Gary Oldman.

[EightMilesHigh]

This guy is a great actor. One of the greatest.

For about twenty-five years, he's been putting in amazing performances, usually as borderline pyschotics.

JFK, True Romance, Sid & Nancy, Batman Begins....all great performances. And my personal favorite film of his, The Professional, where he does a pretty much perfect performance of an out of control DEA agent.

I read on imdb that he's never been nominated for an oscar. Maybe some of the films he does aren't oscar material, but he's definitely talented enough to earn one some day.

Discuss your thoughts on Mr. Gary Oldman.

[niobium]

he owns... i just re saw the professional recently and my...

what a villain

[Meatplow]

He is amazingly versatile. I am a fan.

[Jawaharal]

He was the ultimate villain in The Professional.

Speaking of which, I need to rent that movie again since its so good and its been a while since I've seen it.

[EightMilesHigh]

he owns... i just re saw the professional recently and my...

what a villain

I'm going to sound like a fanboy, but the scene near the beginning where he takes out the family still affects me everytime. The thing is, anyone can play a bad guy, but to play someone like Norman Stansfield, someone totally without remorse or sympathy, and not come across as campy or cartoonish, takes serious acting chops.

[BOMBdiggity]

Yeah, too bad he is thinking about quitting acting.

http://www.cinematical.com/2007/06/26/gary-oldman-threatens-to-quit-acting/

[Incognito]

Gary is a pure and solid great actor. Who remembers him in Dracula? Amazing performance, what a shame he hasen't ever even been nominated.

I may sound liek a noob, but The professional has been on my list of movies to see for like 4 years now, I need to get around to seeing it.

[niobium]

yeah you really really really need to see the hell out of that. now.

speaking of people quitting acting, kevin spacey. found an article about it last month. so he can run that theater in england or something

[Meatplow]

He was uncanny as Sid Vicious, pity the movie was so inaccurate. :(

[Iskandar]

speaking of people quitting acting, kevin spacey. found an article about it last month. so he can run that theater in england or somethingwhat the hell kevin spacey is awesome

:-/

[planewreck]

when was kevin spacey awesome

:/

[bradc1988]

Se7en, The Usual Suspects and American Beauty but w/e

I like Gary Oldman, he was great in Leon.

[planewreck]

1 out of 3 isn't so bad.

guess which two are massively overrated!

[bradc1988]

If you're bad mouthing The Usual Suspects I'll have to punch you in the face.

[planewreck]

i like how that's the one you pick when that was the statistic.

[Meatplow]

All three could be considered overrated.

I have a friend who really hates Kevin Spacey and thinks he is a bad actor. I can't understand why.

[team_racket]

leon was superb.

[RunAmokRampant]

I thought Oldman wasn't that great in Bram Stoker's Dracula. He came off a little arrogant and the way he 'threatens' to quit doesn't help either. He is good but not great.

[niobium]

i'm not sure which i like more (oldman vs spacey)

i've seen more spacey, so i guess him

but oldman was so damn good in leon

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Both dudes rule.

[JohnXDoesn't]

outstanding actor

has anyone seeing the under appreciated State Of Grace? Oldman, Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Robin Wright Penn, John Turturro, John C. Reilly. very good film about an undercover cop in too deep with the irish mob back in his old haunts. recommended with more info:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100685/

trailer:

http://www.movie-list.com/s/state-of-grace.html

actually one of my fave films within the crime drama genre. personally one of my top 20 films ever.

[talk show host]

He's brilliant, at least when playing bad guys. I'm not sure I can think of a film i've seen where's he's playing a good guy actually.

Leon's probably my favourite of his, he's such a bastard.

EVERYONE!

[Tillius]

when was kevin spacey awesome

:/

Come on, man.

Spacey is brilliant.

Some of the roles he picks might not be the same, but he always does them well.

EDIT: Okay. All this talk of The Professional has convinced me to Netflix it and set it to number one.

[niobium]

it's the best high octane shooter there ever was. at least the most intelligent and deep

[JohnXDoesn't]

yeah plus it has a jailbait Natalie Portman.

ok she plays a twelve year old but she is older playing younger....

[EightMilesHigh]

I've heard that in the European version it goes farther into the supposed physical relationship between Mathilda and Leon. I don't think I would need to see that :-/

[JohnXDoesn't]

^ i thought it was an interesting aspect of the film. the viewer is shown / suggested an attraction that is not exactly friends, caretaker, or father / daughter at some points. almost flirty, and i have read some lite comparisons to Kubrick's Lolita in regard to the relationship. although not near the same subject or film.

be that as it may i think the american version handles the relationship tastefully and like you, the other part (whatever it is) really need not be part of it to make it a good film.

and all Oldman fans do check out State Of grace. Sean Penn is excellent, too.

[Tillius]

Sean Penn is always excellent.