Jim 6,204 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Cast your vote or say any movie or TV president that I've missed.
Richard P 5,145 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 I've seen five of these (Freeman, Ford, DDL, Douglas, and Pullman). It's one of the first two - Freeman has such gravitas in Deep Impact, but Ford is an action badass in AF1. Day-Lewis takes a more character approach, clearly, but given I found that film unbelievably boring - which either means I'm being unfair to him, or maybe his performance wasn't amazing enough to get me to pay more attention. Pullman does the bereaved performance well though. I've seen The American President at some point, but I just remember that as a standard, solid Douglas performance. I remember him better from Falling Down. Stark 1
Popular Post ThePenitentMan1 1,501 Posted February 5 Popular Post Posted February 5 3 minutes ago, FBC Director said: Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan? The Actor?! Who's vice president, Jerry Lewis? 1977, Jurassic Shark, bruce marshall and 4 others 1 6
BloodBoal 8,217 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Dennis Haysbert in Barack Obama: Year Zero. A. A. Ron and Smeltington 2
Richard P 5,145 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 I forgot about President Palmer! The only role I've ever seen Dennis Haysbert in.
Xander Harris 9,255 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 President Whitmore is the only one who stands out on this list. The American President was always lame. The President is dating a chick. That’s it. That’s the story. And it isn’t even a romcom. It’s just boring aside from the supporting actors, who are barely in it. Anthony Hopkins was like an absurd Disney animatronic that escaped from EPCOT Center in Amistad. Nixon may be the most boring movie I’ve ever tried to sit through. They should have just made it about James Woods. Kevin Kline…Wild Wild West? Jill Sandwich and MrJosh 2
Jill Sandwich 10,824 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 The extended version of Nixon is even worse.
Xander Harris 9,255 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 The portrayals of Nixon are downright cartoonish. Langella was also a goofball.
Popular Post #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,938 Posted February 5 Popular Post Posted February 5 Bill Pullman, on account of his speech. He genuine sells it! The music helps a bit too. MrJosh, Loert, Andy and 2 others 5
Stark 903 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 hard to beat Freeman in Deep Impact. Ford is a close second though
Naïve Old Fart 12,760 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Richard P said: I forgot about President Palmer! The only role I've ever seen Dennis Haysbert in. He's good, in FAR FROM HEAVEN. Where's Frank Langella? Where's Brian Keith? Yavar Moradi 1
Tallguy 7,053 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Xander Harris said: Anthony Hopkins was like an absurd Disney animatronic that escaped from EPCOT Center in Amistad. It's been a long time since I've seen Amistad but didn't Hopkins play U.S. Congressman John Quincy Adams? Nigel Hawthorne (!) was the president. 1 hour ago, Xander Harris said: Kevin Kline…Wild Wild West? Dave. But also, I suppose, WWW. 14 minutes ago, FBC Director said: Never seen it. But I imagine it was brain dead. You didn't include Paul Giamatti OR David Morse. This might be an easier pick if you only included fictional presidents. Then I'm probably going with Pullman. Otherwise I'd have to go with "Anyone who played Abraham Lincoln."
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,938 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 He was excellent in Nixon. Everyone was. filmmusic and Naïve Old Fart 1 1
1977 2,030 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 James Earl Jones in The Man? Yavar Moradi and johnmillions 2
Jim 6,204 Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 56 minutes ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said: Bill Pullman, on account of his speech. He genuine sells it! The music helps a bit too. I deliberated on this myself and if you remove the speech scene Pullman's president loses a few points - or enough to put him behind some of the others. So I went with Ford, who is great from beginning to end.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,938 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Cliff Robertson is great as the religiously fanatic US President in Escape From LA
Tallguy 7,053 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 24 minutes ago, FBC Director said: Was this any good? bruce marshall 1
Jill Sandwich 10,824 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Just now, Tallguy said: Was this any good? Yeah it was a feel-good biopic. Quaid sold it well. Great cast. Tallguy 1
Sweeping Strings 3,291 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Martin Sheen was both the Prez in The West Wing and JFK in an 80s mini-series, if memory serves.
Naïve Old Fart 12,760 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 1 hour ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said: He was excellent in Nixon. Everyone was. Hell, yeah! I'd love to get hold of the extended version, on Blu. I've always wondered if the 'door handle' scene between Hopkins and Hyde Pierce was scripted.
Tallguy 7,053 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 17 minutes ago, Sweeping Strings said: Martin Sheen was both the Prez in The West Wing and JFK in an 80s mini-series, if memory serves. Good grief! Teddy Kennedy was played by Batman himself! Kevin Conroy! What kind of a car crash must that have been?
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,938 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Bruce Greenwood made an effective President Kennedy. Tallguy and Naïve Old Fart 2
Naïve Old Fart 12,760 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Bruce Greenwood was good, in THIRTEEN DAYS. Tallguy and bruce marshall 2
Jill Sandwich 10,824 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 4 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I'd love to get hold of the extended version, on Blu. Trust me, it's not worth it. There's a whole press conference scene that drags on for 15 minutes. And there's a side thread in the extended version that feels so unrelated to the main Nixon story. Stone was right to shave it all back. Naïve Old Fart and bruce marshall 1 1
Xander Harris 9,255 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 2 hours ago, Tallguy said: It's been a long time since I've seen Amistad but didn't Hopkins play U.S. Congressman John Quincy Adams? Former President
Tallguy 7,053 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 30 minutes ago, Xander Harris said: Former President Yes. And son of John Adams, also former president.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,938 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Nepotism! Xander Harris and Tallguy 1 1
Stark 903 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 ooh, Bruce Greenwood in National Treasure 2 was pretty fun Jim and Tallguy 1 1
Jurassic Shark 16,158 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 3 hours ago, filmmusic said: What do we mean by "best"? Like least bad. bruce marshall 1
1977 2,030 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 The real question is, which president had the best score? Tallguy 1
A. A. Ron 2,460 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Why no William Devane (the President on Stargate SG-1, 24, and The Dark Knight Rises), Dennis Haybert (also on 24), Keith David (on Rick and Morty), or Gary Oldman (in Oppenheimer)?
Popular Post NL197 769 Posted February 5 Popular Post Posted February 5 16 minutes ago, 1977 said: The real question is, which president had the best score? Pullman still wins. Stark, Tallguy and Xander Harris 3
Tallguy 7,053 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 20 minutes ago, A. A. Ron said: Why no William Devane (the President on Stargate SG-1, 24, and The Dark Knight Rises) ALSO JFK (The Missiles of October). Andrew Robinson (Garak) played JFK on The Twilight Zone. 22 minutes ago, A. A. Ron said: or Gary Oldman (in Oppenheimer)? No. Nothing against Truman. Or normally Oldman. But that was terrible.
A24 5,043 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 John F. Kennedy in the underrated Zapruder film. Tallguy 1
Tallguy 7,053 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 7 minutes ago, NL197 said: Pullman still wins. Are there any Horner Presidential scores I'm not thinking of? I'm sure there's something from Deep Impact. I'm not as into that score as many people I know are.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,938 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Clear And Present Danger maybe? Tallguy 1
Naïve Old Fart 12,760 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 1 hour ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said: Clear And Present Danger maybe? "How dare you come into this office and bark at me like some little junkyard dog! I am the President of the United States!"
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