Favorite actors/actresses to watch?

[MrToilet]

My list:

Tom Hanks - really, every movie he does is pretty good.
Gary Sinise
Christian Bale - just saw The Prestige last night.
Edward Norton
Kevin Spacey
Ian McKellen
Christopher Lee
Michael Caine - watch Quills, you'll see what I mean.


Scarlett Johansson - I loved Lost in Translation.
Charlize Theron
Keira Knightley
Kate Winslet - except for Titanic, that was horrible.
Annette Bening
Emma Thompson
Cate Blanchett

Heh, I seem to have a decidedly English/British leaning.... interesting....

 

[Arkaign]

Joaquin Phoenix, William Hurt, Elijah Wood.

 

[pcslookout]

Christian Bale

 

[MrToilet]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Joaquin Phoenix, William Hurt, Elijah Wood.

Nice, yeah, I like Elijah Wood's roles for the most part... definitely weird to see him as the bad guy in Sin City.

 

[warmodder]

Nicholas Cage
Rowan Atkinson (But not Mr. Bean--fuck that character)

edit: Peter Sellers!

 

[legoman666]

keira knightley, jude law, tom hanks, christian bale, kevin spacey, samuel l jackson, diane kruger, edward norton, matt damon

I could go on and on.

 

[clamum]

Clive Owen
Nicholas Cage
Tom Cruise
Leonardo DiCaprio
Matt Damon

Natalie Portman

 

[thomsbrain]

OP has a good list.

I'd add:

Clive Owen
Johnny Depp
Benicio Del Toro
Dustin Hoffman

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Good list. I truly love Kate Winslet. And Titanic is not a horrible movie.

I'd add Dicaprio to the list. And I'll watch any movie where Morgan Freeman plays a pivotal role (he seems to have phoned-in parts in half-a-dozen movies every year). Jake Gyllenhaal (October Sky, Donnie Darko, Zodiac) and Clive Owen (Closer, Sin City, Children of Men) seem to have lots of potential.

Forgot about Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio Del Torro - the principal cast of 21 Grams, one of my all-time favorites.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
OP has a good list.

I'd add:

Clive Owen
Johnny Depp
Benicio Del Toro
Dustin Hoffman

Forgot about Depp... yeah he kicks ass.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

I also seem to enjoy just about every chick-flick Hugh Grant is in.

 

[Pheran]

Matt Damon
Anthony Hopkins
Edward Norton
Kevin Spacey
Natalie Portman

Also, somewhat surprisingly, Brad Pitt.

 

[anxi80]

daniel day-lewis. and talk about being selective about roles... sheesh.

 

[Nitemare]

Don Cheadle, Adam Sandler, Kevin Spacey, Johnny Depp, Robert Duvall, Denzel Washington, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, Diane Lane, Angelina Jolie

 

[MrToilet]

Originally posted by: anxi80
daniel day-lewis. and talk about being selective about roles... sheesh.

He was *awesome* in Gangs of New York. What a badass.

 

[shocksyde]

Man: Christian Bale

Woman: Natalie Portman

 

[soulcougher73]

I love watching Morgan Freeman. I think he is the best actor out there and someone id love to meet someday.

 

[OrByte]

without a doubt I will watching anything Jennifer Connelly is in.

As for male actors - this choice was harder but I'd have to go with Johnny Depp

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: MrToilet
My list:

Tom Hanks - really, every movie he does is pretty good.

Did you see Lady Killers? even though I worship the Coens, that movie was major fail. I do wish he'd do more comedy, b/c he's brilliant at it. Much more difficult than Drama.

Gary Sinise
Christian Bale - just saw The Prestige last night.

No complaints here

Edward Norton

Death to Smootchy?

Kevin Spacey

K-Pac?

Scarlett Johansson - I loved Lost in Translation.

Love her too. But The Island? yikes! Check out Ghost World and the Man Who Wasn't There, before she hit it big.

Charlize Theron
Keira Knightley
Kate Winslet - except for Titanic, that was horrible.
Annette Bening
Emma Thompson
Cate Blanchett

Can't complain here

I'd have to throw out Robert Duvall and DeNiro (yeah he's been in some bad movies...but he's been good in them. Hard to criticize his choices after the career he's had.)

I'd like to throw out DiCaprio, and agree with Del Toro and Depp. D D Lewis, of course.

 

[Pheran]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Kevin Spacey

K-Pac?

I think you mean K-PAX. Have you seen it? I liked it quite a bit, and Spacey's performance is brilliant as usual. I'd agree that it's not a movie for everyone though.

 

[DT4K]

Joaquin Phoenix is amazing.
i'd say Jamie Foxx for Ray, Jarhead, and the Kingdom.
But he should have passed on Miami Vice.

Titanic was a super sappy love story, but considering that, it was good. And Kate and Leonardo were both very good in it.

 

[dbk]

Daniel Day Lewis, the man can do no wrong.

 

[BurnItDwn]

A few of my favorites ...
Morgan Freeman
Clint Eastwood
Jack Nicholson
Gene Hackman
Franka Potente
Natalie Portman
Jennifer Connelly