Best Johnny Depp role?

[Khephra]

It's a three way tie for me. Pirate Black, Edward, or the character in "Once Upon A Time In Mexico".

[codegreen]

1. Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas!!!

[Nashyra]

2. Black Pearl

[plurality]

4. I second that motion!

[veganwitch]

46. you!!!

no more fear and loathing either. im going to make you watch nothing but la confidential and chicken run.

*smootch*

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

6. Agreed.

Nuff said.

[supernova]

8. The Rum Diary

They're getting ready to do The Rum Diary. JD and Benicio again. Woo Hoo! :D

[plurality]

12. sweetness, when can we expect this gem?

[supernova]

18. Not sure, was going to be after The Libertine

John Malchovic (sp) is directing Stephen Jeffreys' play with JD as the decadent Rochester. But the UK Inland Revenue just restructured their tax writeoffs for movies (this week!!) so that project is somewhat up in the air at the moment due to funding issues.

Anyway, the schedule was supposed to be:

The Libertine
The Rum Diary
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (still to be finalized at this time)

[plurality]

31. damn, i'll have to keep an eye out for it.

[codegreen]

13. OMG that is so cool! i had heard Sean Penn was getting the role

but a Depp reprisal? i cannot wait!

[Burma Jones]

20. I agree

although I really did like Jack Sparrow and Ed Wood

[Zomby Woof]

3. Jack Sparrow!

Although he was great as George Jung in "Blow" too.

A great actor in any role.

[supernova]

5. Awww, you're gonna make me choose?

Damn, Kheph

That's almost impossible!!

[xXx]

14. Arr Matey

Johnny Depp is an amazing actor. He's had a lot of really great roles so narrowing it down isn't easy to do. I'd have to vote for Jack Sparrow, Don Juan and The Inspector in From Hell.

[Khephra]

7. Awww, come on!

No one loves him in "Once Upon a Time...."?

[supernova]

9. "If that's not interagency cooperation...

I don't know what is." :P

Agent Sands is the star of my own personal dirty movie. :7

[Khephra]

33. "No..."

"I'lll shoot the cook. I'm already parked out back."

[supernova]

36. Are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCAN'T?

:D

What did you think if the music JD wrote for Agent Sands?

[Khephra]

48. Brilliant

There are few films I want on dvd, but this is one.

[havocmom]

42. he was great in Once Upon a Time in Mexico

but I also loved Benny and Joone. His tribute to Chaplin was really something.

Then there was Don Juan de Marco....

Face it, he is the great one of his generation. And getting better all the time.

[Catch22Dem]

10. I say this with a staunch record of heterosexuality

That is one SEXY motherfucker!!!

Favorite role? Blow, Pirates, Donnie Brasco. Oh, and "21 Jump Street." LOL



ON EDIT: Forgot 21 Jump Street

[Khephra]

17. My record of hetrosexuality is a bit shakey

Depp isn't a role-model for me, but he's what I wish I could be...and I guess that leads to a certain attraction.

Plus, he's talented as fuck.

[Tempest]

11. No contest! William Blake

In Dead Man.

[Lizz612]

15. Oh man!

"Have you read my poetry?"
Crazy movie!Not what i was expecting when I rented it. After I told my friend about he watched it. But before he did he umm.. partook :smoke: and he said it was a strange combination.

[supernova]

24. Dead Man=Masterpiece

You could watch that movie a 100 times and still not catch everything. LOL!

I have another fan friend who is campaigning for Criterion to do a Dead Man DVD.

[Tempest]

28. It's already out on DVD

I have a copy.

And Neil Young's soundtrack is probably the best ever done to match up with a film.

[supernova]

32. Who did it?

The DVD, I mean. Because it isn't a Criterion with all the in-depth extras.

I have the Criterion F&L with Johnny reading faxes between him and Hunter. Histerical!

[VOX]

40. Miramax Home Entertainment

Don't know the specifics (don't have the DVD yet).
But per Amazon, it's got:
Theatrical trailer
Deleted Scenes
Outakes
Dead Man Theme music video
Widescreen format

[chookie]

43. Agreed -- a masterpiece

It is alternatingly hilarious and deeply moving.

My favorite scene, of course, is the camp scene with Iggy Pop and Billy Bob Thorton.

The soundtrack by Neil Young -- like the greatest ones, is integral to the movie, an organic part. For me, ranks up there with Maurice Jarre's stuff.

[tridim]

16. Gilbert Grape

and Ed Wood are my faves but he's great in everything.

[Khephra]

19. Shoot...I forgot about Wood

[NashVegas]

45. Gilbert Grape

I cried watching that. But I do that for half of Halstrom's movies, damn him.

[Insider]

51. gilbert grape

hands down

[Whitacre D_WI]

21. No love for Edward Scissorhands?

:shrug:

[Red_Storm]

22. 21 Jump Street

[Khephra]

25. They're trying to make a big budget update of that

And they want Depp to reprise his role, but he'd be the head mentor.

[Red_Storm]

26. That was one of my favorite shows way back in the 80'S.......

No need to bring it back.....wouldn't be the same.....

[supernova]

Uggh! Say it isn't so!

He hated doing 21JS and made no secret about it at the time. I was too stuck up at the time to watch it. I couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about. Little did I know...

[Red_Storm]

34. i'm not saying the show.......

was an extraordinary work of art but at the time it seemed pretty cool and I watched it religiously........

[Khephra]

35. Get the right director and script and anything is possible

Just look at "Pirates". Who expected that film to be so great?

[Red_Storm]

37. true...........I think he is still an under rated actor............

despite the many great roles he has done.....

[kodi]

23. ed wood.

a masterpiece in angora

[zbdent]

27. Nobody's mentioned his role in Benny and Joon?

I thought that it was a nicely understated role. Did a wonderful Buster Keaton.

Maybe it will be as the deliciously dark Willy Wonka in the near future.

[IronLionZion]

29. Yaar, they're all good

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[Lizz612]

39. whoa! how did we get two?

[Az]

41. Its about Depp

Twice as good as you can possible expect.

[Whitacre D_WI]

49. Don't worry, I alerted on the Grovelbot.

I hope a mod deletes that dupe.

[Ilsa]

38. Sci-Fi Channel keeps running him in The Ninth Gate

with Frank Langella. Very sexy there, also.

He really oozes sex appeal. Made a great romantic pirate. He was so sweet in Scissorhands

[veganwitch]

44. anything with long funky black hair..

edward scissorhands, pirates of the carribean, didnt see Once upon... but he looked hot.

[corporatewhore]

47. edward scissorhands

[VOX]

50. Like 'em all, but Ed Wood is my favorite...

I get such a kick out of that guy's blind optimism!

:toast:

[Terwilliger]

52. Ed Wood!

That was a great role, and he sunk himself into it!

[muchacho]

53. Fear and loathing

Hunter S. Thompson

[Madrone]

54. Fear and Loathing here too!

NEver seen Once Upon a Time.. or Ed Wood, so I can't comment on some of these - but F&L ROCKED.

[Beearewhyain]

55. Edward Scissorhands

Maybe its my D-rock days showing but any actor that has about 50 words total in a film yet still dominates ever scene he is in is one talented sob.