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Post by berkley on Oct 19, 2016 0:19:08 GMT -5
Vincent Price I never took to. Did he ever play anything seriously? He did, mostly early in his career. Check out Laura from 1944. Directed by Otto Preminger, I'd describe it as a "drawing room noir" crime drama with a memorable, haunting score. I have seen Laura - and completely forgot that Vincent Price was in it! |
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Post by berkley on Oct 19, 2016 0:25:09 GMT -5
I'm tempted to say Max Schreck: I've only seen Nosferatu, and that might have been his only horror role, for all I know, but it also might be the greatest single horror performance in film history. I assume you've seen Shadow of the Vampire, which is an interesting alt-histoy look at Max Schreck and Nosferatu. If not, I recommend it. No, still haven't seen it. I'll get to it one of these days. Agree about Rod Serling, BTW. His presence added so much to the Twilight Zone. I always look forward as much to his intros as I do to the story itself whenever I watch one. The Twilight Zone dvd set for the first season has a pretty substantial booklet that includes a Serling bio that I found a good read. He's one of my favourite pop culture icons, both for his work in writing and creating shows like the TZ and also for his screen presence, the way he talked and carried himself, everything about him, really. |
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Post by Wild Card on Oct 19, 2016 3:09:14 GMT -5
When you say, "horror movie actor", does this person have to have made a complete career of horror movies? What if my absolute favorite only did one or two horror movies? Does he or she count?
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 19, 2016 3:16:00 GMT -5
When you say, "horror movie actor", does this person have to have made a complete career of horror movies? What if my absolute favorite only did one or two horror movies? Does he or she count? Does any of this count? Go for it.  |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 19, 2016 3:35:06 GMT -5
Lugosi is nowhere near as talented as Karloff, but his charm is just so darn distinct. In his earlier films, he comes off as elegant and admirable, but in his later ones, he's often that kindly old man you just want to give a hug to, even while he's murdering people. I watch him in a film like The Invisible Ghost, and I swear I just want the dude to be my kindly homicidal grandfather.
No doubt Karloff is the better actor. I just LOVE Lugosi.
Price, Lee, and Cushing are all too one-note for me. I don't see a lot of range from them, much as I enjoy them all (especially Cushing). What in the world is Chaney Jr. doing on this list, though?? I'd consider voting for his dad.
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Post by Wild Card on Oct 19, 2016 3:35:12 GMT -5
So, I was going to name Jonathan Breck as my favorite. He played the Creeper in Jeepers Creepers, which is mostly my favorite horror movie series!! (The Creeper is my favorite monster, Ghost Face is my favorite serial killer, {Spoiler: Click to show}
even though he's/she's not actually a single person.) But, I wasn't sure if he counted as I think JC is currently his only horror movie set. Then, I realized, sometimes JC is replaced by Final Destination And then, I remembered...Tony Todd. How could I have forgotten Tony Todd?? This man is definitely favorite horror movie actor material! His voice is stunning. And, finally while I was considering actors, I remembered Tom Savini. Huge inspiration growing up. Love his movies..Just super tired of ... {Spoiler: Click to show}him dying in his movies! Just saying! I don't think I can just pick one of these guys. |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 19, 2016 3:37:13 GMT -5
1. Isabelle Adjani Possession  Nosferatu  Oh my god, yes! She blew my mind in Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht.  |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 19, 2016 3:52:41 GMT -5
Price, Lee, and Cushing are all too one-note for me. I don't see a lot of range from them, much as I enjoy them all (especially Cushing). What in the world is Chaney Jr. doing on this list, though?? I'd consider voting for his dad. Vincent Price is one-note? Surely you jest or just are lacking in some great classic movie viewing before he got typecast in horror films. He had so many great roles in noir mysteries, costumed dramas and comedies. Great films like the classic noir Laura, Private Lives Of Elizabeth and Essex opposite Bette Davis were he played Sir Walter Raleigh, The Song Of Bernadette were he played a prosecutor, Leave Her To Heaven, Dragonwyck, The Three Musketeers, Champagne For Caesar. He was even in The Ten Commandments. House Of Wax was the first of his big horror films and once he did The Fly in 1958 he became stuck in the horror genre for the most part. But there always was his Egghead in Batman |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 19, 2016 3:56:02 GMT -5
