02-17-2009, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Igottago
Probably the only thing that Star Wars Episodes 1-3 got right, was casting Ewan McGregor. He really seemed like a young Alec Guiness.
Peter O' Toole in Lawrence of Arabia. Possibly the greatest acting peformance ever.
Marlin Brando in the Godfather. Actually, pretty much the entire cast of Godfather 1 & 2.
Not a movie, but James Gandalfini in the Sopranos. The show would'n't have been nearly as amazing as it was without perfectly casting someone who could pull of the complexity of Tony Soprano.
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I thought he was a perfect Obi-Wan Kenobi. I even like the casting of Samuel Jackson as Mace Windu.
Band of Brothers was another show/series that was perfectly cast. Every last character, even David Schwimmer was right for his role.
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02-17-2009, 11:04 AM
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#62
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Originally Posted by calf
Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd in the Back to the Future Trilogy
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YES!!! On a side note, my girlfriend got me the trilogy for Valentine's Day. We had 1.21 gigawatts of fun that night!
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02-17-2009, 11:10 AM
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#63
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Originally Posted by Buff
I thought he was a perfect Obi-Wan Kenobi. I even like the casting of Samuel Jackson as Mace Windu.
Band of Brothers was another show/series that was perfectly cast. Every last character, even David Schwimmer was right for his role.
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the whole series was awesome, but I was very happy to see his performance. It was about as far from Ross as you could get. I hope their series about the battle in the pacific is half as good.
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02-17-2009, 11:21 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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My choices for great casting:
John Leguizamo as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet
Paul Bettany as Chaucer in A Knight's Tale
Brandon Lee as Eric Draven in The Crow
Alan Ford as Bricktop in Snatch
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02-17-2009, 12:40 PM
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#65
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Originally Posted by Sainters7
YES!!! On a side note, my girlfriend got me the trilogy for Valentine's Day. We had 1.21 gigawatts of fun that night!
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Also Crispin Glover in the first one is brilliant casting.
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02-17-2009, 01:18 PM
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#66
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Originally Posted by driveway
My choices for great casting:
John Leguizamo as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet
Paul Bettany as Chaucer in A Knight's Tale
Brandon Lee as Eric Draven in The Crow
Alan Ford as Bricktop in Snatch
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Yes, I agree, two more awesome choices.
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02-17-2009, 02:21 PM
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What about Russell Brand in Forgetting Sarah Marshall?
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02-17-2009, 02:51 PM
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Pacino in Scent of a Woman
Jackman as Wolverine
Langella as Nixon
James Earl Jones as the voice of Darth Vader
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02-17-2009, 02:56 PM
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Nick Sutton as Tummler and Jacob Reynolds as Solomon in Gummo.
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02-17-2009, 03:05 PM
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Traci Lords in New Wave Hookers. 
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02-17-2009, 03:13 PM
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I have to give another couple shoutouts to the Dark Knight.
Of course Heath Ledger
But also Gary Oldman as Lt./Comm. Gordon IMO was the best choice by far to play a young Gordon
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02-17-2009, 03:37 PM
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Not the one...
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Micheal Douglas in Traffic
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02-17-2009, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattyC
I have to give another couple shoutouts to the Dark Knight.
Of course Heath Ledger
But also Gary Oldman as Lt./Comm. Gordon IMO was the best choice by far to play a young Gordon
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Gary Oldman is awesome. He was great in The Professional, Romeo is Bleeding and Immortal Beloved.
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02-17-2009, 04:06 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Calgary
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I love this thread...I really had to think about it. I won't repeat any of the ones I've already seen posted, but just mention some I didn't notice yet.
Robin Williams and Freddie Highmore in August Rush. Their chemistry on screen was infinitely compelling. Fine movie, fine soundtrack, somewhat schlocky love story, but Highmore's single-minded drive to follow the music in his head and Williams struggle to control his emotional swings from joy, fear, love, and hate...well, something to behold.
Jim Carrey in The Truman Show, Man On The Moon, and Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind. He's had a career filled with stinkers, but the man can truly act with the right material, and Oscar will find him one day.
Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy in Shrek (just the first one). You know you love their work in that one AND you can't imagine anyone else doing it. It puts other voice-over work (including their own sequels) to shame.
Gary Oldman in....everything. He is a chameleon, takes on roles like a second skin. You will sometimes watch a movie and not realize Oldman is in it because he is THAT talented.
And Keanu Reeves in...nothing. Seriously. Ever.
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02-17-2009, 06:31 PM
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#75
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Originally Posted by Papi34
I forgot Shia Lebeuf in Transformers. Great actor
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Kill it!
Kill it with fire!
Mutt Williams? Really?
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02-17-2009, 06:35 PM
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#76
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Originally Posted by J pold
Kill it!
Kill it with fire!
Mutt Williams? Really?
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Haha.
I'll throw one out there, DiCaprio in Blood Diamond is excellent.
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02-17-2009, 06:38 PM
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#77
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If Daniel Day-Lewis is cast in your movie? Money.
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02-17-2009, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Originally Posted by peter12
Haha.
I'll throw one out there, DiCaprio in Blood Diamond is excellent.
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Djimon Hounsou was fantastic in that as well.
I will throw in Alan Rickman in pretty much anything. I think he's a great actor. He was even great as the Sheriff in Robin Hood. Costner... not so much.
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02-17-2009, 06:46 PM
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Sam Rockwell as Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
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02-17-2009, 06:46 PM
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#80
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Scoring Winger
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The Simpson family in The Simpsons Movie. Spot on.
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