Favourite actor, best scene, memorable performance

[Black can man]

Jump up in the air and stuff that son of a bh in there, Chief!

[boxy but good]

C5_Steve said:

Some great mentions already above, a few from me. Hopefully a little left field with some.



Robert Shaw for Jaws, could be the whole film of course but this famous scene specifically, awesome on it's own but once you learn about how hard a time they had with him and this scene specifically, Dreyfuss said after his reaction was genuine as he was in awe:

My favourite speech also....... HOWEVER !
He got the date wrong.
Shaw/Quint stated the date as 29th June.
The actual date was 30th of July

The 29th of June was the date that Alex Kitner was killed by the shark and was on a poster on the wall at the Town Hall.

Probably the reason for the mistake.

[and31]

boxy but good said:

C5_Steve said:

Some great mentions already above, a few from me. Hopefully a little left field with some.



Robert Shaw for Jaws, could be the whole film of course but this famous scene specifically, awesome on it's own but once you learn about how hard a time they had with him and this scene specifically, Dreyfuss said after his reaction was genuine as he was in awe:

My favourite speech also....... HOWEVER !
He got the date wrong.
Shaw/Quint stated the date as 29th June.
The actual date was 30th of July

The 29th of June was the date that Alex Kitner was killed by the shark and was on a poster on the wall at the Town Hall.

Probably the reason for the mistake.

Robert shaw was brilliant in The Sting aswell

[bobbo89]

Alan Rickman just before he dies in Harry Potter will always stand out to me....

...about 2:30 in for the main scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cL527bg0II

[ninepoint2]

Have to agree with Jack Nicholson, he is brilliant in everything he does IMHO, also Sutherland as Oddball is very good

[and31]

ninepoint2 said:

Have to agree with Jack Nicholson, he is brilliant in everything he does IMHO, also Sutherland as Oddball is very good

Donald Sutherlands scene in the dirty dozen where he has to pretend to be a General is great too

[biggbn]

shaunsmith said:

Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin together in Midinight Run.
So many countless brilliant outstanding scenes, the Litmus Configuration in Reds bar especially is sheer class….

Brilliant film.

[biggbn]

Brad Pitt as Mickey the gypsy in Snatch. Denis Farina also for cousin Avi. I could go on, Snatch is a piece of genius for me, brilliant casting throughout

[Zolvaro]

Paul Bettany - Gangster No.1 - Chilling!

[Kamov]

Zolvaro said:

Paul Bettany - Gangster No.1 - Chilling!

That reminds me, Bettany as Chaucer in A knights tale, insanely good through out.

[shaunsmith]

biggbn said:

Brad Pitt as Mickey the gypsy in Snatch. Denis Farina also for cousin Avi. I could go on, Snatch is a piece of genius for me, brilliant casting throughout

I’m same with Snatch, like Midnight Run just so many endless great scenes, dialogue and characters.
Yes both brilliant films.

[unrepentant]

Philip Seymour Hoffman.

He stole the show in so many movies, even with a bit part. His performances in Charlie Wilson's War, Capote and Almost Famous were epic. A huge loss.

[Legend83]

unrepentant said:

Philip Seymour Hoffman.

He stole the show in so many movies, even with a bit part. His performances in Charlie Wilson's War, Capote and Almost Famous were epic. A huge loss.

Also brilliant in Doubt, despite Meryl Streep being top-billing.

[Bujinkhal]

Got beaten to the punch on this

"Mathew McConaughey’s performance in all 10 episodes of True Detective…"

Also Edward Norton in American History X.

[C5_Steve]

Legend83 said:

unrepentant said:

Philip Seymour Hoffman.

He stole the show in so many movies, even with a bit part. His performances in Charlie Wilson's War, Capote and Almost Famous were epic. A huge loss.

Also brilliant in Doubt, despite Meryl Streep being top-billing.

Great suggestion. Even in Along Came Polly he was brilliant.

[Fastchas]

Anne Hathaway singing 'I Dreamed A Dream' directly into the camera, the whole song.

[toasty]

Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold in Entourage.

Outstanding character in mediocre show.

[Gompo]

I struggled to think of any that hadn't been mentioned. Probably not helped by the fact I don't tend to re-watch films, even if I really rate them. I'm sure that means I miss things a second watch might yield.

One I've not seen posted is De Niro's performance in Cape Fear.

Jim H said:

Hmmm absolutely.

I was having a look on YouTube the other night, Robert Carlisle was pretty memorable in his early career as Albie Kinsella (to be a somebody) Cracker.

I was considering mentioning this one after the post about David Tennant in The Bill.

[witteringon]

Tom Hanks. Forrest Gump learns he has a son
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1D69eu-L60&ab...

[Klippie]

This has probably already been posted but this is one of my favorite movie scenes.

Clint Eastwood and Will Sampson in The Outlaw Josey Wales...simply outstanding acting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou3mDl2nZoQ&ab...