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Summary: HES OUT OF HYBERNATION
Review: This Movie is great, when I firs saw it I KNEW I had to buy it on DVD, and when I saw the special features it contained, well, I had to buy it, it has almost an hour of deleted scenes including an alternate ending, and I myself enjoy very much alternate endings. When I saw HANNIBAL I had not seen SILENCE OF THE LAMBS because I could not get it at the Video Rental, but after I saw HANNIBAL, I loved the movie, the character and the story so much that I not only bought HANNIBAL but also SILENCE. HANNIBAL is extremely great, the narrative is wonderful, the soundtrack is beautiful, the perfomances are astonishing and the Dr. has never been more scarier.After seing the film I bought the book, the end in the film I myself think is more interesting because it opens the window to another sequel, but don't expect for me to tell it to you. Buy this DVD, you won't regret it, it will give you the thrill of your life, "hope you like it custumer"....."TA TA"
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Summary: An unregulated Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter
Review: I am such a fan of Thomas J Harris that I would watch a movie based on his books sight unseen, along with reading anything that he has written - which I have.I was taken back by this film (and the book) because it was so shockingly different than the first one. The first one centered around Clarice (Jodie Foster) and her interactions with the Doctor. This installment was completely focused on the Doctor himself, so I hoped for his interesting qualities to be explored deeper than in the first assignment. What intrigued me so much with the first film was Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. In this film, I can say I have had my fill. I've always thought that what set Dr. Hannibal apart from other fictional serial killers is that he was such an amazing genius, formally trained in psychology and able to use those obtained skills in his crimes. The way that he could realistically break down a person's history/background based on a few mannerisms and introspective questions. His power was not how gruesome he could be, but how smart he could be. In this film, we pass up the genius as if we are supposed to take it for granted and we focus on the gore. He's called the cannibal.... In the last film he talked a man into "swallowing his own toungue" and killing himself. In this film he never really did anything that was amazing in it's own right, it had to be gruesome to be remarkable and that is where this film fell flat. The history of horror films is filled with really weird people that like to kill. Lecter was so much better than that, his real power was something that no one could take away from him because it was his intellect and understanding of the human psyche. In this film we are faced with Lecter indulging his weirdness without any brilliance. Let's put it this way - I have never enjoyed a horror movie that people laugh at, and parts of this movie felt like a parody.
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Summary: Semi-Disapointing, but a must have for all Dr. Lector fans
Review: I am a huge fan of Silence of the Lambs so of course I was first in line to see "Hannibal." I sat down expecting not a Silence of the Lambs, but a good horror movie. Hannibal did notl ive up to my expectations. The "beginning" of the movie is about 60% of the movie. The plot doesn't get developed until about 70% through the movie. That was the main problem. I was expecting more scenes with Starling and Lector. To get to the bottom, I'm still buying the movie anyway because of my respect to Silence of the Lambs. Hannibal is still worth seeing but it isn't as good or close to Silence of the Lambs.
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Summary: At least we can see the touch of Ridley Scott
Review: The caracteres in this movie are decadent, degenerate, Mason Verger ( Gary Oldman ) is one of the most horrendus villans in movie history, his voice, his makeup are memorable, and the movie follows the book and I think is fine, even the change on the end works, because the people in the theater was at one step to laught and if Jodie Foster join to the dinner that will be excesive, the athmosphere created by Scott is morbid, sick, specially the first part of the movie so I think he does a good job, we know that he is a great steticist and this movie has to work in the commercial way, so Im not expected a masterpiece like Alien, or Blade Runner, because of that, I buy this movie, is worth for the photography and elegant production design, and still expecting the release in DVD of 1492 Conquest of Paradise ( with the unforgettable music by Vangelis ) and The Duellist another great movies by Ridley Scott.
