I saw a countdown of Total Films website of the '150 best acting performances' of all time. Jack Nicholson was number one for his portrayal of Randle Patrick McMurphy in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.' I do not believe that there is anyone else that could have played that role when you consider the physical appearance and the demeanor of the actor himself.
I was reading through this thread not expecting this to be mentioned but you stole my thunder. That performance in OFOTCN was just notebook perfect. Jack Nicholson naturally is quite a difficult man to read so interpreting him in the film with the plot of whether he is skiving prison or he actually is mentality disabled fits like no one else could.
Props to the shout out to Arnie as Terminator. One very good point I heard was that Arnold doesn't need to change his voice to be that character, but others who have been a terminator do in order to replicate him. On the subject, Robert Patrick as the T-1000 in T2 made that role his own with his iconic and unusual body movements which I don't think anyone could have thought of and made to look natural & creepy without looking stupid.
I was reading through this thread not expecting this to be mentioned but you stole my thunder. That performance in OFOTCN was just notebook perfect. Jack Nicholson naturally is quite a difficult man to read so interpreting him in the film with the plot of whether he is skiving prison or he actually is mentality disabled fits like no one else could.
Props to the shout out to Arnie as Terminator. One very good point I heard was that Arnold doesn't need to change his voice to be that character, but others who have been a terminator do in order to replicate him. On the subject, Robert Patrick as the T-1000 in T2 made that role his own with his iconic and unusual body movements which I don't think anyone could have thought of and made to look natural & creepy without looking stupid.
That is quite right. He gave the role an edge to it where you could interpret him as psychologically damaged as a person or even as a likable rogue who found himself in a situation where he was admired for his charisma and the upbeat atmosphere he brought to the institution. Obviously, the chain of events lead to a an absolutely horrendous situation.
Ben Kingsley as Don Logan- who on earth got the Oscar that year......
He was awesome in that film, Sexy Beast.
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Arnie as the Terminator.
Mike Myers as Austin Powers.
Clint Eastwood in the spaghetti western trilogy.
John Wayne in various westerns.
Sigourney Weaver in the Alien films.
Michael J. Fox in the Back To The Future films.
Bruce Willis in the Die Hard films.
Arnie in Commando, Red Heat and Total Recall.
Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry films.
Samuel L. Jackson in Die Hard With A Vengeance and The 51st State.
Leslie Nielson in The Naked Gun films, Police Squad and Airplane.
All the main actors in Red Dwarf!
Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge.
Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura.
Robert De Niro in Goodfellas and Casino. Same applies to Joe Pesci.
Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci in the Lethal Weapon films.
Chris Rock in Lethal Weapon 4.
Alan Rickman in Die Hard and Jeremy Irons in Die Hard With A Vengeance.
Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers.
Morgan Freeman in various films, especially Se7en.
Sharon Stone in the first Basic Instinct film.
Harrison Ford is just good in most of his films.
Kelly McGillis in Top Gun and Witness.
another vote for Nicholson in Cuckoo's Nest, but also Chinatown.
Lemmon and Curtis in Some Like it Hot. Joe E Brown - same film
Bogie in Casablanca
Jimmy Stewart in...almost all his films
ditto Spencer Tracy and Cary Grant
Matt Damon in the Bourne films
As for Batman, I've not liked any replacements for Keaton and Nicholson. They complemented each other perfectly; even have the same arched eyebrows. But then I only really like the first Batman movie.
another vote for Nicholson in Cuckoo's Nest, but also Chinatown.
Lemmon and Curtis in Some Like it Hot. Joe E Brown - same film
Bogie in Casablanca
Jimmy Stewart in...almost all his films
ditto Spencer Tracy and Cary Grant
Matt Damon in the Bourne films
As for Batman, I've not liked any replacements for Keaton and Nicholson. They complemented each other perfectly; even have the same arched eyebrows. But then I only really like the first Batman movie.
Kurt Russell - Snake Plissken
Tim Curry - Pennywise the clown
Robert Englund - Fred Krueger
Samuel L Jackson - Jules in Pulp Fiction
Bruce Campbell - Ash
Jodie foster, Taxi Driver/ Bugsy Malone
John Travolta, Grease/ Hairspray
Olivia newton John, Grease
Drew Barrymore, ET,
Julie walters, Educating Rita
ALexandra pigg and Margy Clarke, Letter to Brezhnev
Shirley Maclane, Terms of Endearment
Demi Moore/whoopi Goldberg, Ghost
Glen close, Fatal attraction
JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, / Poltergeist
Barbara Strisend, Ryan O'neal, Madeline Kahn / Whats up Doc
Lastly at this moment in time and I know its Not a movie but.... I feel I have to mention her...Megan Mullally....IMO no one else could have played the character of Karen Walker and the same goes for Sean Hayes,he was the perfect cast for Jack McFarland.....
Many would say Jack Nicholson IS The Joker but I don't think anyone will out do Ledger. I also can't imagine anyone else playing Proffessor Snape other than Alan Rickman.
Sorry there is only one Joker & that was Caesar Romero Frank Gorshin will always be the Riddler & Burgess Meredith the Penguin.
There can be Only One!
Sorry that's Highlander! Well you know what I mean.
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I was reading through this thread not expecting this to be mentioned but you stole my thunder. That performance in OFOTCN was just notebook perfect. Jack Nicholson naturally is quite a difficult man to read so interpreting him in the film with the plot of whether he is skiving prison or he actually is mentality disabled fits like no one else could.
Props to the shout out to Arnie as Terminator. One very good point I heard was that Arnold doesn't need to change his voice to be that character, but others who have been a terminator do in order to replicate him. On the subject, Robert Patrick as the T-1000 in T2 made that role his own with his iconic and unusual body movements which I don't think anyone could have thought of and made to look natural & creepy without looking stupid.
Reminded me of...
Jeff Bridges in Starman
That is quite right. He gave the role an edge to it where you could interpret him as psychologically damaged as a person or even as a likable rogue who found himself in a situation where he was admired for his charisma and the upbeat atmosphere he brought to the institution. Obviously, the chain of events lead to a an absolutely horrendous situation.
Jim Broadbent for his role in Iris
Also John Cazale in Godfather part II.
He was awesome in that film, Sexy Beast.
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Arnie as the Terminator.
Mike Myers as Austin Powers.
Clint Eastwood in the spaghetti western trilogy.
John Wayne in various westerns.
Sigourney Weaver in the Alien films.
Michael J. Fox in the Back To The Future films.
Bruce Willis in the Die Hard films.
Arnie in Commando, Red Heat and Total Recall.
Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry films.
Samuel L. Jackson in Die Hard With A Vengeance and The 51st State.
Leslie Nielson in The Naked Gun films, Police Squad and Airplane.
All the main actors in Red Dwarf!
Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge.
Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura.
Robert De Niro in Goodfellas and Casino. Same applies to Joe Pesci.
Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci in the Lethal Weapon films.
Chris Rock in Lethal Weapon 4.
Alan Rickman in Die Hard and Jeremy Irons in Die Hard With A Vengeance.
Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers.
Morgan Freeman in various films, especially Se7en.
Sharon Stone in the first Basic Instinct film.
Harrison Ford is just good in most of his films.
Kelly McGillis in Top Gun and Witness.
Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham!
Lemmon and Curtis in Some Like it Hot. Joe E Brown - same film
Bogie in Casablanca
Jimmy Stewart in...almost all his films
ditto Spencer Tracy and Cary Grant
Matt Damon in the Bourne films
As for Batman, I've not liked any replacements for Keaton and Nicholson. They complemented each other perfectly; even have the same arched eyebrows. But then I only really like the first Batman movie.
You mean Jim Broadbent?
In fairness I think anyone that took that role was going to be in the same boat
True. Jodie Foster left some pretty big shoes to fill. I guess it doesn't help that I'm no fan of Miss Moore, and I thought it was a terrible movie
the Adam West one ?
Definitely.
Also have to add David Suchet as Poirot to the list.
Tim Curry - Pennywise the clown
Robert Englund - Fred Krueger
Samuel L Jackson - Jules in Pulp Fiction
Bruce Campbell - Ash
Yul Brynner in The King and I
Yul also in Mag 7 and in that case you'd have to say Westworld :rolleyes:
Charles Hawtry as PC Timothy Gorse
John Travolta, Grease/ Hairspray
Olivia newton John, Grease
Drew Barrymore, ET,
Julie walters, Educating Rita
ALexandra pigg and Margy Clarke, Letter to Brezhnev
Shirley Maclane, Terms of Endearment
Demi Moore/whoopi Goldberg, Ghost
Glen close, Fatal attraction
JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, / Poltergeist
Barbara Strisend, Ryan O'neal, Madeline Kahn / Whats up Doc
Lastly at this moment in time and I know its Not a movie but.... I feel I have to mention her...Megan Mullally....IMO no one else could have played the character of Karen Walker and the same goes for Sean Hayes,he was the perfect cast for Jack McFarland.....
There can be Only One!
Sorry that's Highlander! Well you know what I mean.