DeyDurkie5 wrote:

SnotBubbles wrote: What has Daniel Day Lewis even been in? I looked him up on IMDB.com...and he has 4 movies in the past 12 years. I don't understand why he's mentioned so much on this thread.

Quality not quantity...Have you seen There Will Be Blood? Gangs Of New York? He steals the screen every time he is on it and literally makes you believe you are watching who he is portraying..Just watch TWBB and tell me you don't get a chub.

FatHobbit wrote: What has Daniel Day Lewis done that's so special?

I did see There will be blood, which was good, but I didn't think he did anything so much better than anyone else. His character seemed a lot like his character in Gang's of New York. (Which was also good)

Quint wrote: Presently. . .
1. Daniel Day Lewis - He's the man.
2. Gary Oldman - True Romance, The Professional, wasted as a good guy in the Batman movies
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman - He can do anything, comedy to drama
4. Russell Crowe - Showed great range going from Gladiator to A Beautiful Mind
5. Robert Downey Jr. - Same as Hoffman
6. Brad Pitt - Troy, Legends of the Fall, Stoner in True Romance, Inglorious Basterds, Twelve Monkeys, Sleepers, Seven


DeNiro, Pacino, Freeman, and Hanks are all great actors but they have passed their prime. I think Denzel Washington is a little overrated as an actor. He seems the same in just about everything he does. That said. . . some of his movies are my favorites, Training Day being one of them.

Non wrote: George Clooney...ever since Out of Sight I thought he was legit and all of his parts now seem to have the same cool dialogue.
Liam Neeson...dominant actor, great presence particularly when he's a bad guy or teacher/mentor
Philip Seymour Hoffman...no doubter

gerb131 wrote: Always been a Nick Cage fan.

4cards wrote: ... In no particular order my favorites are;

1. Al Pacino
2. Robert DeNiro
3. Tom Hanks
4. Gene Hackman
5. Tommy Lee Jones
6. Robet Duval
7. Clint Eastwood
8. Russell Crowe
9. Lee Marvin
10.Charlton Heston

honarable mention... Ron Jeremy & Peter North

elbuckeye28 wrote:

FatHobbit wrote: What has Daniel Day Lewis done that's so special?

I did see There will be blood, which was good, but I didn't think he did anything so much better than anyone else. His character seemed a lot like his character in Gang's of New York. (Which was also good)

He dominates the screen in every movie he is in. Everything about this character, whether it is his voice, mannerisms, etc., is carefully planned and mastered.

As for Bill the Butcher and Daniel Plainview being alike, yeah they are both bad guys. That said, listen to the way the speak, watch how they move, and just take in the character in general, and you would see a great deal of differences.

BigDog wrote: Here's my top 2 and I rank them pretty close together.

Tom Hanks & Will Smith - They both do something that most actors can't or won't do and that's do comedy and drama both VERY well.