This should have been really good
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ommik — 12 years ago(August 28, 2013 10:55 PM)
I recently re-watched "Manhunter", "Silence of the Lambs", and "Hannibal".. and I absolutely loved the two first movies, but I have mixed feelings regarding "Hannibal".
Yeah, it was good, but it also somehow stumbled on its own clever ideas. The movie tried to be very psychological and intellectual, but it failed to deliver what it was promising and had some weird gaps in it. I haven't read the book, but I've been told it's great and that it really opens up the characters more so, maybe I should read it.
I didn't have a problem with Julianne Moore playing Clarice (tho Jodie was better), but I somehow really didn't like Ray Liotta. Of course his character was supposed to be despicable, but I think he wasn't convincing at all.
Anyway, I think I won't re-watch "Red Dragon" or the absolutely ridiculous "Hannibal Rising".. I'm good with two excellent, and one mediocre, Dr. Lecter movie
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montrossboc-1 — 12 years ago(September 01, 2013 06:11 PM)
I love this movie. Hannibal loose in the world. What more could you ask for. Julianne Moore is great as Clarice.
The brain-eating scene is spectacular.
Thought this was much better than SOTL, which I just finished watching again about an hour ago.
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ABetterDay — 11 years ago(October 11, 2014 07:44 PM)
I think you are being generous in describing this film as "average." I thought it bordered on being terrible. SotL was ok. Not great by any definition but above average. This film was not. It was yet another example of trying to go to the well, and make money, too many times.
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Dark_Phoenix89 — 11 years ago(February 05, 2015 12:05 PM)
I thought it was really good, myself. Silence was better, but this was definitely one of the stronger Lecter films in the series (I just thought Foster had better screen chemistry with Hopkins).
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MydnightRose — 10 years ago(September 25, 2015 06:49 PM)
I never understood the hoopla over Jodi Foster in SOTL. I haven't watched all of Hannibal but I have read most of the book; the movie improved on 2,things done poorly in the bookthe ending and Virgil's death. In the book the latter was just laughably stupid, in the movie it was terrifying.
I can only guess that Silence was received better because it was innovative and was influenced by recent events and influenced the countries reactions to serial killers. Apparently Harris didn't want to write a sequel and the results were divisive amongst readers.
I will say that while the book SOTL had more atmosphere Hannibal had such scary moments that I couldn't finish it.
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kellymariekitty — 10 years ago(October 23, 2015 05:46 AM)
Sounds really bad but it went wrong because Juliann moore is in it.
Should have re-used Jodie because she was amazing!!
I cant actually stand Juliann - she is the miserable, moodiest actress i have ever seen.
Every film she comes in she plays herself - why why why?
I watched Hannibal once & she destroyed Clarice - I like the film except for her - Clarice was a big headed egotistical bitch like her.
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reaseltbim — 9 years ago(April 22, 2016 12:12 PM)
i really really cant believe so many people love this stupid garbage,
they just must be Ridley Scott super fans or just fans of Thomas Harris
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cjwright79 — 9 years ago(July 17, 2016 07:56 AM)
You really don't know what you're talking about Jack, this really is a first rate movie. Tell me though, were there some particular elements you had trouble with? What rubbed you the wrong way? If nothing else I suggest trying it again when you're older and wiser, then you may begin to realize that the movie lacked nothing, it was only your mind and preconceptions and vision that were cluttered and distorted.