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I miss the old Dustin Hoffman

posted 8 years ago by cinemaddix
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Don't get me wrong, Hoffman is still a great actor. However, the quality of his roles and the films he appears in has decreased tremendously. Back in the day, Hoffman was regularly turning out truly legendary performances in films like The Graduate, Rain Man, Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs Kramer, Tootsie, Papillon, All the President's Men, Marathon Man, etc. Other than Robert De Niro, I'm not sure we've ever seen such a drop in quality from an actor.

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[–] ajazshah 8 years ago

I completely agree. To a point. Young Dustin made some mighty early films with equally mighty acting in them. He had a run starting with The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Little Big Man, Straw Dogs, Papillon, Lenny, All The President's Men and Marathon Man. This is happened in his first 10 years! This is the Dustin I remember with affection as I watched these growing up. Saying that he still made Kramer v Kramer, Tootsie and peaked with Rain Man. After that it doesn't matter because of what's gone before. Parts would obviously accorded to age.
You cannot compare him to De Niro, as he's completey shat all over his legacy with truly dreadful films (like 3 a year!) to pay off all his investments. De Niro has become a joke unlike Dustin or even Pacino.