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Yep. Forest Gump was his one real stretch. After that he’s like the old school actors (John Wayne, Bogart, Jimmy Stewart) and plays Tom Hanks.
I like his work and his movies but he is a Charles Barkley not Lebron. I won't be up in arms though if he is considered a great by others.Hanks isn’t one of the greats at his craft in your view?
Hanks clearly has a tremendous catalogue, but I can name more than one ass crack of a film he starred in, and I'll posit Joe v. The Volcano as a clear nominee for one of the worst films I have ever seen just for starters.
Dude, let's watch it together. I will increase your awareness.Obviously, you are suffering from a brain cloud. Joe is one of my favorite Hanks films.
That was Nick Cage.How is this even a debate?
Tom Hanks is a national treasure.
This is very well put. Hanks acting style looks effortless like he could actually be just like whatever character he is playing in real life.When I’m watching DiCaprio act I always feel like I’m watching DiCaprio act. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but still.
Let's not split hairs if you feel one was bad. I think my point is simply this: Leo had the higher floor (way higher), Tom has the higher ceiling, and they basically play a relative version of themselves in most of their works. They are both fantastic and frankly get their pick of he litter for film roles, so they damn well should have good catalogues. I give the edge to Leo.
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I think Hanks and Robert De Niro are the two most talented "actors" of our time.
Tom.
AND he survived coronavirus.
Jack?You might refer to Daniel Day Lewis when considering this. He towers over everyone.
Jack?
So Jack doesn't have range?Nobody becomes somebody complete different for each role to the extent of DDL. It's scary how versatile he is. The closest I've seen to him is Gary Oldman. Nicholson, DeNiro, Pacino, Brando, etc.....they made incredible films. But, each remained close to their core in each role. Their expressions, inflections, timing, voice...a lot is interchangable film to film. Daniel Day-Lewis is a brand new guy every damn time.
So Jack doesn't have range along with DeNiro?
I just re-watched Road to Perdition a few weeks ago. What a fantastic movie. Glad to see it get some love in this thread.* Philadelphia
* Forest Gump
* Saving Private Ryan
* Castaway
* Sleepless In Seattle
* The Green Mile
* Road to Perdition
* A League of Their Own
That’s just great movies off the top of my head, and before we cover cute little ones like Big and Splash, or his voice work on Toy Story, Polar Express, and others.
I think it comes down to this. Nothing DiCaprio ever has done or will so will be able to match Band Of Brothers. Hanks did that with Spielberg. Hanks is the answer.
Crazy. I don’t think it is even questionable. Hanks in a landslide. Never cared for DiCaprio, but admittedly, his acting and roles have been impressive. Both actors take different roles, however. Based on the success of the movies, Hanks is better.My college buddies and I have an ongoing debate whenever we get together every few years and try and determine who is the better actor of our time. We discuss Numerous actors but the conversation normally make its way back to this matchup and we can never decide.
Head to head, who ya got and why?
(and please try and refrain from saying neither of them it’s this other guy instead and go on a rant about someone not named Tom or Leo).