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Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170191 11/15/01 12:39 AM 11/15/01 12:39 AM
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jackson OP J Made Member Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 114	Excluding their performances in the Godfather Trilogy, what do you think are the best performances by each Brando, De Niro and Pacino? Also what do you think is the next best directorial effort by Coppola?

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170192 11/15/01 02:22 AM 11/15/01 02:22 AM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 429 Anaheim Hills Francis The Kid Forducci Capo
Francis The Kid Forducci Capo Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 429 Anaheim Hills	Brando- Streetcar named Desire, On the Waterfront De Niro- Taxi Driver and Raging Bull Pacino- Scarface, Scent of a Woman, Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico. "I had a whole different destiny planned." -Michael Corleone

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170193 12/12/01 12:27 PM 12/12/01 12:27 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,497 Los Angeles Don Corpuzzi Underboss
Don Corpuzzi Underboss Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,497 Los Angeles	Brando - Superman (hey, I'm young, I haven't seen any of his older stuff) DeNiro - Raging Bull Pacino - Scarface, Scent of a Woman (hoo-ahh!) Coppola - Apocalypse Now

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170194 12/12/01 04:37 PM 12/12/01 04:37 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,445 In The Bushes In Your Front Ya... Uztopoke Underboss
Uztopoke Underboss Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,445 In The Bushes In Your Front Ya...	Brando: Streetcar, Wild DeNiro: Taxi, Goodfellas Pacino: Devil's, Scent C: A. Now Richard Dean Anderson: MacGyver Kirk Cameron: Growing Pains Don Knotts: Three's Company FTW

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170195 12/12/01 06:12 PM 12/12/01 06:12 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,387 S Sonny Underboss
Sonny S Underboss Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,387	Brando: Teashop and August Moon (or something like that) DeNiro: Raging Bull/Mean Streets ("...DD: Disappointed Dunskey...") Pacino: Dog Day Afternoon/Scarface (I haven't seen Glengary Glenn Ross) PS: This list was based on my view of those actors' performances rather than the movie's quality in general... "..Your youngest and strongest will fall by the sword.." "...now you gotta speak more than one language to pull a heist..." Pudge Nichols "...Never shall innocent blood be shed; yet the blood of the wicked shall flow like a river. The THREE shall spread their blackened wings and be the vengeaful striking hammer of God..."

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170196 12/12/01 06:32 PM 12/12/01 06:32 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 868 Great, let me repeat that, Gre... D Don Noledge Underboss
Don Noledge D Underboss Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 868 Great, let me repeat that, Gre...	Brando: Sreetcar Named Derire, On The Waterfront, Last Tango in Paris. DeNiro: Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Raging Bull. Al Pacino: Serpico, Scarface, Carlito's Way. noledge "If you win you win. If you lose you still win. Theres no way you can lose." Joey - Raging Bull

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170197 12/14/01 12:31 AM 12/14/01 12:31 AM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 376 Melbourne Liz_85 Capo
Liz_85 Capo Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 376 Melbourne	Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman, Donnie Brasco and Scarface. Robert DeNiro - The Deer Hunter, Taxi Driver and Cape Fear (not the best movie around, but I thought he was excellent in it). Marlon Brando - A Streetcar Named Desire, On the the Waterfront and The Wild One. Francis Ford Coppola - Bram Stoker's Dracula (I didn't much like it the first time I saw it but it's kinda grown on me), The Rainmaker and Apocalypse Now. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170198 12/14/01 12:33 AM 12/14/01 12:33 AM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 376 Melbourne Liz_85 Capo
Liz_85 Capo Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 376 Melbourne	Oops, and I forgot Raging Bull for Robert De Niro. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170199 12/19/01 12:55 AM 12/19/01 12:55 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 144 D Don Tissinno Made Member
Don Tissinno D Made Member Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 144	What does anyone think of DeNiro's role in "15 Minutes"? Who can forget "Once Upon a Time in America"? or "The Mission"? Worst DeNiro performance? "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" "I'm with you now, Pop. I'm with you." "Don't worry about anything Frankie Five Angels."

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170200 12/27/01 10:52 AM 12/27/01 10:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 369 Brooklyn,NY. T Tyler Durden Capo
Tyler Durden T Capo Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 369 Brooklyn,NY.	Brando-The Score (Not That Fuckin Good, But Good). Deniro-Goodfellas. Pacino-SCARFACE. Coppola-Apocalypse Now. Tony Montana First rule of Fight Club, you do not talk about Fight Club. Second rule of Fight Club, you DO NOT talk about Fight Club. Third rule of Fight Club, when someone say "stop" or goes limp, the fight is over. Fourth rule of Fight Club, only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule of Fight Club, one fight at a time. Sixth rule of Fight Club, no shirt, no shoes. Seventh rule of Fight Club, fights go on as long as they have to. Eighth and final rule of Fight Club if this is your first night at Fight Club you have to fight.

