Jack Van Kleeck well it's arguable because everyone enjoys different genre. And also characters in some roles are appreciated more than others. But I think he's good at what he does, and is one of the top actors.
Chris is my favorite actor. His acting never really disappointed me, what disappoints me is that people are always like "Batman, Batman, Batman"... he was the best Batman, but Batman was not his best role. He's so much more than it.
Same, he plays his characters in such a realistic way it's almost hunting, though he is known for gaining and losing weight he is just amazing in Hostiles, Out of the Furnace , The Prestige and Harsh Times where he is in his normal shape.
My top 5 Bale performances 1) American Psycho (an all time great performance that deserves more recognition) 2) Bruce Wayne/Batman (TDK trilogy) 3) The Machinist 4) The Prestige 5) Out of the Furnace
JoAnne Mazurek amen to that I mean to take on a skeletal appearance and simultaneously deliver one of the greatest indie performances ever put to film is jaw dropping.
Talk about commitment. Ive never seen a actor so committed to his roles such as this man. Bale goes far and beyond his call in terms of giving his all to his profession. One a the best actors ever.
Its okay my mum told me I got the devil in me because I enjoy slasher/serial killer movies, and because I made her watch Saw with me and while I was laughing having a grand old time she was disgusted
1. American Psycho 2. The Fighter 3. The Machinist 4. American Hustle 5. Out of the Furnace 6. The Prestige 7. Rescue Dawn 8. Batman Trilogy 9. 3:10 to Yuma 10. Equilibrium
Elisha Nguyen Seriously how did American Hustle have the worst reviews....? Check it's rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Christian Bale did get an Oscar nomination for the movie...
Elisha Nguyen In my opinion, American Hustle is nice but not a real good movie. But Bale's performance is awesome. I didn't really liked Bradley Cooper in the movie.
***** I thought we have democracy and,sorry to disappoint you,i am not fucking getting out of here!You have no right to tell me what to do!!! I said it was the first Bale movie i watced,some years ago,and know i have watched 17 of his movies!So shut your mouth and don't say i am not his fan!
***** If you believe that the fact you have seen many of his movies before i was born gives you the right to talk to me like that,you are mistaken!And if you think that i know too few things about Bale or that the fact that i have seen 17 movies of him and keep watching more movies with him doesn't make me a fun of C.Bale,you are mistaken again! And as for the "kid",at least i don't waste my time insulting people that have not done anything wrong to me...>:(
1. American Psycho 2. The Fighter 3. Dark Knight Trilogy 4. The Machinist 5. American Hustle 6. Out of The Furnace 7. Empire of the Sun 8. The Prestige 9. Harsh Times 10. Equilibrium
Well, it _might be_ "one of the best"*****, because Christian Bale was an adult when he acted in that movie, and it was essentially a "Brave New World" meets "The Matrix" conglomeration. However, it did still contain the following: John Preston: _"Then I'm sorry."_ Errol Partridge: _"No, you're not. You don't even know the meaning. It's just a... vestigial word for a feeling you've never felt."_ John Preston: _"Then you know, what I'm going to do now?"_
Bale's performance in American Psycho was amazing, underrated and Oscar worthy and at times really funny. In most movies like this the killer show's no reguard or guilt for the things he does or shows the worry that he or she is becoming more bloody thirsty and more mentally unstable and trys to control their action's and you get that he's just an unwell man fighting for control of his broken mind and to stop hurting people (even the ones he really cares about) and Bale does this perfectly and IMO its what makes this movie even greater, its not a slasher flick and its not chase, kill, repeat... its so much more. The end twist is brilliantly too.
And what makes his character and the movie even more interesting, entertaining and quite funny is his craziness and obsession for petty little things such as the name card thing or his irritation with his girlfriend, his jealousy from Paul Allen, narrating the critique of a particular piece of music or the whole album or food...just realised it was so legendary that I could keep on enlisting the wide exploration of his character in the film.
This list shows the very depths Bale is willing to go to put on a spectacular performance even starving himself to a dangerously low weight level i applaud the man
I'm English and didn't realise he was from Wales (UK) until a couple of years back, I genuinely thought he was American. He has accents down no doubt about that. The Prestige is the most underrated film I've seen definitely makes my top 20 favourite films
Fact: Christian Bale is not a great actor...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................wait for it............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................he is.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Legendary!!! !.................................................................................................................
