DJ Campbell incoming...

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What, at the end?

That was a bit weird, obviously supposed to be his demons, but I'm not it actually added anything.

Brilliant film though.

Yeh I thought it was like the life he was trying to leave behind. Wasn't it buried with whoever Ben Kingsleys character was at the end?

It's in there two or three times. I watched it t'other night and mentioned it to my mate, and he says it's supposed to symbolize Kingsley. At the end it smashes up his coffin from what I remember.
 
Ray Winstone has just been the same character throughout his 'acting' career in my opinion.

There's a fair few of them getting money for old rope. I reckon a good actor should only let you see the character they're playing, not remind you of everything else they've ever done. I'd call David Jason a good example of a good actor. Delboy doesn't make me think of Frost nor vice versa.

Fair point, I think it's probably why I think Ben Kingsley is the best British actor and Gene Hackman is the best American one.

I thought Winstone was really good in 44 Inch Chest too, but as it was the same writer and tone as Sexy Beast, it's probably not surprising.
 
Fair point, I think it's probably why I think Ben Kingsley is the best British actor and Gene Hackman is the best American one.

I thought Winstone was really good in 44 Inch Chest too, but as it was the same writer and tone as Sexy Beast, it's probably not surprising

Don't let the Leicester fans know you're a fan of Kingsley, it'll blow their ****ing minds <laugh>
 
Fair point, I think it's probably why I think Ben Kingsley is the best British actor and Gene Hackman is the best American one.

I thought Winstone was really good in 44 Inch Chest too, but as it was the same writer and tone as Sexy Beast, it's probably not surprising.
I agree with Ben Kingsley, but put him equal first with John Hurt . Best American actor for me is Dustin Hoffman.
 
That sounds a bit like the source could be a slightly worried agent to me. I wonder whether the Campbell camp are starting to panic that they've been too greedy for their own good and now they're seeing interest in their man waning?

As Harry said yesterday Its Gangland Warfare. Agents should be kicked out of the game by FIFA full stop. imo
 
Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, Jack Nicholson for me. Might change how you define Best Actor. Could it be one performance? Or is it a career, or is it a decade of work? Or is it a low budget movie which tends to require greater acting strengths.
 
Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, Jack Nicholson for me. Might change how you define Best Actor. Could it be one performance? Or is it a career, or is it a decade of work? Or is it a low budget movie which tends to require greater acting strengths.

Morgan Freeman is excellent, but he tends to play Morgan Freeman, same is true of Samuel L Jackson.
 
John Hurt is excellent too, but Dustin Hoffman gets on my nerves, I don't really rate anything he's done since the 60/70's.
Marathon Man, Midnight Cowboy, All The President&#8217;s Men, Papillon, Death of a Salesman, Tootsie, and Rainman are probably his best, but like you say he&#8217;s bowed to the mighty dollar recently (like many others) and acts in mediocre films as the big name hook (Oh yeah he played Captain Hook too).
Problem is that 90% of films are crap these days so decent roles are few and far between.
 
Marathon Man, Midnight Cowboy, All The President&#8217;s Men, Papillon, Death of a Salesman, Tootsie, and Rainman are probably his best, but like you say he&#8217;s bowed to the mighty dollar recently (like many others) and acts in mediocre films as the big name hook (Oh yeah he played Captain Hook too).
Problem is that 90% of films are crap these days so decent roles are few and far between.

As I said, all his decent stuff was in the 60's and 70's(you missed The Graduate), I thought Tootsie was ****ing appalling and Rainman was ruined by Cruise overacting all the way through it.
 
As I said, all his decent stuff was in the 60's and 70's(you missed The Graduate), I thought Tootsie was ****ing appalling and Rainman was ruined by Cruise overacting all the way through it.
I didn't think he was that good in The Graduate and yes Tootsie was an annoying film, but he acted a tough role very well.
 
Famous story about Marathon Man when Hoffman kept running to get ready for a scene and after a few times of him having to go running again and again to get in character for a particular scene, Olivier turned and said "my boy, can I suggest you try acting".

Best living American actor, Morgan Freeman
 
Clint Eastwood might be on the list if every part he did wasnt the same part. Also there was that chair incident recently that left me with a sour taste in my mouth.
 
John Hurt's played top roles in; I Claudius (Caligula), The Elephant Man, The Naked Civil Servant, 1984, Midnight Express and 44 inch Chest to name just a few.
 
Going back a bit i know,but James Stewart was a great actor,Rear window being one of my all time favs,and De Niro is class. John Travolta deserves a mention.

And in a new category,the worst American actor by a million hectares,is Keanu Reeves. Man he's ****.