Name the best career films for each of the following actors INYHO:

1. Leonardo DiCaprio

2. Denzel Washington

3. Meryll Streep

4. Angela Bassett

5. Sidney Portier

6. Michael Douglas

I'll start:

Leonardo DiCaprio = The Departed

Denzel Washington = Training Day

Meryll Streep = Tie between DWP and Out of Africa

Angela Bassett = What's Love Got to Do With It

Sidney Portier = A Raisen in the Sun

Michael Douglas = The Game

1. Leonardo DiCaprio - Marvin's Room (it's the only movie I can stand his ass in)

2. Denzel Washington - Malcolm X

3. Meryll Streep - Silkwood (or Sophie's Choice that's a toughy)

4. Angela Bassett - Malcolm X

5. Sidney Portier - Patch of Blue (or Raisin in the Sun)

6. Michael Douglas - Wall Street

1. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Deaprted

2. Denzel Washington - Malcom X

3. Meryll Streep - Devil Wears Prada

4. Angela Bassett - Whats Love got 2 do with it

5. Sidney Portier - Raisen in the Sun

6. Michael Douglas - Wall Street

1. Leonardo DiCaprio - What's Eating Gilbert Grape

2. Denzel Washington - Glory

3. Meryl Streep - Kramer Vs Kramer

4. Angela Bassett - What's Love Got To Do With It

5. Sidney Poitier - In The Heat Of The Night

6. Michael Douglas - Wonder Boys

retina said:

1. Leonardo DiCaprio - What's Eating Gilbert Grape

2. Denzel Washington - Glory

3. Meryl Streep - Kramer Vs Kramer

4. Angela Bassett - What's Love Got To Do With It

5. Sidney Poitier - In The Heat Of The Night

6. Michael Douglas - Wonder Boys

I struggled with Glory,,,I honestly did. In the end I gave it to Morgan.

Never saw Wonder Boys. Thanx for the tip.

1. Leonardo DiCaprio Inception

2. Denzel Washington Malcolm X

3. Meryll Streep Sophie's Choice,,,what else?

4. Angela Bassett Whats Love Got To Do With It?

5. Sidney Portier Raisin in the Sun,,easily

6. Michael Douglas The China Syndrome - only film I could stomach him in.

[Edited 8/18/10 13:56pm]

^ INCEPTION!!! It's great but damn, damn, damn, if that ending had me participating in all kinds of debates. I think he got out of dreamland. What say you Harl??

DesireeNevermind said:

^ INCEPTION!!! It's great but damn, damn, damn, if that ending had me participating in all kinds of debates. I think he got out of dreamland. What say you Harl??

Nope, he didn't.

Remember when he said that the twirly object never falls when he's dreaming? Well, it didn't and you're right, me & my husband went back & fourth with this.

I don't know if its for any significance but by the end, he wasn't wearing his wedding ring either which tells me that Nolan is enjoy his lil' mind games he threw on us.

I absolutely love the movie, I've watched it 3 times to break it down and each time I'm fascinated(and have discovered new details),,,,you know Nolan was on some other shit when he took the time to do this project. Nobody I know seemed to enjoy it though

Harlepolis said:

DesireeNevermind said:

^ INCEPTION!!! It's great but damn, damn, damn, if that ending had me participating in all kinds of debates. I think he got out of dreamland. What say you Harl??

Nope, he didn't.

Remember when he said that the twirly object never falls when he's dreaming? Well, it didn't and you're right, me & my husband went back & fourth with this.

I don't know if its for any significance but by the end, he wasn't wearing his wedding ring either which tells me that Nolan is enjoy his lil' mind games he threw on us.

