Which is better I always thought it was Pacino but my dad swore it was De Niro, the other night I saw heat again and still couldnt decide?
2006-08-24 04:53:33 · 49 answers · asked by P 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
cant decide
both superb
2006-08-24 04:55:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Micheal Manns'(director of 'The Insider', and 'Manhunter') smooth, straightforward direction is studded with brilliant and very memorable cinematic gems in 'Heat', A bullet riddled drama with, yes , Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in their first on screen meeting.
What do you want to hear about 'Heat'. Is it DeNiro's best performance? No.
Is it Pacino's best performance? I'd be lying if I said it was.
Do the performances improve the story? Absolutely.
Mann has written (he wrote it as well) a complex and exciting two-sided story that develops the hunter Vincent Hanna (Pacino) and the hunted Neil McCauley (De Niro) separately throughout much of the film. Underneath a hail of bullets Mann is able to paint both lead characters with the same brush by delving into the similarly tragic and chaotic personal lives of Hanna and McCauley, allowing for the final epic scene, which would have been too pretentious if it were not for the excellent performances of Pacino and De Niro.
Bottom Line: Not having seen this movie is akin to idiocy for anyone claiming to be a fan of movies.
2006-08-27 07:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by Harry H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely Pacino, although I do like De Niro's acting as well I think Pacino is better by far!
2006-08-24 05:01:36 · answer #3 · answered by ladyw0llf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both really good actors. But since I've seen more movies with De Niro, I think I'm going to vote for him, although Pacino is great too.
2006-08-24 04:58:02 · answer #4 · answered by Maria M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Al Pacino
2006-08-24 08:45:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pacino, but De Niro is a very close second.
Heat - what a great film, think I may have to watch that later
2006-08-24 05:02:46 · answer #6 · answered by angelina.rose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pacino
2006-08-24 04:59:23 · answer #7 · answered by krisforre 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very hard question to answer, but i think Al Pacino is better, but there again, Robert De Niro is...oh i don't know...
2006-08-24 11:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by sky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sexy - Pacino - Always sounds the same and I can't ever seem to forget who he is to make his character believable.
Acting - Definitely De Niro.. to me he has more depth and can play a wider range of roles because I can forgot who he is and believe he is his character
2006-08-24 06:30:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Al Pacino by a whisker. I think the Godfather 1 and 2 make that difference. The acting and character was so good, nobody thought he was acting. Incredible stuff.
2006-08-24 05:09:51 · answer #10 · answered by mikey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems that in real life the two actors cannot stand each other. In Heat they don't do a scene together although it seems that way. All the scenes are done separately with the use of a stand-in. Take a close look at the movie once more and you will see. I think they are great actors that are each other's equals, that is why they cannot go through the same door.
2006-08-24 05:02:16 · answer #11 · answered by Avatar13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