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De Niro and Pacino together again? In a cat and mouse serial killer flick!?!?

Heat by fluffybunnywhiskers	May 18th, 2007 03:12:31 AM
Had two scenes together. Not just one.
Also... by fluffybunnywhiskers	May 18th, 2007 03:13:19 AM
Also, sounds good. Read about this earlier. Pacino is great, De Niro also pretty great. So, coolness.
this could be interesting by Rivers1994	May 18th, 2007 03:14:03 AM
as long as its good and not some suckfest like 15 minutes
Get Jack in there somehow... by Shermdawg	May 18th, 2007 03:15:20 AM
...while we still have the chance.
Nu Image/Millenium/Whatever. by Tourist	May 18th, 2007 03:16:20 AM
They took fairly stellar casts and crews, somewhat promising concepts, and turned them into dog shit. Wicker Man, Black Dhalia, 16 Blocks, all almost unwatchably bad. I'm not exagerating for effect either. Really appaling, cheap, tatty flicks. I got a suspicion they are laundering drug money or something. I don't know how else to explain such discrepency between talent, budget and the end product. Maybe they are shooting to be the new Cannon.
Two greats by Mr_X	May 18th, 2007 03:23:00 AM
Watched scarface again the other day, pacino at his finest. to be honest both pacinoa and deniro have been doing films of late that havent been on par with their obvious talents. I'm hoping the scipt is top notch and it does them justice.
Definitely get Jack in there by smellmycheese	May 18th, 2007 03:26:18 AM
That would be awesome.
Heat... by loafroaster	May 18th, 2007 03:27:00 AM
Actually, they never appear together in Heat. Watch it again, it may look like they're in the same scenes, like the restaurant bit about halfway through, and the climax, but it's just body doubles and clever editing. You don't see both the actor's faces from the front at any time. Ditto for Scarface (De Niro appears in heavy makeup at the end, he's the guy who shoots Tony Montana with a shotgun from behind).
Hmmm... by Bruce Leroy	May 18th, 2007 03:32:45 AM
Sounds good. Hope we'll seen some more interaction between them then they had in Heat. Another thing...wil Al Pacino yell in this movie too? "I'M A FAN OF MAAAAN!!!" heheheh...sorry couldn't help my self.
loaf by fluffybunnywhiskers	May 18th, 2007 03:38:50 AM
Nope. You see a side angle of them both sitting at the table together at one point. Nice try though.
Hated the way Heat ended by Doc_Strange	May 18th, 2007 03:40:41 AM
It could have been Michael Mann's greatest movie had the ending been different. Fuck, I get pissed when I think about it.
fluffybunnywhiskers by loafroaster	May 18th, 2007 03:41:15 AM
You sure? I stand corrected! Gotta watch that again now...
I hope this is good... by BNITT	May 18th, 2007 03:41:54 AM
I hope this is good...not DeNiro and Pacino trying to live up to yesteryear. Heat was brilliant. Their 5 mins together on screen is cinema at its finest. No need to put them together unless this project out does Heat. In My opinion, Michael Mann understood the DeNiro/Pacino dynamics best. No need for a hack to try to reproduce test tube babies. Nuff said.
Doc_Strange by loafroaster	May 18th, 2007 03:54:32 AM
Gotta disagree, the ending was amazing! "I told you I'm never going back"...Moby's 'God moving over the face of waters'...sublime.
Indeed... by Quintus_Arrius	May 18th, 2007 03:57:19 AM
.... this IS cool news...
Finally by supersize	May 18th, 2007 04:07:00 AM
You guys post this !Ok I'm satisfied and sounds great
I hope it aint forced...... by Seph_J	May 18th, 2007 04:19:20 AM
.... as in "lets write a script with DeNiro and Pacino together". Its better if the script existed first, and was really good, and THATS why they both signed on.
The only problem with Heat's ending... by The Mothman	May 18th, 2007 04:25:24 AM
...is that Mann tried to replicate the 'well, isn't it strange how we ended up like this' mood for Collateral. For my money, it didn't work. "The bullets and the fall killed him." Damn that line annoys me. How exactly did the bullets escape the gun Tom?
