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Who is your favourite male and female actor? I'm going with Colin Farrell and Diane Lane. Though I like Elisha Cuthbert and Kiera Knightley as well.(as in I like their acting and roles, not what your thinking)

Cate Blanchett and perhaps Johnny Depp.

Who is your favourite male and female actor? I'm going with Colin Farrell and Diane Lane. Though I like Elisha Cuthbert and Kiera Knightley as well.(as in I like their acting and roles, not what your thinking)

I very much like Johnny Depp, John Travolta, John Malkovich, John Cusack.... Jude Law, Alan Cumming, Colin Firth, Christian Bale, Gary Oldman... I also think Brad Pitt is one of the most under-rated actors of our time.

I like Mia Kirschner and Jennifer Connelly, also.

Walken, Malkovich, Sean Penn, Chris Penn (RIP), Brando (RIP), Spencer Tracy (RIP), Pacino/Deniro, Anthony Quinn (RIP), John Wayne, although not for his acting talent per se (RIP), Clint Eastwood, Jimmy Stewart (RIP).... yeah, a list like this could go on for a while.

Christian Bale, Gary Oldman

Ah, good call. Although Oldman is almost a bit actor nowadays, which is a shame. :(

Sean Bean (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Newline-boromir2.jpg)
Andy (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Gollum.PNG) Serkis (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Smeagol_5.jpg)
Hugo (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/Smithposter.jpg) Weaving (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/Vprofile.jpg)
Hugh Laurie (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/HouseGregoryHouse.png)

Although these are probably more favorite characters than actors. Or both.

johnny depp

There's not many actors I can think of, off-hand, who make me really want to go see the movie they're in (conversely, there's a few who turn me off bothering to see a movie - eg. Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, Adam Sandler)
For the ones I do like, I guess they would be (in no order):
Stellan Skarsgård
Cliff Curtis
Judy Dench
Bruno Lawrence (rip)
Robert De Niro of 15+ years ago
Brando (rip)
Ben Kingsley
Sam Neill
John Turturro
Steve Buscemi
Tim Robbins
Bruce Campbell
Liam Neeson
Emily Watson
Daniel Day Lewis
Helena Bonham Carter
Helen Mirren

ahhh..there's prob more but it's time to go home.

Sean Bean (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Newline-boromir2.jpg)
Andy (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Gollum.PNG) Serkis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Smeagol_5.jpg)
Hugo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Smithposter.jpg) Weaving (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/Vprofile.jpg)
Hugh Laurie (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/HouseGregoryHouse.png)

Although these are probably more favorite characters than actors. Or both.

Interesting characters, but I think Weaving is the only 'actor,' among those.

Ah, good call. Although Oldman is almost a bit actor nowadays, which is a shame. :(

Ah, but he was magnificent in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"...

Ah, since people are adding actresses, I'll add my favorites:

Patricia Neal, Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman and Myrna Loy. I'm not too keen on modern actresses for some reason, although Patricia Neal is still around. :p

Christian Bale
Peter Sarsgaard
Peter O'Toole
Emma Thompson
Helen Mirren
Ryan Gosling
Leonardo Di Caprio
Adrien Brody
Edward Norton back in the day

they're all cunts.

Male: Viggo Mortensen
Female: Liv Tyler

they're all cunts.

Ryan Gosling and Johnny Depp aren't, though I can't say much for the rest who've been listen. Well, the ones who are alive.

Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Jr., CBE, known professionally as Michael Caine

and

late and lamented Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston van Heemstra, known professionally as Audrey Hepburn

Christian Bale(The Machinist)...Ed Norton...David Thewlis or Tim Roth for male

Christina Ricci(Buffalo 66), Scarlett johansson, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Lloyd(though gone off the rails now) for female.

Jeff Bridges, Michael Caine (would have forgotten to include him if Risottia had not mentioned him) Robert Downey jr.

Female actors I find more difficult, as the standard tends to be more consistent than for men.

Dont know why everyone is mentioning Michael Caine...the guy only plays one role...himself...cockney geezer...he's hardly what id call versatile hahahaha

Male: Gary Oldman

Female: Natalie Portman

Cate Blanchette, Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, Sean Penn (spelling? sorry)

I'm actually amazed no-one's listed Patrick Stewart. A lot of people only think of Star Trek and X-Men when you mention his name, but he's one of the few people I would actually call an "Actor" these days, rather than just an actor.

