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In Reply to: "The Godfather I and II posted by rico on March 3, 2005 at 07:21:24:
...if De Niro had been cast in the role of Michael. I think it would have made for two even better movies. My favorite parts of both movies are the De Niro as young Vito scenes. Don't get me wrong, I think Pacino is a good actor, just not in the same league as De Niro overall and especially at these points in their respective careers.
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Interesting point . . . but I actually think that Pacino has aged better than De Niro. Contrast Pacino in "The Merchant of Venice" with De Niro in "Meet the Fockers." I'm not trying to set up a false contrast, but I have enjoyed several Pacino movies in the twilight of his career. De Niro, OTOH, has not lived up to his superb earlier career . . . e.g., Analyze That, Hide & Seek, among others.all the best, townsend
He is all about the promise... the one that never materialized. He is almost there, but never quite makes it, and lately it's been mostly trash.
Well, I might be crazy because I have never been a huge Pacino fan. And while I like DeNiro better as an actor, I must agree with the casting choices. Pacino comes across as the more methodical, more calculated, less impulsive. DeNiro the opposite. DeNiro (in the Godfather) came from the streets, where, I imagine, a certain impulsiveness and grittiness helped him accumulate his empire. But once the empire was built, I perceive Pacino as the perfect character to maintain that empire, which does not require him to actually kill anyone, or himself do the bad deeds, or be tough. Why the need to be tough when you can afford someone to do it for you. Someone more business like is called for.I believed that DeNiro could be ruthless. I question whether Pacino could pull that off. On the other hand, Pacino has a certain refinement that I doubt DeNiro could pull off as well. Hence, Pacino as Michael.
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