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Thread started 09/04/02 1:38pm

thechronic

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Who is the better actor? Denzel Washington or Tom Hanks?

I think Tom Hanks is a much better actor than Denzel because of the variety and depth of his roles.

for example, what other actor could pull off "Castaway" where you are on an Island alone and keep your attention for over an hour in a movie.

Denzel stands out so much because he is the only great black actor we have and he looks good(like me). Morgan Freeman is close, but not on his level yet.

Who do you think is the better of the two and why?
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Reply #1 posted 09/04/02 1:40pm

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They are pretty close... Denzel Washington is capable of some fine performances, but Tom Hanks is a bit better.
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Reply #2 posted 09/04/02 1:42pm

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Tom Hanks is pretty good, but dang Denzel is also good and not to mention good to look at! Of course like Chronic.. kisses
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Reply #3 posted 09/04/02 1:42pm

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Even though I am going to the same acting conservatory as Denzel, I would have to say Tom Hanks. He has a comedy background which means he has more range. In my opinion...which may not mean much really wink
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Reply #4 posted 09/04/02 1:47pm

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Tom Hanks, obviously. Between Denzel and Morgan Freeman it's probably Denzel although i personally prefer Freeman's less-is-more approach.
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Reply #5 posted 09/04/02 1:48pm

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SpcMs said:

Tom Hanks, obviously. Between Denzel and Morgan Freeman it's probably Denzel although i personally prefer Freeman's less-is-more approach.



I think that Morgan Freeman is a fabulous actor as well...
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Reply #6 posted 09/04/02 1:50pm

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if have to go with Denzel. He has a more subtle refined approach to acting. Hanks has admitted that he didnt start *acting* until A League of There Own...He mainly played off his killer charisma till then...

I love em both...expecially in Philidelphia...(sic?)...anyhoo, Hanks has also gone on record saying that he felt Denzel's performance was much more vital to the success of the film and made his own performance possible...
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Reply #7 posted 09/04/02 2:05pm

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I always thought Hanks was somewhat overrated.
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Reply #8 posted 09/04/02 2:07pm

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Don't appreciate much by either of them. They don't act. They show up and act like Tom Hanks or Denzel Washington in every movie they're in. Same for Julia Roberts. Hell, I can do that...
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Reply #9 posted 09/04/02 4:34pm

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Clint Eastwood is the best of all time. Denzel is more versatile than Hanks IMHO
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Reply #10 posted 09/04/02 4:35pm

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Reply #11 posted 09/04/02 4:40pm

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My vote would have to go with Denzel
but keep your eyes on Van Deisle
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Reply #12 posted 09/04/02 4:47pm

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shausler said:

there equal

saint elswhere rules


that's impossible...denzel is black! his manhood is bigger!lol
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Reply #13 posted 09/04/02 4:48pm

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thechronic said:

shausler said:

there equal

saint elswhere rules


that's impossible...denzel is black! his manhood is bigger!lol



ya got me there sanford
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Reply #14 posted 09/04/02 4:49pm

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They are both excellent actors who have been great in many roles.
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Reply #15 posted 09/04/02 4:50pm

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Tom Hanks is pretty good, but dang Denzel is also good and not to mention good to look at! Of course like Chronic.. kisses


R we talking about looks or talent? omg


Ok, since we ARE talking talent...wink...I'd go with Tom Hanks.


Forrest Gump ALONE wins him that prize...a very hard role 2 play, and Denzel usually plays roles that dont vary that much.

Denzel is good 2. He was good in the Pelican Brief.
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Reply #16 posted 09/04/02 4:50pm

shausler

tom is the better white actor
denz the better blace actor

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Reply #17 posted 09/04/02 4:51pm

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thechronic said:

shausler said:

there equal

saint elswhere rules


that's impossible...denzel is black! his manhood is bigger!lol


Really, according to Sexual Records at www.sexualrecords.com - the size from black to white really isn't that much of a difference.

I've taken the liberty to post what it said:

Largest Penis by Race
"It is generally said that the penis of the Negro is very large," so wrote German anthropologist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach in 1795. "And this assertion is so far borne out by the remarkable genitory apparatus of an Ethiopian which I have in my anatomical collection." Louis Jacolliet, a 19th century French writer who spent three decades investigating penis size, had this to say: "In no branch of the human race are the male organs more developed than in the African Negro." Certainly, the belief in the well-endowment of the African race has an extensive history. But is it justified by the facts?

Going strictly by the Kinsey data, which still remains one of the most exhaustive studies on penis size to date, the average white male has a penis measuring 6.2 inches long and 3.7 inches around, whereas the average black male has a penis 6.3 by 3.8 inches, for a difference of 0.1 inches--not what you'd call statistically significant. When it came to flaccid length, however, blacks fared a little better: 4.3 inches long, versus 4.0 inches for white males. So it may be, therefore, that while those of African heritage appear larger initially, under actual working conditions things tend to even out. You should consider this a tentative hypothesis rather than a scientific fact, as there were only 59 black respondents to the survey, versus 2,500 for whites.

Smallest Penis by Race
Inhabiting the low end of the penile spectrum are those of the Asian persuasion, specifically those of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese descent. Hard data supporting this claim comes from The Definitive Penis Size Survey, a website maintained by Richard Edwards and dedicated to answering the imponderable mysteries surrounding man's most cherished appendage (the mysteries related to size, anyway). Among the interesting tidbits we gleam from his work, now in its sixth edition, is a graph correlating different erect sizes with race. The final tally: Caucasians on average measure 6.5 inches (16.5 cm), whereas the average Asian measures--5.5 inches (14 cm).

