Best DeNiro performance? - Blu-ray Forum

tonydicenso · 05-20-2008, 02:23 AM

This is a tough one!

JasonR · 05-20-2008, 02:27 AM

Godfather 2 is my personal favorite, followed closely by The Deer Hunter. Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, Cape Fear, Ronin, Brazil, Heat, and Mean Streets were all great performances as well.

MrKenSebben · 05-20-2008, 02:32 AM

The correct answer is The Deer Hunter.

Marcusarilius · 05-20-2008, 02:32 AM

The Deer Hunter.

GreenScar · 05-20-2008, 02:48 AM

Raging Bull. Easy.

Second place gets a lot tougher.

I'd probably go with Awakenings as second.

JasonR · 05-20-2008, 02:50 AM

If you guys have not seen Brazil, I highly recommend it...

bigpapy · 05-20-2008, 03:01 AM

shark tale(kidding)

,city by the sea

ZackL · 05-20-2008, 03:04 AM

Casino

crazybat_07 · 05-20-2008, 03:12 AM

The Deer Hunter!!!

I also loved his performance in This Boys Life.

Gallis · 05-20-2008, 03:17 AM

Heat!

Honorable mention to his performance in MEN OF HONOR. I wanted to jump into that movie and kick his ass he did such a good job in that movie!

cartman781 · 05-20-2008, 03:39 AM

I'll gowith Taxi Driver

wnicholas76 · 05-20-2008, 03:41 AM

Robert De Niro is one of the greatest actors ever, and is incredible in just about any movie he's in, bar none! However, I didn't like his 2001 film "15 Minutes". If anyone hasn't seen "15 Minutes", then you'll know what I mean when you do see it because I think that De Niro should have done something else altogether that year. However, I can't wait when he and Al Pacino team up again for this fall's upcoming thriller "Righteous Kill"!

cdot2four · 05-20-2008, 03:55 AM

This boys life.

" you shut your gawd damn pie hole"

The Lion King · 05-20-2008, 04:04 AM

I voted "other" for Analyze That.

theprophecy247 · 05-20-2008, 04:47 AM

Raging bull

sj001 · 05-20-2008, 04:52 AM

I liked him best in Heat.

Scripture · 05-20-2008, 05:24 AM

Extremely hard question for me to answer personally, as he's my favorite actor of all time. He's played a great variety of roles, and successfully pulled them off famously.

My top three: 'The Godfather part II', 'Raging Bull', 'A Bronx Tale'

If I have to pick just one, which I am in this case, then I'm going to have to go with 'Raging Bull'. It was one of those performances for the ages, and I honestly can't picture anyone else portraying Jake La Motta. It was a brutal, savage, sincere, and moving performance. I remember the first time that I watched it vividly, as I was completely riveted in my chair. His energy and mannerisms (for those that saw old Jake fights and interviews) just leapt from the screen, and I felt at times that I was really watching Jake La Motta reincarnated.

"I'm gonna open his hole like this. Please excuse my French. I'm gonna make him suffer. I'm gonna make his mother wish she never had him - make him into dog meat... He's a nice, a nice kid. He's a pretty kid, too. I mean I don't know, I gotta problem if I should f#*!^ him or fight him." - classic!

It's extremely hard to narrow down to just one choice, as his career has been marked with many great films and performances. I have no doubt in my mind, that he'll go down as one of the greatest actors to ever grace the silver screen (if he's not already there). He's just one of those types of people that has an aura about him that is inescapable and powerful, and it translates well into cinema.

Mxr5150 · 05-20-2008, 11:19 AM

This is too hard, I easily could pick several.

Marine Mike · 05-20-2008, 11:41 AM

I loved his performance the best in Cape Fear.

It looks like I'm the only one who voted this way, but I still think that I am right!

kx11 · 05-20-2008, 12:16 PM

taxi driver (you talkin' to me) hands down the movie that set deniro on the A-list stars since then not to mention it's the dawn of dark pshyco thriller movies

mean streets (realism at it best back then)

View Poll Results: What is Robert DeNiro's best performance?
Raging Bull	64	24.24%
The Godfather part 2	17	6.44%
Goodfellas	16	6.06%
The Deer Hunter	14	5.30%
Taxi Driver	77	29.17%
Mean Streets	2	0.76%
Once Upon a Time in America	6	2.27%
The Untouchables	5	1.89%
Casino	13	4.92%
Cape Fear	12	4.55%
Awakenings	9	3.41%
Other	29	10.98%
Voters: 264. You may not vote on this poll

05-20-2008, 02:23 AM	#1
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05-20-2008, 02:27 AM	#2
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	Godfather 2 is my personal favorite, followed closely by The Deer Hunter. Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, Cape Fear, Ronin, Brazil, Heat, and Mean Streets were all great performances as well.

