Actors and Actresses

[BadgerKing]

Now I hear that Julia Roberts is America's sweetheart, but I think she is a huge moose with child bearing lips. But it gives me cause for thought who are THN's number one actors?

For me its Denzel Washington, Paul Giamatti and Matt Damon. As for Actresses..well I am quite sexist here, I like Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Arielle Kebbel and Mena Suvari. I like them for aesthetic reasons of course

But what about you??

[JPFair]

A total no-brainer.....

Jack Nicholson!!

[UK Skins Fan]

"a huge moose with child bearing lips"?!! Crikey, that's harsh.

As for actors, it's hard to look beyond Nicolas Cage and Keanu Reeve, obviously. You're right - I'm joking.

I'd probably pick out Denzel Washington and Daniel Day Lewis right now.

[BadgerKing]

Do you think I am harsh, perhaps. I will sit in a corner and think about what I have done!

[Assasin atm]

Actors

1. Denzel Wasnington ( sorry i know everyone has said it but he's good)
2. Christian Bale
3. Ben Stiller
4. Will Smith
5. Robert Dinero

Actresses ( and from the thread i take it we are going on appearance)
1. Jessica Alba
2. Scarlett Johanson
3. Diane Lang
4. Amanda Bynes
5. Meagan Fox

Honarable Mention- Tony Romo

[andyjens89]

Will Ferrell is great

[crazyhorse1]

Actors

1. Denzel Wasnington ( sorry i know everyone has said it but he's good)
2. Christian Bale
3. Ben Stiller
4. Will Smith
5. Robert Dinero

Actresses ( and from the thread i take it we are going on appearance)
1. Jessica Alba
2. Scarlett Johanson
3. Diane Lang
4. Halle Berry
5. Tony Romo

Do I have to teach you guys everything. Denzel Washington plays himself and is the most boringly predictable actor in Hollywood except Dennis Hopper.

Julie is horribly unattractive. Check her out in that absolutely worthless movie, Charlie Wilson's War.

I Am legend is inept, a sorry version of a very great book.

Juno is a good teen movie, but it's still only a teen movie.

Matt Damon is an Ok action flick guy but that stupid movie he wrote with Ben what's his name had no artistic merit and did not warrant anyone giving him any kind of award as a writer.

Beowulf was a cartoon for kids.

No Country for Old Men is a pretty good movie, but the book was bad, unlike his other books.

American Gangster is truly a second-rate rip off of about ten other movies. An embarassment. Denzel proves he's a movie star, not an actor; Russell Crowe had no idea of what he wanted to project, so mailed
in his part.

Pirates of the C should be given a merciful death.

Dep blew the role of Sweeney Todd.

No Country for Old Men is the best movie this year-- mostly by default.

[Assasin atm]

Actors

1. Denzel Wasnington ( sorry i know everyone has said it but he's good)
2. Christian Bale
3. Ben Stiller
4. Will Smith
5. Robert Dinero

Actresses ( and from the thread i take it we are going on appearance)
1. Jessica Alba
2. Scarlett Johanson
3. Diane Lang
4. Halle Berry
5. Tony Romo

Do I have to teach you guys everything. Denzel Washington plays himself and is the most boringly predictable actor in Hollywood except Dennis Hopper.

Julie is horribly unattractive. Check her out in that absolutely worthless movie, Charlie Wilson's War.

I Am legend is inept, a sorry version of a very great book.

Juno is a good teen movie, but it's still only a teen movie.

Matt Damon is an Ok action flick guy but that stupid movie he wrote with Ben what's his name had no artistic merit and did not warrant anyone giving him any kind of award as a writer.

Beowulf was a cartoon for kids.

No Country for Old Men is a pretty good movie, but the book was bad, unlike his other books.

American Gangster is truly a second-rate rip off of about ten other movies. An embarassment. Denzel proves he's a movie star, not an actor; Russell Crowe had no idea of what he wanted to project, so mailed
in his part.

Pirates of the C should be given a merciful death.

Dep blew the role of Sweeney Todd.

No Country for Old Men is the best movie this year-- mostly by default.

Well then its probably good then that will smith did more than the one movie you listed and did a good job at it- he's agreat actor who makes his character believable and charasmatic. And what does Beowulf have to do with any actor or actresses? Denzel is a great actor and people know if he's in a movie than its probably worth seeing- He might be his self but his self is a pretty intriquing character. My post was quoted but the only reference to my post was Denzel Washington and Will Smith. Im sorry you dont get much outa movies obviously and last but not least to replace Tony Romo on my hot actresses list will Transformers Meagan Fox.

[Kentucky Fried Hog]

My best actor award goes to Robert DeNiro, no question.

