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Summary: Hannibal is back!
Review: This movie is totally amazing. Outstanding. I think the book was bad, but the movie is, better more entertaining. Hannibal was nominated for 3 Academy Awards. yes, I think so.
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Summary: Hannibal is back!
Review: This movie is totally amazing. Outstanding. I think the book was bad, but the movie is, better more entertaining. Hannibal was nominated for 3 Academy Awards. yes, I thing so.
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Summary: A MASTERPIECE
Review: HANNIBAL IS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN. SUPERB THE SCENES AND JULIANNE MOORE IS HOT. WAIT TILL SUMMER: RED DRAGON IS WATCHING YOU!
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Summary: Great Sequel
Review: The Silence of the Lambs was better, but this one is great, too. The story is suspensful with twists, Anthony Hopkins is great. Julianne Moore is not as good as Jodie Foster, but she's still a great actress. The ending keeps you in the edge of your seat. I highly recommend this movie.
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Summary: Silence of the Lambs was better
Review: When Anthony Hopkins was interviewed about his role in this movie, he commented that he'd sometimes sit in a restaurant or coffee shop and stare that "Hannibal Lecter" stare at patrons, believing he was the character. Now that's just Hollywood hyperbole, or this guy is need of a tune up. He's a marvelous actor, but this role is perverse and evil, and it glorifies the virtues of cannibalism. "I'm gonna eat you," and all that rot. He was much better as Paul the Apostle or C.S. Lewis. Or even in War and Peace. Those were virtuous roles. This one has sickness stamped all over it. Not for the kids or adults.
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Summary: Hannibal the Cannibal
Review: Ridley Scott's sequel to the classic film Silence of the Lambs is a visually impressive but hollow follow up to Silence.
Anthony Hopkins (who won an Academy award for his role as Hannibal Lecter in the original) displays little of his presence that was so Oscar-worthy first time round, and Julianne Moore is no Clarice Starling. But Scott's visual style, which is what makes all his films so eminently watchable (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator), and some expertly done sequences make up for its flaws. Gary Oldman is great as the cop who's chasing the elusive cannibal and Ray Liotta has some nice scenes throughout the film.
But Hopkins has little to get his teeth into, and comes off as somewhat gauche. Impressive gun fights and some creepy moments with Oldman and Hopkins don't make up for the lack of suspense. A worthy, if sometimes unexciting entry into the franchise. The upcoming remake of RED DRAGON looks impressive, with Anthony Hopkins returning to the role for thr third time. Hopefully the next outing for one of cinema's greatest villian will better-written and more involving than Ridley's sequel.
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Summary: Sick
Review: My mistake was not reading reviews before I watched this film. I had no idea what I was about to see. I switched it off one moment after Hopkins starts serving a man his own brains. That was not quick enough. I deeply regret watching that one moment of digusting, revolting, loathsome horror. The horror here is "in your face". It's crammed down your throat. The film leaves no space, no distance for the viewer to experience any kind of fantastical bout with terror - for example to first be scared, and then giggle with relief. I do not by any means wish to imply that films should have a hollywood "feel good" ending - in fact I never watch sentimental hollywood rubbish. But they should leave you with room to feel something other than disgust. And disgust is by far too gentle a word for this occasion. Personally, I doubt I will ever watch another movie with Anthony Hopkins. He will forever be seared in my mind to the sound of human brains frying . The most vile scene I have ever seen. Watching this film is akin to witnessing a real execution. Many viewers are obviously disturbed by this. I am very disturbed that many viewers are not.
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Summary: An Unworthy Sequel To Silence Of The Lambs
Review: Jodie Foster could have easily made $10 Million plus by agreeing to be in this movie. Thankfully she put her integrity in front of her bank account. She read the script and knew it was trash and refused to do this. Jodie, I respect you for that decision. What we have here is an elegant Friday The Thirteenth movie. Silence of the Lambs was an intelligent psychological thriller. Hannibal on the other hand is a big budget slasher film. The plot? Mason Verger, a man who was severely disfigured at the hands of Hannibal Lecture, seeks revenge by hiring thugs to kidnap Lecture and feed him to wild maneating bores. At the same time Clarice Starling is disgraced by the FBI for an arrest gone wrong. First, anyone with half a brain would have known the bloodbath at the beginning is no the fault of Starling. He disgrace is merely a plot device. So as Hannibal comes to the aide of Clarice he is captured, but not before he whipes out of team of Mason Verger's thugs in Florence, Italy. In the scenes the cameral lingers long and close on the gore. The purpose of this movie is not to entertain but to shock. Ridley Scott did gore much better in his 1979 movie Alien. The gore here is just redundant after awhile. And then there is Ray Liotta. He was so good in Goodfellas. Now he's reduced to playing a crooked authority figure (He did it again in the equally bad John Q) who gets his brain fried and eaten. Then there is the film's final scene in which Hannibal shares a piece of brain with a little boy on an airplane. This in a nutshell is how tacky the movie is. Let's hope Red Dragon is better.
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Summary: Wheres Anthony Hopkins, Coz i want my money back
Review: My now, wife paid for me to get into this movie, and am i glad? This film urinates on the grave of silence of the lambs. The plot was slow moving( at one stage my wife nodded off) i myself was trying to see how many pieces of popcorn i could throw at Anthony Hopkins. The one piece of enjoyment i obtained from the film itself is the amount of abuse it warrented on the way home. Hell hath no fury than 6 film go-ers scorned. DONT WASTE YOUR CASH!!!!
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Summary: If you can do that, why is William Holden dead?
Review: I really did not enjoy HANNIBAL. In my opinion, it's a cliché masquerading as an "intelligent" film. I hate that! I blame David Mamet, who accidentally made one good film in his career.
I found the "gross" scenes ridiculous. If you're so rushed that an amputation is necessary, do you really have time to pack lunch?
Watch it if you must, but SILENCE OF THE LAMBS is a much better film.
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