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tree_ wrote:christian bale is great.. his movie choices are sometimes questionable
He's fine. His movies are fine. They're ok. Not great. Just kinda meh.
Name three actors you consider great.
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He makes memorable, interesting, complex performances outta roles most Hollywood actors would portray as one-dimensional and boring. Take Ford vs. Ferrari for instance. He's wayy more compelling than Matt Damon. He's definitely better than Leo Dicaprio. Imagine Bale in Wolf of Wall Street. He'd actually make that movie pretty great. Leo is always Leo for the most part. Bale transforms.
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Chad Smith is Matt Damon
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Chad Smith is obviously Will Ferrell
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It does take some acting chops to play Jason Bourne but it’s not blowing anybody’s minds really and it’s nothing we haven’t seen before. Also it isn't hard to imagine a different actor making the role more interesting. I can't think of one Bale performance I can imagine a different actor making more compelling.
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tree_ wrote:He makes memorable, interesting, complex performances outta roles most Hollywood actors would portray as one-dimensional and boring. Take Ford vs. Ferrari for instance. He's wayy more compelling than Matt Damon. He's definitely better than Leo Dicaprio. Imagine Bale in Wolf of Wall Street. He'd actually make that movie pretty great. Leo is always Leo for the most part. Bale transforms.
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
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tree_ wrote:christian bale is great.. his movie choices are sometimes questionable
He's fine. His movies are fine. They're ok. Not great. Just kinda meh.
Name three actors you consider great.
Why so you can shit on them? No thanks.
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BurtReynolds wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
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tree_ wrote:christian bale is great.. his movie choices are sometimes questionable
He's fine. His movies are fine. They're ok. Not great. Just kinda meh.
Name three actors you consider great.
Why so you can shit on them? No thanks.
I haven’t been s’ing on anybody. I love many actors. I just want to get a feel for your taste in this regard.
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Do they have to be alive?
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nobody can make dead actors alive again
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tree_ wrote:nobody can make dead actors alive again
Tell that to Disney.
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tree_ wrote:nobody can make dead actors alive again
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BurtReynolds wrote:Do they have to be alive?
I almost said working actors initially, but I’ll take what I can get.
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Do they have to be alive?
I almost said working actors initially, but I’ll take what I can get.
Living hot picks:

Jake Gyllenhaal

That dude who looks like Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Tom Cruise
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BurtReynolds wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Do they have to be alive?
I almost said working actors initially, but I’ll take what I can get.
Living hot picks:

Jake Gyllenhaal

That dude who looks like Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Tom Cruise
No shame in any of those. Jake is definitely near the top for me. Plemons May be top 25 also.
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Yes, a very good list. I might rewatch Nightcrawler now.
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loved him in Nightcrawler.. that image of him screaming in the mirror will never leave by brain
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That’s an all time favorite.
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scene or movie?
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