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Mitchum looks like a tired, sluggish, goofy oaf. Not scary.

posted 13 years ago by KubrickScorseseDePalma
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Sorry guys. Remake light years better.

Oh and Gregory Peck,Martin Balsalm and Telly Savalas great as usual. Score was masterful and direction was strong.

Too bad they couldn't find a good actor to play Cady.

Pain in hell has 2 sides:The kind you can touch with your hand&the kind you can feel in your heart.

[–] grock82 13 years ago

I thought he was scary, in the way he was shady as hell and could legally terrorize someone, always keeping his cool with the underlying threat of ultra-violence

[–] BKinzeys 13 years ago

Sorry guy, you're wrong.

Too bad you missed a great performance by Mitchum.

[–] jeff_the_dj 13 years ago

Can someone hand the OP a hot can of STFU? :D

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[–] manage-932-700755 13 years ago

You wrong, boy. DeNiro looked like a shrimp compared to Mitchum. Mitchum was understated; DeNiro was way over the top. Mitchum was cool; DeNiro was weird. Both were scary, but DeNiro was totally crazy, while Mitchum was just revenge- motivated. Mitchum was sexy; DeNiro was like a neuter from another planet.

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[–] manage-932-700755 11 years ago

What do those symbols mean, boy?

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[–] manage-932-700755 11 years ago

I see somewhere else where you say you are a girl. Sorry if I called you a boy. And is :) :) :) a smile face?

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[–] manage-932-700755 11 years ago

That's ok.

[–] pocomarc 13 years ago

KubrickScorseseDePalma writes like a tired, sluggish, goofy oaf.

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[–] manage-932-700755 11 years ago

Of course, De Niro is a fine actor. But I thought he was over the top in the remake. I thought the original was superior and Mitchum was superior in the role.