Happy birthday, Al

[abcdefz]

Al Pacino. 66. that's an old ham. :)

okay. So. In his honor... what do you think his best performance is?

Wait for the poll, please.






















































Oh, God. I know what you're gonna say. :rolleyes:

[sab0tage]

I'm waiting...........

[Freebasser]

Happy fucking birthday, meng!

[sab0tage]

its too hard, and where the hells Carlito's Way?

[enree erzweglle]

Whichever movie it was that produced the "say hello to my little friends" quote because that quote is part of the lexicon now. :)

[abcdefz]

its too hard, and where the hells Carlito's Way?


..I probably should've put that instead of Bobby Deerfield.

For sheer ham value, I almost put Devil's Advocate on there. And I've never seen Scent of a Woman, but I've heard he's bad in that.

[sab0tage]

Whichever movie it was that produced the "say hello to my little friends" quote because that quote is part of the lexicon now. :)

scarface

[marsdaddy]

scarfaceOverrated and to acting what 50 Cent is to rapping.

Dog Day Afternoon.

[sab0tage]

scarface

i didn't vote for that btw

[abcdefz]

Overrated and to acting what 50 Cent is to rapping.

Dog Day Afternoon.


Mars... 50 Cent? Has 50 Cent ever been as good at his game as Pacino has in Dog Day Afternoon? You're just taking a position.

[marsdaddy]

Mars... 50 Cent? Has 50 Cent ever been as good at his game as Pacino has in Dog Day Afternoon? You're just taking a position.I'm talking about Scarface! You're just perusing.

[sab0tage]

i'm getting confused now

[mickill]

I chose Lefty.

[abcdefz]

I'm talking about Scarface! You're just perusing.


Ah -- I stand corrected. I didn't notice you had quoted.

Yeah. Scarface was more of a stunt than a performance. I liked the movie as a teenager, but it looks really bad nowdays.

[marsdaddy]

Donnie Brasco might be Depp's greatest work, btw. When's his bday?

[sab0tage]

I chose Lefty.

I love him in that role, I found it hard to decide but chose Carlito in the end.

[abcdefz]

I chose Lefty.


That's probably my second choice. Beautiful, underrated performance. (y)

[abcdefz]

Donnie Brasco might be Depp's greatest work, btw. When's his bday?


How that movie got so overlooked, I have no idea. Can you believe that's the same guy that directed My Best Friend's Wedding? Jeepers.

[sab0tage]

How that movie got so overlooked, I have no idea. Can you believe that's the same guy that directed My Best Friend's Wedding? Jeepers.

I can't keep up the pace with all the posts, but everyones loving Pacino

[abcdefz]

Donnie Brasco might be Depp's greatest work, btw. When's his bday?


9 June 1963.

[marsdaddy]

I can't keep up the pace with all the posts, but everyones loving PacinoClose enough. Now, get back to work!

I don't know how Donnie Brasco got overlooked, but it might have been the review I read that said it was a "poor man's" Goodfellas!? Sopranos?

[sab0tage]

Now, get back to work!



me working? its nearly my bed time!

[abcdefz]

That's a shame. I'm glad I saw it in the theater. I can watch that movie over and over.

Yeah, the strained marriage thing is a wee bit forced, but that movie works. Pacino and Depp are awesome in it.

[sab0tage]

any idea how close it was to the genuine story?

[adam_f]

When I saw Donnie Brasco, I was all like, 'BRUNO KIRBY? IS THAT YOU?'

[abcdefz]

Bruno Kirby. (y)

If you care, he's got a really nice, small part in Birdy, which is an awesome movie.

[abcdefz]

any idea how close it was to the genuine story?

Dunno.

SPOILER: The movie ends with the implication that Lefty was killed after being "sent for". In real life, the FBI intercepted Lefty on the way to being killed and arrested him; Sonny Black, however, was "sent for" and subsequently murdered and the man who ordered Sonny's killing, Joe Massino, head of the Bonnano crime family, wasn't found guilty until 23 June 2005 when he got a life sentence for several crimes, including the murder of Sonny. Lefty was sentenced to 20 years in prison; he was paroled after serving 11 years, and then died of cancer two years later.


Oh, my. Tom Cruise was to have played Depp's part! :eek:

[sab0tage]

Oh, my. Tom Cruise was to have played Depp's part! :eek:

that woulda sucked:eek:

[Auton]

Godfather part 2

[yeahwho]

Definately "Dog Day Afternoon".

All of those are great movies, I was just blown away by Pacino's portrayal of a man on the complete edge yet all of it made sense in his character.

Plus the part where he steps out of the bank and yells, "Metallica, Metallica"!

[abcdefz]

Plus the part where he steps out of the bank and yells, "Metallica, Metallica"!


:D

"I'm dyin' here..."

"Sal? We can MAKE IT, Sal!"

"My place is back inside with my girls."

"I'm a fucking STAR!!!" (y)

[yeahwho]

Cool DDA trivia from the IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072890/trivia) & John Wojtowicz (http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC15folder/RealDogDay.html)himself.

A testament to the power of Al's acting,

After the initial title sequence (Elton John, "Amoreena") there is no background or incidental music on the soundtrack.

[Drederick Tatum]

Godfather 2

[Randetica]

from all of this movies i only watched scarface half assed and thought it was crap..



from a guy's view i deserve to get shot down for this post

[yeahwho]

from all of this movies i only watched scarface half assed and thought it was crap..



from a guy's view i deserve to get shot down for this post

One thing about Al Pacino I've always noticed is he's a great "Shouter", he can really shout out a line. :D

Some folks don't dig the shouting actors, maybe thats why you don't like Al.

[enree erzweglle]

I've never seen Scarface, just that "little friends" clip.

Al Pacino is so great. I haven't seen all of his movies, but when I do, the character that he projects is what grabs me. It could be a shitty role with awful dialog & a horrible plot, but he would pull something from it and come across as being very real, with the voice and gestures and expressions. That's what's perfect about him.

Maybe it's an awful thing to you movie aficionados who know what color & make socks a guy wore in the director's cut of any given movie, but I've never seen Donnie Brasco or any of the Godfather movies > I. I'm okay with that. :)

My one friend, who is standing here waiting for me to leave for dinner, votes for Godfather II.

Night night.

[beastie fresh]

I thought this was for GEA at first..

[Randetica]

One thing about Al Pacino I've always noticed is he's a great "Shouter", he can really shout out a line. :D

Some folks don't dig the shouting actors, maybe thats why you don't like Al.


he sure is a good actor (y)

[abcdefz]

from all of this movies i only watched scarface half assed and thought it was crap..



from a guy's view i deserve to get shot down for this post


Not at all; that's a pretty accurate assessment. (y)

I don't remember Dick Tracy; that might be one of his hammy-but-good roles. I remember Dustin Hoffman in that one better than anyone else.

[mickill]

Ocean's 13 (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942005?cs=1&s=h&p=0)

Maybe he'll make this one not suck. Doubt it, though.

[abcdefz]

I've never seen Al Pacino be funny. He's got wit, but I'm not sure he can do comedy.

Maybe if he's just playing the new heavy, he won't have to.

[alexandra]

The Godfather II. one of my favorite movies ever.

[abcdefz]

...can't tell you folks how glad I am that Scarface hasn't gotten the most votes. I really thought this board would go that way, and I'm happy to be wrong. (y)

[enree erzweglle]

Scarface for the quote alone. Kids can't survive teenagery without that quote. :D