I'm actually amazed no-one's listed Patrick Stewart. A lot of people only think of Star Trek and X-Men when you mention his name, but he's one of the few people I would actually call an "Actor" these days, rather than just an actor.

yeah him alan rickman and kenneth brannagh are the old thespians of the acting world haha

Dont know why everyone is mentioning Michael Caine...the guy only plays one role...himself...cockney geezer...he's hardly what id call versatile hahahaha

He makes a very good Scrooge.

Lunatic Goofballs. He's/She's hard to classify. Hmm.

I think Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and Johnny Depp are all-around beautiful humans. I like seeing them in movies.

I've been fond of David Strathairn ever since Sneakers. Lily Tomlin is beyond awesome. Julie Andrews has more grace in her pinky finger than the entire rest of humanity combined. George Clooney has been rising in my esteem over recent years, though I thought he was a total goober back in his ER days.

I actually like a lot of actors, now that I think of it.

Ewan MacGregor, FTW. That guy has an unbelieveable range and can do everything from Star Wars to musicals and sing his own lines. Viggo Mortenson gets an honorable mention and Denzel Washington as well, especially for Training Day.

For actress I'd have to say Nicole Kidman for first place and Liv Tyler. Anybody who can carry a Michael Bay movie AND hold her own in LOTR deserves kudos.

I'm actually amazed no-one's listed Patrick Stewart. A lot of people only think of Star Trek and X-Men when you mention his name, but he's one of the few people I would actually call an "Actor" these days, rather than just an actor.

I thought he was pretty poor as Shylock when I saw him in a version of The Merchant of Venice. On the other hand, I thought he was very good as Scrooge in the 1999 TV movie.

Patricia Routledge is a much underrated actress, not least because she is best known for playing an obnoxious version of herself in a predictable early evening TV comedy. However, give her an Alan Bennett play to work with and she is just superb.

I'm actually amazed no-one's listed Patrick Stewart. A lot of people only think of Star Trek and X-Men when you mention his name, but he's one of the few people I would actually call an "Actor" these days, rather than just an actor.
Ooh, another good one.

Stewart has a very brief yet brilliant bit in the movie Jeffrey that completely shocked me the first time I saw it, because it's a part that is so far removed from the acting I'd seen from him up until that point. He's got one helluva range. He's also a very witty fellow, which I think doesn't often come across because he tends to focus on dramatic roles.

Anthony Hopkins
Meryl Streep

Ryan Gosling and Johnny Depp aren't, though I can't say much for the rest who've been listen. Well, the ones who are alive.

Gosling is a ****, I'm afraid. Have you seen Fracture? True, I wouldn't want to try and hold my own against Anthony Hopkins, but Gosling needs to work on his diction. His accent was to terminally thick that I had to reverse the DVD and watch whole scenes over again with the volume up too loud in order to understand what he was saying. He's rubbish.

Dont know why everyone is mentioning Michael Caine...the guy only plays one role...himself...cockney geezer...he's hardly what id call versatile hahahaha

*psst!* He wasn't always old, y'know (Alfie, The Italian Job, A Shock to the System, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Victory, and lots more I'm sure my UK post-mates can add.

Vincent Price.......... beautiful classics

MEN

Range:
Patrick Stewart
George Clooney
Johnny Depp
Val Kilmer
Tom Hanks
Don Cheadle
Matt Damon
Kenneth Brannagh

Presence:

Robert DeNiro
Ian McKellen
Al Pacino
Leonardo DiCaprio
John Wayne

Timing:

Mel Brooks
Gene Wilder
Kevin Kline

Character (or, few notes, but played pitch-perfect):

Samuel L. Jackson
Steve Buscemi
Richard Dreyfus
John Cleese

WOMEN

Range:

Cate Blanchett
Helena Bonham-Carter
Nicole Kidman
Helen Mirren
Meryl Streep
Glenn Close
Emma Thompson

Presence:

Audrey Hepburn
Lauren Bacall
Judi Dench
Angelina Jolie
Rachel Weisz
Claire Danes

Timing:

Madeline Kahn
Shirley MacLaine
Lucille Ball
Carol Burnett

Character (or, few notes, but played pitch-perfect):

Lisa Kudrow
Bette Midler
Janeane Garofalo

*psst!* He wasn't always old, y'know (Alfie, The Italian Job, A Shock to the System, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Victory, and lots more I'm sure my UK post-mates can add.

