Chump Bailey Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 To piggyback on Spiff's thread... Actor: Morgan Freeman (not enough praise IMO) Daniel Day-Lewis (not enough praise either - not from the public IMO, but certainly from his peers) Sean Penn Robert Duvall Gary Oldman Ed Harris Christian Bale Val Kilmer Billy Bob Thornton Ewan McGregor Ray Liotta John Cusak Kurt Russell Viggo Mortensen Ryan Reynolds Willem Dafoe (Thanks Cali...) Powers Boothe Forest Whitaker Kevin Bacon Vince Vaughn Rutger Hauer Robert Patrick Ed Norton Josh Brolin Actress: Laura Dern Diane Lane Rosario Dawson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 you put ghost dog in there? that movie alone kills him for me.. Morgan Freeman gets just enough credit for my liking. he is very respected but never slobbered over. I will agree with Dafoe and Oldman though. Oldman's best line is from True Romance "he must think its white boy day" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 you put ghost dog in there? that movie alone kills him for me..Morgan Freeman gets just enough credit for my liking. he is very respected but never slobbered over. I will agree with Dafoe and Oldman though. I loved True Romance Mike... I thought Forest did a great job in Street Kings with Keanu Reeves - Good Morning Vietnam was a good role for him too IMO. I could have left him off in hindsight without much trouble though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 John Cusak for certain. I also don't think Morgan Freeman is underrated. He gets the appropriate amount of praise IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberOsaka Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ed Norton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ron Perlman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ghostdog is badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 DiCaprio - think underrate him because he's the pretty boy, but he's really one hell of a good actor. Cage is my second choice because it seems like people just make fun of him because it's the cool thing to do. His movies almost never fail to entertain me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Don't know about rating actor's entire body of work, but I will say that there are two performances where I think the "supporting" actor really stood out, in my mind. Tom Arnold in True Lies. Fred Gwyne in My Cousin Vinny. I also agree with the guy in the "other" thread who said that Jeffery Roush in POTC helped a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Weirdo Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ed Norton is great. And strangely... I agree with Billy Bob. He's really grown on me over the last few years I've watched more of his movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ed Norton is great. And strangely... I agree with Billy Bob. He's really grown on me over the last few years I've watched more of his movies. Billy Bob is pretty money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmonkforHOF Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Jeremy Piven- still underrated IMO since he is typecast as "the agent" Clive Owen John Candy (RIP) Kevin Corrigan ( the cousin in "the departed") Sterling Hayden (oldie but a goodie) James Ransone James Gandolfini- suprised that a guy who had a hard time getting "gangster" roles before the Sopranos, now cant get offers for anything but. John Goodman Bill Murray EDIT: add Willam Dafoe and Chiwetel Ejiofor to the list. Natascha McElhone Marisa Tomei- she won an oscar but still gets no credit Debi Mazr- seen her in a few things where she did NOT have her typical NY accent, great acting. Edie Falco-How is she not starring in a movie after those amazing performances in the Sopranos? Helena Bonham Carter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 wasnt Marisa Tomei's Oscar BS? Jack Palance read the wrong name off the card on purpose is what I remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ron Perlman Ron Perlman is badass. I actually just watched Hellboy 2 last night online. He's a great voice actor for just about everything, and he can do really campy or serious horror movies, or just as easily switch it up and do something like Enemy at the Gates or the very excellent Sons of Anarchy.I think Paul Rudd is pretty underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just skins baby Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 How about Jeff Bridges. I watched him in The Big Lebowski and then barely recognized him in Iron Man. Also Robert Duvall is very underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ron Perlman is badass. I actually just watched Hellboy 2 last night online. He's a great voice actor for just about everything, and he can do really campy or serious horror movies, or just as easily switch it up and do something like Enemy at the Gates or the very excellent Sons of Anarchy.I think Paul Rudd is pretty underrated. mother****ing sons of anarchy...best shot on TV!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskinmickey Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 will smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWinzit Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Daniel Day Lewis and Harrison Ford seem well known yet highly underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammsteinSkins Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Daniel Craig - Does a great Bond Kevin Bacon- listed but he did an AMAZING job in Death Sentence Heath Ledger (R.I.P.)- Brokeback Mountain discouraged some people about him but him as the Joker...wow. Kiefer Sutherland - The job he does in 24 and did in Phonebooth are great and he was just awesome in the Cowboy Way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 John C Reilly Willem Dafoe are two that come to mind. Great actors and underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_e_b Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Paul Giamatti Whether in a comedy or drama, he always draws me in to the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairRedskin Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I think Matt Damon is underrated. He's been in a bunch of good varied roles. Courage Under Fire Talented Mr. Ripley Good Will Hunting The Departed The Jason Bourne films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 viggo mortensen james gandolfini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 viggo mortensenjames gandolfini these guys are both type casted from here on out. LOTR and The Sopranos are going to be their calling cards just like Alan Alda is forever Hawkeye. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 these guys are both type casted from here on out.LOTR and The Sopranos are going to be their calling cards just like Alan Alda is forever Hawkeye. :2cents: Or anyone who has ever appeared in any version of Star Trek. (Although Jerry Ryan does keep trying to bust (no pun intended) out.) Also, re: Typecasting: I recall reading on IMDB a while back that supposedly John Wayne turned down the role of Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, "because he didn't want to be typecast as a cowboy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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