Top 5 Performances - Hoffman

[setanta]

... of different actors. Good idea or bad?

[Beastie]

Huh? Do you mean like after Beethoven 2 they had different actors for the films but it just wasn't as good. Same with after Home Alone 2.

[setanta]

Huh? Do you mean like after Beethoven 2 they had different actors for the films but it just wasn't as good. Same with after Home Alone 2.

Lol, no no. I mean like you take one actor and then we all give our own personal top 5 films that they've been in, you know? It can be for the film itself or just their performance in it. Make sense?

[Beastie]

Lol, no no. I mean like you take one actor and then we all give our own personal top 5 films that they've been in, you know? It can be for the film itself or just their performance in it. Make sense?

Yeah I get you! :)

[30stone]

Jason Statham
Go..
:)

[setanta]

Jason Statham
Go..
:)

Lol. Here Ben, if this does take off, is it easy to edit the title of the thread according to the actor we're voting on?

[Enid]

Jason Statham
Go..
:)
I only like two of his films. Lock Stock and Snatch...

[Beastie]

Macaulay Culkin
He is the best child actor ever! Every film he has been in he has done well in. He is untentionally funny and had a rare talent :) There are many child actors out there but Macaulay Culkin was one of the few that had that X Factor. The films he did when he was older were good too. Not as good as his childhood films but still. My top 5 films Macauly Culkin has been in are..

1) Home Alone 1
2) Home Alone 2
3) My Girl
4) The Pagemaster (god I have not seen that film in years)
5) Uncle Buck

[setanta]

I remember the Pagemaster... that's a blast from the past. But yeah, I thought we'd all do the same actor, you know? Not just a free for all lol.

[Beastie]

I remember the Pagemaster... that's a blast from the past. But yeah, I thought we'd all do the same actor, you know? Not just a free for all lol.

Do Macaulay Culkin then! DO IT DO IT! please :)

[30stone]

Lol. Here Ben, if this does take off, is it easy to edit the title of the thread according to the actor we're voting on?

Should be yes :)

I only like two of his films. Lock Stock and Snatch...

Really??

You seen

Death Race
Crank 1 & 2 (first one is much better)
Transporter
Mean Machine

The bank job ( i wasnt a fan but i know a lot of people that are)

[setanta]

Do Macaulay Culkin then! DO IT DO IT! please :)

Sure nobody would vote on him. I mean, he's hardly lit up the screen since Home Alone, has he?

[Beastie]

Sure nobody would vote on him. I mean, he's hardly lit up the screen since Home Alone, has he?

Yes!! the films I have listed plus other films like Richie Rich, Getting even with dad. Party Monster - a film he did in 2003, lost his spark a bit because he was not the cutesy child actor but that film is still worth a watch.

He has also been in a film sex and breakfast.. I want to see that! lol

[Beastie]

Omg I don't think I have seen "The Good Son" starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood. I will have to watch that sometime!! Looks bloody good!

[Beastie]

Come on guys Macaulay Culkin! do it baby do it!! please :)

[NettoSuperstar!]

Yeh good idea but actors that have been in a lot of films lol

[Beastie]

Yeh good idea but actors that have been in a lot of films lol

Macaulay Culkin!!!! grrrrrrrr why won't anyone do him :(

[NettoSuperstar!]

Ok I'll do him

Home Alone
Home Alone 2

there lol

[Beastie]

Ok I'll do him

Home Alone
Home Alone 2

there lol

Plthhhhhhh thanks for trying anyways! :)

[CaraRawr]

Good idea!

[Shaun]

I like this idea. But MaCaulay Culkin and Jason Statham can get bent.

