Is Leonardo DiCaprio the Best Actor of this Generation?

[Goober]

LOL at people mentioning Johnny Depp.

 

[Tailback U]

He went full-retard in Gilbert Grape so his performance shouldn't be overblown (nor should it be completely discredited).

And I mean that seriously. It's easy for actors to play a retard. It was only so impressive because he was so young, but I discredit sympathy roles. IMO, DiCaprio was more impressive in This Boy's Life, often times holding his own while on the same screen with a primed DeNiro.

 

[dave]

Thought I'd throw some guys into the mix... None are on the same level as Leo, but they are close... All of Craig's are must see films...

Daniel Craig:
Quantum of Solace

I love James Bond movies and think Craig is a great Bond, but Quantum of Solace is one of the most forgettable Bond movies ever.

There shouldn't be a reason why anyone hasn't seen Inception.

I'll make a point of seeing it in the next few days.
I am currently remaking and re-furnishing my house.
I've worked harder on holiday than I do at work.
And I haven't even touched the basement or outside yet.

 

[Palooza]

Bottom line:

Brad Pitt > Leonardo

Brad Pitt is my favorite actor and you're wrong.

 

[Tailback U]

Snatch
Requiem For A Dream
O Brother
Bringing Out The Dead
Meet Joe Black
Eyes Wide Shut
Magnolia
anything with Clooney

You are right. WWE's storylines are much better than any of these shitty movies.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

IMO, his best acting was in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape".
I haven't seen Inception yet, so I can't include that, but DiCaprio has never done anything even remotely as great as Gilbert Grape.
The Departed was a brilliant movie, but I think the script carried that one, not DiCaprio.
And he ISN'T the single reason why Titanic did what it did. James Cameron is. Titanic's effects were brilliant. Any decent actor could have pulled Titanic off. That movie could only fail if Pauly Shore got the lead.

I'm not knocking DiCaprio. Clearly the guy makes studios a lot of money and I like a lot of his movies, but actor of his generation? I'm not saying he's not, but I've never seen him knock one out of the park - other than Gilbert Grape.

Tard bias. Whenever someone plays a tard, people overreact, like when Penn did the I Am Sam gimmick, and the Givanni Ribisi/Juliette Lewis tardfest, which had to be easy for Lewis, since i'm convinced she is an actual tard. Anyone can do tard.

Anyway, Leo's role in The Departed was fucking brilliant, and i'm not even a big Leo fan. Blew his tard role out of the water.

If anyone was carried by the script in The Departed, it was Wahlberg, who was given a bunch of funny tough guy lines and ran with it. His character had no depth, he was just basically doing RosettaStoned.

 

[Atlas]

I love James Bond movies and think Craig is a great Bond, but Quantum of Solace is one of the most forgettable Bond movies ever.

it was never intended to be made into a movie... it was just a stop gap between stories in the book series... hell it wasnt even a real book, it was a short story from "For Your Eyes Only" novel... it wasnt a great movie, but it served its purpose...

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Brad Pitt is my favorite actor and you're wrong.

This is a great post, because people are clearly having trouble distiguishing between actors they like, and great performances.

 

[dave]

He went full-retard in Gilbert Grape so his performance shouldn't be overblown (nor should it be completely discredited).

And I mean that seriously. It's easy for actors to play a retard. It was only so impressive because he was so young, but I discredit sympathy roles. IMO, DiCaprio was more impressive in This Boy's Life, often times holding his own while on the same screen with a primed DeNiro.

My problem with DiCaprio is his look. He looks like a boy trying to play a man.
I don't deny for a second he's a great actor, but I just don't see him as the tough guy. I loved The Departed, thought he was great in it, but I simply don't buy him for that particular role.

 

[Palooza]

IMO, his best acting was in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape".
I haven't seen Inception yet, so I can't include that, but DiCaprio has never done anything even remotely as great as Gilbert Grape.
The Departed was a brilliant movie, but I think the script carried that one, not DiCaprio.
And he ISN'T the single reason why Titanic did what it did. James Cameron is. Titanic's effects were brilliant. Any decent actor could have pulled Titanic off. That movie could only fail if Pauly Shore got the lead.

I'm not knocking DiCaprio. Clearly the guy makes studios a lot of money and I like a lot of his movies, but actor of his generation? I'm not saying he's not, but I've never seen him knock one out of the park - other than Gilbert Grape.

If you don't think girls dragged their parents to that movie multiple times because of DiCaprio then you're insane.

