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Best Pacino Performance
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03/21/09 11:54 PM
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Ok i am not sure if this has not been mentioned before, but what film did Al bring his best in?
My honest opinion, Tony Montana was overrated.
His best came in The Godfather Part II, he was robbed and i mean it, Pacino deserved Part II for Michael Corleone.
What are your opinions.
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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I still say Scarface was his best performance -- but of course also GF2...
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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Another honerable mention: All For Justice.
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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03/22/09 05:57 AM
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#1 GFII
#2 Dog Day Afternoon
#3 Scent of a Woman
Honorable Mention: Serpico
Ditto.. Though i love his Donnie Brasco role..
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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I still say Scarface was his best performance -- but of course also GF2...
I got into a physical fight with a big Scarface fanatic once, just cause i said that Pacino was better in Part II. he threatened my family, and we got into a fist fight (nearly about a decade ago). I do like his performance in Scarface, but for me it was al about 1.The Godfather Part II 2.Dog Day Afternoon 3.Scent Of A Woman
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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#1 GFII
#2 Dog Day Afternoon
#3 Scent of a Woman
Honorable Mention: Serpico I agree with you 100%
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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Another honerable mention: All For Justice.
Arthur Kirkland: You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!
Scent Of A Women
Lt. Col. Frank Slade: Out of order, I show you out of order. You don't know what out of order is, Mr. Trask. I'd show you, but I'm too old, I'm too tired, I'm too fuckin' blind. If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a FLAMETHROWER to this place! Out of order? Who the hell do you think you're talkin' to? I've been around, you know? There was a time I could see. And I have seen. Boys like these, younger than these, their arms torn out, their legs ripped off. But there isn't nothin' like the sight of an amputated spirit. There is no prosthetic for that. You think you're merely sending this splendid foot soldier back home to Oregon with his tail between his legs, but I say you are... executin' his soul! And why? Because he's not a Bairdman. Bairdmen. You hurt this boy, you're gonna be Baird bums, the lot of ya. And Harry, Jimmy, Trent, wherever you are out there, FUCK YOU TOO!
haha, i like how you made it seem like they were both talking to each other.
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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No one mentioned The Godfather?  His performance is great in part 2, no doubt. But his character in the first part undergoes so much of change and he portrays all these phases so convincingly. Dog day is next after these two. Scarface is ridiculous overacting. Scent of a woman approaches that somewhat. GF3 acting is just okay. He was very good in the first one, but his true best came in Part II.
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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2 words, Tony Montana. I still have a hard time believing that's Al Pacino sometimes. That's really cause he looked different (he smoked alot around then)
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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No one mentioned The Godfather? His performance is great in part 2, no doubt. But his character in the first part undergoes so much of change and he portrays all these phases so convincingly. Dog day is next after these two. I have to agree with SVSG here in that in GFI Pacino undergoes such a character transformation. Let's not forget that he was a very young actor basically in his first real major motion picture and for someone as young as he was in the industry he did a superb job in morphing the Michael Corleone character as convincingly as he did in GFI My top five picks starting with the best and going in order are : GFII GFI Scent Of A Woman Dog Day Afternoon and Scarface are neck and neck for me
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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03/25/09 06:35 PM
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Actually, for me it's a toss-up between GFII and DDA. He was fantastic in both. I really like his early films the best. He was in top form in other films like Serpico and "Justice For All." Scarface isn't my favorite Pacino movie, and although as many say, he's a little "over the top," I still find it fascinating to watch him in it. I think he's great.  Not one of his best perhaps, but I would love to see Scarecrow again with Gene Hackman. I don't think I've seen it since it's release in the mid 70's I think. I remember reading after the fact, that part of this was filmed in my hometown, Grand Rapids, MI, which is kind of neat to me. TIS
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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03/26/09 10:56 PM
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I have Serpico arriving today from netflix. I'll probably get to watch it sometime next week. I'd like to read your thoughts on it.
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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Actually, for me it's a toss-up between GFII and DDA. He was fantastic in both. I really like his early films the best. He was in top form in other films like Serpico and "Justice For All." Scarface isn't my favorite Pacino movie, and although as many say, he's a little "over the top," I still find it fascinating to watch him in it. I think he's great. Not one of his best perhaps, but I would love to see Scarecrow again with Gene Hackman. I don't think I've seen it since it's release in the mid 70's I think. I remember reading after the fact, that part of this was filmed in my hometown, Grand Rapids, MI, which is kind of neat to me. TIS I agree with you TIS, his two best were DDA and PT 2. I love Scarecrow, as a matter of fact i own it, and i also own a few more rare Pacino films.
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Re: Best Pacino Performance
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So aside from the same four or five obvious movies, what would you guys mention as his best underrated films? For example, off the top of my head, I thought he was good in The Devil's Advocate, although it's been a long time since I've seen it. It's obviously not his best performance, but still very good. Those are the types of movies I would like to hear. Underrated films 1. The Panic In Needle Park 2. Glengarry Glen Ross "PATEL, PATEL?!?!?!?!? FUCK YOU" 3. Scarecrow 4. The Devils Advocate (even though his accent was a bit off in Advocate).
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