The Michael Caine POLL (Pt. 2: 1983 - present)

Quiet American over Hannah, Dirty Rotten, and Children of Men

Hannah

Hannah

Mona Lisa over Educating Rita, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The Quiet American. He can play such a good louse.

I don't get the acclaim for his Hannah performance; it's a nothing part, another Woody imitation.

i feel as if i'm walking on air

compare to Branagh's!

It's a great Woody imitation.

Torn between 'Children of Men' and 'The Quiet American'.

Quiet American, honorable mention to Mona Lisa and Shock To The System. Totally forgot dude did a steven seagal movie.

Shit, Michael Caine was directed by Steven Seagal.

Great wig, horrible accent in that one. Doesn't he fall into a vat of oil?

I haven't seen it, but with Caine, John C. McGinley, R. Lee Ermey and Billy Bob Thornton in what appears to be Steven Seagal's Billy Jack I really should have by now.

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quiet american, with strong second place to dirty rotten scoundrels.

lots of really good stuff here, even when he's in otherwise crappy movies. Oscar well-deserved for Hannah but I could easily vote for Children of Men or even Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (which is pretty stupid but he is great in it)

Quiet American over Hannah, Dirty Rotten, and Children of Men

lolz didn't even see Morbz post

(altho I've never seen Quiet American - will rent)

voted for Quiet American

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is stupid in a very smart comedy-chops way; he, Martin, Glenne Headly all brilliantly cast.

I haven't seen since 1989, but I remember that scene near the end in which Martin tries to run to Headly's open arms.

Anyone seen Half Moon Street? I saw only a bit when I was young -- nude Sigourney!

That was probably the last time Steve Martin was really Steve Martin. OOOOOOOOOOOOKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA

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I think he's brilliant in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and that got my vote - I shudder at my memory of going to see the beyond horrible 'on deadly ground' with my folks while home from break.

"Why does he have that cork on his fork?"

This shit life... we must chuck some things. We must chuck them... in this shit life. There's always looking after. FTW

Hannah in a walk, one of my favorite movies to boot.

I think he's brilliant in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and that got my vote

Might have been my second choice. It's not the funniest movie I've ever seen or anything, but Morbs is right in that the casting is genius. And it's a damn funny movie.

Educating Rita would be great if Rita were better.

it's a nothing part, another Woody imitation

I don't think it's that at all, even if it was written that way. He makes it his own completely, which I think is what the Oscar was all about.

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I doubt I'd ever go to see Best Sellers in normal times, but with the scarcity of new releases, and no certainty that theatres will be open much longer, I did. Hated it from the very first line. The new-found celebrity of Caine's author seemed to be vaguely modelled on Network, which is not exactly the first '70s film I'd look to for good ideas. When Aubrey Plaza's father showed up, I honestly thought it was Martin Short behind all the decrepit-old-man makeup; thought he was going to ask for a bouncy 'C'.