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Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 08:41 AM
Jun 3 2011, 08:41 AM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	Morning Guys ! I was thinking about this the other day, when watching the movie, RED, with Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman etc.. and I thought about Bruce Willis, 'Man, he's really got better as he's gotten older' and I reckon that when actors get to a certain age they accept that they're getting older and they become a little more human, ditch the ego and give more humility and humour to their roles.. The 2 that spring to mind for me are Bruce Willis: The Whole 9 Yards, RED and Clint Eastwood: The Unforgiven, Gran Torino What actors do you think have gotten better with age and why ? Give some movies as an example too You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Bogdan Radovic View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 09:27 AM
Jun 3 2011, 09:27 AM	Bass & Beginner Instructor Posts: 15.614 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	First ones that come to my mind are John Travolta, Nicolas Cage and of course one and only - Arnold Schwarzenegger You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net Check out my lessons and my instructor board. Check out my beginner guitar lessons course! ; Take a bass course now!

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 09:45 AM
Jun 3 2011, 09:45 AM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	QUOTE (Bogdan Radovic @ Jun 3 2011, 09:27 AM) First ones that come to my mind are John Travolta, Nicolas Cage and of course one and only - Arnold Schwarzenegger Travolta ! You are SO right ! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Saoirse O'Shea View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 10:10 AM
Jun 3 2011, 10:10 AM	Moderator - low level high stakes Posts: 6.173 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Espania - Cadiz province	Jack Nicholson, always good from One Flew Over the Cockoo´s nest to Anger Management and more recently The Departed. But I do think he´s got better with age and Javier Bardem - early film for him was Jamon Jamon (alongside Penelope Cruz), which was good but his more recent films like The Sea Inside and No Country for Old Men and Biutiful are better. spring to mind for actors. For actresses: Penelope Cruz, Jamon Jamon one of her early films was good but Volver is much better imho. Priates of the Caribbean is a bit naf but she gets credit from me for Vicky Christina Barcelona - about the only Woody Allen film that is good imo. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com Be friends on facebook with us here. We use professional, mastering grade hardware in our mastering studo. Our hardware includes: Cranesong Avocet II Monitor Controller, Dangerous Music Liasion Insert Hardware Router, ATC SCM Pro Monitors, Lavry Black DA11, Prism Orpheus ADC/DAC, Gyratec Gyraf XIV Parallel Passive Mastering EQ, Great River MAQ 2NV Mastering EQ, Kush Clariphonic Parallel EQ Shelf, Maselec MLA-2 Mastering Compressor, API 2500 Mastering Compressor, Eventide Eclipse Reverb/Echo.

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 10:25 AM
Jun 3 2011, 10:25 AM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	QUOTE (tonymiro @ Jun 3 2011, 10:10 AM) Javier Bardem - early film for him was Jamon Jamon (alongside Penelope Cruz), which was good but his more recent films like The Sea Inside and No Country for Old Men and Biutiful are better. spring to mind for actors. For actresses: Penelope Cruz, Jamon Jamon one of her early films was good but Volver is much better imho. Priates of the Caribbean is a bit naf but she gets credit from me for Vicky Christina Barcelona - about the only Woody Allen film that is good imo. Yes, good shout on Nicholson ! I recently saw 'No Country..' for the first time and woah.. what he menacing presence he has in that movie. I read that he's a big fan of heavy metal and he learnt English from AC'DC songs ! I haven't seen those movies, although i've heard of Volver.. Pirates 4 I've yet to see You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Ben Higgins: Jun 3 2011, 10:26 AM -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Chris Evans View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 10:43 AM
Jun 3 2011, 10:43 AM	Learning Tone Guru - Community Coordinator & Moderator Posts: 6.319 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Sittingbourne, UK	would agree with a lot of the choices so far, one that springs to mind for me is Michael Caine, I watched him in "Harry Brown" not so long ago and thought he was great. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Show us what part of the world you live in and get yourself ON THE GMC:er Location MAP

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 01:50 PM
Jun 3 2011, 01:50 PM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	Sandra Bullock was not that great before, and movies were a bit shallow, but in recent years she get to act drams, even got herself the Academy Award You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Ivan Milenkovic: Jun 3 2011, 01:50 PM -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