I absolutely love the movie, I've watched it 3 times to break it down and each time I'm fascinated(and have discovered new details),,,,you know Nolan was on some other shit when he took the time to do this project. Nobody I know seemed to enjoy it though

Ah see,,, most of my friends are in the same camp as you. They think he didn't make it out of dreamland. However, the twirly object was moreso teetering and on the cusp of falling down/over. Remember in earlier parts of the film, whenever Leo twirled it...it was a smooth and even spin...no wobbling whatsoever. In the last scene of the film, the twirly object did not spin smoothly and looked to be toppling at any moment. There was also the fact that he got to see his children's faces....before... he could never see their faces. I spotted the absence of the wedding ring which also added to the possibility of him making it back to reality.

One friend had a totally different take and believed all of the characters died in the van when it crased into the water. Now that would be a sorry ass ending

I want to be clear, are you talking best performances or the best movies they were involved in?

Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed (movie) Gilbert Grape (performance)

Denzel Washington - Glory (movie) performance (Training Day)*

Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice (performance) movie (Kramer Vs Kramer)

Angela Bassett - What's Love Got To Do With It (both)

Sidney Poitier - performance (A Raisin In The Sun) movie (In The Heat of The Night)

Michael Douglas - Wall Street (both)

* I loved his performance and the acting in Malcolm X but I hated the movie.

thatruth said:

* I loved his performance and the acting in Malcolm X but I hated the movie.

How come?

DesireeNevermind said:

1. Leonardo DiCaprio

2. Denzel Washington

3. Meryll Streep

4. Angela Bassett

5. Sidney Portier

6. Michael Douglas

1. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

2. n/a

3. Silkwood

4. What's Love Got To Do With It?

5. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner? or Little Nikita

6. Fatal Attraction

I don't really see many movies so....

1. Leonardo DiCaprio-Titanic

2. Denzel Washington-Glory

3. Meryl Streep-Death Becomes Her

4. Angela Bassett-Waiting To Exhale

5. Sidney Poitier-I don't watch old movies

6. Michael Douglas-Fatal Attraction

[Edited 8/18/10 19:45pm]

DesireeNevermind said:

Name the best career films for each of the following actors INYHO:

1. Leonardo DiCaprio-

2. Denzel Washington

3. Meryll Streep

4. Angela Bassett

5. Sidney Portier

6. Michael Douglas

I'll start:

Leonardo DiCaprio = The Departed

Denzel Washington = Training Day

Meryll Streep = Tie between DWP and Out of Africa

Angela Bassett = What's Love Got to Do With It

Sidney Portier = A Raisen in the Sun

Michael Douglas = The Game

Leonardo DiCaprio- Titanic and the movie were they stay at this secluded island (forgot the damn name!)

Dezel Washington - he made me cry in Glory

Meryll Streep- Kramer vs, Kramer

Angela Bassett- What's Love Got to do with it

Sidney Portier-A Raisin in the Sun

Micheal Douglas-Fatal Attraction

Harlepolis said:

DesireeNevermind said:

^ INCEPTION!!! It's great but damn, damn, damn, if that ending had me participating in all kinds of debates. I think he got out of dreamland. What say you Harl??

Nope, he didn't.

Remember when he said that the twirly object never falls when he's dreaming? Well, it didn't and you're right, me & my husband went back & fourth with this.

I don't know if its for any significance but by the end, he wasn't wearing his wedding ring either which tells me that Nolan is enjoy his lil' mind games he threw on us.

I absolutely love the movie, I've watched it 3 times to break it down and each time I'm fascinated(and have discovered new details),,,,you know Nolan was on some other shit when he took the time to do this project. Nobody I know seemed to enjoy it though

didn't it fall down after all the credits rolled up?

Harlepolis said:

thatruth said:

* I loved his performance and the acting in Malcolm X but I hated the movie.

How come?

This isn't the right thread to talk about this, but I will say that the real story is much more explosive and eye opening than the movie ever revealed.

1. Leonardo DiCaprio- what's eatting gilbert grape

2. Denzel Washington The- Great Debaters (only becasue I know someone in it)

3. Meryll Stree death becomes her

4. Angela Bassett Akeelah and the Bee

5. Sidney Portier blackboard jungle

6. Michael Douglas one flew over the coco's nest

BklynBabe said:

3. Meryl Streep-Death Becomes Her

thatruth said:

Harlepolis said:

How come?

