Off Topic- Who has gone down the tubes worst - Al Pacino or Robert DiNiro?

[wilheim]

Pacino of late - Simone, Gigli, The Recruit, Insomnia, Any Given Sunday (WTF), The Devil's Advocate.

DiNiro - Analyze this and that, 15 Minutes, Meet the Parents, Showtime (Fvck), City by the Sea, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the coup de gras - The Fan.

wil.

 

[mvbski]

DeNiro I think,he has always been one of my all time favorites when I saw the trailers for Rocky and Bullwinkle I couldnt belive what I was seeing how could such a great actor stoop that low

 

[lander]

Bobby is the man. Meet the Parents was an instant classic.

Pacino, on the other hand, I dunno ... he's the most overrated actor aside from Jack N. IMO

 

[blueedwards]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by lander:
Bobby is the man. Meet the Parents was an instant classic.

Pacino, on the other hand, I dunno ... he's the most overrated actor aside from Jack N. IMO<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

lander, could not agree more. deniro was great 30 years ago and is still great. pacino was great in two or three movies and has been terrible in so many others. he overacts and screams way too much. is that really what the guy is like? if so, he deserved an oscar for his performance in the first two godfather movies.

wil, i agree that analyze this sucked. the fan was a bad movie but, it was worth the $2 rental to see him sing "shattered" by the stones.

 

[Brock Landers]

Pacino was decent in Heat, Deniro was better.

Pacino was fabulous in Scent of a Woman, but that was 12 years ago now...

Nothing will ever be better than Deniro in Raging Bull, PERIOD.

 

[blueedwards]

great performances by pacino:

godfather 1
godfather 2
dog day afternoon


terrible performances by pacino:

the recruit
devils advocate
that movie he did with michelle pfifer
pretty much any other movie he did where he screams a lot


great performances by deniro:

godfather 2
taxi driver
raging bull
goodfellas
midnight run (hilarious)
meet the parents (hilarious)

terrible performances by deniro:

analyze anything
the fan
stanley & iris

 

[Horseshoe]

Blue, I agree w/Analyze Part 2 & The Fan, but thought DeNiro did nice work in Stanley & Iris(comparable to Pacino's work in Frankie & Johnnie), and he is a better actor than Pacino, with much wider range.


Pacino was really good in Godfather 1&2, Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface, Scent Of A Woman, Donnie Brasco, & Carlito's Way..but the rest??


They both seemingly are taking paydays of late, or need to get better advice from agents and casting gurus, as both their recent choices and works smell of contentment?

And Hoffman..he quit mattering ages ago!

What happened to choosing to preserve one's legacy via quality choices or punt, the way Welles, Newman, Redford, Olivier, Finney, Sharif,etc..have?

 

[wilheim]

Today the money is so big for guys like Pacino and DiNiro that they will sacrifice quality for quanity. Look at the two Analyze movies, would DiNiro have done them in the eighties? These days he probably earned 10 million each.


wil.

 

[Horseshoe]

I agree Wil, the paydays are just too high to turn down, they figure the good works will stand apart from the whoring.

 

[Journeyman]

BTW I just got done watching Dog Day Afternoon (1975) , I have seen this movie so many times though...I have always hoped somehow the movie changes and Al and Sal somehow get away,lol.. Kinda like watching the Orioles /Pirates 71 series and hoping somehow the Birds pull it out finally!

Deniro easily has had more hit movies.

 

[Horseshoe]

What's that F@cker? Did you flush the toilet? Are you sleeping with my daughter?

I enjoyed it too Journey..Stiller is funny like his dad.

 

[Moon88]

I'd have to go with Pacino of late.....sort of seems he has lost it in many different ways.

 

[RPM]

blue,

please add "this boys life" to your list of great performances by de niro.

 

[blueedwards]

rpm...never saw that one. i'll have to check it out.

by the way, are you posting your own baseball plays this year or someone else's?

thanks.

 

[Brock Landers]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RPM:
blue,

please add "this boys life" to your list of great performances by de niro.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

YES!

"Is it empty?? Huh Mr Prep School Fvcker!"

DiCaprio's first real role..great flick!

 

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Pacino of late - Simone, Gigli, The Recruit, Insomnia, Any Given Sunday (WTF), The Devil's Advocate <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Gigli??? Film by Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

The Recruit was great, Insomnia was great, Any Given Sunday was good as The Devil's Advocate. What's wrong with you Wilheim?

Al Pacino's worst film is PEOPLE I KNOW.

 

[blueedwards]

the recruit was great? holy cow. the is the first and probably last time i will ever hear someone say that.

 

At least Finns like it. Al Pacino's movies at one Finnish video rental store (www.makuuni.fi). Scale is 1-10 (And I haven't voted).

The Recruit 7.6/221 votes
Insomnia 6.7/405
People I know 4.6/147
Simone 6.2/188
Any Given Sunday 6.3/294
The Insider 6.7/330
The Devil's Advocate 7.1/650
Heat 7.1/434
Carlito's Way 7.0/635
The Godfather 1 7.6/1588
The Godfather 2 7.4/1280
The Godfather 3 7.2/484
Revolution 5.2/56
Scarface 7.4/43

Different region, different taste...