Favourite actor, best scene, memorable performance

Favourite actor, best scene, memorable performance

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Jim H

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1,003 posts

192 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Following the recent sad loss of Donald Sutherland, it made me think, he really did steal the show amongst a very strong cast in JFK - and only for a few minutes on screen. The also tragically late John Candy was very memorable in the same.

I’m talking about actors who pop up in films and absolutely nail it for a few minutes - and leave a lasting impression.

Gary Oldman in True Romance is one.

Also Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken in the same movie. Rare.

Hopper again in Apocalypse Now.

Apocalypse now is currently on 4, and the film about the making of.

Oh! Robert Duval… Another.

N8CYL

462 posts

153 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Val Kilmer in Tombstone, fabulous role, fabulous acting.

Honourable Dead Snark

474 posts

22 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Brad Pitt in True Romance too..

Fassbender in Inglorious Basterds.

Sam Rockwell makes a habit of doing this but particularly in the Green Mile


shtu

3,555 posts

149 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Very different sort of thing, but Rik Mayall absolutely stole the show as Lord Flasheart in Blackadder.

miniman

25,321 posts

265 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Jim H said:
Following the recent sad loss of Donald Sutherland, it made me think, he really did steal the show amongst a very strong cast in JFK - and only for a few minutes on screen. The also tragically late John Candy was very memorable in the same.

I’m talking about actors who pop up in films and absolutely nail it for a few minutes - and leave a lasting impression.

Gary Oldman in True Romance is one.

Also Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken in the same movie. Rare.

Hopper again in Apocalypse Now.

Apocalypse now is currently on 4, and the film about the making of.

Oh! Robert Duval… Another.
Gary Oldman was the first name to pop into my mind, but for Leon.

Chris Stott

13,719 posts

200 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Ledger in Dark Night.

egomeister

6,759 posts

266 months

Sunday 23rd June
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It's a fantastic scene in general, but Jeremy Irons steals the show here in Margin Call:


vetrof

2,538 posts

176 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Not my favourite actor, but Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder was brilliant.

Wacky Racer

38,495 posts

250 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Maggie Smith in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"


pidsy

8,087 posts

160 months

Sunday 23rd June
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miniman said:
Jim H said:
Following the recent sad loss of Donald Sutherland, it made me think, he really did steal the show amongst a very strong cast in JFK - and only for a few minutes on screen. The also tragically late John Candy was very memorable in the same.

I’m talking about actors who pop up in films and absolutely nail it for a few minutes - and leave a lasting impression.

Gary Oldman in True Romance is one.

Also Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken in the same movie. Rare.

Hopper again in Apocalypse Now.

Apocalypse now is currently on 4, and the film about the making of.

Oh! Robert Duval… Another.
Gary Oldman was the first name to pop into my mind, but for Leon.
100% this.
First thing I thought of when I read the thread title.

Hedobot

679 posts

152 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Honourable Dead Snark said:
Fassbender in Inglorious Basterds.
Agreed, superb

The Hypno-Toad

12,489 posts

208 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Charlie Sheen - Ferris Bueller Days Off.

Steals the entire movie.

I have always thought that Martin Sheens performance in Apocalypse Now was incredible. Not only for the mirror scene but also for the moments where he stares down lens at the viewer as if to say “can you believe this st?”

Risonax

309 posts

19 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Honourable Dead Snark said:
Brad Pitt in True Romance too..

Fassbender in Inglorious Basterds.

Sam Rockwell makes a habit of doing this but particularly in the Green Mile
Also Inglorious, but Christophe Waltz, for the opening scene, but also the Apple Strudel scene. He wasn't well known to English speaking audiences, so the scenes were all the more impactfut; his portrayal of an urbane, charming, intellectual but evil German policeman. But also Denis Ménochet, who played the French farmer. Impressive scene.

Hedobot

679 posts

152 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Vincent D'Onofrio for Pvt. Pyle in Full Metal Jacket

ChocolateFrog

26,524 posts

176 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Eugene Levy in American Pie.

Think he ad libbed the majority of his lines too.

Super Sonic

5,673 posts

57 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2. The bit where she's breaking out of the secure unit, she's waiting for the lift, the other lift opens and out steps Arnold.
NOOOOO!!! Sheer terror on her face.

Desiderata

2,453 posts

57 months

Sunday 23rd June
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I always think that "the baddies" are the best actors.
It must take a huge amount of skill to convince people that you are pure evil like Alan Rickman as The Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood or are terrifying like Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs or disturbed like Joaquin Phoenix in Joker.
I'd describe any one of those three as brilliant in almost anything, but particularly so when they are "the baddies"

gruntmonster

168 posts

220 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Ben Kingsley (don logan) in sexy beast

Robert shaw (quint) in jaws

Edited by gruntmonster on Sunday 23 June 23:23

Tango13

8,600 posts

179 months

Sunday 23rd June
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egomeister said:
It's a fantastic scene in general, but Jeremy Irons steals the show here in Margin Call:

It's one of those scenes where you have to watch it a couple of times to appreciate the subtleties.

Like when Jeremy Irons tells Zachary Quinto 'you're talking to me' which is his way of telling Quinto there won't be any comebacks from telling the truth, also watch where Jeremy Irons is looking during the scene, the way he looks at the Simon Baker and Demi Moore characters.

It's a very well directed film but this scene really stands out as something special.

My nomination would have to be Al Pacino speaking his mind at the end of Scent of a Woman

e600

1,338 posts

155 months

Sunday 23rd June
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You can’t handle the truth! Superb acting, scene and delivery from Jack