I wonīt deny Nicholsonīs talent, but it just did not come across in his Joker.
Michael Jeter
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:36 PM, davezeltserman <davezelt@rcn.com> wrote:
> Mr T, you're coming awfully close to dragging Rara Avis into a best
> actor debate! A case could also be made for DeNiro, and even for
> Dustin Hoffman based solely on his performance in Straight Time, as
> well as a number of actors including Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
>
> Sadly, if you took all of the films where Nicholson had great
> performances like The Crossing Guard, The Pledge, Prizzi's Honor,
> Carnal Knowledge, Ironweed, The Last Detail, Chinatown, etc., the one
> piece of crap film he made with Adam Sandler, Anger Management,
> probably outgrossed them all combined.
>
> --Dave
>
> --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "jacquesdebierue"
>
> <jacquesdebierue@...> wrote:
>>
>> --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King <abrasax93@> wrote:
>>
>> <<I agree with you, Jack. I thought Ledger's performance was stunning.
>> But star power is a funny thing. The guy I talked to thinks Nicholson
>> is the greatest living actor. He actually told me that. Certainly
>> Nicholson has been very good in 5 Easy Pieces for example.>>
>>
>> Nicholson has been in more masterpieces than any other modern actor I
>> can think of. And in each he has held his own admirably. He has more
>> range than Brando. People tend to associate him with hardboiled roles,
>> where of course he shines, but he has done many different things. I
>> mean, The Shooting, Carnal Knowledge, The Passenger, One Flew Over the
>> Cuckoo's Nest, About Schmidt, The Shining, Chinatown, Prizzi's Honor,
>> Ironweed, The Departed, etc. etc. I have no trouble pronouncing him
>> the reigning king of American movie actors. He is extraordinary.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> mrt
>>
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