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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:42:17 AM EDT
[#1]
Leon the Professional
State of Grace True Romance |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:42:46 AM EDT
[#2]
Nope. The Jamaican pimp from true romance.
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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:43:33 AM EDT
[#3]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Check out Gary Oldman in 'State of Grace'. Irish mob in Hells Kitchen starring Gary, Sean Penn, and Ed Harris among others. Also Burgess Meredith if you can believe that! Awesome Movie. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:45:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: According to this thread, Gary Oldman's greatest role is... all of them? Meh, sounds about right. The man is talented. Pretty sure that was the joke in the first post, that everyone seemed to miss. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:50:53 AM EDT
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I like the ones where he plays Sam Rockwell playing whatever role.
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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:51:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My wife loves the Harry Potter movies. She watches them often. I only just realized he was in them. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/61196/sirius-black_png-1840551.JPG I didn't realize this till now, thanks. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:53:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think I've only seen a fraction of his movies but of what I've seen Dracula is my favorite. Good choice. He will always be “the” Commissioner Gordon. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:53:14 AM EDT
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Some roles are made for specific actors, he's an actor that plays specific roles...........well.
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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:55:49 AM EDT
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Sid Vicious and Winston Churchill are his best IMO. When I think of those people now I think of the character he plays not the real person. And I was well familiar with both, before the movies.
AND they are at opposite ends of his career! AND they are as different as two people can be! Zorg is probably the most fun. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:56:59 AM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It ain’t white boy day is it? My choice 
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Posted: 2/25/2021 8:57:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryZorg/thread |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:00:25 AM EDT
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Someone said earlier he 'melts' into a character. That's the difference. I love Daniel Day Lewis and Jude Law, and Pacino, Brando, DeCaprio, Hoffman, et al. But you can 'see' them playing their role. Oldman really does disappear. I would say his voice is the only distinguishing tell, but then you watch Churchill and he IS Churchill.
He never really stood out in my mind for years as the greatest actor. But that's because he's not 'dramatic'. He does drama as a career without sticking out. That's why in this thread everyone says, "Forgot that was him, or - that was him?" He's one of a kind. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:01:06 AM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Zorg/thread Quote HistoryQuoted: Zorg/thread |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:08:16 AM EDT
[#14]
The warlord in The hitmans bodyguard
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:10:01 AM EDT
[#15]
 I hate warriors, too narrow-minded. I'll tell you what I do like though: a killer, a dyed-in-the-wool killer. Cold blooded, clean, methodical and thorough. Now a real killer, when he picked up the ZF-1, would've immediately asked about the little red button on the bottom of the gun. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:21:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The ‘everyone!’ scene is his best scene but it’s hard to nail down his best movie. Every once in a while I smell fear on a student, and it seems appropriate say, "You don't like Beethoven...". They just look at me with an even more lost look, lol. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:23:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Every once in a while I smell fear on a student, and it seems appropriate say, "You don't like Beethoven...". They just look at me with an even more lost look, lol. 
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:25:08 AM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryAgreed |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:27:05 AM EDT
[#19]
Hard to name anyone better than him.
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:32:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hard to name anyone better than him. someone will be along to name Daniel Day-Lewis, an overacting turd. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:32:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wrongo Winston Churchill, a court years ago. HE was amazing. Its hard to say what was his best role, because he nails it every single time. I'm going with Churchill though. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:33:24 AM EDT
[#22]
Eeeeeeeeeveryyyyyyy one
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:34:02 AM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: One of the best actors of all time. Agreed His versatility is incredible and the fact many fail to recognize him from role to role validates that. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:34:19 AM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Hard to name anyone better than him. Someone in another thread this week said he didn't come close to Johnny Depp. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:36:22 AM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Someone said earlier he 'melts' into a character. That's the difference. I love Daniel Day Lewis and Jude Law, and Pacino, Brando, DeCaprio, Hoffman, et al. But you can 'see' them playing their role. Oldman really does disappear. I would say his voice is the only distinguishing tell, but then you watch Churchill and he IS Churchill. He never really stood out in my mind for years as the greatest actor. But that's because he's not 'dramatic'. He does drama as a career without sticking out. That's why in this thread everyone says, "Forgot that was him, or - that was him?" He's one of a kind. +1 I couldn’t tell you what his best role was, because most of the time you’re months and years later saying “he was THAT GUY?!” |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:38:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Every once in a while I smell fear on a student, and it seems appropriate say, "You don't like Beethoven...". They just look at me with an even more lost look, lol. Speaking of which...  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:39:46 AM EDT
[#27]
The Darkest Hour by a mile.