Zulu. In that, he's about as Cockney as Eric Cartman.

*psst!* He wasn't always old, y'know (Alfie, The Italian Job, A Shock to the System, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Victory, and lots more I'm sure my UK post-mates can add.

Who said anything about him being old?? :confused:

And Im perfectly aware of what films Michael has been in...Im a brit myself ;)

Zulu. In that, he's about as Cockney as Eric Cartman.

haha...you're taking the piss surely...his attempt at upper class english in Zulu was quite frankly laughable...he was still cockney...just cockney with plums in his mouth...Incidentally my great grandfather was there at Rourkes Drift...It was a Welsh Regiment and my Great Grandfather is mentioned in the credits :cool:

Why has nobody said Kevin Spacey?

Ewan MacGregor, FTW. That guy has an unbelieveable range and can do everything from Star Wars to musicals and sing his own lines.

Ewan MacGregors Obi One Kenobi was about as wooden as a lumberyard

Sean Bean
Johnny Depp
Clive Owen
Pierce Brosnan
Sean Connery

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also B.Willis, Livtyler, Nicole kidman, Jonny Depp, etc
there.
bring it on.
:D

Ewan MacGregors Obi One Kenobi was about as wooden as a lumberyard

I couldn't disagree more. I think his only limiting factor was trying to keep the spirit of Alec Guiness' original performance, but he did have the flexibility of playing a much younger version of the character.

His portrayal of Obi-Wan was on point partly because Obi-Wan IS a sort of wooden guy, but especially in Episode III he cut loose and still m aintained the dignity of the character.

gawd I feel like a nerd.

Slightly off topic, I know, but the Top Gun image there reminded me.

Top Gun is the most homo-erotic film ever made for general release. If you disagree, just watch it again and you'll see exactly what I mean.

Slightly off topic, I know, but the Top Gun image there reminded me.

Top Gun is the most homo-erotic film ever made for general release. If you disagree, just watch it again and you'll see exactly what I mean.

When I saw that pic I KNEW someone was gonna say that.

(There's a commentary on this in the Wiki page for the movie)

Because he's got one note. He plays it perfectly, but it is only one note.

I dunno. He made me a believer as Lex Luthor. (I never thought anybody could follow Gene Hackman in the role.)

When I saw that pic I KNEW someone was gonna say that.

(There's a commentary on this in the Wiki page for the movie)

Well, I'm nothing if not predictable :)

Who said anything about him being old?? :confused:

And Im perfectly aware of what films Michael has been in...Im a brit myself ;)

Uh...you said all he played were Cockney geezers. If "geezer" doesn't imply old, what does it imply?

Why has nobody said Kevin Spacey?

Because he's got one note. He plays it perfectly, but it is only one note.

Slightly off topic, I know, but the Top Gun image there reminded me.

Top Gun is the most homo-erotic film ever made for general release. If you disagree, just watch it again and you'll see exactly what I mean.

Especially the locker-room scene when Val Kilmer's "Iceman" bites at Cruise. What the fuck was that, if not some kind of pre-mating display?

Gosling is a ****, I'm afraid. Have you seen Fracture? True, I wouldn't want to try and hold my own against Anthony Hopkins, but Gosling needs to work on his diction. His accent was to terminally thick that I had to reverse the DVD and watch whole scenes over again with the volume up too loud in order to understand what he was saying. He's rubbish.

See, I thought we were talking about there personalities there (at least, what they show of them during interviews), not their acting ability.

You're right on that issue, though.

Especially the locker-room scene when Val Kilmer's "Iceman" bites at Cruise. What the fuck was that, if not some kind of pre-mating display?Top Gun is the most homo-erotic film ever made for general release. If you disagree, just watch it again and you'll see exactly what I mean.Ill take your word for it, I cant really tell.

only Gay people can tell :D

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meh ... one would think: the most homoerotic film ever made was brokerback mountain or something

Ill take your word for it, I cant really tell.

only Gay people can tell :D

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meh ... one would think: the most homoerotic film ever made was brokerback mountain or something

Your logic, it melts my brain... yet makes perfect sense... damn!

