Is there a better actress than Meryl Streep?

Heineken Helen

I've just watched 'doubt' and the acting from all is absolutely brilliant. It's rare to see a film like that with a simple storyline but carried by a great script and fantastic acting. But, of course, Streep steals the show... she completely transformed into her character.

mickeyrat

She very rarely doesn't become her character. One of the BEST all time.


She's one of those that , For me , if shes in it , It's worth seeing. I don't need to know anymore about it.

pretext

I thought about it and all the people I love (Jodie Foster, Jessica Lange, Laura Linney) and, nope. Meryl wins.

threefish10

i can't recall ever seeing a streep movie.


she was in devil wears prada right? my wife made me watch that, other then that i'm not sure.

Heineken Helen

mickeyrat wrote:

She very rarely doesn't become her character. One of the BEST all time.


She's one of those that , For me , if shes in it , It's worth seeing. I don't need to know anymore about it.

I agree... I don't think I've seen a film of hers that I didn't like :oops: although I've a feeling I did, none springs to mind.

She's one of the few, and possibly the only one, who's up there with the great male actors. She always becomes the character and yet, in interviews, still seems like a lovely lovely woman.

Iralle, I agree about Jodie Foster, she's fantastic too... but still nowhere close. I still usually see her as Jodie Foster... rather than the character :oops: . I think Cate Blanchett is wonderful and has potential to be one of the greats.

Heineken Helen

threefish10 wrote:

i can't recall ever seeing a streep movie.


she was in devil wears prada right? my wife made me watch that, other then that i'm not sure.

Yeh, she was. Well this is her 15th oscar nomination... she's been nominated more than anyone.

CJMST3K

Cate Blanchett. period.

Heineken Helen

Ooohh... I'm forgetting Susan Sarandon... but I still think Meryl wins.

tybird

Two words........Tara Reid!!! :twisted:

decides2dream

no. absolutely not.
seriously, i don't think there is any actress who is even on par with her, nevermind being superior at the craft of acting. of course, just imo...but none the less....it definitely seems she is more than deserving for all the accolades she receives, and i dare say she doesn't get enough, it's almost always *expected* of her. she deserves every word of praise!

pretext

I just remembered Deer Hunter. Damn, was that fine.

Lizardjam

Many better.

Kilgore_Trout

anyone who would agree to do "mama mia" will get NO respect from me :?

including james bond!

patrickredeyes

CJMST3K wrote:

Cate Blanchett. period.

Not even close.

smithnic

Lizardjam wrote:

Many better.

-1. There aren't any better.

dunkman

Jenna Jameson.


i think Kate Winslet is better though... but thats because Kate Winslet is my next wife.

pretext

smithnic wrote:

Lizardjam wrote:

Many better.

-1. There aren't any better.

Your avatar is brilliant.

SomethingCreative

Heineken Helen wrote:

Yeh, she was. Well this is her 15th oscar nomination... she's been nominated more than anyone.

has she one any? or is she the buffalo bills of the acting world?

decides2dream

sgossard3 wrote:

anyone who would agree to do "mama mia" will get NO respect from me :?

including james bond!

wow.....in your world NO one gets to make a bad call or two? or, in her mind...maybe it was just fun? i haven't seen it, don't care for muscials...but for what it is, i heard she was excellent in it. hell, colin firth was in it, love him! seriously...that's a bit too stringent imo, besides which.....her amazing talent has and continues to be expressed many times over in soooo many films. she also did she-devil and death becomes her......and yet, i still think there's no denying her amazing, enormous talent.


sophie's choice
out of africa
the french leutenant's woman
the deer hunter
silkwood

and on, and on, and on......yea, a couple of throwaway roles i can certainly accept from such a talented actor.

AmentsChick

There's certainly not a more arrogant one, that's for sure. :roll:

decides2dream

AmentsChick wrote:

There's certainly not a more arrogant one, that's for sure. :roll:

are you serious?
have you met her personally to make this assessment?
i honestly have never read a thing that would make me think she is arrogant, not in the least...thus why it surprises me so to read this. and, even if she is arrogant...i highly doubt she is the most arrogant.


beyond that, arrrogance or no...her talent speaks for itself.

AmentsChick

decides2dream wrote:

AmentsChick wrote:

There's certainly not a more arrogant one, that's for sure. :roll:

are you serious?
have you met her personally to make this assessment?
i honestly have never read a thing that would make me think she is arrogant, not in the least...thus why it surprises me so to read this. and, even if she is arrogant...i highly doubt she is the most arrogant.

yes

decides2dream

AmentsChick wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

AmentsChick wrote:

There's certainly not a more arrogant one, that's for sure. :roll:

are you serious?
have you met her personally to make this assessment?
i honestly have never read a thing that would make me think she is arrogant, not in the least...thus why it surprises me so to read this. and, even if she is arrogant...i highly doubt she is the most arrogant.

yes

so you met her and she was arrogant?
that's a shame. however, i would not let one person's encounter make me label her, or anyone for that matter. very surprising. i seriously have never heard anyone refer to her in such a light. whereas someone like say russell crowe you hear so much that you do see there must be some kernel of truth to it. hopefully it was an off-hand encounter.

altho as i said, either way.....may think less of her as a person, but it in no way diminishes her talent and her well-deserved accolades. same as with all i've read/heard of crowe...i still think he's brilliant. not streep-caliber, but i still love him as an actor. the 2 aren't mutually exclusive, that's for sure! sad to read of your experience tho.

AmentsChick

I didn't say anything about her talent (which she is clearly talented)...I just said she's arrogant.

decides2dream

AmentsChick wrote:

I didn't say anything about her talent (which she is clearly talented)...I just said she's arrogant.

i know....thus why i discussed each seperately. didn't think i was suggesting you were weighing in on her talents, at all. your first post was pretty straight-forward. i, as my usual self, was merely elaborating, taking it further. she is probably my MOST favorite actress, so hearing about her outside of her craft interests me.

CJMST3K

patrickredeyes wrote:

CJMST3K wrote:

Cate Blanchett. period.

Not even close.

I agree. Cate Blanchett is so superior, it's not even close. :P

Heineken Helen

SomethingCreative wrote:

Heineken Helen wrote:

Yeh, she was. Well this is her 15th oscar nomination... she's been nominated more than anyone.

has she one any? or is she the buffalo bills of the acting world?

she's won two... sophie's choice and silkwood I think :oops: