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TeleStrat 
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Posted: January 16 2015 at 20:16 |
 rogerthat wrote:
TeleStrat wrote:
Gary Oldman is a great actor but usually plays supporting roles.His character in Batman is one of the few times he plays a good guy (that I have seen). He's the bad guy in The Professional (already mentioned) but also in Air Force One, The Fifth Element, The Book Of Eli to name a few. He plays an hilarious character in dire need of a chapstick in an older movie called Nobody's Baby. |
Also plays the 'good guy' George Smiley in the movie based on the very 'grey' espionage thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Was brilliant but Alec Guinness did a much better job. Also looked more like Smiley with that tubby tummy. |
I bought three or four movies the day I bought Tinker Tailor. I couldn't get into it and put on one of my other purchases. I meant to get back to it but never did. I should do that in the next day or two.
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Posted: January 16 2015 at 19:23 |
TeleStrat wrote:
Gary Oldman is a great actor but usually plays supporting roles.His character in Batman is one of the few times he plays a good guy (that I have seen). He's the bad guy in The Professional (already mentioned) but also in Air Force One, The Fifth Element, The Book Of Eli to name a few. He plays an hilarious character in dire need of a chapstick in an older movie called Nobody's Baby. |
Also plays the 'good guy' George Smiley in the movie based on the very 'grey' espionage thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Was brilliant but Alec Guinness did a much better job. Also looked more like Smiley with that tubby tummy.
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TeleStrat
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Posted: January 16 2015 at 19:10 |
Gary Oldman is a great actor but usually plays supporting roles. His character in Batman is one of the few times he plays a good guy (that I have seen). He's the bad guy in The Professional (already mentioned) but also in Air Force One, The Fifth Element, The Book Of Eli to name a few. He plays an hilarious character in dire need of a chapstick in an older movie called Nobody's Baby.
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Posted: January 16 2015 at 16:26 |
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I actually have no idea who my favorite actor is. I do know quite a few and it always motivates me to see these oscar-bait movies when there's some great talent behind them. But I've never actively thought about who is my favorite, and I can't claim that I have seen the entire filmography of any one actor.
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HackettFan
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Posted: January 16 2015 at 16:11 |
SteveG wrote:
I don't get the big admiration for Oldman but I loved his OTT cop in The Professional. |
Me too for sure.
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Posted: January 02 2015 at 13:30 |
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Gary Oldman is good, but my favorite actors are Skip Homeier, William Windom, and William Smithers. You are probably thinking "who?"-All played famous roles as guest actors in the original Star Trek series. Homeier played "Dr. Sevrin" and "Deputy Fuhrer Melokon", Windom was "Commodore Matt Decker" and Smithers was "Captain R. M. Merrick". They have done many other roles, but these stand out for me.
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twseel
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Posted: January 02 2015 at 12:07 |
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can't choose so Gary Oldman
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SteveG
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Posted: January 02 2015 at 11:46 |
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I don't get the big admiration for Oldman but I loved his OTT cop in The Professional.
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dwill123
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Posted: January 02 2015 at 07:37 |
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Morgan Freeman or Anthony Hopkins wins by a country mile.
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Kati
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Posted: January 02 2015 at 06:35 |
Robert Downey Junior, Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Colin Firth and Denzel Washington plus a few others would be my pick above Gary to be honest.  hugs 
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Posted: January 02 2015 at 04:33 |
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Buster Keaton
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Posted: January 02 2015 at 00:47 |
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Any actor of choice.
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rogerthat
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Posted: January 01 2015 at 18:31 |
To sum up, Oldman is great, but not that great. He is just Lt Gordon, not Batman. 
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Smurph
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Posted: January 01 2015 at 18:29 |
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This is a weird poll. Hahaha
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Posted: January 01 2015 at 17:13 |
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Posted: January 01 2015 at 13:26 |
The Bearded Bard wrote:
I'll go with Daniel Day Lewis over most, if not all, other actors. |
Definitely among living actors, and secondarily Ralph Fiennes in any number of movies (Schindler's List and In Bruges come to mind).
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Posted: January 01 2015 at 12:17 |
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I'll go with Daniel Day Lewis over most, if not all, other actors.
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Posted: January 01 2015 at 12:00 |
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Gary Oldmanis good as Dracula and Sirius Black
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Posted: January 01 2015 at 11:41 |
Icarium wrote:
i like Alan Rickman also, |
Yes...I have always enjoyed his work.
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Icarium
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Posted: January 01 2015 at 11:34 |
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i like Alan Rickman also,
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(any actor youl choose) vs Gary Oldman
