Best Acting Performance: 1990-2010

GH · 03-10-2014, 09:07 AM

I watched Tombstone twice last week...which probably put the movie watching count well into triple digits by this point in my life...with the recent Oscars and all of that, I ask you what do you think is the best acting performance(s) of from 1990-2010...those years should be far enough away from present day to give you some perspective and neatly avoids 2013. In my opinion there were a ton of great movies in 2013 as far as character work is concerned.

To bring it back around to the beginning of this post, Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday is crazy good. It may be a confluence of writing and directing but Val stole the movie and when he was not on the screen, the movie drags for me. I still love the movie as a whole but it would fade into oblivion, I think if there was another actor who was in that role...and to that point, we have seen a couple of other actors play Doc Holiday who were good but not nearly on Val's level.

Daniel Day Lewis is Daniel Plainview

Let's hear what you got.

zappa · 03-10-2014, 09:29 AM

Paul Giamatti in Sideways

2000grad · 03-10-2014, 09:36 AM

Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men is awesome

Greg Kinnear in As Good as it Gets

Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator

USCBatgirl21 · 03-10-2014, 09:42 AM

Sir Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter.

ipull4usc · 03-10-2014, 09:56 AM

Daniel Day Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood

3MTA3 · 03-10-2014, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ipull4usc

Daniel Day Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood

/end thread

cocky0 · 03-10-2014, 11:11 AM

Tom Hanks in Castaway.

Who else could make people cry over a lost volleyball?

LBC · 03-10-2014, 11:39 AM

Impossible to say but some of my favorite performances include:

Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Father Brendan Flynn - Doubt

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Gust Avrakotos - Charlie Wilson's War

Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Lancaster Dodd - The Master...Joaquin Phoenix is pretty damn good here as well

Phillip Seymour...you get my point

Ryan Gosling - Dan Dunne - Half Nelson

William H Macy - Jerry Lundegaard - Fargo

Kevin Spacey - Lester Burnham - American Beauty

Tom Wilkerson - Dr. Matt Fowler - In the Bedroom

hank scorpio · 03-10-2014, 12:31 PM

Steve Buscemi: Donny Who Loved Bowling

Flameout12 · 03-10-2014, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ipull4usc

Daniel Day Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood

Totally agree....simply amazing!
His Abe Lincoln was impressive as well.

etowngangsta · 03-10-2014, 01:52 PM

Clint Eastwood: Unforgiven.
Charlize Theron: Monster
Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump, Green Mile
Edward Norton: American History X, 25th hour
Brad Pitt: Fight Club
Tim Robbins: Shawshank Redemption
Denzel Washington: Training Day

Too many...

2000grad · 03-10-2014, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by USCBatgirl21

Sir Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter.

QFT

FlorenceCock · 03-10-2014, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ipull4usc

Daniel Day Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood

This is the only acceptable answer for this thread.

2000grad · 03-10-2014, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 3MTA3

/end thread

snruter amabon · 03-10-2014, 02:42 PM

Some good ones up there. I would also say that Heath Ledgers Joker was phenomenal.

snruter amabon · 03-10-2014, 02:48 PM

BTW, recently started watching House of Cards. Kevin Spacey is excellent.

ERNIET · 03-10-2014, 02:50 PM

Adam Sandler- Waterboy

2000grad · 03-10-2014, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by snruter amabon

Some good ones up there. I would also say that Heath Ledgers Joker was phenomenal.

yep

2000grad · 03-10-2014, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlorenceCock

This is the only acceptable answer for this thread.

Out of 20 years of movies?

lencho30 · 03-10-2014, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by etowngangsta

Clint Eastwood: Unforgiven.
Charlize Theron: Monster
Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump, Green Mile
Edward Norton: American History X, 25th hour
Brad Pitt: Fight Club
Tim Robbins: Shawshank Redemption
Denzel Washington: Training Day

Too many...

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03-10-2014, 09:07 AM	#1
GH Moonocababa Male Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 18,441 CockyCash: 28000	Best Acting Performance: 1990-2010 I watched Tombstone twice last week...which probably put the movie watching count well into triple digits by this point in my life...with the recent Oscars and all of that, I ask you what do you think is the best acting performance(s) of from 1990-2010...those years should be far enough away from present day to give you some perspective and neatly avoids 2013. In my opinion there were a ton of great movies in 2013 as far as character work is concerned. To bring it back around to the beginning of this post, Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday is crazy good. It may be a confluence of writing and directing but Val stole the movie and when he was not on the screen, the movie drags for me. I still love the movie as a whole but it would fade into oblivion, I think if there was another actor who was in that role...and to that point, we have seen a couple of other actors play Doc Holiday who were good but not nearly on Val's level. Daniel Day Lewis is Daniel Plainview Let's hear what you got. __________________ Yech, I can hear you misspelling words as you speak! Clash for The Crescent!

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LBC 2nd Team All-American Male Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kitty Hawk, NC Posts: 8,815 CockyCash: 500	Re: Best Acting Performance: 1990-2010 Impossible to say but some of my favorite performances include: Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Father Brendan Flynn - Doubt Philip Seymour Hoffman - Gust Avrakotos - Charlie Wilson's War Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Lancaster Dodd - The Master...Joaquin Phoenix is pretty damn good here as well Phillip Seymour...you get my point Ryan Gosling - Dan Dunne - Half Nelson William H Macy - Jerry Lundegaard - Fargo Kevin Spacey - Lester Burnham - American Beauty Tom Wilkerson - Dr. Matt Fowler - In the Bedroom Last edited by LBC; 03-10-2014 at 12:09 PM.

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snruter amabon Blue Chip Male Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Under a rock Posts: 569 CockyCash: 500	Re: Best Acting Performance: 1990-2010 Some good ones up there. I would also say that Heath Ledgers Joker was phenomenal.

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