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Re: "Cape Fear" (original)

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In Reply to: "Cape Fear" (remake) posted by rico on September 08, 2004 at 08:22:30:

Because of comments by posters here I watched the original last evening. I would have to say that each has its charms but the original is the better film, better in the sense that Mitchum is more terrifying, Peck is his usual self, giving a terrific perfomance as the common man gradually becoming unhinged as Mitchum continues to taunt him and his family. And the Herrman score is just perfect here. It's astonishing to realize how many great film scores he penned.

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Glad you watched it - Auricle 11:52:37 09/13/04 (0)
your conclusions are (of course) your own. That they agree in some fashion with my own is not material. But I am happy you agree about Mitchum. He was Hollywood's most natural actor of the time, beloved of directors and underrated by the public.
Many an actor and actress has voiced the tale that (when engaged in conversation with Mitchum's character) they would simply forget where they were and begin to converse. Fortunately, most directors considered such moments as a gift from the Gods and kept them.
Sorely, very sorely missed. As are Peck, Hermann, et al.

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