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Best 'chameleon' in movies today?
no one special:
--- Quote from: n0t_r0bert_b0yle!! on 10 Mar 2008, 01:00 ---Guy Pierce!!!!
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ooo, good call! Totally forgot about Guy Pearce, he's definitely up there. Two movies of his that I absolutely love are L.A. Confidential and Memento. And don't forget The Prestige !! Yep, up there with 'chameleon' status.
Also, related to Statik's point about country of origin: since L.A. Confidential was the first Guy Pearce movie I ever saw, I didn't even know he was Australian for the longest time! Imagine my surprise when I first saw him do an interview :laugh:
For the people who were kind of confused as to what 'chameleon' meant - think of the definition by anti-example: Jeff Goldblum. Man does the exact same mannerisms, exact same voice, exact same everything in every role he does. He is the complete opposite of a 'chameleon'.
BUT this is not being negative, not actor-bashing - only having one 'character' can be a very good thing! Case in point - Vince Vaughn. Does he do basically the exact same thing in every movie? Yes, but what he does is so damn funny, I'll go see him in just about anything!
blanktom:
Gerard Butler has, in his short career, starred in some pretty weird flicks.
I mean yeah Mr. Big Tough Action Dude in Tomb Raider 2. But then to fuckin' Phantom Of The Opera?? And into some leather for 300?
And have you actually read or seen anything about his latest film? I wouldnt say he's a great actor, but he really likes to genre-hop!
Dimmukane:
Guy Pearce wasn't in The Prestige...
MusicScribbles:
I would have to disgree with Jim Carrey, because so far in his career he has played all sorts of characters because they're in each movie in a different context, but he is always a meek character. The same thing goes for Christian Bale and a lot of the other actors mentioned. This doesn't mean that they aren't good actors though. They just aren't character actors.
By character actor, we mean different kinds of people, and by different kinds of people, this is not meant trash-truck driver to superhero. To get into different people, they have to be differently thinking people.
A character actor could be Bill Murray. In Caddyshack he played a paranoid, drug-addled man. In Broken Flowers he was a rundown, tired-of-it-all ladies man.
A character actor is not Arnold Schwarzeneger.
no one special:
--- Quote from: Dimmukane on 13 Mar 2008, 07:14 ---Guy Pearce wasn't in The Prestige...
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LOL what a dumbass I am! You're absolutely right.
...see how much of a chameleon Christian Bale really is? :laugh:
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