phoenix is a fuckin G and is definitely top 5 of his generation.

A very underrated movie that he was great in, was we own the night.

Oh and Hugh jackman over Joaquin Phoenix? Lol come on

Classyposter58;1521757 wrote:All this gladiator talk and nobody is mentioning that Russell Crowe is a pretty good actor too lol, in fact he's the best in this movie! LA Confidential, Master and Commander, Cinderella Man, 3:10 to Yuma, Body of Lies, American Gangster and then his big ones in the Gladiator, The Insider and my favorite of his A Beautiful Mind

No one even noticed Crowe in Gladiator. I mean he was totally overshadowed by the brilliant acting from the American icon, Joaquin Phoenix.

reclegend22;1521771 wrote:A Beautiful Mind is a top ten film of mine.

And thavoice, thanks for linking that new Wahlberg movie. Looks good. Hadn't seen that yet.

No problem. I have been waiting for this movie to come out for years. Have read the book twice and on my third time this winter before it comes out. The main guy, Marcus Lutrell, has been trying to get it done for a long time but wanted to make sure it was true to what happened. I am thinking the success of Act of Valor may have helped facilitate getting it down and a named actor.

I remember when that all went down. My brother was a SEAL for a number of years and the first weekend he reported to duty was when these bodies were coming back home. Ya knew what he was doing was dangerous, but it wasnt until then that it all hit home.

TedSheckler;1521785 wrote:No one even noticed Crowe in Gladiator. I mean he was totally overshadowed by the brilliant acting from the American icon, Joaquin Phoenix.

I really don't understand your sarcasm on this topic. Joaquin Phoenix is widely considered one of the best actors out there right now.

Not by me. Him and his shitty cleft pallet can suck a dick.

TedSheckler;1521810 wrote:Not by me. Him and his shitty cleft pallet can suck a dick.

Jesus Ted. Did Joaquin steal your French fries in middle school or something?

Joaquin is comparable to a Belushi who had more talented brother who died too early.

dlazz;1521308 wrote:40's is hard to do, so here's a list of people 45 and younger in no order that are vastly superior to Jjoweazuinqin Phoenix:

Di Caprio
Mark Whalberg
Matt Damon
Jake Gyllenhaal
Hugh Jackman

I could keep going but I have better things to do than debate you on this topic.

Michael Fassbender
Guy Pierce
Ed Norton

Are ones to keep in mind too.

SportsAndLady;1521796 wrote:I really don't understand your sarcasm on this topic. Joaquin Phoenix is widely considered one of the best actors out there right now.

Ted has made it clear that he is one not to take very seriously on this topic. And if I said Abraham Lincoln was my favorite president, dlazz would respond with this:



So, he can't be taken seriously, either. It's just who he is.

gladiator and braveheart are both 'meh' movies for me.....not bad, but definitely man-dramas

Mohican00;1521955 wrote:gladiator and braveheart are both 'meh' movies for me.....not bad, but definitely man-dramas

I'm not a fan either. 300 was also just OK

dlazz;1521966 wrote:I'm not a fan either. 300 was also just OK

Liked Gladiator, just could not get into Braveheart but I thought 300 was atrocious. It was my own fault though as I didnt know at the time I saw it that it was based more on the comic book rendition of the Battle of Thermopalyea (sp?) then the actual events. That totally fucked with my thoughts on the movie.

reclegend22;1521954 wrote:Ted has made it clear that he is one not to take very seriously on this topic.

Oops. Sorry. I forgot, talk of Joaquin Phoenix was serious business.

And BTW, this "topic" is about Gladiator and how it's on TV, not about the amazing skillz of one, Joaquin Phoenix. You want to cradle his nutsack, start your own thread about him.

thavoice;1521972 wrote:Battle of Thermopalyea (sp?)

close.....

but yeah, 300 was awful. The only thing I got out of it was wanting to know more about what actually took place there

Mohican00;1522012 wrote:close.....

but yeah, 300 was awful. The only thing I got out of it was wanting to know more about what actually took place there

Yeah..I made the mistake and studied up on it a little bit and caught the History Channel's version of what had happend historically.