tommycruise Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 So basically what actors do you think improve the quality of a film just by being in it? Now that doesn't have to mean that they make the movie a masterpiece by merely showing up, but there are lots of actors who always put everything into a role, even if they haven't go much to work with. Some actors who I think demonstrate this are Michael Caine-Need I say anymore? Gary Oldman- Great at everything he does and aside from Amanda Seyfried he was the only thing that made red riding hood watchable Morgan Freeman-Always awesome when he appears on screen and I've pretty much enjoyed in his all of his movies that I have seen Laim Neeson- This one should be pretty obvious Ewan Mcgregor- Hands down one of the best things in the star wars prequels and also good in Jack the Giant Slayer Tom Cruise- So he doesn't exactly always make the movie better, but of all of his movies that I've seen him in he has never been the problem I know theres more but I can't think of any others off the top of my head right now. Please state what actors/actresses you think fall into this category 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood26 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Brad Pitt, Clooney, Damon. and Jeff Goldblum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Goddess Meryl, duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peludo Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Ebert had a rule that stated any movie that Harry Dean Stanton was in couldn't be all bad. I agree with him. This is a great topic. Some of mine: Bill Paxton: He is a star but not an A-lister. Anything he is in is better because of it. Tombstone, Titanic, True Lies, Navy Seal, and a litany of others. Viggo Mortensen: Sure he is well known now but before LOTR he was electric in films like The Prophecy and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3. Michael Biehn back in the day. Tombstone, The Abyss, Terminator all benefited from his presence Harry Dean Stanton: just check his filmography Michael Rooker: One of my favourite character actors of all time. In the late 80's and 90's he was everywhere. He was a mean SOB in Mississippi Burning, one of Jim Garrison's assistants in JFK, a small role in Tombstone, Sly's buddy in Cliffhanger and even in bad movies like Here on Earth, he was a bright spot. Al Leong: You don't know the name but you know the face. He is a Joel Silver bit player. He played Endo in Lethal Weapon, the Asian dude who electrocutes Mel Gibson, he was also one of the bad guys in Die Hard, also Action Jackson all Joel Silver films. Then he was in other films like Above The Law, Godzilla and Scorpion King. It's just fun to recognize him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 James Cromwell James Gandolfini Sigourney Weaver (No reason to limit this to actors ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommycruise Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 James Cromwell James Gandolfini Sigourney Weaver (No reason to limit this to actors ) Well actresses are certainly included as well, I just didn't want to make the title to big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 The Rock. Seriously, he's the best at this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommycruise Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 The Rock. Seriously, he's the best at this. You're right. In my post I was just thinking of more serious actors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumos Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Kate winslet and Leonardo dicaprio!! And when they're together....it's pure magic. Look no further than revolutionary road. Couldn't imagine how that film would have turned out with different leads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 DiCaprio for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Ben Stiller's cameos. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Dan Hedaya. I'm not even joking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2002 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) So basically what actors do you think improve the quality of a film just by being in it? Now that doesn't have to mean that they make the movie a masterpiece by merely showing up, but there are lots of actors who always put everything into a role, even if they haven't go much to work with. Some actors who I think demonstrate this are Michael Caine-Need I say anymore? Gary Oldman- Great at everything he does and aside from Amanda Seyfried he was the only thing that made red riding hood watchable Morgan Freeman-Always awesome when he appears on screen and I've pretty much enjoyed in his all of his movies that I have seen Laim Neeson- This one should be pretty obvious Ewan Mcgregor- Hands down one of the best things in the star wars prequels and also good in Jack the Giant Slayer Tom Cruise- So he doesn't exactly always make the movie better, but of all of his movies that I've seen him in he has never been the problem I know theres more but I can't think of any others off the top of my head right now. Please state what actors/actresses you think fall into this category You can't be a hater of Nolan's batman films right? Edited July 5, 2013 by vc2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyevenstar22 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 great topic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Movie Man Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 To me, truthfully, not alot as I like seeing the actor on screen, usually the quality of the movie stands out,,,and a bad movie is a bad movie. PS. Somewhere I started a topic on the likability of actors, which I think is different, as I can enjoy individual performances, but very few to raise a bad movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) Actresses: Emma Stone, Zoe Saldana, Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Tina Fey, Elizabeth Banks, Charlize Theron, Rachel McAdams, Chloe Moretz, Reese Witherspoon, Sigourney Weaver Actors: Chris Pine, Ryan Gosling, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Jim Carrey, Andy Samberg, Liam Neeson AND ALL FRIENDS CAST Edited July 5, 2013 by Goffe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peludo Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Philip Seymour Hoffman. You can like more or less MI:3, but the movie deserves to be seen just for his appearances. And he will probably be a good reclaim to certain audiences to see Catching Fire. Superb actor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Emma Roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) Jackie Chan + Viggo, Colin Firth, Freeman, Rowan Atkinson ( ), Blanchett & my personal favs Ruffalo & Craig. I'll watch any movie with them Edited July 5, 2013 by Leyla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
