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De Niro was god awful!

posted 10 years ago by hajjid-417-825225
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The older he gets the worse he acts. His accent was annoying and so was his stereotypical mouth. Can he ever change a character?

[–] geoh777 10 years ago

He kinda phoned in this performance.
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[–] zeeke 10 years ago

I thought he was great in this

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[–] MinaGodiva 9 years ago

Me too. I thought he was funny.

[–] gotmyorangecrush 9 years ago

Agreed! Its always nice to see him taking on new kinds of roles and I thoroughly enjoyed his performance in this film.

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[–] phoenix_wolfsun 9 years ago

I thought it was great too and it looked like he really enjoyed it.

[–] SpiltPersonality 10 years ago

I think sometimes they deliberately pick an actor based only on their background, and they want that bacground IN the movie. I think the captain was supposed to remind the audience of movies like Taxi Driver etc so that you're thinking of him as a deadly serious cutthroat pirate who would kill you just as likely as buy you an ale. Which is contrary to his real character.

[–] willard86 9 years ago

I found this role to be somewhat of a throwback to DeNiro's role in Terry Gilliam's Brazil, where DeNiro plays a roguish character with an American accent, while nearly everyone else has British accents.

[–] SpiltPersonality 9 years ago

one Movie I've been meaning to see Brazil, I just haven't managed it

[–] willard86 9 years ago

I love Terry Gilliam movies. Brazil, despite the unmistakable 80s look of the film, is excellent. It depicts a dystopian world that could, conceivably, come about. I very much recommend it!

[–] chilone 9 years ago

His accent was annoying and so was his stereotypical mouth.

Yeah, I would have preferred that he used someone else's mouth too.

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[–] jingizu_z 9 years ago

Nah, cannot agree with you at all. Loved him in this role and thought he was excellent.

[–] jacieh 9 years ago

You smoking something? DeNiro was awesome in this movie. One of the best parts of it. How can you not love his cross-dressing effeminate ruthless pirate character? He's got all the mannerisms down from voice inflection to the dainty wrist movements.

[–] reinhard-lohmann 9 years ago

Have seen the movie only recently, and: You are right! DeNiro was obviously having a lot of fun playing that captain! Made me smile and laugh

[–] REPetzoldt 9 years ago

I like many others thought his was the best performance in the movie.

[–] gbozoki 9 years ago

I think he was really, really good in this movie. He obviously enjoyed the role and it showed in his acting. I didn't think for a second that he "phoned this one in".