Al Pacino Vs Robert De Niro: who is the best of the two?

IvaBigWun · 07-01-2015 07:16PM #1

Its has been a 4 decade long debate in the film industry. Who is the better of these two juggernauts of acting?

For me. Pacino just about nudges it. The main reason being that the last decade or so of his career hasnt gone to shiite like Bobby's did. De Niro's agent and manager should both be fired and hang their heads in shame for what they let their client sign up for.

Or maybe De Niro just wants an easy life?

That's my argument for Pacino for the moment but I'll put up a much longer explanation tomorrow as Im pressed for time now.

So Film lovers.

This guy

Or this guy?

At time moment Im split 55% for Pacino and the rest for De Niro, so maybe this thread could sway me.

Please note: no one line answers please. Give us some reasoning behind your choice.

Poly · 07-01-2015 07:20PM

De Niro, just so many great films come to mind. Goodfellas, The Mission, Taxi driver, Raging bull, Godfather, and of course the deer hunter.

I have to struggle to recall Pacino movies

TimeToShine · 07-01-2015 07:22PM

De Niro, Godfather aside he wins by quite a margin.

IvaBigWun · 07-01-2015 07:23PM

Poll added.

Tipsy McSwagger · 07-01-2015 07:30PM

Bill Murray

catallus · 07-01-2015 07:32PM

Bill Paxman taught those guys everything they know.

IvaBigWun · 07-01-2015 07:34PM

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Bill Murray

For you sir

Dog of Tears · 07-01-2015 07:36PM

De Niro's more versatile and has been in better movies.

Birneybau · 07-01-2015 07:38PM

Hoo Haa!

De Niro, always. There's something I can't take seriously about Pacino in a helluva lot of his roles.

Birneybau · 07-01-2015 07:38PM

catallus wrote: »

Bill Paxman taught those guys everything they know.

It's Bill Pullman you idiot! (Simpson's quote, not an insult) ; )

Hannibal · 07-01-2015 07:42PM

De Niro hands down. He's performed across different genres aswell.

Pacino has The Godfather, Godfather II, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface, Godfather III, Scent of a Woman, Carlitos Way, Heat, Donnie Brasco, The Insider, Any Given Sunday and The Recruit.

De Niro has The Godfather II, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, King of Comedy, Untouchables, Midnight Run, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Casino, Heat, Sleepers, Cop Land, Jackie Brown, Ronin, Men of Honour, The Score.
I personally like De Niro in Analyze This and Meet the Parents, I know some people don't thimk he should be doing comedy but he has one of those faces that can pull it off.
He was also excellent in Silver Linings Playbook.

scouttio · 07-01-2015 07:44PM

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Its has been a 4 decade long debate in the film industry. Who is the better of these two juggernauts of acting?

For me. Pacino just about nudges it. The main reason being that the last decade or so of his career hasnt gone to shiite like Bobby's did. De Niro's agent and manager should both be fired and hang their heads in shame for what they let their client sign up for.

Please note: no one line answers please. Give us some reasoning behind your choice.

And whoever in camp Pacino thought appearing in Jack and Jill would be a good idea, needs to be shot.

For me, I just seem to enjoy De Niro's films more, so I'm going with him!
Give me Raging Bull over Dog Day Afternoon any day...or any afternoon.

Alfred Borden · 07-01-2015 07:46PM

I prefer Pacino but De Niro is by far the superior actor. Simply more versatile.

IvaBigWun · 07-01-2015 07:49PM

Raf32 wrote: »

I prefer Pacino but De Niro is by far the superior actor. Simply more versatile.

Sh*t. I dont know if I meant initially for the thread to be for "the best" or "your favourite".

Hmmm.

Alfred Borden · 07-01-2015 07:50PM

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Sh*t. I dont know if I meant initially for the thread to be for "the best" or "your favourite".

Hmmm.

I voted best anyways :pac:

Donnielighto · 07-01-2015 07:50PM

De Niro does some awful movies thouhg. I think Pacino is more consitent.

Wins moderately easily for me.

IvaBigWun · 07-01-2015 07:52PM

Raf32 wrote: »

I voted best anyways :pac:

And Id say everyone else did too so I'll leave it be

endacl · 07-01-2015 07:52PM

De Niro for me. Pacino never inspired Bananarama to write a song about him "talkin' Italian". Can't argue with Bananarama.

Falcon L · 07-01-2015 07:53PM

De Niro, by along way. Pacino is great, but a tad one dimensional.

IvaBigWun · 07-01-2015 07:53PM

Donnielighto wrote: »

De Niro does some awful movies thouhg. I think Pacino is more consitent.

Wins moderately easily for me.

Pacino was getting hammered in this 2:1 at the start but seems to be on the comeback now.

Links234 · 07-01-2015 07:58PM

IvaBigWun wrote: »

For me. Pacino just about nudges it. The main reason being that the last decade or so of his career hasnt gone to shiite like Bobby's did.

Hasn't it? I don't know if I've seen anything he's done in the last 10 years apart from Righteous Kill which was awful, so like, what's he done that's been any good? Last thing I've seen DeNiro in was Limitless though

NotCominBack · 07-01-2015 07:59PM

DeNiro

And your poll should have had "say hello to my little friend" instead of that hoo ha crap

IvaBigWun · 07-01-2015 08:01PM

Links234 wrote: »

Hasn't it? I don't know if I've seen anything he's done in the last 10 years apart from Righteous Kill which was awful, so like, what's he done that's been any good? Last thing I've seen DeNiro in was Limitless though

Pacino has had some shiite over recent years but De Niro was king of the easy pay cheque for terrible, terrible films en masse.

IvaBigWun · 07-01-2015 08:02PM

NotCominBack wrote: »

DeNiro

And your poll should have had "say hello to my little friend" instead of that hoo ha crap

My poll. My choice.

gladrags · 07-01-2015 08:06PM

scouttio wrote: »

And whoever in camp Pacino thought appearing in Jack and Jill would be a good idea, needs to be shot.

For me, I just seem to enjoy De Niro's films more, so I'm going with him!
Give me Raging Bull over Dog Day Afternoon any day...or any afternoon.

No chance of the art of acting entering into the discussion then.

Raging Bull and DDA have different qualities.

Both were ground breaking works.

mikom · 07-01-2015 08:07PM

Pa Niro, for me.
Pa Niro is the king of all the travellers and will bate any man, any time, provided he has time to steep his fists in pedaral an hour beforehand.

Dirty Steve · 07-01-2015 08:08PM

People are going to say De Niro is better, but if you look back at each of their back catalogues, it's impossible to choose between the two, certainly if you've actually watched the majority of their films and not just the major ones.

Dempsey · 07-01-2015 08:10PM

De Niro, took on more challenging roles than Pacino did

NotCominBack · 07-01-2015 08:12PM

IvaBigWun wrote: »

My poll. My choice.

What film was that in?

07-01-2015 08:15PM

My English is not perfect so excuse if I didn't understand.

Did you mean which is the better? Because neither is the best.

NotCominBack · 07-01-2015 08:21PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

My English is not perfect so excuse if I didn't understand.

Did you mean which is the better? Because neither is the best.

If there's only 2 in it, and one is better than the other, then they are the best

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