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Cape Fear

posted 8 years ago by Drmccormack (743)
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Cape fear was on TCM last night. That movie is super creepy. Robert Mitchum is so believable as the sociopath. What a great actor he was! I love Gregory Peck in this too but Mitchum gave me the chills!

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[–] wickerman (31) 8 years ago

He makes a great villain. I love him in Cape Fear and The Night of the Hunter.

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[–] Drmccormack (743) 8 years ago

Night of the Hunter is one of my top ten of all time. I love that movie. It is superb in every aspect. The way it looks, the story, the actors, it is such a great film noir!! Lillian Gish is the icing on the cake. Charles Laughton casting her was pure genius.

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[–] godewey (16472) 8 years ago

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[–] Drmccormack (743) 8 years ago

Agreed on all points godewy! I've never seen Angel Face. I'll keep an eye out for that one. I just watched Crossfire a few weeks ago. I didn't even know Mitchum was in it. I was looking for Robert Ryan. He's another favorite of mine.

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[–] godewey (16472) 8 years ago

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[–] AtomicReturns (1252) 8 years ago

Same here. I have not seen Angel Face but will keep an eye out for it.
Heaven Knows Mr. Allison was one of my favorites. He also did The Sundowners (1960) also w/ Deborah Kerr. Sweet film showing Mitchum's versatility. He could play the main villain and be absolutely terrifying, or switch it around and play the kind-hearted father trying to raise a family.

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[–] godewey (16472) 8 years ago

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[–] Drmccormack (743) 8 years ago

Looooove Dead Man! I haven't seen it since it first came out. I'll have to look to see if that's on any time soon. That was Jim Jarmusch, right? I forgot that Robert Mitchum was in that. To tell the truth, I don't remember the movie that well. I just remember that I really liked it.

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[–] godewey (16472) 8 years ago

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[–] Drmccormack (743) 8 years ago

Have you seen Only Lovers Left Alive? It's my new favorite of his movies. My favorite used to be Night on Earth.

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[–] godewey (16472) 8 years ago

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[–] AtomicReturns (1252) 8 years ago

Ah, thanks for that reminder about Dead Man. Forgot about that one, and that was also a very different role.
Appreciate the other title suggestions. More good Mitchum movies to look out for! 👍🍻

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[–] godewey (16472) 8 years ago

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[–] Drmccormack (743) 8 years ago

So true! He had a long career too. Just think, from WWII era to the '90's. That's pretty remarkable.

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[–] godewey (16472) 8 years ago

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[–] Cookie.L.A. (2117) 8 years ago

He's so wonderful. And probably the sexiest man, ever. There's something about him that's just so real.

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[–] Drmccormack (743) 8 years ago

Cookie LA! I'm happy to see you here. I feel like a lot of the people that posted earlier are gone because of the crazy trolling. I hope people are still out there but just waiting till they stop. Mitchum was super handsome. That's for sure!

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[–] earl237 (1106) 8 years ago

I've always wanted to see the original Cape Fear. I've seen the 1991 version with Robert DeNiro and it was decent but a little over the top.

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[–] AtomicReturns (1252) 8 years ago

I really loved the Scorsese one, and slightly preferred it over the original, actually (not to besmirch Mitchum's performance. Just doing an overall film vs. film comparison).

The newer one was indeed over-the-top and heavy on the metaphors, but for some reason it really worked for me. De Niro's performance was incredible. And Scorsese and screenwriter chose to "dirty up the family" so that sin, guilt and almost divine punishment play into the film.

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[–] Drmccormack (743) 8 years ago

I like the original better but I did like Juliette Lewis' performance in the remake. She was really believable as the daughter. Oh, and I liked Jessica Lange in that too.

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