De Niro cant act. Sorry. Cant act. by wowsah156	May 18th, 2007 04:35:52 AM
Who told De Niro he could act anyway? He's rubbish. He is like a plank of wood. He only had one good movie abd that was Taxi Driver. Everything else has been a blank piece of wood. De Niro cant act!! And Pacino?! Haaaaaaaaam. So will i pay to see a plank of wood emote with a piece of Haaaaaaaam? No. Blane Hoolyweird. Their criteria for what makes a good actor seems to be different from everywhere else.
This sound like a fucked up project to me ! by bisoucaillou	May 18th, 2007 04:36:06 AM
The director and producers of 88 Minutes, one of the biggest crap I've seen this year. I know Al Pacino play in movies those last years only to pay his taxes. De Niro too. And they reunite ? No fucking surprise ! This already stinks like shit.
wowsah156 by loafroaster	May 18th, 2007 04:55:39 AM
I know I shouldn't really react to that, but...De Niro in Godfather II? Raging Bull? Goodfellas? The Deer Hunter? The Mission? And so the list goes on. I agree that Pacino has got frighteningly hammy in his old age (Devil's Advocate...uhhh), but for Godfather I and II, he is untouchable.
Both are acting geniuses by Frank_Serpico	May 18th, 2007 05:20:46 AM
Agreed that movie choices for both have dropped in quality a lot. Pacino's last truly great performance was in Insomnia while I cant even recall DeNiro's last good movie choice. But they still kick ass and are tons better than the crap emo actors we have today. Only a handful of current actors have the talent which these two had in thier prime. It pisses me off no end to see ppl comparing pretty boy wusses like DiCaprio in The Departed to Brando/Pacino/Deniro.
Cool! by onefatman	May 18th, 2007 05:22:27 AM
If it was 10 or 20 years ago. But both of those guys used to be two of the greatest actors anywhere ever, whose carreers have just massively high-dived. Seriously - Pacino. Was. In. Gigli. And De Niro? Shark Tale, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Hide and Seek, Godsend, Showtime. It seems like they both realise they're on the way out and they need to give each other a boost, so they're going back to back so that ten buhjillion people go "i love heat! i'm paying money to see this".
Hmmmm by Bad_Lieutenant121	May 18th, 2007 05:28:06 AM
It would be good to see Jack in this but I have a feeling that this will be more like The Score rather than Heat.. Bring in a better director and we may have something special.. Mann would be obvious and credible but how about a Pacino and Scorcese pairing.. A fairytale that needs to be told!!!
That being said . . . by onefatman	May 18th, 2007 05:30:38 AM
I love heat and I am totally paying money to go see this. closes eyes crosses fingers rocks back and forth "please be cool, please be cool, please be cool . . . "
Wow, a thriller about a serial killer! by JackPumpkinhead	May 18th, 2007 05:58:42 AM
That's fresh. Anyway, can we start remaking it while it's being shot? It will save the effort in, say, 5 years.
Wowsah by Pistolwhipper	May 18th, 2007 06:19:23 AM
You are one fucked up individual ma' boy. Pacino is arguably the finest actor of his generation. DeNiro – while falling into the comedy trap and the shit that inevitably follows has dropped in the last decade or so – is also one of the finest actors in the last 20-30 years. Who's your favourite actor of recent times, fuckface? Tom Hanks? Shia? That Mac guy? Get the fuck back to your room and jerk off to the Seers catalog you little punk. Damn. Responded to flame bait...
Wicker Man Comedy re-edits on youtube. by Shan	May 18th, 2007 06:25:43 AM
Just type in "Wicker Man Comedy" into Youtube and by the mere act of editing together the silliest sequences into 2 or so minutes, it's much more entertaining.
Thanks, loafroaster by Franklin T Marmoset	May 18th, 2007 06:42:19 AM
"De Niro appears in heavy makeup at the end, he's the guy who shoots Tony Montana with a shotgun from behind" - That was pretty funny. Also, I heard De Niro was heavily made up to look like Warren Beatty for all of his scenes with Al Pacino in Dick Tracy. Those same make up guys did a great job making De Niro look like a naked Ellen Barkin for the Sea Of Love sex scenes. And who can forget their memorable scenes together in Serpico? De Niro was heavily made up as Pacino's beard in that one.
