Perfect Casting

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I know what he was going for and what the character required, but he performed it without subtlety or charm. The difference was stark imo. Pinto was simply outclassed by a singular acting moment. That movie was about Abraham's Salieri, and Hulce was little more than a clownish stage prop for Abraham to contrast off as he did everyone else save perhaps Jeffrey Jones, who himself had to make a spectacle without much to work with and mostly accomplishes it. #runonsentence

I doubt I would be disappointed with Hulce's effort had Abraham not raised the bar on the entire movie.

Well, Elizabeth Berridge's tits also raised the bar.

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I know it wasn't the lead role, but James woods as Lester Diamond.  Dude played that greasy pimp like he was that greasy pimp.

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Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus  

Burt Reynolds as Jack Horner

William H. Macy in The Cooler

 

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Nice call on the last 2.

 

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William Defore - Paul Smecker

 

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Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice.

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34 minutes ago, Deej said:

Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice.

Well, every role Jackie played was usually best played by him.  The man was character acting royalty.

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Yeah, but playing an East Texas sheriff kinda came out of left field, and he nailed it.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman in 25th Hour. He killed as the pervy school teacher. 

 

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Gene Hackman- any role he's played

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He's a little preachy in The Poseidon Adventure. 

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Gene Hackman- any role he's played

Like many actors of his time, the 80’s were not his best decade. Lot of failed comedies.

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Paul Newman in “The Verdict”
And about 90% of the other movies he did.  Same for Steve McQueen.

Newman was robbed of an Oscar that year. He also should have received one for Absence of Malice.

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3 hours ago, HouTex said:

Newman was robbed of an Oscar that year. He also should have received one for Absence of Malice.

And for Hud. And The Hustler. ANd for Cool Hand Luke...

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9 hours ago, Eskimohorn said:

 

Like many actors of his time, the 80’s were not his best decade. Lot of failed comedies.

 

Though he did Hoosiers and Mississippi Burning in the 80s as well.   

 

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Other than the title, Hoosiers is damn near a perfect film. 

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Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice.

Avatar checks out.

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Patrick Bateman - Christian Bale

Tyler Durden - Brad Pitt/Edward Norton

Sir Davos Seaworth - Liam Cunningham 

 

 

 

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Though he did Hoosiers and Mississippi Burning in the 80s as well.   
 

But does that make up for Superman IV?

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On 8/18/2018 at 11:32 PM, Eskimohorn said:

 

Like many actors of his time, the 80’s were not his best decade. Lot of failed comedies.

 

I can't remember much from '81-'89

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On 8/19/2018 at 2:33 PM, Parliament said:

He was also perfect for Jack Donaghey.

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Two pain in the ass type characters Robert Duvall played to perfection were Beatrice attorney Jerry Facher in A Civil Action and writer/ cartoonist Max Mercy in The Natural.

 

Hard to imagine anyone else giving a better portrayal while halfway endearing themselves to audience, regardless of how shitty their characters were.

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Sean Connery - John Patrick Mason

Edited August 20, 2018 by kingkoopa6

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5 hours ago, slorch said:

Two pain in the ass type characters Robert Duvall played to perfection were Beatrice attorney Jerry Facher in A Civil Action and writer/ cartoonist Max Mercy in The Natural.

 

Hard to imagine anyone else giving a better portrayal while halfway endearing themselves to audience, regardless of how shitty their characters were.

I'd forgotten about both of those!  The guy has a huge body of work.

 

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19 minutes ago, Bojack said:

Yes for damned sure.

 

13 minutes ago, Bojack said:

Scratching my head a bit on this one. I like Miss Winger, always have, but never thought of her as a role defining actress in anything she's ever done.  The Dallas chick who was chasing Travolta seemed the more perfect role cast.

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I'd venture to say none of the lead characters with perhaps the exclusion of Scott Glenn were well cast in that one.

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5 minutes ago, mulletpelini said:

I'd venture to say none of the lead characters with perhaps the exclusion of Scott Glenn were well cast in that one.

Scott Glenn was perfectly cast.

Travolta as a cowboy type ?  Gimme a break, I was always waiting for him to break into a disco dance number.  Travolta didn't get relevant again till he joined Scientology.

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I'd venture to say none of the lead characters with perhaps the exclusion of Scott Glenn were well cast in that one.

Scott Glenn as Alan Shepard and entire cast of The Right Stuff, especially Sam Shepard as Chuck Yeager and Ed Harris as John Glenn.

honorable mention for All-Pro Anthony Munoz as Gonzales.

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My name . . . Jose Jimenez.

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4 fucking pages and no walter sobchak i am disappoint

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2 minutes ago, staboner said:

4 fucking pages and no walter sobchak i am disappoint

Everyone right down to the Nihilists and the shylock were perfect, don't fuck with gossamer.

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4 hours ago, mulletpelini said:

I'd venture to say none of the lead characters with perhaps the exclusion of Scott Glenn were well cast in that one.

Barry Corbin as Uncle Bub.

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(Days of Thunder)

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Christoph Waltz - Dr. King Schultz

Aw shit.. just researched.. he won an Oscar haha. I guess that's cheating

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aw shit

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5 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said:

Christoph Waltz - Dr. King Schultz

He was a better Hans "The Jew Hunter" Landa, but Still great in his role right up until this scene ^^^^^^.  Typical dumb ass Tarrentino schtick.

Edited August 21, 2018 by Onboard 2.0

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Dude from Amistad

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I don't think anyone has mentioned Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolvernie

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Barbara Eden as Jeannie, and her sister.

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Larry Hagman as JR

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11 hours ago, mulletpelini said:

I'd venture to say none of the lead characters with perhaps the exclusion of Scott Glenn were well cast in that one.

Negative.  Pam.

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Larry Hagman as JR

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6 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said:

Dude from Amistad

Djimon Hounsou is a certified badass 

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On 8/19/2018 at 2:33 PM, Parliament said:

 

That movie is perfectly casted top to bottom. Just an insane amount of talent in that film 

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12 hours ago, Eskimohorn said:

Larry Hagman as JR

Talk about a 180 from Maj. Nelson.