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Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 14 2009, 8:09 PM EDT
There has been much buzz around the net about wo is the better actor. Both are seeming to shine in their respective Fox dramas, both are moderate heart-throbs, both are british? What do you think? Does Lightman run Circles around house?
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1. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 14 2009, 8:47 PM EDT
i love em both. its hard to tell with their acting because they fit the characters so well. I'm sure they are both awesome guys to work with and be around in general.i really cant comment on who is better because ive seen stuff of hugh off screen and hes quite funny but with out seem much of tim off set is hard to say. but must say tim has a better walk than hugh. and i personally think tim is the better looker considering hugh is gettin a bit older (considering im 24) i think they are very similar characters with big differences. both cut even with me Do you find this valuable? |
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2. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 14 2009, 9:24 PM EDT
aw, no contest...tim roth. hugh definitely gives tim a run for his money, but tim's just got something about him. he's short, which i find adorable, his walk is the freakin awesomest thing i've ever seen and his filmography is amazing...Reservoir Dogs, Rob Roy and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead happen to be my favorites, lol...and tim knows gary oldman and has worked with him a couple of times. definitely gives him the edge, lol...
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Lil_Miss_TK |
3. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 14 2009, 11:42 PM EDT
i think maybe hugh is coming to the end of his carreer while tim is just coasting along. i think house is hughs way out of acting and i think tim is using it more than easing out of the game.and yeah tim does have that walk about him. its really sexy. aw... and what am i if hes short im shorter than him...lol Do you find this valuable? |
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slonotop4ik |
4. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 15 2009, 3:31 AM EDT
My vote goes to Tim Roth!!!Even though I believe House is sexy in a way, Lightman has this intensity about him... Tim Roth, definetely. Do you find this valuable? |
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RandyCandy |
5. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 15 2009, 9:59 AM EDT
"i love em both. its hard to tell with their acting because they fit the characters so well. I'm sure they are both awesome guys to work with and be around in general.I agree. They have two different roles and they bost fit there roles as best as possible, the end guys comeon. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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6. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 15 2009, 10:36 AM EDT
Hey everyone. Look, both of them had the problem of masking a british accent (Roth only early on, as he now refers to his co-stars on screen as "love") and Laurie has been accused of doing a bad american accent. Laurie definitely comes from comedy; he used to do sketches with Mr. Bean. Roth is certainly better prepared and he's got so many things right about the character, like how to fire away questions during interrogation, his walk, showing true emotion only at certain times. I have to call it a tie though, Laurie has received various accolades and so on. But Roth is an actor's actor.
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Punter01 |
7. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 16 2009, 10:34 AM EDT
No contest, Roth is a trained dramatic actor with a wealth of experience in varied roles. Laurie comes from a comedic background from Blackadder to a bit of Fry and Laurie (a long running scetch show with Stephen Fry), although I do enjoy house and Hugh Lauries performance, he has nowhere near the range of Tim Roth.
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Lil_Miss_TK |
8. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 20 2009, 7:15 PM EDT
see but then you gotta ask the question does hugh do an awesome jobe with out the training and consider them on an equal playin field. and i think hugh gets away with the accent quite fine. one of my friends was shocked to find out that he was british. so i think you only notice because you know its there. given that hugh doesnt have as much training as tim means that hugh is just as talented its just tim has the advantage of training and can take it just that bit further. look at Shia or what ever his name is from transformers. he just got into do lil bits of acting to make money for his father. now hes a huge star. he had no training what made him so much better than everyone else? Tim obviously had talent that got noticed and hugh well worked from nothing. so on a level playing field they break even. you may favor one but the talent factor is pretty damn even. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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9. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 21 2009, 3:11 PM EDT
Well argued! I still think Roth is the superior actor not because of his training but his body of work, I am not knocking Hugh laurie as a talent but I get the feeling that his role in House is stretching him about as far as he can go. I would recommend any fans of Mr.Lauries to checkout the series Blackadder.
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Lil_Miss_TK |
10. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 21 2009, 8:03 PM EDT
you better not be knockin the adder??? jk....and thank you ....i love you too....lol....suck up....but yeah i think also maybe hugh is gettin to the end as with tim hes still peaking... but i must say tim does a bit more for ya (in female eyes anyway) not that hugh isnt good looking for his age...but tims eyes do wierd me out a bit...specially when he does that intense staring thing.... Do you find this valuable? |
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11. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 21 2009, 9:51 PM EDT
oh man, that's my favorite when tim does the intense staring with his eyes...i feel like he's looking right at me, lol....i must be crazy, hahaha....
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Lil_Miss_TK |
12. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 22 2009, 2:42 AM EDT
yeah but its weird...its hot but wierd.....hmmm....
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serginio |
13. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 23 2009, 9:15 AM EDT
I vote for Tim Roth
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14. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 25 2009, 6:54 PM EDT
I am in a hurry to watch the second season of LIE TO ME
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serginio |
15. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 28 2009, 4:24 PM EDT
Can not wait to have the first season on dvd
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Lil_Miss_TK |
16. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 28 2009, 10:45 PM EDT
true im so with you on that one...i actually cant wait to see the extras...
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Georgecolthurst |
17. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 30 2009, 2:48 AM EDT
"There has been much buzz around the net about wo is the better actor. Both are seeming to shine in their respective Fox dramas, both are moderate heart-throbs, both are british? What do you think? Does Lightman run Circles around house?"Both actors are superb, Roth made the right choice by using his normal accent and Laurie made a mistake going with a quite irritating American accent bordering on whiny. The House character is a little left of centre so perhaps there is hope that somewhere along the line Hugh Laurie could just start talking normally and say "i've been pulling your leg for years, i'm British" Of course knowing Hugh Laurie as one of my favourite comics ever makes watching House a little difficult for me. I can watch Tim Roth in anything, would love to see him in one of those english gangster films, him and Mcshane together would be awesome. 0 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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18. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 30 2009, 6:08 PM EDT
i actaully think the directors want that sort of annoyin accent on house.
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19. RE: Tim Roth Vs. Hugh Laurie
May 30 2009, 6:27 PM EDT
I do not know what will happen to Dr House next season...
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