Not Scorcese's best, but pretty good! (by exterminator_99) |
Martin Scorcese's filmography as director is one of the most accomplished in modern film history. While Cape Fear can't even hold a candle next to "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull" and "Goodfellas", it is still a fabulous remake of the 1962 noir classic and it keeps the viewer on the edge right through until the closing credits.Robert De Niro in yet another brilliant teaming with Scorcese behind the camera plays Max Cady, a psychopathic rapist who was sent to jail 14 years earlier for such crimes. He leaves prison with vengeance. Not for his victims or his <more> |
Robert DeNiro truly gives this movie its element of fear (by lee_eisenberg) |
To me, it's amazing that there's actually a place in North Carolina called Cape Fear, but it provides the perfect setting for this movie. Several years after attorney Sam Bowden Nick Nolte defended convicted rapist Max Cady Robert DeNiro , Cady gets out of jail and decides that Bowden didn't do a good job defending him. After Sam and Max meet each other a few times, Max starts getting crazier and crazier. After he tries to enter Sam's house, Sam and his family go into hiding at Cape Fear. Then, the terror really begins.Martin Scorsese brought a unique intensity to movies <more> |
Scorseses expertly crafted essay on hate and violence (by dcw-12) |
The film is beautifully filmed. Its a homage to classic American film, it has a strange sense of time and place like it could almost be the 1950's. The sounds that accompany the film add to that classic feel of the movie, its always there adding atmosphere to the film like movies used to do.The film deals with many things though its main themes are class, hate, and violence.Class and power are brought up. The wealthy in the film seem to wield power casually over those they view as not of their caste. The lawyer omitted evidence that would have resulted in a dismissal just because he <more> |
The Great Un-American Classic! (by Dan1863Sickles) |
This brutal, violent and suspenseful thriller combines a scorching performance by Robert Deniro, sumptuous location photography, and a powerful script that raises disturbing questions about religion, sex, and class distinctions in our so-called classless society.At first glance Max Cady seems to be just another creep, a rapist and convict out to torment and humiliate a nice, upper-middle class family. "He's an ex-con," yuppie lawyer Sam Bowden smugly says, with fatuous self-satisfaction. But gradually it becomes apparent that things are not what they seem. The wholesome, <more> |
A disturbing and intense thriller (by Smells_Like_Cheese) |
You've pretty much read it in my comments, I am a huge fan of M.S. and R.D. But honestly, I watched "Cape Fear" because I bought "The Simpsons" 5th season on DVD, and I had no idea that the Sideshow Bob episode where he tries to kill Bart was based on this movie. So, I knew I had to rent this movie if it was good enough to parody on "The Simpsons". And it was very disturbing to watch. Robert DeNiro is one of my favorite actors, and he completely freaked me out in this film. Especially the scene between him and Juliette Lewis. Even though in some ways this <more> |
One of the better thrillers of the 90's (by Idocamstuf) |
I have wanted to see this movie for quite some time, and I finally saw it, and I thought that it was great. I am a huge Martin Scorsese fan, and I would have to say this is one of his most true to life films, even though its not his best film. The acting is great,and so is the music. The film will send shivers through your body. This is also one of DeNiro's most underrated performances and deserved more attention at the time of its release. Its also great to see some of the actors from the original version show up in cameo roles. If you like horror films and thrillers, you will most <more> |
Not in his Scorsese's best, but definately has it's moments of glory (by Quinoa1984) |
Martin Scorsese takes his first whack at the horror/thriller genre with a remake of the 1962 classic of the same title. While I can not truthfully say the original was better due to the fact that I never saw the original, I have a feeling that Scorsese has brought his maestro touch to the film that changes it slightly from the original to make it better, because this is quite the suspenser.Here, a very dangerous and evil man named Max Cady played in one of the best villain roles of the 90's by Robert De Niro gets out of jail after 14 years of imprisonment, and decides to get vengeance <more> |
Scorsese + De Niro A dark, tense superbly crafted thriller (by galileo3) |
Cape Fear 1991 Top 10 - 1990Scorsese can never go wrong. By saying that, I don't necessarily mean that all of his films are masterpieces although most are , but he hasn't made one bad film yet.Scorsese again casts De Niro as the psychotic rapist who comes out of jail to terrorise the lawyer and his family who put him in jail. We have been deprived of this wonderful director - actor combination for 11 years and hopefully we will see De Niro soon under a Scorsese direction.Anyway, Cape Fear is not one of those films that you are able to categorise as masterpieces or even classics, but <more> |
De Niro leads a terrific cast in a superior remake (by ijonesiii) |
I truly enjoyed the 1991 remake of CAPE FEAR, based on the 1962 classic with Roert Mitchum and Gregory Peck. In this remake, Robert De Niro gives one of his most electrifying performances as Max Cady, an ex-con out to terrorize the lawyer Nick Nolte who sent him to jail, not to mention his wife and daughter Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis . My review is based on the merit of this film alone as I have never seen the original; however, after seeing this, I wanted to. Nolte gives an equally strong performance as the milquetoast lawyer pushed to his limits by this madman. Lange and Lewis offer <more> |