'100 Greatest Movie Stars'

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he has REALLY BIG EYES jel!!

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 17:25 (twenty-one years ago) link

and he speaks the loudest which, as everyone knows, = great acting.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 17:28 (twenty-one years ago) link

Who's the most serious omission? Robert Mitchum? Considering it's as much about great icons as great actors, and he was both.

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 10:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

Robert Mitchum was possibly the biggest omission, him or Henry Fonda. On a popular vote of "actors" not "movie stars", Joe Pesci and Steve Buscemi would have come top 50 as well.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 10:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

If only they had used SCIENCE.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 11:03 (twenty-one years ago) link

(This query actually returns a very sensible list).

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 11:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

A bit of a weird list. Brando should obviously have been up there with DeNiro and Pacino, and I can't say I'm hugely familiar with the entire resume of Chaplin (yup, I do fail there) but as he revolutionised screen acting he should have been in the top 10. Same goes for Bogart. I'm surprised Jodie Foster or Susan Sarandon weren't recognised as the finest female performers of the contemporary period. I'd have put Ingrid Bergman higher, and Bogey deserved the top 10.

I never saw the whole list but no Chun Yow Fat? That's fucking insane! I bet they left out Barbara Steele, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff as well.

I cannot believe anyone with half a brain would think Top Gun or Die Hard are better films than Casablanca or actually vote for Arnalt Schwarzenneger, which simply beggard belief. I hate all his films (except maybe The Running Man which is kinda fun but no more or less entertaining than your average slasher movie).

― Calum, Wednesday, 7 May 2003 11:18 (twenty-one years ago) link

Total Recall rox you moran.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 11:21 (twenty-one years ago) link

Again, movie stars != great actors.

Nick's list is pretty good, apart from the mysterious Stella Screen.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 11:22 (twenty-one years ago) link

Most glaring omission = Shahrukh Khan.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 14:54 (twenty-one years ago) link

one year passes...

to me john wayne is the best. he as done so much in his 50 years of acting and if he could of lived longer there no tell what he could of done. Maybe even president

― reese, Tuesday, 3 August 2004 02:01 (nineteen years ago) link

fourteen years pass...

as i mentioned in the TCM thread, today is the centennial of Rita Hayworth's birth

http://thefilmexperience.net/blog/2018/10/17/beauty-break-happy-rita-hayworth-centennial.html

Fred Astaire called her his favorite dance partner!

― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 17:28 (five years ago) link

Funny looking at the original list now,

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/may/06/filmnews.arts

Costner wouldn't get a look in today IMO. Cruise/Downey would be way higher, McGregor/Depp/Hopkins way lower.

It's also now something of an er.. rogues gallery. Jesus check out number 4!?

― piscesx, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link

it's a listicle. what can I say.

― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:42 (five years ago) link

huh had forgotten I share bday with Rita

gorgeous but tragic figure obviously

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:48 (five years ago) link

HBD, Οὖτις

― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 18:55 (five years ago) link

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