# Deniro, you are NO Gary Oldman **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 4, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981 "2017-02-04T14:30:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/41 "2017-02-05T18:48:45Z")
I used to have a hard time keeping Gary Oldman and Alan Rickman straight. No idea why. Oh, and just for the hell of it: EVVVVEEERRRRYONE!! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/42 "2017-02-05T19:19:06Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > I used to have a hard time keeping Gary Oldman and Alan Rickman straight. No idea why. > > Oh, and just for the hell of it: > > EVVVVEEERRRRYONE!! Just in case you’ve been [sleeping well](https://media.giphy.com/media/Zx2FMWgArfHLW/giphy.gif) lately… ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/43 "2017-02-05T20:43:46Z")
_Listen, this old system of yours could be on fire and I couldn’t even turn on the kitchen tap without filling out a 27b/6. Bloody paperwork._ ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/44 "2017-02-05T23:31:35Z")
This is simple. Koufax is the name of a famous and accomplished Jewish lefty, chosen ironically by an unaccomplished fish-brained antisemitic right-winger dimwit, who seems not to realize that the actor he chose in this thread to oppose DeNiro actually _apologized_, quickly, to the Anti-Defamation League for his defense in a Playboy interview of Mel Gibson’s gross antisemitic statements. Basically, a poor attempt at corralling support for his awfulness. No real intellect or reasoning here, just the same old ho-hum thickheadedness. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/45 "2017-02-05T23:47:30Z")
Even Gary Oldman, is no Gary Oldman. Gary Oldman plays various characters quite well. Lost in the role. He couldn’t act his way out of a paper bag if he had to play the real Gary Oldman. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/46 "2017-02-06T01:31:22Z")
> [@](#): > > …And though she feels as if she’s in a play > She is anyway… _Penny Lane_, Beatles ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/47 "2017-02-06T22:48:59Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > I’ll be back to console the OP as soon as I can find a rat’s ass to give. I’ve searched on Amazon and they don’t have any for sale - I smell a million dollar business opportunity! (Well, maybe “smell” isn’t the best choice of words…) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/48 "2017-02-06T23:03:20Z")
I know I’m in the minority here, but I thought _The Deer Hunter_ sucked. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/49 "2017-02-07T15:31:17Z")
It’s much better if you skip the Vietnam parts and just watch the long, boring wedding and homecoming scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/50 "2017-02-07T16:42:03Z")
> [@Paranoid\_Randroid](#): > > Why is Robert Deniro being compared to Gary Oldman? He’s not Channing Tatum either. > [@Bayard](#): > > He might be Al Pacino, though. > [@scabpicker](#): > > I’m personally surprised to find out that neither of them are Raul Julia. > [@E-DUB](#): > > He’s no Gary Coleman either. > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > He’s Jake LaMotta, though, isn’t he? None of them come close to [Joe Pesci](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWINtUCshxY). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/51 "2017-02-07T16:54:25Z")
> [@Paranoid\_Randroid](#): > > Why is Robert Deniro being compared to Gary Oldman? He’s not Channing Tatum either. Maybe it’s because one played the Frankenstein Monster, > **[de Niro Frankenstein - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=41Pj%2f3ej&id=8B1F82F0753FE0AAAE2BFE239295A34A4EACCF93&q=de%2BNiro%2BFrankenstein&simid=608017042311414537&selectedIndex=6&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. and the other played Dracula. > **[Oldman Dracula - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=HNK%2bOQSM&id=1A53DA296638130619DD34D70AD038FD6F5838FF&q=Oldman%2BDracula&simid=608013477481809457&selectedIndex=6&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. > **[Oldman Dracula - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=tM7tTwvt&id=57B50E705085BA730819AB32302A7EC4799DB15C&q=Oldman%2BDracula&simid=608017003660247852&selectedIndex=0&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. All Channing Tatum played was a vaguely wolf-human > **[Channin Tatum Jupiter - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=oStm6obP&id=47600113186EEA345AB200087C11E9DDF3602930&q=Channin%2BTatum%2BJupiter%2B&simid=608048494348601432&selectedIndex=6&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/52 "2017-02-07T23:19:51Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > It’s much better if you skip the Vietnam parts and just watch the long, boring wedding and homecoming scenes. Yeah, I’d swear that wedding scene went on longer than some actual marriages. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/53 "2017-02-08T01:35:18Z")
Ok, so neither of these guys are Gary Coleman, either. Right? ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/54 "2017-02-08T01:50:52Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I know I’m in the minority here, but I thought _The Deer Hunter_ sucked. Oddly enough, I saw this for the first time this morning! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/55 "2017-02-08T06:11:46Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > Oddly enough, I saw this for the first time this morning! Yeah. Saw this pop up on TMC, Oscars A-Z. And if you’re anything like me, you saw it for the _last_ time this morning. Except for this afternoon and early evening. Goddamn, this movie drags on all day! Is it over yet? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/56 "2019-02-20T15:10:33Z")
Bumped. But does Oldman talk through movies?: [Santander -- Watch a Robert De Niro Movie Marathon with Robert De Niro - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5yMgmKLvN8) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981.md?page=2)