07-07-2010, 03:20 PM
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You've got to include Ed Norton in that list.
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Norton is a great actor, but he picks some really bad roles/movies. The guy is wildly inconsistent.
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07-07-2010, 03:23 PM
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DiCaprio is the man!
Him and Hanks are my two favorite actors, made Catch Me If You Can a great movie.
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07-07-2010, 03:32 PM
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I agree with the DiCaprio assessments. He has had great movies recently, Aviator, The Departed and Blood Diamond are some that come to mind instantly. I am looking forward to this movie because I am a Nolan fan as well.
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07-07-2010, 03:34 PM
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Phew.. other people agreed with my DiCaprio sentiments.. I figured someone was going to call me a homophobic insult.
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07-07-2010, 03:40 PM
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If anyone missed it, you should also watch "Memento" which Nolan directed. Brilliant movie.
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07-07-2010, 04:47 PM
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I can't believe someone mentioned Edward Norton. The guy has nothing on guys like Hanks, DiCaprio, and Depp.
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07-07-2010, 04:54 PM
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Had an idea!
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He's still a good actor though. Very underrated.
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07-07-2010, 04:56 PM
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^ Yeah, but he's not like a Johnny Depp who can take some of the worst dialogue of all time and turn it into art.
American History X was probably Norton's best, but even then its not that hard to portray an enraged youth with a swastika slapped on your chest. The prison scenes were bland, and once he was out and being the "good guy" I felt like I was watching a really good high-school com-tech project.
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07-07-2010, 05:03 PM
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Had an idea!
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He was very good in Primal Fear too. And The Illusionist as well.
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07-07-2010, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Azure
He was very good in Primal Fear too. And The Illusionist as well.
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I never saw Primal Fear, but I didn't care for The Illusionist. To each their own. 
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07-07-2010, 05:14 PM
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Christopher Nolan is the most exciting director out there, in my opinion. Thoughtful, intelligent movies that are still wildly entertaining... can't ask for more really.
I'm interested to see what he does with all the special effects in this. While his other movies have used special effects, he's always sought realism so he's tried to minimize his reliance on them. I know in 'The Prestige' the majority of the magic tricks were done exactly as they would have done them at that time rather than, say, through CGI.
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That is cool. I had no idea.
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07-07-2010, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by fatso
Christopher Nolan is the most exciting director out there, in my opinion. Thoughtful, intelligent movies that are still wildly entertaining... can't ask for more really.
I'm interested to see what he does with all the special effects in this. While his other movies have used special effects, he's always sought realism so he's tried to minimize his reliance on them. I know in 'The Prestige' the majority of the magic tricks were done exactly as they would have done them at that time rather than, say, through CGI.
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The Prestige is one of the best movies no one has ever seen.
Highly underrated, one of my favourites.
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07-07-2010, 05:16 PM
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DiCaprio is basically a must see in all his movies at this point, he picks really well and is always excellent in them
been looking forward to this since the first trailer, love that the reviews are great
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07-07-2010, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by kermitology
Ever since Catch Me if you Can I've been a fan of DiCaprio, but why the hell does he keep trying to grow that weird beard thing?
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I think that's where is started to be a fan of his too. But even then he had some really good roles, the ###### in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and the step-son of an abusive Robert DeNiro in This Boy's Life.
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07-07-2010, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by rubecube
Out of actors that I would say are in their prime right now, DiCaprio definitely has been the most consistent, with Depp, Bale, and Clooney following behind him. Tom Hanks owned the 90s, and it looks like DiCaprio will be the 00s best actor. Oddly enough, I think Hanks' last really good movie was "Catch Me If You Can."
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Damon should be on that list as well, he has had a very good last 10-12 years
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07-07-2010, 05:25 PM
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Had an idea!
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I never saw Primal Fear, but I didn't care for The Illusionist. To each their own. |
You should check out Primal Fear. Great movie.
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07-07-2010, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
If anyone missed it, you should also watch "Memento" which Nolan directed. Brilliant movie.
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Agreed, one of the better movies I've seen.
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07-07-2010, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
If anyone missed it, you should also watch "Memento" which Nolan directed. Brilliant movie.
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I watched Memento and I didn't find it that good. But, it did make the following Derrickcomedy skit 100x funnier after I got the reference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZcfJu4cWZ4
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07-07-2010, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
Damon should be on that list as well, he has had a very good last 10-12 years
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Agreed. I had lumped him in with Affleck before, due to Good Will Hunting (which was an excellent movie). I would have thought Damon and Affleck would have taken similar paths movie-wise, but now Damon is worlds apart from Affleck.
And I echo the same opinion for DiCaprio. I HATED...and I mean HATED him in Titanic. Since then, he's been pretty stellar.
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