[setanta]

Johnny Depp first, but lets just do it for performance rather than the film as a whole, ok?
So yeah, don't worry if the film is rubbish, it's how he is in it that counts.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/

[Shaun]

1. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2. The Man Who Cried
3. Sleepy Hollow
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl [I]
5. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

[GypsyGoth]

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2. Secret Window
3. Edward Scissorshands
4. Finding Neverland
5. Benny and Joon

[Tom4784]

1. Edward Scissorhands
2. Sweeney Todd
3. Sleepy Hollow
4. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
5. Pirates of the Carribean

[setanta]

1.Donnie Brasco
2.What's Eating Gilbert Grape
3.Ed Wood
4.Dead Man
5.Edward Scissorhands

[BGT-FAN!]

1. Edward Scissorhands
2. Alice and Wonderland
3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

[CaraRawr]

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2. Edward Scissorhands
3. Alice in Wonderland
4. Sweeney Todd
5. Finding Neverland

[NettoSuperstar!]

Fear and Loathing..
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Whats Eating Gilbert Grape
Secret Window
Sleepy Hollow

[MrGaryy]

1. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
4. Edward Scissorhands
5. Sweeney Todd

[InOne]

Fear and Loathing
Blow
Once Upon A Time in Mexico
From Hell
Sleepy Hollow

[setanta]

Ok, I'll just post the top 5.

1 Pirates of the Caribbean - 16 Points
2 Once Upon a Time in Mexico - 14 Points
Edward Scissorhands
4 Fear and Loathing - 11 Points
5 Sleepy Hollow and Secret Window - 8 Points

[setanta]

Gary Oldman now.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/

[Tom4784]

1. The Dark Knight
2. The Firm
3. Leon
4. Dracula
5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

[30stone]

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Dark Knight
The Fifth element
Hannibal
Batman begins.

[setanta]

1.Dracula
2.Leon - hammy magic
3.Sid and Nancy
4.JFK
5.Immortal Beloved

[Niamh.]

1. Bram Stokers Dracula
2. State of Grace
3. Leon
4. Murder in the first
5. Romeo is Bleeding

[setanta]

State of Grace is a good little flick. Oldman and Penn are quality in it.

[Niamh.]

State of Grace is a good little flick. Oldman and Penn are quality in it.

yeah, I saw it years ago, must watch it again sometime

[Enid]

1. Leon
2. Bram Stoker's Dracula
3. Sid and Nancy
4. The Scarlet Letter
5. Fifth Element

[M X]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Askaban
3. Hannibal
4. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix
5. Leon

[Shaun]

seen hardly any of his movies :( -sits out-

[InOne]

The Firm
True Romance
Dark Knight
Dracula
Sid and Nancy

[setanta]

Top 5 for Oldman

1. Bram Stoker's Dracula - 18 Points
2. Leon and The Dark Knight - 17 Points
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 10 Points
5. The Firm - 9 Points

[Enid]

Where's #3 sweetcheeks?

[setanta]

Where's #3 sweetcheeks?

Leon and Dark Knight tied for second so I'm doing it like they score in golf, giving 2nd and 3rd to the two of them.

[Enid]

Leon and Dark Knight tied for second so I'm doing it like they score in golf, giving 2nd and 3rd to the two of them.
Oh I didn't see the two of them together, hehe.

[setanta]

Oh I didn't see the two of them together, hehe.

Who will I do next? I want to do contemporary actors first and then do older ones.

[Beastie]

Macaulay Culkin should have been taken seriously :nono:

[setanta]

Denzel Washington this time.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000243/

[BB_Eye]

I'm afraid I only liked him in Deja Vu.

Training Day, which I hated, seems to be his most popular performance.

[BB_Eye]

Macaulay Culkin should have been taken seriously :nono:

He was annoyingly precocious as a child actor (a bit like Dakota Fanning).

As an adult, he is very hit and miss. Not bad in Saved... terrible in Party Monster.

[setanta]

I'm afraid I only liked him in Deja Vu.

Training Day, which I hated, seems to be his most popular performance.

Training Day isn't a great film but, as usual, he's great in it. That's what is so incredible about the man - he elevates anything he's involved with and makes even the most silly of films watchable. Big fan of his.

[Beastie]

He was annoyingly precocious as a child actor (a bit like Dakota Fanning).