Heat's ending ruled by DigitalDong	May 18th, 2007 06:54:12 AM
De Niro's character always got away form doing bad stuff. He does one good deed ( killing Waynegrow )and he pays for it with his life. A small victory for Pacino's character who's step-daughter just tried to kill herself, his wife gets around, and he couldn't find any trace of Kilmer of De Niro's characters after they got a tip handed to them. I always wanted an extended ending to Heat where Pacino's character finds out De Niro just iced a serial killer who gave Pacino's character more grief then the heists he was trying to solve and show him feel like shit cause he killed a guy who actually did something no one else could. If they had different lives they coudl have been friends. What a depressing ending on both camps.
Hey wowsah... by Zarles	May 18th, 2007 07:21:02 AM
You might as well shoot yourself now, man. You're already obviously deaf and blind, so what's the use of going on any longer? Hey, you've had a good 9 years on the planet. That ain't too bad.
Probably not a realistic idea, but..... by Barry Egan	May 18th, 2007 07:32:01 AM
when Mann made Heat, he should have had DeNiro and Pacino play both roles and then cut two different versions of the movie.
Nice work, wowsah156 by Franklin T Marmoset	May 18th, 2007 07:51:09 AM
You keep plugging away with your controversial opinions! I look forward to your posts on how Shakespeare couldn't write for shit, Pizza doesn't taste great, and vaginas aren't a fun place to stick your weiner.
Good vibes on this one. by Stuntcock Mike	May 18th, 2007 07:52:39 AM
I'm thinkin' goodness.
I' love to see Al's "Sonny" and Deniro's "Travis" by kikuchiyoboy	May 18th, 2007 08:01:39 AM
in a buddy cop film. But done Bad Lieutenant style. The film would end in flames. Sonny patience would very thin with Travis. I could watch a whole movie of them just driving in a car all day like cops do. All the while making comments of the ongoings in the area. That's a nice 80 minute film there. Or they could play the two devils.His Louis and Al's John. It could be like Oh God You Devil. But instead it could be called Oh Devil You Devil and they play the same devil two different emotions. GIVE ME A DEAL!
They had better be named Tom and Jerry. by durhay	May 18th, 2007 08:03:44 AM
Lemme guess, Sean Penn is the serial killer?
The Inside Man: A Disjointed Spike Lee Joint by Spandau Belly	May 18th, 2007 08:18:03 AM
That was the worst movie I saw whatever summer it came out. Horrible plot that made no sense, characters who in no way reacted to each other, no tension, obvious twists, bad directorial style, wacky humour about Albanians, endless irrelevant subplots, pointless 'Crash' moments about racial tensions in the big city etc. etc. etc. I can't think of a thriller that makes more mistakes and deflates its own potential more at every turn. Inside Man was beyond terrible.
Awesome. by SkidMarkedUndies	May 18th, 2007 08:45:24 AM
Simply awesome.
Scent of a Woman by Norseman1111	May 18th, 2007 08:55:15 AM
If you look carefully you will see that it's De Niro that Al is dancing the tango with. Lots of makeup, but its him.
DeNiro is washed up by Magic Rat	May 18th, 2007 09:26:22 AM
has been for this entire decade.
DeNiro hasn't made a good movie since Ronin by Spandau Belly	May 18th, 2007 09:34:06 AM
And that was a long time ago.
This better be good by CherryValance	May 18th, 2007 09:51:36 AM
You have arguably the two best living actors in a movie together where they will share enough screentime. Great. But if something else doesn't go right, then it'll seem like a wasted opportunity. But Inside Man was great so that is a good sign. I can't imagine not seeing this on opening day. I hope the serial killer isn't just some dude. I definitely prefer Pacino over DeNiro, but anyone who has anything negative to say about the acting ability of either of these two has to be their own cousin.
Am I blind or is there no mention of who's directing? by Nice Marmot	May 18th, 2007 09:53:24 AM
It's reeking of a hastily thrown together easy money maker, but there might be a glimmer of hope with a kick ass director. And Inside Man wasn't THAT bad, SpandauBelly.
