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Best 'chameleon' in movies today?
Sox:
You realise that "being a chameleon" isn't the same as "fading into the background"?
Why who is that guy on the left? I have never seen him before, nope. No way.
Border Reiver:
On the idea of people who can play a lot of different roles and do them well I would have to say that character actors such as Gary Oldman, Robert de Niro take the prize. If you're looking for people who rise, or sink to the level of the movie, then I would say that Christopher Lee takes the prize.
Mr. Lee's acting resume is impressive with movies that you can say "Damn, that's one great movie." (Say, the Horror of Dracula, the Wickerman, The Lord of the Rings)
, or "Meh, that's kind of average" (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Mummy, Return to Witch Mountain), and finally -
"Man, did they have nude pictures of you with some kind of farm animal?" (Howling II, Taste the Blood of Dracula)
no one special:
--- Quote from: Sox on 08 Mar 2008, 05:13 ---
Why who is that guy on the left? I have never seen him before, nope. No way.
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Haha, seriously - Matthew McConaughey scared the crap out of me in that movie! The crazy-killer-psycho had me convinced! Reign of Fire was a fun movie with good perofrmances, I watch it every time it's on TV.
Also, Christian Bale FTW, he's another guy I'll watch anytime, anywhere - definitely a chameleon.
Question though - how is Gary Oldman considered a 'character actor' ? I'd disagree, he's a big-timer! I mean, Clint Howard is a character actor; Oldman, not so much, he's bigger than that.
Narr:
Charactor Actor just means someone they bring in to play a unique character, someone that's more driven AS a character than as a plot centerpiece. Johnny Depp, for example. He's big time, but he's a character actor.
beat mouse:
--- Quote from: Narr on 08 Mar 2008, 14:17 ---Charactor Actor just means someone they bring in to play a unique character, someone that's more driven AS a character than as a plot centerpiece. Johnny Depp, for example. He's big time, but he's a character actor.
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I was always under the impression character actors were people who played the same realm of character in every piece of work they do like Brian Dennehy.
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