Unpopular Opinion: Samuel L Jackson > Denzel Washington

Who's the better overall actor?


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I've said that for years on here

Denzel has been lowkey typecasted for a while now

With Sam you can get all types of wild ass characters for your movie


Look at Sam in Avengers, then Pulp Fiction, then Eve's Bayou, literally completely different people he played

Your not wrong.
 

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I'm sick of black people being pitted against each other. Unpopular opinion Samuel L Jackson > Tom Hanks and Cicely Tyson > Meryl Streep.

We're all (allegedly) black. We discuss black people and black affairs on here. Why would I ever make some shyt like "Samuel L Jackson > Tom Hanks" :what:

This thread isn't a green light to shyt on Denzel or anyone. Just a matter of preference. Don't get your panties in a bunch for daps.
 
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Although Denzel may be a better actor. I prefer Samuel L movies more often than not because he's entertaining whether it'd be comedy or action. I saw Die Hard: With a Vengeance a month ago and Samuel had me dying throughout the whole movie and his presence in the movie made it better imo.

A lot of Denzel's movies are boring especially his 90s output of films. Too many snoozefests. Samuel has a better 90s run of movies.
 

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Samuel L. is a critically acclaimed actor, but still underrated. I don't think he's on Denzel's level, but he's definitely one of the GOATs.

This scene alone is Oscar worthy.
 

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I think you're right op. Sam has a much better range then Denzel in my opinion which is why he is able to do such a variety of roles. If you list out all the actual character types he has been able to play and put them up side by side against Denzel's, there's no comparison. I just watched the first/original Jurassic Park movie again last weekend and loved his portrayal as the seriously concerned chief engineer/scientist. He can dial it way back or go full volume and all points in between in terms of his acting range which is why he has been able to consistently portray a broader variety of roles.
 

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Denzel the last 8 years has become the black Liam Neeson with all the same typecast roles

I prefer Sam like someone said because of entertainment but I’ll give Denzel a slight edge overall.

if my boy Jeffrey Wright had more lead roles than he most def would be #1 cause he nail all his roles
 

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Sam gave us an astronomical amount of piff. Ya gonna miss him when he's gone

Any movie with a significant role for him is automatically entertaining. Even his minor roles are highlights of the movie like at the start of Menace 2 Society :laff:
The Great White Hype was a underrated classic

edit here’s the whole movie on vimeo
 
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