And that namby-pamby cowboy flick ain't got a thing on them there fly-boys :p

Uh...you said all he played were Cockney geezers. If "geezer" doesn't imply old, what does it imply?
Dick van Dyke played a cockney (barely) geezer in Mary Poppins. Del Boy in Only Fools & Horses (British sitcom just in case you don't know) is practically the epitome of a cockney geezer. They're not that old.

Anyhoo, on subject...Christian Bale would be my favourite current actor. Been impressed with him in nearly every film he's done. Edward Norton has also been consistently good at the very least. And say what you like about Tom Cruise, but he can certainly act when the mood takes him - Magnolia, Collateral, Minority Report, Rain Man, Interview With the Vampire, Eyes Wide Shut, etc. Yeah, sure, he's done a pile of shit as well, but he can act.

Dick van Dyke played a cockney (barely) geezer in Mary Poppins. Del Boy in Only Fools & Horses (British sitcom just in case you don't know) is practically the epitome of a cockney geezer. They're not that old.

Anyhoo, on subject...Christian Bale would be my favourite current actor. Been impressed with him in nearly every film he's done. Edward Norton has also been consistently good at the very least. And say what you like about Tom Cruise, but he can certainly act when the mood takes him - Magnolia, Collateral, Minority Report, Rain Man, Interview With the Vampire, Eyes Wide Shut, etc. Yeah, sure, he's done a pile of shit as well, but he can act.

I guess you have a different definition of "geezer" than I do. To me a geezer is a pensioner -- an old putterer. In fact, "old geezer" is a semi-pejorative term for "senior citizen".

Bold = fail. Sorry, he's the epitome of mediocrity and ham-acting. I'm giving you Magnolia, Collateral & Rain Man because he rose above himself on those rare occasions.

I guess you have a different definition of "geezer" than I do. To me a geezer is a pensioner -- an old putterer. In fact, "old geezer" is a semi-pejorative term for "senior citizen".
I guess I just have multiple definitions for the word. Yes, geezer can be used to insult, but it can have at least one other meaning. Are you familiar with the term 'wideboy'?

Bold = fail. Sorry, he's the epitome of mediocrity and ham-acting. I'm giving you Magnolia, Collateral & Rain Man because he rose above himself on those rare occasions.
Eyes Wide Shut, maybe. Minority Report is one of his better performances since Mission: Impossible (along with Magnolia and Collateral). But I consider his portrayal of Lestat in IwtV to be excellent and practically down to a tee.

I guess I just have multiple definitions for the word. Yes, geezer can be used to insult, but it can have at least one other meaning. Are you familiar with the term 'wideboy'?


Eyes Wide Shut, maybe. Minority Report is one of his better performances since Mission: Impossible (along with Magnolia and Collateral). But I consider his portrayal of Lestat in IwtV to be excellent and practically down to a tee.

"Wideboy"? Not as a colloquialism, but I could guess at it's meaning and likely be wrong well enough.

Cruise as Lestat? I didn't even read the books and the dirisive howls from friends of mine who did were enough to let me know he was the wrong choice. Having seen the film, it's just Cruise chewing scenery in frilly clothing and a nice wig. Kirsten Dunst stole that show.

OLD:

Carey Grant, humphry bogart, Elizabeth taylor, jimmy stewart, grace kelly

NEW:

mike myers, tom hanks, robin williams, dustin hoffman, hilary clinton

haha...you're taking the piss surely...his attempt at upper class english in Zulu was quite frankly laughable...he was still cockney...just cockney with plums in his mouth...Incidentally my great grandfather was there at Rourkes Drift...It was a Welsh Regiment and my Great Grandfather is mentioned in the credits :cool:

There's more to playing a cockney geezer than the accent, and the character was in no way a cockney geezer. Consider (if you can bear it) Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins - accent all wrong, but playing a cockney nonetheless.
Still, that's a good quality tenuous claim to fame you've got there.

Seen Michael Caine in The Cider House Rules?

Gosling is a ****, I'm afraid. Have you seen Fracture? True, I wouldn't want to try and hold my own against Anthony Hopkins, but Gosling needs to work on his diction. His accent was to terminally thick that I had to reverse the DVD and watch whole scenes over again with the volume up too loud in order to understand what he was saying. He's rubbish.


And yet... no such problem in "The Believer".

Are you confusing the role, with the actor, perchance?

