A few days ago Brad Pitt celebrated his 42nd birthday. From 1989 to the present, Pitt has appeared in 29 films. These films ranged from Pitt having a lead role, supporting role, a bit part, and 1 film that featured his voice. Of these 29 films I rated 7 of them no lower than an "8" on the Jamie scale.
Pitt is an under-rated actor who is usually associated with his pretty face rather than his acting abilities. Pitt is a risk taker. His memorable characters have been a vampire, a spy, a druggie, a cop, IRA terrorist, a trout fisherman, thief, drifter, explorer, a Dating Game contestant, and my personal favorite...a leader of an underground fight-club. He could have easily taken short-cuts in his career by appearing in moves such as MUST LOVE DOGS and HOW TO LOOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS. Instead, he consistently chooses scripts that involve memorable characters. I tend to remember movie characters more often than movies themselves.
To honor Brad Pitt and his birthday, I decided to make a "TOP 5 BRAD PITT MOVIES" list. When choosing the top 5 I only included movies that featured Pitt in a leading or supporting role. As I stated above, 7 of his movies are rated no lower than "8", so it would stand to reason that my "top 5" Pitt films are all rated "8" or higher. To spark debate I will not include the remaining two films of the 7. I give you the.....
TOP 5 BRAD PITT MOVIES
1. Fight Club
2. Seven
3. Legends of the Fall
4. Interview With a Vampire
5. A River Runs Through It
For the record..."TROY" is my least favorite Pitt flick.
4 comments:
Brad Pitt is an average actor who could get some credit for being more than a pretty face for exactly that reason..because he has a pretty face. It's like the prettiest girl in school who has a good personality. She gets lauded for her personality only because her face is pretty. Only a straight/curious guy with a man crush would write such a thing.
I beg to differ with anonymous. Brad Pitt DOES have a pretty face but to his credit, he has talent!(unlike Paris Hilton who is a beautiful girl, but with absolutely no talents except on how to spend money) Brad Pitt is able to expand his movie roles to whatever he chooses because he is can carry out each role with conviction and believability. Whether Brad Pitt is the star or a support acting in movie, I will be there. Sounds like anonoymous likes just the ugly actors?
hey jamie d, are you from saskatoon.?
as for the brad pitt top five: how could you pick legends of the fall? yikes.
my top five:
fight club
se7en
true romance
twelve monkeys
spy game
p.s. it's kalifornia
Troy is your least?
I guess you've not seen Ocean's 12 yet. Ugh.
H.B.
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