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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:08:55 PM EST
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Edward Norton has had some good villain roles.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:13:42 PM EST
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:17:46 PM EST
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Edward Norton has had some good villain roles. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I have always though of this as one of the most chilling movie scenes I have ever watched. 
Look at his eyes man. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:19:18 PM EST
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Alan Rickman has to be number 1. Marston in Quigley Sheriff in Robin Hood Hans Gruber in Die Hard Snape in the Harry Potter series Good point. Also ... Crazy Eye Guy - I mean Cilian Murphy. Scarecrow in batman the bad guy in Red Eye and the cop in In Time - although I don't necessarily think he was the "bad guy" in In Time. Frankly I think everyone was guilty in that movie cos no matter if you had one year or a million... you got that year from someone else's death. Everyone had blood on their hands & there were no innocents. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:19:40 PM EST
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I have always though of this as one of the most chilling movie scenes I have ever watched. http://replygif.net/thumbnail/946.gif Look at his eyes man. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Edward Norton has had some good villain roles. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I have always though of this as one of the most chilling movie scenes I have ever watched. http://replygif.net/thumbnail/946.gif Look at his eyes man. His ability to transform from different characters at polar ends of the spectrum is amazing. One of the reasons he is one of my favorite actors. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:23:55 PM EST
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OP, this is who you are searching for: http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/e/t/0/et-pour-quelques-dollars-de-plus-1965-26-g.jpg 4Th post nails it |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:27:09 PM EST
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Quote HistoryRutger in the The Hitcher. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:29:57 PM EST
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Alan Rickman.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:31:46 PM EST
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William Smith. it seems like he was in everything. I saw an interview and he seems like a real nice guy, just type-cast as the bad guy all the time. http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WILLIAM-SMITH-8.jpg He played a real a-hole in Red Dawn. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:32:59 PM EST
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Christopher Lee in just about anything.
Also, Max Von Sydow. Perennial bad guys in the classic sense. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:34:59 PM EST
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Henry Silva
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:35:44 PM EST
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William Smith. it seems like he was in everything. I saw an interview and he seems like a real nice guy, just type-cast as the bad guy all the time. http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WILLIAM-SMITH-8.jpg He was the Spetsnaz leader in Red Dawn, look up his Wikipedia page, dude was a total badass. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:37:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How about Charles Dance |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:38:14 PM EST
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His ability to transform from different characters at polar ends of the spectrum is amazing. One of the reasons he is one of my favorite actors. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Edward Norton has had some good villain roles. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I have always though of this as one of the most chilling movie scenes I have ever watched. http://replygif.net/thumbnail/946.gif Look at his eyes man. His ability to transform from different characters at polar ends of the spectrum is amazing. One of the reasons he is one of my favorite actors. His character cycling in Primal Fear was amazing. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:42:18 PM EST
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Christopher Walken makes a pretty good bad guy.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:44:37 PM EST
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Rutger in the The Hitcher. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Rutger in the The Hitcher. Jack Palance in Tango&Cash. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:49:45 PM EST
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I don't think Bruce Dern has been a good guy in anything. He was great in Hang 'em High and he was hated for a long time for killing John Wayne in The Cowboys They let him play a morally bankrupt, burned out border sheriff in Last Man Standing. Closest he ever got to a 'good guy' role I think. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:52:43 PM EST
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Richard Lynch
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Posted: 12/23/2014 4:56:59 PM EST
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Ben Fisher in Hostage and 3:10 to Yuma
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:00:56 PM EST
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another vote for oldman
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:04:32 PM EST
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George C Scott in Firestarter. This is the only bad guy I can remember him playing, but he was truly disturbing.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:06:54 PM EST
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Gregory Peck in The Boys from Brazil. Bill McKinney in Deliverance. Considered one of the best villans of all time. Right there. Ned Beatty is reported to have never gotten over that scene with McKinney. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:16:18 PM EST
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Denzel Washington in Training Day
Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Bastards both of them play a character that you just hate by the end of the movie its been noted that several people dont like Denzel Washington just because of his character in Training day LOL Edward Norton in American History X already been mentioned but his part is almost creepy to me |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:22:53 PM EST
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Powers Boothe was excellent as Cash Bailey in Extreme Prejudice.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:23:18 PM EST
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Richard Widmark as Johnny Udo
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:25:42 PM EST
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Marlon Brando.
Seriously. Would you want to be in the same room as this? 
