Pacino or DeNiro?

[TrueFaith77]

De Niro is always at least interesting, even in movies like Stardust. To forget what is arguably his greatest performance, City by the Sea (2002!), is really unfairly tipping the balance. In other words, De Niro, Pacino, and Nicholson are the undisputed greatest living American actors. They remain the most consistently amazing performers on the American screen. However, for me, if I HAD TO CHOOSE, the title would have to be given to Al because his Michael Corleone is the greatest male characterization in the history of American cinema. And, yes, I refer to all three Godfather films.

[GODDESS6]

this is hard choice, seeing as i lov them both~ but i always say pacino is my fave male actor of all time~ i don't think i have seen a film of his i didn't like~ & i think i have seen scarface over 200 times~

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

In other words, De Niro, Pacino, and Nicholson are the undisputed greatest living American actors. .

Nice to put Nicholson in there, Cockoo's Nest and Chinatown are both incredible and made sure he was always mentioned alongside those 2. Of course The Shining and, latterly, As Good As It Gets. I'm still not a huge fan of Easy Rider, although I understand that it's a very important film (which doesn't always mean good). I still go for Gene Hackman though, haha!