[crazyhorse1]

Actors

1. Denzel Wasnington ( sorry i know everyone has said it but he's good)
2. Christian Bale
3. Ben Stiller
4. Will Smith
5. Robert Dinero

Actresses ( and from the thread i take it we are going on appearance)
1. Jessica Alba
2. Scarlett Johanson
3. Diane Lang
4. Halle Berry
5. Tony Romo

Do I have to teach you guys everything. Denzel Washington plays himself and is the most boringly predictable actor in Hollywood except Dennis Hopper.

Julie is horribly unattractive. Check her out in that absolutely worthless movie, Charlie Wilson's War.

I Am legend is inept, a sorry version of a very great book.

Juno is a good teen movie, but it's still only a teen movie.

Matt Damon is an Ok action flick guy but that stupid movie he wrote with Ben what's his name had no artistic merit and did not warrant anyone giving him any kind of award as a writer.

Beowulf was a cartoon for kids.

No Country for Old Men is a pretty good movie, but the book was bad, unlike his other books.

American Gangster is truly a second-rate rip off of about ten other movies. An embarassment. Denzel proves he's a movie star, not an actor; Russell Crowe had no idea of what he wanted to project, so mailed
in his part.

Pirates of the C should be given a merciful death.

Dep blew the role of Sweeney Todd.

No Country for Old Men is the best movie this year-- mostly by default.

Well then its probably good then that will smith did more than the one movie you listed and did a good job at it- he's agreat actor who makes his character believable and charasmatic. And what does Beowulf have to do with any actor or actresses? Denzel is a great actor and people know if he's in a movie than its probably worth seeing- He might be his self but his self is a pretty intriquing character. My post was quoted but the only reference to my post was Denzel Washington and Will Smith. Im sorry you dont get much outa movies obviously and last but not least to replace Tony Romo on my hot actresses list will Transformers Meagan Fox.

I totally agree that Romo should get the Best Actress Award.

[crazyhorse1]

My best actor award goes to Robert DeNiro, no question.

DeNiro is a poster boy for great actors who get tired of acting and creating characters and settle into the same personna again and again.

Pacino's another one. Brando, on the other hand, had the decency to quit acting when he got tired of it.

[brad7686]

My best actor award goes to Robert DeNiro, no question.

DeNiro is a poster boy for great actors who get tired of acting and creating characters and settle into the same personna again and again.

Pacino's another one. Brando, on the other hand, had the decency to quit acting when he got tired of it.

You might have a point about DeNiro and Pacino at this point, but what they did when they were younger rangewise was amazing. Take DeNiro in Taxi Driver, Cape Fear, and a Bronx Tale and tell me if ANY of those characters have a similarity. I would also include his performance in Frankenstein in that category. Same goes for Pacino in the Godfather, Scarface and Scent of a Woman. You have a point about Denzel, as he does more times than not play someone in the grip of great emotional trauma, but he plays that part better than anyone and that is why he gets all those parts. Same thing for Clint Eastwood, who plays a tough guy better than anyone could even attempt to. As for people of today, i like Norton, Damon, and Joaquin, and Jamie Foxx is growing on me.

[crazyhorse1]

My best actor award goes to Robert DeNiro, no question.

DeNiro is a poster boy for great actors who get tired of acting and creating characters and settle into the same personna again and again.

Pacino's another one. Brando, on the other hand, had the decency to quit acting when he got tired of it.

You might have a point about DeNiro and Pacino at this point, but what they did when they were younger rangewise was amazing. Take DeNiro in Taxi Driver, Cape Fear, and a Bronx Tale and tell me if ANY of those characters have a similarity. I would also include his performance in Frankenstein in that category. Same goes for Pacino in the Godfather, Scarface and Scent of a Woman. You have a point about Denzel, as he does more times than not play someone in the grip of great emotional trauma, but he plays that part better than anyone and that is why he gets all those parts. Same thing for Clint Eastwood, who plays a tough guy better than anyone could even attempt to. As for people of today, i like Norton, Damon, and Joaquin, and Jamie Foxx is growing on me.

Actually, you're saying the same thing I did about Pacino and DeNiro. I have a number of admiring things to say about Eastwood (I'm related to him), but he's much more a movie star than an actor. He may be a great producer and director.

[UK Skins Fan]

So, Mr Horse, would you care to answer the question at the start of the thread? Who do YOU like, or rate, as actors? Maybe you could help to enlighten the huddled masses out here in cyberspace with your reasons too?

Personally, it bothers me little whether somebody is a technically great actor. I can't act, and I wouldn't pretend to be able to judge acting ability per se. But I know who I like, and I really can't recall a Denzel Washington performance that I didn't like. Watching him act with Morgan Freeman in Glory was a treat. Daniel Day Lewis is tremendous. Sean Connery is always watchable, although he clearly only ever bothers to play himself - just changing his facial hair to suit the role. And if I was ever in the happy position of casting a movie, I'd always find a way to get Gene Hackman in the film.