+Dawson Rowe How didn't I know that was him in Howl's Moving Castle? He's one of my favorite actors, and Howl's Moving Castle is my favorite Studio Ghibli movie.
Bale's performance on American Psycho 100% deserved Oscar nomination. But then 9/11 happened, and Afro-Americans had to win for stupid movies like "Training Day", playing stupid roles of corrupted cop.
Well, it's a conspiracy theory suggesting that politics were involved at 2002 Oscar nominations and that's why both winners were afro-Americans in order to unify the country under such tough conditions. Think about Denzel Washington's performance: How many times you've seen a stereotype of a corrupted cop winning an Oscar against strong candidates like Russell Crowe's brilliant performance on "A beautiful mind"?
American Psycho came out in 2000, 9/11 didn't happen until a year later, I have know idea what 9/11 has anything to do with American Psycho other than the film takes place in New York.
My number ONE favorite Bale film is "All the Little Animals" co-starring John Hurt. Oh my God, his performance as the mentally challenged and incredibly compassionate Bobby is pure cinema magic. That should've been included on the list. It's a genius performance!
his performance in the fighter was heartbreaking and just amazing.....my mom had trouble with drugs until her death in 2013, he captured the essence of a drug addict so well it made me cry, he definitely deserved that Oscar
Say what you want but his performances speak for themselves. One of hollywoods finest actors and a TRUE actor who dives deep into his roles. His role as Dan Evans in 3:10 to Yuma is underrated IMO. He was also great in Public Enemies.
Bale in the prestige is amazing. And as reznik an Patrick Bateman. What an actor. He’s one of the greatest actors to come out of the past 20 or so years
Yah its definitely between those 2 performances, no question. I think those two performances are some of the finest pieces of acting I have ever seen, easily on par with the very best of Day-Lewis or De Niro.
I watched both and its difficult to choose. But i would say American Psycho definitely ! He is fucking amazing in that and his character and also the movie are better and more memorable than The Machinist.
Being my book nerd self, Little Women is my favorite. He portrayed such an innocent character, but really put enough depth and emotion into the film. While the 1949 version is my favorite, nobody can top that Teddy.
Hands down his best performance was when he played Jack Kelly in Newsies. It was so good! I loved the singing and dancing that he did. I was surprised that it wasn't in the coundown.
Wow! I am really impressed! I don't see "Newsies" among your top ten list though, and he did an awesome job with a great N.Y. accent, singing and dancing! Surprised it didn't make your list!
One thing that really bugs me about WatchMojo is that it always sounds like the person is reading something off a document. It doesn't sound like they're talking to you.
Yeah, you make a good point Tom. I doubt that WatchMojo will change the way they present or make their videos any time soon, but they should at least hire someone who knows what they're talking about.
if it wasn't a channel which made a ton of money off of these vids then I would be ok with it. But WatchMojo does make a ton of money from these, so they need to get it right.
Seriously? Equillibrium is a crappy movie? And I asume you think that Batman is a great one? Equillibrium has so much philosophical meanings and Christian Bale was great on it.
I wouldn't call it brilliant or great, but it was an interesting movie. IT was a little weird, many things were stupid (hollywood action scenes, well it's hollywood, so what can we expect), but it was made well enough. It was saved majorly by the performances of Bale and Bean. And you're right, that there were many philosophical questions, that were interesting, what gave the movie a certain depth, that not all action movies have... All in all it was definitely interesting...
Kristina Georgieva The Dark Knight Trilogy (if that's what you mean by 'Batman') IS a great movie because of the same reasons you said about Equilibrium; it has so much philosophical meanings, themes, commentary and complex stories as well as characters. I loved Equilibrium for what it brought to the table as well, really intriguing ideas, but The Dark Knight brought them and executed them the right ways. I have no idea how you can like one and hate (?) the other.
The batman trilogy had so much more philosophical and deep things going on there. It was written by Nolan so you know a lot will be going on beneath the surface and it's going to tackle some philosophical themes. I wouldn't say that much was going on in equilibrium at all, it was an interesting concept for a sci-fi movie (although a bit of a 1984 rip off..in fact an extreme rip off of 1984..which was then twisted and ripped off to create V for vendetta which was then ripped off to make equilibrium...it's ideas weren't exactly fresh) that could've been a lot better but they wanted an action hero movie so it lost a lot of it's potential.
I literally started watching every Christian Bale movie after I saw Equilibrium. I had seen Batman Rises prior to that, but Equilibrium was the tipping point to Bale becoming one of my favorites. American Psycho as well was part of it.