Male: Clint Eastwood.

Female: Cate Blanchett.

Male: Clint Eastwood.

I don't know if this tale is apocryphal but...

There used to be a show in the UK called The Terry Wogan Show, where, [what was the presenters name again, oh yes] ...Terry Wogan used to interview celebrities.

While interviewing Clint Eastwood, his final question was:

So, Clint, are you as cool in real life as you are in the movies?

To which Clint responded by calmly taking a cigar case and matches from his pocket, extracting one cigar, flicking it up into the air and scratching a match while the cigar was airborne.

He then caught the cigar in his mouth and lit it as only Clint would or could.

Well, Terry, what do you think?

I don't know if this tale is apocryphal but...

There used to be a show in the UK called The Terry Wogan Show, where, [what was the presenters name again, oh yes] ...Terry Wogan used to interview celebrities.

While interviewing Clint Eastwood, his final question was:

So, Clint, are you as cool in real life as you are in the movies?

To which Clint responded by calmly taking a cigar case and matches from his pocket, extracting one cigar, flicking it up into the air and scratching a match while the cigar was airborne.

He then caught the cigar in his mouth and lit it as only Clint would or could.

Well, Terry, what do you think?

Nice :cool:

Ewan MacGregor, FTW. That guy has an unbelieveable range and can do everything from Star Wars to musicals and sing his own lines. Viggo Mortenson gets an honorable mention and Denzel Washington as well, especially for Training Day.

For actress I'd have to say Nicole Kidman for first place and Liv Tyler. Anybody who can carry a Michael Bay movie AND hold her own in LOTR deserves kudos.

I agree, Nicole Kidman is a very good choice.

For now dead actors Lee Marvin, Robert Mitchum, and Denholm Elliott.

Uh...you said all he played were Cockney geezers. If "geezer" doesn't imply old, what does it imply?



Because he's got one note. He plays it perfectly, but it is only one note.

Hahaha...Geezer doesn't mean old...you're obviously not a Brit...Geezer means Cheeky chap...or man about town hahaha ;)

There's more to playing a cockney geezer than the accent, and the character was in no way a cockney geezer. Consider (if you can bear it) Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins - accent all wrong, but playing a cockney nonetheless.
Still, that's a good quality tenuous claim to fame you've got there.

Seen Michael Caine in The Cider House Rules?

Cider House Rules is a good film...again...Michael Caine plays himself though abliet with another attempt at an accent hahaha...im not saying he's not good at what he does...on the contrary 'Get Carter' is one of my fave films of all time...but I compare him the Sean Connery in that he cant escape his accent no matter what role you put him in...and is a little one dimentional when it comes to the roles he can play :cool:

Dont know why everyone is mentioning Michael Caine...the guy only plays one role...himself...cockney geezer...he's hardly what id call versatile hahahaha

Watch "The Eagle has landed". He plays a german paratroop colonel.

Especially the locker-room scene when Val Kilmer's "Iceman" bites at Cruise. What the fuck was that, if not some kind of pre-mating display?

I never watched the whole movie. I skip the parts without airplanes.

It's hard to choose just one or two, but for the guys (working today), I'd have to point to Willem Defoe, William H. Macy, John Goodman, Peter Capaldi and Steve Buscemi.

For the girls (again, working today), I must mention Julie Delpy, Mary McDonnell and Paula Malcomson.

Watch "The Eagle has landed". He plays a german paratroop colonel.

hahaha...Why are people telling me to watch Michael Caine films??

Im British!!

Ive seen practically everything he's ever done...as have most brits over the age of 30...and 'The Eagle has landed' is an absolute prime example of what im getting at...he doesnt even attempt a german accent in that hahahaha

Actors
Arthur Lowe
Robert Shaw
Kenneth More
Errol Flynn
Lord Olivier
James Robertson Justice
David Niven
Charlton Heston
George Cole
Geoffrey Hughes
Gregory Peck
Ian Carmichael
Terry Thomas
Leslie Phillips

Actresses
Cate Blanchett
Lauren Bacall
Olivia de Havilland
Greta Garbo

Probably Patrick Stewart, who I've seen in enough roles that I'm comfortable judging him as a great actor. To me, there are two kinds of actors. Some actors can act well, primarily because they channel themselves into their characters. But the best actors can take on completely different roles and do brilliantly. Anyone who can do both a Starfleet captain (Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek) and a megalomaniac (King Gooblot V of Jimmy Neutron) is a great actor. He also does the wisdom-dispenser well (Xavier in X-Men, Uriel Septim in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion).

