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RRRRICK 08-03-2005 07:15 PM

Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
Godfather II,Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Raging Bull, The Untouchables, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Casino

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Analyse this, analyse that, meet the parents, meet the fockers, showtime, the score, 15 minutes, men of honor.

I think he's going through the motions

Will we ever see another great DeNiro film again?

Dynasty 08-03-2005 07:19 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
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Maybe he got tired of doing variations on the same characer?

It seems obvious he wants to do comedy now.

A_C_Slater 08-03-2005 07:20 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
I liked The Score.

Meet the Parents is good too.

RRRRICK 08-03-2005 07:28 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
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Godfather II ... The Untouchables ...Goodfellas...Casino


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Maybe he got tired of doing variations on the same characer?

It seems obvious he wants to do comedy now.

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I'm not suggesting he does more gangster films just something a little more challenging. I don't think he's extending himself at all. Some of the parts he's taking he could play standing on his head.

Patrick del Poker Grande 08-03-2005 07:31 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
Ronin!

RRRRICK 08-03-2005 07:33 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
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Ronin!

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Can be added to the list of crap

DrSavage 08-03-2005 07:43 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
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Ronin!

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Can be added to the list of crap

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Heat was pretty good tho

Luv2DriveTT 08-03-2005 07:59 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
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Ronin!

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Can be added to the list of crap

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Heat was pretty good tho

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compared to the others, it was crap. I saw it in the theaters, people were laughing at his dialog in places that weren't funny. Not a good sign.

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kyro 08-03-2005 08:05 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
Analyze this was OK. Analyze That was less than OK. The Score was boring but I thought he was fine in it. MTP is hilarious. Showtime was stupid. I didn't really understand 15 Minutes but it was nothing special.

private joker 08-03-2005 08:39 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
Here is a good example of DeNiro doing comedy:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

slamdunkpro 08-03-2005 08:47 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
Midnight Run.

I thought he did well in Men of Honor

SmileyEH 08-03-2005 08:54 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
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I liked The Score.

Meet the Parents is good too.

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samjjones 08-04-2005 09:47 AM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
He's halfheartedly trying. "City by the Sea" was supposed to be a "serious" role, but the results were unimpressive. Now he gets paid off doing Stiller comedies and voiceovers for CGI animated films. But its nothing another hookup with Scorsese or DePalma wouldn't fix.

jakethebake 08-04-2005 09:53 AM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
I though Analyze This and That were possibly the two worst movies ever made. They're closely followed by Showtime.

The Score was o.k. but had potential to be much better. Same with Ronin.

Meet the Parents and the fockers were both funny.

City by the Sea was awful.

15 Minutes was also o.k.

His performances are generally very good, but he needs to have someone else pick his scripts.

CollinEstes 08-04-2005 09:59 AM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino... I mean it isn't like those caliber of movies come along very often. So he set the bar pretty high for himself, for the rest of his career.

And by far Godsend was the worst DeNiro movie ever.

And for my money Analyze this is much much much better than Meet the Parents.

Ben Stiller = hack.

shakingspear 08-04-2005 10:08 AM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
He was great in Copland, though his role was somewhat small.

ChipWrecked 08-04-2005 10:11 AM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
'Hide and Seek' was so bad I wept for him.

imported_The Vibesman 08-04-2005 10:26 AM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
I could never sit through Heat. Bored the hell outta me.

I think nobody's making good movies like his old ones anymore, that's a problem. It also seems Martin Scorcese would rather work w/ Leo DiCaprio than anyone else these days, God knows why.

Blarg 08-04-2005 10:45 AM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
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Ronin!

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Can be added to the list of crap

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Heat was pretty good tho

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Heat was fantastic, and his acting was extraordinarily good in it.

Ronin was a mediocre movie, but DeNiro's ability was still good in it. The man seems almost incapable of making a less than interesting acting choice. I thought Meet the Parents was very disappointing, but he was serviceable in that movie, too.

jakethebake 08-04-2005 10:47 AM

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The man seems almost incapable of making a less than interesting acting choice.

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Blarg 08-04-2005 10:47 AM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
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Midnight Run.

I thought he did well in Men of Honor

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Midnight Run was a very good comedy. His first one, I think, and his last for a very long time, as I recall. People were amazed he did so well in comedy. That was back when he was super-pigeonholed for intense wacko parts.

crownjules 08-04-2005 10:49 AM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
Ronin had that nasty car chase scene. Heat was fantastic.

samjjones 08-04-2005 10:57 AM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
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Ronin had that nasty car chase scene. Heat was fantastic.

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Heat came out 10 years ago already!

RRRRICK 08-04-2005 08:27 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
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I could never sit through Heat. Bored the hell outta me.

I think nobody's making good movies like his old ones anymore, that's a problem. It also seems Martin Scorcese would rather work w/ Leo DiCaprio than anyone else these days, God knows why.

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I agree.

I hated Heat. The expectation with Pacino and DeNiro together was probably never going to live up. I wanted to throw up at the end when they shook hands, cheeseball.

hoopsie44 08-04-2005 08:50 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
He's fat, comfortable, and rich. Not a conducive state for artistic expression.

08-04-2005 09:51 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
Heat is a good movie.

Anytime I can watch a movie with Val Kilmer in it and not puke, it's a good movie. Pacino was too over the top, though.

Ronin was also a good movie, but it slowed down too much with the ice skating section.

Willluck 08-04-2005 11:15 PM

Re: Whats happened to DeNiro?
 
I think The King of Comedy can be added to the list of greats. Also, Analyse This was a pretty good movie.


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