Performances that chill you to the bone
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belleair302 said:
On a musical front the performance by Heart (Ann and Nancy Wilson) for the Led Zepplin in 2012 a the Kennedy Centre is quite breathtaking. On decent speakers this is amazing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf2O3OAQjng
That's Spellbinding!www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf2O3OAQjng
... me.Clancy Brown as The Kurgan in Highlander. The hooker walks into his hotel room. "Hi, I'm Candy."
"Of course you are!"
Russell Nash, "What do you want Kurgan?"
"Your head..and the Prize."
A slightly unusual example, also from the 1980's. Gary Martin as the voice of Zordrak in The Dream Stone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRfSQMGkGoU
"Of course you are!"
Russell Nash, "What do you want Kurgan?"
"Your head..and the Prize."
A slightly unusual example, also from the 1980's. Gary Martin as the voice of Zordrak in The Dream Stone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRfSQMGkGoU
Edited by Langweilig on Wednesday 27th August 22:54
Edited by Langweilig on Wednesday 27th August 22:55
Edited by Langweilig on Wednesday 27th August 23:18
There is a bit of music from the 2001 Anthony Hopkins Hannibal film that leaves me standing still and thoughtful for my late brother.
During the first few weeks or months after he left us with his suicide. I couldn't sleep more than a few hours at most at a time. So would spend time curled up on the sofa and one night watched this film and the music hit me like a hammer, it just stops me and and I can't seem to think of anything else around other than being completely surrounded by the soft flowing melody and the haunting yet beautifully sung soft operatic words.
I sometimes from time to time take the time to just sit and reflect in this 4 minutes odd of absolute pleasure and isolation.
In tears now writing this with it on in the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Wv5AvqzfE
RIP my beautiful baby brother Guy.
During the first few weeks or months after he left us with his suicide. I couldn't sleep more than a few hours at most at a time. So would spend time curled up on the sofa and one night watched this film and the music hit me like a hammer, it just stops me and and I can't seem to think of anything else around other than being completely surrounded by the soft flowing melody and the haunting yet beautifully sung soft operatic words.
I sometimes from time to time take the time to just sit and reflect in this 4 minutes odd of absolute pleasure and isolation.
In tears now writing this with it on in the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Wv5AvqzfE
RIP my beautiful baby brother Guy.
entropy said:
Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock.
Yes, he nailed that character. Great cinematography too.On a similar vein, Richard Widmark as the psychotic gangster, Tommy Udo in 1947's Kiss of Death. He was an established stage actor at the time, but this was his first film. The scene where he pushes a lady in a wheelchair down a flight of stairs is a classic.
Beati Dogu said:
entropy said:
Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock.
Yes, he nailed that character. Great cinematography too.On a similar vein, Richard Widmark as the psychotic gangster, Tommy Udo in 1947's Kiss of Death. He was an established stage actor at the time, but this was his first film. The scene where he pushes a lady in a wheelchair down a flight of stairs is a classic.
Some good ones in this thread.
As mentioned earlier, Paddy Considine in Dead Man’s Shoes.
Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York. Not a great film and De Caprio was poor but DDL made a poor movie watchable with his chilling can’t take your eyes off him performance.
I also thought Stephen Graham was disturbing in This is England. I know his character wasn’t a mass murderer or anything but he completely nailed the menacing skin head character who came across as one of the lads but you just knew there was an edge there. I’ve met a few scary blokes like him in my youth growing up in a rough town during the 70’s and 80’s and that performance sticks with me.
As mentioned earlier, Paddy Considine in Dead Man’s Shoes.
Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York. Not a great film and De Caprio was poor but DDL made a poor movie watchable with his chilling can’t take your eyes off him performance.
I also thought Stephen Graham was disturbing in This is England. I know his character wasn’t a mass murderer or anything but he completely nailed the menacing skin head character who came across as one of the lads but you just knew there was an edge there. I’ve met a few scary blokes like him in my youth growing up in a rough town during the 70’s and 80’s and that performance sticks with me.
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