Favorite Pacino film?

[penguin4]

Because if you have one for DeNiro... it logically follows...

[I wish I could've included Devil's Advocate on this list, because I love that one, as well... damn 10-option limit!]

[johnnyyankee]

Beyond the shadow of a doubt, Godfather 1 and 2.

[4bronxbombers]

Godfather
Scarface
Scent of a Woman

[RhodyYanksFan]

I love Carlito's Way. 10x better then Scarface, yet it gets none of the hype.

[jlw1980]

Had to go with Godfather but love Serpico and Scent of a Woman, too.

[PaulieIsAwesome]

I like him in Scent of a Woman, but overall, I can't stand that movie. It's so sanctimonious and cliched.

[Toaderly]

Dog Day baby.

[SheffRocks11]

Godfather.

[Hitman23]

Devil's Advocate

[jlw1980]

Devil's Advocate

Surely you jest (and I'll call you Shirley if I feel like it ). That movie sucked ass.

Steve's next post: You suck ass.

My subsequent post: Your mom sucks ass.

[Hitman23]

Surely you jest (and I'll call you Shirley if I feel like it ). That movie sucked ass.

I'm quite serious. I love that movie. Pacino plays a badass Satan.

[Hitman23]

Steve's next post: You suck ass.

My subsequent post: Your mom sucks ass.

that's a very immature conversation. I am offended by the assumption you think I am so childish.

[Janttje]

Godfather

[fredgmuggs]

Attica!!! Attica!!! Attica!!!!......

[jlw1980]

that's a very immature conversation. I am offended by the assumption you think I am so childish.

Please pardon me. I just happened to read a post in which you called someone a handle.

[Hitman23]

Please pardon me. I just happened to read a post in which you called someone a handle.

[Casey37]

Say hello to my little friend.....

1) Scarface
2) Devil's Advocate
3) Godfather I and II

[RhodyYanksFan]

Say hello to my little friend.....

1) Scarface
2) Devil's Advocate
3) Godfather I and II

Have you seen Carlito's Way?

[RhodeyYankee2638]

Have you seen Carlito's Way?

So overrated

[Casey37]

Have you seen Carlito's Way?

No I haven't. Is it any good?

[RhodeyYankee2638]

I love Carlito's Way. 10x better then Scarface, yet it gets none of the hype.

it was so good they made this baby

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427038/

[Hitman23]

I don't think Scarface is even that good. It's ok. Pacino does a good job. But it's not the epic many people think it is.

[RhodyYanksFan]

No I haven't. Is it any good?

I think the story was better then Scarface, and it doesn't look all cheesy like Scarface does now. No horrid 80's synthesizer music, over-the-top accent or "new" technology. Just dirty 70s NYC and an equally intriguing character played by Pacino. Same director too.

[Casey37]

I think the story was better then Scarface, and it doesn't look all cheesy like Scarface does now. No horrid 80's synthesizer music, over-the-top accent or "new" technology. Just dirty 70s NYC and an equally intriguing character played by Pacino. Same director too.

Thanks for the feedback.

[jlw1980]

I don't think Scarface is even that good. It's ok. Pacino does a good job. But it's not the epic many people think it is.

"Who put this sh*t together? Me, dat's who! Who do I trust? Me!"

Actually I agree with you. It's OK - good, not great.

[Octoberbaby]

Dog Day baby.

I'm with you, Toaderly! Dog Day Afternoon is his best work by far. Godfather is the role he is most known for but the acting in Dog Day was superior!

[Babe Rules]

Godfather

[JeterForPresident]

I had to go with the Godfather I and II, watching his transformation as Michael is to me the best job of acting ever. I love it.

Just watched Scarface last night, overrated movie, but fun 80's movie, Pacino gives a great performance. Then there is Serpico, Carlito's Way, and Donnie Brasco where Pacino gives great performances too...Heat is good but he began his over the top shtick and I am still waiting for him to stop.

[RhodyYanksFan]

I had to go with the Godfather I and II, watching his transformation as Michael is to me the best job of acting ever. I love it.

Just watched Scarface last night, overrated movie, but fun 80's movie, Pacino gives a great performance. Then there is Serpico, Carlito's Way, and Donnie Brasco where Pacino gives great performances too...Heat is good but he began his over the top shtick and I am still waiting for him to stop.

She's got a GREAT ASS!

[yankeeschic12324]

Scarface

[West Texas]

Scarface

Same here: "I always tell the truth, even when I lie."

[yankeeschic12324]

Same here: "I always tell the truth, even when I lie."

"All I have in this world is my balls and my word and I don't break them for no one."

[penguin4]

She's got a GREAT ASS!

And you got your HEAD RIGHT UP IT!!!!

Yeah, he's played pretty much the same character the past 10-15 years, but you gotta love a good screaming scene from Pacino.

One of the few exceptions, though, is the indie film People I Know, which was made about five years ago -- the film itself is quite disturbing, but he plays a character *very* different from what we're used to seeing from him these days, which renews my faith, yes, he's still got it.... he just has a crappy agent typecasting him in roles recently.

[bagger015]

Godfather/Godfather Part II

[Octoberbaby]

And you got your HEAD RIGHT UP IT!!!!

