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re: Al Pacino- Overrated? or Underrated?

Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:43 am to
Posted by lsujag
Member since Jan 2012
2846 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:43 am to
He’s played the same character since scent of a woman but still a great actor
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
20037 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:52 am to
She's got......A GREAT arse!!!!!!!!!!











And you got your head.......ALL THE WAY UP IT!!!!!!!!
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
72424 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:54 am to
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It’s this exact scene that made me start this thread.


Nice. There are so many gifs from that movie that could’ve just as easily been pulled.


Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
16649 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:29 am to
I like Pacino in most movies, but most every movie he’s in, somewhere towards the end, he always has some over the top scene where he goes on this long, screaming rant. That the only thing annoying about his movies.
Posted by Grievous Angel
Tuscaloosa, AL
Member since Dec 2008
10891 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:34 am to
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He's accurately rated.


This. There's never a dull moment. He's got some of the GOAT performances. And he's got some paycheck performances.

We know what his highs are/were and they were very high.

He's no Daniel Day Lewis. But who is?
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
52282 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:39 am to
Anyone who hates on his Heat performance is a simp and a bitch.

Also this is the best movie scene of all time

LINK
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
57778 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:39 am to
quote:

most every movie he’s in, somewhere towards the end, he always has some over the top scene where he goes on this long, screaming rant. That the only thing annoying about his movies.


DiCaprio is the same.

It's like Tarantino recognized it's essentially a meme and had him scream repeatedly in Django.
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
Member since Sep 2003
61992 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:55 am to
All actors are overrated. They play make-believe for a living.
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33818 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 1:19 pm to
The robberies and shootout in Heat are spectacular. I have to fast forward any scenes with Diane Venora and Natalie Portman. There was way more drama in that house, than the movie needed. I really didn't enjoy any of Di Nero's scenes with Amy Brenneman either. Di Nero's love interest seemed forced, and Pacino's seemed cliche. Neither added anything to an otherwise interesting, entertaining movie.

The side characters played by some very good actors were great. Ashley Judd was the only interesting female in the movie. Val Kilmer was the most believable star of the crew. Tom Sizemore was great as the real badass of the crew. Kevin Gage's Waingro character was perfect as the unknown, loose screw guy.

Ted Levine and Wes Studi played believable cops. Fichtner played a good cocky businessman. Jon Voight was good as the deal making money guy.
Posted by IlikeyouBetty
Bossier City, LA
Member since Nov 2010
1636 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 1:23 pm to
Properly rated
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
30323 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 1:48 pm to
quote:

Godfather 1 and 2 Dog Day Afternoon Serpico Glengarry Carlito's Way Donnie Brasco The Merchant of Venice But he also gave us his over-the-top acting in: Heat Scent of a Woman Devil's Advocate Any Given Sunday Two For The Money


All these posts and no mention of And Justice for All.
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
60917 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 3:26 pm to
I've always wanted Pacino to play a librarian so everyone can see just had badly he sucks as an actor
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20032 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 4:21 pm to
Like any actor with a long list of film credits, there's going to be some great ones, so-so ones and total crap ones.

I look at him like I look at Dinero. They both are kind of phoning it in as they've gotten older and are less picky about the roles they chose to play. Basically cashing in on their name.

Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
49670 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 7:43 pm to
Way overrated. Isn't near the actor that ppl make him out to be.
Posted by Jumpinjack
Member since Oct 2021
6485 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 8:03 pm to
Al is a great actor. What are you comparing him to?
Posted by DrSteveBrule
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
12503 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 8:13 pm to
I wouldn't say that he perfectly portrayed Michael Corleone in 3 pictures. I think his portrayal in the 3rd film is one of the weakest parts of the movie. He just wasn't convincing as Michael. It was just typical 80s/90s Pacino. Definitely not the same character that had his brother put to death.
Posted by ATCTx
Member since Nov 2016
1452 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:03 pm to
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He just wasn't convincing as Michael. It was just typical 80s/90s Pacino. Definitely not the same character that had his brother put to death.


Point taken, but we'd probably agree that 3 isn't in the same stratosphere as 1&2. In 3, decades had passed since 2 and he was almost all the way legitimate. He just wanted to be out of it and enjoy what was left of his tattered family. Of course the character had changed, and Pacino did a fine job with it as usual.
Posted by mauser
Orange Beach
Member since Nov 2008
26912 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 2:59 am to
I think it's his unique voice that gets him all these lead roles. Without that he's just another starving actor. He must also have the other qualifiers, show up on time, know your lines, and be pleasant to work with or at least not be dispuptive
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
12274 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 11:27 am to
I've always loved Al Pacino but I'm watching Heat right now for the 20th time and he's a clown character in this movie. You can tell Michael Mann gave him a lot of leeway in delivering lines and his improv Pacino-isms are just too silly half the time
Posted by Morpheus
In your Dreams
Member since Apr 2022
7638 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 11:58 am to
That’s it. Improv Pacino sucks.
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