films with exaggerated acting

[MadaBidyoni]

Hi
do you know about more scifi/fantasy films with exaggerated acting like "back to the future"?

 

[Kemaiku]

Anything from the 90's?

 

[Greg Cox]

Pretty much any silent movie: see Metropolis, Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, etc.

 

[Kelthaz]

Dungeons and Dragons? Jeremy Irons is a hoot.

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[Velocity]

Charlton Heston version of Planet of the Apes

 

[Greg Cox]

Big Trouble in Little China?

 

[matthunter]

Forbidden Planet

 

[Q2UnME]

When seeing this thread title, my immediate first thought was ANYTHING with William Shatner ...."



Q2

 

[Doom Shepherd]

Sharknado?

 

[TremblingBluStar]

How does Back to the Future have exaggerated acting?

 

[theenglish]

When seeing this thread title, my immediate first thought was ANYTHING with William Shatner ...."



Q2

I specifically would say Star Trek V and VI because everyone overacts in those. Although Shatner certainly hams it up in Generations.

I actually thought that Shatner's performance fit well into the other films.

 

[Gaith]

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Sharknado?

Or...anything on SyFy. I watched 3 or 4 shark related movies on SyFy Saturday. They were all pretty painful. They even roped Danny Trejo into one of them.

 

[matthunter]

Sharknado?

He said "acting".

 

[Ovation]

How does Back to the Future have exaggerated acting?

Have you met Doc Brown?

 

[theenglish]

I would argue that as comedies, Back to the Future and Bedazzled are supposed to be overacted. It was an intentional part of their charm. There is a big difference between those movies and something like Star Trek.

One of my favorite over actors of all time, Al Pacino's performance in the Devil's Advocate is another movie that sticks out for me.

 

[Ovation]

I agree re: BTTF. I guess I took the "exaggerated" part of the question in isolation. I'm also a fan of Pacino's scenery chewing in Devil's Advocate (I like a good "ham and cheese sandwich"). Spartacus offers some fine "exaggerated" acting--the scene where Olivier and Laughton confront each other is worth the price of admission by itself (and apparently, the confrontation was not limited to when cameras were rolling).

 

[lurok]

Flash Gordon! Great hammy acting that suits films exaggerated visual style.

Maybe Buckaroo Banzai as well (Lithgow certainly chews scenery )

 

[Rincewiend]

The Spy Kids movies...

 

[mos6507]

The Spy Kids movies...

"Acting" should be in quotes with those. Danny Trejo's line readings are Ed-wood-grade bad.