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Top 3 Costner movies......

patbpatb
in General Movies & TV Posts: 4,617
Costner seems to be "floating" a little recently but, in my books, he's an outstanding actor (and director) and still has some classics left in him (he just needs a decent script). I may reconsider but, in no order:

13 Days
Open Range
Dances With Wolves

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  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    1. The Untouchables
    2. Dances With Wolves
    3. No Way Out.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,718
    In no order:

    Open Range
    Criminal
    Mr Brooks
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    No Way Out
    The Untouchables
    JFK

    Honourable mention to The Bodyguard (shoot me).
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,041
    The Untouchables
    Dances With Wolves
    JFK

    ...though Open Range and 13 Days might also qualify the next time I think about this. Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves probably won't, though...
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Revenge
    The Untouchables
    JFK
  • Jazz007Jazz007 Minnesota
    Posts: 257
    JFK
    Open Range
    The Untouchables
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    That's a challenge!!

    The old ones against the new ones. Because there are great new ones.

    Anyway.

    1 The Untouchables
    2 McFarland USA (if you have not seen this gem of a film, then please do)
    3 The Bodyguard (go and sue me but I LOVE THIS FILM)

    Honorable mention because it's one of my most re-watched films of all time:

    WATERWORLD
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    Untouchables
    Dances with Wolves
    JFK
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    To this day, Costner is the consummate everyman (along with Hanks).
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited May 2017 Posts: 7,134
    Never seen Dances with Wolves but it's on my watchlist.

    For the moment I like JFK the best, with The Untouchables in second spot. Both among my favourites.
  • patbpatb
    Posts: 4,617
    bondjames wrote: »
    To this day, Costner is the consummate everyman (along with Hanks).

    Big fan of Hanks but bigger fan of Costner, I think he is more flexible (Perfect World a good example) and he can do slapstick comedy (Bull Durham, Tim Cup), hard action and political drama.

    Plus Costner can direct :-)
  • patbpatb
    Posts: 4,617
    Just found this....around a year ago, I started a thread on the top 3 Gene Hackman movies...small World:

  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Never seen Dances with Wolves but it's on my watchlist.

    For the moment I like JFK the best, with The Untouchables in second spot. Both among my favourites.

    Definately one to watch.....a beautifully made film and a fantastic score by our very own John Barry throughout.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    The Bodyguard
    The Untouchables
    Mr. Brooks
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Man of Steel was terrific, but I don t count that as a Kevin Costner movie.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
    Posts: 5,767
    No Way out
    Dances with Wolves
    13 Days

    and The Untouchables

    Wish he´d do proper films these days. Where are the days where the likes of Spencer Tracy or Cary Grant had great roles into their hoary days....
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    Field of Dreams
    Untouchables
    3 Days To Kill
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,183
    JFK
    Dances With Wolves
    Untouchables
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,216
    Untouchables

    Dances With Wolves

    Perfect World ( I know this is a "small" movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, but I believe it is hands down Costner's best performance.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I enjoyed A Perfect World when it came out. Both Costner and the young lad were very good. Not a typical role for him.
  • patbpatb
    Posts: 4,617
    Perfect World is a great film, perhaps the audience were not ready for Costner as the bad guy?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    He was pretty bad in Revenge, too.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    To this day, I still haven't seen The Revenge.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    You should. It s a terrific film.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    The Untouchables
    Field of Dreams
    Open Range.

    3 fantastic films for me!
  • DRush76DRush76
    Posts: 533
    Does Costner have to be in the lead?


    My top favorite Costner movies:

    "Thirteen Days"

    "The Untouchables"

    "JFK"
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,007
    Dances With Wolves

    No Way Out

    JFK
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    edited May 2017 Posts: 2,722
    JFK
    (one of my favourite films of all time. Love the bravado of filmmaking from cinematography to editing to music and the paranoid atmosphere)

    The Untouchables (Connery and mamet's script. Heaven.)

    Thirteen Days

    These three are all excellent movies and I genuinely enjoy his performance. I think they're actually bolstered specifically by his casting. And I really love the dialogue in them. When he's doing that whisper/shouting thing he does so well in 13 days with JFK and says 'they're trying to box you in with these rules of engagement.' And then says 'it's a set-up!'...no one does that better than Costner.

    Honourable mentions to Silverado,
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