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 FireworksForJeffy
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For the Denzel Washington fans out there |
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Posts: 602 Jun 30, 2008 10:20 AM |
Interview with Fresh Air
Heard this a while back. Great interview. His talk about Training Day is great. He does a whole thing on how the Bible line "The wages of sin is death" factored into how his character in Training Day died.
the $30 Weber is the official nafoom grill, because according to some, even a hot dog tastes like bigfoot's dick coming off of one.
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Beatdown |
I think he's the best actor alive. | #1 | ||
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Posts: 3087 Jun 30, 2008 10:30 AM |
I'm not much of a judge, but that's what I think at least.
I've always heard that, if you can't run with the big dogs, you should stay on the porch. My question is, why does one's
inability or lack of desire to run with big dogs confine him to the porch? Why shouldn't such a man be allowed to roam the rest of the house or even go for
a nice walk in the park?
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Fogell |
I would say the following are better. | #2 | ||
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Posts: 528 Jun 30, 2008 10:47 AM Pop Culture Moron |
Daniel Day Lewis
Russell Crowe Philip Seymour Hoffman Christian Bale Edward Norton Matt Damon At least, they are all currently on top of their game.
"Polk's professional accomplishments far outweigh Vaught's." - Dan Tannah, alleged Ole Miss fan
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Beatdown |
I like all of them as well. | #3 | ||
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Posts: 3088 Jun 30, 2008 10:49 AM |
I just don't like watching them as much as Denzel.
I've always heard that, if you can't run with the big dogs, you should stay on the porch. My question is, why does one's
inability or lack of desire to run with big dogs confine him to the porch? Why shouldn't such a man be allowed to roam the rest of the house or even go for
a nice walk in the park?
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Optimus Prime 4 |
christian bale? He's rather limited** | #4 | ||
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Posts: 6960 Jun 30, 2008 11:12 AM Shogun of Harlem |
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I am Al Czervik |
Let's see . . . . | #5 | ||
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Posts: 617 Jun 30, 2008 11:24 AM Registered Member |
Morgan Freeman
Clint Eastwood Robert Redford Paul Newman Al Pacino Robert Duvall Tommy Lee Jones Robert DeNiro Sydney Poitier I'm tired already, Denzel is a good actor but saying out loud that you think he is the greatest actor alive appears to be hyperbole. |
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Reb Dude |
I'm a Denzel fan. | #6 | ||
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Posts: 160 Jun 30, 2008 11:35 AM |
I was not a big fan of Traning Day, though. I thought it was a pretty average flick. His acting in Glory was one of his best ever.
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Beatdown |
Look up the term subjective sometime. ** | #7 | ||
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Posts: 3090 Jun 30, 2008 11:40 AM |
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I've always heard that, if you can't run with the big dogs, you should stay on the porch. My question is, why does one's
inability or lack of desire to run with big dogs confine him to the porch? Why shouldn't such a man be allowed to roam the rest of the house or even go for
a nice walk in the park?
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Optimus Prime 4 |
and all of them are so old they have almost no range | #8 | ||
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Posts: 6962 Jun 30, 2008 11:45 AM Shogun of Harlem |
none could be the leading man any more in a big budget movie. Also, Clint is great, but he can play one character.
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SoxFan343 |
Guys like that were great actors, | #9 | ||
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Posts: 3045 Jun 30, 2008 12:31 PM Registered Member |
but they are all way past their primes. Saying they are the greatest actor alive is like saying Willie Mays is the greatest baseball player alive. It may be
true in a literal sense, but its obviously not the context of the discussion.
Outside of Daniel Day Lewis and maybe Russell Crowe, Denzel is as good as anyone we named in this thread. I think Johnny Depp deserves a mention. He is very versatile. The guy can play almost anyone and pull it off. |
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ridgereb84 |
While not a classic leading man, | #10 | ||
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Posts: 4400 Jun 30, 2008 12:40 PM |
John Turturro is a very good actor and always fascinating to watch. He can play the menacing guy, the likable guy, or the buffoon equally well.
I'm also a Christian Bale fan. Any guy who will do what he did to his body for The Machinist is dedicated to his craft. He was outstanding in Harsh Times - the movie was just too damn depressing. 
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 1984Dawg |
one character.... | #11 | ||
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Posts: 33 Jun 30, 2008 1:22 PM |
that's about as many as denzel plays.
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Beatdown |
Are you being serious? ** | #12 | ||
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Posts: 3094 Jun 30, 2008 1:42 PM |
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I've always heard that, if you can't run with the big dogs, you should stay on the porch. My question is, why does one's
inability or lack of desire to run with big dogs confine him to the porch? Why shouldn't such a man be allowed to roam the rest of the house or even go for
a nice walk in the park?
