Movie Performances That Are Practically Flawless
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Date: 2020-07-14
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Josh
Dustin Hoffman in TOOTSIE:
Micheal Dorsey is a very flawed character, self obsessed, womanizing and he's (of course) written that way, he has to be heavily flawed because of his alter ego: Dorothy Michaels, the unexpected feminist side Micheal (and the audience) no one expected he had. Hoffman has to pull off both characters who are the same person but polar opposites.
I love Kathy Bates & MISERY I'm glad she won the Oscar, but I would say Jack Nicholson topped that performance with his Jack Torrence in THE SHINING. To be honest, I'm not one of that movies biggest fans, but I CANNOT deny the performance Jack gives. Anyone else would have come across as overdone in THAT performance and I'd argue only Nicholson can make THAT performance work. The further he slips into madness the more horrifying he is. A bad performance would have tanked that movie, it would have been a laugh riot!
Just my two cents worth.
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Dustin Hoffman in TOOTSIE:
Micheal Dorsey is a very flawed character, self obsessed, womanizing and he's (of course) written that way, he has to be heavily flawed because of his alter ego: Dorothy Michaels, the unexpected feminist side Micheal (and the audience) no one expected he had. Hoffman has to pull off both characters who are the same person but polar opposites.
I love Kathy Bates & MISERY I'm glad she won the Oscar, but I would say Jack Nicholson topped that performance with his Jack Torrence in THE SHINING. To be honest, I'm not one of that movies biggest fans, but I CANNOT deny the performance Jack gives. Anyone else would have come across as overdone in THAT performance and I'd argue only Nicholson can make THAT performance work. The further he slips into madness the more horrifying he is. A bad performance would have tanked that movie, it would have been a laugh riot!
Just my two cents worth.
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Evelyn
This list is pretty right on except for the Meryl Streep Miranda. I love her and her movies. She's wonderful but in my opinion and some other major critics, definitely not the absolute finest actress although certainly the most celebrated. Why? She's a rare American character actress who can do accents. If she were a Brit she wouldn't have won or been nominated for as many awards. We just take the superior training and talent of the Brits and Aussies for granted. Of course they are brilliant! Could someone else have played Miranda better? Or course. Emma Thomson or Cate Blancett are not only drama queens superior but are hilarious comedians whose tecnique never shows as does Streeps. I'm always aware she's acting. It's still moving much of the time but not as natural or believable as Thomson, Blanchett or the magnificent Liv Ullman. No comparison.
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This list is pretty right on except for the Meryl Streep Miranda. I love her and her movies. She's wonderful but in my opinion and some other major critics, definitely not the absolute finest actress although certainly the most celebrated. Why? She's a rare American character actress who can do accents. If she were a Brit she wouldn't have won or been nominated for as many awards. We just take the superior training and talent of the Brits and Aussies for granted. Of course they are brilliant! Could someone else have played Miranda better? Or course. Emma Thomson or Cate Blancett are not only drama queens superior but are hilarious comedians whose tecnique never shows as does Streeps. I'm always aware she's acting. It's still moving much of the time but not as natural or believable as Thomson, Blanchett or the magnificent Liv Ullman. No comparison.
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Lily
I have her spirit. I want to be like her, but they taking my health, power, energy, but no more! Gonna be like SARAH CONNOR / LINDA HAMILTON PUMP IRON GET LIKE ALWAYS DESIRED, HEALTHY STRONG NO LONGER FEARFUL WHIMP, BUT THE LEO LION LIONESS I WAS ALL ALONG INDIDE & NOT THE WHIMP RECORDED LOOP I WAS IN BY ALLOWING WORLD, PEOPLE, ABUSIVE CONTROLLING SPELLS CURSES OF ENVIOUS DARK DESTROYING VAMPIRIC WITCHES, WARLOCKS, ETC DARK NEGATIVE THOUGHTS & PATTERNS ENERGIES TAKE TORTURE THUS BELIEFS & WRONG PARADINES STORY MOVIE OF MY LIFE TOOK ROOT ON ME. BUT NO MORE NEW LIFE NEW WORLD 4 ME MEW MOVIE ALWAYS WANTED. DREAMED, DESIRED, MEANT TO BE TOPPERS TOP HIGH UP QUEEN NOT JUST PRINCESS, BUT EMPRESS, ECT. AMEN!
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I have her spirit. I want to be like her, but they taking my health, power, energy, but no more! Gonna be like SARAH CONNOR / LINDA HAMILTON PUMP IRON GET LIKE ALWAYS DESIRED, HEALTHY STRONG NO LONGER FEARFUL WHIMP, BUT THE LEO LION LIONESS I WAS ALL ALONG INDIDE & NOT THE WHIMP RECORDED LOOP I WAS IN BY ALLOWING WORLD, PEOPLE, ABUSIVE CONTROLLING SPELLS CURSES OF ENVIOUS DARK DESTROYING VAMPIRIC WITCHES, WARLOCKS, ETC DARK NEGATIVE THOUGHTS & PATTERNS ENERGIES TAKE TORTURE THUS BELIEFS & WRONG PARADINES STORY MOVIE OF MY LIFE TOOK ROOT ON ME. BUT NO MORE NEW LIFE NEW WORLD 4 ME MEW MOVIE ALWAYS WANTED. DREAMED, DESIRED, MEANT TO BE TOPPERS TOP HIGH UP QUEEN NOT JUST PRINCESS, BUT EMPRESS, ECT. AMEN!
