Post an example of great casting

[jpgray]

I think Uma Thurman as Venus was a great choice--Botticelli would have been pleased!

[SOteric]

1. Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes

[Arkham House]

119. God, yes...

...he looked like a Paget drawing come to life...and the series didn't make the usual ignorant mistake of showing Holmes wearing his deerstalker in town...LOL...

[sarge43]

123. And Edward Hardwicke as Watson

It'll be a long time before that pair is ever bested.

[ashling]

2. great casting

[gkdmaths]

20. D'oh!

I shoulda looked before I posted mine.

yours is better! :hi:

[ashling]

22. Thanks

I'd say its a toss up. :)

[Ptah]

48. A River Runs Through It.

[wildhorses]

92. I loved that movie...it kinda worries me that one my

nephews acts just like Pitt's character acted as a child...I hope it is not of sign of things to come:scared:

:hi:

[Ptah]

109. This is where I should offer some advice.

But I won't because I have no clue
how to help.

Hold your breath and hope for the best.

:hi:

[Deja Q]

3. Are her mongowooblies photoshopped out?

:scared:

[jpgray]

5. Cropped. When I first saw the movie as a kid I didn't even notice

[Vidar]

24. What movie. I coudn't find it on IMD under Uma's credits?

[jpgray]

26. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

In the Comedy(!?) section of most video stores--Terry Gilliam film that was poorly reviewed and didn't make much, but one I always really enjoyed.

[Vidar]

79. Thanks --saw it years ago & forgot about that part. Creeping senility.

[ContraBass Black]

35. mongowooblies?

What are those?

[China_cat]

83. Some people have an absolute horror

of saying the word 'tits'. Even saying 'breasts' gives them panic attacks.

[Bucky]

117. They are such boobs about it

And really, what's the point?

[caty]

4. Jack Nicholson---Witches of Eastwick

as Daryl Van Horne. That part had to be written just for him. "Just your average, horny, little devil."

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=54961

[NNadir]

29. Jack Nicolson in Chinatown.

[XemaSab]

32. Jack Nicholson in almost anything

Seriously, half the movies I've seen him in I just can't imagine anyone else playing the part.

Particularly in "The Shining."

[NNadir]

40. That's another good example.

Chinatown though remains my choice as the best Nicolson movie. He was perfect there.

[Richard Steele]

6. Tilda Swinton as Gabriel in 'Constantine'.

Also an example of great costume design, IMHO.

[YankeyMCC]

7. Ian McKellen as Gandalf

[LeftyMom]

8. Most of the casting in that movie is great

Cate Blanchett isn't a very good Galadriel, as she looks a bit too worn and pinched in the face compared to the other elves and even the partially human elves like Arwen, but other than that I can't think of any bad choices.

I really liked the choice for Eowyn, she's pretty but sturdy enough to be a believable fighter.

[YankeyMCC]

9. Agreed

[Cannikin]

14. Ian McKellen as Magneto also

He's probably my favorite actor

[Cannikin]

15. dupe

[Bombtrack]

82. eh, I disagree. not when they didn't have him alter his accent

it's really dumb how someone from Westchester and someone who immigrated from Poland to America 60-whatever years ago both have these thick English accents in that movie. They're also both way older than the characters ever were presented as in the comics, and Magneto never looked even close to as feeble as McKellan.

[liontamer]

99. they had to be older

if you want magneto to be a holocaust survivor he can't be young.

[aaronbees]

25. much agreed!

I just watched the whole LOR trilogy this past week for the first time, and I was most impressed with McKellen, who's always excellent. He brought the right mix of gravity and mischief to the role.

[NewJeffCT]

28. He was wonderful in "Fellowship"

And, he was strong in the next two movies in a more difficult role.

The male cast was very strong in the movie... was not thrilled with Cate Blanchett & Liv Tyler, though.

[aaronbees]

30. His character...

seemed to grow more central as the trilogy's plot rolled on, I think, and he did very well conveying different strengths to Gandalf. Liv Tyler did passably well with an underwritten role, I think; at least she made me buy into her love for Viggo Mortensen's character and willingness to forsake eternal life. :)

[NNadir]

56. Ian McKellan in Richard III.

[begin_within]

10. Martin Landau in "Ed Wood" - best casting of all time.

He simply became Bela Lugosi. It was as if Bela Lugosi himself were in the movie. The best acting work of the entire 1990s.

[kevsand]

62. Agreed.

After the first minute or two, I forgot it was Martin Landau...

[arwalden]

11. Geena Davis & Susan Sarandon as Thelma & Louise

[bertha katzenengel]

96. Agreed - Perfect. Callie Khoury couldn't have asked for more.

She gave what I think is the best acceptance speech ever in the Oscars:

". . . and for everyone who wanted a happy ending to 'Thelma & Louise,' this is it." :7

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. In "The Shawshank Redemption"......

Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Red........

They were born to play those parts....

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[XemaSab]

33. "Red" was originally an Irishman...

...but I'll admit he played the role very well.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. I agree completely!

Almost more than Tim Robbins, he gave the movie its heart......

[XemaSab]

41. He's kicked ass in everything I've seen him in. n/t

[Arkham House]

13. Al Pacino as Michael Corleone

Is there a greater character in all of the movies?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

74. Now THERE's a guy who made a role. "We have newspaper people on

the payroll, don't we? They might like a story like that."

[sarge43]

124. "I know it was you, Fredo."

It doesn't get any better.

[LibDemAlways]

115. To answer your question, no.....

My first choice as well. Perfect marriage of character and actor.

[Cannikin]

16. Brandon Routh as the new Superman. He's great

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/06/16/superman_wideweb__470x281,0.jpg

[qnr]

17. Arnold as a robot, or whatever the heck he actually was. n/t

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. Kevin Costner as Crash Davis

in "Bull Durham."

Dude couldn't act, but he had that role stuck. At least the baseball parts.

[gkdmaths]

19. Casting

[Ptah]

49. A River Runs Through It.

[gkdmaths]

52. nice connection!

:thumbsup:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

21. Holy Crap, where do I begin?

Jim Gardner as the old Noah in The Notebook.


Hugh Grant as the prime minister in Love Actually


Alan Rickman as Metatron


And these three...

[XemaSab]

36. Alan Rickman as Snape

I would compare him to Nicholson in the Shining in that I cannot see ANYONE else in that role.

If there is any flaw in the casting, it is that both of them are a little older than the roles in the books, but seriously, Rickman NAILED the role of Snape.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

42. I absolutely agree...

He is brilliant as Snape...and what sucks is the best movies don't get any recognition at all. Alan Rickman is the most under appreciated actor...
Duckie

[uppityperson]

58. I appreciate the heck out of him.

Love that voice and he can act so well.

[EstimatedProphet]

108. Alan Rickman as Marvin the paranoid android

HHGTTG-the movie

[dipsydoodle]

130. Also as Metatron in Dogma

One of my all time favorite films that one. Alanis Morissette was pretty cool as God as well :rofl:

[Patiod]

134. And as the dead lover in "Truly Madly Deeply"

and as the Sheriff in "Robin Hood"

Actually, Alan Rickman in anything

[WCGreen]

23. JOhnny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson....

[wildhorses]

38. He nailed it ...didn't he

I laughed my ass off the whole way through that movie....it was hysterical

[idgiehkt]

54. He seldom misses.

And that's saying something for someone named "Johnny".

[uppityperson]

59. uppityteen couldn't figure out why I was laughing so hard

"they are just drug jokes mom". I didn't think he could do it, but he did it very well.

[WCGreen]

71. I really enjoyed that flick....

[NewJeffCT]

27. Al Pacino as Michael Corleone

Jimmy Caan as Sonny
Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen
Robert DeNiro as the young Vito Corleone.

[Maccagirl]

31. Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates

and Harrison Ford in "Witness".

[wildhorses]

34. Clark Gable as Rhett Butler and Vivian Leigh as Scarlett

matter of fact the whole damn cast was GENIUS

[argyl]

68. My mother tells me the public demanded Gable play Rhett

Butler. Susan Hayward almost got the part of Scarlett. She would have been fine in the role but it's hard to imagine anyone other than Gable and Leigh as Rhett and Scarlett.

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were perfect as Bonnie and Clyde as well.As attractive a couple as I've ever seen in a movie.

[KG]

39. George C Scott as Patton

.

[reyd reid reed]

46. Without a doubt one of the best ever.

To this day, I can't hear Patton's name without seeing George C. Scott.

[leeroysphitz]

43. Tom Cruise, Interview With The Vampire!

Ooops! Did I just TYPE that?

[Bombtrack]

80. The vampire he was playing was supposed to look 21

and the vampire Antonio Banderas was playing was supposed to look 17. Dunno if you're being sarcastic, but that movie could have used some adjustments.

[Juffo Wup]

44. Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear

[NewJeffCT]

45. Andre the Giant & Mandy Patankin in Princess Bride

And, the guy that played Vizzini... and, Cary Elwes as Westly.

[JVS]

47. John Goodman as Walter Sobchak

[idgiehkt]

55. Viggo Mortensen in anything.

I haven't seen "The Lord of the Rings" movies, cause it's not my bag, but that man is a male Meryl Streep.

