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Adam West is the only Batman, and by far the most badass. Unlike later films he was a stone cold killer.
Sean Connery was, IMO, the best Bond, although its a close call.
Dr Who has to be Tennant. I think the "New" Dr whos are far better than the older ones (And yes, I am old enough to have watched some of them, from Peter Davison onwards "live" and prior ones as repeats).
insaniak wrote: Sometimes, Exterminatus is the only option.
And sometimes, it's just a case of too much scotch combined with too many buttons...
OHH YEA. He's my best Robin Hood as well.
Earth Kitt, ayah excellent cat woman, although I loves me some Pfeiffer.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
.. although upon reflection i always used to be Will Scarlet when we played as bairns .... kind of the same way that Han is cooler than Luke.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Sure I read somewhere or other... once upon a time .. that it was an influence on Miller's "Dark Knight Returns" .. and I can see that.
And Connery and Hepburn are fantastic together.
and to keep things on topic ...
With respect to Kidder and Adams -- who I think overall are/were better actresses ..
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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Really? I'm not a fan of a lot of new Star Wars, but his version of Anakin/Vader was one of the worst parts of it for me. He just sounds so miserable the whole time, like he really doesn't give a damn about... well, anything really. Just angst. Admittedly, a lot of this may have been the script.
And when it comes to Vader himself, James Earl Jones will always be Vader. Some of the best lines in history, delivered in a way that totally encapsulated the character.
A few more:
I actually like Mark Ruffalo as Banner far more than Eric Bana, there's a nervousness to him that works very nicely with the character's past/powers.
Andrew Garfield as Spiderman, the Maguire ones were just horrible.
Robin Hood: I actually liked Jonas Armstrong's version in the BBC series. It's a bit of a different character, but it works. That said: Go to 4:59...
Nah, that's just Hayden Christiansen. Watch that movie where he plays the author who makes stories up. He literally does nothing but whine the entire movie as well.
I have to be honest, when it comes to Hoods I prefer Russell Crowe.
And when it comes to Holmes, for me it's a tossup between Brent Spiner and Robert Downey Jr. It's a completely ludicrous character, and they portray him as such. Some other actors take themselves way too seriously in that particular role.
How about Dracula? You can't go wrong with Bela Lugosi, although Gerard Butler had an interesting version of his own. I found the Gary Oldman version to be cringe-inducingly horrid, but that's the fault of the director rather than Oldman as an actor.
Hannibal Lecter might have been an interesting one, but I really don't think that anyone holds a candle to Hopkins' performance(s). Not even the stellar job done by Brian Cox can touch it. (Which is too bad, since Cox is dynamite!) Unlike some other fandoms, there really hasn't been a bad Lecter. (Of course, I really don't think there's been a bad Joker, either.)
