Favorite Al Pacino Performance

[Theusualsuspect]

Alright people, I don't know if this topic has already been done, but it doesn't matter if it has because as I've learned over the years, people never get tired of praising the ever so talented Mr. Pacino. So, if you would be so kind as to give me your opinion on what you think is his best performance ever, it would be greatly appreciated.

I reeeeallly loved him in Dog Day Afternoon, however I feel I might be publicly beaten if I do not mention his wonderful performance as everyone's favorite good son, Michael Corleone.

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[CouchPotato420]

scent of a woman

[Cyclonus]

The Godfather Trilogy
Carlito's Way
Any Given Sunday
Dick Tracy

[Nate6]

Well, obviously his best performances come from The Godfather Trilogy, especially the second one. He's also great in Dog Day Afternoon, Carlito's Way, Scent of a Woman, and is back in form with Insomnia.

[Strider]

HEAT

[Jasonite]

That's a tough one, since he's my favorite living actor. If I had to pick one as my favorite, I'd probably say the first Godfather, just because his character goes through such incredible changes in the movie and he plays it so perfectly.

His best performance ever? Hmm. I dunno, his roles in Godfather 1-3 were all superlative, as he was in Serpico (which I'm saddened so few ppl remember), Dog Day Afternoon, and Scarface. In the second tier of his performances I'd put ...and Justice For All, Scent of a Woman, Glengarry Glenn Ross, Carlito's Way, and Donnie Brasco. I'm not sure I could pick one as his single finest performance...probably in Godfather 1 or 2.

J

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[cheech]

As Tony Montana in Scarface...

[adidas12185]

Det. Dommer- Insomnia

[QUENTIN]

1.) Michael Corleone -The Godfather Trilogy
2.) Sonny -Dog Day Afternoon
3.) Carlito Brigante -Carlito's Way
4.) Frank Serpico -Serpico
5.) Tony Montana -Scarface
6.) Lefty Ruggiero -Donie Brasco
7.) Frank Slade -Scent of A Woman
8.) Lowell Bergman -The Insider
9.) Ricky Roma -Glengarry Glen Ross
10.) Vincent Hanna -Heat

None of his separate performances in The Godfather films top that of Dog Day Afternoon, but combined, Pacino created the greatest male character in cinema history. He's desrved an Oscar twice, for Dog Day Afternoon and Carlito's Way (each year of a Godfather film, someone else was better). As the years went on he's gotten more over the top (besides Donnie Brasco), his performances in Heat, Devil's Advocate, and Scent of A Woman were all a bit overboard, yelling as acting, but they were still Pacino, and Pacino's always good as a minimum. One of my top three actors of all time.

[Sam Hain]

1.godfather 2
2.scarface
3.godfather 1
4.carlito's way
5.heat

[ColinM]

1) Michael Corleone in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II
2) Sonny in Dog Day Afternoon
3) Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III
4) Will Dormer in Insomnia
5) Vincent Hanna in Heat
6) Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross
7) Big Boy Caprice in Dick Tracy
8) Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman
9) Tony Montana in Scarface
10) Lowell Bergman in The Insider

Haven't seen Serpico, Carlito's Way, Donnie Brasco or Any Given Sunday.

[Wrath]

I LOVE him in Any Given Sunday and The Devils Advocate.

[Crippler]

Scarface By Far (Where the Hell is the Special Edition DvD)

Fav Scene - When he snorts the cocaine that is built like a mountain on his desk http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif



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[Antonio]

P A C I N O
1. Michael Corleone in THE GODFATHER Trilogy
2. Frank Serpico in SERPICO
3. Sonny in DOG DAY AFTERNOON
4. Lefty Ruggerio in DONNIE BRASCO
5. Lt. Col. Frank Slade in SCENT OF A WOMAN
6. Ricky Roma in GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
7. Lowell Bergman in THE INSIDER
8. Det. Will Dormer in INSOMNIA
9. Tony Montana in SCARFACE
10. Carlito Brigante in CARLITO’S WAY
11. Arthur Kirkland in ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
12. Det. Frank Keller in SEA OF LOVE
13. Vincent Hanna in HEAT
14. Johnny in FRANKIE & JOHNNY
15. Ivan Travalian in AUTHOR! AUTHOR!


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[DaFuNk44]

1. The Godfather (ALL OF THEM)
2. Scarface
3. Scent of a Women
4. Insomnia
5. Any Given Sunday
6. The Insider
7. Heat
8. The Devils Advocate
9. Carlito's Way
10. Donnie Brasco

Those are my top 10 ! He has many other great ones as well which I need to watch again (it's been awhile) in order to rank all his movies properly !

[Danny L]

heat
scent of a woman
scarface
any given sunday
glengarry glen ross

[SAI]

Nice to see all the love for Carlito's Way which is No 1 on my top 20 (of films, not just pacino performances)

Others:
The Godfather Trilogy (Inc the underrated part 3)
Serpico
Dog Day Afternoon
Scarface

In Fact pretty much everything I've seen him in; bar Devils Advocate

[Grebdron]

Wow, not much love for Arthur Kirkland in ...And Justice For All. I think that's one of my favorites. He has a tendency to overact some.

[mosespa]

vincent hannah- "she's got a great ass, and you got your head... all the way up it! ferocious, aren't I?"

heat (pissed all over de niro)

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Al Pacino is one of the greatest living actors and one of the best ever.

My favourite Performances by Al Pacino.

01.As Carltio-Carlito's Way
02.As Michael Corleone -The Godfather Trilogy
03.Tony"Scarface" Montanna-Scarface

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[PapaJupe2k]

Any one remember the movie "Cruising"? This movie absolutely got buried at the time of release, but I think that was more for the controversial subject matter. I thought he gave a pretty good performance here considering the nature of the film. Other than that I can't think of any that haven't been listed above.