Count me into the "I love the not-as-beloved Scorcese films" camp, too! For me it's LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (one of THE most important and profound films ever made, period), THE DEPARTED, SILENCE, & CAPE FEAR. I like and appreciate the obvious ones, some more than others, but CAPE FEAR left a lasting imprint on me watching it as a kid, as did CASINO, moreso than TAXI DRIVER & RAGING BULL. This is one of *the* most underrated horror films ever made (as is FIRE WALK WITH ME, incidentally... go Team Rémy Bennett!), and still gets under my skin in a way few films do. First time listener to you guys, and very happy I stumbled on this channel.
I hated, HATED that scene where DeNiro attacks the lady with the pretty eyes. That must have been the first depiction of graphic violence on women I ever saw (other than the mandatory R-word scene in pretty much every 80s B movie) and perhaps the moment I officially realized I was not into violent movies.
This was the first movie in my life that I went to the cinema by myself (no girlfriend, friends or family members, just by myself lol), smoked a couple of joints (before I went in, I was stoned out of my mind lol), and had the greatest movie experience ever! The camerwork (by the great late Freddie Francis), Thelma Schoonmaker's editing, the amazing music score (Elmer Bernstein emulating Bernard Hermann's original score is one of my favorite of all time), sound editing and incredible performances (by De Niro, Nick Nolte ánd especially Juliette Lewis, had me the whole film on the edge of my seat! One of my favorite moments is when ''Max Cady'' is released from prison, walks towards the camera, and the moment you think it'll fade to black, he bursts with his face into the screen!! Greetings from The Netherlands.
This movie was the first Scorsese I ever watched. I caught it on cable a few years later. I think I watched it back then because of the Simpsons references. A totally formative experience for me.
Loved the discussion, and great contribution from Remy (as always). I watched Cape Fear with my son last Friday and he found the rape scene very much unwatchable-I have a lot of hope for the younger generation. We revisited the Simpsons episode afterwards as a palette cleanser... Also looking forward to Psycho '98 in seven weeks... :)
i like how they are bringing up the folktale references in the theater as if it was thematic to the overall picture and not a little more directly tongue in cheek spicy.............
On DeNiro previously playing villains: he literally played the Devil in Angel Heart! Which i suppose you could say is not exactly a villain. In any event, you should cover that movie one day. Extremely underrated supernatural 80s horror flick!
I watched this movie in the mid 90's and it freaked me out completely. I lived in England in 95 and for some absurd reason I chose to rent the movie one night. I thought my landlord was going to be at home that night so it felt safe to rewatch it knowing I could always talk to him. He had other plans and 10 minutes into this extremely vile and horrific flick he announces that he's going up north and won't be coming back until a few days later. I completely lost it and almost yelled at him not to leave me on my own. He just stared at me as if I had gone insane. Which I had in a way. Something's are best not rewatched.
I saw Fire Walk With Me before Twin Peaks so I absolutely agree with compartmentalizing the two (Missing Pieces it's own as well). One Fucking Hour on "Totally F***ed" 93 & "Crash" 96?
Robert de Niro when he's allowed to go full into insanely demented character mode is when he's the finest and this is one of his finest my personal favorite though is the fan from 1996
my short review of this movie was: "Scorsese possessed by Hitchcock". Not to mention that crazy moment where two of my favourite movies, very different between them, oddly collide: Cape Fear and Problem Child!! I was in awe thinking that Scorsese watched it as well
Well, De Niro played the ultimate villain (the Devil) in ''Angel Heart'' as ''Louis Cyphre'', one of my all time favorite movies (as is ''Cape Fear'').
Not really like Block Island at all or in the remote. Honestly the only people who can identify with the locale and the general mood have to be from the south or have to have lived in the south, specifically the southeast. This is a very southern movie. I don't care what anyone says.