If Scorsese was directing this by jasper Stillwell	May 18th, 2007 09:59:10 AM
..it would be very cool news indeed, as a result I suspect Pacino will huff and puff and shout a lot and DeNiro will nod sagely, arch his eyebrows and gurn a lot. At least the good news is that P. Anderson isn't involved I guess.
and anyway... by jasper Stillwell	May 18th, 2007 10:01:05 AM
...in his day De Niro changed the face of screen acting totally and the rest of you whiny no-nothings can just fuck off!
Frank_Serpico by CherryValance	May 18th, 2007 10:42:44 AM
You know, back in the day, De Niro and Pacino were awful damn pretty themselves. Hell, De Niro looked like Josh Hartnett in Greetings. Leo's a good actor, give him time to get old and craggly.
"Venture and I... by billfro	May 18th, 2007 10:48:36 AM
have been engaged in a deadly game of cat and also-cat for years!"
"Hooo Yaaa!" = "SCRREEEECHHHH!!" by HugePrawn	May 18th, 2007 11:02:53 AM
ahhh pacino....as the years go by his acting becomes more and more over the top. I blame it on the movie "Scent of a Woman". This is the ONLY Pacino film I physically cannot watch. Pacino's character in Scent for me equates to fingernails running down a chalkboard. But for some reason he was awarded the Oscar for this hammy role - and like I said, ever since Al Pacino has never been the same. And concerning De Niro....well, I could go into his roles in Meet the Fockers and its sequels, or talk about the merits or lack thereof of the film Awakeings, but because of "The Deer Hunter" alone, De Niro will always get a pass. cheers
I wish Pacino let DeNiro's character go at the end by Doc_Strange	May 18th, 2007 11:23:40 AM
As it was, the ending of Heat was depressing. I think it was cool that Val Kilmer's character got away, though. Hey what the fuck was that thing on Kilmer's arm anyway? It was so distracting I couldn't take my eyes off it, like a huge bump or something on his elbow.
Let's hope they both raise their respective games. by BenBraddock	May 18th, 2007 11:24:50 AM
I think - hope! - they both still got it. Pretty sure they do, but proof would be nice at this point. This could be an increasingly rare shot at "Great" for both of them, depending on who directs, natch. Both De Niro and Pacino are in slumps, have been for quite a few years now, give or take, so my fingers are well and truly crossed for a new classic of "Heat" proportions. And by the way, I found the ending of "Heat" very poignant. Brilliant use of music too.
Michelle Ryan is in this by emeraldboy	May 18th, 2007 11:25:16 AM
as is Fay dunaway. could be a different movie.
no I am wrong its by emeraldboy	May 18th, 2007 11:26:01 AM
a different movie, sorry
Doc_Strange - the lump on Kilmer's elbow by BenBraddock	May 18th, 2007 11:27:46 AM
Yeah, funny that, I noticed it for the first time watching the special edition on DVD again the other day.. what the FUCK was that? His undeveloped twin? Btw, come on, "Heat" was all the better for NOT having a happy ending
jonathan Ross said the following thing by emeraldboy	May 18th, 2007 11:31:00 AM
"if there was a list of the greatest actors of all time Robert deniro would possibly come out on top." Er, wossy they did that list and Al pacino did. I think they are both past there sell bydates. He said that about the good shepard. That was not a great film.
Whoever stated De Niro can't act is an absolute moron! by MaxHunter73	May 18th, 2007 11:50:34 AM
...yeah he may be in a slump in this millenia and with the bad material he's been choosing, comes mediocre performances...but the man is a legend and one of the greatest actors of our time...my advice is for you to take a look at his Scorsese resume alone...which should shut your fuckin' mouth once and for good.
Heat was great.......... by Sprinky	May 18th, 2007 11:56:21 AM
but i was missing the interaction between de Niro and Pacino.
Having them in two scenes in Heat.. by BigTuna	May 18th, 2007 12:04:55 PM
Added to the "Special" feeling of that great film (The ending is fantastic BTW)This film sounds so cliched, and both are too old for their respective parts.
c'mon people by thefreeagents	May 18th, 2007 12:23:25 PM
some you dudes would complain about getting hanged with a new rope. DeNiro and Pacino will bring the best out in each other for this.
