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"Pacino, Scarface, Devils advocate, Glengarry Glenross, scent of a woman, Branco etc Deniro Taxi Driver, Once upon a time in America, Goodfellas Casino, midnight Run etc Who has the edge? And Who has a better body of work than these two?"

"Alfs 4:38 Sat Aug 17 Yep, can't disagree with that at all, just a different era then, real men etc. As a comparison, Kirk and Michael Douglas, now I really like Michael as an actor, think he's brilliant, but he's just not the 'man' Kirk was. If there is one today that still has a pull in getting people into a cinema then maybe it's Di Caprio?"

"chevy chase 4:08 Sat Aug 17 Tell your dad to watch The Birdcage, an abysmal remake of a good french film, La Cage aux Folles"

"The 'film stars' of today just don't have the gravitas of those that have gone before them. Actors that you'd go to the cinema purely because they were in the film. Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Steve McQueen, Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris, Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon, Sidney Poitier. Great actors but also great characters. It says a lot when the biggest film star we presently have is the 62 year old Tom Cruise. The Golden Age of Cinema has died, unfortunately."

Dad said he’s never seen Gene Hackman in a bad film. Probably a couple knocking about but he’s obviously not seen them

A late suggestion Burt Lancaster Sweet Smell of Success Elmer Gantry OK Corral Birdman of Alcatraz The Killers Judgement At Nuremberg The Train The Proffessionals The Swimmer Atlantic City and many more - a great actor

"Fauxstralian 12:31 Fri Aug 16 True, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy was in my view the best TV programme ever. I don't know why they had to remake it at all. You can't improve on perfectiom"

Don’t believe he ever played a Mafia gangster but Alec Guinness has an amazing body of work Watching the bbc production of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy again the other day & amazed actors signed up for the film version Gary Oldman & Kathy Burke vs Alec Guinness & Beryl Reid FMOB

Sean Bean and that nobody Woody Allan put in a film about Paris Owen Wilson. Fucking hell

"I'm old-ish nothbanker. As I gotten older things that annoy me no longer annoy me, I can remain calm. But seeing Sean Penn on the TV makes me want to kick the TV, as does Joaquin Phoenix. A pair of cunts"

Walken and Penn were both good in “at close range” good movie. Worth a watch if you haven’t seen it.

FC. But he never played any American gangsters.....

"Arsene, Mifune and Kurosawa made sixteen films together so there was a lot of respect for each other."

Not so sure about Mifune but Akira Kurosawa is the absolute dog's bollocks.

"Arsene, Toshiro Mifune is in a league of his own when it comes to acting but I'm afraid some people have never heard of him but it's telling when they did the memoriams at the Oscars he got a well deserved applause: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwvufgFTBMY Here's Mifune in the Throne of Blood getting absolutely nailed with arrows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GvVzvoEx4w"

"Brad Pitt deserves a mention although some already mentioned top his list. Done serious, stupid & evil and carried them all off well.....thought he was excellent in California, and his pikey role was good too!"

Far Cough - What about Toshiro Mifune?

Oh dear 3:28 Thu Aug 15 Richard Wattis? He wouldn't be considered as he didn't play American gangsters. You must be as old as me.

Oh dear 3:28 Thu Aug 15 Richard Wattis? He wouldn't be considered as he didn't play American gangsters. You must be as old as me.

Alright he doesn't have a great body of work in movies but Sir John Gielgud in Arthur was absolutely superb and he got a well deserved best actor Oscar.

No mentions for Richard Wattis?

Jeremy Irons was chillingly superb in Dead Ringers.

.. De Niro himself said the best film actor was Montgomery Clift - So maybe Alfs gave the best answer .

Manuel good call on Edward Norton.. He specialises in playing characters with split or double personalities - The Score Primal Fear Fight Club American history X .

Hopper and Walken in the True Romance Sicilian scene is some of the finest acting on celluloid.... https://youtu.be/6_G7-opxBLQ?si=D40vgZdXQ5EKRp73

Lee - Was going to mention him but where do you stop? For me one of his best films was What Lies Beneath. Sean Penn another great actor. Denzel. Gary Oldman. Edward Norton.