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Post by SenorCrest on Jan 20, 2011 21:07:59 GMT -5
Jonah Hill?
Seth Rogen?
Vince Vaughn?
I don't know if I am doing this right.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 20, 2011 21:44:28 GMT -5
I think Sean Connery is an example of 'basically playing the same character, but is awesome because of it.'
Sean Connery was the first Bond and so he didn't need to do anything else, he just played James Bond - the badass in whatever film he wanted, whether it was Highlander or that one where he's meant to be Russian.
I think that's a thread of its own, though - people who play themselves or one character, and it doesn't matter at all.
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Post by h on Jan 20, 2011 21:44:49 GMT -5
Jim Varney
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jan 20, 2011 21:50:09 GMT -5
Oh, come on: you cannot say Christian Bale. Based on the films of his I've seen. Dark Knight Films X3: Grizzled guy who's emotionally cut off. Dark, tough guy. Terminator Salvation Grizzled tough guy who is dark and emotionally cut off from those around him. 3:10 to Yuma: Grizzled tough guy who has a doesn't say much. Equlibirum: Dark, brooding tough guy. Harsh Times: Grizzled ex-armed forces tough guy who is admittedly - very dark. Shaft: Psycho tough guy who's really dark. That's like 7 movies where he's basically playing the same guy. Maybe he has great range, but outside of American Psycho - I've yet to see it. Bale is definitely a victim of typecasting rather then lack of range. He's fantastic in The Fighter, and that's a totally different character then usual. The Prestige is another one he's excellent in |
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Post by Danimal on Jan 20, 2011 21:50:32 GMT -5
I know he just does his own movies but Woody Allen basically plays himself in every one of them. He's like a literate Pauly Shore.
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Post by spartan on Jan 20, 2011 21:55:14 GMT -5
I can't disagree more with Christian Bale. That guy is one of the best around. In "all the Little animals" he played one of the most convincing mentally challenged roles I have seen in cinema.
He is great in Laurel Canyon, The New World, Rescue Dawn, I'm not there, The Prestige.Public enemies, The Fighter. These are all really good movies displaying range. That said I also like his action movies: Reign of fire, Terminator, 3:10 to Yuma, Harsh Times, Equilibrium.
The guys the best around
Not to mention the guy outside of reoccurring roles he has never had the same accent in a film either.
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Post by The Ichi on Jan 20, 2011 21:58:42 GMT -5
I kind of think Batman hurt his career a lil. As widely praised as the films are, his Bat-voice has really caused a lot of jokes to fly his way.
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Post by spartan on Jan 20, 2011 22:00:26 GMT -5
I kind of think Batman hurt his career a lil. As widely praised as the films are, his Bat-voice has really caused a lot of jokes to fly his way. Yeah I agree with you but I also think that is silly. I have always been a fan of the voice. he has to disguise himself, especially around dent. |
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Post by Rest easy big bro on Jan 20, 2011 22:08:55 GMT -5
Adam Sandler. Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore and the Wedding Singer are all the same character. Watch reign over me, Sandler really impresses me in this film. I'll add christopher walken, but he;s christopher walken, he gets a pass. |
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Post by spec on Jan 20, 2011 23:27:39 GMT -5
Yes. He showed quite a range attempting to oversee a violent and chaotic prison as warden Leo Glynn in Oz. Well, to be fair, he basically just did "Overworked and annoyed hard-ass guy" the entire series. Disagree. There were storylines involving his family members where there was plenty of character development: When he had to cover for his criminal brother and eventually convince him to turn himself in, when his daughter got raped, and his surrogate father relationship to Clayton Hughes. |
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Post by Glitch on Jan 20, 2011 23:36:07 GMT -5
Morgan Freeman. You don't notice at first due to him being so cool, but he basically plays the role of dignified and well spoken man all the time.
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Post by Hypnotix on Jan 20, 2011 23:36:48 GMT -5
Adam Sandler
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Jan 20, 2011 23:38:13 GMT -5
Those who say Keanu Reeves needs to watch The Gift, Hardball, Sweet November, The Watcher, and The Lake House. He has range and is very underrated in my opinion.
The Gift is his masterpiece of a performance. His acting in that film convinced me to stay about 500 feet away from him.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 20, 2011 23:38:19 GMT -5
Oh, come on: you cannot say Christian Bale. Based on the films of his I've seen. Dark Knight Films X3: Grizzled guy who's emotionally cut off. Dark, tough guy. Terminator Salvation Grizzled tough guy who is dark and emotionally cut off from those around him. 3:10 to Yuma: Grizzled tough guy who has a doesn't say much. Equlibirum: Dark, brooding tough guy. Harsh Times: Grizzled ex-armed forces tough guy who is admittedly - very dark. Shaft: Psycho tough guy who's really dark. That's like 7 movies where he's basically playing the same guy. Maybe he has great range, but outside of American Psycho - I've yet to see it. His character in Harsh Times in NOTHING like those other parts. If that film does anything, it proves his range. |
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Jan 20, 2011 23:39:34 GMT -5
Watch Click. Adam Sandler can definitely act. |
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Post by dlg3000 on Jan 21, 2011 0:13:24 GMT -5
Is Helena Bonham Carter a good comedic actress? All she plays is rather unique women in dramas.
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Post by Cela on Jan 21, 2011 0:20:11 GMT -5
Based on the films of his I've seen. Dark Knight Films X3: Grizzled guy who's emotionally cut off. Dark, tough guy. Terminator Salvation Grizzled tough guy who is dark and emotionally cut off from those around him. 3:10 to Yuma: Grizzled tough guy who has a doesn't say much. Equlibirum: Dark, brooding tough guy. Harsh Times: Grizzled ex-armed forces tough guy who is admittedly - very dark. Shaft: Psycho tough guy who's really dark. That's like 7 movies where he's basically playing the same guy. Maybe he has great range, but outside of American Psycho - I've yet to see it. His character in Harsh Times in NOTHING like those other parts. If that film does anything, it proves his range. I'd say thats completely different. |
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Post by darthalexander on Jan 21, 2011 0:23:31 GMT -5
Julia Roberts. Talk about seriously over-rated.
Sandra Bullock is pretty one-dimensional as well. How those two won Oscars is beyond me.
Stallone. Has all the range of a rock.
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Post by Cela on Jan 21, 2011 0:27:40 GMT -5
Weirdly enough I saw a clip of him doing Hamlet, hes a classically trained Shakespearean actor. There is a difference between not having range, and being typecast. |
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Post by Lord Rahl on Jan 21, 2011 0:29:36 GMT -5
Basically, any female who does mostly rom-com's
Kristen Stewart can act (as can Robert Pattinson), just not in those atrocities
I know Samuel Jackson can act his ass off, but he gets cast in a lot of the same roles
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