Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by DavidLD (A) on December 18, 2006 at 04:29:47

In Reply to: After things like Titanic, Gangs Of New York and much of The Aviator I thought Leonardo Dicaprio had lost it posted by sjb on December 17, 2006 at 21:14:55:

OK, Leonardo, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt are the three biggest male hunks in all of moviedom (eat your hearts out George Clooney and Tom Cruise). Some people in seeing their films just can't get past that. But all three of them have become as good at acting as anyone out there. They command high salaries not only because they look very good on camera (the camera loves them), but also because all three are at the top of the game in plying their trade.

If you simply want to see wonderfully great acting without the sometimes distracting hunkiness factor, watch Edward Norton and Paul Giamati in "the Illusionist".

What stuck in my mind about "the Departed" was not Matt or Leonardo, but Jack Nicholson's over-the-top performance. I would say it was his best ever, and that is saying something!

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