Does anyone come closer to the performances he has given?
>>64645126
He's great and has incredible range, but if you look at his roles individually they aren't as amazing
But yeah if you compare him in lincoln and there will be blood he looks amazing
He is likely the best. The only ones in his range are Brando, Gregory Peck, or Streep.
He gives me hope as a fellow autist.
>>64645315
oh, and Heston, too.
>>64645126
>pic not related
Muh tortured Jew upbringing
Imagine he's replaced with Ralph Fiennes for every role except Lincoln and Gangs on New York
Now ask yourself if you still think he's the greatest actor ever
>>64645126
Let's face it, Di Caprio is better
>>64645126
>guy pearce
>robert deniro
>jimmy stewart
But that's just my opinion
Gary Oldman
>>64645425
A lot of people on this board seem to think faking an accent suddenly makes your performance gold.
Has anyone seen any of his movies besides There Will be Blood, Gangs of New York, and Lincoln?
He's only good in over the top roles where he can pretend he's on a stage
He literally doesn't know how to act like a normal person
>>64645315
Yeah, I was gonna come in and throw Brando out there as a contender (well, he could have been a contender).
Ol' Atticus and Meryl Streep are legit suggestions. I would put Robert DeNiro in there too. It's easy to dismiss him since he gives zero fucks these days and takes the steamiest piles of shit roles, but the first half of his career was one brilliant performance after the other.
>>64645546
He's good in my left foot. And in the name of the father which I doubt anyone on here has seen
>>64645315
Despite him being wrapped up in Star Wars and being remembered for that, I would put Guinness on that list too.
>>64645589
name of the father is great, even for someone who hates the irish
It all started with her.
Would James Gandolfini been a great if he had more film roles or was his brilliance due to the role and David Chase?
Henry Fonda
>>64645589
This
James Dean close second
Klaus Kinski
>>64645425
He's still a cunt :^)
>meme roles in oscar bait flicks
In terms of sheer volume of great performances, no one else comes close
>>64645504
Nobody can sweat on cue like Gary Oldman.
How about me?
He truly was the last of the mohicans
>>64645807
He wasn't acting. He was the real thing so that's cheating.
>>64645803
WHAT ARROGANCE
>>64645803
agreed, a legendary career
>>64645126
Over rated: The Person
>>64646111
>3 oscars
>over rated
pick one and I don't even like him
>>64645546
Last of the Mohican I've loved since I was a child
>>64645807
BASED KLAUS
>>64645758
Heat legend
De Niro before he did the old guy cash in on shitty movies thing
>>64645546
>he's a misanthropist
>he acts like a normal person 80% of the movie
His character literally just cracks nearly at the end
>>64645806
Underrated.
>>64645727
Only right answer in this thread. Paul Newman is a close second.
>look at me I'm so angry: the actor
Maybe... Dustin Hoffman? Sean Penn?
Can y'all name some more based actors?
>>64645126
>>64645425
If you try the reverse then you really see why Ralph is superior. DDL could not pull off those performances
>>64645719
neither
>>64649076
all his dialogue sounds fucking Shakespearean
the whole character is still over the top
>>64645237
is lincoln a good flick? i'm interested in the period. actually so much that i'm about to download it right now.
method acting is the easiest form of acting
>>64649259
maybe that's what I meant, the comparison still stands
>>64645126
That's not Guy Pearce
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>>64645315
Streep? You mean Meryl Streep? She's overrated as hell.
Al Pacino early in his career
>>64645615
this desu senpai
>2 Academy Award Nominations for Best Actor before he even turned 25
>2/3 of his movies were nominated for Best Picture, a ratio for any actor which has yet to be beaten
>Cultural icon, songs about him written by the Eagles, Madonna, &tc
>after his death, most of his roles went to Paul Newman
>the inspiration for The Fonz and Danny Zuko, as well as most Greasers in the fities
It's hard to say how could James Dean could have gotten
>>64651789
>taytay will never write a song about you
>>64645126
Phillip Seymour Hoffman was better imo. Daniel Day Lewis is good with appropriating accents and demeanors, but PSH had that as well as incredible emotional range.
I doubt any actor will ever surpass Paul Newman when it comes to both range and overall likability.
>>64651789
James Dean really isn't a good actor.
He was just attractive.
>>64652221
>le disgusting fat retard character actor
none of you faggots mentioned Robert Duvall. Incredible Actor.