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Summary: At least we can see the touch of Ridley Scott
Review: The caracteres in this movie are decadent, perverted, Mason Verger ( Gary Oldman ) is one of the most horrendus villans in movie history, his voice, his makeup are memorable, and the movie follows the book and I think is fine, even the change on the end works, because the people in the theater was at one step to laught and if Jodie Foster join to the dinner that will be excesive, the athmosphere created by Scott is morbid, sick, specially the first part of the movie so I think he does a good job, we know that he is a great steticist and this movie has to work in the commercial way, so Im not expected a masterpiece like Alien, or Blade Runner, because of that, I buy this movie, is worth for the photography and elegant production design, and still expecting the release in DVD of 1492 Conquest of Paradise ( with the unforgettable music by Vangelis ) and The Duellist another great movies by Ridley Scott.
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Summary: oh please
Review: Just when I thought Silence of the Lambs was one of the dumbest movies I have ever seen; they come out with a sequal that seemingly had an attempt to be humorous...what's with that? Audiences paid millions for this movie in the box office...the acting was good but it was, frankly, flat out dumb. Atleast the first one had depth.
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Summary: "The Deep Roller's Daughter" *
Review: [*An image from the film that I think would make a better title than plain old "Hannibal".] "The Silence of the Lambs" worked on every level it aimed for. It was a perfect suspense-thriller, horror flick, character study, mood piece, and most effectively, psychological drama. "Hannibal" doesn't bother to try its hand at all of these, and who's to blame it for that? The ones it does try for (thriller, horror flick, mood piece) are pulled off with aplomb. It's full of blood and gore, all in the name of some serious campy fun ("fun" being the key word here). And on top of that it manages to be a pretty gripping love story, too. Well... within the context of the serial killer genre, that is. "Hannibal" doesn't shy away from references to its frequently decorated parent. We are played tapes of past Lecter/Starling interviews, are reunited with Barney the nurse, and are shown that Hannibal still fits into that gruesome green mask. Knowledge of "Silence", then, is mandatory. But "Hannibal" is a different animal, so to speak. It doesn't take itself so seriously. For example, any suggestion of the sexism that Clarice must overcome in the FBI is over-the-top and cartoonish. And, like "Silence", it revels in its showstopper set pieces. But where in "Silence" we weren't shown the violence and the gore, "Hannibal" leaves no stone unturned. Witness the splattering on the pavement after Lecter disembowels then hangs a pursuer, or the finale featuring Ray Liotta (if you haven't yet been tipped off about this scene, you soon will) that leaves little for the mind's eye to fill in. Whereas some have found these scenes distasteful and unnecessary, I beg to differ. They serve two purposes: a distancing from the style of "Silence, and a celebration of the campy fun that dominates the film's tone. That's not to say that everything in the film is over the top and outrageous. There are several scenes in which information is conveyed with shrewd restraint. I'm thinking mainly of a quick scene that reveals what happened to Lecter's predecessor at a University library, and the chilling epilogue that resolves any unanswered questions left after the denouement (I'm loathe to give too much away here; please discover these scenes for yourself). Those in the audience expecting to have their hands held throughout the plot will miss much here, if they don't pay close attention. Kudos to director Scott for trusting his audience's intellect. Anthony Hopkins reprises his role as the good doctor, and does a superb job showing how the man has evolved over the last ten years. He is still frightening as hell, but also more assured, jubilant, and especially playful. Age has allowed Lecter to relax within his skin (would a "Silence"-era Hannibal have gotten away with giddily exclaiming "Okey-Dokey" when moving in for a kill?), while honing his ability to control his deviant instincts. It has also made him restless, which sets the narrative moving. Julianne Moore doesn't really get to do much here, except allude to and update the performance that Jodie Foster gave as Clarice Starling. In that respect, she does a bang-up job, subtly recreating her erratic accent while giving her a touch of world-weariness. But really, this is not her movie, and the underwritten part shows that. The Lecter/Starling relationship, which did much to drive "Silence", is somewhat of a disappointment. Sure, an ocean separates the two for much of the film's first half, but much more could have been done to enhance the connection between the characters. As it is, the audience is expected to do much of the work, by remembering what they had going in "Silence" and transplanting it into this film. That's just lazy filmmaking. Still, Hopkins has a familiar chemistry with Moore, as he had with Foster, so any blemish is easily forgotten. The rest of the cast has very little to work with, mostly playing one-dimensional characters to various degrees of success. Gary Oldman, under mounds of make-up, is at his scene-stealing best as the only victim of Dr. Lecter who survived. Ray Liotta on the other hand, as Starling's sexist superior, is just too ridiculous. He is a distraction from the campy fun. The one standout in this one-dimensional dramatis personae is Giancarlo Giannini. He plays Rinaldo Pazzi, an Italian police detective who unwittingly gets more mixed up in the Lecter affair than he originally intended. Giannini infuses his Pazzi with dollops of sadness (witness his droopy eyes), bumbling cunning, and subtly concealed fright. I have not read Thomas Harris' source novel, and don't intend to. So I can't speak to how the film holds up in comparison. I can say that in comparison with "Silence" it is not close in matching that film's classic status. However, "Hannibal" is a fun, campy ride that left me with a feeling of adrenalized exhilaration on par with what I felt the first time that I saw "Silence".
