Best perfomance by these actors?

Hey!

I think these are all great actors, but my question is what do you guys think has been the best perfomance they have given and why.

Peter Sellers
Tim Roth
Gary Oldman
Robert De Niro
Marlon Brando
Christopher Walken
Morgan Freeman
Robert Carlyle
Samuel L. Jackson
Steve Buscemi
Clint Eastwood
Sean Penn

Thanks to anyone who finds the time to do this.:)

Originally posted by Jason_L
Hey!

I think these are all great actors, but my question is what do you guys think has been the best perfomance they have given and why.

Peter Sellers
Tim Roth
Gary Oldman
Robert De Niro
Marlon Brando
Christopher Walken
Morgan Freeman
Robert Carlyle
Samuel L. Jackson
Steve Buscemi
Clint Eastwood
Sean Penn

Thanks to anyone who finds the time to do this.:)

Peter Sellers: Brazil (I'm pretty sure he was in that)
Tim Roth: An episode of Homicide-Life on the Streets
Gary Oldman: Leon the Professional
Robert De Niro: Taxi Driver
Marlon Brando: I'm too young to remember when he was a decent actor
Christopher Walken: King of New York
Morgan Freeman: Seven
Robert Carlyle: Trainspotting
Samuel L. Jackson: Pulp Fiction... was also good in Long Kiss Goodnight
Steve Buscemi: Trees Lounge (independant film he wrote/directed/starred in
Clint Eastwood: Hang 'em High
Sean Penn: Shawshank Redemption (and Fast Times at Ridgemont High and I am Sam)

Before my list:

- Sean Penn was not in the Shawshank Redemption. Nope sorry wasn't (sorry Ci5ic).

Peter Sellers (not Sellars - Peter Sellars is a fairly obscure director I'm assuming you mean the more famous actor) - Dr Strangelove or How I learned to love the Bomb. The movie is a classic and in the context of the cold war - a very telling piece of political sarcasm. He appears as Cpt Mandrake, President Muffey and Dr Strangelove. (nope he wasn't in Brazil either

Tim Roth - Archibald Cunningham in Rob Roy. The foppish but very evil illegitimate son of a noble - nasty piece of work.

Gary Oldman (aka Maurice Escargot) - a difficult actor to pin to a performance given the diversity and breadth of his skills. Norman Stansfield in Leon, Drexl Spivey in True Romance, Prince Vlad in Dracula, Sid in Sid and Nancy, Beethoven in Immortal Beloved or Mason Verger in Hannibal, Zorg in the 5th Element or Rev Dimmesdale in the Scarlet Letter. Hmmmm I think I'd have to go with Vlad myself.

Bob De Niro - Bob like Al Pacino has been marking time for a while. I think the last good movie he was in was Ronin. I think his performance as Vito Corleone in GF 2 is the pinnacle of his career.

Marlon Brando - it's a photo finish between The Wild One's Johnny Strebler and the Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront - in '54 Marlon was THE MAN

Christopher Walken - Nick in the Deer Hunter

Morgan Freeman - Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding in Shawshank Redemption

Robert Carlyle - Begbie in Trainspotting - the raving lunatic violent nutter

Samuel Jackson - Jules in Pulp Fiction - the part that launched his career

Steve Buscemi - Garland 'the Marietta Mangler' Greene in Con Air

Clint Eastwood - Dirty Harry because that's how I remember him.

Sean Penn - Danny McGavin in Colors. He's good but he's been wasted with too many so so movies and scripts.

Christopher Walken-that episode of the Simpsons with the scooching
De Niro gonna have to say 15 minutes(was good until he got killed) or The Score i like how he fucked over Ed Norton at the end

Originally posted by replicant_008
Before my list:

- Sean Penn was not in the Shawshank Redemption. Nope sorry wasn't (sorry Ci5ic).


What the hell was I thinking? Musta been confusing it with dead man walking or something...

Christopher Walken:
"Weapon of Choice" by fatboy slim.
It's a music video with Christopher Walken dancing around. Funniest thing I've seen in a while. Go download it now.:D

Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangeglove
Tim Roth - Planet of the Apes
Gary Oldman - Lost in Space (He was one kick as Dr. Smith!)
Robert De Niro - Ronin
Marlon Brando - Apocalypse Now
Christopher Walken - View To A Kill
Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption
Robert Carlyle - who?
Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction
Steve Buscemi - who again?
Clint Eastwood - Pale Rider
Sean Penn - This mother fucker couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. Needless to say I wont spend any time on this fuckwit.

Originally posted by YogsVR4
Steve Buscemi - who again?



:eek:
One of my all-time favorite actors!