I'm thinking the asshole Navy guy in "G.I. Jane"/ the Artiste-poser boyfriend in "Dial M for Murder"/ the washed up baseball player in "28 Days"...he's a theatrical chameleon.

[Flaxbee]

50. Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole

McKern IS Rumpole, I can't read the Rumpole stories w/o seeing McKern, who also greatly resembled my criminal law professor (another story altogether).

[flamingyouth]

51. Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs in "Almost Famous"

[taterguy]

87. I disagree: It is the edge that Hoffman, good as he is, misses totally.

He just doesn't catch the nastiness that was finally what endeared Lester Bangs to those of us who may have chosen our heroes for the wrong reasons but at least liked them for what they really were.

I didn't write that. Lester Bangs wrote those sentences about Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of Lenny Bruce. Nevertheless, I think they apply to Phillip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Lester Bangs. Funny how life works sometimes.

[idgiehkt]

53. What's not to like?

I just realized that I have NEVER seen Uma in a role that I did not like her in. She is phenomenal, very underrated as an actress. If you absolutely want your heart broken every second of every scene she is in, see "Hysterical Blindness". That film was so painful... and such a stretch for a beauty like her to play a woman with no self-worth who thinks she is ugly. But Uma pulls it off beautifully.

And I am completely obsessed with her in pulp fiction. When it comes on TV I watch only the scenes with her in it. I am in love with her character in that, coke habit and all.

[Skittles]

57. Bud Cort and Vivian Pickles

as Harold Chasen and his mum:

[yellowdogintexas]

60. Richard Chamberlain for 3 parts: Blackthorne in "Shogun",

Aramis in "Three Musketeers", and the character he played in "Centennial"


The entire time I was reading "Shogun", I was imagining Chamberlain as Blackthorne, and then when the miniseries was made, there he was!

[jobycom]

61. Richard Harris as Dumbledore. Bogart as Philip Marlowe

I miss Harris. It's almost as if the directors are afraid to use Gamboni, as little as he's done in the role. Richard Harris was just perfect.

[kevsand]

63. Peter Sellers in "Being There," Kathy Bates in "Misery," and

Peter O'Toole in "My Favorite Year."

Also, Gene Wilder in "The Little Prince,"
absolutely everyone in "Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean,"
Joan Cusack in "Toys,"
absolutely everyone in "Lion in Winter,"
Lee Marvin in "Cat Ballou,"
Claude Rains in "Casablanca,"
absolutely everyone in "M*A*S*H,"
and absolutely everyone in "The Loved One."

More if I think of them...

[blondeatlast]

89. Bates and O'Toole--you nailed it. Dead perfect casting, both. nt

[Catchawave]

64. Johnny Depp - Edward Scissorhands

But have to go with Gene Wilder as Willie Wonka :D

[Glorfindel]

65. Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in "Ray"

Perfect portrayal, almost scary in its perfection. "Can you imagine what it's like to go blind and still be afraid of the dark?" Also Michelle Pfeiffer (sp?) as Titania, the Fairy Queen, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." She's a seriously underrated actress, I think.

[ScreamingMeemie]

66. Alex Kingston as Lara Croft...

...oh wait, that didn't happen...

...but it should have.

Whenever I played the game she (not Angelina) came to mind. :hi:

[TrogL]

67. Bob Hope as Bob Hope

[Arkham House]

69. Groucho Marx as "Groucho Marx"

He spent his whole life playing this person whom he really didn't resemble all that much...and couldn't escape it...by the end, he actually thought he *was* "Groucho"...a very strange case...

[devilgrrl]

70. Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch

[Jean Louise Finch]

73. At long last!

Thank you for posting this most perfect example of most perfect casting ever.

[wildhorses]

100. absolutely perfect...

thanks for reminding us..
:hi:

[maveric]

72. "JFK"

Had several great casting jobs. Donald Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, John Candy, Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones.... to name a few.

[mark414]

75. Al Pacino as Tony Montana

nobody else could've played that role the way he did

[AmyDeLune]

76. Chritian Bale in American Psycho and Dame Judi Dench in anything :-)

[kskiska]

77. James Mason as Humbert Humbert

[Tyrone Slothrop]

136. Shelly Winters was a pretty inspired choice for Mrs. Haze in that too

I'd also nominate James Mason for his role in NxNW. He's the perfect villain in that; his cold, debonair attitude makes a lot of otherwise far-fetched scenes seem real. (For instance, the crop-dusting scene; it seems perfectly natural that van Damm would have a pilot/crop-duster at his disposal as he's so meticulous and cunning. You never really think about it.)

[Straight Shooter]

78. Charlize Theron in Monster.

[Misunderestimator]

121. Agreed. She was amazing.

[Bombtrack]

81. Everybody except Marissa Ribisi in "Dazed and Confused"

actually Vince Vaughn was up for Cole Hausers part, he might have been even better.