As for actresses... well, I don't have a decent memory for names, so there are probably multiple actresses I've seen in multiple roles, that I just can't remember. So I'll go with Hayden Pannettiere. I've only seen her as Claire on Heroes, but I can say that she is a terrific actress regardless of the quality of writing.

Other actors I like include Christian Bale, Ian McNiece, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Sean Bean, Robin Williams, and Will Smith. The last two get extra credit for skill at both humor and seriousness. Will Smith is normally thought of as a "bad boy" actor, and does it well. But in I Am Legend, he pulled off a scientist/soldier that was completely different. Robin Williams can go from humor to seriousness IN THE SAME ROLE. Ian McNiece I've seen in a few roles, but I will always remember him as the perfect actor for the Baron Harkonnen.

And I'll jump on the Michael Caine bandwagon, having seen him in 4 films (The Eagle Has Landed, Batman Begins, The Prestige, and Children of Men).

Cider House Rules is a good film...again...Michael Caine plays himself though abliet with another attempt at an accent hahaha...im not saying he's not good at what he does...on the contrary 'Get Carter' is one of my fave films of all time...but I compare him the Sean Connery in that he cant escape his accent no matter what role you put him in...and is a little one dimentional when it comes to the roles he can play :cool:

I really can't see how his inability to leave his accent behind makes him a limited actor, nor has it led to him being typecast as 'the cockney'.

Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying he's one of the all-time great method actors, I just think you're attaching too much importance to a minor matter.

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meh ... one would think: the most homoerotic film ever made was brokerback mountain or something

Or 300.

zooey deschanel. oh god the hawtness.

And yet... no such problem in "The Believer".

Are you confusing the role, with the actor, perchance?

Well, perhaps. All i know is that I couldn't understand half of Gosling's sentences, and the character was supposed to be a high-powered up-and-coming lawyer looking to jump from the DA to a cash-cow firm and live the good life. Seems to me the accent shouldn't have been that much in the way.

zooey deschanel. oh god the hawtness.

No argument on the hawtness. Nothing outstanding as an actress yet, though.

Gosling is a ****, I'm afraid. Have you seen Fracture? True, I wouldn't want to try and hold my own against Anthony Hopkins, but Gosling needs to work on his diction. His accent was to terminally thick that I had to reverse the DVD and watch whole scenes over again with the volume up too loud in order to understand what he was saying. He's rubbish.

I didn't have any problem understanding him. I actually thought his performance and Hopkins's were both excellent, they were just wasted on a totally predictable plot and tedious verbal volleys.

I dunno. He made me a believer as Lex Luthor. (I never thought anybody could follow Gene Hackman in the role.)

I agree, but I think that worked because, let's face it, Lex is pretty gay, and Kevin Spacey is pretty gay. It was also the year of the gay super villain, weirdly.

That said, I do think he has amazing talent. I loved him in American Beauty and Glengarry Glen Ross.

Anyhoo, on subject...Christian Bale would be my favourite current actor. Been impressed with him in nearly every film he's done. Edward Norton has also been consistently good at the very least.

Norton was mine for a long time, but I feel like he fell into a string of poor choices that didn't impress me. Bale has been my favorite actor since I saw "Empire of the Sun" (favorite movie). It is a truly scary performance for a 12-year-old to pull off.

Also, talk about a gift for accents... he's incredible.

Seen Michael Caine in The Cider House Rules?

Or The Man Who Would Be King.

This is a long list.

Johnny Depp

Ian Mckellan

Geoffrey Rush

Jeremy Irons

Andy Serkis

Halley Jo Osmet

Will Smith

Arnold Shwarzennegger

The guy who plays Homer Simpson

Johnny Depp
Cate Blanchett (except as Galadriel)
Alice Krige
Anthony Hopkins
Edward Norton
Michael Caine



Bold = fail. Sorry, he's the epitome of mediocrity and ham-acting. I'm giving you Magnolia, Collateral & Rain Man because he rose above himself on those rare occasions.No he didn't. TC is dirt, inside and outside, and the worst actor of all times.

Sly Stalone has always been a role model of mine.