Performances that chill you to the bone

[LittleEnus]

Heath Ledger in Batman... Method acting and as we all know, it went a bit far.

[Chebble]

Patch1875 said:

98elise said:

Ralph Fiennes in Shindlers list.

Agreed

Also agreed. Very sinister.

[fathomfive]

Veeayt said:

He's great in it, isn't he? And that 'dog' scene

It's an all round great performance.

And, yes, the dog scene is a tough one to watch.

[waynedear]

Mick cutting the spinal cord in Wolf Creek

[Baryonyx]

Max_Torque said:

For his first part in a major motion picture, this guy was a pretty convincingly nasty piece of work:

...? He was the hero of the piece.

[Chimune]

Baryonyx said:

Max_Torque said:

For his first part in a major motion picture, this guy was a pretty convincingly nasty piece of work:

...? He was the hero of the piece.

not sure if serious. ...

[Langweilig]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Beati Dogu said:

Robert Helpmann's performance as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was pretty damn scary.

Agreed. Far too menacing for a film like that I always thought. It scared the living whatnot out of me as a kid and my 2 lads would watch from behind their fingers when they were little.

There was an English actor called Colin Jeavons who looked very similar. Even today, if something comes on with him in it, it makes me shudder.

And would you believe, he used to appear in children's programmes?

[Langweilig]

Bob Hoskins as Nikita Kruschev in "Enemy at the Gates". "You've lost half of your men?" "Hurry up and lose the other half. And then lose yourself!"

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Langweilig said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Beati Dogu said:

Robert Helpmann's performance as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was pretty damn scary.

Agreed. Far too menacing for a film like that I always thought. It scared the living whatnot out of me as a kid and my 2 lads would watch from behind their fingers when they were little.

There was an English actor called Colin Jeavons who looked very similar. Even today, if something comes on with him in it, it makes me shudder.

And would you believe, he used to appear in children's programmes?

I'm sure he was very good. It's just me, he always reminds me of The Childcatcher.

[tbc]

Robin Williams in One Hour Photo

Watched it last night for the first time in years.

Creepier than i ever remember.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjIBX5RrG4Q

One of the most underrated films and excellent use of selective colouring make it a film buff essential

[zoom star]

For me F.Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri, in the 1984 film Amadeus.
It practically won every award possible.

[El Guapo]

ZesPak said:

Claire Danes in Homeland

I just found her annoying.

Javier Bardem was unforgettable as Anton Chigurh

[Joffery666]

Umm 3 pages and not one mention of...
De Niro in raging bull...

[Langweilig]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Langweilig said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Beati Dogu said:

Robert Helpmann's performance as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was pretty damn scary.

Agreed. Far too menacing for a film like that I always thought. It scared the living whatnot out of me as a kid and my 2 lads would watch from behind their fingers when they were little.

There was an English actor called Colin Jeavons who looked very similar. Even today, if something comes on with him in it, it makes me shudder.

How about this for a creepy performance from Colin Jeavons? Max Quordlepleen in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Funny enough, when I read the novel by Douglas Adams, the character description he gave was really creepy. I thought, "That's Colin Jeavons". And that was more than a year before the TV series was made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnR_QStMDds



And would you believe, he used to appear in children's programmes?

I'm sure he was very good. It's just me, he always reminds me of The Childcatcher.

Edited by Langweilig on Saturday 16th August 13:40

[Mr Gearchange]

The Surveyor said:

I thought Plan B was pretty convincing as a nasty piece of work in 'Harry Brown'

Indeed - that was one of the bleakest and most disturbing films I have ever seen -stayed with me for weeks. His role in that film was improvised in large parts - particularly his interview scene. I suspect he might not be that far from his character

Neil Maskell in Utopia was very good as the shambolic shuffling psychopath Arbie

[6th Gear]

The Shining - Bar Scene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60WR8dB0H-s

One of my all time favourites.

[MrsMiggins]

Nick Chinlund as Donnie Pfaster in the X Files episode 'Irresistible'

He made a very convincing serial killer.

[eddy02]

entropy said:

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Joe Pesci in Goodfellas: "am I a clown? do I amuse you?"

One of the best scenes in a film ever.

[ajprice]

eddy02 said:

entropy said:

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Joe Pesci in Goodfellas: "am I a clown? do I amuse you?"

One of the best scenes in a film ever.

Just reminded me of this, any excuse for a Mongrels reference http://youtu.be/GjJ8xi3kVxg

[6th Gear]

Scarface

Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yky4QtRX_DI