LouieB Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 DeNiro.... And everyone becomes a charicature of themselves eventually... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Al Pacino, mainly because Dog Day Afternoon is one of the greatest american films ever. He's more likeable too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Al Pacino, mainly because Dog Day Afternoon is one of the greatest american films ever. He's more likeable too. Hey - you can get Cruising on dvd now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Hey - you can get Cruising on dvd now! lol - actually, i've never seen that, although i do know what it's about. anyway, he's gay in dog day afternoon, so it's no big deal (and i've probably now ruined the story for anyone that's never seen it). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Al Pacino, mainly because Dog Day Afternoon is one of the greatest american films ever. He's more likeable too. I'd go with Pacino because of Dog day and The Panic in Needle Park.Greatest American films...wouldn't go that far, but they're great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 let me sum up my feelings on this topic with one word: Jimmy F*cking Conway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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JUDE Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The only similarity between Goodfellas and the Godfather series is that they both have gangsters in them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The only similarity between Goodfellas and the Godfather series is that they both have gangsters in them. Agreed... difficult to compare them. It's like comparing rock & roll and classical. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aeglos Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 On average, De Niro... At top form i'd take Pacino. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Agreed... difficult to compare them. It's like comparing rock & roll and classical. It's also like comparing Bill Russell to Michael Jordan. I'd still take rock & roll and Michael Jordan, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The only similarity between Goodfellas and the Godfather series is that they both have gangsters in them. Which, I think, is reason enough to compare/contrast the two Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Which, I think, is reason enough to compare/contrast the two Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Compare it however you want, it's your deal. I'm just saying, Jimmy Conway is Jimmy Conway the entire film, Michael becomes Michael Corleone. I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 "It's Rupert Pupkin, ladies and gentlemen...Rupert Pupkin!" incredible performance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tenderloin Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Watching "88 Minutes" the other night is reason alone to vote for Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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JUDE Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 People and characters who just happen to be gangsters involved with the mafia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The Dirty Dozen is a WWII movie, as I remember it. The Magnificent Seven is a western though. Maybe you could use that as an example. Whoops - true enough - my bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 So are Carlito's Way and A Bronx Tale just gangster films too? This is an odd argument you're hanging onto. Movies fit into genres, no? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The Dirty Dozen is a WWII movie, as I remember it. The Magnificent Seven is a western though. Maybe you could use that as an example. I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 This is an odd argument you're hanging onto. Movies fit into genres, no? I understand the genre argument yes. But comparing say Mobsters to The Departed just because they both have gangsters in them doesn't make much sense to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I'd go with The Deer Hunter, Raging Bull, 15 Minutes, The Mission, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Bang the Drum Slowly, and Once Upon a Time in America. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 So are Carlito's Way and A Bronx Tale just gangster films too? They Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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