As an adult, he is very hit and miss. Not bad in Saved... terrible in Party Monster.

He was in quite a few good films as a child. Not just Home Alone :nono:

Will John Candy be one of the actors James?

[setanta]

He was in quite a few good films as a child. Not just Home Alone :nono:

Will John Candy be one of the actors James?

Yeah, we could do John, but I'm trying to do it in terms of grouping peers together, you know? Because at the end of every 5 we do we'll vote for the best performance out of them all.

[BB_Eye]

He was in quite a few good films as a child. Not just Home Alone :nono:


Wasn't he in Jacob's Ladder if memory serves? I guess he was okay in that.

[setanta]

Was it a mistake to do Washington? Nobody likes him?

[setanta]

Right, there's Nicholas Cage instead.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000115/

[Shaun]

1) Kick-Ass
2) Con Air
3) Face/Off
4) The Weather Man
5) World Trade Center

[Tom4784]

1. Adaptation
2. Face/off
3. The Rock
4. Con Air
5. Gone in Sixty Seconds

I had to really scrape the barrel with this one, I only really love Adaptation.

[setanta]

1. Raising Arizona
2. Adaptation
3. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
4. The Weather Man
5. Moonstruck

[Niamh.]

1. Con Air
2. Leaving Las Vegas
3. Gone in sixty seconds
4. Natianal Treasue
5. The Rock

[Niamh.]

Was it a mistake to do Washington? Nobody likes him?

He's a brilliant actor but I can't warm to him at all, he always has this air of superiority about him.

[setanta]

He's a brilliant actor but I can't warm to him at all, he always has this air of superiority about him.

I don't get that at all with him really. Just always find him watchable, even when he's acting in average films.

[Niamh.]

I don't get that at all with him really. Just always find him watchable, even when he's acting in average films.

I don't know different people see different things I suppose!

[BB_Eye]

1. Moonstruck
2. Raising Arizona
3. Face/Off
4. Vampire's Kiss
5. Leaving Las Vegas

[setanta]

1. Con Air - 16 Points
2. Face/Off - 10 Points
3. Adaptation - 9 Points
= Raising Arizona
5. Moonstruck - 6 Points

[setanta]

Sean Penn next

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000576/

[Shaun]

1. Mystic River
2. Milk

I've only seen these I'm afraid.

[Shaun]

1. Mystic River
2. Milk

I've only seen these I'm afraid.

[setanta]

Feck, I've picked another one that nobody is interested in.

[30stone]

Dont Nicolas cage way to quickly..

I think hes great.

[Iceman]

Dont Nicolas cage way to quickly..

I think hes great.

I think he's great too, shame he cant act for **** LOL

[Iceman]

Sean Penn

1. Carlitos Way
2. 21 grams
3. Mystic River
4. Dead Man Walking
5. The Thin Red Line

[setanta]

Dont Nicolas cage way to quickly..

I think hes great.

He is great but I'm giving them 24 hours each and then going on to the next, you know?

You can do your top 5 for Cage and I'll change the scores if you like.

[30stone]

Con Air
Gone in sixty Seconds
Ghost Rider
Bankok Dangerous
The Weather man

Knowing is also good.

[Niamh.]

Sean Penn

1. State of Grace
2. Carlitos Way
3. I am Sam
4. Dead man walking
5. Mystic River

[setanta]

Con Air
Gone in sixty Seconds
Ghost Rider
Bankok Dangerous
The Weather man

Knowing is also good.

Yeah, I enjoyed Knowing too. Wasn't great, but wasn't half as bad as some were saying.

[setanta]

1.Dead Man Walking
2.Carlito's Way
3.Colors
4.Fast Times at Ridgemont High
5.Sweet and Lowdown

[GypsyGoth]

1 The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2 All the King's Men
3 I Am Sam
4 Milk
5 Mystic River

[setanta]

Nobody else voting on Penn?

[Iceman]

really pissed i missed depp's one...had i known i would have voted. i do likey this idea so well done setanta.