[terrya]

84. Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquataine in "The Lion in Winter"

I'm currently reading a biography of Eleanor of Aquataine right now and from the descriptions of her personality, Hepburn was a perfect choice to play this legendary woman.

[Lilith Velkor]

85. Mieko Harada as Lady Kaede

[atomic-fly]

86. I like this Henri Moore...

[Divameow77]

88. Cate Blanchett

in The Aviator

[JVS]

90. Peter Cook as the devil

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Au9_vfx6t6c&search=bedazzled%20cook

[Lydia Leftcoast]

113. Good one!

[blondeatlast]

91. Vince Vaughn in "Swingers" and Janeane Garafalo

in "Clay Pigeons."

And whoever it was in CP who played "Your deputy's name is Barney?"

[tigereye]

93. insert plaster caster joke here -

;)

[RedStateShame]

94. Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar

Hell, I don't think Pekar absolutely hated it, and from him, that's a pretty good compliment!!

[bertha katzenengel]

95. Obscure: Frederick Forrest as Dashiell Hammet in "Citizen Cohn"

eom

[MissMillie]

97. Sean Penn as Spicoli

:silly:

[LibDemAlways]

128. He nailed it, didn't he?

"All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine."

[charlie and algernon]

98. Morgan Freeman as God, Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire

Kevin Spacey as Larry Mann

[MamaBear]

101. Malcolm McDowell as Alex in Clockwork Orange.

Anthony Hopkins as Hanibal Lector in Silence of the Lambs.
Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey in Its a Wonderful Life.
Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf in The Hours (actually, that whole cast, down to the smallest parts, was perfect).

And back to A Lion in Winter -- Timothy Dalton as Philippe. Wow.

[sarge43]

127. Dalton was excellent, but

I would have liked the original B'way casting better - Christopher Walken. Yum.

[Phillycat]

102. Christopher Reeve as Superman

[Show_Me _The_Truth]

104. Sean Penn

Jimmy Markum --- Mystic River

[Show_Me _The_Truth]

105. Johnny Depp

George Jung---Blow
Jack Sparrow--Pirates of the Carribean

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

103. Klaus Kinski in 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God'

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068182/

[SmileyBoy]

106. Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare as the two thugs from "Fargo"

Played the role to a T.

[MamaBear]

112. Also, William H. Macy as Jerry ...

The incredibly clueless husband who has his wife kidnapped.

[LibDemAlways]

126. And don't leave out Frances McDormand...Her scene

with Wm. H. Macy in the car dealership office is priceless....

"He's fleeing the interview..."

[Show_Me _The_Truth]

107. Gene Wilder

Willy Wonka

[progmom]

111. yes

:thumbsup:

[nytemare]

110. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter.

Brilliant performance.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

114. Stephen Fry as Oscar Wilde in "Wilde"

For comparison, here's the real Oscar Wilde:




Also, Max von Sydow as the Nazi-sympathizing Norwegian Nobel Prize winner Knut Hamsun:



Now here's the real Knut Hamsun:

[Bucky]

116. They guy who played "GK" in Prairie Home Companion was well cast

Altho, honestly, I think James Caan would have done a better job with that part.

[GreenTea]

118. Dustin Hoffman - Little Big Man

[wildhorses]

120. Joaquin Phoenix in anything.....and am I the only female on here

that thinks he is SEXY as hell???

I would drink that man's bathwater!

[sarge43]

122. Some blasts from the past

Tim Curry: Dr Frank-N-Furter

Henry Fonda: Mr Roberts

Barbara Stanwyck: Phyllis Dietrichson (Double Indemnity)

[Courtesy Flush]

125. Jeff Bridges as Jeff Lebowski nt

[bmbmd]

129. Shelly Duvall

was created to play Olive Oyl.

[MrScorpio]

131. Val Kilmer was Jim Morrison

[gmoney]

132. Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page

IMHO, she nailed it.

[Patiod]

133. Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in "Tombstone"

Stole the freakin' movie. Absolutely brilliant.

[MagicRat]

135. Denise Richards as Dr. Christmas Jones....

...Nuclear Physicist in the James Bond flick "The World is not Enough"



Oh, you said "great" casting....sorry.

[Divameow77]

137. She looked good

anyway ;-)

[Cannikin]

138. Christian Bale in Batman Begins

[Taverner]

140. Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho"

[Cannikin]

141. I've heard its great. I need to see that

[Taverner]

142. Christian Bale MAKES that movie

His portrayal of an 80's yuppie is just - mezmorizing

[Taverner]

139. Malcom McDowell as Alex from "A Clockwork Orange"

He pwned that role