Your top ten actors; whom are they?
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?I love your list, especially Fassbender and Robert Downey Jnr. ^__^(Original post by CJM13)
Liam Neeson
Christian Bale
Ian McKellan
Morgan Freeman
Christopher Lee
Daniel Craig
Michael Fassbender
Harrison Ford
Ewan McGregor
Robert Downey Jnr.
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?You've still used it incorrectly. It's not a matter of being outdated as it would never have been correct to use it in the way you have...(Original post by philistine)
The pronoun who, in English, is the interrogative and relative pronoun that is used to refer to humans.
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?Can't be asked to give a top 10, but, my favourite actor is Tom Hanks - he's been brilliant in every part I've known him to do.
Favourite actress - Helena Bonham Carter; she's great, and for some strange reason I feel attracted to her. Clearly I'm just a freak. -
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?Firstly, negging anyone's Top Ten is ridiculous. It is THEIR top ten afterall, it is not THE top ten. Some people prefer cheap thrills/action over dialogue/emotion, and so their choice in actors will of course be different!
Robert De Niro (undisputed for me)
Daniel Day-Lewis
Joaquin Phoenix
Christian Bale
Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine is incredible. Lars and the Real Girl/Full Nelson also great).
Al Pacino
Humphrey Bogart
Denzel Washington
Brad Pitt
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?I thought criticising someone's choices was "ridiculous"?(Original post by FilthyYouth)
Firstly, negging anyone's Top Ten is ridiculous. It is THEIR top ten afterall, it is not THE top ten. Some people prefer cheap thrills/action over dialogue/emotion, and so their choice in actors will of course be different! -
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?LOL, this! Him having not heard of them says more about him than you! Also, no need for him to be such a prick!(Original post by philistine)
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?Everytime I hear Gregory Peck, it reminds me of this :')(Original post by philistine)
I've stated actors only in the thread title simply because, irrespective of the era, there seems to be/have been more leading men than there have been women. Beyond that, there isn't anything to be said on acting competency or anything of that nature. Perhaps I'll make a thread for top actresses soon after this, provided the thread is successful. Nevertheless, here's my top ten, in no particular order:
1. Albert Finney
2. Gregory Peck
3. James Stewart
4. Jean-Pierre Léaud
5. Harold Lloyd
6. Daniel Day-Lewis
7. Cary Grant
8. Alec Guinness
9. Michael Caine
10. Alain Delon
God, that was difficult. My list changes frequently, though most of the names stay the same.
I'm interested to see just what people's lists turn out like.
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?Jet li???(Original post by SarahM94)
Jack Nicholson
Jack Black
Jet Li
Chris Pine
Ricky Gervais
James McAvoy
Matt Daamonnnn
James Dean
Hugh Grant
Antonio Banderas
the man who has one facial expression?
the man who has a monotone voice?
top ten actor?
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?Oh nice thread! In no particular order, because I can't rank these!
Carey Mulligan
Tom Hiddleston
Benedict Cumberbatch
Leonardo DiCaprio
Ewan McGregor
James McAvoy
Cillian Murphy
Joaquin Phoenix
Kate Winslet
Tilda SwintonLast edited by akareninas; 08-04-2012 at 16:17. -
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?In no particular order
Nicholas Cage - con air and face off were great films. his ability to portray softness and vulnerability but also power and ruthlessness makes him a versatile and talented actor in my opinion.
Leonardo di caprio - my personal favourite actor. he was out of this world amazing in titanic.
Jeremy renner - just mind blowingly amazing in the town
Heath ledger - very versatile. he was a sweet romantic in 10 things I hate about you and fantastically convincing as the joker in the dark knight.
Tom hardy - his comic timing is brilliant especially in inception
Geoffrey rush - should've won an oscar for his part in the king's speech
Owen Wilson - brilliant in how do you know which was otherwise a really bad film
Ralph fiennes - what can I say - the harry potter series, the english patient, the duchess and the reader - were all outstanding films.
Alan rickman - his ability to portray emotion just with his eyes deserves recognition (snape in harry potter)
Robin Williams - convincing portrayal of a psyhco murderer in insomia -
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?The term 'cheap thrills' categorises many films, and those films are usually self-consciously aware of the audience they are appealing to (i.e a group of male friends at the cinema on a friday night prefer explosions and exaggerated sex over a real life drama). I didn't criticise the choice or genre at all.(Original post by CJM13)
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Re: Your top ten actors; whom are they?In no order
Adrian Brody
Robert de Niro
Leo de Caprio
Christian Bale
Nolan North
Samuel L. Jackson
Will Ferrell (as a comedic actor)
Paul Giamatti (Sideways and John Adams
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Michael C. Hall
Laura LinneyLast edited by Nephilim; 08-04-2012 at 17:19.