[setanta]

Thanks Eoin. It is Eoin, right?

Yeah, disappointed with the amount of votes for Penn.

1. Carlito's Way - 13 Points
2. Mystic River - 10 Points
3. Dead Man Walking - 9 Points
4. I Am Sam - 6 Points
=Milk

[setanta]

Interesting to see if anyone votes on him. I think he's great. Malkovich now.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000518/

[Iceman]

Thanks Eoin. It is Eoin, right?

Yeah, disappointed with the amount of votes for Penn.

1. Carlito's Way - 13 Points
2. Mystic River - 10 Points
3. Dead Man Walking - 9 Points
4. I Am Sam - 6 Points
=Milk

it's RiotVan/GoKart/Iceman/Eoin/Iceman/Schumacher/Iceman :joker:

yeah i loved penn in carlitos just amazing in it.

[setanta]

it's RiotVan/GoKart/Iceman/Eoin/Iceman/Schumacher/Iceman :joker:

yeah i loved penn in carlitos just amazing in it.

Yep, happy with Carlito's Way winning, not happy with Con Air for Cage though!

[Iceman]

1. Joan Of Arc
2. Dangerous Liaisons (cant spell liasons)
3. Of Mice & Men
4. In The Line Of Fire
5. (ill do this later as im torn with 3 different movies)

[GypsyGoth]

Changeling
Being John Malkovich
Rounders
Joan of Arc
Eragon

[Shaun]

1. Of Mice and Men
2. Con Air
3. Being John Malkovich
4. Death of a Salesman
5. Changeling

[Iceman]

Havent seen changeling is it any good?

[MrGaryy]

1. Of Mice and Men
2. Being John Malkovich
3. Changeling
4. Death of a Salesman
5. Eragon

[setanta]

1.Ripley's Game
2.Being John Malkovich
3.Dangerous Liaisons
4.In the Line of Fire
5.Of Mice and Men

[GypsyGoth]

Havent seen changeling is it any good?

Anglina is very good in it and I found it though to watch, but I'm glad I seen it

[Niamh.]

1. Dangerous Liaisons
2. In the line of fire
3. The Man in the Iron Mask
4. Being John Malkovich
5. Con Air

[setanta]

1.Being John Malkovich - 17 Points
2.Of Mice and Men - 14 Points
3.Dangerous Liaisons - 12 Points
4.Changeling - 9 Points
5.In the Line of Fire - 8 Points

[setanta]

Going out tonight so wanted to do this early. Anyway, now we have to rate from 1-5 the number 1's of all the actors we've done....

Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
Oldman - Bram Stoker's Dracula
Cage - Con Air
Penn - Carlito's Way
Malkovich - Being John Malkovich

So yeah, same thing with those five performances.

[Shaun]

5. Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
2. Oldman - Bram Stoker's Dracula
4. Cage - Con Air
3. Penn - Carlito's Way
1. Malkovich - Being John Malkovich

[Iceman]

Penn - Carlito's Way
Malkovich - Being John Malkovich
Oldman - Bram Stoker's Dracula
Cage - Con Air
Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean

[setanta]

It's actually quite hard for a few of them. Have to think about it myself now!

[Iceman]

oh and just to be clear i think Penn is the best and so forth i forgot numbers...

[setanta]

oh and just to be clear i think Penn is the best and so forth i forgot numbers...

Yeah, I never made that clear. We'll go like 1 for first and so on., or just do it like you're done, with the one on top being your fav.

[Iceman]

yeah ill do that from now on...1 on top is always gonna be my fav.

[Niamh.]

1. Oldman - Bram Stoker's Dracula
2. Penn - Carlito's Way
3. Malkovich - Being John Malkovich
4. Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
5. Cage - Con Air

[setanta]

Penn - Carlito's Way
Oldman - Bram Stoker's Dracula
Malkovich - Being John Malkovich
Cage - Con Air
Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean

[setanta]

Round 1

1st - Sean Penn - Carlito's Way 17 Points
2nd - Gary Oldman - Bram Stoker's Dracula 16 Points
3rd - John Malkovich - Being John Malkovich 15 Points
4th - Nicolas Cage - Con Air - 7 Points
5th - Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Points

[ILoveTRW]

isnt John Malkovich the elephant man?

