He said his part is even smaller than it was in Spiderman.

The movie looks like garbage and I'm not gonna watch it, but at least De Niro dropped his name on Fallon (around 1:48). And he probably got another photo for his wall of celebrity pics.

Did it sound like he was about to say "Lil Jimmy" to anyone else?

He might have been doing "self deprivation jimmy".

De Niro will never be funny.

The only thing I thought he was funny in was Meet The Parents, and Analyze This

Analyze This/That were embarrassments.

Meh. Analyze This is mediocre, but it definitely works and there are jokes that do land.

Billy Crystal lol

Stop comparing Midnight Run to that Billy Crystal faggotry.

I bet you liked City Slickers also

City Slickers was terrible. Billy Crystal or not.

Throw Mama was great, can't argue with that one.

"Owen loves his Mama"

Ever seen Raging Bull? He's fawkin hilarious.

A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse.... I havent picked a winner in 8 months.

De Niro is unintentionally hilarious. Louie CK talked about it on O&A but GoodFella's has a lot of funny lines from him. Joe Pesci as well, but he's hilarious off camera too.

Joe Pesci as well, but he's hilarious off camera too.

well wasn't he an actual comedian? of course he was hilarious, Tommy is basically the comic relief character. Also Marty was known for giving comedians roles because they could improvise and give better reads on meaningless dialogue.

Louie CK talked about it on O&A

was this before or after he talked about big black dicks?

Then I am a fool, and you should ignore me. I didn't know Pesci was a comedian.

I don't think he was always meant to be comic relief, even the scenes where he's meant to be taken seriously are hilarious is what I'm saying. Like him saying, "Hey, I'm a good shot" after killing that kid was very funny.

Are you suggesting that Louie CK talks about BBC's on O&A? That doesn't sound like him.

That doesn't sound like him.

yes it does, Louie CK only talks about two things, little white dicks and big black dicks

He was pretty funny in Cape Fear.

deniro "im a comedian"

(looks side to side)

Having seen the trailer, I'm honestly surprised it's that high

Jim only did it so he could get the picture.

In this case fair enough.

does de niro owe money?

I didn't see the Intern, but I'm guessing that De Niro and Hathaways characters were like oil and water at first, nothing but conflict, but then there's a montage scene where they get on the same page to accomplish a goal, and by the end they've taught each other some valuable lessons. Then they fuck.

Actually no. There was almost 0 conflict. She doesn't want him as an intern but gets to know him better but forgot she had someone transfer him. Literally the next scene is her talking to him at a coffee shop and asking him to come back on as her intern.

Her husband is cheating on her because she's never home but she knows and they decide to work things out.

The only source of conflict in the movie is the VCs want her to pick a CEO but she decides not to and then the movie ends.

It's one of the most meaningless pieces of filler feelgood shit I've ever seen.

Your mom is a cunt for making you see it.

Obviously the restaurant is failing.

doesn't he own part of Nobu? i tend to think he just loves acting in movies and doesn't care about his legacy so he takes whatever is offered because he doesn't want to stay home and sit on his ass.

Yea I once read an article about how much his places in NY & LA cost. & according to google he has 6 kids and a couple of ex wives. Because he makes shit. Atleast when you look at Pacino's shitty movies there usually seems to be an attempt to make a good movie. But Deniro will do anything

Jack & Jill being the exception to that, of course.

Practically every classic film he ever made, he made (relatively speaking) fuck all money. It's a bit corny, but he really did "do it for the art" for 15-20 years. A few kids and some bad investments later and he started doing shit like Rocky and Bullwinkle. Read a biography about him a few years back. Apparently around the mid 90s he decided to focus more on pay cheques than "passion projects".

I heard Leslie Mann is fabulous in it. I might go see it just for her.

She is amazing. She totally doesn't just get roles because of her husband.

The characters she portrays are varied and deep.

Leslie Mann is in it? Didn't know Judd Apatow was directing.

Tsss I guess Leslie Mann is the only Mann in the relationship or sumpthin. Wordplay yuma

Jim stinks at acting. He doesn't deserve a break.

'While they establish a father-daughter rapport, there’s also something creepily romantic to their relationship and the push-pull between the pair becomes the film’s emotional through-line."

Oh, Uncle Paul

I wonder if it sucked or if the studio took it and mangled his script. Who knows.

Comedians write terrible fucking scripts. They treat characters as mouthpieces to wedge in lines and spell out the thematic points they're trying to communicate. I guarantee that DeNiro's character spends time explicitly talking out how old he feels, his regrets, his new plan of action, his disappointmemt when that plan fails and the lessons he's learned when everything wraps up.

yep spot on.

the fact that DeNiro is basically playing an old version of Jeff Ross doesn't help either

jeff "the insult comic" ross? how could he not write a compelling rich narrative

Yimmy plays Chip. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comedian_(2016_film)

Movies about stand-up never, ever work. The past is littered with failures, including a semi-recent one that also featured Mrs. Crapatow (Funny People).

I didn't see the Intern, but I'm guessing that De Niro and Hathaways characters were like oil and water at first, nothing but conflict, but then there's a montage scene where they get on the same page to accomplish a goal, and by the end they've taught each other some valuable lessons. Then they fuck.

Your mom is a cunt for making you see it.

Jack & Jill being the exception to that, of course.