Kilmer's elbow by CherryValance	May 18th, 2007 12:24:24 PM
I read somewhere that he hurt it as a kid and since his family was Christian Science they didn't take him to the doctor so it stayed that way. Don't know if it's true.
Honestly !! De Niro cant act. He cant. Sorry . by wowsah156	May 18th, 2007 12:39:07 PM
Ok I dont dispute Raging Bull, ut that was merely a piece of wood with boxing gloves. GodfatherII was hilarious. Only reason the godfather movies got oscar nomination was because of mafia connections.Not because Godfather II was good . It wasnt. The Deerhunter: DeNiro was acted of the screen by Christopher Walken. In fact Walken carried that movie. De Niro was his usual blank slate self. Heat: in that movie he looked like a bored bank manager with medical issues. The irony was tom Sizemores performance carried that movie with its edginess and manic energy. The problem with Hollyweird is that in a city where everyone is acting, any sense of perspective is lost in crap. I mean he was even acted off the screen by William Shatner in Primetime. If anything Willian Shatner is a better actor than DeNiro.
Looking forward to it, but not if they listen to TBers by Moa Kaka	May 18th, 2007 12:49:30 PM
and try to put Jack in it. De Niro and Pacino have shown great acting skill at some points in their careers. But Jack has always played Jack. He's the charicature in a room full of characters. That's great if you want a campy film or over-the-top film, but I wouldn't anticipate the movie as much.
In response to wowsah156 comment by HugePrawn	May 18th, 2007 01:03:08 PM
De Niros acting in The Deer Hunter borders on Godlike. Listen, I'm not one of those people that will heap praise on actors just because it's the popular thing to do. I watch a movie with no preconceived notions about the actors in the movie. I give myself totally to the movie and the character therein. I suggest re-visiting The Deer Hunter with a clear mind. Wipe all thoughts of De Niro out of your head and approach the movie in a new way. Let De Niro become the character of Michael Vronsky and not De Niro. Watch how he plays the character with such understated conviction and sadness. Sure, that has sort of become De Niros stapes acting technique, but it works so well for this movie and that character that to dismiss his acting job as wooden is just wrong. Especially when you take the Russian roulette scene into play. You cannot call De Niro wooden during those minutes on screen when he "BECOMES" Michael Vronsky. De Niro disappears during that moment and right before our eyes we are transported to North Vietnam to witness humanity at its most raw. incredible. cheers
"WHOOOHAH!!" by skimn	May 18th, 2007 01:12:59 PM
"You Talkin To Me?" "WHOOOHAH!!" "You Talkin To ME?" "WHOOHAH!!" "Uhhh..a little bit...little bit" ..the following has been brought to you by every "impressionist" in the world.
NICHOLSON...and Walken!!!!!!!!!!! by jbristow	May 18th, 2007 02:11:12 PM
Add those two in, and I'm even more in. Or, f it, give Jack and Chris their own serial killer, cat & mouse movie...Walken and Nicholson are competing detectives going after a legendary, Dexter-esque serial killer...played by Crispin Glover.
Keitel for the killer. by Nice Marmot	May 18th, 2007 02:53:40 PM
That is all.
Was just watching... by Stuntcock Mike	May 18th, 2007 02:54:38 PM
one of the special features on the Heat dvd and Pacino was saying how he portrayed his character as a guy who maybe does a little coke now and then. Explains alot. 'You do not get to watch my MOTHERFUCKING TV"!
wowsah156... Examples that De Niro CAN ACT... by moto	May 18th, 2007 03:21:09 PM
These are movies you need to revisit if you think he can't act: MEAN STREETS - not wooden at all there... TAXI DRIVER - you gave him that one, fine... The GODFATHER PART II - Don't mistake stillness for being wooden, he embodied the young version of Brando's Godfather... RAGING BULL- how can you say this performance was wooden at all? The rage that character had, etc., come on!... THE DEER HUNTER - Did you even watch the Vietnam sequences???? And again, don't mistake stillness as wooden... THE KING OF COMEDY - Probably his best overall performance!!! No wooden acting there, not at all!... BRAZIL - An eccentric turn for him... JACKNIFE - One of his better and most underrated roles... fucking GOODFELLAS - Hello wsah156, where are you??... AWAKENINGS - Dynamic performance... CAPE FEAR - Brilliant in a subpar movie... MIDNIGHT RUN - One of the best comedies, and one of his best performances... THIS BOY'S LIFE - Another brilliant frickin' performance... Dude, either you're under the age of, I don't know, 24 and have just seen bits and pieces of these movies while doing the A.D.D dance routine with your remote, OR you just don't understand talent and cinema. Now, keep in mind that I do think he's taken pretty lame and uninteresting roles since the 21st century began (with the exeption of his turn in MEET THE PARENTS), but to say the dude can't act? Give me a break, man!
