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Summary: NoT GooD.
Review: I thought this movie was Stupid.
And then I felt Stupid for Watching it through to the end.If you want to see a good movie...Watch: "Silence of the Lambs".
DO NOT WATCH THIS RIDICULOUS SEQUEL...!
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Summary: Just as bad as the book
Review: This story was terrible. I guess the movie was OK for what it had to work with, but if you're a Silence of the Lambs fan, you're sure to be disappointed. I didn't like Julianna Moore as agent Sterling, and I can clearly understand why Jody Foster declined the role. One shining star was Anthony Hopkins who brought Lector back to life. But plain and simple, don't waste your time.
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Summary: Let's give it a "Han"nibal
Review: Hannibal isn't your typical sequel. Not often does a movie studio not demand a sequel to a highly successful movie right away. And, that paid dividends here. Hannibal was a wonderfully constructed movie that had every element the first one did, plus some. It showed time was put into it and was thought out. Personally, I thought Hannibal was better than the original. I did think Jodie Foster was better than Julianne Moore was, but I could look past that. Brains behind a sequel. That's something you don't see very often. Ridley Scott did a great job directing, and Anthony Hopkins was as good, if not better. The movie seemed to gel perfectly together. It moved at an eloquent pace and left you in awe at times. The Cinematography was fantastic. Hannibal is a great film that I am happy I finally watched. When you go to Blockbuster and use a free rental, and not watch the movie and end up with a late fee, it kind of leaves a sour taste in your mouth. But, never the less, Hannibal is a must see movie and shouldn't be seen after a heavy meal. 5 Stars
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Summary: Deliciously evil, fun, and suspenseful!
Review: Despite what critics may say, HANNIBAL is a great thriller! The locations, the acting, the writing, the suspense... everything was right on target! Sir Anthony Hopkins is flawless in the role he was born to play. Julianne Moore is great in the role of Clarice Starling. Unfortunately, she has been subjected to many unfair comparisons to the orginal Clarice, Jodie Foster. Ray Liotta, Giancarlo Giannini, Frankie Faison, Francesca Neri, and an unrecognizable Gary Oldman make up the film's incredible supporting cast. Ridley Scott is a genius! He captures the breathtaking beauty of Florence, Italy, so well. He also has a bunch of interesting camera trick up his sleeve. Scott, screenwriter David Mamet, author Thomas Harris, the cast, and the rest of the creative/productive staff all do a great job in creating an intriguing and scary thriller! *NOTE*: Before seeing it, please do not instantly compare it with SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. HANNIBAL is not SILENCE..., nor will it ever be. So get over it and you'll enjoy it a lot more.
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Summary: Don't waste your hard earned cash on this film!
Review: This is a movie you'll wish you'd never seen.
I would not recommend this film to anyone!!
More suspense and a lot less gratuitous graphic violence would have made this a good movie. Except toward the end, where was the interaction between Clarice Starling and Hannibal? Where was the suspense? It would have been more suspenseful if Clarice had gone to Italy on her own (after getting in trouble at the FBI for botching that drug bust) and tracked down Hannibal, and then there could have been more of a question of whether or not Hannibal would have hurt Clarice.
Anthony Hopkins gives a good performance with the script that he was given, but he was much more spookier in the first film; maybe because his hideous crimes were mostly left up to the viewer's imagination. Certainly the crimes Hannibal Lecter commits in this film are frightening, but the gore is gratuitous-ESPECIALLY the brain scene at the dinner table toward the end of the film. That level of gore seemed to be thrown in for Hannibal the cannibal fans, and lowered this film to the level of disappointment that it is.
The very very end, how they closed the scene, ( I don't know what you call it) the screen gets smaller and smaller into a circle and ends up on Hannibal's eye before going to a black screen-THAT was laughable. That was like the ending in a cartoon. It didn't fit because this was not a funny movie.
There were so many things that could have been fixed in this movie to make it a better-there's too many to count! Jodie Foster made a great career move in dumping this script. Good for her!
Don't waste your money on this film!!!
