Paid Members Thunderplex Posted July 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 1, 2019 Just catching up on Big Little Lies. Not been a great Meryl Streep fan over the years, but Christ on a bike, she is awesome in this. Pitiful and hateful all in one. Just riveted when she is on the screen. Any other truly captivating performances by any thesps out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5pints Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 A brilliant actor named Gary Johnston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted July 1, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 1, 2019 Here's an open goal: Ian McKellen in Lord of the Rings. His performance is the cornerstone of the whole film. Bungle this and the whole trilogy falls over. This video does a fantastic job of detailing just how emotive his face, specifically his eyes are. On a similar thespy lilt, Robert Shaw in Jaws. More accurately the Indianapolis scene which is one of the best things ever filmed. Especially when bookended with the drunk scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Watched a cracking old British thriller called Never Let Go yesterday. Look at Peter Sellers go! Edited July 2, 2019 by Devon Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Hands down, the greatest piece of acting there has ever been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 Robert Shaw's a given when it comes to acting performances. As cold-eyed gangster Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting, he's mesmerising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 I’m really fond of slink baddies. Sometimes just their presence, regardless of words spoken or actions, is more than enough. Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men is the epitome of this for me. His actions are obviously villainous, but just his appearance and the way he moves around. Captivating. If I could create a small stable of human baddies to protect me whilst I attempt to take over the world, it would include Bardem, Danny Trejo & Bolo Yeung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted July 2, 2019 Moderators Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Christoph Waltz in that opening scene of Inglorious Basterds is a masterful performance. I love that scene so much. Edited July 2, 2019 by Chest Rockwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted July 2, 2019 Moderators Share Posted July 2, 2019 This is a great bit of micro-acting. No dialogue, just a split second look at the end. Spoilers for Carnivale, obviously. For context, the girl in the window was kidnapped from the circus run by the chap in the hat, and murdered at an abandoned mine, and now they're having to leave her ghost behind, trapped for eternity to be raped by the ghosts of all the dead miners. Slightly NSFW maybe, with some long-distance nudity through a grimy window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 Carnivale in general is full of brilliant acting, underrated show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 He's not brilliant in everything, but Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross is phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Denzel in Training Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Glengarry Glen Ross is just good for acting performances all round. Jack Lemmon's turn is classic, and even Al Pacino manages to dial back the hoo-hah to put in some good work for the quieter monologues directed at Jonathan Pryce. Ed Harris as always puts in a shift, and Alan Arkin is solid. Edited July 2, 2019 by Carbomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 The bit in this that I have always thought was brilliant is Gibson's change of expression at 1:52. And he's still a fantastic actor as well, I'm really enjoying his post-racism phase of smaller stature indie films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, mim731 said: He's not brilliant in everything, but Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross is phenomenal. Had no idea Boss Baby was the prequel to this. I always think this from Jeff Daniels is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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