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AShannon04
10/01/08, 07:02 PM
Inspired by Empire magazine's feature, who's the better actor, and why?

http://www.empireonline.com/features/pacino-vs-deniro/


My vote goes to De Niro.
Thomas Balkcom
10/01/08, 07:13 PM
De Niro for his consistency
airik625
10/01/08, 07:15 PM
Tough tough poll. I went with Pacino but it was a toss-up.
Smash Adams
10/01/08, 07:16 PM
De Niro despite the fact that 80% of the movies he's made in the past 10 years have been atrocious
AShannon04
10/01/08, 07:20 PM
De Niro despite the fact that 80% of the movies he's made in the past 10 years have been atrocious

Agreed
airik625
10/01/08, 07:21 PM
I wish I could vote for both of them, just for their perfomances in Heat alone.
AShannon04
10/01/08, 07:24 PM
I wish I could vote for both of them, just for their perfomances in Heat alone.

or Godfather Part II, which I'm actually watching right now.
phil19
10/01/08, 07:31 PM
or Godfather Part II, which I'm actually watching right now.

such a great movie!

i went with de niro.
Ailite
10/01/08, 07:33 PM
De Niro, even though they've both sucked lately
PDon11
10/01/08, 08:01 PM
single performance? De Niro in Taxi Driver

entire career? Pacino
TJ Wells
10/01/08, 08:10 PM
Pacino hasn't been good in nearly twenty years, ever since "Hoo-ah!" entered the vernacular.

De Niro has been hit or miss lately, but certainly has some good ones (Meet the Parents, The Good Shepherd, Stardust, Analyze This, etc.)
dissident
10/01/08, 08:21 PM
in their prime pacino, overall de niro just because al pacino is a joke now.
Bob Payne
10/01/08, 08:37 PM
I've always thought Pacino is a subpar actor. I just don't see it.
Jessooker
10/01/08, 08:46 PM
I have to say De Niro.
Thomas Balkcom
10/01/08, 09:10 PM
in their prime pacino, overall de niro just because al pacino is a joke now.

I feel exactly the same
Bishop
10/01/08, 09:52 PM
Pacino. Even though Scarface is completely cliche now, really if you just watch it as a movie by itself it's a pretty fucking scary portrayal.
drudo182
10/01/08, 09:59 PM
I went with Pacino.
phil19
10/01/08, 10:21 PM
i think DeNiro is a much more versatile actor than Pacino.
i think someone mentioned stardust before, i mean, there is no way that pacino could pull off a role like that.
TSLROCKS
10/01/08, 10:28 PM
Pacino has been in so many shit movies such as Two For The Money, Simone, and one of his newest ones 88 Minutes. All terrible
eraserhead
10/01/08, 10:29 PM
Pacino's more of a badass but De Niro is a better actor
notoaststereo
10/01/08, 11:31 PM
in their prime pacino, overall de niro just because al pacino is a joke now.agreed
Cheshire_Buddha
10/02/08, 01:46 AM
De Niro.

And wow, another site completely ripping off a Joblo.com's Ten Spot list.
Chemical Love
10/02/08, 04:44 AM
De Niro because I like more of his movies.
williek311
10/02/08, 05:15 AM
Raging Bull

nuf said




Dog Day Afternoon was an incredible performance by Pacino though.
Jessooker
10/02/08, 05:28 AM
Raging Bull

nuf said




Dog Day Afternoon was an incredible performance by Pacino though.

I have it, but haven't had the chance to watch it yet.
williek311
10/02/08, 05:38 AM
I have it, but haven't had the chance to watch it yet.
Shame on you. Should've won Best Picture and Best Director that year but it didn't. I think it's De Niro's best performance, though I haven't seen them all.
drudo182
10/02/08, 06:40 AM
Pacino has been in so many shit movies such as Two For The Money, Simone, and one of his newest ones 88 Minutes. All terrible

DeNiro has been in just as many trashy movies lately.
TSLROCKS
10/02/08, 10:13 AM
DeNiro has been in just as many trashy movies lately.

De Niro has been in some pretty bad movies lately but none as bad as Pacino's.
Adeniz19
10/02/08, 10:26 AM
De Niro despite the fact that 80% of the movies he's made in the past 10 years have been atrociousthat's still a lower percentage than pacino's latest movies haha
eMart
10/02/08, 10:31 AM
De Niro, hands down. But I will include my favorite Pacino scene:
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secretsociety92
10/02/08, 10:51 AM
De Niro, just for what he did in Ronin which is also one of my favorite films of the 90's.
dissident
10/02/08, 11:47 AM
DeNiro has been in just as many trashy movies lately.

there's no way he's been in anything as bad as 88 minutes.
domotime2
10/02/08, 12:05 PM
De Niro:
- Mean Streets
- Taxi Driver
- Godfather II
- Deer Hunter
- Raging Bull
- Untouchables
- Goodfellas
- Cape Fear
- Casino
- Heat
- Wag the Dog
- 15 minutes (which i def liked)
- he was funny in Meet the parents, idc what people say...same with analyze this

vs.

Pacino
- Godfather
- Serpico
- Godfather II
- Dog Day
- Carlito's Way
- Heat
- Devils Advocate
- Insider
- Any Given Sunday (mehhh)


de niro wins by a land slide, im sorry i hated scarface
eraserhead
10/02/08, 12:49 PM
Don't forget The Score for De Niro...good flick
MIKEY_HORROR
10/02/08, 02:01 PM
Taxi driver for the win!
dpetty21
10/02/08, 03:10 PM
I def. need to see more movies by each but from what I've seen it's gotta be Deniro.

Pacino has Donnie Brasco, Heat, Carlitos Way, Scarface and the Godfather flicks.
Deniro has Heat as well, Casino, Goodfellas, The Untouchables, Raging Bull and GF part 2.

All of those are epic to me but Deniro pulls ahead. Not to mention they've been in other movies that were pretty damn good as well. I.E. Analyze This/That, The Score, The Recruit etc.

I've been wanting to see Ronin and Taxi Driver for quite some time but always forget about them. This thread makes me want to go out and by them asap.
dissident
10/02/08, 06:06 PM
the recruit was an awful confusing mess.
phil19
10/02/08, 06:46 PM
I def. need to see more movies by each but from what I've seen it's gotta be Deniro.

Pacino has Donnie Brasco, Heat, Carlitos Way, Scarface and the Godfather flicks.
Deniro has Heat as well, Casino, Goodfellas, The Untouchables, Raging Bull and GF part 2.

All of those are epic to me but Deniro pulls ahead. Not to mention they've been in other movies that were pretty damn good as well. I.E. Analyze This/That, The Score, The Recruit etc.

I've been wanting to see Ronin and Taxi Driver for quite some time but always forget about them. This thread makes me want to go out and by them asap.

check it out. it will definately make your epic deniro movies list. its really good
Anderson
10/05/08, 12:16 AM
De Niro. I love plenty of Paccino movies, but the high points of De Niro's career have been better than the high in Pacino's.
cahrishurr
10/05/08, 01:09 AM
For me they are even and Scarface is so sweet, fuck you guys.
open mind
10/05/08, 01:26 AM
de niro.
pacino has done his share of great work and all, but i've enjoyed more de niro movies then i have pacino movies......they both need to fire thier agents though.