Best Actor of THIS generation

[mexitucky]

I like Brad Pitts characters in the following movies.

 

A River Runs Through It

Kalifornia

Interview w/ the Vampire

Legends of the Fall

Se7en

Twelve Monkeys

Seven Years in Tibet

Fight Club

Snatch

The Mexican

Ocean's Eleven

Spy Game

Troy

Burn After Reading

 

Those are some great characters.

[BoondockSaint]

I like Brad Pitts characters in the following movies.

 

A River Runs Through It

Kalifornia

Interview w/ the Vampire

Legends of the Fall

Se7en

Twelve Monkeys

Seven Years in Tibet

Fight Club

Snatch

The Mexican

Ocean's Eleven

Spy Game

Troy

Burn After Reading

 

Those are some great characters.

:thumb: He's not the greatest, but definitely the most underrated actor of this generation. He often gets written off as just a Hollywood pretty boy and that's simply not true. He's a very, very talented actor.

[BoondockSaint]

Yeah, I have to agree, although I never imagined I'd be saying so when he first came along.

I used to not be able to stand him. I also think I might be the only person in the country who hasn't seen Titanic :lol:.

 

Body of Lies

Blood Diamond

The Departed

Gangs of New York

Catch Me If You Can

 

He was excellent in all of these. Personally, I can't wait for Shutter Island to come out.

[outlawcoach]

I don't know how those crusty old farts could be considered "this generation," outlawcoach.

 

Don Cheadle is my pick. He's freakin' amazing.

 

You're right but I still like them because Im a crusty old fart myself. Hackman is my favorite because he is a leading man without leading man looks. Joe Pesci and Danny DeVito are cut of this mode also!:thumb:

[bugatti]

Yeah, I have to agree, although I never imagined I'd be saying so when he first came along.

I am with you, Jim Schue. It sill feels odd typing out his names as one of the best.

[outlawcoach]

My wife would kill me if I let this go and didnt mention John Travolta. She loved Pulp Fiction!

[outlawcoach]

Another old fart that is very good is Anthony Hopkins. Quid pro quo Clairisse!!

[Cat_n_the_Hat]

How in the world could Robin Williams not be on the list IMO the most versitile actor of all time without a doubt. He could play any part and be good at it. Even a woman.....LOL

[Baseballguy]

Some of the names that have been mentioned I left off because I took them as from my generation, not THIS generation. Meaning those that are 40 years and younger or really came into their own over the last 10-15 years.

 

Mel Gibson

Kevin Costner

Tom Hanks

Morgan Freeman

Samuel Jackson

Bruce Willis

and similar great actors like these that have mentioned would be examples of ones that I felt was not of THIS generation.

 

Then I would see an even older generation that would have included

Paul Newman

Clint Eastwood

etc, etc

 

 

I like the bolded and Billy Bob Thorton.

[PepRock01]

I used to not be able to stand him. I also think I might be the only person in the country who hasn't seen Titanic :lol:.

 

Body of Lies

Blood Diamond

The Departed

Gangs of New York

Catch Me If You Can

 

He was excellent in all of these. Personally, I can't wait for Shutter Island to come out.

 

 

Make that 2 of us. :banana:

[UKMustangFan]

Some of the actors on this list are horrible. Sure, they play in great movies and make a lot of money, but the title of the thread is this generations greatest actor. Tom Hanks is the most overrated actor of all time. If you want to see great actors, look at Daniel Day Lewis, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Chow.

 

How can you say Hanks is overrated? Have you seen Philadelphia?

[rockmom]

Sean Penn may be the best of any generation.

 

 

FINALLY! Someone agrees with me! :lol: I can't believe no one is giving him any due in this thread!!!

[hoopboy]

How can you say Hanks is overrated? Have you seen Philadelphia?

 

yes, take Hanks in any of his other roles, minus Gump, and give him AIDS, and cmon people, any one can play a Forrest Gump-like character

[TaylorMadeBoy]

Jim Carrey

Adam Sandler

[ladiesbballcoach]

FINALLY! Someone agrees with me! :lol: I can't believe no one is giving him any due in this thread!!!

 

We are conservatives. No way we are giving any love to Sean Penn.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: