FAVORITE DENZEL WASHINGTON ROLES/PERFORMANCES

[Hannibal21]

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1. Malcolm X in MALCOLM X
2. Pvt. Trip in GLORY
3. Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter in THE HURRICANE
4. Joe Miller in PHILADELPHIA
5. Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins in DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
6. Gray Grantham in THE PELICAN BRIEF
7. Ben Marco in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
8. Jake Shuttlesworth in HE GOT GAME
9. Alonzo Harris in TRAINING DAY
10. John Hobbes in FALLEN

[Ted Pikul]

Good list but Training Day is easily Denzel's worst performance.

The classic case of the Academy awarding an actor playing against type.

[Sigur509]

I cant rate his performances, because they are ALL the same.

[Ted Pikul]

That's harsh.

Now if we were talking Sidney Poitier ...

[Sigur509]

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[Ted Pikul]

Dr Dre gave a better performance even.

[Hannibal21]

Sigur509 you really think so?

I actually think Denzel is one of the most diverse actors working today, he just impresses me with nearly every performance he puts out.

[Briare Rabbit]

Originally posted by Sigur509
I mean, he acts the same in all of his movies. Which pissed me off that he won for Training Day. Ethan Hawke gave a better preformance.

What.... are... you.... talking.... about???

That movie sucked, by the way, but Ethan Hawke WAS AWFUL, while Denzel was merely mediocre.

And he doesn't always act the same, see Man on Fire (which I hated) and the Manchurian Candidate and compare those performances, he isn't the same at ALL. He's totally different in every role.

[Sigur509]

Originally posted by Hannibal21
Sigur509 you really think so?

I actually think Denzel is one of the most diverse actors working today, he just impresses me with nearly every performance he puts out.


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[Sigur509]

Originally posted by Briare Rabbit


And he doesn't always act the same, see Man on Fire (which I hated) and the Manchurian Candidate and compare those performances, he isn't the same at ALL. He's totally different in every role.

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[Buck Turgidson]

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[Sigur509]

EDIT: I edited my post, lets get back on topic, I didn't know this would turn inot a big deal. Sorry.

[Adornado]

Originally posted by Buck Turgidson
Now I remember why I never look at any thread involving a black actor.

That's funny, because you are the first person to bring up his race.

[Buck Turgidson]

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[ColinM]

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Top Ten Denzel Washington Performances
1) Malcolm X in Malcolm X
2) Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in The Hurricane
3) Pvt. Trip in Glory
4) Det. Sergeant Alonzo Harris in Training Day
5) John Quincy Archibald in John Q
6) Steve Biko in Cry Freedom
7) Joe Miller in Philadelphia
8) Jake Shuttlesworth in He Got Game
9) Coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans
10t) John Hobbes in Fallen
10t) Don Pedro of Aragon in Much Ado About Nothing

[ColinM]

Originally posted by Buck Turgidson
Yeah, right. It's all in my head.

Actually...it pretty much is. Nobody mentioned anything that had to do with his race whatsoever. Except you.

[Antonio]

1. Joe Miller in PHILADELPHIA
2. MALCOLM X
3. Pvt. Trip in GLORY
4. Alonzo Harris in TRAINING DAY
5. Lt. Col. Nathaniel Serling in COURAGE UNDER FIRE
6. Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins in DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
7. Lincoln Rhyme in THE BONE COLLECTOR
8. Ben Marco in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
9. John Hobbes in FALLEN
10. Herman Boone in REMEMBER THE TITANS

[ilovemovies]

Malcom X is his best performance. Other than that I loved his performances in The Hurricane, Training Day, Glory and The Bone Collector. His work in The Manchurian Candidate is also very much noteable. And Man on Fire as well. Man he's a freaking great actor! He ranks along with Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks as one of the most consistantly reliable actors working now!

I don't think he gets the credit he deserves for his work in The Bone Collector because I'm sure that's a pretty challenging role. He has to act completely with his facial expressions in that movie and he could only move his hands. Otherwise he didn't have the freedom of using his body for gestures and body movements and language. A tough role that he pulls off with his usual skill! Sure the movie wasn't great, but his performance most DEFINATELY was!

His 5 best movies:

1. Glory
2. Malcolm X
3. Courage Under Fire
4. Crimson Tide
5. The Hurricane

[optimusprime]

Malcolm X
Glory
Devil in a Blue Dress

[notchreturns]

Amazing actor and probably the most IMPORTANT of the past 20 years.

1. Malcolm X
2. Devil in a Blue Dress
3. He Got Game
4. Mo Better Blues
5. Glory
6. Training Day
7. Philadelphia
8. Fallen
9. The Hurricane
10. Crimson Tide

[Raging Bull080]

Without a doubt, The Hurricane will go down as Washington's best performance, even though he definately outshines the film.

[UseYourIllusion]

I think that Denzel Washington's best performance is without a doubt in Training Day. He seems to have a good time with his over the top performance, and he creates one of the most memorable characters in recent memory in the process. My nod goes to Training Day.