Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Fuck you all, I still cry when I watch that scene. Edit: now I've just watched it on the train home and had to stop before he hugs Uncle Phil otherwise I'll be a pathetic blubbering mess Edited July 2, 2019 by PunkStep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chilly McFreeze Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 I mean, it's one of the greatest performances in the history of TV, so take your pick, and as much as this quote is a bit of a meme now, it is still just bone chilling from Cranston. The way his whole demeanour changes when he turns around and says 'Who are you talking to?' The subtly of the body language, the patronising tone, and then that look on his face at the end when he realises he's given himself away. The mask slips and she sees him as he really is for the first time. 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 I can't find this whole scene, which apparently was all improvised, but this is two great actors working off each other about as well as you will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 The correct answer is John Cazale. I'm also fond of the singer of Eifell 65 when he sees that the audience is made up of Aliens. Amazing how he portrays his disbelief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members stumobir Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) In a show that is full of incredible perfomances, Edie Falco as Carmella Soprano really tops it in season four and five. Her and James Gandolfini are at their best when they're at each others throats and the scene below is their magnum opus. It completely blows my mind that the emotion she shows here is acted, I don't know if I've ever believed a performance more. Edited July 2, 2019 by stumobir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 4 hours ago, mim731 said: Best thing about Airheads too, although that film is generally ace considering it's a fairly nonsensical Die Hard parody. I’m still bitterly annoyed that we never got the full version of ‘Don't Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful’. That first 10 seconds is a class intro to a song that doesn’t technically exist. It’s apparently recorded in its entirety, but nobody seems to know (or care) where it’s at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted July 3, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 3, 2019 7 hours ago, stumobir said: In a show that is full of incredible perfomances, Edie Falco as Carmella Soprano really tops it in season four and five. Her and James Gandolfini are at their best when they're at each others throats and the scene below is their magnum opus. It completely blows my mind that the emotion she shows here is acted, I don't know if I've ever believed a performance more. The arguments and performances they have in Whitecaps wins it for me in terms of acting. However, I’ve always loved this scenes with James Gandolfini. Especially the ones with Dominic Chianese. Chianese was fantastic throughout The Sopranos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Gandolfini's performance is why The Sopranos will always be the greatest TV show of all time for me. It elevates it over all those other tremendous shows. Its unbelievable. Parts frightening, parts scared little boy, part humorous, part disgusting. It's just stunning. You could also argue it was the single most important performance on TV in the way that it has utterly revolutionised it from that moment on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 3, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 3, 2019 40 minutes ago, Factotum said: Gandolfini's performance is why The Sopranos will always be the greatest TV show of all time for me. It elevates it over all those other tremendous shows. Its unbelievable. Parts frightening, parts scared little boy, part humorous, part disgusting. It's just stunning. You could also argue it was the single most important performance on TV in the way that it has utterly revolutionised it from that moment on. I partly agree. I also think The Shield and Six Feet Under helped contribute to the sea-change. The Shield in particular has some stunning performances throughout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Oh yeah I agree, they're stunning shows. But I always think Gandolfini utterly redefined what the main character in a show should be. That and the brilliant writing of course. I just think his performance tips it above those other great shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 3, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 3, 2019 43 minutes ago, Factotum said: Oh yeah I agree, they're stunning shows. But I always think Gandolfini utterly redefined what the main character in a show should be. That and the brilliant writing of course. I just think his performance tips it above those other great shows. I can see that. Personally, I think the writing of characters like Tony Soprano and Vic Mackie especially were emblematic of how those shows changed the nature of TV, although Michael Chiklis retrospectively turned out to have a less critically-acclaimed career than Gandolfini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted July 3, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 3, 2019 Forest Whittaker was the best acting in the shield, I've never hated someone on TV so much in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted July 4, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 4, 2019 I can't find a clip, but there's a moment in In The Loop where Malcolm Tucker is in the UN Prayer Room, and his plans have gone to shit. There's a really tight close-up on Capaldi's face, his eyes looking just about to water, trembling, and then gradually fix forward, followed by a cut to him power-walking down a corridor. The amount of business he fits into those few seconds with just his eyes is astonishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 4, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 4, 2019 Malcolm Tucker's eyes can tell a story on their own, I think he could probably kill somebody with them. This is probably my favourite moment. You can't see it as well in this GIF, but when Ollie catches him staring and Tucker's eyes just flit back and forth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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