Another Fan Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The other Attica thread reminded me of him. Plus I started a favorite DeNiro movie thread a few weeks back so only fitting to start one on one of his "acting rivals" so to speak. The first two Godfather movies were good but I'll go with Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface, and And Justice For All. The last scene in the later mentioned movie makes it great. Warning: Spoilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The Godfather, Godfather II, and Scarface, of course Another pair of Pacino classics are Carlito's Way and Devil's Advocate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Serpico, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo no se Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Scarface for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills4everNY Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The Godfather. Donnie Brasco second choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Godfather II easily, greatest movie ever made Scarface has its redeemable moments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) Why not all of them? He basically plays the same character. Pass. Edited February 18, 2018 by 4merper4mer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The Godfather, hands down it is a classic and still very watchable today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Godfather II Godfather Scarface Dog Day Afternoon Serpico Sea of Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 "Scent of a Woman" 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Scent of a Woman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Nobody picked Dick Tracy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Tootsie was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
145B4IDIE Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 another vote for Scent of a Women, with a participation award for Glengarry Glen Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Devils Advocate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Devils Advocate Pacino was great in that. But Keanu Reeves was so horrible that I couldn't list the movie. It would have been so much better with a better actor alongside Pacino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, Gugny said: Pacino was great in that. But Keanu Reeves was so horrible that I couldn't list the movie. It would have been so much better with a better actor alongside Pacino. I've always liked Reeves , thought he did fine, never really thought about him being bad in the movie I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Heat and Scarface were more entertaining....but I'll go with The Godfather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Godfather I and II have to be #1 (taken together as a whole, which is how I view those movies) Followed by Glengarry Glen Ross which is an amazing film with unbelievable writing and acting and Pacino's character in it is great. I used to love Scarface but it doesn't stand the test of time in my opinion. Brian De Palma is way over-rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Glad nobody picked Cruising or Author Author! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Godfathers don't count. Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico for me. His best performance doesn't necessarily equate to the best movie or the favorite movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: Godfathers don't count. Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico for me. His best performance doesn't necessarily equate to the best movie or the favorite movie. Why don't the Godfather movies count? His acting was superb in those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Jack and Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Gugny said: Why don't the Godfather movies count? His acting was superb in those. Because those are two of the best movies ever made, and there really wouldn't be a discussion if you included those. Of course, the studio at the time didn't want Pacino at all and numerous times turned him down before finally Coppola convinced the powers that be that he should get the role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Just now, Kelly the Dog said: Because those are two of the best movies ever made, and there really wouldn't be a discussion if you included those. Of course, the studio at the time didn't want Pacino at all and numerous times turned him down before finally Coppola convinced the powers that be that he should get the role. I'm catching what you're pitching, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: Godfathers don't count. Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico for me. His best performance doesn't necessarily equate to the best movie or the favorite movie. Pacino was fantastic in the first two Godfathers and those performances are the foundation his career and reputation were built upon as a preeminent actor. His performances in those two films predate his odd transformation into a caricature of himself in later roles, which often makes his performances unwatchable. Scent of a Woman is a good example of this and anything done after. In many films after the Godfather, Pacino plays "Pacino", not the character. Edited February 19, 2018 by Fadingpain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, Fadingpain said: Pacino was fantastic in the first two Godfathers and those performances are the foundation his career and reputation were built upon as a preeminent actor. His performances in those two films predate his odd transformation into a caricature of himself in later roles, which often makes his performances unwatchable. Scent of a Woman is a good example of this and anything done after. In many films after the Godfather, Pacino plays "Pacino", not the character. Absolutely true. Scent of a Woman was embarrassing IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 12 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: Because those are two of the best movies ever made, and there really wouldn't be a discussion if you included those. Of course, the studio at the time didn't want Pacino at all and numerous times turned him down before finally Coppola convinced the powers that be that he should get the role. Yeah but what does that have to do with this discussion? The studio didn't dislike Pacino because he was a bad actor; they disliked him b/c he looked too ethnic and they wanted more of a mainstream "male lead". The history of Hollywood business types is filled with **** decisions. Thank God Francis was a strong enough character to steer that whole situation in the right direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, Fadingpain said: Yeah but what does that have to do with this discussion? The studio didn't dislike Pacino because he was a bad actor; they disliked him b/c he looked too ethnic and they wanted more of a mainstream "male lead". The history of Hollywood business types is filled with **** decisions. Thank God Francis was a strong enough character to steer that whole situation in the right direction True. Of course, they didn't want Marlon Brando either. And a lot of those decisions were being made by a guy who wasn't even head of the studio, Paramount, but rather Gulf and Western President Charles Bluhdorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Fadingpain said: Yeah but what does that have to do with this discussion? The studio didn't dislike Pacino because he was a bad actor; they disliked him b/c he looked too ethnic and they wanted more of a mainstream "male lead". The history of Hollywood business types is filled with **** decisions. Thank God Francis was a strong enough character to steer that whole situation in the right direction Lol. I read somewhere they wanted Robert Redford as Mike Corleone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Oceans 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Kelly the Dog said: True. Of course, they didn't want Marlon Brando either. And a lot of those decisions were being made by a guy who wasn't even head of the studio, Paramount, but rather Gulf and Western President Charles Bluhdorn. In Brando's case it wasn't because he was too ethnically Italian for the big screen. Brando was notoriously difficult to work with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 1 hour ago, /dev/null said: In Brando's case it wasn't because he was too ethnically Italian for the big screen. Brando was notoriously difficult to work with Well if that were the criterion no movie would ever get made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) and you all call this a football board...what the freakin' hell!!! I can't pick just one...he plays the tough, vicious, grizzled character with such heart and passion so very well, whether it be the hero or the villain. Parts are written for him. To a person like me who is far outside the industry that seems to be a very high honor. Edited February 20, 2018 by JoeF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 54 minutes ago, JoeF said: and you all call this a football board...what the freakin' hell!!! I can't pick just one...he plays the tough, vicious, grizzled character with such heart and passion so very well, whether it be the hero or the villain. Parts are written for him. To a person like me who is far outside the industry that seems to be a very high honor. I was going to say Any Given Sunday, but I thought Oceans 13 was more ridiculous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, DC Tom said: I was going to say Any Given Sunday, but I thought Oceans 13 was more ridiculous. You mean you don't like dialog like... "I know people. People who can hurt you" "I know all the people you would send to hurt me and they all like me better......" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Here we go here we go!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 _____ no votes for Manglehorn? his work as Phil Spector was eerie as I got the vibe he was really playing his own personality, apart from shooting people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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