And they say "once you go Asian, you won't go cravin'." wink
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Reply #18 posted 09/04/02 4:51pm

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Don't appreciate much by either of them. They don't act. They show up and act like Tom Hanks or Denzel Washington in every movie they're in. Same for Julia Roberts. Hell, I can do that...


Have u seen Road 2 Perdition?


That is NOT Tom Hanks playing Tom Hanks...at ALL. eek
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Reply #19 posted 09/04/02 4:52pm

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Yeah, but which one would beat the other in a fight?
my money's on denzel.
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Nep2nes said:

Aaron said:

Don't appreciate much by either of them. They don't act. They show up and act like Tom Hanks or Denzel Washington in every movie they're in. Same for Julia Roberts. Hell, I can do that...


Have u seen Road 2 Perdition?


That is NOT Tom Hanks playing Tom Hanks...at ALL. eek



I'm waiting to read the book first. Still, I'm not even in a hurry to do that. Tom Hanks doesn't make anything a must-see for me, whether he's right for the part or not. And from what I've heard, he's not.
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Nep2nes said:

sag10 said:

Tom Hanks is pretty good, but dang Denzel is also good and not to mention good to look at! Of course like Chronic.. kisses


R we talking about looks or talent? omg


Ok, since we ARE talking talent...wink...I'd go with Tom Hanks.


Forrest Gump ALONE wins him that prize...a very hard role 2 play, and Denzel usually plays roles that dont vary that much.

Denzel is good 2. He was good in the Pelican Brief.

You never seem to keep your eye on the ball...
That's why he got that oscar, you know, the part he played in Training Day,
was that too much like X for you???
did it remind you a whole lot of Lady in Blue.( i think that was the title)
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Reply #22 posted 09/04/02 4:57pm

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BattierBeMyDaddy said:

thechronic said:

shausler said:

there equal

saint elswhere rules


that's impossible...denzel is black! his manhood is bigger!lol


Really, according to Sexual Records at www.sexualrecords.com - the size from black to white really isn't that much of a difference.

I've taken the liberty to post what it said:

Largest Penis by Race
"It is generally said that the penis of the Negro is very large," so wrote German anthropologist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach in 1795. "And this assertion is so far borne out by the remarkable genitory apparatus of an Ethiopian which I have in my anatomical collection." Louis Jacolliet, a 19th century French writer who spent three decades investigating penis size, had this to say: "In no branch of the human race are the male organs more developed than in the African Negro." Certainly, the belief in the well-endowment of the African race has an extensive history. But is it justified by the facts?

Going strictly by the Kinsey data, which still remains one of the most exhaustive studies on penis size to date, the average white male has a penis measuring 6.2 inches long and 3.7 inches around, whereas the average black male has a penis 6.3 by 3.8 inches, for a difference of 0.1 inches--not what you'd call statistically significant. When it came to flaccid length, however, blacks fared a little better: 4.3 inches long, versus 4.0 inches for white males. So it may be, therefore, that while those of African heritage appear larger initially, under actual working conditions things tend to even out. You should consider this a tentative hypothesis rather than a scientific fact, as there were only 59 black respondents to the survey, versus 2,500 for whites.

Smallest Penis by Race
Inhabiting the low end of the penile spectrum are those of the Asian persuasion, specifically those of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese descent. Hard data supporting this claim comes from The Definitive Penis Size Survey, a website maintained by Richard Edwards and dedicated to answering the imponderable mysteries surrounding man's most cherished appendage (the mysteries related to size, anyway). Among the interesting tidbits we gleam from his work, now in its sixth edition, is a graph correlating different erect sizes with race. The final tally: Caucasians on average measure 6.5 inches (16.5 cm), whereas the average Asian measures--5.5 inches (14 cm).

And they say "once you go Asian, you won't go cravin'." wink


forget that... go into any sports locker room and you will see blacks are much bigger!
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Reply #23 posted 09/04/02 4:59pm

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thechronic said:


forget that... go into any sports locker room and you will see blacks are much bigger!



then you haven't seen my white boyfriend yet. eek
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thechronic said:



forget that... go into any sports locker room and you will see blacks are much bigger!


Your superior size chronic, doesn't mean that every black man has it. eek
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Reply #25 posted 09/04/02 5:00pm

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Aaron said:

eek



that's the face i make when i chance to deepthroat him wink
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Reply #26 posted 09/04/02 5:01pm

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BattierBeMyDaddy said:

thechronic said:



forget that... go into any sports locker room and you will see blacks are much bigger!


Your superior size chronic, doesn't mean that every black man has it. eek


you're right..not many men can compare to my anaconda! lol
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Reply #27 posted 09/04/02 5:11pm

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thechronic said:

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

thechronic said:



forget that... go into any sports locker room and you will see blacks are much bigger!


Your superior size chronic, doesn't mean that every black man has it. eek


you're right..not many men can compare to my anaconda! lol


shampipple and mufungo shrink it fred
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Reply #28 posted 09/04/02 5:26pm

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shausler said:

thechronic said:

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

thechronic said:



forget that... go into any sports locker room and you will see blacks are much bigger!


Your superior size chronic, doesn't mean that every black man has it. eek


you're right..not many men can compare to my anaconda! lol


shampipple and mufungo shrink it fred


what does that mean?
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Reply #29 posted 09/04/02 5:39pm

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thechronic said:

shausler said:

thechronic said:

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

thechronic said:



forget that... go into any sports locker room and you will see blacks are much bigger!


Your superior size chronic, doesn't mean that every black man has it. eek


you're right..not many men can compare to my anaconda! lol


shampipple and mufungo shrink it fred


what does that mean?


sorry its a couple of sanford and son references
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