Fifty Actors We'd See in Anything - Page 2

nilesgirl · 03-10-2009, 04:48 PM

My list would be:
Johnny Depp
Orlando Bloom
Christian Bale
Jim Carrey
Kiera Knightly
Robin Williams
Nathan Lane
Samuel L. Jackson
Those are the only actors that I really like that much that I would go and see them in any movie they made. (no skin flicks for Carrey, Williams, Lane or Jackson. That would just be gross)

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Florimel · 03-10-2009, 04:57 PM

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Kate Winslet
Alec Baldwin
Jude Law
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Edie Falco
Morgan Freeman
Meryl Streep
Johnny Depp
Daniel Day-Lewis
Simon Pegg
Ryan Gosling
Rosario Dawson
Don Cheadle
Kristen Bell
Tony Leung
Nathan Fillion
Emma Thompson
Denzel Washington
Cherry Jones
Brendan Gleeson
Will Ferrell
Catherine Keener
Tom Selleck
Patricia Clarkson
Paul Rudd[/b]
George Clooney
Tommy Lee Jones
Mos Def
Helen Mirren
Sarah Polley
Bill Nighy
Christian Bale
Joan Cusack
Alan Rickman
Javier Bardem
Alison Janney
Viggo Mortensen
Andre Braugher
Regina King
Steve Carell
Paul Giamatti
Mary Louise Parker
Clive Owen
Jeffrey Wright
Julianne Moore
Neil Patrick Harris
Colin Firth
Laura Linney
Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Some of the names that made this list astound me. Some of the names that did not make it astound me even more. A few I would add because they rarely, if ever, disappoint:

Michael Caine
Ed Harris
Dustin Hoffman
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Hanks
Maggie Smith
Kristen Scott Thomas
Victor Garber
Hugh Jackman
Wiliam H Macy
Alan Arkin
Frances McDormand
Laurence Fishburne
Daniel Radcliffe (based on what he's done on Broadway, I will take a look at his post Harry Potter films, and I do enjoy Harry Potter)
Glenn Close
Kevin Kline
Amy Adams

Rattus · 03-10-2009, 05:05 PM

Some of the names on your list, Florimel, are some of my very favourite, but not to see whatever they were in. Perhaps because the names I picked from the original list tend to do movies that are more to my particular liking. However, I am always happy to see:

Tom Wilkinson
Victor Garber
Alan Arkin
Laurence Fishburne

And I will add Toni Collette and Brendan Fraser to my must-see list, regardless of some of the hideous things Mr. Fraser has done over the years.

ETA: Jason Bateman. Can't believe I forgot Jason Bateman. I've been a fan since 1984 - how can I have forgotten him.

ClosetNerd · 03-10-2009, 05:07 PM

Wow what a fun topic!

Here is the list with MY choices bolded

Kate Winslet
Alec Baldwin
Jude Law
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Edie Falco
Morgan Freeman
Meryl Streep
Johnny Depp
Daniel Day-Lewis
Simon Pegg
Ryan Gosling
Rosario Dawson
Don Cheadle
Kristen Bell
Tony Leung
Nathan Fillion
Emma Thompson
Denzel Washington
Cherry Jones
Brendan Gleeson
Will Ferrell
Catherine Keener
Tom Selleck
Patricia Clarkson
Paul Rudd
George Clooney
Tommy Lee Jones
Mos Def
Helen Mirren
Sarah Polley
Bill Nighy
Christian Bale
Joan Cusack
Alan Rickman
Javier Bardem
Alison Janney
Viggo Mortensen
Andre Braugher
Regina King
Steve Carell
Paul Giamatti
Mary Louise Parker
Clive Owen
Jeffrey Wright
Julianne Moore
Neil Patrick Harris
Colin Firth
Laura Linney
Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Back in the day I would have bolded a few more of those, but sometimes a star fades and some just keep twinkling!

