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Fear (1962) & (1991)
DVD Review by Yanman |
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"You're scared. But that's Ok. I want you to savor that fear. The south was born in fear. Fear of the Indian, fear of the slave, fear of the d*mn Union. The south has a fine tradition of savoring fear." Separated by almost thirty years, these two films are both similar and very different at the same time. While the plot and storyline are the same, the intensity and horror are much more defined in the more recent film. Regardless of which of the two you like better you can't argue with the impressive list of actors in each film. The 1962 cast includes such greats as Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, and Polly Bergen; the "updated" 1991 version boasts the following big name stars, Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, and is directed by master filmmaker Martin Scorsese. So pick your fear, or better yet watch them both, savor that fear. When crazed psychopath Max Cady (1962:Mitchum 1991:De Niro) is released from prison he seeks revenge on the man he blames for his incarceration, attorney Sam Bowden (1962:Peck 1991:Nolte). Not satisfied with just making Sam's life miserable, Cady resorts to terrorizing the entire Bowden family including their teen-age daughter. The Bowdens are not willing to just rollover and just go away easily, and fight back with all the furor you would expect from a tight nit family. 1991 - What a difference twenty-nine years can make, while the 2.35:1 Widescreen Anamorphic video is clean and crisp, it is not the star of this DVD. It is the soundtrack that truly shines, offered in both DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1, you get to be the judge as to which one that you think is best. Extras include a making of featurette, deleted scenes, photograph montage, on the set of the houseboat, and more.
1962 - Presented in Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic, the video has the old feel that you would expect from a forty-year-old film. While artifacting is keep to a minimum, background film grain is apparent in many darker scenes. Audio is offered in the original 2.0 Mono. Extras are limited to a making of and some production photographs.
Whether you like your horror intense and R-rated, or if you are more of the un-rated yet still thrilling horror fan, these two classics offer something for everyone. Watch them one at a time or serve up a doubleheader of Cape Fear fun, but what ever you do don't watch them alone, because horror is more fun when you have someone to watch with, be it 1962, 1991, or 2001. Anybody want to go for a boat ride? This DVD was reviewed on Yanman.com's Reference Theater #1, using a Toshiba SD-5109 DVD player, Toshiba TW56X81, and M&K 750 THX Speakers. Panamax protects all systems at Yanman.com. |
Cape Fear (1991) Staring: Robert DeNero Directed By: Martin Scorsese Running time: 128 Mins
Bonus Materials
Cape Fear (1962) Staring: Gregory Peck Directed By: J. Lee Thompson Running time: 106 Min Bonus Materials
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