 Darkest Hour (2017) - Death Before Disarmament Scene (9/10) | Movieclips  Darkest Hour (2017) - We Shall Fight on the Beaches Scene (10/10) | Movieclips |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:43:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think I've only seen a fraction of his movies but of what I've seen Dracula is my favorite. That role still ranks as my favorite. It's acting, sure, but his mannerism with the sword, and licking the razor blade all went straight to the heart of a complicated role: man, warrior, monster. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:43:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tinker taylor, at least the movie is my favorite Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy was my first choice. Didn't like 'The Professional' that much, seemed too far out there. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:48:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The guys a chameleon. I doubt that I could narrow it down to one character Jack Nicholson is another one. I remember watching "Hoffa" and realizing about 30 minutes in that Jack was the lead part. Movies are about our suspension of disbelief. If an actor can dissolve himself into the role so that he 'becomes' the character, it completes the illusion. Meanwhile, so many actors just play themselves over and over, regardless of the role (cough-cough "Jack Sparrow"). |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 9:55:46 AM EDT
[#31]
I loved him in Romeo is Bleeding. I think of it as the backstory to his role in The Professional.
He makes any/every role memorable. My favorite actor. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 10:02:49 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryAbsolutely. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 10:03:39 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wrongo Winston Churchill, a court years ago. HE was amazing. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 10:09:33 AM EDT
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Imagine him with Daniel Day Lewis doing a buddy comedy.
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Posted: 2/25/2021 10:23:14 AM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Add Christian Bale, and you have my top 3. Add Daniel Day Lewis to the list. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 10:23:43 AM EDT
[#36]
He's a great actor. One who becomes the character, rather than oh look it's XXX XXX playing a Cowboy, or whatever.
And like others, half the movies he's in I didn't realize it was him till the credits. And yeah, professional is a great one. I like that he's a bit Over The Top in it, cause it shows how those people can be that crazy and 'obvious' in real life, yet no one seems to do anything about it. And that movie was made 30 years ago! (I saw it in the theater, wow I'm getting old!) |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 10:25:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I usually only figure out he is in a movie when the credits roll. Quote HistoryQuoted: I usually only figure out he is in a movie when the credits roll. Quoted: The guys a chameleon. I doubt that I could narrow it down to one character When the wife and I watched The Contender, I asked, "I though Oldmam was in this, I must have missed him." She's informs me he's Runyon. Oh shit, Duh!
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Posted: 2/25/2021 10:25:59 AM EDT
[#38]
Drexel
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Posted: 2/25/2021 10:59:40 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Check out Gary Oldman in 'State of Grace'. Irish mob in Hells Kitchen starring Gary, Sean Penn, and Ed Harris among others. Also Burgess Meredith if you can believe that! Yes. Very good movie! Never got the recognition it deserved. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:01:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When the wife and I watched The Contender, I asked, "I though Oldmam was in this, I must have missed him." She's informs me he's Runyon. Oh shit, Duh! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I usually only figure out he is in a movie when the credits roll. Quoted: The guys a chameleon. I doubt that I could narrow it down to one character When the wife and I watched The Contender, I asked, "I though Oldmam was in this, I must have missed him." She's informs me he's Runyon. Oh shit, Duh! I bet you also didn't know he was the sadistic prison warden in Murder In The First with Christian Slater and Kevin Bacon. 
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:04:14 AM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You are all wrong. This is his best https://youtu.be/CIaWo-BlBjs  "Some of you, can't even speak fucking ENGLISH!!" |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:06:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: someone will be along to name Daniel Day-Lewis, an overacting turd. This. Oldman is the GOAT as far as I'm concerned. My general response after seeing him in a movie is "Wait,that was HIM?"
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:16:51 AM EDT
[#43]
All of them, but this is my favorite...
Darkest Hour (2017) - We Shall Fight on the Beaches Scene (10/10) | Movieclips |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:25:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tinker taylor, at least the movie is my favorite I like the original alec guiness films. For some reason I just can't like this latest verson of 'tinker tailor soldier spy'. Oldman is great. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:29:39 AM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Drexel What’s a Drexel? |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:30:28 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:32:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wait, no shit? Quote HistoryQuoted: Wait, no shit? No shit Quoted: What movie is that? @Brohawk It’s Hannibal. Silence of the lambs 2 basically Unpopular opinion much better than silence. I love it. “Hey cordel why don’t you push him in, you could always say I did it.” |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:34:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wrongo Winston Churchill, a court years ago. HE was amazing. That was an epic performance. One of, if not the, greatest actor who ever lived. |
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:35:59 AM EDT
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He has a lot, but I'm always going to remember him as Dracula.
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Posted: 2/25/2021 11:39:38 AM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: He has a lot, but I'm always going to remember him as Dracula. https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R89XY4/dracula-year-1992-usa-director-francis-ford-coppola-gary-oldman-R89XY4.jpg hard to believe that this guy: and this guy  and this guy  are all the same actor. |
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