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Pachino 33 29.73%
DeNiro 78 70.27%
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Rocket River is offline Old 08-27-2008, 07:26 PM   #1
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Looking at the new movie they got coming out
Folx are saying that they the best of a generation
etc etc

This maybe true
HOWEVER
DeNiro is . . IMO . . .VASTLY SUPERIOR to Pachino

I like Pachino . . but it isn't even close to me

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DeNiro wins in a landslide. Pacino played too many asshole/unlikeable characters
 
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Pachino did his greatest work in the 70s and 80s. De Niro...the man has range.

Portraying a boxer down to the weight/size? Check
Playing an overprotective dad in a comedy? Check
Capturing a psychotic vibe only few can do? Check
Dancing around like a fairy captain? Check
Surviving a movie with Eddie Murphy post 1997? Check

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And I can't forgive myself...it's Pacino *doh*

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I know I'm missing a huge won and I will look silly, but what have either one of them done lately that's been even remotely decent?

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RM95, RONIN for DeNiro and Devil's Advocate for Pacino. Are you talking about oscar-worthy, or just money-makers at the box office? I think if it's the former, none.
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DeNiro wins in a landslide. Pacino played too many asshole/unlikeable characters
So do you dislike Pacino's characters or Pacino the ACTOR?

I like Pacino. Maybe 'cuz of Carlito's Way and because of Tony Montana.

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DeNiro wins in a landslide. Pacino played too many asshole/unlikeable characters
I feel like some of the best acting jobs are done by actors playing unlikeable characters. Daniel Day-Lewis definitely comes to mind.
 
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Pacino's performance in Godfather 1 and 2 is EPIC. Like in the pantheon of acting. But then you got some hits few and far in between. Scent of a Woman...Devil's Advocate. To me, him and Denzel Washington are alike in that they don't stray too far from the characters they've played in previous films.

DeNiro...the man did Taxi Driver, Awakenings, Raging Bull, Wag the Dog, Meet the Parents, Goodfellas, The Untouchables, Analyze that....there's more range.

It's like comparing Denzel's career with Tom Hanks'.

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Pacino played too many asshole/unlikeable characters
That shouldn't have any effect on whos the better Actor.

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DeNiro - because he can pull off a good comedy

has pacino ever been in a comedy?
 
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DeNiro - because he can pull off a good comedy

has pacino ever been in a comedy?
the way his face glowed a bright orange in ocean's 13 was pretty comedic

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My favorite Deniro would probably be One Flew Over A Coo Coo's Nest. Great film.
 
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Bobby D for sure.


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IIRC...i believe i read that they hated each other during that movie and were never filmed in the same shot.

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My favorite Deniro would probably be One Flew Over A Coo Coo's Nest. Great film.

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I'm actually reading the book at this time. I hear it's a lot different than the movie.

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IIRC...i believe i read that they hated each other during that movie and were never filmed in the same shot.
That can't be right

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My favorite Deniro would probably be One Flew Over A Coo Coo's Nest. Great film.
Except that was Jack Nicholson....
 
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Except that was Jack Nicholson....

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IIRC...i believe i read that they hated each other during that movie and were never filmed in the same shot.
I saw an interview where Pacino stated that he wasn't sure how to approach DeNiro about the scene during filming... He didn't know if he wanted to rehearse it or how he wanted to do it. The day of the shooting they went it in and that's what we got to watch... They basically knew the parameters, but used improvisation...kinda like what Miles Davis did. It comes out more pure and real. Best scene ever to me BTW.

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