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#18: Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004)

Being guided by one of the greatest directors of all time is probably the most influential thing you can do in film. As is with Leonardo DiCaprio. He has made three films with Martin Scorsese and he plans to make even more. Remember the last guy Marty held onto for a bunch of films; it was a man named Robert De Niro and his career turned out O.K. eh? In 2004, the front-runner at the Oscars was a film called The Aviator. This was the true life story of Howard Hughes (DiCaprio), an eccentric billionaire film proudcer and aviator. He was America's 1st billionaire, but he had the disease that would bring his career up and down; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Howard always needed everything to be perfect down to every detail. He couldn't touch the doorknob in the bathroom with his bare hands, he had to scrub his hands until they bled, and he couldn't eat his steak and peas after somebody took one of his 9 peas. Never the less, his life was exciting and thought provoking as he tried to build the worlds biggest plane, direct controversial films, and woo the woman of his dreams, Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett). With brilliant supporting performance by Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, and John C. Reily, rounded off by DiCaprio's uncanny performance, The Aviator is a terrific film.

DiCaprio's performance in phonominal. He trained and researched for the role for months and nailed every second of screen time. He perfected the accent, always looked uncomfortable in his situations, and was just a great overall performance. DiCaprio is becoming one of the greatest actors of his generation and is being more and more respected by critics and audiences alike and The Aviator certainly doesn't hurt his reputation. Bravo Mr. DiCaprio!

#19: Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980)

This film, directed by the wonderfully brilliant Stankley Kubrick, is a phonominal horror film. The film tells the story of a man named Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) who gets him and his family a job looking after the Overlook Hotel for the winter. His boy, Danny, is kind of abnormal, considering he has an imaginery friend named Tony who lives in his mouth and talks through his fingers. Although things seem to be going great, Jack starts to get writer's block as he sits in his room trying to write his latest novel. It goes back to the legend of the man who killed his family at the Overlook years ago when Jack starts to become more and more insane. He starts to develope insanities over the weeks and finally snaps. He goes around and tries to kill his wife and boy. There is much poetic entertainment and ingenius camera work throughout the film which I cannot explain now. Please watch the film and see the great ending!

Jack Nicholson is one of our greatest actors of all time. His performance in this film prooves it. The way Jack can play wild and crazy and with his insane hair line is incredible. And words can't even explain the feeling I get when I see the Ol' Jack Grin on his face. Anyone who has seen him knows what I'm talking about. He plays the role of insane writer father husband soo well it's incredible. Totally ripped of an Oscar Nod in 1980. Bravo Mr. Nicholson!