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Is Christopher Walken the greatest actor alive....

Oh, JimmyOh, Jimmy Posts: 957
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I am not a big movie buff, but the Deniro/Pacino poll made me think of this.
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  • chris01chris01 Posts: 559
    I'd say Jack Nicholson.
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    but he is brillaint.
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  • TerryibleTerryible Posts: 462
    Oh, Jimmy wrote:
    I am not a big movie buff, but the Deniro/Pacino poll made me think of this.

    He is a great actor but my favourite would have to go to Dustin Hoffman
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    I don't think so BUT... I reckon his performance in the deer hunter MAY possibly be the most haunting I have ever seen. For that one film, yes he was the greatest actor... and yes he is great in other things but he hasn't done a great job of choosing his parts if he wants to be the best :o just my opinion.
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    chris01 wrote:
    I'd say Jack Nicholson.
    Like deniro and Pacino, he still always seems to just play... Jack Nicholson though :o

    Can you really be the greatest actor alive if you simply act the exact same way in pretty much EVERY film?
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  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    chris01 wrote:
    I'd say Jack Nicholson.

    bingo
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Pacino is my favorite. Walken is a great actor.
  • NYbenbenNYbenben Posts: 1,020
    I have to say that Walken scares the hell out of me... you never know what your gonna get with that guy... one of my favorite things Walken has done is the Fatboy Slim video...it is a freaking pisser... check it out.

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  • ReleaseMe...ReleaseMe... Posts: 494
    as far as acting skills would have to go, the answer should be Tom Hanks. I am not really a big fan, but i have seen many movies he was in....and you truly believe that he is the person he is playing. he has to be one of the most versitile actors in history, and he seems to be overlooked by most people (obviously not by the academy).

    so its either him or carrot top
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  • chris01chris01 Posts: 559
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Can you really be the greatest actor alive if you simply act the exact same way in pretty much EVERY film?

    Well i dont think he does act the same way in pretty much every film so... yes, i think he's great. :D

    Batman
    The Shining
    As Good As It Gets

    Not the same at all to me in the way he acts.

    Sure he has the same characteristics in his expressions/delivery but so does every actor.

    Different strokes for different folks i suppose.
  • chris01chris01 Posts: 559
    ReleaseMe... wrote:
    as far as acting skills would have to go, the answer should be Tom Hanks. I am not really a big fan, but i have seen many movies he was in....and you truly believe that he is the person he is playing. he has to be one of the most versitile actors in history, and he seems to be overlooked by most people (obviously not by the academy).

    Good call, he's one of my favourites. I love the comedies he did in the 80's/early 90's and is brilliant in Drama movies too.
  • MookieBlaylock5v1MookieBlaylock5v1 Posts: 353
    there's nothing like a Walken soliloquy in a movie
  • HawkshoreHawkshore Posts: 2,161
    Oh, Jimmy wrote:
    I am not a big movie buff, but the Deniro/Pacino poll made me think of this.

    Walken is in Vancouver right now making a movie with Adam Sandler, Tracy Margan, and Tom Arnold. They showed up at the local rock station CFOX and kind of ambushed them in the studio, it was very funny.
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  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    Walken is terrible; he has absolutely no range and plays the same character every time.
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  • IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,739
    Is Christopher Walken even acting?

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  • ReleaseMe...ReleaseMe... Posts: 494
    walken dominates on snl.....not on film, except click
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    How about Kevin Spacey as Christopher Walken?

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  • BinauralBinaural Posts: 1,046
    Terryible wrote:
    He is a great actor but my favourite would have to go to Dustin Hoffman
    Death of a Salesman is one performance that would make me lean towards this statement.
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  • jackrabbit slimjackrabbit slim Posts: 564
    I wouldn't go so far as to say he's the best actor around, but he may be the best character actor. him and steve buscemi. i'll watch anything those two are in.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    nathanastin wrote:
    Walken is terrible; he has absolutely no range and plays the same character every time.
    Oh yeah, absolutely. I always get confused between the role he played in The Deer hunter and the one he played in Wayne's World 2...
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    well sounds like we're just gonna start calling out all our faves...so I'm saying MORGAN FREEMAN is the best actor ever!
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  • BinauralBinaural Posts: 1,046
    And now we present Morgan Freeman in The Narrator:
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  • KatKat Posts: 4,930
    Christopher Walken...one of the all time best, yes. :)


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  • BinauralBinaural Posts: 1,046
    Kat wrote:
    Christopher Walken...one of the all time best, yes. :)


    more cowbell.


    Love and peace,
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    Arnie will beat him to that post and you know it :p
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  • trappedinmyradiotrappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    no, he is not.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    He's shite. Like the rest of them.
  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Somebody who gets overlooked a lot in this category of great actors is Robert Redford. He's done some amazing work.
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    oh, jimmie........he is.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Kat wrote:
    Christopher Walken...one of the all time best, yes. :)


    more cowbell.


    Love and peace,
    Kat

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=71770844627024590
    The only time I might consider him "great" is in his breakout role in "The Deer Hunter" and then in some funky movie where he plays a sort of bi-curious mob boss character in a bathrobe making deals with a gun or over the phone half the time. I don't remember the name of that movie.

    For his longevity in the business, which is admirable, I don't think he stands out all that much for performance.
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