There is NEVER a justified "remake". . .If you're so damn talented and creative, come up with something new of your own. And sorry, DeNiro is NOT a scary guy. Not even close.
this was an impulse-click on for me. It was suggested, i vaguely remembered watching these videos before hand and so sat with it. I like most of the film analysis here-in. I would probably watch more videos.....except i think Mystery Science 3000 is fucking stupid. I think what happened to the culture of film watching after it became popular was crap. Tons of people had to disrupt the program to make half-wit jokes. Its too bad this channel considers it seriously
Forget the fireworks, really dislike this movie, the victims are eminently dislikable, the smash cuts to them filmed too close. Cartoonish violence and symptomatic of what 90s cinema was - not good. Feel sorry Robert Mitchum was in this. On balance, you sympathise with Cady, he was repeatedly violated for 14 years- so surprised any of you like this, it’s simply not good, hmm
So are the people you follow in a movie are always supposed to be likeable? I've always felt that in movies in general you just need to understand the protagonist way more than you need to like them.
You nailed it. DeNiro’s portrayal of Cady was cartoonish and too over the top. I absolutely hated the ending when you think Cady is dead, but instead Scorcese went with the Fatal Attraction trope.
Just made my Monday a million times better
Count me into the "I love the not-as-beloved Scorcese films" camp, too! For me it's LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (one of THE most important and profound films ever made, period), THE DEPARTED, SILENCE, & CAPE FEAR. I like and appreciate the obvious ones, some more than others, but CAPE FEAR left a lasting imprint on me watching it as a kid, as did CASINO, moreso than TAXI DRIVER & RAGING BULL. This is one of *the* most underrated horror films ever made (as is FIRE WALK WITH ME, incidentally... go Team Rémy Bennett!), and still gets under my skin in a way few films do. First time listener to you guys, and very happy I stumbled on this channel.
Speaking of Robert Mitchum , you guys have got to talk one day about Night of the Hunter. So good
Literally one of my top ten movies! I hope they would consider doing a film like that from the Fifties.
"Scorsese's Pinball Machine Movie"
I hated, HATED that scene where DeNiro attacks the lady with the pretty eyes. That must have been the first depiction of graphic violence on women I ever saw (other than the mandatory R-word scene in pretty much every 80s B movie) and perhaps the moment I officially realized I was not into violent movies.
love that scene i replay it every now and then
Such a great flick! So glad you reviewed!
What a great channel. Thank you) I just listened your discussion of The Tenant. And now Cape Fear. What a classic for movie geeks ❤
This was the first movie in my life that I went to the cinema by myself (no girlfriend, friends or family members, just by myself lol), smoked a couple of joints (before I went in, I was stoned out of my mind lol), and had the greatest movie experience ever! The camerwork (by the great late Freddie Francis), Thelma Schoonmaker's editing, the amazing music score (Elmer Bernstein emulating Bernard Hermann's original score is one of my favorite of all time), sound editing and incredible performances (by De Niro, Nick Nolte ánd especially Juliette Lewis, had me the whole film on the edge of my seat! One of my favorite moments is when ''Max Cady'' is released from prison, walks towards the camera, and the moment you think it'll fade to black, he bursts with his face into the screen!! Greetings from The Netherlands.
I just want to hear more from Marcus Harring!
Cape Fear and Casino were the last movies of Scorsese that amazed me.
This movie was the first Scorsese I ever watched. I caught it on cable a few years later. I think I watched it back then because of the Simpsons references. A totally formative experience for me.
Awesome choice for '91.
this is such an interesting movie, great to see y'all talking about it
Great overview for one of my guilty pleasures. Thanks team ❤
The original was a better film. Mitchum was truly scary
DeNiro was entertaining but cartoonish. Mitchum seemed like the real thing.
@@NoGoodBoyo1000One critic wrote that this was Cape Fear for the Freddy Kruger generation.
Interesting compliment to "Ordinary People".
I can't even watch the face bite and subsequent hospital scene!
Loved the discussion, and great contribution from Remy (as always). I watched Cape Fear with my son last Friday and he found the rape scene very much unwatchable-I have a lot of hope for the younger generation. We revisited the Simpsons episode afterwards as a palette cleanser...
Also looking forward to Psycho '98 in seven weeks... :)
Hats off to TOM... the only one of you that can keep his hands...