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Summary: Too Much Expected
Review: This film quite spectucular. When reading the reviews of others, I realized that everyone had expected Hannibal to live up to it's predecessor, "The Silence of the Lambs." Silence was a one-of-a-kind miracle in filmmaking and as great as it was, it could not be recreated by any director other than Jonathan Demme. In this time a round, we have veteran film director Ridley Scott, whom has created stunning epics such as the original "Alien" and the recent grand spectacle "Gladiator." Scott has an original and incredible talent for filmmaking and I am confident he will win the Oscar with his next masterpiece, "Black Hawk Down." The film accurately had shown Hannibal Lecter after all of his years free in a remarkable Italian backdrop. The plot, although created by mastermind author Thomas Harris, was not as heart-pounding as it's predecessor but it was still enjoyable and intriguing. The intrigue is a great aspect in the film, capturing the evil but genius Hannibal on his "time off." The performances are largely debated over, whether Hopkins and Oldman had acted all to their great abilities. Although many details from the original novel had been left out, I was greatly satisfied with the final product.
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Summary: DVD features enhance appreciation of the film
Review: As a film sequel, HANNIBAL was bound to disappoint many of its customers. It is stylistically very different from its legendary forebear, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. The older film is a sober precedural mystery-thriller with a seductive monster central to the plot. The sequel is a stylish celebration of that very monster, self-consciously humorous and departing boldly from the Thomas Harris novel. The crucial role of Clarice Starling is played by another actor, and with "Hannibal the Cannibal" free of his jail cell and endowed with an almost supernatural intellect and power, we tread some dangerously campy territory where Hopkins says "goody-goody" and the fans giggle with glee. The DVD's features help one to appreciate how well-made and well-acted the film truly is. Investigate director Ridley Scott's commentary on some of the deleted scenes, the film itself, and the alternate ending they shot. It is most educational. The "making of" documentary is mostly self-adoring, but there is interesting information in there as well. One comes to appreciate how carefully made the film is, and what a challenge it was to film this story and make a credible movie. Thomas Harris may even have set them a challenge that was impossible, especially with the infamous dinner scene. Finally, I appreciate the ending of the film far more than the far-reaching conclusion of the novel. The film's script brings Agent Starling and Hannibal together in a confrontation which tests Starling's integrity and courage, and Hannibal's ultimate admiration of this "deep roller." So much so, that he makes a painful sacrifice to preserve his own freedom and fly away.
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Summary: OKAY DOKEY!!!
Review: I THOUGHT THIS MOVIE WAS GREAT. ANTHONY HOPKINS WAS EXCELLENT AS ALWAYS AS HANNIBAL. JULIANNE MOORE WAS A PRETTY GOOD SUBSTITUE FOR JODIE FOSTER. I WISH SHE WAS IN THIS ONE TOO. BUT JULIANNE IS THE NEXT BEST THING. THE MOVIE IS ACTION PACKED AND KEEPS YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT UNTIL THE VERY END. THE DVD HAS ALTERNATE ENDINGS. 2 THAT ARE FILMED AND ONE THE DIRECTOR GOES AND TELLS YOU ABOUT. THE ONE THAT IS IN THE VIDEO AND ON THE MOVIE SCREEN IS THE BEST, BUT IS NICE TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE ALSO CONSIDERING.
THE DVD VERSION ALSO HAS DELETED SCENCES, SOME SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE MOVIE AND OTHERS YOU SEE WHY THEY TOOK THEM OUT.
OVERALL, IF YOU ARE A BIG FAN OF THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS YOU MUST SEE THIS SEQUEL. OKAY DOKEY! BYE FOR NOW CLARICE.
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Summary: Why is this so underrated?
Review: I can't beleive how this blockbuster horror movie got such a bad reputation. I also think that the script is good, not some (...) HANNIBAL is a chilling movie that actually gave me nightmares. I normally don't like horror movies but SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and HANNIBAL are both really good in my thoughts.
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Summary: good
Review: Hannibal is a good movie. it is one of 2001's best movies and it has great acting and music. Though it probably won't win any Oscars or Golden Globe Awards I highly reccommend this to anybody (as long as they don't mind the gore).
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