I know because I have a female sibling.

First person to respond can fuck her.

 

[Palooza]

Tard bias. Whenever someone plays a tard, people overreact, like when Penn did the I Am Sam gimmick, and the Givanni Ribisi/Juliette Lewis tardfest, which had to be easy for Lewis, since i'm convinced she is an actual tard. Anyone can do tard.

Anyway, Leo's role in The Departed was fucking brilliant, and i'm not even a big Leo fan. Blew his tard role out of the water.

If anyone was carried by the script in The Departed, it was Wahlberg, who was given a bunch of funny tough guy lines and ran with it. His character had no depth, he was just basically doing RosettaStoned.

Agreed on the Wahlberg point. He was carried by the script, which is why he won't do anything as awesome as that again.

 

[dave]

If you don't think girls dragged their parents to that movie multiple times because of DiCaprio then you're insane.

I know because I have a female sibling.

First person to respond can fuck her.

No doubt, but I'm sure there are a number of other male leads who could have done the same.

Edit: Oh shit, I didn't read your last line.
Is she hot and old enough?

 

[Buzzman]

lol you get to fuck your own sister

 

[Buzzman]

No doubt, but I'm sure there are a number of other male leads who could have done the same.

Christian Bale won the role but they cast Winslet they didn't want two British leads so they called back DeCaprio.

 

[Tailback U]

My problem with DiCaprio is his look. He looks like a boy trying to play a man.
I don't deny for a second he's a great actor, but I just don't see him as the tough guy. I loved The Departed, thought he was great in it, but I simply don't buy him for that particular role.

It's not like he's plays a bad ass in every movie. He has just been playing very "deep" and serious roles as of late.

I'm going to throw this out there because I have to. Christian Bale is the most overrated actor today, in my opinion. And I loved American Psycho as much as anyone. I memorized that movie line for line and read the book. Outside of that, he has been a plug. Now I'm going to wait for somebody to bring up the Machinist. Starving yourself and losing 50 lbs. doesn't make you a great actor. To his credit, he plays a pretty good serious/crazy/uptight asshole character. Other than that, he can't do shit.

 

[Palooza]

No doubt, but I'm sure there are a number of other male leads who could have done the same.

Edit: Oh shit, I didn't read your last line.
Is she hot and old enough?

She's 23 and she looks like alooza: but with tits.

alooza2:

 

[dave]

She's 23 and she looks like alooza: but with tits.

alooza2:

Get her on a plane.

 

[dave]

For anyone who doesn't know, there is a great article about Leo in Rolling Stone.

Yeah, pretty solid. I subscribe to Rolling Stone digitally at www.zinio.com

His interview actually made me download the documentary "Collapse" which he referenced.

 

[Palooza]

For anyone who doesn't know, there is a great article about Leo in Rolling Stone.

good call, thanks for the heads up.

 

[Tailback U]

Kind of what I was referring to about DiCaprio picking and choosing his roles very carefully:

http://www.celebitchy.com/1760/leonardo_dicaprio_in_details_magazine/

The Sun has some more likely quotes from Leo, in which he talks about how ridiculous fame is, and how girls started leeching onto him after he hit it big with “Titanic”:

He explains: “I was walking through the airport in Paris and I remember looking down to see a girl holding on to my leg.

“I said, Whatever illusions of grandeur you have about me, they’re not true. I will sit here and talk to you.

“I will look you in the eye and we’ll speak and it’s fine. You don’t need to dig your nails into my leg. It doesn’t need to be this.’

“It was that whole Titanic phenomenon, something that was so foreign to me.”

“I never felt that aspect of celebrity ever infringed on my life until Titanic. That was a whole different ballgame.

“It became a cultural phenomenon and, after it came out, I was focusing on things that had nothing to do with the art.

“It was all the business. It was all about stories and photographs coming out about me.

“And all the business with agents, publicists and managers that really can be extremely frustrating and distracting, and ultimately is a waste of time.

“There’s no real control over how the media or the public perceives you. You can only speak for yourself as an artist through the work you do.

“It was definitely a reflective time for me, where I secured in my mind who I wanted to be.

“I learned to be even more specific about my goals as an actor, focus on the work more than ever and really wait for the right project. I didn’t want to squander the opportunities I had by making films I felt were recycled versions of ones we’ve seen a hundred times before.

Another interview in GQ that is worth reading if you're a fan:

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/200811/leonardo-dicaprio-revolutionary-road-kate-winslet