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Reggie Jackson in the 1977 World Series.

 

Muhammad Ali in the Thrilla in Manila.

 

Or, on the unfortunate other end of the spectrum... Bill Buckner? :eek:

"I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it."

 

Les Paul

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Directors

 

Martin Scorsese - Bringing out the dead (however I have not yet seen Taxi Driver)

 

Francis Ford Coppola - Apocalypse Now (Godfather is overated)

 

Cohen Brothers - O Brother Where Art Thou

 

Ridley Scott - Blade Runner

 

Sergio Leone - The Good the Bad and The Ugly

 

Actors

 

Kevin Spacey - American Beauty (Although he is excellently excellent in everything)

 

Robin Williams - One Hour Photo

 

Edward Norton - Split between fight club and american history x.... tough call

 

Nicholas Cage - Bringing Out The Dead

 

Eli Wallach - Good the Bad and the Ugly

 

Albums

 

Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine

 

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

 

Rush - Moving Pictures

 

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

 

Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius

 

Flaming Lips - YBPR

 

Michael Jackson - Thriller

 

Nirvana - Nevermind

 

Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese

 

Beatles - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

 

Radiohead - OK Computer/Hail to the Thief

 

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

 

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers - BSSM

 

ACDC - Back in Black

 

Weather Report - Heavy Weather

 

Stereophonics - Performance and Cocktails

 

Verve - Urban Hymns

 

Oasis - Whats the Story Morning Glory

 

Nada Surf - Let Go

 

Coldplay - Rush of Blood to the Head

 

and i'm Spent....

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Jim Bakker-Definitive sleazeball televangelist

 

I actually kinda miss him. His PTL club was the most brazen, blatant, continuous, i.e. literally non-stop beg-fest in the history of televangelism. I used to get a sick kind of enjoyment out of watching it just waiting to find out why anyone had any kind of spiritual reason to watch, 'cuz all I EVER heard him do was beg for huge amounts of money "in the name of God." The only "ministry" I ever saw him do was PRAY for people to send in more money! It was a HOOT! (And Tammy Faye was just the icing on the cake.)

 

Plenty of suckers fell for it too. THAT was the most amazing thing . . . :confused:

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Originally posted by Four Score and Tedster:

Originally posted by Dennyf:

Jim Bakker-Definitive sleazeball televangelist

 

Ever hear of Jimmy Swaggart? :D I think he's a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley or something.
Yes, Jerry Lee's cousin. But he was/is just a hypocrit.

 

Jimmy B. was just plain rakin' it in for "God," some of which went into a theme park/resident village/timeshare fiasco, apparently just so he'd have something to show on his tv show, and give his viewers something to "shoot for." Called it "Heritage, USA" or something like that.

 

Weird. :freak:

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"Jesus is up in heaven, flipping through the Bible, saying to himself, 'Now, where the fuck did I say build a waterslide?'"

 

Sam Kinison

"I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it."

 

Les Paul

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Lessee...

 

Definitive performances to me...

 

Well, John Wayne had a bundle...but I'm going to pick "Big Jake"

 

Humphrey Bogart, "Casablanca"

 

Ingrid Bergman, "Casablanca"

 

Tom Hanks..."Forrest Gump"...or "Philadelphia"...but I'll go with Gump.

 

For the same reason, Dustin Hoffman "Rainman". Actors who can play people with disabilities, and do it well, are rare.

 

Morgan Freeman "Shawshank Redemption". But that's a hard one to call, he's had a lot of good roles.

 

Melodramatic "Snidely Whiplash" Villains you love to hate?

 

Alan Rickman, "Die Hard".

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Great topic!

 

Random thoughts:

 

Acting-

Humphrey Bogart - Maltese Falcon or Dead End (tie)

Cary Grant - Bringing Up Baby

Gregory Peck - Moby Dick

Orson Welles - Citizen Kane or War of the Worlds (radio) or Moby Dick (tie)

Katherine Hepburn - Adam's Rib or Stage Door (tie)

Spencer Tracy - Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde

James Stewart - Harvey or Anatomy of a Murder (tie)

Peter Lorre - Arsenic and Old Lace or Maltese Falcon (tie)

W.C. Fields - The Bank Dick

Laurel and Hardy - Sons of the Desert

Charlie Chaplin - The Gold Rush

Buster Keaton - The General

Zero Mostel - The Producers

Gene Wilder - Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein (tie)

Steve Martin - Simple Twist of Fate

Peter Boyle - French Connection or Young Frankenstein (tie)

Gene Hackman - French Connection

Robert Shaw - Jaws or The Taking of Pelham 123 (tie)

Richard Dreyfuss - Jaws or Mr. Holland's Opus (tie)

Roy Scheider - The 7-ups or Jaws (tie)

(yeah, I know this isn't nearly complete - a virtual lack of actresses, but I'm at work - gimme a break!)

 

Directors:

Robert Wise - West Side Story

Sidney Lumet - 12 Angry Men / Fail Safe (tie)

Orson Welles - Citizen Kane

James Cameron - The Abyss

Raoul Walsh - White Heat

Allan Dwan - Sands of Iwo Jima

Don Siegel - Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Otto Preminger - Anatomy of a Murder

Alfred Hitchcock - Saboteur

Fritz Lang - Metropolis

Howard Hawks - His Girl Friday / To Have and Have Not / The Thing from Another World (tie)

George Cukor - The Philadelphia Story

Stanley Kubrick - Dr. Strangelove / 2001 / Clockwork Orange (tie)

 

Ensemble (TV):

I, Claudius

Twin Peaks

All In The Family

Twilight Zone

Odd Couple

Outer Limits

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Kids In The Hall

 

Music:

**Super8 is spot-on! The best of the JGB albums, and Jerry's best electric performances**

Count Basie - April in Paris (album)

Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (album)

Steely Dan - Royal Scam (album)

The Band - Rock of Ages (album)

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

 

That's all I can come up with off the top of my head...my brain hurts.

 

-Tim from Jersey :thu:

(and, Tedster - what about Dishonest John? NYA-a-aaaahhh! Does anyone remember Beany and Cecil, or is it just us old guys?)

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Definitive complete and utter bastards from the movies: my vote goes to Richard Gere, Internal Affairs.

"I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it."

 

Les Paul

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Originally posted by Four Score and Tedster:

Lessee...

 

Definitive performances to me...

 

Tom Hanks..."Forrest Gump"...or "Philadelphia"...but I'll go with Gump.

 

For the same reason, Dustin Hoffman "Rainman". Actors who can play people with disabilities, and do it well, are rare.

OT--Don't wanna pull the thread adrift, but if ya wanna see an impressive performance in this vein, see "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?"

 

Johnny Depp is the lead in this flick full of slightly eccentric characters. He has a retarded brother played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and man, he does a *very* convincing job. Startling, really.

 

The man really can act, not just look pretty. :eek:

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Speaking of Leo DiCaprio, that reminds me...

 

Definitive portrayal of a junkie suffering through kicking: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Basketball Diaries. Just him, Ernie Hudson, and the monkey in an apartment for three days. It will chill you to the bone. Of course, this scene takes place just moments after the Definitive Kicking Somebody Out scene, where Leo's mom has finally suffered so much over him that she finally won't unlock the door for him anymore. Mom's in a crumpled ball, weeping, on the inside of the door, and Leo's doing the same out in the hall.

"I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it."

 

Les Paul

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