Sir Daniel Day-Lewis:Is he the GOAT?

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  1. Manimal

    Manimal Forum Resident

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    I could live with yes . He’s pretty good, with my help he .. could be the best.
    Yes
     
  2. mpayan

    mpayan A Tad Rolled Off

    What do you know about her? Im not sure if you agree or disagree.
     
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  3. Monosterio

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    I’m pretty sure Lightworker is wondering whether you know Bette was a man, since this thread is about male actors. :)
     
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  4. samurai

    samurai Step right up! See the glory, of the royal scam.

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    Are we forgetting Tome Cruise? :sweating:
     
  5. the pope ondine

    the pope ondine Forum Resident

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    not for me.....hes a great actor obviously but id put Brando Hoffman, Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, above him....probably some others....
     
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  6. mpayan

    mpayan A Tad Rolled Off

    I dont even think about gender in this case. Male or female, Betty Davis was and remains the best.
     
  7. the pope ondine

    the pope ondine Forum Resident

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  8. JozefK

    JozefK Forum Resident

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    He's the male Meryl Steeep

    If that's your idea of a good thing
     
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  10. NightGoatToCairo

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    Overall, yes.
     
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  11. Nice Marmot

    Nice Marmot Nothin’ feels right but doin’ wrong anymore

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    :faint: .... You are one of the biggest champions of seeing new, indie type movies and you’ve not seen The Witch? I don’t see many new movies but, even for me, this was a must.
     
  12. Oatsdad

    Oatsdad Oat, Biscuits, Abbie & Mitzi: Best Dogs Ever

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    It's a thread that specifically asks for "greatest male actor", so that indicates ya gotta think about gender.

    Also: Bette.
     
  13. Monosterio

    Monosterio Forum Resident

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    Correct. This is Betty Davis:

    [​IMG]

    If you don’t live in Miami, that may not mean anything to you. :)
     
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  14. Oatsdad

    Oatsdad Oat, Biscuits, Abbie & Mitzi: Best Dogs Ever

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    There's a 60s/70s R&B singer who's the most famous Betty Davis - probably more because she was briefly married to Miles Davis...
     
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  15. gabacabriel

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    Nope, definitiely no comedic chops to speak of - at least not judging by his performance in (the absolutely woeful) Star & Bars...
     
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  16. budwhite

    budwhite Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

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    He is up there with Nicholson, Hackman, De Niro and Newman for me
     
  17. adm62

    adm62 Senior Member

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    5 more to consider

    Spencer Tracy
    James Stewart
    Jack Lemmon
    Anthony Hopkins
    Tom Hanks
     
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  18. gabacabriel

    gabacabriel Forum Resident

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    Or you could say

    Marlon Brando
    Alec Guinness
    Dustin Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Gregory Peck....

    All great actors, and all with a greater breadth of work that DDL....
     
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  19. Blank Frank

    Blank Frank King of Carrot Flowers

    No.

    And since when has winning an Oscar actually been an indication of greatness? Look at all the lousy films which have been ajudged that year's best but are a loooooooong way from being so.
     
  20. Standoffish

    Standoffish Smarter than a turkey

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    Denzel Washington
     
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  21. tman53

    tman53 Vinyl is an Addiction

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    DDL is one of the greats but to me Brando is tops. He changed the way actors act.
     
  22. bherbert

    bherbert Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    I reckon Day-Lewis is the greatest male actor ever.
     
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  23. wavethatflag

    wavethatflag God is love, but get it in writing.

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    Brando, in my opinion, because his really good films resonate with me a lot more than Lewis'. The Godfather, Apocalypse Now. But Daniel Day-Lewis is still one of the greats. His performances in There Will Be Blood and Lincoln are remarkable, but neither are truly great films in my opinion.

    Tom Hanks may be more of a natural than either, though. I don't think he's a method actor at all.
     
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  24. Baaaaaahhhhh
     
  25. jlocke08

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    possibly a greater quantity but not a greater breadth IMO
     
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