05-20-2008, 02:32 AM	#3
MrKenSebben Active Member Member since:Mar 2008	The correct answer is The Deer Hunter.

05-20-2008, 02:32 AM	#4
Marcusarilius Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Seattle, WA. Blu-ray reviews:52 Trading Score:1	The Deer Hunter.

05-20-2008, 02:48 AM	#5
GreenScar Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:2	Raging Bull. Easy. Second place gets a lot tougher. I'd probably go with Awakenings as second.

05-20-2008, 02:50 AM	#6
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	If you guys have not seen Brazil, I highly recommend it...

05-20-2008, 03:01 AM	#7
bigpapy Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Houston,Tx Blu-ray collection:303 Trading Score:26	shark tale(kidding) ,city by the sea

05-20-2008, 03:04 AM	#8
ZackL Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Ontario, Canada	Casino

05-20-2008, 03:12 AM	#9
crazybat_07 Active Member Member since:Apr 2008	The Deer Hunter!!! I also loved his performance in This Boys Life.

05-20-2008, 03:17 AM	#10
Gallis Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vegas Baby! Blu-ray reviews:10	Heat! Honorable mention to his performance in MEN OF HONOR. I wanted to jump into that movie and kick his ass he did such a good job in that movie!

05-20-2008, 03:39 AM	#11
cartman781 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:In a van down by the river Blu-ray collection:2074 DVD collection:257 Digital collection:18 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:99	I'll gowith Taxi Driver

05-20-2008, 03:41 AM	#12
wnicholas76 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Memphis, TN (for now...) Home Theater Gallery:188 4K collection:495 Blu-ray collection:1068 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:12	Robert De Niro is one of the greatest actors ever, and is incredible in just about any movie he's in, bar none! However, I didn't like his 2001 film "15 Minutes". If anyone hasn't seen "15 Minutes", then you'll know what I mean when you do see it because I think that De Niro should have done something else altogether that year. However, I can't wait when he and Al Pacino team up again for this fall's upcoming thriller "Righteous Kill"!

05-20-2008, 03:55 AM	#13
cdot2four Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Metro Detroit PSN:cdot2four Blu-ray collection:158 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	This boys life. " you shut your gawd damn pie hole"

05-20-2008, 04:04 AM	#14
The Lion King Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Somewhere you aren't. Blu-ray collection:48 Blu-ray reviews:20	I voted "other" for Analyze That.

05-20-2008, 04:47 AM	#15
theprophecy247 Special Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Shadow Moses Islands Blu-ray collection:42 Blu-ray reviews:5	Raging bull

05-20-2008, 04:52 AM	#16
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	I liked him best in Heat.

05-20-2008, 05:24 AM	#17
Scripture Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:1	Extremely hard question for me to answer personally, as he's my favorite actor of all time. He's played a great variety of roles, and successfully pulled them off famously. My top three: 'The Godfather part II', 'Raging Bull', 'A Bronx Tale' If I have to pick just one, which I am in this case, then I'm going to have to go with 'Raging Bull'. It was one of those performances for the ages, and I honestly can't picture anyone else portraying Jake La Motta. It was a brutal, savage, sincere, and moving performance. I remember the first time that I watched it vividly, as I was completely riveted in my chair. His energy and mannerisms (for those that saw old Jake fights and interviews) just leapt from the screen, and I felt at times that I was really watching Jake La Motta reincarnated. "I'm gonna open his hole like this. Please excuse my French. I'm gonna make him suffer. I'm gonna make his mother wish she never had him - make him into dog meat... He's a nice, a nice kid. He's a pretty kid, too. I mean I don't know, I gotta problem if I should f#*!^ him or fight him." - classic! It's extremely hard to narrow down to just one choice, as his career has been marked with many great films and performances. I have no doubt in my mind, that he'll go down as one of the greatest actors to ever grace the silver screen (if he's not already there). He's just one of those types of people that has an aura about him that is inescapable and powerful, and it translates well into cinema.

05-20-2008, 11:19 AM	#18
Mxr5150 Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:74 Blu-ray reviews:10	This is too hard, I easily could pick several.

05-20-2008, 11:41 AM	#19
Marine Mike The Busey Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:120 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	I loved his performance the best in Cape Fear. It looks like I'm the only one who voted this way, but I still think that I am right!

05-20-2008, 12:16 PM	#20
kx11 Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:28	taxi driver (you talkin' to me) hands down the movie that set deniro on the A-list stars since then not to mention it's the dawn of dark pshyco thriller movies mean streets (realism at it best back then)

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