Greatest screen performance ever ?.

[Deeznutz6]

Marlon Wayans in GI Joe.

Bastard, I was going to say Channing Tatum as Duke

 

[Deeznutz6]

Oh and I forgot Ice Cube in Anaconda, "you mean theres snakes out there this BIG??"

Cinematic masterpiece, lol

 

[Master Wayne]

Bastard, I was going to say Channing Tatum as Duke

He would be my second choice.

 

[Khev]

Jimmy Stewart in "Its a Wonderful Life."

Daniel Day Lewis in pretty much anything.

 

[CelticPredator]

Marlon Wayans in GI Joe.

I second this. Truely a master of his craft. His line about Scarlet and their love....wow.

 

[King Darkness]

Fanboy decision, Clancy Brown as the Kurgan.

Amazingly skilled actor owning a performance, Nicholson in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

Runner up, Pacino in A Scent of a Women.

 

[Reinhardt]

I love almost all of the choices in this thread, but my absolute favorite would have to be

Daniel Day Lewis - Gangs of New York

Although, I would have to agree with the quote below!

Daniel Day Lewis in pretty much anything.

 

[The Craw]

chuck norris.....in anything. he's freakin' chuck norris.

 

[Darth Cruel]

Billy Bob Thornton as Carl in Slingblade.
John Travolta in Phenomenon
Kathy Bates in Misery
Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland

 

[daikkenaurora]

Keanu Reeves as Neo in Matrix

 

[uscmhicks]

Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland

Great one. I'd forgotten about that awesome performance somehow.

 

[ProgMatinee]

odd ball choice, but I love Ethan Hawke in Gattica.

 

[Fives]

Daniel Day Lewis was great in "In The Name of The Father".

 

[shiveringmelody]

I can't list just one, but for me.....

Wil Wheaton - Stand By Me
River Phoenix - Stand By Me
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Denzel Washington - Training Day
Brandon Lee - The Crow
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Clint Eastwood - The Man With No Name trilogy
Christian Bale - The Machinist
Jim Carrey - The Truman Show
Jack Nicholson - The Shining/Batman/As Good As It Gets
Johnny Depp - Edward Scissorhands
Daniel Craig - Casino Royale
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 500 Days Of Summer
Angelina Jolie - Girl, Interrupted
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem For A Dream
Zooey Deschanel - 500 Days Of Summer
Eva Green - Casino Royale

 

[Darth_Fatso]

Here are some of my favorite performances in no real order.

Sir Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter
Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates
Heath Ledger as The Joker
Christolph Waltz as Hans Landa
Liam Neeson as Okar Schindler
Gary Oldman as Dracula
Sir Alec Guinness
Forrest Whitaker as Idi Amin
Natasha Henstridge as Sil/Eve/any movie she's naked in.

 

[devilof76]

I'm torn between Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken in True Romance, and Tom Hulce as Mozart in Amadeus...

Hulce wins.

Without doubt it's Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch.

Damn good movie.

 

[uscmhicks]

Another awesome Gary Oldman performance I always seem to forget is even his is Mason Verger in Hannibal.

 

[SnakeDoctor]

My vote would go to --

George C. Scott ... Patton.

Honorable Mention --

Clint Eastwood ... Gran Torino.
Al Pacino ... The Godfather II.
Russell Crowe ... Cinderella Man.
Heath Ledger ... The Dark Knight.
Harrison Ford ... Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Russell Crowe ... Gladiator.
Mel Gibson ... Braveheart.
Christian Bale ... 3:10 to Yuma.
Ben Foster ... 3:10 to Yuma.
Jack Nicholson ... The Shining.
Leonardo DiCaprio ... The Departed.
Robert Shaw ... Jaws.

SnakeDoc

 

[BadMoon]

My vote would go to --

George C. Scott ... Patton.

 

[Darth Cruel]

Yes...George C. Scott as Patton and Heath Ledger as the Joker are both in the top as well.