OFF HIS FACE ! ! !
i like how they are bringing up the folktale references in the theater as if it was thematic to the overall picture and not a little more directly tongue in cheek spicy.............
On DeNiro previously playing villains: he literally played the Devil in Angel Heart! Which i suppose you could say is not exactly a villain. In any event, you should cover that movie one day. Extremely underrated supernatural 80s horror flick!
I watched this movie in the mid 90's and it freaked me out completely. I lived in England in 95 and for some absurd reason I chose to rent the movie one night. I thought my landlord was going to be at home that night so it felt safe to rewatch it knowing I could always talk to him. He had other plans and 10 minutes into this extremely vile and horrific flick he announces that he's going up north and won't be coming back until a few days later. I completely lost it and almost yelled at him not to leave me on my own. He just stared at me as if I had gone insane. Which I had in a way. Something's are best not rewatched.
I saw Fire Walk With Me before Twin Peaks so I absolutely agree with compartmentalizing the two (Missing Pieces it's own as well). One Fucking Hour on "Totally F***ed" 93 & "Crash" 96?
Robert de Niro when he's allowed to go full into insanely demented character mode is when he's the finest and this is one of his finest my personal favorite though is the fan from 1996
my short review of this movie was: "Scorsese possessed by Hitchcock". Not to mention that crazy moment where two of my favourite movies, very different between them, oddly collide: Cape Fear and Problem Child!! I was in awe thinking that Scorsese watched it as well
First movie where I sensed De Niro was over-acting.It's a poor movie.
Please do Cronenbergs Crash for 1996
Well, De Niro played the ultimate villain (the Devil) in ''Angel Heart'' as ''Louis Cyphre'', one of my all time favorite movies (as is ''Cape Fear'').
The original was so much better!
If its family films you want, how about Nil By Mouth (98) then?
I think the use of the classic Mustang highlights the thoughts in this video.
Would love to hear y'all's opinions on "kundun"
"I liked it!"
My favorite comedy movie of all time🖤
i take points off this movie because of the rape scene. Gratuitous. It didn't have to be that graphic.
I am from the south. Deniro's accent is hokey, inauthentic. Should not have spoken in dialect. Ruins the movie.
Not really like Block Island at all or in the remote. Honestly the only people who can identify with the locale and the general mood have to be from the south or have to have lived in the south, specifically the southeast. This is a very southern movie. I don't care what anyone says.
Pretty good remake but I think the original was better.
Whiskey and pepto... 🤮
I was with you all the time until you started to trash talk De Palma.
Man you guys do not like modern Scorsese, huh?
There is NEVER a justified "remake". . .If you're so damn talented and creative, come up with something new of your own. And sorry, DeNiro is NOT a scary guy. Not even close.
When the original fails to deliver on a concept as good as a remake then yes there is such thing as a justified remake.
There aren't many remakes that are as good or better than the original. This is one of them.... counselor.
this was an impulse-click on for me. It was suggested, i vaguely remembered watching these videos before hand and so sat with it. I like most of the film analysis here-in. I would probably watch more videos.....except
i think Mystery Science 3000 is fucking stupid. I think what happened to the culture of film watching after it became popular was crap. Tons of people had to disrupt the program to make half-wit jokes. Its too bad this channel considers it seriously
Mitchell
Forget the fireworks, really dislike this movie, the victims are eminently dislikable, the smash cuts to them filmed too close. Cartoonish violence and symptomatic of what 90s cinema was - not good. Feel sorry Robert Mitchum was in this. On balance, you sympathise with Cady, he was repeatedly violated for 14 years- so surprised any of you like this, it’s simply not good, hmm
So are the people you follow in a movie are always supposed to be likeable? I've always felt that in movies in general you just need to understand the protagonist way more than you need to like them.
You nailed it. DeNiro’s portrayal of Cady was cartoonish and too over the top. I absolutely hated the ending when you think Cady is dead, but instead Scorcese went with the Fatal Attraction trope.
one of Scorsese's favorites of mine.