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Prithwiraj
Here's some of my picks ( excluding the comic book movies)
Anthony Hopkins- The Silence of the Lambs
Daniel Day Lewis- There will be Blood
Robert DeNiro- Taxi Driver
Adrian Brody- The Pianist
Jack Nicholson- The Shining
Sigourney Weaver- Aliens
Tom Hardy- Warrior
Tom Hanks- Forrest Gump
Ryan Gosling- Drive
Jake Gyllenhall- Nightcrawler
James McAvoy- Split
Joaquin Phoenix- The Master
Daniel Bruhl and Chris Hemsworth- Rush
Edward Norton- American History X
Christian Bale- American Psycho
OOF. there's a lot more though but these are some of them.
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Here's some of my picks ( excluding the comic book movies)
Anthony Hopkins- The Silence of the Lambs
Daniel Day Lewis- There will be Blood
Robert DeNiro- Taxi Driver
Adrian Brody- The Pianist
Jack Nicholson- The Shining
Sigourney Weaver- Aliens
Tom Hardy- Warrior
Tom Hanks- Forrest Gump
Ryan Gosling- Drive
Jake Gyllenhall- Nightcrawler
James McAvoy- Split
Joaquin Phoenix- The Master
Daniel Bruhl and Chris Hemsworth- Rush
Edward Norton- American History X
Christian Bale- American Psycho
OOF. there's a lot more though but these are some of them.
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Ezra
Sorry, but your list sucks. If we just stay in America and ignore the rest of the world as you did, I could add more, but this is a good start:
Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence
James Stewart in Vertigo
Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver
Gene Hackman in French Connection
Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail & Five Easy Pieces
Robert Mitchum in The Night of The Hunter
Peter Sellers in Being There
Peter O'Toole in The Ruling Class
Al Pacino in Serpico
Sean Connery in The Offence
Mia Wasikowska in Stoker
Johnny Depp in Ed Wood
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Sorry, but your list sucks. If we just stay in America and ignore the rest of the world as you did, I could add more, but this is a good start:
Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence
James Stewart in Vertigo
Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver
Gene Hackman in French Connection
Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail & Five Easy Pieces
Robert Mitchum in The Night of The Hunter
Peter Sellers in Being There
Peter O'Toole in The Ruling Class
Al Pacino in Serpico
Sean Connery in The Offence
Mia Wasikowska in Stoker
Johnny Depp in Ed Wood
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fanjoy
Whaaaaaaat? Killmonger? Really? I think it was just refreshing to have an adequate villain in a Marvel film streak of forgettable villains. Lets be honest, without the race card, he would never have made this list. Killmonger is the chocolate cake when we're used to a string of Twinkies, but Heath Ledger's Joker was, in comparison, was miles above this 'adequate' performance. Chocolate gnash on mousse on a bed of creme brule. on a bed of. cheese cake. or. something better.
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Whaaaaaaat? Killmonger? Really? I think it was just refreshing to have an adequate villain in a Marvel film streak of forgettable villains. Lets be honest, without the race card, he would never have made this list. Killmonger is the chocolate cake when we're used to a string of Twinkies, but Heath Ledger's Joker was, in comparison, was miles above this 'adequate' performance. Chocolate gnash on mousse on a bed of creme brule. on a bed of. cheese cake. or. something better.
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Backwoods
Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull
Kurt Russell in The Thing
Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest (and The Last Detail)
Burt Reynolds in Deliverance
Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon
Tom Cruise in Rain Man
William H. Macy in Fargo
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem For a Dream
Toni Collette in Hereditary
Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon
Tim Robbins in Shawshank Redemption
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Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull
Kurt Russell in The Thing
Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest (and The Last Detail)
Burt Reynolds in Deliverance
Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon
Tom Cruise in Rain Man
William H. Macy in Fargo
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem For a Dream
Toni Collette in Hereditary
Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon
Tim Robbins in Shawshank Redemption
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Nate
michale b jordan as killmonger a good villian? nope lol. he was one of the worst villains in the mcu on par with the villain in ant-man. the guy was supposed to be a navy seal. he just comes across as a selfish gang banger ghetto kid. like kylo ren is an emo girl with daddy issues. they are just not interesting or imposing or scary. at all! thanos, thats a real bad guy.
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michale b jordan as killmonger a good villian? nope lol. he was one of the worst villains in the mcu on par with the villain in ant-man. the guy was supposed to be a navy seal. he just comes across as a selfish gang banger ghetto kid. like kylo ren is an emo girl with daddy issues. they are just not interesting or imposing or scary. at all! thanos, thats a real bad guy.
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KrAkHeN
i'm sorry. but the remake of true grit was terrible from beginning to end. and it was mostly because of the dialogue, dialects, and acting itself. sorry but it was terrible. original true grit didn't need that over the top weird speech patterns. and its still 1000000x better than anything good that can be said about the remake. in my opinion of course.
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i'm sorry. but the remake of true grit was terrible from beginning to end. and it was mostly because of the dialogue, dialects, and acting itself. sorry but it was terrible. original true grit didn't need that over the top weird speech patterns. and its still 1000000x better than anything good that can be said about the remake. in my opinion of course.
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