Better Actor: Norton vs. Spacey

[Boxerdog]

Not sorry we disagree, but sorry you have to get into the "dweeb" stuff.

Back it up a little, youngblood.
I said that I "hoped" you were not a dweeb and this only after you tried to cast some sort of doubt on my masculinity with your reference to me "dissing Penn" while giving props to Richard Gere.
You, of course, have no way of knowing that I am a father of eight. Certainly no way to know that in my years on the road, I probably nailed more women than you will ever shake hands with.
It's all good though....watch the flik again and see if you don't agree that there are scenes where Sean looks more like a guy with a spastic colon than like a guitarist.

[Moon]

BOXER .... next time I'll be sure to put one of those cute, er I mean "masculine", smiley faces at the end of my text, so you'll know that I was just kiddin'.

As a Father-of-eight, there must be a boy or two in there? Are you gonna' teach them to "nail babes" and then keep boasting about it 10 or 15 years after the fact? And now your much older and are picking "forum" fights with guys less than half your age. What does that tell YOU?

If you think there's something worth chasing, including your past exploits, then keep this thread going, but I'm outa' here .........

[Jank]

Tough one, Norton just gets it for me, American History X was awsome.

[masterdirector]

Most would probably say Spacey. I don't know. Probably right now it is easier to lean toward Spacey. He's good in pretty much everything he does. When he's a bad guy I f'n hate him, when he's a good guy I generally like him. Usually I like bad guys and don't care too much for the good guys, so he's got some serious talent.

He does a great job in The Ref, though people don't mention that film too much.

Ed Norton is good at playing ****ed up. He's played the whole ****** thing in both Primal Fear and The Score, both of which I liked.

My biggest problem with American History X is that it still seems to stay racist toward the end. I don't buy that Norton's character has this dramatic change so quickly, not the way it is presented. Cause I mean this guy was the ****ing Hitler of the group he had. It'd take more to change him I think. Norton is definitely convincing, maybe a little too convincing, as an extremist/racist.

I'm probably one of the few people who didn't care all that much for Fight Club. I liked it the first time I saw it OKAY, but then every other time, err...it isn't terrible but I don't think it is that great.

25th Hour was decent, but overbuit for me too.

[Dr.Depravity]

I havent seen Spacey have to stretch much on a role yet. Norton has more so. Penn while his political views are classic ******ation, he is an amazing actor.

[Moon]

My biggest problem with American History X is that it still seems to stay racist toward the end. I don't buy that Norton's character has this dramatic change so quickly, not the way it is presented. Cause I mean this guy was the ****ing Hitler of the group he had. It'd take more to change him I think. Norton is definitely convincing, maybe a little too convincing, as an extremist/racist.

Exactly. You gotta' wonder why the director seemed to suddenly seemed to go on vacation, I mean when Norton's character is truly "suddenly" a different guy. Why? Because he cried a couple tears? That seems to be the only event that separates the **** Norton from the Good Guy Norton. That whole movie fell apart right there.

[boxernyc]

He does a great job in The Ref, though people don't mention that film too much.

I think you and I are the only ones who saw or liked The Ref. I laughed my ass off.

I give the slight nod to Spacey. Norton rocks too. Another funny ass comedy with a great actor, Tim Robbins, that not too many people have seen is Nothing to Lose. None of my friends agree that it was good though.

By the way Kevin Spacey is playing Lex Luthor in the next Superman movie.

The top three in my opinion are
Tom Hanks
Sean Penn
Tim Robbins

Honarary mention to Anthony Hopkins, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt. I know I am forgetting people... (gets the music over his voice and they dim the lights around the podium)

[JAwheat411]

I like them both but I sincerely think Edward Norton is a better actor.

[chito]

i pick edward norton for his role in primal fear.

[czars_salad]

kevin spacey for his role in American Beauty.