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Which of these actresses do you prefer?

Audrey Hepburn
8 (57.1%)
Natalie Portman
5 (35.7%)
I am more of a blondes person (don't like either/haven't seen enough of their movies)
1 (7.1%)

Total Members Voted: 14

Author Topic: Arbitrary Acting Deathmatch: Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Portman  (Read 922 times)

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I was watching Portman last night and some similarities between her and Hepburn dawned on me. Voters, do your thing.
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Re: Arbitrary Acting Deathmatch: Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Portman
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2017, 08:31:19 PM »
Neither one of them is very good. Voted Hepburn on the strength of Two for the Road.

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Re: Arbitrary Acting Deathmatch: Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Portman
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2017, 02:14:02 AM »
They both have sparks of greatness.  My favorite role I've seen by Hepburn is Funny Face.  My favorite by Portman is Leon the Professional, and she was the best thing in Beautiful Girls.
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Re: Arbitrary Acting Deathmatch: Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Portman
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2017, 11:59:05 PM »
Audrey is great, but she doesn't have anything as good as Black Swan, Closer, or Jackie

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Re: Arbitrary Acting Deathmatch: Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Portman
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2017, 03:42:55 AM »
They both have sparks of greatness.  My favorite role I've seen by Hepburn is Funny Face.  My favorite by Portman is Leon the Professional, and she was the best thing in Beautiful Girls.

That's the worst Hepburn role. She is playing the caricature of a stereotype.
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Re: Arbitrary Acting Deathmatch: Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Portman
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2017, 10:25:14 AM »
And she's funny.  Which is better than her usual position of doing as little as possible so as not to mar her beauty.
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Re: Arbitrary Acting Deathmatch: Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Portman
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2017, 10:55:26 AM »
That's easy to say from someone who is unmarrable. Can you not try to have some empathy towards the rest of us who must steady our features so as to preserve our good looks?

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Re: Arbitrary Acting Deathmatch: Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Portman
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2017, 06:56:36 PM »
Of course.  I must apologize to Ms. Hepburn because she is unable to grow a beard.  I'm sure her career would have been amazing if she could have.
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Re: Arbitrary Acting Deathmatch: Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Portman
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2017, 08:15:52 PM »
Lukewarm on both.
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Re: Arbitrary Acting Deathmatch: Audrey Hepburn vs. Natalie Portman
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2017, 02:17:51 AM »
TWO FOR THE ROAD is a performance that Natalie probably doesn't have in her.