1. American Psycho 2. The Fighter 3. 3:10 to Yuma 4. The Machinist 5. Rescue Dawn 6. The Dark Knight Rises 7. Empire of the Sun 8. American Hustle 9. Batman Begins 10. The Big Short HM: Velvet Goldmine, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, I'm Not There, The Flowers of War
Been reading through the comments, and I'm not seeing a lot of love for one of my favorite movies of all time: The Prestige. Fantastic movie, and would highly recommend... Think it's a flick that far too many people haven't seen.
"If you make yourself more than psycho man, if you devote yourself to magician, and no one can stop you, then you become something else entirely, Legend Mr.Wayne !"
100% Spot on...... Until I watched "Out of the Furnace" last Friday night. That performance, would be #2 in my list. Other than that, this list was 100% SPOT ON. Specially at the #1. Well done, WatchMojo, well done. =)
Imagine going to your colleague's home, listening to him talk about his favourite his music & all of a sudden he shoves an axe into your head. That scene in American psycho gave me chills. Patric Bateman will be one of his greatest performance.
My Top 10 Christian Bale Performances: 10. John Preston (Equilibrium) 9. Melvin Purvis (Public Enemies) 8. Jim Davis (Harsh Times) 7. Alfred Borden (The Prestige) 6. Dieter Dengler (Rescue Dawn) 5. Dan Evans (3:10 to Yuma) 4. Trevor Reznik (The Machinist) 3. Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) 2. Dicky Eckland (The Fighter) 1. Batman/Bruce Wayne (The Dark Knight Trilogy) I think Bruce Wayne/Batman is number 1, because he gave more depth to, what some people see as just a comic book/superhero character. Bateman was really good, it's third, as I felt Dicky was a little more intriguing as well as a little more demanding due to the performance Bale gave with weight loss, getting mannerisms and accent to pull off being someone that is real, but I think he might've subtly took, what he did in American Psycho in terms of darkness and did that again in The Dark Knight Trilogy, and we got to see that expanded three more times. We also see Bruce Wayne deal with trying to have a normal life by day, and still balance out being Batman at night. We see the struggle Wayne goes through, and see how it effects those around him. I think he also makes Wayne/Batman a more interesting character as a result of this. He gives more depth to the character than we’ve seen before and gives it his all.
The Best actor of his generation... by far.
Jack Van Kleeck well it's arguable because everyone enjoys different genre. And also characters in some roles are appreciated more than others. But I think he's good at what he does, and is one of the top actors.
Is he fuck. Fuck off.
One of the best
He is my favourite and very close but Daniel Day-Lewis takes the title, by a way to I would add.
He is almost at the same level with DDL. Another performance like the one in American Psycho and he will come even closer
Absolutely the American Psycho! His power of modulating his voice is an absolute winner!! What an actor!
+Patrick Bateman do you like Huey Lewis and The News?
@@varolussalsanclar1163 they are okay
He didn't act the guys sick
Christian Bale is the best Batman ever.
Undoubtedly
And the best Bateman.
No real batman fans know the best batman is kevin Conroy
To be fair he is the true Bruce Wayne..and of the story.
The Greatest of All Time Kevin Conroy is the best Voice Bale the best live action m8
i have to say. he has been the best batman of the history. ❤
Even better than bat nipples? 😁😁😁
and Patrick Bateman would be a great Joker
It's a little funny that Batman (Christian Bale) got to kill The Joker (Jared Leto) in American Psycho. :D
you r gorgeous girl really pretty
FLYNNZILLA is o for awesome
He could have played both Batman AND the Joker.
No there is only one Heath Ledger
+Michael Lawrence No there is only one, Mark Hamill
+Bruce Wayne There will be another, Leto.
Actually Heath ledger was the better choice
Now that I think about it he could be an ok joker in another universe. He can act like a psycho sometimes
Christian Bale is one of the greatest actors of our generation. There is no doubt about it.
Christian Bale kicks ass in every role he plays!
I love Christian Bale...he's my favorite actor. And the best Batman ever!
and still batman is his worst role
Stormeyworld The Best Batman is Kevin Conroy
Bale is still good
Chris is my favorite actor. His acting never really disappointed me, what disappoints me is that people are always like "Batman, Batman, Batman"... he was the best Batman, but Batman was not his best role. He's so much more than it.
