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NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« on: July 12, 2007, 11:23:00 AM »
I know one of them's got all the nominations and accolades and awards, but I believe Naomi Watts could give Meryl Streep a run for her money when it comes to being the greatest actress of the 20th-early 21st century.

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2007, 11:35:31 AM »
Meryl Streep

Kramer v Kramer

Deer Hunter

Sophie's Choice

. . . more recently, Prairie Home Companion, Devil Wears Prada, manchurian candidate, adaptation


Naomi Watts

Mulholland Drive

King Kong

21 grams

Ned Kelly

Wide sargasso sea

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2007, 11:55:40 AM »
I think they're both terrific, but I like Nicole Kidman better. 

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2007, 11:59:26 AM »
Streep by a landslide!

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2007, 12:28:06 PM »
I think they're both terrific, but I like Nicole Kidman better. 

i like Kidman better too, but it's b/c of what she looks and sounds like. in terms of range, i don't think she's quite in the Streep-Watts league.




Streep by a landslide!

that's the easy money. 

but maybe streep is the better actess b/c she has consistently known which roles are the great ones.

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2007, 03:31:52 PM »
naomi nicole who?



I cant keep up i thought meryl died already.  did she go to LA?


Do ya wanna do a fave actress thread?  I'd probably vote for a British one
I'm biased
But Streep was lovely, as was Cher.
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Watts?  what kind of name is that?

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2007, 03:34:19 PM »
Streep, then Hilary Swank. There are not too many good role for women in feature films, but those two seem to be great in everything they are in.
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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2007, 03:35:06 PM »
comes to being the greatest actress of the 20th century.

You're like 19, right? 

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and you didn't know that movies are way over?         
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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2007, 05:29:52 PM »
Streep, then Hilary Swank. There are not too many good role for women in feature films, but those two seem to be great in everything they are in.

Hilary Swank is the female equivalent of the young tom cruise . . . lots of charisma, but only good in certain roles (usually w some sort of an edge).  Naomi Watts can play characters w an edge, and w/o an edge (played both in Mulholland Dr.).

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2007, 06:16:49 PM »
Hilary Swank is the female equivalent of the young tom cruise . . . lots of charisma, but only good in certain roles (usually w some sort of an edge).  Naomi Watts can play characters w an edge, and w/o an edge (played both in Mulholland Dr.).

Hillary played a dude and won an Oscar, played a boxer and won an Oscar. I did see Naomi the the other night in a movie about a "possessed" elevator ;D
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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2007, 06:24:48 PM »
Hillary played a dude and won an Oscar, played a boxer and won an Oscar. I did see Naomi the the other night in a movie about a "possessed" elevator ;D

 ;D she does pick clunkers.  she and nicole kidman were in an aussie movie (w thandie newton, i believe) way back in the day, and it took watts the longest time to make it over here . . . even though she has the most talent. 

Hilary got lucky . . . Hollywood loves giving awards to people who play retards/misfits. Russell Crowe, Dustin hoffman, etc. And if they die, its a double bonus.  frankly, it's the same character she plays in both. 

Spunky girl doing her best to be a dude, succeeding, then failing and dying.

Spunky girl doing her best to be a boxer, succeeding, then failing and dying.

notice that boxing is a male activity too.
See what I'm saying.

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2007, 06:26:10 PM »
;D she does pick clunkers.  her and nicole kidman were in an aussie movie (w thandie newton, i believe) way back in the day, and it took watts the longest time to make it over here . . . even though she has the most talent. 

Hilary got lucky . . . Hollywood loves giving awards to people who play retards/misfits. Russell Crowe, Dustin hoffman, etc. And if they die, its a double bonus.  frankly, it's the same character she plays in both. 

Spunky girl doing her best to be a dude, succeeding, then failing and dying.

Spunky girl doing her best to be a boxer, succeeding, then failing and dying.

notice that boxing is a male activity too.
See what I'm saying.

One has 2 Oscars and 90210 on her resume, see what I'm saying ;)
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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2007, 06:27:03 PM »


how come you're not watching John from Cincinnati?

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2007, 06:27:35 PM »

how come you're not watching John from Cincinnati?

Never started watching it, almost did though. Any good?
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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2007, 06:28:57 PM »
Never started watching it, almost did though. Any good?

luke perry's in it . . . and his vintage porsche (some hottie who works for him is driving it). need I say more?

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2007, 06:30:25 PM »
luke perry's in it . . . and his vintage porsche (some hottie who works for him is driving it). need I say more?

The black Porshe from his 90210 days? Antonia got killed in that car, no way would Dylan drive it.
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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2007, 06:32:49 PM »
no way would Dylan drive it.

he's not driving it.  one of his women is.

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2007, 06:36:41 PM »
he's not driving it.  one of his women is.

Same car? Does he act like Dylan? Cuz when he was on OZ, he was a creepy minister and it pissed me off >:(
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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2007, 06:38:40 PM »
Same car? Does he act like Dylan? Cuz when he was on OZ, he was a creepy minister and it pissed me off >:(

Same model. different color.  He does act like what Dylan would be 20 years later (he's acting his age).

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2007, 06:40:20 PM »
Same model. different color.  He does act like what Dylan would be 20 years later (he's acting his age).

Don't you wish they would bring back 90210? I miss it every Wednesday at 8 o'clock. :'(
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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2007, 06:43:47 PM »
Don't you wish they would bring back 90210? I miss it every Wednesday at 8 o'clock. :'(

Actually, i wish I was 16 again more  ;D 

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2007, 06:45:20 PM »
Actually, i wish I was 16 again more  ;D 

Yeah, that would be cool for me as well. Then I would have to wait 1 year and get 10 straight years of 90210!
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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2007, 09:54:56 PM »
Yeah, that would be cool for me as well. Then I would have to wait 1 year and get 10 straight years of 90210!

did you like Deadwood? it's the same writer . . . his women tend to scream/carry on a lot, but he writes cool dudes. 

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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #23 on: July 13, 2007, 04:35:48 AM »
did you like Deadwood? it's the same writer . . . his women tend to scream/carry on a lot, but he writes cool dudes. 

I don't watch that either, although I probably should because I heard it was really good. I loved Carnivale and Curb Your Enthusiasm though, you watch those?
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Re: NAOMI WATTS v. MERYL STREEP (Acting Death Match)
« Reply #24 on: July 13, 2007, 10:23:01 AM »
I don't watch that either, although I probably should because I heard it was really good. I loved Carnivale and Curb Your Enthusiasm though, you watch those?

I love Curb Your Enthusiasm . . . can't get enough (seems like Entourage was conceived as sort of the younger version of Curb).  If you loved Carnivale, then you should like John from Cincinnati.