M-Dudz Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 A whole host of Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and other awards along with reels and reels of films, De Niro is already in legendary status, but which film do you think has been his best?  Here's a reminder of just some of them:  Analyze This, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Cape Fear, The Deer Hunter, Taxi Driver, Shark Tale, Goodfellas, Godfather Part II, Midnight Run  New York New York, A Bronx Tale, Heat, Casino, Ronin, The Score, Meet The Parents, Meet The Fokkers, Little Fokkers, Sleepers, Backdraft and loads more!  De Niro's best film is always going to be a tough one to pick out of all the ones he's done, but be brave! Godfather will always have a place in my heart, but i'm going to shy away from picking it as his "best". Loved his comedy too in the Meet The Parents / Fokkers and Little Fokkers too, but i'm not going to pick any of them either. I'm not even going to pick one of his famed gangster roles - i'm going with the Waylon Mercy inspired Max Cady performance in Cape Fear. A chilling, scary and brilliant performance as the main villain in the movie.  What's your pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted April 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 5, 2011 Goodfellas. Maybe not just for DeNiro's performance but the best film he's been in. His performance in Casino was better but a more flawed film overall. If anyone votes for Frankenstein I give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melina_mma Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbobjr Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Taxi driver for me, but I have always perversely enjoyed his performance in King Of Comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 5, 2011 Taxi driver for me, but I have always perversely enjoyed his performance in King Of Comedy. Â The King Of Comedy is an incredible performance. I also thought Sandra Bernhard was absolutely outstanding in it too. She's a superb actress when she's not pissing around being incredibly annoying. Anyway. Â Although the last 10 years have been almost a complete write-off, this is still almost an impossible question to answer. There are so many great performances. My personal favourite is still Midnight Run because he shows comedy timing and improvisational skills that were well above what anyone expected. Â There are the obvious great performances that everyone knows about, but I think he was the best thing in Jackie Brown and Mad Dog And Glory is a really nice little role for him as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted April 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 5, 2011 For me it's between Little Fockers or Stardust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 5, 2011 Even TripleA is too embarrassed to say Rocky & Bullwinkle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted April 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 5, 2011 how about This Boys Life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poopants the Scrunge Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Raging Bull for me. or his little cameo in Brazil.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Hmm A tough on indeed. I liked his performance in Wag The Dog, and also The Mission, The Untouchables, Heat and Backdraft. Not overkeen on Gangster flicks as a rule but he was very good in GoodFellas. Â Â Gunna have to go with Cape Fear though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted April 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 5, 2011 Not enough love for Heat here, I think. Just for THAT cafe scene alone, it's got to be a serious contender for his best. Consider the film as a whole, and I can't really think of many that really compare - Godfather II is great, and I'm aware this criticism isn't particularly fair, but I personally can't get past seeing his performance as being great for reproducing and modifying Marlon Brando's turn, rather than being a great performance in its own right; sort of like hearing a top-quality cover of a great song. Â King of Comedy is an excellent shout, as is Goodfellas, but I think Heat beats them by some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFR42 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 He was actually pretty good in Limitless given his recent form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 5, 2011 Godsend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 As much as I love Goodfellas, Heat & The Untouchables, and I do mean love, I'm not gonna pick them cause there was a multitude of good performances backing him up in those movies and they aren't great just cause of him. I'd plump for something he carried more on his own and while still spoilt for choice, I'm going to have to pick Taxi Driver. Excellently written character that he made his own, Travis Bickle is the purposeless Icon, I'm sure many people have identified with over the last 35 years, I know I have and for that it gets my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Snake Plissken Posted April 5, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 5, 2011 It's either Angel Heart or Midnight Run for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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