Great roles, great actors?

[Alysser]

Gerard Butler in Phantom of the Opera! I was crying and talking at the Tv as well

Oh, I agree 100%! He was absolutely great for the part.

And I'm sure you'll know what I'm gonna say...

Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. Seriously, if it weren't for him acting as the total jack a$$ pirate I probably wouldn't like the movie as much as I do. He plays the part so well, and I don't know, the character seems so much like me. Yes, I am admitting I'm a jack a$$

I also like Reese Witherspoon in Sweet home Alabama. There's not really a particular reason, but she just plays the part good.

[Lady's Human]

Ricardo Montalban as Khan

Harrison Ford as Han Solo

ALan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce

George C. Scott as Patton (He was better as Patton than Patton was as himself, in reality George sounded like a whiny kid)

Donald Sutherland in "Kelly's Heroes" (Okay, the entire cast of Kelly's Heroes, but the best line in the movie is "Always with the negative vibes, Moriarty, always with the negative vibes!")

John Wayne as Donovan in "The Fighting Seebees"

John Belushi and Dan Akroyd in "The Blues Brothers"

[captain]

Edward Norton in American History X.

and again in Primal Fear.

In both of those he makes me cringe, but I just can't look away.
He is fantastic!

[Marigold2]

Oh excellent choices, Montalban as Khan was so perfect. I would like to add a few more to your wonderful list here.

Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly
Christopher Llyod as Emment Brown

Ricardo Montalban as Khan

Harrison Ford as Han Solo

ALan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce

George C. Scott as Patton (He was better as Patton than Patton was as himself, in reality George sounded like a whiny kid)

Donald Sutherland in "Kelly's Heroes" (Okay, the entire cast of Kelly's Heroes, but the best line in the movie is "Always with the negative vibes, Moriarty, always with the negative vibes!")

John Wayne as Donovan in "The Fighting Seebees"

John Belushi and Dan Akroyd in "The Blues Brothers"

[RICHARD]

Paul Newman as Cool Hand Luke!

Steve McQueen-Great Escape, Bullitt.

Charlton Heston-Omega Man.

[rkidsrcats]

Reading all these lists...I start remembering the whole movie. I love movies....

OK, this is perhaps the weirdest suggestion, and if I hadn't actually seen the movie, I would have said "no way could this guy do this part"....but Al Pacino played Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" (2004 version) and he was so good, I was cheering at the end when he doesn't get his pound of flesh.
And Lynn Collins plays Portia and she is brilliant - a native Texan who pulls off a great Shakespearian role.

[Lady's Human]

I have to agree, he was great as Shylock. That whole movie was a very pleasant surprise.

[RICHARD]

Oh my goodness....

I love quirky, "low" budget movies.

This one had three ALL-STAR stars and roles.

The Professional- Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman.

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Raising Arizona- Nick Cage.

Raging Bull-De Niro.