Robert De Niro destroying his legacy

Love Bob Deniro, probably my favourite actor of all time. I don't mind his comedies tbh, Meet the parents was great, I even laughed a canny bit at dirty grandpa FFS.
 


Chatty83 said:
He's not even the best actor to play that part.
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Dunno about that, but Leo's the worst in Departed - no mean feat against Wahlberg & Winstone. Nicholson's daftest effort, and Martin Sheen. The wifey is 'meh' too.
Lawrenceslongthrowin said:
Yeah seems 95 was his peak with heat and casino both coming out, since he’s had the odd decent film but nothing that really stands out
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Yep yep - Casino one of his leading ones after Midnight Run where his comic timing's never better, and then the walk on part in Jackie Brown where he's top dolla. Is it this aisle Lewiiiisss

+ Jacknife.
 
Chatty83 said:
He'll never destroy his legacy because he's made too many great films.

That said from about 95 to 2015 he did a lot of really poor movies and barely anything great.

The Irishman seems to split people but I thought it was excellent and an excellent performance and that was on the back of Joker which was also excellent so he definitely still has it in him.

He has a few interesting films due as well, working with Scorses again on Killers of the Flower Moon, Wash Me in teh River sounds pretty good. He has about another four that all seem to be of the crime/gangster/drama genres on top of those so here's hoping he wants to go out doing some of his best work.

Pacino also went terrible for the same period as has hit a patch of form again.
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From 95 to 2020 he made:

Casino
Heat
Ronin
Silver linings playbook (oscar nomination for best supporting actor)
Joker
The Irishman

Those 6 wipe away any shite he’s done, easily.
 
rapscallion said:
Dunno about that, but Leo's the worst in Departed - no mean feat against Wahlberg & Winstone. Nicholson's daftest effort, and Martin Sheen. The wifey is 'meh' too.

Yep yep - Casino one of his leading ones after Midnight Run where his comic timing's never better, and then the walk on part in Jackie Brown where he's top dolla. Is it this aisle Lewiiiisss

+ Jacknife.
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Well the Departed is just a remake of Infernal Affairs which is a far better films and Tony Leung does plays a far better part than DiCaprio does.

Not that The Departed is a bad film, it's just a bit overrated and the original is much better.
Drexl said:
From 95 to 2020 he made:

Casino
Heat
Ronin
Silver linings playbook (oscar nomination for best supporting actor)
Joker
The Irishman

Those 6 wipe away any shite he’s done, easily.
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Yes so I basically picked the era he was shite. 3 of those films were at the very beginning of that run and the other three right at the end. Between them there isn't much that's any good.

He basically took around 15 years off to cash in a bit and then got the bug back for some serious acting a few years ago. The in-between period has a lot of very poor films with he odd alright one in there but it's easily the worst run of his career.
 
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Chatty83 said:
Well the Departed is just a remake of Infernal Affairs which is a far better films and Tony Leung does plays a far better part than DiCaprio does.

Not that The Departed is a bad film, it's just a bit overrated and the original is much better.

Yes so I basically picked the era he was shite. 3 of those films were at the very beginning of that run and the other three right at the end. Between them there isn't much that's any good.

He basically took around 15 years off to cash in a bit and then got the bug back for some serious acting a few years ago. The in-between period has a lot of very poor films with he odd alright one in there but it's easily the worst run of his career.
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I've seen Infernal affairs and much prefer the departed.
 
Ciro_DiMarzio said:
I've seen Infernal affairs and much prefer the departed.
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Can't agree. Only really the production that's better. The story on Infernal Affairs is done better, better ending, better action. Found The Departed to be a hammed up to the max version. Even Jack is doing his best Bill The Butcher type cartoon acting in it.
 
Just watched The Comedian after seeing it mentioned on here. A fair effort, lightweight script, little self indulgent. Fair performances from from all involved. 5/10

It goes however have a jazz soundtrack which knocks it down a point.
 
Even if he did 20 more crap films he’ll always be a legend. Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver, Deer Hunter, Raging Bull (astonishing performance), King of Comedy, Goodfellas (best film ever made for me), Cape Fear, Heat, Sleepers, Silver Linings Playbook, The Irishman. A proper legacy.
 
Chatty83 said:
Well the Departed is just a remake of Infernal Affairs which is a far better films and Tony Leung does plays a far better part than DiCaprio does.

Not that The Departed is a bad film, it's just a bit overrated and the original is much better.

Yes so I basically picked the era he was shite. 3 of those films were at the very beginning of that run and the other three right at the end. Between them there isn't much that's any good.

He basically took around 15 years off to cash in a bit and then got the bug back for some serious acting a few years ago. The in-between period has a lot of very poor films with he odd alright one in there but it's easily the worst run of his career.
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He made 15 Minutes and The Score in 2001. Maybe not among his top ranked fillums but both very watchable and a big step up from Rocky and Bullwinkle in 2000!

I absolutely loved The Good Shepherd (2006) which he directed and has a cameo role. One of the most underrated films ever IMO. Very subtle and understated but didn’t do well at the box office. He planned to make two more and bring it right up to the present but they didn’t make enough money. Too bad as the first did a good job of covering a fascinating period of recent history.
 
Jabberwocky said:
Seems to be as good at investing his money as he is with picking his wives
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I suspect the two may be linked.
weebil64 said:
The definition of a great actor is that even though they are a superstar and instantly recognisable you get lost in their performance. This applies in far more cases for De Niro. In my opinion of course.
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I’d say the opposite is the case in about 2/3rds of De Niro’s stuff. The good performances are top notch, but he fell into the Pacino trap of playing a caricature of himself for a lot of the films from mid 90s onwards.
 
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zinedine said:
He's an odd one. Why would you ban your kids from your new York estate? Or whatever it is he owns there.
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Pointless speculating really. Doesn't matter how much you earn, when a divorce turns unpleasant it rarely ends well.

As for DeNiro's films, I'm not a big film fan but he's been in so many films that I've actually enjoyed and remembered that I couldn't knock the bloke. Same goes for DiCaprio.
 
Casino
Heat
Godfather part 2
Raging bull
Taxi driver
Goodfellas
Cape Fear
Once upon a time in America
A Bronx Tale
King of Comedy
Joker
The Irishman
Silver Linings Playbook
Ronin

What a contribution to cinema. He’s absolutely brilliant.
 
Bamber said:
The Niro :cool:


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Horrific annoying advert. But I think it just shows that he’s not precious about what he probably sees as his job, rather than regarding it as an “art”. He’ll do adverts like that, and others for Warburtons bread, then 6 months later could play a brilliant part in an Oscar winning film.
 
havanaman said:
Horrific annoying advert. But I think it just shows that he’s not precious about what he probably sees as his job, rather than regarding it as an “art”. He’ll do adverts like that, and others for Warburtons bread, then 6 months later could play a brilliant part in an Oscar winning film.
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Or he’ll do owt for cash.
 

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