This is a great idea. by mrfan	May 18th, 2007 03:58:32 PM
Would love to see Pacino and DeNiro onscreen. They just didn't have enough scenes together in Heat.
moto by skimn	May 18th, 2007 04:08:22 PM
thats the sad fact. He has been brilliant in the past. Maybe not his generations Brando, but pretty damn close. But his last good performance was at least 14 years ago. Like Brando, he needs a "Last Tango" to show the world his acting chops again.
They had to break the typecast by Larry of Arabia	May 18th, 2007 04:49:04 PM
De Niro and Pachino had a big problem after all the Martin Scorese/mob/tough guy films - they were typecast. Nobody could or would see them as the guy next door, or a company man, or a high powered lawyer. So they are getting all these scripts where they plays a sorta toughguy, but wants other scripts. Those scripts aren't the best, though. They want Tom Hanks for those movies. So they take the lesser material with lesser directors.
Dr. Gonzo: by Barry Egan	May 18th, 2007 06:27:39 PM
"An you had your head all the way up it!!!!!!!!!!" Pacino screaming "she had a great ass" at Hank Azaria is a little treasure from a life spent going to the movies.
Loved DeNiro in Midnight Run. by mrfan	May 18th, 2007 07:24:23 PM
Great movie.
Pacino / Godlike by jjgittes	May 18th, 2007 07:29:37 PM
Sounds like a tired idea, Avi Lerner is a wackjob and there's a crappy director. Still, try to stop me from seeing this on the first day of release. This is a must see no matter how it turns out. De Niro needs this more than Pacino. Pacino was GREAT as recently as "Angels in America" and "Merchant of Venice" - "Angels" is among his best performances ever. Some of you have no memory at all. Oh and as for "Gigli" - he's just IN it people it's not his fault it sucked, and he didn't suck (he rarely does) - what's he got 4 minutes of screen time? Give him a break already - dude's a national treasure who uncorks great performances onscreen or onstage every 2 years or so. Now, Bobby D. on the other hand, well, it's been a while.....
Am I the only one who liked 'The Score'... by Alonzo Mosely	May 18th, 2007 07:48:58 PM
I didn't watch it for years because of the bad reviews, but saw it a couple of months ago, and thought it was a very solid little heist flick with nice performance from both Bob and Ed, and Brando was fun. Not a classic, but a nice way to waste a few hours Oh and anyone knocking Midnight Run, 'I'm gonna stab you through the heart with a fuckin' pencil...'
Which movies did they become typecast? by blindambition238	May 18th, 2007 09:10:54 PM
I always wondered which movies where the point were pacin and de niro become typecasted as well, deniro and pacino... what do you guy reckon?
Typecast for them began... by moto	May 19th, 2007 12:24:55 AM
... for Pacino, it was clearly SCENT OF A WOMAN. I love his performance, but since then, he's been the go to heavy that goes from hushed mumbles to FUCKING YELLING LIKE A MANIAC! I personally love it though. He plays it so well that SOMEHOW, for me, it doesn't get old. And SOMEHOW, even though the notes are the same, he manages to create a different type of character each time. For De Niro??? Hmmmm. Tough one. I really think HEAT was the role that typecasted him. The quiet guy that was at the same time intense. The stares... ever notice that in his performance? It was either HEAT or CASINO... because they were a variation of his GOODFELLAS persona. Dont' get me wrong, I LOVE Heat, but... Jack Nicholson... he's a lot like Pacino. His performances may have the same notes, but somehow he keeps us interested. I'll watch Jack in anything to be honest. Brando. Fucking guy was BRILLIANT. He was and is so far removed from anyone we're talking about. He's fucking Zeus. Did you guys/gals catch the new doc BRANDO that was on... I can't remember the channel, maybe Bravo? Just debuted and I think it was at Cannes and/or Tribeca. BEST fucking doc on Brando you'll see with new interviews from Pacino and pretty much anyone that had anything to do with him (Coppola and Nicholson weren't there though... hmmm). But Brando was just... above everyone else. Like a brilliant mad scientist. He was never typecast in my opinion. Even the dozens of shitty movies he was in, in between the classics, he was great.
