From Today:
Tom Hanks: He plays every role so good in my opinion that I forget it’s him. That is what a good actor is supposed to do. I love so many of his movies-You’ve Got Mail, Apollo 13, That Thing You Do, A League Of Their Own, Sleepless in Seattle. And even though his two Oscar roles are not really movies I necessarily liked a lot, I certainly thought he did a great job in them.
Ewan McGregor: Stars Wars Episode 1&2, Moulin Rouge, Down With Love. Talk about different roles and he did them all well. I think he’s very talented and very underrated.
Harrison Ford: I will always love him because he’s Han Solo and Indiana Jones. He can be very funny and very serious and I like that.
Sean Astin: No other actor has made me cry as much as him. That may sound strange, but he has consistently moved me in his movies. I put on Rudy the other day and it seemed like I was crying every two minutes. Maybe I’m a little over emotional but it’s a Great film a fantastic performance. And there have been scenes in FOTR and TTT with Sam that choked me up. But what I love most about him is can also make me laugh. And who doesn’t love The Goonies. I think he’s very endearing and again very underrated.
Elijah Wood: I have always like him ever since he was Huck Finn. I haven’t seen a lot of his movies, so I think the fact that we are basically the same age (he is 11 months older than I am), and his natural talent that has made me admire him. The Lord of the Rings has made him and many other the other actors in them great fans out of me. I can’t imagine anyone else but Elijah as Frodo. Plus he does have the most beautiful eyes and is able to show a great deal of emotion with them.
Orlando Bloom: I loved in him Pirates and Lord of the Rings. He reminds me of Errol Flynn in that respect. I think he will get better as time goes on and look forward to seeing him grow as an actor. And I hope people will talk about that more than his Heartthrob status.
Hugh Jackman: Ok so I have only seen two movies with him (Kate and Leopold and X-Men) but he was great in two extremely different roles. I also heard that he had been on Broadway in Beauty and the Beast and Oklahoma. Anyone who does that is ok in my book.
Other actors from today I like are Johnny Depp (especially after Pirates), Gary Sinese, Leonardo DeCaprio and Denzel Washington.
From the past:
Gene Kelly: I can’t think of a movie with him I don’t love. Whenever I need to smile I put on Singin’ in the Rain. I love to watch him dance, but he was also a very good actor although that’s not mentioned much.
Jimmy Stewart: He was so natural and could make me cry and laugh. He was good even in movies that were not very good. But I love The Shop Around the Corner, Vertigo, Rear Window, and so many more.
Russ Tamblyn: Played Riff in West Side Story and also Tom Thumb and both convincingly. He is great fun to watch.
Gregory Peck: I love him in Roman Holiday, To Kill A Mockingbird and many others. He had a wonderful presence and great eyes. Again I admire those who a show great emotion with their eyes.
Cary Grant: Well I think everybody loves him. I love Father Goose.
Van Johnson: He was in so many different kinds of movies during his career from musical with Esther Williams to great wars movies like Battleground and I love everyone
I’ve seen.
I also like Humphrey Bogart, Louis Jourdan, Howard Keel, Donald O’Connor, and Dean Jones for his Disney Films.
Sorry for such a long post. I look forward to hearing what are others' favorites.
Marianne