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Summary: riveting cinematography,performances,directing,scenery.....
Review: hannibal is one of the years greatest films and probably of all time... this film was directed with class and the performances are something to talk about... where else are you going to see a psychopatic killer with high education and class, a refugee being prosecuted by the FBI for years after his suspensful and mind twisting escape in 1991's best picture silence of the lambs...clarice is still after hannibal, but hannibal is living the high life in europe without being worried of being caught... this highly anticipated sequel is so artistically directed and performed and the music gives the film a structure and body that flows thru the film...a strong and powerful film the dialogue and screenplay are just incredible...anthony hopkins recaptures the momentum of hannibal but gives him more class...instead of hatting hannibal this film makes think he's the victim makes you forget of silence of the lambs and his escape... and has you hoping he doesnt decease or get encarcerated...clarice and hannibal have some sort of affection for each other...this film is much more suspenseful than silence of the lambs...since it's only focused on one killer hannibal...if you enjoyed the first film you will enjoy hannibal guaranteed... this film involves cannibalism and those scenes are to gruesome and strong but you'll enjoy these scenes... once you watch this film you will get obsessesed with it... and you'll watch all over again... you'll never get tired of this film.....a masterpiece... it's dialogue, art and it's power will affect you and you will be haunted by this film you'll never forget this film.........
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Summary: Good, but no Silence of the Lambs
Review: This movie was definitely entertaining and good by many people's standards, but it pales in comparision to its predecessor. In an attempt to outdo "Silence of the Lambs", the director made every character more extreme and therefore less believable. Clarice Starling was tougher and smarter (like that part with the perfume). Hannibal Lecter was waaaaay smarter, crueler, and more all-knowingish. The obligatory sexist pig police officer was way more piggish and dumb. Etcetera etcetera. In taking all the characters to these extremes, they removed much of the credibility that was so key to the terror of the original movie: for something to be truly horrifying, you have to believe that it could be real. Real people have many sides, and are alternatingly tough, scared, frightening, confident, stupid, or smart. These characters came off as pretty one-dimensional because they lacked the contradictions everyone has in them. I had a hard time believing that anyone could be as quick as Starling, or so collected while remaining so evil as Hannibal. True, these were the things that made Hannibal so scary and Clarice so endearing in "Silence", but they were successful because they were within the realm of reality. "Hannibal" ignores any sense of being realistic when it comes to characters. The only other flaw I found was the climactic scene, which I won't spoil for any (who obviously haven't seen the movie, if they're reading a review of it). I thought it, like the characters, was taken to such extremes that any credibility was removed, therefore taking away was makes it so scary. Instead it became almost laughable, but mostly embarrassing - for whoever tried so hard to outdo "Silence" - perhaps too hard - and failed. Aside from these two elements, though, it is a very entertaining and somewhat scary movie. But thanks to the directing, it remains just that - a movie - not, as "Silence" became, a masterpiece.
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Summary: Excellent movie but......
Review: This movie was excellent all the way around. I had never seen Silence of the Lambs before this but after seeing this movie I went out and got the movie. I love both of them! The only thing I found wrong with this movie is the ending in the kitchen. Just seeing the first movie, I wish this one hadn't ended the way it did with Lecter and Clarice coming together. This movie is a great movie overall and I highly recommend it to everyone. At time's it is funny and at others it's down right horrific. This movie will offer something for everyone!
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