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Post by ZapRowsdower on Oct 16, 2006 13:41:26 GMT -5
I know we've done this before, but as time goes by, we change. Our opinions change. We discover new characters, and old ones we can't believe we missed.
So think long and hard, because we're giving that list a much-needed update.
Think about characters who left an impact. Characters you remember. Characters you quote. Another thing I'm changing is that if you have a duo or trio that was particularly memorable, they will count as one entry, as opposed to being separated. It seemed a waste of space to give Jay one spot and Silent Bob another.
I'm gonna give you plenty of time to do this, I myself am going to be incredibly busy performing in my College's production of Hamlet up until November 5th, So I'm setting the deadline at November 12th. Give me a list of 100 Characters (In PM, please). That's right, 100. And put them in order of how much you liked them. They will be scored and ranked accordingly.
For help, look at IMDb's Top 250, think of all the cult films you have seen, look at your DVD collection, other threads on the board, or your own personal memory. November 12th is the deadline.
Alternately, we can turn this into the 50 Greatest Performances of All Time. What do you think?
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Oct 21, 2006 18:53:11 GMT -5
GUIDELINES FOR VOTING:
1. By popular demand, 50 Characters. If you cannot come up with 50, just send as many as you can.
2. "Dynamic Duos" count as one entry. A vote for Jay is a vote for Silent Bob. A vote for Butch Cassidy is a vote for the Sundance Kid. And so on, and so forth.
3. In order to not have one movie or saga dominate the thread movies with more than two characters in the poll will be placed aside, and in place of the highest voted character in the movie will simply link to a website ranking them in order of votes.
4. Sometimes multiple actors can play the same character. The poll is going strictly by character. However, if you wish to highlight a specific actor who played the role (or omit a specific actor who played the role poorly), just place the name of the actor in parenthesis (with a "+" for if you think they are the one and only actor to play the role, and a "-" for any actor you wish to omit)
5. Think outside the box a little bit. Don't think so much on recent years, but think back to the old days. There are plenty of memorable characters within the entire history of Cinema. So think a little bit. IMDb's top 250 is a good place to get ideas, AFI's 100 Years series can work as well (but please don't use that as your primary basis). Your favorite movies will help, a glance at your DVD collection, a look back at your childhood... you have plenty of time to do this, so really think this through.
Happy voting!
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Nov 18, 2006 4:44:08 GMT -5
Runners-Up: Top 51-100
Okay. I know what it looks like. The Top 50 does NOT have this many ties. I counted somewhere between two and three. four tops. I figured, I'm listing the rest of the names, anyway. So why not? Also, Some of these look like filler, but there are others that are complete gems.
51. Agent Sands - Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) - Johnny Depp
Michael Myers - Halloween 1 & 2 (1978, 1981), Halloween 4-8 (1988, 1989, 1995, 1998, 2002) - Tony Moran, George P. Wilbur, Don Shanks, Chris Durand, Brad Loree
Monty Python - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979) - Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964) - George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
The Tall Man - Phantasm (1979) - Angus Scrimm
52. Kakihara - Ichi the Killer (2001) - Tadanobu Asano
53. William Wallace - Braveheart (1995) - Mel Gibson
54. Mrs. Robinson - The Graduate (1967) - Anne Bancroft
55. Mickey O'Neill - Snatch. (2000) - Brad Pitt
56. Amelie Poulain - Amelie (2001) - Audrey Tautou
57. Neo - The Matrix Trilogy (1999, 2003) - Keanu Reeves
58. Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow - Batman Begins (2005) - Cillian Murphy
59. Frank Castle - The Punisher (2004) - Tom Jane
60. Donnie Darko - Donnie Darko (2001) - Jake Gyllenhaal
61. Atticus Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Gregory Peck Reggie - Phantasm (1979) - Reggie Bannister Clarence Worley - True Romance (1993) - Christian Slater
62. Tommy DeVito - Goodfellas (1990) - Joe Pesci T.E. Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Peter O'Toole
63. Marcilla/Carmilla/Mircalla Karnstein - The Vampire Lovers (1970) - Ingrid Pitt
64. Trent Walker - Swingers (1996) - Vince Vaughn The Dinosaurs - Jurassic Park (1993)
65. Lester Burnham - American Beauty (1999) - Kevin Spacey
66. The Metatron - Dogma (1999) - Alan Rickman
67. Patrick Verona - 10 Things I Hate About You (1998) - Heath Ledger
68. Jim Davis - Harsh Times (2006) - Christian Bale Abraham Van Helsing - Dracula (1930/1992) - Peter Cushing/Anthony Hopkins Snake Plisskin - Escape from New York/L.A. (1981/1996) - Kurt Russell
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Paul Newman and Robert Redford
69. Marty McFly - The Back to the Future Trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990) - Michael J. Fox
70. XXXX - Layer Cake (2004) - Daniel Craig
71. Sebastian Valmont - Cruel Intentions (1998) - Ryan Phillippe
72. Willy Wonka - Willy Wonka/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1971/2005) - Gene Wilder/Johnny Depp Howard Hughes - The Aviator (2004) - Leonardo DiCaprio
73. The Hoovers - Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear
74. Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade - Scent of a Woman (1992) - Al Pacino Mr. Pink - Reservoir Dogs (1992) - Steve Buscemi Jimmy Conway - Goodfellas (1990) - Robert De Niro
75. Pvt. Richard Reiben - Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Edward Burns Dr. Sam Loomis - Halloween (1979) - Donald Pleasance
76. Jim Young - Boiler Room (2000) - Ben Affleck
The Tenenbaums - The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Jonah Meyerson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Grant Rosenmeyer, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson
Dr. Victor Frankenstein - Young Frankenstein (1974) - Gene Wilder Count Orlock - Nosferatu (1922) - Max Schreck
77. Walter Sobchak - The Big Lebowski (1998) - John Goodman Jeff Spicoli - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) - Sean Penn Angela Baker - Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) - Pamela Springsteen
78. Ricky Slade - Made (2001) - Vince Vaughn Kirsty Cotton - Hellraiser 1-3 (1987, 1988, 1992) - Ashley Laurence
79. John Rambo - The First Blood Trilogy (1992, 1985, 1988) - Sylvester Stallone Colonel Walter E. Kurtz - Apocalypse Now (1979) - Marlon Brando
80. Ace Ventura - Ace Ventura 1 & 2 (1994, 1995) - Jim Carrey Joe Kavanagh - My Name Is Joe (1998) - Peter Mullan
81. Jack - Sideways (2004) - Thomas Haden Church Sara Goldfarb - Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Ellen Burstyn Mayor Buckman - 2000 Maniacs (2005) - Robert Englund
82. Andrew Largeman - Garden State (2004) - Zach Braff Otto - A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Kevin Kline Larry Talbot/The Wolf Man - The Wolf Man (1941) - Lon Cheney Jr. Rosemary Woodhouse - Rosemary's Baby (1968) - Mia Farrow Gollum/Smeagol - The Lord of the Rings 2 & 3 (2002, 2003) - Andy Serkis
83. Dorothy Gale - The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Judy Garland Martini - Mean Creek (2004) - Scott Mechlowicz The Genie - Aladdin (1992) - Robin Williams Charles Lee Ray/Chucky - The Child's Play Series (1988, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2004)
84. Dignam - The Departed (2006) - Mark Wahlberg El Mariachi - The El Mariachi Trilogy (1992, 1995, 2003) - Carlos Gallardo/Antonio Banderas Peter - Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Ken Foree