You're absolutely right.
Same, he plays his characters in such a realistic way it's almost hunting, though he is known for gaining and losing weight he is just amazing in Hostiles, Out of the Furnace , The Prestige and Harsh Times where he is in his normal shape.
Come on, he was not good in Terminator.
@@Nominay we should pretend that movie didn't existed
@@meloderieugif2294 The big short and 3:10 to Yuma also, even Public enemies he's good in!
I am so in love with this man.
So am I
So I am, I would so much like to be like him.
Me too
No homo tho
X10000
One of the few actors who could have played both Batman AND Joker...
true dat
I don't think he could've out done Heath Ledger as The Joker.
that's true but he if you actually think about it, he could possibly make a good mad-man- remember he played in AMERICAN PSYCO
isouqui blüchen But then he no doubt would've gotten caught in the trap that is TYPE-CASTING.
@@dinmorfar6725 how could you say that despite seeing him actually do that..
if only he played Bond
He played the James Bond of superheroes though 😜
+Maddy Boone but bond kills and batman doesnt :D
Oh my god yessssssw
He's' got my vote!!!!
Since Daniel Craig walked away from it, I'd say the position is open
who else thinks he could actually be a good joker in a different batman film
I was watching american psycho and thought that he'd make a killer joker and then in the next scene jared leto pops up lol
I think 100% Christian bale would make the best joker, personal opinion
+Jacob Icard no Patrick Bateman is insane and maybe a little
bailey williamson bale is a proved talented actor, he could definitely be a decent joker in another universe
joker yes, definitely..and i also think he could be a better Neo
My top 5 Bale performances
1) American Psycho (an all time great performance that deserves more recognition)
2) Bruce Wayne/Batman (TDK trilogy)
3) The Machinist
4) The Prestige
5) Out of the Furnace
Add ford v ferrari
And add The Flowers of War.
It's a shame he got just a supporting actor academy award for all those mesmerizing performances. Living legend.
Christian Bale is the man. I have 9 out of 10 of those movies in my personal collection. He's such a great actor.
+getnotoriousXBL I have watched 26 of his movies,check them out!
I have to return some video tapes 😂😂
+Doom Cero Do not laugh, 'cause I have used this excuse,too :P
😂😂😂😂
That was my excuse at work on my lunch break
Nice comment. Let’s see Paul Allen’s
i fucking love this line
His performance in The Machinist has gotta be one of the greatest performances ever.
And his performance in that movie was so completely ignored and underrated by The Cinematic Academy they should all be ashamed of themselves
JoAnne Mazurek amen to that I mean to take on a skeletal appearance and simultaneously deliver one of the greatest indie performances ever put to film is jaw dropping.
YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!!! - that movie is really underrated as hell and I hate how he didn’t at least get an award for it
the machinist is honestly the scariest movie i've ever watched.
Oh my gosh that movie was something else! Watching it was felt like dreaming a dream...ironic that it's about someone who can't sleep
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 10/10
Batman Begins (2005) 10/10
The Dark Knight (2008) 10/10
No one can play Batman better than him...
2005 - 8/10
2008 - 10/10
2012 - 6/10
@@ВасюкМаусин BB was atleast an 8.5 and TDKR was a 7
@@ahamedjunaid01 Where they were? It's my own opinion
@@ВасюкМаусин And it was mine :)
One of the best actors on the world..
Talk about commitment. Ive never seen a actor so committed to his roles such as this man. Bale goes far and beyond his call in terms of giving his all to his profession. One a the best actors ever.
Long life to Christian Bale, the greatest actor ever!
I've never been a big fan, but his performance as Bateman is *perfect*.
I agree with you
Patrick Bateman the one tht boost his career not Batman
Lolz
Wahts wrong with you, his performance as Batman is good, yes maybe perfect but his performences in Machinist and Amarican psycho are better.
ian würth If that was referring to me, notice how I said "Bat*e*man", not Batman.
Oh, sorry
"I have to return some videotapes..." always makes me literally LOL
My friends think im fucked up for saying that american pyscho is a beautiful movie :P
+Dutch no ur friend is fucked up.
Modhumpally Meenu Haha cheers
Its okay my mum told me I got the devil in me because I enjoy slasher/serial killer movies, and because I made her watch Saw with me and while I was laughing having a grand old time she was disgusted
werewolf914 Hahahaha same!
