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Jan 26, 2024hammer59 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Inferior to the 1991 remake....which our library system no longer holds. Tons of super-hero/ Star Wars garbage but not one copy of this noir classic. Shameful.
Nov 17, 2022iloveseaotters rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I thought this movie would terrify me and in some ways I was correct. Very intense and creepy performance (a compliment!) by Robert Mitchum and as always I absolutely adore Gregory Peck.
Jun 08, 2022sdb177 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A great film to watch with the Scorsese remake, to show how intelligent and high-quality the re-make was. The original is too talky and too on the nose, though the best moments of this film make it seem like a lost Val Lewton horror film…
Dec 11, 2019garycornell rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Tense throughout with literally a feeling of no escape for anyone in the movie. The script, the actors, the filming are all sensational. Gather at the dvd player for an all time classic movie!! P.S. This is, in my humble opinion, …
Jun 24, 2016OMack rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"I'm gonna kill ya' without leaving a mark on yo' body" says Robert Mitchum as he pounces on the unsuspecting guard. His insidiousness is riveting! A great thriller, suspense film - better then the next remake (they almost always…
C20T11
May 17, 2016C20T11 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT.!
Jan 12, 2016ManMachine rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Being a great admirer of Alfred Hitchcock, director Lee Thompson stated that with this intense revenge picture he wanted to infuse as many "Hitchcockian" elements into its story as possible. And, in doing so - The observant viewer will…
Jul 16, 2015akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a 1962 American psychological thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson, based on the novel "The Executioners" by John D. MacDonald. Despite help from the local police chief and a private detective, the lawyer is legally powerless to…
Mar 20, 2015TerryTi9 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The scene were Mitchum traps Polly Bergen in that underground basement area and attempts to violate her is still by far, one of THE most intense scenes in film history. I'm still wondering just how long did it take the director and…
Aug 23, 2014mogie rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I wasn't sure what to expect and I really enjoyed it! One of the best thrillers I've seen and I'm not usually a fan of the genre.
Mar 24, 2014lukasevansherman rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Martin Scorsese may have added more violence and moral ambiguity (as well as a tatted-up, muscled-up, Bible and Henry Miller quoting De Niro) to his 1991 remake, but he didn't make the creepiness of the original. Peck is his usual…
jpdanzig
Jan 25, 2013jpdanzig rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Classic thriller still packs a wallop. An A-list cast, tight script, taut direction, and even a Bernard Herrmann score -- it doesn't get much better than this.
Aug 07, 2012JaiPea rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Robert Mitchum was unbelievably creepy. I wish that Gregory Peck's wife and daughter had been a bit stronger, though. I didn't expect them to beat up Max Cady but they didn't have to choose the worst hiding spots and then stay there when…
btmslt
Jun 13, 2012btmslt rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Peck performs well as an attorney afraid for his family. Mitchum actually had me believing he was a bad guy. There are some nice performances from the supporting cast. However, the story is just so-so.
May 09, 2011Janice21383 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I never quite bought Mitchum as a screen hero. There's something about his passivity, his willingness to be swept away by his own and other people's bad choices, that feels like malice. In Cape Fear, the repressed returns as toad-like…