Yeah, he's played pretty much the same character the past 10-15 years, but you gotta love a good screaming scene from Pacino.

Exactly why I like his earlier work better! Like Dog Day Afternoon before he became a character of himself.

BTW, I had a Pacino sighting in Santa Monica a few months ago in a cafe where I was eating. He is very nice looking in person.

[Casey37]

It wasn't that bad a movie, but Insomnia with Robin Williams kind of disappointed me. I somehow expected more form these two.

[YClipper5]

My vote easily went to Godfather/Godfather II....but he is absolutely brilliant in Glengarry Glen Ross.

[NewEraYanks2527]

Pacino has been brilliant in so many films. Dog Day Afternoon, Scent of a Woman, Heat, Devil's Advocate (imo he carried that movie because lord knows wooden Keanu with his atrocity of a southern accent wasn't going to) but I had to go with The Godfather/Godfather Part II. This was before he began to really yell and get wide eyed alot.

In fact as much screen time as he has in both films he really only really yells and flips out once and that is when Kate tells him what happened to the baby and in that case I thought it was pretty proper.

[penguin4]

Exactly why I like his earlier work better! Like Dog Day Afternoon before he became a character of himself.

BTW, I had a Pacino sighting in Santa Monica a few months ago in a cafe where I was eating. He is very nice looking in person.

I love Dog Day Afternoon. I did a paper on it in college, actually, and you really didn't have to force me to watch it several times. He really made that character believable and relateable, despite how wacky the situation was.

A couple years back Pacino was doing that play on Broadway with Marissa Tomeii, and I happened to be walking past it one evening just about the time the crowds were gathering waiting for him to arrive. So I waited across the street, to see if I could see anything, for sh!ts n giggles. And this limo slowly crawls by and you see the eyes of about the entire crowd, about 50 people or so, just follow it... is he in there? Is he in there??? Of course not. Some people. He pulled up a few minutes later in the front of a small black SUV, nothing fancy, I think he was wearing a black leather jacket, signed a few autographs, went in. Looked sort of how I expected him to look, I guess. But I was across the street, so it was kind of hard to tell. That's cool you saw him close up.

[yankeesnumber1]

Im torn between Godfather and Heat. GF is a classic and one of the best movies ever, but Heat was a damn good film!!

[Octoberbaby]

I love Dog Day Afternoon. I did a paper on it in college, actually, and you really didn't have to force me to watch it several times. He really made that character believable and relateable, despite how wacky the situation was.

A couple years back Pacino was doing that play on Broadway with Marissa Tomeii, and I happened to be walking past it one evening just about the time the crowds were gathering waiting for him to arrive. So I waited across the street, to see if I could see anything, for sh!ts n giggles. And this limo slowly crawls by and you see the eyes of about the entire crowd, about 50 people or so, just follow it... is he in there? Is he in there??? Of course not. Some people. He pulled up a few minutes later in the front of a small black SUV, nothing fancy, I think he was wearing a black leather jacket, signed a few autographs, went in. Looked sort of how I expected him to look, I guess. But I was across the street, so it was kind of hard to tell. That's cool you saw him close up.

You remind me of the fact that I also saw him in person years ago, when he was much younger, me too actually! I saw him in the Off Broadway play of American Buffalo at the Circle in the Square and I waited outside with everyone else for him to come out. He finally did but the crowd was so big he actually had a frightened look in his eyes as he tried to navigate his way out of there.

[Archer1979]

Captain January.

[JDPNYY]

Author! Author!

[ChocolateGirl]

Carlito's Way

[HerbieLee20]

Man, this is like asking me to pick my favorite Sinatra song ... have to say Godfather II because I think I know it word-for-word (like almost everyone else does.) Penguin4, thank you for not including GF 3!!!

Honorable mention: Dick Tracy! Bad Boy stole that show.

Met Pacino outside the Circle in the Square in the late '90s when he was doing "Hughie" with the butler who used to walk on George Jefferson's back (for the youngsters: that's Weezie, Movin' on up.) He was more outgoing than I'd anticipated. I expected this reserved, real serious guy (Michael, I guess!) He had a baseball cap on backwards -- too cute!!

Some goofball next to me says: Hey, you were great in the Deer Hunter!" I wanted to smack that guy upside his cranium. AL looked much younger than on Screen/Mags. TV adds 10+ years on these stars.

[Yanks4eva1]

Godfather I and II, followed by Glengarry Glen Ross.

Dee

[chanman7483]

I voted for Godfather, but Glengarry GlenRoss has 2 of the top 5 rants of all time... one of them belonging to Pacino: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3HURJNd0J4U

[RhodyYanksFan]

It wasn't that bad a movie, but Insomnia with Robin Williams kind of disappointed me. I somehow expected more form these two.

I thought it was great. And he didn't play "Yelling Al" like in other movies. Robin Williams was creepy as hell in it too.

[penguin4]

I thought it was great. And he didn't play "Yelling Al" like in other movies. Robin Williams was creepy as hell in it too.

I saw it in the theaters and enjoyed it, as well, but it was pure entertainment, as in, there really wasn't much depth beyond what you saw on screen.

[thecaptain]

Godfather lots of great movies on that list . on a side note Pacino's daughter is a pretty good softball player. She played at local high school near me... i think she is going to play for UCLA .