Best Scene: Paul's final "duel" with the criminals.
4. Peter Falk in A Woman Under the Influence- Falk is good in his role always giving effective reactions throughout the film, that appropriately supports Gene Rowlands's great performance.
Best Scene: Nick fails as a father.
3. Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein- Wilder is always very funny in his role, but really makes it work is his conviction in his portrayal of the insanity of his character.
Best Scene: Frankenstein tries to make his monster live.
2. Walter Matthau in The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three- Matthau is terrific here easily bringing a great deal of humor to his role without ever compromising any of his more dramatic moments.
Best Scene: The final shot of the film.
1. Gene Hackman in The Conversation- Hackman stands easily as my choice in his incredible performance in this film. He is simply outstanding in his complex portrayal of this man's paranoia and guilt. There is not a single moment wasted in Hackman's unique and always fascinating characterization.
Best Scene: Harry snoops in on the hotel room next to his.
Overall Rank:
- Gene Hackman in The Conversation
- Warren Oates in Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
- Art Carney in Harry and Tonto
- Jack Nicholson in Chinatown
- Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II
- Martin Sheen in Badlands
- John Hurt in Little Malcolm
- Alan Bates in Butley
- Walter Matthau in The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three
- Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein
- Jeff Bridges in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
- Robert Mitchum in The Yakuza
- James Caan in The Gambler
- Clint Eastwood in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
- Peter Falk in A Woman Under The Influence
- Dustin Hoffman in Lenny
- Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard
- Charles Bronson in Death Wish
- Bruno S. in The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
- Keith Carradine in Thieves Like Us
- Elliott Gould in California Split
- Giancarlo Giannini in Swept Away
- James Earl Jones in Claudine
- Walter Matthau in The Front Page
- Elliott Gould in Busting
- Anthony Perkins in Lovin' Molly
- Warren Beatty in The Parallax View
- Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein
- Jack Lemmon in The Front Page
- George Segal in California Split
- Beau Bridges in Lovin' Molly
- Dirk Bogarde in The Night Porter
- Paul Newman in The Towering Inferno
- Steve McQueen in The Towering Inferno
- William Atherton in The Sugarland Express
- Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles
- Sam Waterston in The Great Gatsby
- Pierre Blaise in Lacombe, Lucien
- Robert Blake in Busting
- Albert Finney in Murder on The Orient Express
- Bill Cosby in Uptown Saturday Night
- Michael Sacks in The Sugarland Express
- William Finley in Phantom of the Paradise
- Charlton Heston in Earthquake
- Richard Dreyfus in The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
- Sidney Poitier in Uptown Saturday Night
- El Hedi ben Salem in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
- Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby
- James Caan in Freebie and the Bean
- Roger Moore in The Man With the Golden Gun
- Dan O'Bannon in Dark Star
- Alan Arkin in Freebie and the Bean
14 comments:
There was no other way, really. :D
Jack Lemmon- Glengarry Glen Ross
Harvey Kietel- Bad Lieutenant
Tim Robbins- The Player
Chow Yun Fat - Hard Boiled
Gary Oldman- Dracula
Louis, when you do 73 can I suggest Hackman in Scarecrow? That s a really underrated performance of his that I think you would really love
There is justice for Gene Hackman! Although I'm surprised that you ranked Art Carney's fine performance over Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino.
Eddie
Yay, congrats to Gene Hackman!
Can you do B.S.A 2002 soon? I can't wait for your thoughts on Dennis Quaid!
Would you have given Richard Gere a lead or Supporting nomination for Chicago? You might not like him, but is it lead or supporting?
I'd say lead in the end.
Jack Lemmon - Glengarry Glen Ross
Jack Nicholson - Hoffa
Tim Robbins - The Player
Harvey Keitel - Bad Lieutenant
Harvey Keitel - Reservoir Dogs (since Louis does not have a stupid rule that keep actors from being nominated twice, it could be possible to see Keitel getting two nominations the same year in the same category)
Anonymous: I'll certainly keep him in mind for 73.
Joe Burns: I'll certainly try to get a supporting year relatively soon, and I might do that for my first 00 year in supporting.
I would say Gere is lead. I may or may not review him depends on how the year is.
Freshly interesting final rankings with the obvious exception of Hackman. As for 1992, I don't have my list that I made in front of me, but I'll do my best to remember:
Tim Robbins in The Player
Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men
Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant
Jack Lemmon in Glengarry Glen Ross
Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny
You could also do:
Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own
Daniel Day-Lewis in The Last of the Mohicans
Harrison Ford in Patriot Games
I agree completely with placing Hackman at the top, but I'm curious what you think of Warren Oates in Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia - it's perhaps the best thing he ever did, in the best film Sam Peckinpah ever made.
I wud just like to asks bro in ur opinion why do u think nicholson in chinatown was better than pacino in gf2 just askin bro ur reviews r great
I wud just like to ask u bro in ur opinion why do unthink nicholson in chinatown was better than pacino in gf2 just askin
Both give great performances, and I don't exactly think Nicholson's performance is better so to speak. They both excel with their roles. Nicholson's work I just found even more compelling than Pacino's, not by a lot but by a little.
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