[Closed] Triumphs of casting

I thought you meant this kind of casting:

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Just to save CFH from his self-inflicted English tragedy...

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Well played Scotroutes.

But it is a good thread idea!

This remains the greatest casting decision of all time:

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We need an Egyptian who currently lives in Spain. Let's give the job to a scottish person who can only do scottish. Oh he needs to do swordfighting? Well, too bad. How about the lead role, a Scottish person? Well we'll give that to a french person with a, uh... What the **** is that accent? He sounds like a sewing machine. Anyway, perfection

^^ hopefully, a joke.

Brad Dourif as Hazel Motes:
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Scardeypants, I'm scared... a pastry brush, Turkey baster, needle valve and a pipe cleaner? Wtf

Self-inflicted English tragedy?

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(King Lear, you cretin).

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Fred Ward as Hoke Moseley

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NW I raise you

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Stoner i raise you [ though she may have beat me to it 😉 ]

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World champion, Danny Moeskops..

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Nobody else could play Begbie, perfect... Similiar, Ken Stott as Rebus

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Even John Hannah's forgotten he was Rebus.

A perfect casting double bill

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Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro

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Who else could play a homicidal robot cowboy?

Rainman
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Cougar, got to disagree there. I reckon he only got into his role in the third or fourth series

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Stoner, disagree away.

On this forum, we're quite tolerant of people being as wrong as you are.

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Lemonysam, That's going to be tough to beat.

heh! It's rare but STW has finally produced a non-football related thread where I have absolutely no idea what the hell is going on. Something to do with the most appropriate people for a character or something I guess?

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Only a cameo, but:

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Good call, Bregante
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Both really, but the one on the left specifically...

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I think films that Tarantino have a hand in get it right, e.g.:

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Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs - terrible actor, but as Mr Blonde...

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C'mon, who else could have played him?

Some more recent ones
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and one more tucker
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rutger hauer is one of my fav actors here's 2 reasons why.

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Have to agree about Gary Oldman.....

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...most excellent in Leon. Very sinister.

These pair...

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Bill Murray in A Life Aquatic

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Jim Carey in Lemony Snickets Series of Unfortunate Adventures

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There is a good reason the film of Lemony Snicket died on it's arse.

That is the culprit.

In addition to TiRed's suggestion, every character in these films is spot on, but especially Buzz.
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Can't believe no one's mentioned Zachary Quinto as Spock

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There is a difference between good casting and good acting.

Cumberbatch in Sherlock is good casting, he is a rather irritating self absorbed posh sounding tosspot, very far from being a good actor but spot on for the Sherlock's persona.

Gary Oldman on the other hand has played many great characters over the years, that can be put down to acting ability.

I think films that Tarantino have a hand in get it right,

Uma Thurman has ruined several of his films.

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ScottChegg - Member
There is a good reason the film of Lemony Snicket died on it's arse.

That is the culprit.

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Disagree, I think he made it.

Can we do TV and Radio too?

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Northwind, I see your Highlander and raise you Michael Caine as Alan Breck in Kidnapped
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Tilda Swinton as Gabriel in Constantine.

Good one lovewookie, absolutely stole the film...

Tilda Swinton in anything that involves being bonkers

Yeah, but not just bonkers, unsettling and unworldly bonkers. Her angel definitely wasn't people, by the end.

Triggered by the mention of Constantine (a better film than it gets credit for).

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Definitely a triumph of casting over acting. Can't think of anyone else with the same perfect (for the role) mix of blankness and slight bemusement.

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colournoise - Member

Definitely a triumph of casting over acting. Can't think of anyone else with the same perfect (for the role) mix of blankness and slight bemusement.

SImiliarly, Matt Damon in the first Bourne film- always looks totally surprised at what just happened. It's a gift he has.

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Keanu Reeves in Pointbreak. Who else could possibly play a stoned, dropout, surfer dude with such gravitas? He makes the doors seem animated.

CBA to sort a photo from my phone- Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast

Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast

Another case of an actor nailing the part rather than great casting.

Disagree. He certainly did nail it but whoever did the casting had to have seen what he could bring to the role.

"What's it got in its pocketses?"