It is a beautiful movie
I can't even express how much I respect him, like him, ADORE HIM as an actor. I'm always excited when his new movie comes out
dam he lost 62 lbs for a movie that's called a good fucking actor
Thats called dedication
Hontoni Arigato and then had to regain the weight for batman
Hontoni Arigato that's called 1 heck of a diet
A.arthur waring he must have ate so much pizza and hamburgers after the movie haha
Hontoni Arigato Not just that, he gained 45 KILOGRAMS in muscle for the batman role
Christian Bale is my biggest actor crush EVER it should be illegal to be so f hot :)
+Lori Swank He is my boyfriend
I only liked him in the old movies like how he was from the newsies
Absolutlely not he has a gorg wife and a kid!
+ASP Nope, you're just jealous. 😁
not gay, but man looks sharp
110 People had to return some video tapes...
Then caught the chainsaw going down the stairs.
69
1. American Psycho
2. The Fighter
3. The Machinist
4. American Hustle
5. Out of the Furnace
6. The Prestige
7. Rescue Dawn
8. Batman Trilogy
9. 3:10 to Yuma
10. Equilibrium
but american hustle had the worst reviews so i can't see why it's forth on that list....
Elisha Nguyen Seriously how did American Hustle have the worst reviews....? Check it's rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Christian Bale did get an Oscar nomination for the movie...
Elisha Nguyen In my opinion, American Hustle is nice but not a real good movie. But Bale's performance is awesome. I didn't really liked Bradley Cooper in the movie.
Youre understand it ;)
3.10 to Yuma should be higher on that list.
Btw, how about Reign of Fire? Love that movie.
I came to know about Christiam Bale when i watched the prestige and been a fan ever since...
Prestige is one of my favourite movies. Just sayin'
Agree,it was the firs Bale movie I watched...
***** I thought we have democracy and,sorry to disappoint you,i am not fucking getting out of here!You have no right to tell me what to do!!! I said it was the first Bale movie i watced,some years ago,and know i have watched 17 of his movies!So shut your mouth and don't say i am not his fan!
***** If you believe that the fact you have seen many of his movies before i was born gives you the right to talk to me like that,you are mistaken!And if you think that i know too few things about Bale or that the fact that i have seen 17 movies of him and keep watching more movies with him doesn't make me a fun of C.Bale,you are mistaken again! And as for the "kid",at least i don't waste my time insulting people that have not done anything wrong to me...>:(
Evi Granger you tell him Evi
syndawg89
thanks!
"I have to return some videotapes"
can't we all agree that he's hot
ourworldrhythm He is amazing
ohh I soo agree on that
My ex looked just like him
He’s the hottest in American pyscho , in his other movies not so much
Uhh I have to return some video tapes
1. American Psycho
2. The Fighter
3. Dark Knight Trilogy
4. The Machinist
5. American Hustle
6. Out of The Furnace
7. Empire of the Sun
8. The Prestige
9. Harsh Times
10. Equilibrium
DiegoManning Hostiles too
Wth how is prestige so low?
Undoubtly one of the best actors ever
I have to return some video tapes.
Do you like Huey Lewis and The News?
Hey, Paul!
+lostcrusader11 Heeey :D
sidar akkuş
sidar akkuş Aiya!
The absolute best Christian Bale film, is Empire of the Sun, by far. He carried the entire movie, as a child, next to John Malkovich no less!
I remember the scene of the separation of Jim and his parents and Jim screaming and crying.
Ariel Fredes
The book it doesn't so sad like the movie. Spielberg made a free version.
The best Christian Bale movie is Equilibrium.
Well, it _might be_ "one of the best"*****, because Christian Bale was an adult when he acted in that movie, and it was essentially a "Brave New World" meets "The Matrix" conglomeration. However, it did still contain the following:
John Preston: _"Then I'm sorry."_
Errol Partridge: _"No, you're not. You don't even know the meaning. It's just a... vestigial word for a feeling you've never felt."_
John Preston: _"Then you know, what I'm going to do now?"_
Christian Bale is a sick actor love his movie Harsh Times.
His part in the Big Short was very very good
This was made before that.
yes it was!
harsh times is underated
Great movie
I really can't take him serious with how he speaks in the clips they showed.