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170201 01/18/02 03:45 PM 01/18/02 03:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,552 Michigan DonPalentino Underboss
DonPalentino Underboss Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,552 Michigan	De niro,Goodfellas,taxi driver Pacino, scarface,heat,donnie brasco brando,I have no clue i have not seen him in any other movie besides Godfather and The score. Leonard: I dont know. See, I have this condition. Teddy: Well, I hope its not as serious as his, 'cos this guy's dead.

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170202 01/18/02 03:58 PM 01/18/02 03:58 PM
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Turnbull Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 19,696 AZ	Brando: Streetcar, The Wild One DiNeri: Raging Bull, Mean Streets, True Confessions Pacino: Dog Day Afternoon, Scent of a Woman Coppola: Apocalypse Now (and Redux) You didn't ask, but I'd add Duvall for "True Confessions" and "Stalin," though he's such a great and versatile actor that it's hard to pick a "best." Ntra la porta tua lu sangu ï¿½ sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170203 01/18/02 08:13 PM 01/18/02 08:13 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 298 Miami D DonAlx Capo
DonAlx D Capo Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 298 Miami	well other than gf Brando - A street car named desire Deniro - Raging bull, taxi driver, a bronx tale Pacino - Scarface, Dog Day Afternoon, Carlitos way "You don't understand! I could've had class. I could've been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am. Let's face it......It was you, Charley." - Terry (Marlon Brando), On the Waterfront (1954). One of my favorites

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170204 01/20/02 10:54 AM 01/20/02 10:54 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 304 London persiangodfather Capo
persiangodfather Capo Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 304 London	Marlon Brando: On the Waterfront Al Pacino: Scent of a Woman Robert De Niro: Raging Bull FFC: Apocalypse Now "I know it was you Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart." "Mio padre se chiamo Antonio Andolini, e questi è per te!"

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170205 01/20/02 11:29 AM 01/20/02 11:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1 HK T TravisBickle2002 Associate
TravisBickle2002 T Associate Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1 HK	Brando - A street car named desire Deniro - Taxi driver,This Boy's Life Pacino - Carlito's way June twenty-ninth. I gotta get in shape now. Too much sitting is ruining my body. Too much abuse is going on for too long. From now on there will be 50 pushups each morning, 50 pullups. There will be no more pills, no more bad food, no more destroyers of my body. From now on will be total organization.

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170206 01/25/02 10:14 PM 01/25/02 10:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 220 Glasgow Sermanni Made Member
Sermanni Made Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 220 Glasgow	Pacino- Scent of a woman- better than Michael Corleone. Deniro- Raging Bull. Brando Who knows Cicci, a porta. Could you get me off the hook Tom? For old times sake?

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170207 01/27/02 12:54 PM 01/27/02 12:54 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 163 Ohio Don Lagrassa Made Member
Don Lagrassa Made Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 163 Ohio	Brando: On The Waterfront Pacino: Scent of a Woman Deniro: Raging Bull Coppola: Apocalypse Now [ January 27, 2002: Message edited by: Don Lagrassa ]

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170208 01/31/02 02:56 PM 01/31/02 02:56 PM
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goodfellaoggie Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,494 Earth	Brando- The Score......De Niro- Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Casino.......Pacino- Scent of a Woman, Scarface and Carlitos way. Quote: A man who does not spend time with the family can never be a real man.- Don Vito Corleone Life Goes On "What're You Gonna Do Now, Tough Guy?" The Notorious Phrase that Would'nt Go Away.

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170209 02/01/02 05:13 PM 02/01/02 05:13 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 35 Ireland D Don Paulie Wiseguy
Don Paulie D Wiseguy Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 35 Ireland	Brando - god knows!! De Niro - Raging Bull, Goodfellas Pacino - Scarface, Heat (not the best movie around, but he was brillant in it) Coppola - Apocolapse now, Bram Stokers Dracula (apart from the dreadful keannu Reeves, it is brillant) Michael Corleone - if anything in this world is certain, if history has tought us anything, its that you can kill anyone. I don't want to see trend people respecting me, I want them to HATE and FEAR - Euronymous aka Oysten Aarseth RIP Chuck Schuldiner - RIP

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170210 02/06/02 08:04 PM 02/06/02 08:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,998 Upstate New York Ricardo Underboss
Ricardo Underboss Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,998 Upstate New York	Don't forget about Robert Duvall! he's got a new movie out. Check out my GF4 script, http://www.thegodfathertrilogy.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=12;t=000026 Who The X Are You? Find Out at http://www.thegodfathertrilogy.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001647 CHAT HERE http://www.jgeoff.com/godfather/javachat.html DON INTELLIGENTE MUCHO

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170211 02/07/02 01:18 AM 02/07/02 01:18 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 401 Windsor, Ontario, Canada Anthony Spilotro Capo
Anthony Spilotro Capo Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 401 Windsor, Ontario, Canada	Brando-On the Waterfront Pacino-Heat De Niro-Heat Coppola-The Outsiders "Mio padre se chiamo Antonio Andolini, e questo è per te." - Robert De Niro to Giuseppe Sillato in The Godfather Part II.

