De Niro was robbed of the Oscar that year
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Alpha Raven Andromeda — 6 years ago(August 17, 2019 03:26 AM)
As much as I admire Sir Anthony Hopkins, I STILL think De Niro as Max Cady was the stronger performance on every level. De Niro scared the crap out me as Max Cady. The physicality of that role was devalued.
With Dr Hannibal Lecture, we don't actually SEE him do much violence. It's all built up around the character through stories from arresting detectives, his attending psychiatrist and police reports. All Anthony Hopkins has to do at that point is appear creepy.
I suppose the direction is what made the difference between the two performances from these iconic actors.
Actually I changed my mind. De Niro went a little campy during the last 20 mins of the film. -
Garou — 6 years ago(August 17, 2019 05:52 AM)
Yeah he was good.
But if anyone should have won for Godfather II, it should have been Pacino, not DeNiro.
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— 6 years ago(August 17, 2019 07:25 AM)THATS THE WHOLE POINT…DE NIRO IS GREAT AND TERRIFYING,HE HAS A LOT TO WORK WITH AS WELL.HE GETS TO STALK AND TATTOO AND SNEER AND FROTH AND ATTACK.HOPKINS AND LECTER IS AN ENTIRELY MENTAL PERFORMANCE.HE CRAFTS A FRIGHTENING,ENGROSSING ICON OUT OF A CHARACTER WHO SPENDS THE ENTIRE MOVIE STANDING IN A BOX CHIT CHATTING…AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…THE CORRECT CHOICE.
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phantomparticle — 5 years ago(June 12, 2020 11:04 PM)
I have to go with Hopkins on this one.
De Niro built most of his career on playing thoroughly reprehensible characters. Max Cady was no stretch. Got to admit, though, he was so repulsive I've never had the inclination to watch the movie again. The scene where he seduces Juliette Lewis is skin crawling.
Hopkins, however, had an extensively varied repertoire of characters. Lecter was unlike anything he had done before. One of the most difficult things any actor may be required to do is…nothing. Remain perfectly still and let the audience fill in the blanks. With an unblinking, intensely searching stare and a carefully modulated voice, Hopkins created one of the most subtle, terrifying and dangerous screen villains of all time.
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