I've seen a number of sites and pages on Facebook and other sites were they dog thus movie mercilessly.
How "it's beneath him" yada yada yada.
I saw this for the first time, today. I actually enjoyed it.
It was a lite-hearted, "nice" movie.
It's not the Godfather, but, what else IS ??
He wasn't in "The Godfather". He was in "The Godfather Part II".
shareNot sure why anyone would criticize this film or think the role was beneath De Niro. Apparently he didn't think so.
I enjoyed it very much and thought he was the perfect choice for that part. He was the right age to be totally believable.
He was the Hero---solved all the problems.
A little predictable maybe, but a very entertaining movie.
Because it's not a mob movie.
shareJust because it's better than his WORST output over the last 18 years, it still doesn't exactly make it 'good'... It's not awful, but it is very 'blah', and compared to his meatier roles, is very much beneath him, yes!
"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"
If people think something is good than its good to them. Good and bad is subjective.
shareI never said otherwise - but the above is my opinion.
"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"
well you certainly don't word things like you understand that.
shareI don't feel like I need to speak to the lowest common denominator... If you don't like the way I write, tough. I know what I mean. If you want me to be polite to you, you should be polite to me.
"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"
Blah blah blah. At the end of the day DeNiro read the script and he liked it enough to sign on. So what some fan thinks is beneath him really doesn't matter.
I never said that my thoughts on a message board 'matter' - but by the same token, neither do yours - I merely gave them because the topic creator asked.
"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"
This b*llocks is why I have to write imo after every opinion.
Just incase they feel assaulted by my opinion and decide to retaliate -_-
this could be the sequel to the deer hunter. after nam, he leaves that small town for new york city and gets a job printing phone books and leads a quiet life. no more russian roulette
shareBecause DeNiro has gone from being one of the greatest actors of all time starring in some of the greatest movies of all time, to being just another run of the mill, pay check actor starring in dreck movies, that are essentially pablum for the masses.
shareI think the man just loves to do comedy, and now that he's older he can get away with doing even more crazy roles such as Dirty Grandpa or the Meet the Parents sequels to name a few because like you said.
He's been part of some of the greatest movies of all time so his legacy is already set, and those old films will still be there for fans like yourself to re-visit any time you feel like it.
Fair enough, Meet The Parents was a very funny entertaining movie, no problem there. For me, The Intern was dreadfully unfunny, not a single laugh in the entire film.
shareI didn't think it was that funny either but I liked some parts like Ben revealing to Jules that he used to run the same building that he's the intern at now, and how his working relationship with her helped her character develop in general as the story progressed. The ending could have been done much better but it is what it is.
shareBecause DeNiro has gone from being one of the greatest actors of all time starring in some of the greatest movies of all time, to being just another run of the mill
I agree with what you wrote
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