This isn't the right thread to talk about this, but I will say that the real story is much more explosive and eye opening than the movie ever revealed.

It is a fair argument, and I once felt that the movie cheated the book by not staying faithful to it(even though its almost next to impossible to tell a story about such a complex man in a few hours anyway). The upside to it was though(to me) is that, the film re-introduced the younger masses back to the book.

I've watched the film a million times, but I didn't pursue the book until I was 26, all thanx to my love for the film.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

6. Michael Douglas one flew over the coco's nest

Oh come on, we're talking about actors here. He didn't act in that one.

retina said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

6. Michael Douglas one flew over the coco's nest

Oh come on, we're talking about actors here. He didn't act in that one.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

retina said:

Oh come on, we're talking about actors here. He didn't act in that one.

ok i was going to say "romancing the stone" but then i saw "One flew..." and I thought''' oh i loved that movie.

Romancing The Stone was lots of fun.

1. Leonardo: Catch me if you can or The Aviator

2. Denzel: Malcolm X or John Q or Cry Freedom or Glory (Denzel is in my top 5 so yeah)

3. Meryl: Death Becomes Her (childhood fave)

4. Angela: What's love got to do with it or or the jacksons an american dream... (yes a mini series but I loved her performance)

5. Sidney: In The Heat of the Night probably...not sure.

6. Michael: Not sure on Douglas.

Harlepolis said:

1. Leonardo DiCaprio Inception

2. Denzel Washington Malcolm X

3. Meryll Streep Sophie's Choice,,,what else?

4. Angela Bassett Whats Love Got To Do With It?

5. Sidney Portier Raisin in the Sun,,easily

6. Michael Douglas The China Syndrome - only film I could stomach him in.

[Edited 8/18/10 13:56pm]

Except Michael Douglas' best movie was Wall Street. The "War of the Roses" comes in at a close 2nd choice.

[Edited 8/19/10 4:49am]

retina said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

ok i was going to say "romancing the stone" but then i saw "One flew..." and I thought''' oh i loved that movie.

Romancing The Stone was lots of fun.

OK, now I am singing "When the Going Gets Tough"

which we used to sing "Go and get stuffed"

ZombieKitten said:

retina said:

Romancing The Stone was lots of fun.

OK, now I am singing "When the Going Gets Tough"

which we used to sing "Go and get stuffed"

And you know what, I actually like that song (corny as it is).

missfee said:

ZombieKitten said:

OK, now I am singing "When the Going Gets Tough"

which we used to sing "Go and get stuffed"

And you know what, I actually like that song (corny as it is).

me too.

unfortunately.

Leonardo DiCaprio = Inception

Denzel Washington = Devil in a Blue Dress

Meryll Streep = Out of Africa

Angela Bassett = Strange Days

Sidney Portier = In the Heat of the Night

Michael Douglas = Wonder Boys

DesireeNevermind said:

Name the best career films for each of the following actors INYHO:

1. Leonardo DiCaprio

2. Denzel Washington

3. Meryll Streep

4. Angela Bassett

5. Sidney Portier

6. Michael Douglas

I'll start:

Leonardo DiCaprio = The Departed

Denzel Washington = Training Day

Meryll Streep = Tie between DWP and Out of Africa

Angela Bassett = What's Love Got to Do With It

Sidney Portier = A Raisen in the Sun

Michael Douglas = The Game

I'll run with this list with everything except Streep:

there is no comparison to Sophie's Choice. Too intricate. Too many layers. Streep is a beast at her craft in this film

1. Leonardo DiCaprio - "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?"

2. Denzel Washington - "Glory"

3. Meryll Streep - "Kramer Vs Kramer"

4. Angela Bassett - "What's Love Got To Do With It?"

5. Sidney Portier - "A Patch Of Blue"

6. Michael Douglas - "Wallstreet"