[setanta]

isnt John Malkovich the elephant man?

The real Elephant man was called Joseph Merrick and he was played by John Hurt in the movie version.

[ILoveTRW]

The real Elephant man was called Joseph Merrick and he was played by John Hurt in the movie version.

oh ok

[Shaun]

*sits impatiently waiting for the next actor(or actress)*

[Iceman]

*sits impatiently waiting for the next actor(or actress)*

*gives Shaun popcorn whilst waiting beside him*

[Shaun]

*gets bored with the popcorn and plays with my fanny*

[setanta]

We'll go even more old school now. Al Pacino

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000199/

[NettoSuperstar!]

The Godfathers
Scarface
Serpico
Heat
Carlitos Way

[InOne]

Scarface
The Godfather
The GodfatherII
The Panic In Needle Park
Heat

[Shaun]

1. The Godfather
2. Scarface
3. Heat
4. Scent of a Woman
5. S1m0ne

[setanta]

No fans of Pacino out there?

[setanta]

Seriously? Nobody else likes him? I might as well stop if I'm dealing with cinematic eejits. Sorry, sorry, but seriously - vote for feck sake.

[Shaun]

omg do hillary duff!!! god

[Shaun]

bump for setanty.

shame on you all who haven't voted.

[GypsyGoth]

1 Insomnia
2 The Recruit
3 S1m0ne
4 Carlito's Way
5 Scent of a Woman

[setanta]

Thank you Shauny and Claudia.

[BB_Eye]

1. The Godfather Part II
2. The Godfather
3. Carlito's Way
4. Dog Day Afternoon
5. Insomnia

Tough choice really, the only underwhelming performances I've seen from him were in Cruising and Heat. Then there is the Devil's Advocate where he overacts to the point of unintentional comedy.

[setanta]

1.Dog Day Afternoon
2.The Godfathers
3.Donnie Brasco
4.The Insider
5.Carlito's Way

[setanta]

1st The Godfathers - 24 Points
2nd Scarface - 13 Points
3rd Dog Day Afternoon - 7 Points
= Carlito's Way
5th Insomnia - 6 Points
= Heat

[setanta]

Christopher Walken next

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000686/

[Shaun]

1. The Deer Hunter
2. Sleepy Hollow
3. Pulp Fiction
4. The Stepford Wives
5. Click

[Shaun]

assuming Fatboy Slim's 'Weapon of Choice' isn't an option :tongue:

[setanta]

assuming Fatboy Slim's 'Weapon of Choice' isn't an option :tongue:

Lol, you can put it in if you want. I mean, it is classic stuff.

[setanta]

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And don't forget his SNL stuff. So funny.

[Shaun]

More cowbell :love:

[setanta]

More cowbell :love:

They got him to do more skits after this. He's just so funny and he always stays in character.

[setanta]

1.The Dead Zone
2.True Romance
3.The Deer Hunter
4.King of New York
5.Batman Returns

[Shaun]

fair to say this one's not quite taken off? :p

[Locke.]

1. The Deer Hunter
2. Catch Me If You Can
3. Man on Fire
4. Wedding Crashers
5. Pulp Fiction

[setanta]

Wow, this has been a wash-out. No Walken fans?

[setanta]

Ok, let's see if DeNiro fares any better.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000134/

[Locke.]

1. Raging Bull
2. Goodfellas
3. The Deer Hunter
4. Once Upon a Time in America
5. Taxi Driver

6. The Godfather: Part 2
7. Heat
8. A Bronx Tale
9. Casino
10. The Untouchables

Too hard to just list 5

[Iceman]

****, ive forgotten all about this....

will do de niro in a minute

[DrunkerThanMoses]

1. Godfather Part 2
2. King of Comedy
3. Once Upon Time In America
4. The Untouchables
5. Angel heart

[Shaun]

1. The Untouchables
2. Jackie Brown
3. Goodfellas
4. A Bronx Tale
5. Analyze This

[InOne]

Damnnnnn this is a hard one.

