Phil in the Blank Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Leonardo Dicaprio is not a great actor. He has a fantastic screen presence and is always entertaining to watch. But a great actor he is not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Leonardo Dicaprio is not a great actor. He has a fantastic screen presence and is always entertaining to watch. But a great actor he is not. You took it one step too far... Even in this thread... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Leonardo Dicaprio is not a great actor. He has a fantastic screen presence and is always entertaining to watch. But a great actor he is not. 100%. Never get lost in his characters. Always watching Leo DiCaprio. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) You took it one step too far... Even in this thread... I created this thread. I DECIDE HOW FAR IT GOES. See Coolio for my justification. Edited February 3, 2014 by Spottswoode 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Films Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Leonardo Dicaprio is a great actor.Fixed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) 100%. Never get lost in his characters. Always watching Leo DiCaprio. DiCaprio is great at acting and emoting. But since Gangs Of NY, he's really reminding you that DiCaprio is acting to prove that he is great at emoting, instead of striking you as a memorable character he sank himself into.(Even if the characters are quite memorable on paper) Even in WOWS, he plays fucked up billionaire DiCaprio as a twisted biopic of himself, how he could have been if he went total nut Lindsey Lohan style due to fame, wealth and blonde model obsession. I didn't really see Jordan Belfort but DiCaprio telling you and showing you how great he is at acting fucked up and edgy like a bad DiCaprio döppelganger. (Like the last fourteen years have been nothing but "I'm no freakin' Jack Dawson hearthrob anymore, I'm serious business bitches!". Hence those "Leo craving Oscah so bad" memes). (I don't know if the nuance is clear enough though because it's thin and that doesn't question DiCaprio's actual talent and genuine screen charisma as he is good and adequate for each roles he's been cast but it's a subtle feeling I can understand). Edited February 3, 2014 by dashrendar44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Perhaps you guys don't understand the craft of acting, if you think DiCaprio wasn't brilliant in WOWS. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood26 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 The biggest actors of all time are the biggest actors of all time because they bring themselves to the role. They are the character but they are equally themselves. Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Sly, Arnold, James Dean, Robert Peck, Kevin Costner, Leo and so on. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Leonardo Dicaprio is not a great actor. He has a fantastic screen presence and is always entertaining to watch. But a great actor he is not. I don't see how somebody can say this. That truly is an unpopular opinion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bed005 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Perhaps you guys don't understand the craft of acting, if you think DiCaprio wasn't brilliant in WOWS.Phil said he has great screen presence, which I take to mean his roles are enjoyable. The issue is does he "act" or just play himself. I'd say Dicaprio has been in a lot of very good movies, but I don't think he has exceptional range as an actor. And his accents are terrible/nonexistent. But is he still entertaining? Yes. And that's really what matters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Perhaps you guys don't understand the craft of acting, if you think DiCaprio wasn't brilliant in WOWS. The great thing about an objectively brilliant performance is that it doesn't exist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The biggest actors of all time are the biggest actors of all time because they bring themselves to the role. They are the character but they are equally themselves. Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Sly, Arnold, James Dean, Robert Peck, Kevin Costner, Leo and so on. No offense Jay but I don't think any of the actors you mentioned are among the greatest actors of all time (save maybe James Dean for his short ill-fated career that intertwined with his reckless life to further his legend to this day but I always prefered Brando to him, imo). (And I say this despite how much I love Tom Cruise and his genuine dedication in all of his roles. He must be the one with the largest acting range in that list with Leo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukaio101 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 No offense Jay but I don't think any of the actors you mentioned are among the greatest actors of all time (save maybe James Dean for his short ill-fated career that intertwined with his reckless life to further his legend to this day but I always prefered Brando to him, imo). (And I say this despite how much I love Tom Cruise and his genuine dedication in all of his roles. He must be the one with the largest acting range in that list with Leo) To be fair, he said biggest rather than greatest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) To be fair, he said biggest rather than greatest. Marlon Brando is not in his list though.(And boy, Lord knows he was really big) Edited February 7, 2014 by dashrendar44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portgas Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 My another unpopular opinion: Chronicles of Riddick is much better than Pitch Black and one of the best sci-fi movies ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Phil said he has great screen presence, which I take to mean his roles are enjoyable. The issue is does he "act" or just play himself. I'd say Dicaprio has been in a lot of very good movies, but I don't think he has exceptional range as an actor. And his accents are terrible/nonexistent.But is he still entertaining? Yes. And that's really what matters. That's it exactly. I think Leo is a very entertaining guy to watch and I always look forward to his films. But a great actor? I don't think so. I don't believe he is capable of truly loosing himself in a role like, say, the late great Phiiip Seymour Hoffman for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 The biggest actors of all time are the biggest actors of all time because they bring themselves to the role. They are the character but they are equally themselves. Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Sly, Arnold, James Dean, Robert Peck, Kevin Costner, Leo and so on. None of those people are particularly great actors IMO although they all have great screen presence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Leo DiCaprio is a good actor but I don't get why people make a big deal that he hasn't won an Oscar. Plenty of really good actors have never won and Oscar. Also plenty of great actors won an Oscar only when they were much older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I feel like he is the best actor of our generation and its a shame he doesn't have an oscar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Leonardo Dicaprio is not a great actor. He has a fantastic screen presence and is always entertaining to watch. But a great actor he is not. That really is an unpopular opinion, and just plain wrong. Edited February 7, 2014 by Jessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
