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• AC-3
• Anamorphic
• Closed-captioned
• Collector's Edition
• Color
• Dolby
• DTS Surround Sound
• Dubbed
• DVD-Video
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 13 November, 1991
DVD Release : 18 September, 2001 |
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Cape Fear (10th Anniversary Edition) description
Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake of J. Lee Thompson's 1962 thriller dabbles a bit in some fascinating psychological crosscurrents between its characters, but it finally trades in all that rich material for extensive and gratuitous violence. Robert De Niro plays a serial rapist released from prison after 14 years. Angry because his appalled attorney (Nick Nolte) made it easy for him to be convicted, this monster is out to hurt Nolte's character through his wife (Jessica Lange) and daughter (Juliette Lewis). The themes of interlocking guilt and anger between these people suggests a smart film in the making. But the final act, set on a boat with De Niro's vengeful pervert attacking Nolte and the two women, takes a more unfortunate direction. Stick with the original (which starred Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck, each of whom make a cameo appearance in this film). --Tom Keogh |
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Cape Fear (10th Anniversary Edition) Customer Reviews
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Scorcese's remake of the 1962 classic is a very good film, with stand-out performances from Jessica Lange, Nick Nolte and especially Robert DeNiro. DeNiro was 49 or 50 years old when this movie was shot. You'd never believe it though, he was in fantastic shape, literally working out for hours per day to get the physique you see on the screen.
Where Scorcese has moved the goal posts compared with the original film is that the family are no longer just good and Cady bad. All the family members have problems: Jessica Lange suspects Nick Nolte is having an affair. Nick Nolte withheld information that might have sent saved Cady from Jail, which as a defense lawyer is not good form!
This being a Scorcese movie there were bound to be a few great set pieces, perhaps the best of which is the school hall seduction scene. There are some quite unpleasant scenes in this film (noteably the short rape scene) and although a lot of the violence is not shown, if your of a nervous disposition or easily scared I'd give it a miss.
The films main failing is that its just a bit to flash for its own good. If Scorcese had pulled in the reins a bit he might of made another classic. It IS a good movie, but not a great one.
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