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Who is the better actor, Robert De Niro or Al Pacino?

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Both actors are great to watch. Robert De Niro stands out the best because of the major roles he has played. I thought Men of Honour was excellent along with This Boy's Life whom he plays Dwight. In this film he continually bullies Toby (Jack) played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Cape Fear is a little too violent for me, his character as Max Cady is chilling.

Recently my mother and I viewed Hide and Seek, an interesting, slow film with Dakota Fanning playing the main character and then De Niro breaking in with his. Again a great performance. I won't tell about the end just in case anyone reading this hasn't yet seen it.

Other violent films which made him a tough actor are Casino and Goodfellas. A Bronx Tale isn't so bad being that he doesn't play the gangster. Instead he's fighting to keep his young son away from such people. Joe Pesci has played in many of these as well.

I love how he does portray his part. You can see where he is driving them. In Stanley and Iris he's completely different playing Stanley. He can't read or write, rides a bike and works inside a factory's canteen. Here he meets Iris. This film and Mad Dog and Glory he is shy. This shows other sides to his acting performance, which is amazing to so many of his fans.

Even greater is when he Starr's along side Al Pacino. You get to see them both then.

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