Price, Lee, and Cushing are all too one-note for me. I don't see a lot of range from them, much as I enjoy them all (especially Cushing). What in the world is Chaney Jr. doing on this list, though?? I'd consider voting for his dad. Vincent Price is one-note? Surely you jest or just are lacking in some great classic movie viewing before he got typecast in horror films. He had so many great roles in noir mysteries, costumed dramas and comedies. Great films like the classic noir Laura, Private Lives Of Elizabeth and Essex opposite Bette Davis were he played Sir Walter Raleigh, The Song Of Bernadette were he played a prosecutor, Leave Her To Heaven, Dragonwyck, The Three Musketeers, Champagne For Caesar. He was even in The Ten Commandments. House Of Wax was the first of his big horror films and once he did The Fly in 1958 he became stuck in the horror genre for the most part. But there always was his Egghead in BatmanSaw him in Leave her to Heaven and The Three Musketeers. Sorry, I just don't see the versatility. He's a more stylish Basil Rathbone with less range. I just watched The Fly the other night, and his wooden reactions to the tragedy are almost embarrassing. I think the only role I ever saw him in where I felt actual heart and complexity coming from him was Edward Scissorhands. |
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Post by brutalis on Oct 19, 2016 8:11:04 GMT -5
Oh Shaxper you rabble rouser! There are so many things wrong with your thoughts of one-note actors. Tom Cruise is a one note actor of the utmost notice. Dwayne "the ROCK" Johnson is a one note actor. Kevin Hart is a one note actor. Mark Wahlberg is a one note actor. Cushing, Lee, Price, Rathbone and their like are so much more than one note. Type cast yes. One note? No Way! They were nuanced, stylized, charismatic character actors who would have and could have done more if the studio's would have taken advantage of them. Same can be said for most any actor but they do the best they can (sometimes yes, sometimes no, sometimes not so much) in the time allotted them on set. The fine line of great acting versus overacting can be stretched soooooo very thinly that it is almost invisible at times. This may be why i adore the B movie list so much more than the A lists. The actors and movies have to do more with less and that makes the movies seem more alive and entertaining at times. Especially in today's market where so many movies are big budget CGI spectacles that fail to deliver the goods. Give me the old Universal movies and Hammer movies who take me to another world in their simple elegance and beauty...
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Post by Pharozonk on Oct 19, 2016 20:52:50 GMT -5
Vincent Price is one-note? Surely you jest or just are lacking in some great classic movie viewing before he got typecast in horror films. He had so many great roles in noir mysteries, costumed dramas and comedies. Great films like the classic noir Laura, Private Lives Of Elizabeth and Essex opposite Bette Davis were he played Sir Walter Raleigh, The Song Of Bernadette were he played a prosecutor, Leave Her To Heaven, Dragonwyck, The Three Musketeers, Champagne For Caesar. He was even in The Ten Commandments. House Of Wax was the first of his big horror films and once he did The Fly in 1958 he became stuck in the horror genre for the most part. But there always was his Egghead in BatmanSaw him in Leave her to Heaven and The Three Musketeers. Sorry, I just don't see the versatility. He's a more stylish Basil Rathbone with less range. I just watched The Fly the other night, and his wooden reactions to the tragedy are almost embarrassing. I think the only role I ever saw him in where I felt actual heart and complexity coming from him was Edward Scissorhands. You need to watch House on Haunted Hill or The Abominable Dr. Phibes then, shax.  |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 19, 2016 20:54:44 GMT -5
Saw him in Leave her to Heaven and The Three Musketeers. Sorry, I just don't see the versatility. He's a more stylish Basil Rathbone with less range. I just watched The Fly the other night, and his wooden reactions to the tragedy are almost embarrassing. I think the only role I ever saw him in where I felt actual heart and complexity coming from him was Edward Scissorhands. You need to watch House on Haunted Hill or The Abominable Dr. Phibes then, shax. Seen both. Enjoyed both. Neither changed my impression. I love his style, but it's still one-note, IMO. |
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Post by Pharozonk on Oct 19, 2016 20:59:21 GMT -5
You need to watch House on Haunted Hill or The Abominable Dr. Phibes then, shax. Seen both. Enjoyed both. Neither changed my impression. I love his style, but it's still one-note, IMO. Heresy! |
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Post by Jesse on May 20, 2018 11:06:28 GMT -5
Classic- Boris Karloff
- Vincent Price
- Christopher Lee
- Lon Chaney
- Peter Cushing
Modern- Sid Haig
- Robert Englund
- Tony Todd
- Ken Foree
- Bill Moseley
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Post by Duragizer on May 27, 2018 22:48:14 GMT -5
- Vincent Price
- Boris Karloff
- Christopher Lee
- Bruce Campbell
- Heather Langenkamp
- Jeffrey Combs
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