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Optimus Prime 4 |
yeah, The cripple in Bone Collector is just like American Gangster. Identical** | #13 | ||
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Posts: 6968 Jun 30, 2008 1:45 PM Shogun of Harlem |
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Goat Holder |
I'm with you on Johnny Depp..... | #14 | ||
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Posts: 201 Jun 30, 2008 1:50 PM |
Watched Gangs of NY the other night too, reminded me how badass DD Lewis is. Hadn't seen There will be Blood yet.
"You believe a 4-seed Fresno State was as talented through and through as Georgia (top SS, top closer, and several other
draftees)?" - WillemWallace, 7-10-08, just weeks after Fresno State outscored Georgia 31-18 in the College World Series Finals to win the National
Championship.
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Beatdown |
Right. And his character in American Ganster is just like his character in Philadelphia. ** | #15 | ||
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Posts: 3095 Jun 30, 2008 2:00 PM |
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I've always heard that, if you can't run with the big dogs, you should stay on the porch. My question is, why does one's
inability or lack of desire to run with big dogs confine him to the porch? Why shouldn't such a man be allowed to roam the rest of the house or even go for
a nice walk in the park?
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warchief |
Denzel's pretty good | #16 | ||
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Posts: 39 Jun 30, 2008 2:06 PM |
but for every memorable movie he stars in, it seems like he appears in 3 or 4 mediocre ones (inside man, john q, deja vu, american gangster). Can't blame
him though he's probably getting close to 20 mil per.
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1984Dawg |
I don't remember much from the Bone Collector | #17 | ||
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Posts: 34 Jun 30, 2008 3:30 PM |
And I'm sure I haven't seen a few of his other movies, especially older ones. The recent ones, that I have seen, it just seems like he always plays
strong, confident bold black man. Like the strong, confident, bold black coach, or the strong, confident, bold black detective, or the strong, confident, bold
black gangster.
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SourReb |
No love for Tom Hanks? | #18 | ||
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Posts: 1798 Jun 30, 2008 3:59 PM Registered Member |
2 time Academy Award winner, and should have won hands down for his Capt. John Miller portrayal in Saving Private Ryan, and possibly should have won for
Castaway.
To me, no American actor "in his prime" is as versatile as Hanks. If we want to talk about actors only in their prime, I've got to give the nod to Jack Nicholson. Chinatown, The Shining, Cuckoos Nest, Terms of Endearment, The Last Detail, Prizzi's Honor, Batman, As Good As It Gets, A Few Good Men, Broadcast News. Hard to beat that line-up as far as acting is concerned. |
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Rebheaded Stranger |
No matter how right you are about oil prices... | #19 | ||
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Posts: 3084 Jun 30, 2008 4:07 PM Registered Member |
You're bad wrong about that. His character was rich and the story was compelling, but Hanks didn't do anything special with the role. There are tens
of other actors who would have played that role and you wouldn't have lost a thing with the story.
Roberto Begnini won, because unless you have less depth than a shot glass and play a Holocaust victim (Life is Beautiful), you're the front runner in all Oscar contests, but Ed Norton should have taken home a statue for getting swole, having fake tats, and curbing dudes in American History X. That was a performance. 
Under the the Jackie Sherrill inspired cloak of a clown's costume, Brother Dwayne looks down upon a hope filled Grove, all the while mixing a menacing cocktail of pity and spite to douse on an unsuspecting fan base. |
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SourReb |
I thought he owned that role | #20 | ||
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Posts: 1800 Jun 30, 2008 4:23 PM Registered Member |
And, I loved the subtleties he brought to the part.
However, having said that, Ed Norton in American History X was Oscar worthy as well. And I will forever believe that Begnini won because the actors who vote for Best Actor simply were not going to give Hanks three Oscars in that short of a time frame. |
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| For the Denzel Washington fans out there | Jun 30, 2008 10:20 AM | FireworksForJeffy |
| I think he's the best actor alive. | Jun 30, 2008 10:30 AM | Beatdown |
| I would say the following are better. | Jun 30, 2008 10:47 AM | Fogell |
| I like all of them as well. | Jun 30, 2008 10:49 AM | Beatdown |
| christian bale? He's rather limited** | Jun 30, 2008 11:12 AM | Optimus Prime 4 |
| Have you ever heard Christian Bale's normal voice? | Jun 30, 2008 9:07 PM | Fogell |
| I don't know too much about Chistian Bale's Normal Voice... | Jul 1, 2008 7:35 AM | BhamReb |
| To get that skinny for The Machinist | Jul 1, 2008 8:33 AM |
