[strafer]

Instead of hating Cameron he should be grateful, without him and Titanic he would not be as big as he is today.

Believe.

[Always-honest]

He IS great, i agree. Not sure he is the greatest though.
He was not very convincing in The Aviator though. Too young perhaps.

Instead of hating Cameron he should be grateful, without him and Titanic he would not be as big as he is today. Believe.

Oh right, he was in that shitty movie too...

[childplease]

More like a terrific actor with a knack for picking great roles in super successful movies.

[Psychotext]

DDL

Yup. Though maybe he's from a different generation.

[pickle]

blood diamond was probably his most impressive recent films. i've always found him kind of strained in many of his performances. he also hasn't aged well imo. he looks kind of strange to me, and he doesn't seem to be in very good physical condition. leo is a good actor but i don't rate him among the best.

[teruterubozu]

Leonardo would be old man GAF.
Shia LeBeouf is more like GAF's generation.

[The Chef]

Titanic is cheesy as fuck, but you can't deny that it takes charisma to convincingly perform those hammy James Cameron lines. Lots of energy, lots of life; really glad he chose some ridiculously great roles after that, he's made some great films with Scorsese. Not sure if I'd say he's the best actor of our generation, but he's damn good. What I'm trying to say is that you should've put Titanic instead of Inception on your list.

Thats really a great point.

[Ninja Scooter]

Titanic is cheesy as fuck, but you can't deny that it takes charisma to convincingly perform those hammy James Cameron lines. Lots of energy, lots of life; really glad he chose some ridiculously great roles after that, he's made some great films with Scorsese. Not sure if I'd say he's the best actor of our generation, but he's damn good. What I'm trying to say is that you should've put Titanic instead of Inception on your list.

Sam Worthington.

[Dead]

I don't think any line in Titanic is as hammy and laughable as "we have to go deeper"

[SalsaShark]

Sam Worthington.

worst actor of our generation

[Kinyou]

Love him, but greatest?

That's probably Daniel Day Lewis.

[Seanspeed]

A great actor and also one who you can generally trust to only star in something worth starring in. He doesn't have that many blemishes on his career sheet unlike many other big-time actors. If Leo is in the movie, its probably worth checking out.

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

Yup. Though maybe he's from a different generation.

I'm a little fuzzy on the limits of 'generation' in this context.

Pretty sure anyone alive is included.

[MIMIC]

Surprised he doesn't have an Oscar yet.

[Aguirre]

[Scullibundo]

blood diamond was probably his most impressive recent films. i've always found him kind of strained in many of his performances. he also hasn't aged well imo. he looks kind of strange to me, and he doesn't seem to be in very good physical condition. leo is a good actor but i don't rate him among the best.

Blood Diamond was garbage, especially compared to The Aviator.

Leo is an absolutely fantastic actor. But he cannot pull off accents. Ever.

[teruterubozu]

I'm a little fuzzy on the limits of 'generation' in this context. Pretty sure anyone alive is included.

Then Leonardo certainly doesn't fit the bill.

[Jason's Ultimatum]

This man says hi:

[SalsaShark]

Leo is an absolutely fantastic actor. But he cannot pull off accents. Ever.

it was cringe-worthy

edit: ^^^^^^ while i dont think Matt Damon is the greatest actor of our generation either, he eats DiCaprio for breakfast.

[To Far Away Times]

More like a terrific actor with a knack for picking great roles in super successful movies.

Yeah, being picky with your scripts is super important. There's an expectation that anything Leo is in will be great. I think it's helped further his career significantly.

[JB1981]

Nice OP. Pretty much agree with you

[crazy monkey]

He is very very handsome as well.

[bud]

sam worthington... UGH. he can't act, but what bothers me the most is that keeps switching accents, sometimes even within the space of two lines. i can't believe that motherfucker is making millions.

[The Technomancer]

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I thought he was a one trick pony until The Informant. He really impressed me in that movie.

[timetokill]

He's an exceptional actor, to be sure.

Used to be that seeing him in a film would make me hesitant to see it (after Titanic and The Beach). Totally reversed that now though, and seeing he's in a film will make me take more interest in possibly seeing the movie.

[Kinyou]

This man says hi:

The man has a name

[To Far Away Times]

Surprised he doesn't have an Oscar yet.

Scorsese passed off the curse.

[Hawkian]

Catch me if you Can was the one that convinced me he was the real deal.