>>64652337
>likability
>yfw this is how most people rate acting performances
>>64649076
>he acts like a normal person 80% of the movie
>watching movies
>being braindead and/or falling asleep
>>64651789
Nah, "James Dean" fits into songs better than "Generic attractive guy"
Also easier to rhyme
>>64652465
>>64652376
simply epin
These post have been brought to you by two alpha males who are experts on actors and their abilities
>Method actor
>Talent
When will plebs stop falling for this dank meme? Method acting is nothing more than a crutch used by mediocre actors to trick audiences into thinking they're better than they are. The genuine greats don't need to stay in character 24 hours a day like some raging autist. They understand what acting is and they know how to simply turn it on and off.
>>64645126
Jack Nicholson is the greatest actor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIzw6KKZLgA
>>64651468
its the Disneyfication of an intricate and brutal time period. society is a lot more comfortable and pc than it really was. and the politics are watered down. it looks pretty and ddl is good tho
>>64652426
that's why /tv/ is so patrician
all we care about is what their feet are like and that they're white
>>64652551
nicholsons range extends from being himself to being himself but mentally unhinged
>>64651789
James deans "YOURE TEARING ME APART" is only slightly less ridiculous than when tommy wiseau copied the line for The Room
>>64652520
Eh, there are some things that you can't make authentic unless you literally live the character
Also gaining or losing weight counts as method acting
That said you could achieve a lot more by doing drugs before a shoot to change your entire demeanor
>>64645126
honestly i have not seen him in a good performance yet. last of the mohicans is almost unbearable because of hiim and TWBB was pretty meh
>>64652644
That's because you don't understand how acting works. You've been conditioned to only enjoy modern Hollywood acting, which is "Do as the director says and pretend the camera isn't there" It takes zero talent. Maybe a few years to perfect it, but any old schmuck or famous person's kid can easily become one
Real acting is exaggerated motions, loud cries, delivery, and the art of story telling. When you're this type of actor, every movement tells a story. It's not something a hoplite would understand really...only a patrician would understand it. Only few actors nowadays do it.
Here, watch a few clips
http://youtu.be/q4l6AwM5nr8
>>64652520
Method acting used to entail research, like how a competent writer would for a story, it's devolved into self important nonsense.
Real, non-method acting coming through
http://youtu.be/iqNDWEwP92o
My favourite actors would probably be
>Laurence Olivier
>Alec Guinness
>Marlon Brando
>Klaus Kinski
>Toshiro Mifune
>John Wayne
>Max von Sydow
Peter sellers?
>>64648298
agreed. watch de niro in taxi driver or raging bull and then watch him in king of comedy. incredible range.
joaquin phoenix
>>64645425
>>64649259
>DDL as voldemort
>>64651789
He was great on Decker vs Dracula
> no one has posted based mikkelsen
are you guys for real?
>>64655652
>capeshit actor
>James Bond
Not even once
>>64655681
> implying he wasnt the greatest bond villain in one of the greatest bond movie
nice try reddit
>>64645425
HE'S AN IMMOVABLE FUCKING OBJECT
>>64655652
>Mads
>capeshit
Wot?
>>64655761
you must mean inanimate
>>64655796
Meant >>64655681
>>64645758
Litterally a hak
>>64645504
Came here to post this.
>>64651468
Could you elaborate on this point? What do you think the movie could have done differently to be more true to the times?
what about Boyega?
>>64655681
>>64655958
i love pusher 2 so much
>>64655969
Best Pusher.
That Pusher 3 is the best one is literally just a meme.
>>64652704
Any movies with actors obviously on drugs?
>>64655800
No, its improbable.
>>64652637
Have you seen Five Easy Pieces? It's an amazing performance
>>64655652
Because he's mediocre as fuck.
DDL is a terrible actor
>>64655958
literally perfect
>>64658450
murricafags will never understand
Brando
Mifune
De Niro
Pacino
O'Toole
Olivier
Hoffman
Lancaster
Trintignant
Stewart
Nicholson
>>64645126
The most overrated actor of all time.
Always on the verge to overacting. Always goes for as much severety as possible, not a comedic bone in his body. And he seems like a borderline psychopath with his ridiculous, years-long preparations for roles.
His choices of "challenging", severe roles always leads him to those overly serious Oscar-bait movies, that everyone watches once and then forgets about (only exception being TWBB).
People talk about his dedication, range and skill, but never about the actual character he portrays. He makes them feel alive, but NEVER three-dimensional, like realistic comic-characters.
He's more of a stand-alone gimmick, than anything else.
Also ZERO charisma.
