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Points: 2492 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2009 at 16:27
Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Originally posted by 1800iareyay 1800iareyay wrote:

I like how a thread was started because Empire's list was so insane yet people are posting just as many recent pop culture characters as they are emblematic cinematic icons.



You are sort of a pretentious prick, aren´t you? LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL

Not really. I'd much rather watch The Dark Knight than Citizen Kane, but calling someone like Derek Zoolander, Dirk Diggler, and Steve Zissou a timeless creation of cinema is just hysterical, and I loved all three of those movies.

And are the people who mentioned Pacino in Scent of a Woman and Tomei in My Cousin Vinny doing so because of how infamously undeserving an award they were?
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Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:


Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) - Ed Wood



you know, I'm not a Johnny Depp fan, but I really liked him in that movie, interesting choice
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Ricci (Lamberto Maggiorani) - Bicycle Thieves --> It's frightening how relevant Ricci's plight is today.
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I'm way to lazy to repeat all the ones from your lists that I like, but I will add:
 
Bess McNeill (Emily Watson) - Breaking The Waves
the whole cast of Dancer In The Dark
all the old people - Babette's Feats
 
 
and the unforgettable (heck, I don't care what you say, this lady beats them all, you put this one in a room with Darth Vader and he'll never make it):
 
Danielle Billard (Tsilla Chelton) - Tatie Danielle
 
 
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I think my namesake was underappreciated in There Will Be Blood. He is obviously overshadowed in every possible way by DDL, but with what we do see of him, he is as fascinating and deep a character as Daniel.
 
 
I haven't seen most of the movies being mentioned. :/


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The best character ever in any movie is The Tramp. By the Master of cinema Charles Chaplin. Just watch "City Lights" and "the gold Rush" and "modern times".
 
And yes Henry Plainview, your namesake is quite underappreciated. At least your face-sake Day-lewis received what he deserved for such a performance.
 
There's too many great characters in movies. If you have seen as many as I have (from the 20's till the 00's - not that I was alive - selecting just a few gets really impossible. Especially when some of the best appear in not-so-famous movies.
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Originally posted by 1800iareyay 1800iareyay wrote:



And are the people who mentioned Pacino in Scent of a Woman and Tomei in My Cousin Vinny doing so because of how infamously undeserving an award they were?


Well I don't give a crap about any awards the actors or actresses get because it doesn't matter and those shows are completely political.  But the rules stated were to be as subjective as we want and I like both those characters so I put them on my list. 

Also if the lists were based on performances of the actors alone, there would be plenty of people to boot off hence the title "YOUR greatest movie characters list".
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Points: 65760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2009 at 22:51
As I said in the other "greatest movie characters" thread, I think Dustin Hoffman should be placed in the list because of his performance as Raymond Babbit in Rain Man.
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Originally posted by BroSpence BroSpence wrote:

Originally posted by 1800iareyay 1800iareyay wrote:



And are the people who mentioned Pacino in Scent of a Woman and Tomei in My Cousin Vinny doing so because of how infamously undeserving an award they were?


Well I don't give a crap about any awards the actors or actresses get because it doesn't matter and those shows are completely political.  But the rules stated were to be as subjective as we want and I like both those characters so I put them on my list. 

Also if the lists were based on performances of the actors alone, there would be plenty of people to boot off hence the title "YOUR greatest movie characters list".
Exactly, as I´ve said earlier, it´s completly subjective. If you like Meryl Streep in Mama mia! the most.... go for it... we will feel sorry for you, but go for it LOL At the same time, anybody is entitled to question anyones choice, just, as alway, be f**king polite
 
And personally I don´t think the Bycicle thiev is that much of a character. He is just caught in a f**ked up situation, but as a character, I don´t think he is really that interesting... but, it´s your choice
 
Another great character is Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawk) in Gattaca. A man that will stop at nothing to be what he wants, even if that means to carrz a bag of Jude Laws urine attached to his thigh.
 
And, how could I forget Julie Delpy as Celine in Before Sunrise and Before Sunset...?Heart
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John Mallory(James Coburn)in Duck You Sucker
Juan Miranda(Rod Steiger)in the same movie
Gerry Conlon(Daniel Day Lewis)In the name of the father
Keoma(Franco Nero)in Keoma
The Joker(Heath Ledger)in The Dark Knight
Winston Smith(John Hurt)in 1984
Billy The Kid(Kris Kristofferson)in Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid
Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times
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OK here I go.
You asked for it you got it.

Frank Castle - The Punisher
Mad Max
The Terminator ( First one )
The Exorcist ( the priest )
Dirty Harry
Captain Kirk
Seven Of Nine
Lilly Munster
Agent 99 ( Barbara Feldon )
Fraulein Hilda ( Hogan`s Heroes )
Mary- Ann ( Gilligan`s Island )
Julie Newmar ( Catwoman )
Bloefeld
Christiane F
Tara King
Mrs. Peel
Carol Cleveland
Mr. Gumby
Ian Gillian as Jesus Christ
Jill Ireland
Eraserhead
Vincent Price
Ernie & Bert
Big Bird
Dedalus ( original Hercules cartoon) I mean c`mon that guy was bad all over. He was even worse than Bloefeld.
Ursula Andress
Lassie
Skippy The Bush Kangaroo
Flipper
Gene Krupa
Alice Kramden
Columbo
Mr. Spock
Elvis ( Frankie & Johnnie were real lovers )
Kevin Bloody Wilson
Queen Elizabeth II

OK this is getting out of control, my favourite movie of all time APOCALYPSE NOW. Favourite scene? Favourite line ?
" They train young men to drop fire on people. But their commanders won`t allow them to write f*** on their airplane because ? It`s obscene".
Godzilla is another favourite actor of mine.
I`m not even keeping count here but believe me I could go on and on and on.
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Points: 2492 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2009 at 14:08
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Ian Gillian as Jesus Christ

Ian Gillan never played Jesus, did he? He sang the OG album, but never did any of the shows or the movie.
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Originally posted by 1800iareyay 1800iareyay wrote:

Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:


Ian Gillian as Jesus Christ

Ian Gillan never played Jesus, did he? He sang the OG album, but never did any of the shows or the movie.

Ted Neely starred as Jesus in the movie


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I stand corrected. Yeah, Ted Neely "So you`re Mister Christ. Mr. Wonderful Christ."
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Points: 2492 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2009 at 21:03
I just watched Jaws for the umpteenth time in a film class. Quint is the best supporting character ever, the end.
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Points: 7991 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2009 at 21:43
Originally posted by fusionfreak fusionfreak wrote:

Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times
 
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