De Niro's best performance?
I think so. Anyone else agree?
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It's not really a best performance script.
I'd go for Deer Hunter (the scenes back in the US) or Once Upon a Time in America (when he's old) as his best acting.
I'll be honest, I love him in Ronin but that's just me... it's not exactly Mean Streets!
But the Reno/De Niro relationship is one of my favourite in any movie ever.
very hard to top his performance in king of comedy. he was just amazing in this.
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ONE OF HIS BEST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oLdPSjfnMQ
I agree.
shareHas to be top 5 along with Vito Corleone, Travis Bickle, Jake LaMotta + Jimmy Conway.
I was going to say top 3 but I just couldn't bring myself to drop any of the other 4.
Nevertheless, there can be no argument that this is a superlative performance from arguably the greatest actor of the last 50 years.
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Me too. He was absolutely brilliant. His character was funny and very annoying at the same time. Very underrated, indeed.
I wonder if The Big Bang Theory copied the "shouting" realtionship berween Howard Hollowitz and his mom...
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I'd be hard pressed to choose between KING OF COMEDY, TAXI DRIVER, or RAGING BULL as De Niro's best performances.
The point is that Scorcese really managed to bring out the best of De Niro's talent. Nowadays, De Niro does bilge like "Meet the Fokkers". You watch De Niro in the 70's and early 80's versus today, and it's as though you're watching two completely different people.
I think his best performance is either Raging Bull or Casino but is also amazing in Taxi Driver, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas and The Deer Hunter.
Some of my favorites are also Midnight Run and Jackie Brown.
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He was very good in "Silverlining Playbook(2012)"
shareYes, I think it probably is.
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You all forgot This Boys Life. One of the best performances. Most def. Casino and Taxi Driver as well which have been mentioned.
shareHe was also great in Brazil, albeit that his appearances throughout were not many.
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