Al Pacino-- he's pretty good

[jobycom]

Just saw Merchant of Venice.

[Heidi]

1. .

Smart, handsome, kind, generous, funny, and from what I understand, a liberal.

[Submariner]

2. Wife beater

I thought he was talented too when I saw him years ago in Arturo Ui, then I heard about a year or two ago he beat the crap out of his wife (Beverly D'Angelo) and I lost all respect for him.

[Heidi]

3. Whoa.

I googled all around and couldn't find anything to substantiate the claim that he's a "wife beater."

[jobycom]

5. I haven't seen references to it, either. And they were never married

They seem to be arguing a lot over their two children. I saw no references to violence.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I really thought he was good in that....

Beautiful production as well...

We decided to buy it instead of seeing it in the movies...and we are so glad we did it that way!

Did you see him in "Insomnia"?

[jobycom]

6. I didn't like Insomnia, but he was good. The whole cast was.

It was just a flat movie, to me.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

20. Did you see the original?

It was much better.

I actually kind of liked the American remake, but the original was incredibly tense and taut.

[jobycom]

25. I didn't realize it was a remake

Where's the original from, and where is it set?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

27. It's Scandinavian

A joint Swedish-Norwegian production, I believe.

The main cop is played by Stellan Skarsgard. He travels up to the very northern reaches of Norway, above the Arctic Circle, to work on the mystery.

I thought it was odd that it was remade so quickly. The original is from 1997.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119375/

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

7. He's been one of my favorite actors since I first saw him in

The Godfather in 1972 and he's still drop dead gorgeous in my book..

[bridgit]

8. i liked him in: simone, too...

http://www.s1m0ne.com pacino does it all :thumbsup:

[Wetzelbill]

9. yeah, that kid might go places.......

Awesome in everything.

Academy Award for "Scent of A Woman."

[terrya]

11. Pacino can get kind of hammy sometimes.

And "Scent of a Woman" was one of those times, IMO.

That Oscar, to me, was one of those "we didn't give him an Oscar for films that he deserved to win, but didn't, like Dog Day Afternoon, so let's make it up to him by giving him the Oscar for a mediocre performance, at best" kind of wins.

[Wetzelbill]

21. Heat

He goes overboard a lot in that.

[KG]

10. didn't he have a bit-part in 'The Godfather'?

[jobycom]

12. Yeah, I think I remember spotting him in one of the Godfathers.

[Shell Beau]

13. I love him. He was nominated for an Oscar and

I think won for "And Justice for All". An older movie. He is so good. He's one of my faves. And I find him sexy as well.

[peekaloo]

14. 'Donnie Brasco'......fuhgeddaboutit.

He made me :cry: at the end.

[Shell Beau]

15. I know. You are actually rooting for him and feel sorry for him

even though he is a gangster.

[jobycom]

16. And no one has yet mentioned Glengarry Glen Ross

[peekaloo]

19. Patel? F*ck you!

just avoid 'Cruising'....a stink-ah.

[dhinojosa]

17. Just when you thought he left Shakespeare...

they brought HIM BACK IN!

[jane_pippin]

18. Hoo Ha!

Sorry. I love Al, but that movie...I laughed until I fell asleep.

[MuseRider]

22. Roy Cohn

I thought he was the perfect Roy Cohn in Angels in America.

[NV Whino]

23. Loved it!

Loved Pacino. I was really surprised at what a good job he did. Interesting production and visually stunning.

[Blue_Tires]

24. a Pacino thread where nobody mentions

Serpico or Bobby Deerfield?

[jobycom]

26. You grow old, you grow old

you will wear your trousers rolled.

(That's a paraphrase from a poem, just in case you don't know. I only put this disclaimer because I think I upset someone once before quoting it without citation.) :-)