"Kiss the Girls" & "Bruce Almighty" over "Unforgiven" & "Lean on Me"? NO WAY !!!!
1."The Shawshank Redemption" 2."Glory" 3."Lean on Me" 4."Unforgiven" 5."Se7en"
"I can't live the buttoned down life like all of you! I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles! Sure, I might offend a few of the blue-noses with my cocky stride and musky odor - oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called 'City Fathers' who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about what's to be done with this Monkey_Boy?!"
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I really like your choices, Monkey, but I'm going to differ on two. I'm more interested in Freeman's actual performances than the movies themselves, but my list is as follows:
Street Smart Glory The Shawshank Redemption SE7EN Driving Miss Daisy
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You know, I was gonna put "Driving Miss Daisy" on the list, but I really enjoyed these other movies a bit more. I've never seen "Street Smart". Is that really the number 1 movie on your list? If it is, I guess I better check it out.
"I can't live the buttoned down life like all of you! I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles! Sure, I might offend a few of the blue-noses with my cocky stride and musky odor - oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called 'City Fathers' who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about what's to be done with this Monkey_Boy?!"
Posts: 2367 | Location: Springfield, Oh! Hi ya, Maude! | Registered: 01 January 2007
I certainly believe that Unforgiven is a better film than Driving Miss Daisy, but I think Morgan's complex performance is stronger. I put Street Smart at the top because I believe that many people haven't seen it and that was Freeman's calling card, at least after Brubaker, where he proved he could be scarier than hell.
I'm moving this to the Actors thread.
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Posts: 12865 | Location: Behind the Orange Curtain | Registered: 14 May 2004
Wait a sec., are these the five best movies he was in, or our five favorite performances? I'm going with the latter. I would include The Electric Company, but that's not a movie.
In no order.
Million Dollar Baby Se7en Nurse Betty Glory The Power of One
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I forgot Freeman was in "Batman Begins"! Jolly good show ! Jolly good !
"I can't live the buttoned down life like all of you! I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles! Sure, I might offend a few of the blue-noses with my cocky stride and musky odor - oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called 'City Fathers' who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about what's to be done with this Monkey_Boy?!"
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