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:27:11 PM EST
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Gary Oldman in Leon:the professional.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:30:04 PM EST
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Tim Rossovich
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:30:10 PM EST
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Sir Lawrence Olivier in Marathon Man Max Von Sydow as Ming The Merciless!!! Solid nominee http://www.marlerblog.com/uploads/image/Szell.jpg "Is it safe?" |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:31:49 PM EST
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I forgot about Jack Palance in my previous post. We can't leave out Jack.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:32:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryGets my vote for that one line :) Bitches leave. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:34:17 PM EST
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Both Jokers, Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger.... http://media.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/39272/Jokers.jpeg Jack Nicholson, while a great actor, only had to play the simple, campy 1960s Batman TV Joker. At no point did you forget you were watching Jack Nicholson. Heath Ledger had the complex, truly psychotic Dark Knight version, and was simply outstanding in the role. Ledger completely obscured himself and as a result the audience was only left with seeing nothing but the Joker untamed by a pretty face or recognizable backdrop. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:34:39 PM EST
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He was the Spetsnaz leader in Red Dawn, look up his Wikipedia page, dude was a total badass. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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William Smith. it seems like he was in everything. I saw an interview and he seems like a real nice guy, just type-cast as the bad guy all the time. http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WILLIAM-SMITH-8.jpg He was the Spetsnaz leader in Red Dawn, look up his Wikipedia page, dude was a total badass. Well yeah, he was the father of Conan the barbarian... 
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:40:11 PM EST
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Eli Wallach
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:41:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dwight Yoakum in Slingblade. My wife still hates Dwight to this day after seeing that performance. She says that "no one can be that mean and just be acting". I've got a relative who worked with him for many years on the road, quite the opposite of her opinion - he's a really nice guy and very cool to hang out with.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:41:48 PM EST
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joe don baker
Molly 
Speaking of walther matteu films Mr White in taking of Pelham 123 :) |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:45:40 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Jack Nicholson, while a great actor, only had to play the simple, campy 1960s Batman TV Joker. At no point did you forget you were watching Jack Nicholson. Heath Ledger had the complex, truly psychotic Dark Knight version, and was simply outstanding in the role. Ledger completely obscured himself and as a result the audience was only left with seeing nothing but the Joker untamed by a pretty face or recognizable backdrop. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Both Jokers, Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger.... http://media.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/39272/Jokers.jpeg Jack Nicholson, while a great actor, only had to play the simple, campy 1960s Batman TV Joker. At no point did you forget you were watching Jack Nicholson. Heath Ledger had the complex, truly psychotic Dark Knight version, and was simply outstanding in the role. Ledger completely obscured himself and as a result the audience was only left with seeing nothing but the Joker untamed by a pretty face or recognizable backdrop. I feel that Jack did a great job of playing the comical villain, while I do think Heath took the whole Joker to the next level of insanity and played it perfectly.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 5:47:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryYou can call me "Betty" Edit: Damn it that's Fei Lung. Grrr. No Stanley Tucci? |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:03:27 PM EST
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I will say Michael Rooker.
My favorites are the ones who seem to be half-psychotic and on the verge of a total breakdown. He does it well, and I love watching his characters. Gary Oldman and Michael Biehn are also masters at that as well. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:05:42 PM EST
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Jack Nicholson, while a great actor, only had to play the simple, campy 1960s Batman TV Joker. At no point did you forget you were watching Jack Nicholson. Heath Ledger had the complex, truly psychotic Dark Knight version, and was simply outstanding in the role. Ledger completely obscured himself and as a result the audience was only left with seeing nothing but the Joker untamed by a pretty face or recognizable backdrop. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Both Jokers, Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger.... http://media.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/39272/Jokers.jpeg Jack Nicholson, while a great actor, only had to play the simple, campy 1960s Batman TV Joker. At no point did you forget you were watching Jack Nicholson. Heath Ledger had the complex, truly psychotic Dark Knight version, and was simply outstanding in the role. Ledger completely obscured himself and as a result the audience was only left with seeing nothing but the Joker untamed by a pretty face or recognizable backdrop. what you are talking about is largely a function of writing and direction. compare nolan's body of work to burton's--they have completely different voices, and are going to elicit different things from their actors, because they're making completely different statements. it's like the difference between acting for film and acting for the stage. one is not better than the other--they're just different. i have no doubt that nicholson's joker was more fun to play, but he created a character who will go down as one of the most charismatic villains in movie history...just like ledger. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:08:30 PM EST
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Powers Boothe was excellent as Cash Bailey in Extreme Prejudice.
