Top 5 Actors & Actresses

[KILLADELFIA]

Originally Posted by bluetoon

Edward Norton
Christian Bale

What would you consider their best respective performance?

[IncompertusScoundrel]

Edward Norton has only done two really good films that i have seen him in and thats american history x, and fight club.

[KILLADELFIA]

Well, there's more than that.

[bluetoon]

Originally Posted by KILLADELFIA

What would you consider their best respective performance?

Norton: Primal Fear always stood out to me, it was one of the first things I ever saw him in so when I think Norton I tend to thing of Aaron Stampler. Close seconds would be the 25th hour and American History X. The Painted Veil is one of my favourites as well, especially because it's one of his lesser known movies and in my opinion, his last great one.

Bale: When I think Bale I think Patrick Bateman so I'd have to go with American Psycho. It's one of those roles that you just couldn't see anyone else playing, period. It's a brilliant performance and in my opinion, his breakthrough role and one that got him thrust into the forefront of Hollywood. I liked him that much more when he lost all that weight for the Machinist, as well as making that movie all the more creepy, and then put on massive weight for Batman shortly afterward. Rescue Dawn was great too but seemed to be quickly forgotten considering it got great reviews.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by IncompertusScoundrel

Edward Norton has only done two really good films that i have seen him in and thats american history x, and fight club.

Primal Fear: Brilliant as a murderer with split personalities.
Rounders: I don't even enjoy poker and thought this movie was phenomenal. Malcovich and Damon definitely put in their all but Norton is still the focus for me as the sleaseball friend.
25th Hour: A character study for those who hate character studies. This movie has one of my absolute favourite speeches in it and I know KILLADELFIA agrees with me. Just youtube 25th hour mirror and tell me it doesn't look great.
The Painted Veil:Great to see Norton in something at a bit of a different speed. A brilliant love story that shys away from cliches for the most part and while a bit slow at points, as a whole the movie is great.

Those, in my opinion, are his must own movies. Not must watch, but own.

[KILLADELFIA]

Bluetoon - Rounders fan?

[Fincher]

Top 6 Actresses:

Alicia Silverstone
Jennifer Connelly
Naomi Watts
Amy Adams
Jodie Foster
Evan Rachel Wood

Top 6 Actors (if I had to pick):

Eric Bana
John Cusack
Harrison Ford (back in the day)
J. T. Walsh
Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert Downey, Jr.

[IncompertusScoundrel]

haven't seen primal fear, the painted veil, or 25th hour.

Rounders was good but not amazing nor was his perfomance, im not saying it was bad just not amazing compared to others

[bluetoon]

Originally Posted by KILLADELFIA

Bluetoon - Rounders fan?

Updated my above post.

Originally Posted by IncompertusScoundrel

haven't seen primal fear, the painted veil, or 25th hour.

Rounders was good but not amazing nor was his perfomance, im not saying it was bad just not amazing compared to others

To each their own, not everyone is a fan. I recommend checking out the others I mentioned though, at the very least the trailers and a few clips to see if you might like them.

[KILLADELFIA]

I agree, when I watch Rounders it's not Matt Damon it's Matt Damon and Ed Norton, have you heard about the sequel. I'm 50/50 about it right now.

[IncompertusScoundrel]

Originally Posted by bluetoon

I recommend checking out the others I mentioned though, at the very least the trailers and a few clips to see if you might like them.

it's funny you say that because i saw the trailer for primal fear years ago (on a VHS, so a very long time ago) and i remembered seeing a bit of edward nortons part in it and i knew when we starting talking about him in this thread that, that was going to come up as a positive performance so i might check it out i just tend to stay away from richard gere films.