greatest performances of all time

[Reek]

since premier magazine chose some pretty crappy ones, time to fix that.


i was having trouble picking the #1 best, but i think tom hanks as forrest gump ranks quite high.

 

[Revolver_Ocelot]

My favorite is Samuel L Jackson as Jules Winfield.

 

[Ben Urich]

Pfft, clearly it's Sam Jackson as Neville Flynn

 

[bored]

Paul Newman in "Cool Hand Luke".

 

[CConn]

To name a few...

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote in Capote
Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver
Leonardo DiCaprio as Billy Costigan in The Departed
Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List
George C. Scott as George S. Patton in Patton
Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs
Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in The Shining
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark
Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather
Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird
Peter Sellers as Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and Dr. Strangelove in Dr. Strangelove
Henry Fonda as Juror #8 in 12 Angry Men
Johnny Depp as Edward D. Wood in Ed Wood
Michael Keaton as Batman in Batman
Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr. No

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland (Cast Away)

 

[xwolverine2]

everyone in KILLBILL

 

[lochneffmonster]

Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

 

[BloodyWolverine]

John Wayne: Rooster Cogburn.
Charlton Heston: Taylor/ Planet Of The Apes.
Lenard Nimoy- Spock.
Johnny Depp- Captain Jack Sparrow.
Ian McKellan- Gandalf.
Patrick Stewart- Professor Xavier.
Sean Connery- 007.
Mel Gibson- Benjamin Martin.
Viggo Mortenson- Aragorn.
Anthony Hopkins- Hannibal Lector.
Jeramy Irons- Scar.
Alan Rickman- The Sheriff Of Nottingham.
Bruce Willis- John McClane.
Burgess Meredith- Mickey- Rocky.

 

[xwolverine2]

Atticus Finch - To Kill A Mockingbird


whats his name again?.........ummmmm

ummm.......DAM!

 

[CConn]

...I just mentioned his name. Gregory Peck.

 

[xwolverine2]

...I just mentioned his name. Gregory Peck.

ah.... now i see

 

[X-Ray]

Donald Pleasence - Dr. Loomis (Halloween)
Robert Shaw - Quint (Jaws)

 

[patrickbateman]

Christian Bale -Jim 'Jamie' Graham- Empire of the sun

Extraordinary performance from young Bale

 

[Hades]

I'm surprised nobodies mentioned Marlon Brando in the Godfather yet.

I :heart: Brando.

 

[Liquid Snake]

Jack Nicholson in CHinatown is great to watch.

 

[NOFX]

The most underrated/greatest performance of all time Is Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York!

 

[pointman]

sean connery as agent 007

 

[Kmack]

Bette Davis in All About Eve.

 

[Fenrir]

Johnny Depp's Donnie Brasco is one of the most underrated performances ever.

 

[Obsidian]

Gregory Peck(Atticus Finch) - To Kill A Mockingbird
Al Pacino (Michael Corleone) - The Godfather and The Godfather Part II
Anthony Hopkins (Hannibal Lecter) - The Silence of the Lambs
Forest Whitaker (Idi Amin) - The Last King of Scotland
Liam Neeson (Oskar Schindler) - Schindler's List
Don Cheadle (Paul Rusessabegina) - Hotel Rwanda
Ian McKellen (Magneto) - X-Men and X2
James Caviezel (Jesus) - The Passion of the Christ
Charlton Heston (Moses) - The Ten Commandments
Kevin Spacey (Verbal Kint) - The Usual Suspects
Rachel Weisz (Tessa) - The Constant Gardener

 

[War Lord]

John Wayne - True Grit.

 

[War Lord]

Ian McKellen - Gandalf from LOTR and Magneto.

 

[Kmack]

Women get little recognition around these parts

So basically this is my top 10.
1. Bette Davis in All About Eve
2. Vivien Leigh in Gone With The Wind
3. Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany's
4. Katherine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story
5. Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde
6. Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night
7. Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz
8. Audrey Hepburn in The Nun's Story
9. Katherine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby
10. Diane Keaton in Annie Hall

 

[Ronny Shade]

Emilio Estevez as Otto in REPO MAN
Al Pacino as Dectective Dormer in INSOMNIA
Brad Dourif as the Gemini Killer in THE EXORCIST III
Bill Murray as Pete Venkman in GHOSTBUSTERS
Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

I'll think of more