De Niro's interpretation was a complicated bore. Mitchum makes your blood run cold - he is like a force of nature. Mitchum was so scary that he had to joke and sweet talk to Polly Bergen after their harrowing scene together, just to get her to stop shaking!
DeNiro's version was an invincible psychotic. Mitchum's version was a thug who knows how the system works and knows how to handle himself-and hence, more realistic.
@dkupke Okay might i ask since when is "more realistic" a factor that makes a performance better? acting and directing is an art not a science, and i think mitchum's Cady was good but De Niro gave Cady the illusion of not only being invincible to pain; but invincible to the law and to Nick's attempts at locking him away. it's not how you compare it to reality, its how you interperate it. And De Niro in combination with Martin Scorsese is art at its finest.
@ActionSmaction Not to detract from DeNiro's version at all, really. As an actor myself, I appreciate the level of dedication DeNiro threw into his version of Cady, and it was indeed a memorable and disturbing character. But to me Mitchum's version was a little more real, which made it creepier and easier to relate to. I've never met anyone like DeNiro's Cady, but I've encountered people all too much like Mitchum's.
Good job with the video :) You people should now De Niro was basing his Cady on two Mitchum's roles, one from "Cape Fear" 1962, the other from "Night of the Hunter". Check that movie out.
I liked the DeNIro version but it can't began to compare with Mitchum's version no fuckin' comparison DeNiro's Max Cady say's he's been raped in prison and you KNOW that didn't happen to Mitchum's Cady no fucking way and I been there
Gahh, Mitch was amazing in this. The ONLY Max Cady in my book. He had just the right amount of sex appeal and threatening presence to make Cady into such a beast. His voice and barrel chest didn't hurt, either.
Actually in the rape scene of Bergen he is much scarier than he ever was in Night of the Hunter. For once he was in the hands of a bad director, Laughton who let him overact into sterotypicality: he's just a cardboard looney there, just as Bogart really is not very convincing as a nut in Treasure of Sierra Madre , but here Mitchum doesn't miss a trick in any scene, ever, not once. De Niro only looked silly trying to match the greatness of this performance. A really stupid try.
this scene is just about the best picture of a psychopath ever filmed. Mitchum is almost TOO believable. Anyone who ever even remotely feels he was not one of the greatest film actors ever, just try this one on for size
De Niro's interpretation was a complicated bore. Mitchum makes your blood run cold - he is like a force of nature. Mitchum was so scary that he had to joke and sweet talk to Polly Bergen after their harrowing scene together, just to get her to stop shaking!
poetcomic1 1 week ago
Why would you take out the GREAT BERNARD HERRMANN'S score and place this piece of shit in it's place? Go listen to BH you moron!!!
peppersax 3 months ago
Im not surprised Polly Bergen sounded oragsmic
theddiissccoo 4 months ago 2
DeNiro's version was an invincible psychotic. Mitchum's version was a thug who knows how the system works and knows how to handle himself-and hence, more realistic.
dkupke 5 months ago 4
@dkupke Absolutely, and I think that makes him a lot scarier than De Niro as well!
lucyd75 5 months ago 2
@dkupke Okay might i ask since when is "more realistic" a factor that makes a performance better? acting and directing is an art not a science, and i think mitchum's Cady was good but De Niro gave Cady the illusion of not only being invincible to pain; but invincible to the law and to Nick's attempts at locking him away. it's not how you compare it to reality, its how you interperate it. And De Niro in combination with Martin Scorsese is art at its finest.
ActionSmaction 1 month ago
@ActionSmaction Not to detract from DeNiro's version at all, really. As an actor myself, I appreciate the level of dedication DeNiro threw into his version of Cady, and it was indeed a memorable and disturbing character. But to me Mitchum's version was a little more real, which made it creepier and easier to relate to. I've never met anyone like DeNiro's Cady, but I've encountered people all too much like Mitchum's.
dkupke 1 month ago
@dkupke I agree, i get what you mean.
ActionSmaction 1 month ago
de niro is a midget puppy
YugNotsnhoj 7 months ago
Good job with the video :) You people should now De Niro was basing his Cady on two Mitchum's roles, one from "Cape Fear" 1962, the other from "Night of the Hunter". Check that movie out.
ertzuiop123 10 months ago 3
I liked the DeNIro version but it can't began to compare with Mitchum's version no fuckin' comparison DeNiro's Max Cady say's he's been raped in prison and you KNOW that didn't happen to Mitchum's Cady no fucking way and I been there
elamite66 11 months ago
@dublaudor i'm with you on that one
sebbbey 1 year ago
@dublaudor to each his own, right? ;)
lucyd75 1 year ago
what a great movie robert mitchum was great i love all of his movies he was a great actor he could play any part and do a wonderful job
tracytcb111111111111 1 year ago
Mitchum's portrayal of Max Cady is one of my four favorite film performances. He was amazing.
pianoboomer 1 year ago
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pianoboomer 1 year ago
Gahh, Mitch was amazing in this. The ONLY Max Cady in my book. He had just the right amount of sex appeal and threatening presence to make Cady into such a beast. His voice and barrel chest didn't hurt, either.
LadyJaneSlay 1 year ago
Actually in the rape scene of Bergen he is much scarier than he ever was in Night of the Hunter. For once he was in the hands of a bad director, Laughton who let him overact into sterotypicality: he's just a cardboard looney there, just as Bogart really is not very convincing as a nut in Treasure of Sierra Madre , but here Mitchum doesn't miss a trick in any scene, ever, not once. De Niro only looked silly trying to match the greatness of this performance. A really stupid try.
doctornoooo 1 year ago
this scene is just about the best picture of a psychopath ever filmed. Mitchum is almost TOO believable. Anyone who ever even remotely feels he was not one of the greatest film actors ever, just try this one on for size
doctornoooo 1 year ago 4
@doctornoooo couldn't agree more! :)
lucyd75 1 year ago
@doctornoooo you are so right he was wonderful
tracytcb111111111111 1 year ago
Very good
bradleybravo 2 years ago
Thanks very much, my very first music video. :)
lucyd75 2 years ago