Favourite Actor

razor · 31-01-2005, 15:39

My Favourite Actor Has To Be Tom Hanks. Followed Closely By Kevin Spacey.
I have Grown Up With Tom HAnks In Toy Story, Felt Happy Watching TOm Hanks IN Forrest Gump, Felt Sad Watching Him in Philadelphia, and i don know how i felt watching saving private ryan which is my second favourite film of all time. he got robbed of his oscar for it.

Kevin spacey is close behind him though because of k-pax, la confidential and the best film of all time the usual suspects.

i havent seen american beauty. is it any good?

Nick Neville · 31-01-2005, 15:43

Alec Guiness, way before Star Wars. Watch the Ladykillers, Dr Zhivago, Bridge over the River Kwai to see an actor actually become a different character for each film.

Just brilliant frankly! People like De Niro and Pacino (who have become parodies of themselves) could do a lot worse than going back to see some of his work.

razor · 31-01-2005, 15:49

i saw bridge on the river kwai last year and thought t was quite good but not amazing. even if you look at it from different views. s a war film i think lawrence of arabia and saving private ryan are better. a film about prisoners... well Shawshank is in a league of its own.

Humanfly · 31-01-2005, 15:51

Tom Van Dyck from "Het eiland - The island", but I think no one will know this guy.

Nick Neville · 31-01-2005, 15:57

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Originally Posted by razor

i saw bridge on the river kwai last year and thought t was quite good but not amazing. even if you look at it from different views. s a war film i think lawrence of arabia and saving private ryan are better. a film about prisoners... well Shawshank is in a league of its own.

I agree that the other films are probably superior, but Kwai is a true story, which does make it more dramatic in my opinion. Not that that is a requirement for a film to be good mind!

Oh yeah, you gotta watch American Beauty, it's Spacey's finest hour. Starts off as a whodunnit. Six feet under (though scripted) and desperate hoursewives are poor carbon copies of suburban dissection.

LiamK · 31-01-2005, 16:15

Spacey and Norton. Then of course, the obvious admiration for Pacino, Depp and DeNiro. Tom Hanks never really makes a bad movie either.

But Kevin Spacey probably tops the list, even if he is a pooftah (allegedly)

Gunplay · 31-01-2005, 16:26

Christian Bale, Denzel Washington, De Niro, Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, Chris Tucker (well he makes me ROFLOL). Too many really.

kallum · 31-01-2005, 16:30

1.Tom Hanks(Great actor, rarely if ever..makes a bad film.)
2.Ben Stiller (very funny)
3.Robert De Niro

**Showboater** · 31-01-2005, 16:33

Tom hanks, love the guy....pleasant feel and a very good actor. Liked all his films especially Forest Gump.

**lateef** · 31-01-2005, 16:37

Mine is the one and only Adam Sadler

trafty_7 · 31-01-2005, 16:40

Without a question Johnny Depp, because he can play any role and nail it perfectly!

kallum · 31-01-2005, 16:45

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Without a question Johnny Depp, because he can play any role and nail it perfectly!

Ah...forgot about him, he can go as my number 2...and Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro can move down a notch.

ChelseaDave · 31-01-2005, 17:05

Depp is a legend. I've liked just about all films he is in.

Ofcourse all the pre-mentioned actors are up there:

Spacey- Usual Suspects
Norton- Fight Club, American History X

and of course Pacino, De Niro et al.

paddy · 31-01-2005, 18:08

samuel l jackson is mine ive not seen a bad film that he has starred in. hes a ace actor

adams9802 · 31-01-2005, 18:13

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samuel l jackson is mine ive not seen a bad film that he has starred in. hes a ace actor

Bill Murray, easiliy one of the funniest men ever to live and a great actor.