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170212 02/15/02 08:48 PM 02/15/02 08:48 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 905 Chicago Daniel Corleone Underboss
Daniel Corleone Underboss Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 905 Chicago	Brando - Don Juan De Marco (I am young too, hehehe) DeNiro - Taxi Driver and Heat Pacino - Scarface, Dog Day Afternoon and Scent of a Woman Coppola - Apocalypse Now "Life is so beatiful" - Don Vito in The Godfather novel "My name is Michael Corleone...There are people who'd pay a lot of money for that information" - The Godfather

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170213 02/24/03 10:42 AM 02/24/03 10:42 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 343 Bristol Don Luciano Capo
Don Luciano Capo Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 343 Bristol	Brando: Apocalypse Now Pachino: Scarface, Donnie Brasco, Carlito's way De Niro: Goodfellas, The Untouchables (though his role was very abrupt) FFC: Apocalypse Now Duvall: Apocalypse Now, The outfit. I love AN, only saw it for the first time yesterday. The Horror, the horror. SHADOW LAW MAFIA

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170214 02/24/03 10:48 AM 02/24/03 10:48 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 343 Bristol Don Luciano Capo
Don Luciano Capo Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 343 Bristol	Shit. De Niro: RAGING BULL RAGING BULL!! SHADOW LAW MAFIA

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170215 02/24/03 04:56 PM 02/24/03 04:56 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 12,543 Gateshead, UK Capo de La Cosa Nostra
Capo de La Cosa Nostra Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 12,543 Gateshead, UK	Brando: haven't seen any other film. my intention is to watch Apocalypse Now by the end of the week though. De Niro: Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Casino Pacino: Heat (only other film i've seen! ) Coppola: The Conversation (and that's when i include The Godfather! ) Quote: De Niro: RAGING BULL RAGING BULL!! DonL, use the Edit feature above your post to change it. just some advice! mick ...dot com bold typeface rhetoric. You go clickety click and get your head split. 'The hell you look like on a message board Discussing whether or not the Brother is hardcore?

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170216 02/24/03 10:18 PM 02/24/03 10:18 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,316 east coast Anthony Lombardi
Anthony Lombardi Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,316 east coast	Brando: Streetcar Named Desire and On The Waterfront... De Niro: Taxi Driver and Raging Bull... Pacino: Scarface?! Yeah, right. Over-rated. I'd say Scent Of A Woman off the top of my head. the power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. george bernard shaw

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170217 02/24/03 11:05 PM 02/24/03 11:05 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 25,984 California The Italian Stallionette
The Italian Stallionette Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 25,984 California	DeNiro - Cape Fear Brando - Streetcar Named Desire Pacino - Everything but if I had to chose one I'll say Dog Day Afternoon Coppolla Apocalpyse Now TIS "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK "War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170218 02/25/03 10:13 AM 02/25/03 10:13 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 343 Bristol Don Luciano Capo
Don Luciano Capo Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 343 Bristol	Quote: Originally posted by Capo de La Cosa Nostra: [quote] [b]De Niro: RAGING BULL RAGING BULL!! DonL, use the Edit feature above your post to change it. just some advice! mick[/b][/quote]Cheers Mick. SHADOW LAW MAFIA

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170219 03/07/03 09:50 AM 03/07/03 09:50 AM
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Marlon Brando Button Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 59	Marlon Brando: On the Waterfront (hands down, the more realistic performance on film). Al Pacino: Donnie Brasco (again, realism). Robert DeNiro: Raging Bull. Robert Duvall: The Apostle. FF Coppola: The Conversation (brilliant film). "Now what we have here is a failure to communicate."

Re: Brando, De Niro, Pacino and Coppola #170220 03/08/03 12:07 AM 03/08/03 12:07 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,725 ATL Omar Suarez Underboss
Omar Suarez Underboss Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,725 ATL	Marlon Brando- "Apocalypse Now" Robert De Niro- Almost everything he's done with Scorsese Al Pacino- "Heat" Duvall- "Apocalypse Now" Coppola- "Apocalypse Now" How am I not myself?

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