STEVE BUSCEMI:

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• 13 Moons (2002)
• The Grey Zone (2002)
• The Laramie Project (2002)
• Love in the Time of Money (2002)
• Mr. Deeds (2002)
• Mr. Deeds/Big Daddy 2-Pack (2002)
• Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
• Tales From the Crypt - Cryptkeeper's Dozen (2002)
• Domestic Disturbance (2001)
• Double Whammy (2001)
• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
• Ghost World (2001)
• Monsters, Inc. (2001)
• 28 Days (2000)
• 28 Days/The Net (2000)
• Animal Factory (2000)
• Divine Trash (2000)
• Big Daddy (1999)
• Armageddon (1998)
• The Big Lebowski (1998)
• The Impostors (1998)
• The Wedding Singer (1998)
• Con Air (1997)
• Somebody to Love (1997)
• Escape From L.A. (1996)
• Fargo (1996)
• Kansas City (1996)
• Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1996)
• Trees Lounge (1996)
• Desperado (1995)
• Living in Oblivion (1995)
• Airheads (1994)
• Floundering (1994)
• The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
• Rising Sun (1993)
• Trusting Beatrice (1993)
• Twenty Bucks (1993)
• In the Soup (1992)
• Reservoir Dogs (1992)
• Barton Fink (1991)
• Zandalee (1991)
• Miller's Crossing (1990)
• Mystery Train (1989)
• Slaves of New York (1989)
• Call Me (1988)
• Parting Glances (1986)
• Double Whammy

Steve Buscemi has got to be the best crazy guy actor ever. EVER. He just has that crazy guy look and is so good at it.

Buscemi rules. He's always awesome as the insane character.

I can't do the list above but my favourite actors are Edward Norton, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt(yeah I know, but think Fight Club, Snatch, Oceans Eleven and the like), Steve Buscemi, Vin Diesel, Sam Jackson, Ewan McGregor

theres more but those are the ones off the top of my head.

Peter Sellers - Casino Royale
Tim Roth - dunno him
Gary Oldman - Vlad the Impaler
Robert De Niro - Everything - De Niro is the Bomb - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein would have to be a top pick as well as in the Untouchables.
Marlon Brando - Apocalypse Now
Christopher Walken - Dead Zone (unless I have the wrong guy)
Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption
Robert Carlyle - dunno
Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction
Steve Buscemi - Con Air
Clint Eastwood - Magnum Force
Sean Penn - Colors

Originally posted by ci5ic



:eek:
One of my all-time favorite actors!



Thanks for clearing that up. I know who it is now - the name and the face just didn't click for me. :)

Peter Sellers - Not familar with him (was he in the Pink Panther movies)??

Tim Roth - No movies come to mind ( I do know the name however).

Gary Oldman - The Professional, The Fifth Element.

Robert Dinero - Are you kidding? Everything (esp. The Untouchables)

Marlon Brando - The Godfather.

Christopher Walken - Everything (esp. King of New York, Communion)

Morgan Freeman - Everything (esp. Glory, Lean on Me. Kiss the Girls, Seven, etc.)

Robert Carlyle - Who?

Samuel L. Jackson - Everything (esp. Pulp Fiction, a Time to Kill, Die Hard "III", 187 (most people have never seen this one), Unbreakable, etc.)

Steve Buscemi - Con Air, Armaggedon

Clint Eastwood - Everything (esp. Dirty Harry, Sudden Impact, Unforgiven, A Perfect World, In the Line of Fire, etc.)

Sean Penn - Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Colors,

DeNiro was also very good in Midnight Run, which also stars Charles Grodin (Unlike the Beethoven movies, he ACTS in this one!). Everyone go see Midnight Run!!

I removed the ones I have no significant opinion of...

Tim Roth - Four Rooms (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0113101)
Gary Oldman - The Professional (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0110413)
Robert De Niro - Casino (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0112641)
Christopher Walken - The Prophecy (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0114194)
Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0111161)
Samuel L. Jackson - Jackie Brown (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0119396)
Steve Buscemi - Reservior Dogs (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0105236)
Sean Penn - Casualties of War (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0097027)

what Jay said:flash:

Originally posted by tazdev
what Jay said:flash:


Crap.

Yogs got it right, rep is a closed 2nd, and Jay (sorry mate) is a distant 4th to Setanta in 3rd.

Originally posted by boingo82
DeNiro was also very good in Midnight Run, which also stars Charles Grodin (Unlike the Beethoven movies, he ACTS in this one!). Everyone go see Midnight Run!!


Own it on DVD! :D

Great great flick... the only thing I've ever seen Charles Grodin in and actually liked.

Steve Buscemi in Con Air is a retard next to Steve Buscemi in Reservior Dogs! :rolleyes: Go watch them again!