Bale's performance in American Psycho was amazing, underrated and Oscar worthy and at times really funny. In most movies like this the killer show's no reguard or guilt for the things he does or shows the worry that he or she is becoming more bloody thirsty and more mentally unstable and trys to control their action's and you get that he's just an unwell man fighting for control of his broken mind and to stop hurting people (even the ones he really cares about) and Bale does this perfectly and IMO its what makes this movie even greater, its not a slasher flick and its not chase, kill, repeat... its so much more. The end twist is brilliantly too.
And what makes his character and the movie even more interesting, entertaining and quite funny is his craziness and obsession for petty little things such as the name card thing or his irritation with his girlfriend, his jealousy from Paul Allen, narrating the critique of a particular piece of music or the whole album or food...just realised it was so legendary that I could keep on enlisting the wide exploration of his character in the film.
You can look back at actors and see their talents but none do it like bale. It's like he completely transforms into the role. The guy is amazing.
With his look and acting skill, he can also be a convincing Joker or Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight...
Yes! Holy crap, he would do a good Two Face.
American Psycho is my all-time favorite!
im gonna call you sabrina
patrick bateman
lol
Karsten Rebolledo You're Christie. You're to respond only to Christie. Is that clear ?
His performance in American Psycho was brilliant
I honestly cant see anybody else as Batman apart from him
i'm behind Ben 100%, but no matter how great he does, he'll never be MY Batman
While I wouldn't say American Psycho is his BEST performance, I'd say this list is spot on. One of my favorite actors.
This list shows the very depths Bale is willing to go to put on a spectacular performance even starving himself to a dangerously low weight level i applaud the man
Christian Bale's role of Batman should've been number 1.
He will always be the best Batman ever...
Have you seen American Psycho? If not then you will reconsider once you have.
I haven't seen the movie but I've seen clips of it on CZcams.
Nicole Chapman Ok watch the full movie, it's way deeper than action movie Batman and Christian Bale's acting is really insane.
iNovaSniping OK. Will do. :)
Nicole Chapman i think like for "the best Batman ever" but his Patrick Bateman is amazing more than his bat, i miss his Batman too.
Christian Bale is for sure in the top-3 actors of the decade!
Can't believe Newsies wasn't on this list! He did such a good job in that movie!
Right! Dude's a triple threat!
I totally agree American Psycho and The Machinist are his best films.
Tina Elevation True, but The Dark Knight is also on that list.
harsh times
Tina Elevation not best movies but best performances
One of the most underrated actors of this generation
is there any dispute that Bale is the greatest actor born after 70's?
Batman's voice.... EPIC!!!!!!
I'm English and didn't realise he was from Wales (UK) until a couple of years back, I genuinely thought he was American. He has accents down no doubt about that. The Prestige is the most underrated film I've seen definitely makes my top 20 favourite films
Christian Bale would be perfect for playing a character from Dostoesvsky's novels
Yes
Crime and punishment definitley. Perhaps the main character from franz kafka's the trial, also.
exactly
Loneliness,Sick and Tensed...Thank you for mentioned Fyodor Dostoevsky here....
Да, было бы неплохо
Fact: Christian Bale is not a great actor...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................wait for it............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................he is.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Legendary!!! !.................................................................................................................
American Psycho is my favorite! ☺️😍
YAS 😍🤘🏻
dare I say... a personal favorite :)
Can't believe his role in Howl's Moving Castle wasn't mentioned.
+Dawson Rowe How didn't I know that was him in Howl's Moving Castle? He's one of my favorite actors, and Howl's Moving Castle is my favorite Studio Ghibli movie.
Bale's performance on American Psycho 100% deserved Oscar nomination. But then 9/11 happened, and Afro-Americans had to win for stupid movies like "Training Day", playing stupid roles of corrupted cop.
What does 9/11 have to do with black people?
Well, it's a conspiracy theory suggesting that politics were involved at 2002 Oscar nominations and that's why both winners were afro-Americans in order to unify the country under such tough conditions. Think about Denzel Washington's performance: How many times you've seen a stereotype of a corrupted cop winning an Oscar against strong candidates like Russell Crowe's brilliant performance on "A beautiful mind"?
American Psycho came out in 2000, 9/11 didn't happen until a year later, I have know idea what 9/11 has anything to do with American Psycho other than the film takes place in New York.
The Source Yep, it only became popular over the years and especially after Bale became Batman.
American Pyshco I think was his best movie but he has others that are almost as good
American Psycho is like a Disney film compared. to the book.
So true. I would never trust Easton Ellis to babysit my kids. Labiae in a locker?? wtf :D
***** No. But thanks though!
especially the chapters with the rats ...