Veruka · 03-10-2009, 05:18 PM

You know what has struck me as I look at hte list, and the people I'd really agree with on it is how many more women are on the list in my mind than men. They say there are no good roles for women, but when I think of the people who can do no wrong in my book, and also morph into a variety of characters / genres, it's many many more women. The initial list I came up with had more women on it. As I've been thinking about it since then, there are several women such as Joan Allen, Glenn Close and France McDormand that I'd add, as well as women like Alison Janney who are on the list who upon second thought I'd include. Interesting that at least in my mind, so many more women are that much more versatile than the men.

ButterflyFaery · 03-10-2009, 05:47 PM

i didn't see either Ed Harris or Sean Connery...waaaaaaaa...I love both of these men...but i won't copy and paste the whole list but I would see anything with George Clooney in it...

PWS · 03-10-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AJane

Paul Rudd made the list? That's unbelievable but awesome.

Besides him, I guess I'd add Colin Firth, Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, and Sarah Polley. A very odd list, IMO - Edie Falco? Really? And why would someone like Javier Bardem make the list? What's he done besides No Country For Old Men?

He was the "hero" in the movie that "won" the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Penelope Cruz, although he was so much better looking in it you might not have recognized him. I can never remember the name of it... VIcky...something... Barcelona...?

Newfherder · 03-10-2009, 08:14 PM

I have exactly zero must-see stars on my list.

ClosetRTWatcher · 03-11-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Newfherder

I have exactly zero must-see stars on my list.

Apparently we have the same list Newf! I looked through the list and there were a lot that I am likely to see, but I think they all have movies that I have not seen because the story did not appeal to me. For ex, I really like Johnny Depp but I know for a fact that he has done several movies that I have never bothered to watch, and a few that I watched but could have lived without (Secret Window, From Hell)!!

I usually consider myself pretty up-to-date on the actors I am watching in movies, but I have to admit there are a number of names in that list that I would have to look up to figure out who they are and what I might have seen them in...

buglover · 03-11-2009, 03:35 PM

My all time favorite is Morgan Freeman. I will watch any movie he is in.

03-10-2009, 04:48 PM	#11
nilesgirl Go Pats! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Massachusetts Age: 37 Posts: 4,760	Re: Fifty Actors We'd See in Anything My list would be: Johnny Depp Orlando Bloom Christian Bale Jim Carrey Kiera Knightly Robin Williams Nathan Lane Samuel L. Jackson Those are the only actors that I really like that much that I would go and see them in any movie they made. (no skin flicks for Carrey, Williams, Lane or Jackson. That would just be gross) __________________ Hurley: (holding up a Jesus statue) I don't know. I thought there might be a prowler or something. Mrs. Reyes: (grabbing the statue) Jesus Christ is not a weapon! - LOST "There's No Place Like Home Pt. 1

03-10-2009, 04:57 PM	#12
Florimel FORT Fogey Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,001	Re: Fifty Actors We'd See in Anything [quote=Rattus;3378272;] Kate Winslet Alec Baldwin Jude Law Philip Seymour Hoffman Edie Falco Morgan Freeman Meryl Streep Johnny Depp Daniel Day-Lewis Simon Pegg Ryan Gosling Rosario Dawson Don Cheadle Kristen Bell Tony Leung Nathan Fillion Emma Thompson Denzel Washington Cherry Jones Brendan Gleeson Will Ferrell Catherine Keener Tom Selleck Patricia Clarkson Paul Rudd[/b] George Clooney Tommy Lee Jones Mos Def Helen Mirren Sarah Polley Bill Nighy Christian Bale Joan Cusack Alan Rickman Javier Bardem Alison Janney Viggo Mortensen Andre Braugher Regina King Steve Carell Paul Giamatti Mary Louise Parker Clive Owen Jeffrey Wright Julianne Moore Neil Patrick Harris Colin Firth Laura Linney Joseph Gordon-Levitt Some of the names that made this list astound me. Some of the names that did not make it astound me even more. A few I would add because they rarely, if ever, disappoint: Michael Caine Ed Harris Dustin Hoffman Tom Wilkinson Tom Hanks Maggie Smith Kristen Scott Thomas Victor Garber Hugh Jackman Wiliam H Macy Alan Arkin Frances McDormand Laurence Fishburne Daniel Radcliffe (based on what he's done on Broadway, I will take a look at his post Harry Potter films, and I do enjoy Harry Potter) Glenn Close Kevin Kline Amy Adams __________________ Happy dance for being proven right about Jin being alive. Next request: Run Season 6 in September instead of waiting until winter.