[JimtotheHum]

He says no.

quoted for accuracy. Not to say that Dicaprio isn't good. He is a great actor, just not the best.

[jtb]

Sam Worthington.

keyword: convincingly. On the Cameron scale, Leo is Arnold/Biehn/Hamilton-tier while Sam falls with fuckin Eddie Furlong. and I like Avatar!

A great actor and also one who you can generally trust to only star in something worth starring in. He doesn't have that many blemishes on his career sheet unlike many other big-time actors. If Leo is in the movie, its probably worth checking out.

isn't this a measure of best agent, not best actor?

[Ninja Scooter]

The correct answer is Bale. And unlike Damon and Leo, Bale doesn't look like a doofus when he grows his hair out long. Like Jesus.

[sangreal]

Definitely one of my favorites

[Discotheque]

If Joaquin Phoenix came in more films I'd easily put him up there.

Also I think Fassbender will be up pretty soon. And Brad Pitt certainly isn't the best but he's easily got the best filmography out of all these dudes right now.

Tom Cruise is more talented than Pitt but he's got shit movie choices so whatever.

[Mister Saturn]

The correct answer is Bale. And unlike Damon and Leo, Bale doesn't look like a doofus when he grows his hair out long. Like Jesus.

What would Leo sound like doing a Batman voice?

[bud]

damon 'crying' in good will hunting almost ruined that scene for me.

was he laughing or crying? what the fuck.

[The Technomancer]

If Joaquin Phoenix came in more films I'd easily put him up there. Also I think Fassbender will be up pretty soon. And Brad Pitt certainly isn't the best but he's easily got the best filmography out of all these dudes right now. Tom Cruise is more talented than Pitt but he's got shit movie choices so whatever.

I find the lack of Hanks disturbing

[pickle]

Blood Diamond was garbage, especially compared to The Aviator. Leo is an absolutely fantastic actor. But he cannot pull off accents. Ever.

the aviator was far beyond his range imo. blood diamond wasn't a great movie, but it was one that stuck out for me as one of his better acting jobs.

also i agree with the previous guy about matt damon. he blows doors on leo.

[Scullibundo]

Bale, DiCaprio, Fassbender, Damon.

[Dead]

The main noteworthy role of DiCaprio this decade are

Catch me if you can
Departed
Aviator
Shutter Island

The rest is either terrible accent city (Blood Diamond), or Corny wonderland (Inception)

I dont think its so much that DiCaprio relies on Good scripts, but rather when he is tied to a good director like Scorcese and Spielberg, he does great, but tied to a bland or mediocre director then you get forgettable performances like Blood Diamond and Inception

[UrokeJoe]

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He really is pretty awesome. For a time he kind of bugged me, but the guy does deliver really well.

Leo is great, but best?

[SalsaShark]

also better actors IMO (sticking to hollywood stars) this generation (not sure where the limits are there), just to create discussion:

[Discotheque]

Bale, DiCaprio, Fassbender, Phoenix.

fixed

and DDL > all right now.

[Jason's Ultimatum]

Haters gonna..........

[Scullibundo]

The main noteworthy role of DiCaprio this decade are Catch me if you can Departed Aviator Shutter Island The rest is either terrible accent city (Blood Diamond), or Corny wonderland (Inception) I dont think its so much that DiCaprio relies on Good scripts, but rather when he is tied to a good director like Scorcese and Spielberg, he does great, but tied to a bland or mediocre director then you get forgettable performances like Blood Diamond and Inception

What have you done.

[TrumanBurbank]

I remember when people used to always mention Edward Norton in these threads. What ever happened to that guy...

[Ninja Scooter]

The main noteworthy role of DiCaprio this decade are Catch me if you can Departed Aviator Shutter Island The rest is either terrible accent city (Blood Diamond), or Corny wonderland (Inception) I dont think its so much that DiCaprio relies on Good scripts, but rather when he is tied to a good director like Scorcese and Spielberg, he does great, but tied to a bland or mediocre director then you get forgettable performances like Blood Diamond and Inception

[Scullibundo]

fixed and DDL > all right now.

I don't put DDL in the same generation of actors.

[bud]

someone like fassbender's already had better performances than dicaprio even though he's only been doing films since 2008 or something.

[Dead]

Ed Zwick is Bland

just fyi

[UrokeJoe]

quoted for accuracy. Not to say that Dicaprio isn't good. He is a great actor, just not the best.

Is he of this generation?