Sinisa Cekic View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 02:31 PM
Jun 3 2011, 02:31 PM	Instructor Posts: 4.649 Joined: 15-October 08 From: Belgrade,Serbia	Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Denzel Washington.. With aging actor is more mature, experienced, and it is natural to choose those roles that are psychologically more difficult! Imagine Harrison Ford as Indiana,.. today ... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons My FaceBook My Band FaceBook

rokchik View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 02:56 PM
Jun 3 2011, 02:56 PM	The Dark Canuck Posts: 2.729 Joined: 22-March 07 From: The Great White North	Some actors most definitely get better with age. Some, like Eastwood, create their own opportunities and I think just can afford to be more choosey when picking out which roles they are going to do. Others unfortunately have become shadows of their former selves and are finding it harder to find those great roles. Jack Nicholson is a good example of this. I LOVE Jack don't get me wrong, and I think he still has some good roles left in him. But it seems his movies of late are basically him playing "Jack" He's not really acting at all... or maybe "Jack" is the act. I don't really know. "As Good As It Gets" was probably the last movie of his that I really enjoyed and I think it's because he was actually playing a character and not some fabrication of himself. Marlon Brando is another that comes to mind. Brilliant, brilliant career when he was younger... after The Godfather not so much. But because he made such a name for himself he could get away with it. Great actor but poor choices. Harrison Ford, although it pains me to say it, falls into this catagory too. Has made some pretty horrible movies of late... but I still love him. As for actors who have gotten better well I agree with most that have been mentioned although I disagree with Nicolas Cage. I think his recent financial troubles has forced him to take roles that just waste his talent. Few other "better with agers" though would be Leo Dicaprio, not exactly old I know but he has matured as an actor and has given some amazing performances such as The Departed, Inception, Gangs of New York. Brad Pitt, I am not a fan but since he got over his "pretty boy" stage he's shown he can really act (Snatch, Fight Club) Johnny Depp has shown he can pretty much do whatever he puts his mind too. Liam Neeson has had a boost in his career too lately. Although I've always loved him And of course you have your Morgan Freemans, Alan Rickmans, Daniel Day Lewis's, who it doesn't really matter what they do they are just amazing. rok You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Jun 3 2011, 04:10 PM
Jun 3 2011, 04:10 PM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	Very good points Rok, and I know exactly what you mean with actors just doing 'their thing' where they're almost playing a version of theirselves.. Pacino, as much as I love him in Scent Of A Woman for one, can be accused of playing the Al Pacino scary guy routine a lot.. but then again I think the writers and directors want that from them again and again. Yes.. definitely agree about Depp and Pitt.. I just love the Ocean's trilogy.. the interplay between Pitt and Clooney is worth it alone ! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

rokchik View Member Profile	Jun 4 2011, 01:04 AM
Jun 4 2011, 01:04 AM	The Dark Canuck Posts: 2.729 Joined: 22-March 07 From: The Great White North	QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Jun 3 2011, 12:10 PM) Very good points Rok, and I know exactly what you mean with actors just doing 'their thing' where they're almost playing a version of theirselves.. Pacino, as much as I love him in Scent Of A Woman for one, can be accused of playing the Al Pacino scary guy routine a lot.. but then again I think the writers and directors want that from them again and again. Yes.. definitely agree about Depp and Pitt.. I just love the Ocean's trilogy.. the interplay between Pitt and Clooney is worth it alone ! Yes Pacino is guilty of it too... I hate how Hollywood has kind of type cast some of the greatest actors ever. Hollywood in general I think may be a shadow of it's former self... I mean there hasn't been an original idea in ages. I guess it's hard for actors to be fresh when their own business is just as bad. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Qenzoz View Member Profile	Jun 4 2011, 01:07 AM
Jun 4 2011, 01:07 AM	GMC:er Posts: 450 Joined: 13-November 10 From: Denmark	Honestly, aren't you suppose to get with age? Since you'll be more experienced, you've learned from your mistakes (hopefully). You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitar Suhr S4 Pro Series Bengal Burst

jstcrsn View Member Profile	Jun 4 2011, 01:12 AM
Jun 4 2011, 01:12 AM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 3.622 Joined: 29-March 08 From: kansas, USA	I've enjoyed watching megan fox mature as an actress You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

rokchik View Member Profile	Jun 4 2011, 01:13 AM
Jun 4 2011, 01:13 AM	The Dark Canuck Posts: 2.729 Joined: 22-March 07 From: The Great White North	QUOTE (Qenzoz @ Jun 3 2011, 09:07 PM) Honestly, aren't you suppose to get with age? Since you'll be more experienced, you've learned from your mistakes (hopefully). One would think so but it's not always the case... like I say... growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

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