Adding to Moto's list - Bang the Drum Slowly by Moa Kaka	May 19th, 2007 01:55:08 AM
De Niro wasn't just playing his same old tough guy/psycho/loner roles. Watch him play the not-very-smart, dying, baseball player. Great performance.
Brando...... by jjgittes	May 19th, 2007 04:18:25 AM
Hey I love Brando as much as anybody but he wasn't "so far removed from anybody we were talking about"......Brando was bad alot on film, he wasn't great in everything ("interesting" maybe but he has been awful in roles too). In terms of their raw talent Brando and Pacino are quite similar except of course Brando is the pioneer. Also people are misusing the word typecast. Pacino, Nicholson and De Niro may cash in paychecks, but they have the option to do anything they want - they are not "typecast" in the sense that say Pauly Shore can't be cast in anything beyond what our perception of him is. Most actors get lazy in one way or another - Brando didn't even try half the time, where's his attempts at Shakespeare after "Julius Caeser"? Pacino in his 60s playing "Angels in America" and "Merchant of Venice" is far more daring and brilliant than anything Brando would even attempt at the same stage of his career, but here's the contradiction : - you count them for their great work only really. Daniel Day-Lewis is a great actor, so was Olivier, Day-Lewis rarely acts in crap, Olivier did it ALOT and a s a result was sometimes awful, that doesn't make Day-Lewis a better actor (in and of itself).
Brokeback Detectives? by DoCoHoLiC	May 19th, 2007 11:26:28 AM
Al Pacino unzips his pants while DeNiro is bent over in the Taxi Cab. Al says " Say HELLO to my little friend" and DeNiro says" You talking to me? You talking to me?" Kurt Russell was outside watching and he was laughing so I guess it's okay.
Midnight Run by BenBraddock	May 20th, 2007 04:26:57 AM
If you haven't seen it, do so, it's really good. There's a throwaway moment in the scene where De Niro is on the phone in a callbox and he threatens to kill the Grodin character, who is standing listening... it still cracks me up every time - the way De Niro looks at him and shakes his head.. fucking funny
Together???? by CHRIS GRAVES	May 20th, 2007 04:35:13 AM
Will they be in the same scenes on camera together, as opposed to that one second flash they both shared in Heat at the diner?
I'll probably get banned for this by Wee Willie	May 20th, 2007 07:15:27 AM
But wowsah156, you're an idiot. Get your head out of your ass, you shit for brains moron. You don't know what you're talking about. Oh, and nice typos. Fuckwad
I really think HEAT was the role that typecasted him. by Wee Willie	May 20th, 2007 07:19:13 AM
Are you people retarded?
Color me disinterested by Drunken Rage	May 20th, 2007 08:08:01 AM
Pacino was once a fair actor, DeNiro was once a great actor, now they're both fucking hams. Blame it on bad scripts, bad roles, whatever, but neither has done anything of merit in years.
Benbraddock, by mrfan	May 20th, 2007 10:02:32 AM
You are right. That small scene is one of the best of Midnight Run. Laughed my ass off and did so just when I read your post. Ah, good times.
Midnight Run by DirkD13"	May 20th, 2007 01:35:08 PM
Is probably DeNiro's most accomplished performance outside of his Scorsese collaborations. The scene with his estranged daughter is heartbreaking, and the way DeNiro captures years of hurt and shame when he lays eyes on her, yet also managing to simultaneously not let her see it (it's something I didn't really notice untill I grew up) is nothing short of masterful. This is an action-comedy no less. Fuck pairing with Pacino, get with Grodin again Bob!!
Inside Man by Damer1	May 20th, 2007 09:01:13 PM
is underrated. I loved the film.

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De Niro and Pacino together again? In a cat and mouse serial killer flick!?!?

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