1. Once Upon A Time In America
2. Mean Streets
3. Goodfellas
4. The Godfather II
5. Taxi Driver

[BB_Eye]

1. Mean Streets
2. Once Upon a Time in America
3. Taxi Driver
4. The Mission
5. Midnight Run

[InOne]

1. Mean Streets
2. Once Upon a Time in America
3. Taxi Driver
4. The Mission
5. Midnight Run

A lot of people I know don't really like Mean Streets for some reason, I love it lol

[setanta]

This died a death. Should I continue with it?

[Shaun]

yes.

[setanta]

1.Taxi Driver
2.Raging Bull
3.Goodfellas
4.Midnight Run
5.Cape Fear

[arsenalforever]

1. King of comedy
2. raging bull
3. taxi driver
4. Once upon a time in amercia
5. the Deer Hunter

[NettoSuperstar!]

Taxi Driver
Deer Hunter
Raging Bull
Goodfellas
Cape Fear

[Shaun]

REVIVE THIS SETANTA YOU TIT.
please.

[setanta]

I'm a tit? Thanks very much but yeah, I'll get this going again.

[setanta]

Right, I'll tot up DeNiro's score in awhile. Next we'll have Dustin Hoffman.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000163/

[Shaun]

1. Rain Man
2. Death of a Salesman
3. Runaway Jury
4. Kramer vs. Kramer
5. Hook

[BB_Eye]

1. Straw Dogs
2. Lenny
3. Tootsie
4. Midnight Cowboy
5. Marathon Man

[setanta]

So there's nobody out there who likes Dustin Hoffman? Good lord, you all need to be taught the ways of the force.

[Shaun]

*BB_Eye and I pull smarmy smiles*

[setanta]

*BB_Eye and I pull smarmy smiles*

And you're entitled to. I'm amazed at the lack of culture present on these forums. Ridiculous stuff.

[setanta]

Like seriously, if it weren't for the Hoffmeister there wouldn't have been a De Niro or Pacino as leading men.

[InOne]

1. Rain Man
2. Sleepers
3. Marathon Man
4. Straw Dogs
5. Hook

[Shaun]

bump for setanta.

[DrunkerThanMoses]

Kramer vs Kramer
The Graduate
Straw Dogs
Moonlight Mile
Hook

Their the only five ive seen of his, also seen meet the fockers but can only pick five.

[Shaun]

bump :spin2:

[setanta]

You can bump all you like Shauny; it's not going to do any good. Boo hoo hoo.

[InOne]

You'll just have to add it up and go for a more well known I guess. Cruise :D

[setanta]

You'll just have to add it up and go for a more well known I guess. Cruise :D

Yeah, but I'm trying to do like groups of 5 that are similar to one another, you know? Cruisemeister wouldn't be in a group with Pacino and DeNiro.

[InOne]

bump

[NettoSuperstar!]

Midnight Cowboy
Tootsie
Kramer Vs Kramer
Papillon
Rainman

[Shaun]

well that's 5 votes, plus yours to come setanta :spin2:

edit: i'll ask rory to do these...he's quite a big film buff.

[RtooDee2]

1. Marathon man.
2. All the Presidents men.
3. Midnight cowboy.
4. Rain man.
5. Straw dogs.
Thats my selection.

[Rory]

1. Marathon Man
2. The Graduate
3. Rain Man
4. Kramer vs. Kramer
5. Midnight Cowboy

[setanta]

I have to get this going again seeing as I'm back in business here.

[BB_Eye]

Why has setanta been banned again? :mad:

[DrunkerThanMoses]

Why has setanta been banned again? :mad:

Annie Wilkes is cock-a-dodol-mad about this!