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Who is better ?
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Who is better ?
Film Al Pacino Vs Robert De Niro
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Pacino by a mile.
Pacino, no doubt about it.
Pacino but Deniro is not far behind. And Deniro has probably been in more better films. But Young Pacino is just a master of his craft.
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De Niro saves Pacino insane performance in Heat imo.
He does a lot of carrying in that film.
He does a lot of carrying in that film.
Eurgh another Messi Vs Ronaldo thread
De Niro for me. He has some incredible performances over the years and some of my favourite movies
De Niro was incredible in Meet the Fockers.
De Niro for me.
De Niro definitely better in that film.
Pacino, easily.
De Niro. Just don’t watch anything either of them have made in the past 20 years.
I think De Niro character and performance allow Al Pacino to be pretty odd(In Pacino mind, his character was a massive coke head). It works for the film and Pacino has some great one liners but it could only happened because of De Niro.
Both have great performances in their history and been in some of my favourite films but I’ll throw this out there ... they’re both as one dimensional as each other.
De Niro is the best - I love Pacino but he does have a habit of over-acting sometimes which is annoying.
Pachino is the better actor but De Niro has had the more memorable roles.
Yeah, his early career was just amazing.
Agreed. Pacino as well took on difficult roles like Dog Day Afternoon.
Pacino was always better.
It's largely been unedifying self-parody for the pair of them since the late 90s, though. Probably not their fault entirely - I expect they just don't get offered the roles any more - but it has been sad to watch Pacino shouting his way through a string of instantly-forgettable, straight-to-DVD trash (he seems permanently stuck in that coked-up Vincent Hanna character from Heat), while De Niro has gurned his way through a seemingly endless succession of lousy comedies in the pursuit of his next Tribeca investment. Still, at least the reviews for Dirty Grandpa brought us this great zinger: "Like a Werther's Original dropped down a sewer drain, Dirty Grandpa represents the careless fumbling of a classic talent that once brought pleasure to millions."
It's largely been unedifying self-parody for the pair of them since the late 90s, though. Probably not their fault entirely - I expect they just don't get offered the roles any more - but it has been sad to watch Pacino shouting his way through a string of instantly-forgettable, straight-to-DVD trash (he seems permanently stuck in that coked-up Vincent Hanna character from Heat), while De Niro has gurned his way through a seemingly endless succession of lousy comedies in the pursuit of his next Tribeca investment. Still, at least the reviews for Dirty Grandpa brought us this great zinger: "Like a Werther's Original dropped down a sewer drain, Dirty Grandpa represents the careless fumbling of a classic talent that once brought pleasure to millions."
Pacino for me but only just. We are lucky to have two such talented guys acting in great films for most of our lives.
They need present more award shows together
Whoever was in Goodfellas
I am not sure I can judge who's the better actor, so for me it's rather who I enjoy seeing more. Even there, though, it's really close for me - and it's actually been changing while I was thinking of what to write here. I was going to say that I enjoyed De Niro a little more before the 2000s(ish), and that there has been no competition subsequently because of the garbage De Niro has been putting out. But Pacino has regularly been crap as well, or at least extremely repetitive in his over-the-top characters, and De Niro has also continued to make some very good movies. And before that, there have been movies with De Niro that I couldn't watch (although I am not sure if it was De Niro's acting or just the movie conceptually - Cape Fear for example probably being a case of the latter), and Pacino probably has played in a greater diversity of movies, which is too his credit as an actor.
So in sum, I think this thread to me mostly highlights why I hate choosing favorites or making top 10s. (I'll never understand how High Fidelity could have been written.)
So in sum, I think this thread to me mostly highlights why I hate choosing favorites or making top 10s. (I'll never understand how High Fidelity could have been written.)
Pacino has been in more films that I like but DeNiro was in Goodfellas, which is one of my absolute top films.
Both really good.
Both really good.
They are both Gods.
Pacino. Both great though.
Apparently De Niro has a ton of money troubles, which partly why he keeps taking on these awful roles.
Yeah thats cool but pick one and do it NOW!
How? Surely must have earned a fortune.
Goodfellas is such an incredible film.
My fave DeNiro performance was in King of Comedy. He was superb in that.
De Niro. My favourite film.
In terms of the number of great films, I think De Niro takes it for me. But Pacino is responsible for one of the greatest performances of all time as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part 2.
Also, Al is prone to hamming it up too often. I love the film, but Pacino is out of control in Heat.
Also, Al is prone to hamming it up too often. I love the film, but Pacino is out of control in Heat.
I guess its bad investments and living a expensive life style.
Guys, guys, Pacino is typecast into these roles because he does it well. Most often seemingly meek, mild mannered individuals who eventually snap.
Yeah, even so, I’m always surprised when people with so much money can be so careless with it.
For me, De Niro loses some points for questionable investment activity in the Caribbean. I'm not sure if this project is still in the works but I was disappointed to learn about it.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/27/robert-de-niro-barbuda-island-resort-controversy
edit: yep, still at it and exploiting the devastation of hurricane Irma, too. Framed as "helping to rebuild" of course.
https://theintercept.com/2018/01/23/robert-de-niro-barbuda-hotel-hurricane-irma/
https://newint.org/features/2020/01/21/barbudans-are-resisting-disaster-capitalists
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/27/robert-de-niro-barbuda-island-resort-controversy
edit: yep, still at it and exploiting the devastation of hurricane Irma, too. Framed as "helping to rebuild" of course.
https://theintercept.com/2018/01/23/robert-de-niro-barbuda-hotel-hurricane-irma/
https://newint.org/features/2020/01/21/barbudans-are-resisting-disaster-capitalists
Dammit dwazza! This is about his acting skills not his investment acumen
Damn a tough one as I love so many of their films. I think maybe Pacino had a better peak in terms of acting, but De Niro overall has the better career. Personally De Niro probably edges it for me as I enjoy more of his film's than Al Pacino. But it's close and I could call it either way.
Did you know they shared a scene together in Heat?