Oh god the rats.....he starved them and sewed then inside her!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have to return some ductapes.
I need it for.....taping something.
Wow. I have new-found respect for this guy.
darude-sandstorm
killer123denmark ah...on old nemesis. Its been a while...._Darude Sandstorm_.
Maximum Frequency
sandstorm- darude
killer123denmark of course. I never forget the face of a Darude Sandstorm when i see it....except about 98 percent of the time when i do.
Maximum Frequency
:D
Let’s see Paul Allen’s Top 10 Mojo List
I love how 3:10 to Yuma was at 3:10 ahaha
I love how black people are really black.
***** I don't
***** umm what?
My number ONE favorite Bale film is "All the Little Animals" co-starring John Hurt. Oh my God, his performance as the mentally challenged and incredibly compassionate Bobby is pure cinema magic. That should've been included on the list. It's a genius performance!
his performance in the fighter was heartbreaking and just amazing.....my mom had trouble with drugs until her death in 2013, he captured the essence of a drug addict so well it made me cry, he definitely deserved that Oscar
It hurt seeing bale as his role in the machinist 😩
same, i cried so hard seeing him like that, but his performance is flawless
Say what you want but his performances speak for themselves. One of hollywoods finest actors and a TRUE actor who dives deep into his roles.
His role as Dan Evans in 3:10 to Yuma is underrated IMO. He was also great in Public Enemies.
Bale in the prestige is amazing. And as reznik an Patrick Bateman. What an actor. He’s one of the greatest actors to come out of the past 20 or so years
I would've had trouble between American Psycho and The Machinist
Yah its definitely between those 2 performances, no question. I think those two performances are some of the finest pieces of acting I have ever seen, easily on par with the very best of Day-Lewis or De Niro.
James P My aspiration is to lose as much weight as him... but it's because I'm too much overweight.
I watched both and its difficult to choose. But i would say American Psycho definitely ! He is fucking amazing in that and his character and also the movie are better and more memorable than The Machinist.
He was so fucking good in The Fighter.
Being my book nerd self, Little Women is my favorite. He portrayed such an innocent character, but really put enough depth and emotion into the film. While the 1949 version is my favorite, nobody can top that Teddy.
one of the most underated movies ever "Out of the furnace" Russell Baze
Do you like Huey Lewis and the news?
luv this scene.
***** but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically
The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost.
He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
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I HAVE TO RETURN SOME VIDEO TAPES!
I enjoyed all the movies that made the list. However, I am surprised Flowers Of War isn't in the top ten. It is one of my favorite Bale movies.
I love that movie as well.
Hands down his best performance was when he played Jack Kelly in Newsies. It was so good! I loved the singing and dancing that he did. I was surprised that it wasn't in the coundown.
Yeaaahhh, I think Empire of the Sun should've been higher. He was freaking awesome
He won a special youth acting award for his acting in Empire of the Sun
in American psycho he seamed to be doing a Jim Carry impersonation.
Omg, I was thinking the exact same thing. lol
According to Bale when filming american psycho he was actually trying to channel tom cruise.
hm, i guess i could see it
Omg thank god I thought I was the only one!
Christian Bale could have even played as the Joker. Holy crap, @ 7:24
There’s not a single Christian Bale performance that doesn’t stand out. He’s at the top of the craft.
Wow! I am really impressed! I don't see "Newsies" among your top ten list though, and he did an awesome job with a great N.Y. accent, singing and dancing! Surprised it didn't make your list!
Equilibrium is why Batman doesn't use guns, it wouldn't be a fair fight.
Bale is the guy who can play both the role of The Dark Knight & the Joker . Big fan of this versatile talented actor.
I love Christian Bale
One thing that really bugs me about WatchMojo is that it always sounds like the person is reading something off a document. It doesn't sound like they're talking to you.
I think that's the thing that they're going for. It's a very professional way of making top tens and they want you to know that.
Mrmightyturtle but they tend to make pronunciation errors if the reader has no idea what they're talking about except for what's written
Yeah, you make a good point Tom. I doubt that WatchMojo will change the way they present or make their videos any time soon, but they should at least hire someone who knows what they're talking about.
Well, in my eyes, it gets the job done anyway. The list, the names, the description and reasoning.
if it wasn't a channel which made a ton of money off of these vids then I would be ok with it. But WatchMojo does make a ton of money from these, so they need to get it right.