85. Butch Coolidge - Pulp Fiction (1994) - Bruce Willis Karl Childers - Sling Blade (1996) - Billy Bob Thornton Shaun (Shaun of the Dead (2004) - Simon Pegg
Leatherface - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Series (1974, 1990, 2003) - Gunnar Hansen/R.A. Mihailoff/Andrew Bryniarski
86. Riddick - The Chronicles of Riddick (2000, 2004) - Vin Diesel Lt. Kilgore - Apocalypse Now (1979) - Robert Duvall L.B. Jeffries - Rear Window (1954) - James Stewart
87. Jerry Lynch - Intermission (2004) - Colm Meaney Red - The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Morgan Freeman Bruce Wayne/Batman - The Batman Series (1960, 1989, 1992, 2005) - Adam West/Michael Keaton/Christian Bale T-1000 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Robert Patrick Henry Hill - Goodfellas (1990) - Ray Liotta
88. Jack Lint - Brazil (1985) - Michael Palin
89. Sally Albright - When Harry Met Sally (1989) - Meg Ryan Sam - Garden State (2004) - Natalie Portman Malone - The Untouchables (1987) - Sean Connery Tracy Flick - Election (1998) - Reese Witherspoon Django - Django (1966) - Franco Nero Father Lankester Merrin - The Exorcist (1973) - Max von Sydow
90. Joan Crawford - Mommie Dearest (1981) - Faye Dunaway Harry Powell - The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Robert Mitchum Mufasa - The Lion King (1994) - James Earl Jones Dr. Phibes - The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) - Vincent Price Regan Teresa McNeil - The Exorcist (1973) - Linda Blair
91. Edward D. Wood Jr. - Ed Wood (1994) - Johnny Depp Lucas 'Luke' Jackson - Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Paul Newman Maude - Harold and Maude (1971) - Ruth Gordon Princess Asa Vadja - Black Sunday (1977) - Barbara Steele
92. Napoleon Dynamite - Napoleon Dynamite (2004) - John Heder Donnie Brasco - Donnie Brasco (1997) - Johnny Depp Inspector Clouseau - The Pink Panther Series (1963, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1978) - Peter Sellers Steve Zissou - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) - Bill Murray Wendell 'Bud' White - L.A. Confidential (1997) - Russell Crowe Kikuchiyo - Seven Samurai (1954) - Toshiro Mifune
93. Frances 'Baby' Houseman - Dirty Dancing (1987) - Jennifer Grey Gojira - Gojira (1954) Edward Lionheart - Theatre of Blood (1973) - Vincent Price Mathilda - Leon the Professional (1994) - Natalie Portman
94. Lawrence 'Chunk' Cohen - The Goonies (1985) - Jeff Cohen Hector - Troy (2004) - Eric Bana
The Incredibles - The Incredibles (2004) - Spencer Fox, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell)
Wurdulack - Black Sabbath (1963) - Boris Karloff Sanjuro Kuwabatake - Yojimbo/Sanjuro (1961/1962) - Toshiro Mifune
95. Sandy Lyle - Along Came Polly (2004) - Philip Seymour Hoffman Dr. Evil - The Austin Powers Trilogy (1997, 1999, 2002) - Mike Myers Superman - The Superman Series (1978, 1980, 2006) - Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh Rayne - BloodRayne (2005) - Kristanna Loken Elle Driver - Kill Bill (2003, 2004) - Darryl Hannah Marv - Sin City (2005) - Mickey Rourke
96. Bobby Mercer - Four Brothers (2005) - Mark Wahlberg Doc Holiday - Tombstone (1993) - Val Kilmer Roderick Usher - House of Usher (1960) - Vincent Price
97. Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels - Tootsie (1982) - Dustin Hoffman Trinity - The Man from Nowhere (1974) - Terrence Hill
98. Michael McManus - The Usual Suspects (1995) - Stephen Baldwin Phil Connors - Groundhog Day (1993) - Bill Murray Clementine - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Kate Winslet Stephen - Dawn of the Dead (1978) - David Emge
99. Elwood P. Dowd - Harvey (1950) - James Stewart Raymond Babbitt - Rain Man (1988) - Dustin Hoffman The Shark - Jaws (1975) Zeus - Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) - Samuel L. Jackson
100. Cuchillo Sanchez - The Big Gundown (1966) - Tomas Milian Slevin Kelevara - Lucky Number Slevin (2006) - Josh Hartnett Scar - The Lion King (1994) - Jeremy Irons
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