There can only be one

[Nick K]

BEST MALE MOVIE PERFORMANCE EVER: Robert De Niro - Raging Bull

BEST FEMALE MOVIE PERFORMANCE EVER: Gena Lee Rowlands - A Woman Under the Influence

sorted.

[revgoozen]

paul newman - cool hand luke

I can't think of a best female performance at the moment, so i'll defer to your wisdom.

[Reginald I. Perrin]

One?

Bloody hell...

Male - gaahhh...ughhhh...Larry Olivier - The Entertainer. So many close ones, but Olivier at the very top of his game can only be matched. And this is the top of his game - a hidden jewel.

I feel like I'm been unfair though, as so many could match it.
Another day, it could be George C. Scott in Patton. Olivier himself in Sleuth, Hackman in the Conversation, DeNiro in Raging Bull, Pacino in Godfather: Part II, Kinski in Aguirre, Caine in Get Carter...too hard.

Female - fairly easier. Ingrid Bergman - Autumn Sonata. The meeting of the 2 Bergman's was worth waiting for. Still, ran very close by Marie Falconetti in the Passion of Joan of Arc, and Liv Ullmann, also in Autumn Sonata. Autumn Sonata is one of Ingmar's best because both actresses are at the top of their game, and then some.

[Nick K]

have you guys seen A Woman Under the Influence?

[Kinbote]

Originally posted by Nick K
have you guys seen A Woman Under the Influence?

Sure. My mother at every family gathering.

[Herr Lipp]

*ba doom chink*

I havent seen it. Out of interest, where do most of you get your film recommendations from, if you can go against your morals and reply to one of my posts?

[Nick K]

film magazines, books critics write, Blake and Ted.

[Drunkenmaster]

Male: Pacino - Godfather II
Female: hrmmm...Gwyneth Paltrow - Great Expectations

[Kinbote]

Originally posted by Drunkenmaster

Gwyneth Paltrow - Great Expectations

I'm at a loss for words!

[Drunkenmaster]

I couldn't think of anyone else. Perhaps a better response would have been, "I can't think of anyone."

[Kinbote]

The day Gwyneth Paltrow comes near a great performance is the day I...well, do something drastic and out of character.

[vaya con dios]

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[Barbara]

Originally posted by UncleLester
The day Gwyneth Paltrow comes near a great performance is the day I...well, do something drastic and out of character.

I liked her in Sliding Doors :cry:

and I guess Liam Neeson - Schindler's List
Hillary Swank - Boys Don't Cry, even though I know those are boring choices. I haven't seen as many movies as Nick, Ted and Blake for sure.

[teapots]

Originally posted by UncleLester
The day Gwyneth Paltrow comes near a great performance is the day I...well, do something drastic and out of character.

Whilst I will concur that the rest of her career is unadulaterated tripe, there is one pearl among the faeces; The Royal Tenenbaums.

As to the (horribly difficult) question at hard -

Male: Harry Dean Stanton in Paris, Texas
Female: Giulietta Masina in La Strada

[Kinbote]

Originally posted by teapots
Whilst I will concur that the rest of her career is unadulaterated tripe, there is one pearl among the faeces; The Royal Tenenbaums.



I agree. Not surprisingly, to be good in that role required her to do little more than frown and speak in a monotone, and to look pretty. I think perhaps she found her proper niche.

[Mr. Felix]

my female choice was easy:

Maria Falconetti- The Passion of Joan of Arc

i can't really decide on a single male, so for nowe i'm gonna go with:








(drumroll please!!!!!!)



























George Walker 'Dubya' Bush- Fahrenheit 9/11

[motorcyclemptiness]

Originally posted by vaya con dios
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[teapots]

Originally posted by UncleLester
I agree. Not surprisingly, to be good in that role required her to do little more than frown and speak in a monotone, and to look pretty. I think perhaps she found her proper niche.

True. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of roles that require an actress to move woodenly and speak like she has a mouth full of cotton wool.

Originally posted by Brazil
George Walker 'Dubya' Bush- Fahrenheit 9/11

That's, um, lame. I hate that fucking film.

[Mr. Felix]

Originally posted by teapots
True. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of roles that require an actress to move woodenly and speak like she has a mouth full of cotton wool.



That's, um, lame. I hate that fucking film.

well i happened to think it was hilarious.

[Telegram Sam]

Kurtwood Smith - Robocop

[Drunkenmaster]

Originally posted by Brazil
well i happened to think it was hilarious. This explains so much about you. :(

[Mr. Felix]

and what exactly does it explain?

[Kinbote]

Absence of discernment.

[Mr. Felix]

Discernment of what?

[Kinbote]

dis·cern·ment n.

1. The act or process of exhibiting keen insight and good judgment.
2. Keenness of insight and judgment.

[Mr. Felix]

wow, you're really smart!