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Post by HELENA MARIA on Aug 17, 2017 19:29:07 GMT
Better actor?
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Post by stephen on Aug 17, 2017 19:32:15 GMT
De Niro at his peak was pretty damned great (and I'd argue that Pacino never hit the heights of The Deer Hunter), but in terms of longevity, diversity and commitment, Pacino wins out all day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2017 19:33:59 GMT
De Niro.
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Post by DeepArcher on Aug 17, 2017 19:37:42 GMT
De Niro, though my opinions on both could alter as I watch more of their works. From what I've seen, De Niro is far more versatile. Pacino often repeats the same shtick in his roles, and while he often hits that one-note well, it's far less compelling than Bobby D at his best.
If we're comparing best performances, though, I think Pacino in Dog Day just barely edges out De Niro in Mean Streets, but it's awfully close.
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Post by notacrook on Aug 17, 2017 19:59:36 GMT
I've seen so many De Niro movies that I can't help but be a little tired of him, but I'll still give him the slight edge.
Pacino in The Godfather Part II bests any De Niro performance though, in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2017 20:31:39 GMT
De Niro without a doubt
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 18, 2017 1:14:28 GMT
Yeah, it's Pacino and it always was in any era but what confuses it is that DeNiro's awesome top 6 (Mean Streets, GfII, Taxi Driver, Deer Hunter, Raging Bull, King of Comedy) can stand with anyone ever (equal to, not better, but 6 is a lot, it's not negligible)..........so if you really love those big 6 who am I to argue that stuff - its landmark stuff............ I love him too of course.
But, my name is pacinoyes after all so I guess I argue it this way ...........Pacino's top 6 can stand with those and he has an astonishingly deeper and weirder palette to choose from 70s Scarecrow, 80s Local Stigmatic, 90s The Insider, 00s People I Know, 10s Phil Spector - just this weird collection of titles for how deep his work runs even not counting his iconic stuff at all - Shakespeare, stage work playing outside his ethnicity (a lot too, Hispanic, Jewish etc) stage to film transfers, etc........for all his slumming in some of the worst films ever made (Gigli AND Jack and Jill for Godsakes) it never really catches him, no one says he sucks because of his appearance in them, they say "why is he in this?" and that is his great gift, when he cares, when he really cares he still has it at near 80.
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Post by TheAlwaysClassy on Aug 18, 2017 1:19:41 GMT
Love both, but Pacino has the higher highs and De Niro has the lower lows.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Aug 22, 2017 18:54:17 GMT
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Post by FrancescoAbides on Aug 22, 2017 19:27:06 GMT
Love the shit out of both. De Niro's work in The Deer Hunter and Raging Bull is legendary, but Pacino's work on television these last two decades overshadows everything De Niro made in the last 20/30 years...plus Pacino gives another legendary performance in The Godfather: Part II. I'm gonna go with Al. |
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Post by countjohn on Aug 23, 2017 3:43:26 GMT
Surprised to see Pacino in the lead. I voted for him because I think he has better range and his best performances are better, but most people seem to prefer De Niro.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2017 5:10:52 GMT
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Post by taranofprydain on Sept 3, 2017 1:41:53 GMT
De Niro barely.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 7, 2017 12:58:12 GMT
De Niro
I think Pacino has had the higher highs, but overall I've loved more De Niro work.
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Post by countjohn on Sept 7, 2017 21:06:01 GMT
Someone break the tie!
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Sept 13, 2017 2:17:27 GMT
Looks like I'm gonna break the tie.
Hmm this is hard, they've both given some great performances, and recently both have been slumming it when it comes to feature films. I basically tossed a coin & Pacino won, only because he's made less films recently, and some of his best performances are indeed great.
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Post by cheesecake on Sept 15, 2017 3:45:42 GMT
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Post by jimmalone on Sept 16, 2017 11:54:49 GMT
Pacino just by an inch. My #2 actor of all time, while DeNiro is my #3.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Sept 16, 2017 15:58:57 GMT
"Tell him in these exact words, 'GET ON THE FUCKING PHONE!'"
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Sept 16, 2017 18:04:23 GMT
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