Christian Bale. Method actor. Gary Oldman. Method actor. Heath Ledger. Method actor.
No wonder The Dark Knight turned out so well.
Seriously? Equillibrium is a crappy movie? And I asume you think that Batman is a great one? Equillibrium has so much philosophical meanings and Christian Bale was great on it.
I wouldn't call it brilliant or great, but it was an interesting movie. IT was a little weird, many things were stupid (hollywood action scenes, well it's hollywood, so what can we expect), but it was made well enough. It was saved majorly by the performances of Bale and Bean. And you're right, that there were many philosophical questions, that were interesting, what gave the movie a certain depth, that not all action movies have... All in all it was definitely interesting...
I think it's far too cliché a message to have any real depth or worth, but that's just me.
Kristina Georgieva The Dark Knight Trilogy (if that's what you mean by 'Batman') IS a great movie because of the same reasons you said about Equilibrium; it has so much philosophical meanings, themes, commentary and complex stories as well as characters.
I loved Equilibrium for what it brought to the table as well, really intriguing ideas, but The Dark Knight brought them and executed them the right ways. I have no idea how you can like one and hate (?) the other.
The batman trilogy had so much more philosophical and deep things going on there. It was written by Nolan so you know a lot will be going on beneath the surface and it's going to tackle some philosophical themes. I wouldn't say that much was going on in equilibrium at all, it was an interesting concept for a sci-fi movie (although a bit of a 1984 rip off..in fact an extreme rip off of 1984..which was then twisted and ripped off to create V for vendetta which was then ripped off to make equilibrium...it's ideas weren't exactly fresh) that could've been a lot better but they wanted an action hero movie so it lost a lot of it's potential.
I literally started watching every Christian Bale movie after I saw Equilibrium. I had seen Batman Rises prior to that, but Equilibrium was the tipping point to Bale becoming one of my favorites. American Psycho as well was part of it.
I had no idea Christian Bale started his career in his childhood.
1. American Psycho
2. The Fighter
3. 3:10 to Yuma
4. The Machinist
5. Rescue Dawn
6. The Dark Knight Rises
7. Empire of the Sun
8. American Hustle
9. Batman Begins
10. The Big Short
HM: Velvet Goldmine, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, I'm Not There, The Flowers of War
Been reading through the comments, and I'm not seeing a lot of love for one of my favorite movies of all time: The Prestige. Fantastic movie, and would highly recommend... Think it's a flick that far too many people haven't seen.
"If you make yourself more than psycho man, if you devote yourself to magician, and no one can stop you, then you become something else entirely, Legend Mr.Wayne !"
Equilibrium great movie, Batman the inmortalized Christian Bale... Good actor
100% Spot on...... Until I watched "Out of the Furnace" last Friday night. That performance, would be #2 in my list. Other than that, this list was 100% SPOT ON. Specially at the #1. Well done, WatchMojo, well done. =)
Imagine going to your colleague's home, listening to him talk about his favourite his music & all of a sudden he shoves an axe into your head. That scene in American psycho gave me chills. Patric Bateman will be one of his greatest performance.
My Top 10 Christian Bale Performances:
10. John Preston (Equilibrium)
9. Melvin Purvis (Public Enemies)
8. Jim Davis (Harsh Times)
7. Alfred Borden (The Prestige)
6. Dieter Dengler (Rescue Dawn)
5. Dan Evans (3:10 to Yuma)
4. Trevor Reznik (The Machinist)
3. Patrick Bateman (American Psycho)
2. Dicky Eckland (The Fighter)
1. Batman/Bruce Wayne (The Dark Knight Trilogy)
I think Bruce Wayne/Batman is number 1, because he gave more depth to, what some people see as just a comic book/superhero character.
Bateman was really good, it's third, as I felt Dicky was a little more intriguing as well as a little more demanding due to the performance Bale gave with weight loss, getting mannerisms and accent to pull off being someone that is real, but I think he might've subtly took, what he did in American Psycho in terms of darkness and did that again in The Dark Knight Trilogy, and we got to see that expanded three more times.
We also see Bruce Wayne deal with trying to have a normal life by day, and still balance out being Batman at night. We see the struggle Wayne goes through, and see how it effects those around him. I think he also makes Wayne/Batman a more interesting character as a result of this. He gives more depth to the character than we’ve seen before and gives it his all.
great actor,personally my favourite.
At first I thought Bruce Wayne/Batman will be his number 1 performance.