03-10-2009, 05:05 PM	#13
Rattus Wild thang Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In the trees Age: 49 Posts: 4,649	Re: Fifty Actors We'd See in Anything Some of the names on your list, Florimel, are some of my very favourite, but not to see whatever they were in. Perhaps because the names I picked from the original list tend to do movies that are more to my particular liking. However, I am always happy to see: Tom Wilkinson Victor Garber Alan Arkin Laurence Fishburne And I will add Toni Collette and Brendan Fraser to my must-see list, regardless of some of the hideous things Mr. Fraser has done over the years. ETA: Jason Bateman. Can't believe I forgot Jason Bateman. I've been a fan since 1984 - how can I have forgotten him. __________________ I like to pigeonhole people, and then judge them. - Stephen Colbert. Last edited by Rattus; 03-10-2009 at 05:18 PM.

03-10-2009, 05:07 PM	#14
ClosetNerd A Meat Loaf Aday... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern NY Posts: 2,857	Re: Fifty Actors We'd See in Anything Wow what a fun topic! Here is the list with MY choices bolded Kate Winslet Alec Baldwin Jude Law Philip Seymour Hoffman Edie Falco Morgan Freeman Meryl Streep Johnny Depp Daniel Day-Lewis Simon Pegg Ryan Gosling Rosario Dawson Don Cheadle Kristen Bell Tony Leung Nathan Fillion Emma Thompson Denzel Washington Cherry Jones Brendan Gleeson Will Ferrell Catherine Keener Tom Selleck Patricia Clarkson Paul Rudd George Clooney Tommy Lee Jones Mos Def Helen Mirren Sarah Polley Bill Nighy Christian Bale Joan Cusack Alan Rickman Javier Bardem Alison Janney Viggo Mortensen Andre Braugher Regina King Steve Carell Paul Giamatti Mary Louise Parker Clive Owen Jeffrey Wright Julianne Moore Neil Patrick Harris Colin Firth Laura Linney Joseph Gordon-Levitt Back in the day I would have bolded a few more of those, but sometimes a star fades and some just keep twinkling! __________________ ~There is no way to Happiness. Happiness is the way.~

03-10-2009, 05:18 PM	#15
Veruka FORT Fogey Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 8,164	Re: Fifty Actors We'd See in Anything You know what has struck me as I look at hte list, and the people I'd really agree with on it is how many more women are on the list in my mind than men. They say there are no good roles for women, but when I think of the people who can do no wrong in my book, and also morph into a variety of characters / genres, it's many many more women. The initial list I came up with had more women on it. As I've been thinking about it since then, there are several women such as Joan Allen, Glenn Close and France McDormand that I'd add, as well as women like Alison Janney who are on the list who upon second thought I'd include. Interesting that at least in my mind, so many more women are that much more versatile than the men.

03-10-2009, 05:47 PM	#16
ButterflyFaery "SPYING" Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Never Never Land Posts: 3,191	Re: Fifty Actors We'd See in Anything i didn't see either Ed Harris or Sean Connery...waaaaaaaa...I love both of these men...but i won't copy and paste the whole list but I would see anything with George Clooney in it... __________________ What lies in the shadow of the statue...HE WHO WILL SAVE US ALL!

03-10-2009, 08:14 PM	#18
Newfherder Resident curmudgeon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Enchanted by a beautiful Soprano Posts: 3,057	Re: Fifty Actors We'd See in Anything I have exactly zero must-see stars on my list. __________________ "The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination." --Marion Zimmer Bradley

03-11-2009, 03:35 PM	#20
buglover Searching for inner peace Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CA Age: 35 Posts: 11,707	Re: Fifty Actors We'd See in Anything My all time favorite is Morgan Freeman. I will watch any movie he is in. __________________ In my own little world.