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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsfor gen X-ers. now that PS Hoffman is gone who do you think is the best male actor of our generation
Age wise I would put Dicaprio on the younger end and Sean Penn on the older end of the spectrum
Texasgal
(17,045 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)His work in Dallas Buyer's Club and True Detective are a revelation, and reflect back on all the rom-com characters he was forced to play. Think of him in Dazed and Confused: he already stole that film, and his part was trifling, reducible to a line (I keep gettin' older and they keep stayin' the same).
There are many more. Clive Owen is silly good, but hasn't been given the range of roles to prove it.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)For the sake of discussion, I'll throw those two names in.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Edited: actually according to wikipedia he was born 61 so technically, that's a boomer.
TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)... Dusk Till Dawn? (1996) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116367/
I watched it by accident, about a week ago, for the first time. (Late night, early morning red beers and chronic...) It's a Tarantino film. Good performances by the main characters, including George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin and Harvey Keitel.
It's a surprisingly good film considering its alt grindhouse genre, but then, I like all Quentin Tarantino films. I really think this might be one of George Clooney's better performances.
Not a film for everyone. Check it out, Warren...
TYY
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)There were a lot of movies I watched in the 90s that I have only a hazy recollection of... probably not too hard to figure out why.
Perhaps one of these days I will revisit it. Thanks for the recommend!
TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)...until it happened. What a twisty surprise. I'm not big on vampire/zombie movies so I'm pretty sure that had I known in advance, I'd have probably skipped it entirely... Glad I didn't. It was a Tarantino film that I'd never even heard of.
To any Friday night weekend warriors reading this subthread, --->> you should queue 'From Dusk till Dawn' into your party weekend 'B-Movie' mindless entertainment lineup...
TYY
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)I watched it a week or two ago. I meant that I didn't have a clue what it was about before I watched it. The vampire angle surprised me.
It was solid B movie, late night weekend entertainment.
TYY
TDale313
(7,820 posts)Kinda on the cusp (born in '80 I believe). Amazing actor.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)But damn good.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)Most dates I've seen would count someone born in 1980 as tail end Gen X
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)RIP River Phoenix
RIP Heath Ledger
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)What about Pitt. Those two guys were brilliant in Fight Club among many other things.
LuvNewcastle
(16,847 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Spirochete
(5,264 posts)He's 60 - 8 days younger than me. Kim Basinger is a day older than Malkovich, which is harder for me to believe.
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)And there really isn't one. They all bring something different to the table. I'm not an actor snob.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)But that's cool. Milliage may vary.
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)Just as I miss Heath.
Ohio Joe
(21,760 posts)trublu992
(489 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)pacalo
(24,721 posts)WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)I've also been told he's my celebrity look-alike. And it used to be Billy Joel!
Johnny Depp and Mark Ruffalo in addition to everyone else named
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)I mean, I'm just naming a bunch of honorable mentions at this point.
mnhtnbb
(31,395 posts)Still, two Academy Awards. Not shabby.
John1956PA
(2,655 posts)An outstanding actor. Also, he delivered a great acceptance speech last year at the Academy Awards Show.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Also Johnny Depp, who is eminently watchable.
DiCaprio has good range, as he has proven with the historical roles like Hoover and Hughes.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)You recommend?
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I found it interesting, not spectacular. Maybe like a 6 or 7.
Like the Howard Hughes thing it spent a good amount of time speculating on the psychology of the dude, which i found compelling.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)Steve Buscemi & Frances McDormand
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Okay, nerdy Doctor Who fans who also happen to be film buffs.
This guy:
is this guy:
Oh, and this lady:
is this lady:
Amaya
(4,560 posts)Leonardo Dicaprio, Matthew mcconaughey, Michael Fassbender
fishwax
(29,149 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)historylovr
(1,557 posts)historylovr
(1,557 posts)And of course Robert Downey Jr., Viggo Mortesen, Sean Bean, Kenneth Branagh. Tom Hiddleston, but I guess he's Millennial.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)What happened to all the brat packers who were supposed ti be our generations' best? Ironically Robert California wasbthe best of that bunch.
AnnieBW
(10,433 posts)Yum.
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)I'm an old boomer, but I can still appreciate eye candy. (Yes, I'm objectifying.)
Drew Richards
(1,558 posts)AnnieBW
(10,433 posts)Just a few that I could name. I'm sure that there's more.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)quinnox
(20,600 posts)but he very much impressed me in "Wolverine". Yep, his acting impressed me (for the first time) in a super hero film, weird but true.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)quinnox
(20,600 posts)and sorry, but I don't think Dicaprio is "all that", nor Sean Penn either.
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)I'm afraid that he is going to inherit Charlton Heston's mantle of "Leading Actor Who Plays Characters Who Don't Wear Pants"
quinnox
(20,600 posts)I fear you might be right about his future roles.
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)I know that sounds crass, but it's true.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)I have thought for a long time he is in a class by himself. I have not seen anyone equal to him.
Sam
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)I first saw it on IFC and bought the DVD soon after back around 2004. Very quirky great movie concept.
quinnox
(20,600 posts)he is either at the top or near the top. I happen to think he is a good actor too. Not one of the best, but good.
TM99
(8,352 posts)He was born in the early 1960's. Russell Crowe would also be considered a Boomer. The cutoff for Gen Xer's is generally no early than 1966 and no later than 1976 or 1977.
quinnox
(20,600 posts)I know many people don't like him any more because of the Scientology thing, but I personally don't care about that, he can believe anything he wants to.
And I have also heard he is super nice in real life, he is not like many big movie stars who are arrogant jerks.
TM99
(8,352 posts)I was not disparaging him, I was just pointing out that he was not a Gen Xer.
I personally have always enjoyed his body of work. The Last Samurai is still in my top 10 list of great films that I personally like.
I have some friends in the industry, and while I have never met him myself, I too have heard that he is a very nice man in real life despite his rather 'wanky' religious beliefs.
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)Response to Bonobo (Reply #69)
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