The character I am about to pick may be an emotional pick but nonetheless it can easily fit in to a top 100 list. It is one of many great pieces quietly performed by an actor who played many great characters throughout an illustrious career.

There were a few characters of his to pick from and I decided to go with the one from what I consider his best film.

My 4th Round pick is Hank Mitchell in a A Simple Plan.

A simple man who is part of a simple plan that brings him to the depths of the worst part of his soul on a path with no return.




These could be big spoilers if you haven't seen this terrific must see movie yet:

Now for some levity with or, depending how one views it, pain, with my 5th round pick. Tonight at The Oscars Samuel L. Jackson stated that he loves to leave the theater humming as he presented a musical award. I love to leave the movie theatre after a good laugh. There are so many comedic characters I have enjoyed over the years and If I really dig in to the vault of great comedic characters over the year and, even though it may be embarrassing to admit (), this is probably the one who made me laugh the most.

Lloyd Christmas



Avoid this clip at all costs.




Round 1: James Bond
Round 2: R.P. McMurphy
Round 3: Ellen Ripley
Round 4: Hank Mitchell
Round 5: Lloyd Christmas

This was to be my fourth round pick and could almost be justified by the karaoke scene alone. Nice snipe rbenuck4.

****ing hell ya.

i was going to take him but thought i could wait a few rounds as i figured most of you were too highbrow to recognize the pure genius of dumb and dumber.

i think it might be the GOAT comedy.

couple fun pieces of trivia from the film for those who might not know:

the line where he sees the picture of the moon landing in the bar was totally improvised and the picture wasn't a prop it was just actually hanging there and he saw it and came up with the line.

****ing genius.

also, the original screenplay had them getting on the bus but jim refused said it wasn't true to his character so they changed it.

I was also going to pick Lloyd Christmas! What a character!

Love the pick of Leeloo. She is awesome.

I hadn't heard of Nora Charles before, but those lines were hilarious.

More solid picks overnight!

kudzudemon is on the clock

I liked the Chris Tucker performance, too. As is often the case with me, when the film first came out I wasn't quite sure whether I was laughing with it or at it, but I thought it fit in perfectly. But I see how it could grate.

Damn, wish I joined this. Great picks thus far. Tis missing at least two huge ones tho imho. Carry on....

kudzudemon has been on the clock 4+ hours and can pick at his convenience.

Zeno is on the clock

Zeno has been on the clock for 4+ hours and can pick at his convenience

TheCroShow is on the clock

My fifth pick is a monster, literally: GODZILLA!!! Write up to follow, soon. PM sent to TheCroShow.

Godzilla is a no nonsense monster; it can bite the head off of baby Jesus and toss the body into a trash bin, it can stomp Muhammad into the desert sand, it eats kryptonite for breakfast, it would eat JAWS as an hors d'oeuvres, its breath is certain death, destruction, and chaos; humans and their puny structures are just playthings to be destroyed, our military might woefully inadequate, along with other pathetic pseudo-monsters and pretenders and even outer space beings: hell – Godzilla can even make your mother-in-law cringe and hide in the pantry. Beginning as a Japanese franchise way back in the dark ages, Godzilla never really dies and has been mashing and bashing and smashing for more than 60 years. In general the films, especially the earlier ones, have wildly silly special effects, plots, and acting, which I think add to the allure rather than detract from it. Besides, GODZILLA is the show, the essence of all rampaging amoral destructiveness, the chaos of the universe made manifest – to show how insignificant we humans really are. I will admit I haven’t seen all the Godzilla movies, but of those I have – it only fuels my reserve tank of gore and I eagerly want more.

List of Godzilla movies:

http://www.imdb.com/list/ls058893724/

15-minutes of Godzilla movie clips - enjoy:

Sniped Godzilla!! Well done! I don't have time for write-ups until later tonight. Who is up after me?

my next 2 picks:

Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood

and

Private Hudson from Aliens (RIP Bill Paxton!)

Couple of badass mofos!

perhaps the single greatest performance by an actor of all time.

Clovis8 is on the clock. I will pm him.

Good picks! But you were only supposed to make one. So you need to be skipped next round.

Clovis is on the clock but he posted earlier mentioning he was travelling today and may need to be skipped. Since I will be unavailable again until tomorrow I am going to go ahead now.

Round 5

Character: Bruno Anthony
Movie: Strangers on a Train
Portrayed by: Robert Walker



Bruno is a world class creep and psychopath. Bruno and Guy meet on a train. Bruno steers the conversation to people they would like to get rid of. He surmises that the perfect murder would be by someone with no motive. He could do Guys murder (his wife) and Guy could do Brunos murder (his mother). Criss cross.

Guy doesn't really take this talk seriously but Bruno follows through murdering Guys wife. He then stalks and harasses Guy into doing his end of the bargain. Bruno is a strange and wicked guy that Guy wants nothing to do with and it makes Bruno one of the most captivating movie characters of all-time!



So far:
Jack Burton
Rocky Balboa
Fast Eddie Felson
Virgil Hilts
Bruno Anthony

I thought for sure that Daniel Plainview would be a lock for a top 5 pick.

write up:

ok turn the volume all the way up and close your eyes and tell me what the first thing you think of when you hear this is.



of course its apocalypse now and the incredibly charismatic leader of the 1st air cav division which rides into battle in helicopters blasting the ride of the valkyries thru their speakers.

despite being on screen for less than 10mins he absolutely steals the film and you can't think of apocalypse now without thinking of richard duvall strolling thru an intense firefight casually shouting out orders.

and despite his absolute ferocity in battle he still shows his compassion and respect for soldiers of any allegiance when he berates a soldier for refusing a dying enemy a drink of water and gives the dying man a drink from his own canteen (tho i must say the poor guy doesn't get much of a drink cuz almost instantly bill finds out lance is there and tosses the canteen aside n storms off to find the famous surfer).

he also offers a great comic interlude in an otherwise brutally dark film.

a fantastic performance by a fantastic actor, and a truly iconic character.

write up #2:

Quote:

my name is inigo montoya, you killed my father prepare to die.

is there really anything else that needs to be written about this hilariously awesome character?

Damn it! I received two PMs and jumped the gun.

it's no biggie cro, I already won ya'll just messing around for second.

Enrique has been on the clock since last night and can pick at his convenience.

NhlNut is on the clock

From a film directed by the same man as 5th Element, for my 5th character, I pick a different type of killer. He's Italian and solitary, until he comes to the rescue of Matilda. (not by his choice)



And since I'm going down this path, my next selection is the man that inspired this quote:
Tony Scott directs a mess of a story that works because of 2 actors in Mexico City.

NhlNut's lineup so far:
The Terminator
Dirty Harry Callahan
Michael Corleone
John Rambo
Leon the professional
John Creasy

Enrique is already due for a pick, so I guess it's back to Mr BB