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo220/cashbailey_photos/CASH.jpg His character in Deadwood was truly evil incarnate (and he wasn't even the baddest baddy in that series). |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:15:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Christopher Walken makes a pretty good bad guy. http://www.movieactors.com/photos-stars/christopher-walken-rundown-4.jpg http://www.richardcrouse.ca//wp-content/uploads/2013/09/balls_of_fury.jpg http://geekhardshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/261026_large.jpg  |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:16:49 PM EST
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OP, this is who you are searching for: http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/e/t/0/et-pour-quelques-dollars-de-plus-1965-26-g.jpg Lee Van Cleef for the win! |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:19:32 PM EST
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His character in Deadwood was truly evil incarnate (and he wasn't even the baddest baddy in that series). Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Powers Boothe was excellent as Cash Bailey in Extreme Prejudice.
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo220/cashbailey_photos/CASH.jpg His character in Deadwood was truly evil incarnate (and he wasn't even the baddest baddy in that series). And he brought us this... 
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:20:52 PM EST
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Neil Mcdonough (sp?)
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:25:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
William Smith. it seems like he was in everything. I saw an interview and he seems like a real nice guy, just type-cast as the bad guy all the time. http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WILLIAM-SMITH-8.jpg He raped Ms. Kitty! Seriously though, that dude was a real life bad mofo. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:28:36 PM EST
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John Travolta (Broken Arrow, Swordfish, Pulp Fiction, ....)
Gary Oldman (great in Leon and in True Romance) Christopher Waltz I guess, Quentin Tarantino's picks for "bad guys". |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:29:45 PM EST
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what you are talking about is largely a function of writing and direction. compare nolan's body of work to burton's--they have completely different voices, and are going to elicit different things from their actors, because they're making completely different statements. it's like the difference between acting for film and acting for the stage. one is not better than the other--they're just different. i have no doubt that nicholson's joker was more fun to play, but he created a character who will go down as one of the most charismatic villains in movie history...just like ledger. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Both Jokers, Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger.... http://media.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/39272/Jokers.jpeg Jack Nicholson, while a great actor, only had to play the simple, campy 1960s Batman TV Joker. At no point did you forget you were watching Jack Nicholson. Heath Ledger had the complex, truly psychotic Dark Knight version, and was simply outstanding in the role. Ledger completely obscured himself and as a result the audience was only left with seeing nothing but the Joker untamed by a pretty face or recognizable backdrop. what you are talking about is largely a function of writing and direction. compare nolan's body of work to burton's--they have completely different voices, and are going to elicit different things from their actors, because they're making completely different statements. it's like the difference between acting for film and acting for the stage. one is not better than the other--they're just different. i have no doubt that nicholson's joker was more fun to play, but he created a character who will go down as one of the most charismatic villains in movie history...just like ledger. I agree that writing and direction sometimes hamstrings great actors, but in the end we only have what's left on the stage or screen to judge. John Wayne's roles were usually "John Wayned" - He wasn't given the leeway to flesh out the roles. Maybe Ledger got more leeway - but when watching Nicholson play almost anything, you almost never forget you are watching Nicholson. In this way, Nicholson's Joker was 3 parts Nicholson to every 2 parts Joker - So much so that it's hard to call him a "villain" in the role. It's like calling Jim Carrey a great villain actor for his role in the Grinch. Another example of this is Robert DeNiro in the 1991 Cape Fear remake. The original 1962 villain was much more chilling because Mitchum disappeared while, by actors craft or writer/director intervention, Robert DeNiro stayed front and center over the villain character - It doesn't matter what caused the lack of depth, it just wasn't as deep. Oh, and add Mitchum to the list. His portrayal of an evil, brutal rapist set on revenge is flat out frighteningly real. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:35:26 PM EST
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Leo Gordon
He didn't act mean, he was mean |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 6:39:15 PM EST
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His ability to transform from different characters at polar ends of the spectrum is amazing. One of the reasons he is one of my favorite actors. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Edward Norton has had some good villain roles. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I have always though of this as one of the most chilling movie scenes I have ever watched. http://replygif.net/thumbnail/946.gif Look at his eyes man. His ability to transform from different characters at polar ends of the spectrum is amazing. One of the reasons he is one of my favorite actors. I agree with this. ^^^ |
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