Samuel L. Jackson -vs- Morgan Freeman

[Billy Costigan]

Jackson
notable movies: The Other Guys, Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, A Time to Kill, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol 2

Freeman
notable movies: Th Bucket List, The Dark Knight, Million Dollar Baby, Se7en, Lucky Number Slevin, The Shawshank Redemption

which guy do you think is the better actor?

 

[005]

gimme Morgan

 

[n_huffhines]

Freeman is the better actor, Jackson is the bigger movie star. I'll take either one.

 

[Billy Costigan]

Freeman's lack of range puts him under Samuel L.

Freeman plays the same guy in every movie.

 

[golfballs]

Freeman is the better actor. But Samuel L is probably more entertaining

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Wtf, no deep blue sea

 

[OrangeEmpire]

wtf, no mace windu

 

[OrangeEmpire]

wtf, no unthinkable

 

[golfballs]

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

I am going to go with this guy ^ and I seen him do "Mountaintop" on Broadway. Which was terrific.

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Billy have you ever been to a real broadway play?

 

[Billy Costigan]

Billy have you ever been to a real broadway play?

Nah... I'd like to though.

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Plus Sam was raised in Chattanooga whereas I think Morgan is from Mississippi

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Nah... I'd like to though.

Make sure you do, that is true acting IMO. Amazing.

 

[trevols81]

LMAO at Goodfellas being a "notable" movie for Jackson.

Why not include Coming to America, True Romance, Patriot Games, Menace II Society, Juice, The Exorcist III, Sea of Love, and Jungle Fever?

Jurassic Park gets no love? Star Wars? Unbreakable?






BTW, Billy, this is a good comparison. Both of these fine actors had to play small parts for many years before their, respective, big breaks. I say it's a tie.

 

[n_huffhines]

Freeman's lack of range puts him under Samuel L.

Freeman plays the same guy in every movie.

I'd say this is more true of Jackson.

 

[VolBuck24]

Its a tie. Both are great.

 

[Orangesmokey]

I am gonna have to go with Freeman... Shawshank and Dark Knight puts it over the top. I know Freeman's role in Dark Knight was not large but I really like that movie. Both are really good actors. Shawshank was an awesome movie

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Samuel's role in Pulp Fiction was ridiculously good.

 

[YankeeVol]

Samuel L.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Lazy comparison.

One is a brash and brazen character for the most part while one plays the more senior gentleman role.




I know I just got trolled but the only thing that seems to put them in the same category is their skin color.

 

[n_huffhines]

Racist comparison.

One is a brash and brazen character for the most part while one plays the more senior gentleman role.

I know I just got trolled but the only thing that seems to put them in the same category is their skin color.

FYP

It's true. There's only one thing these guys really have in common.

How about Jackson to Bruce Willis, and Freeman to Anthony Hopkins?

 

[milohimself]

 

[GAVol]

I say Freeman due to his early role as Easy Reader on Electric Company.

God I'm old.

 

[golfballs]

Billy, if a human female is a racist, do you consider that a turnoff?