Rating: Summary: "Good evening" Review: This film is probably the greatest thriller movie of all time. Personally it outshines Psycho. The movie is chilling, disturbing, deep, and dramatic. Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins is one of the greatest pairings since Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh, they truely have wonderful chemistry. Hannibal Lector is one of the greatest screen characters of all time and definately the greatest villain. No other movie has made you dive into the mind of a psychotic maniac. Jonathon Demme is truely a talented director. He hasn't made a better film since. This is one of my favorite films of all time. I highly reccomend this movie to anyone, and everyone to see.
Rating: Summary: A classic, contemporary horror film indeed!! Review: I just bought the Widescreen Special Editon a month ago and I thought it was great! Anthony Hopkins played Hannibal Lecter like no one else!! Many people agree on this, too. He really killed the role.The special features were good, too. It has a well-produced making-of documentary.(60 min) And 21 deleted scenes and more! Too bad that it didn't have commentaries. It did have the commentaries in another edition of this movie. Anyway...Buy this DVD!!
Rating: Summary: It Sucked Review: This movie sucked. I bought it for five bucks used from the video store and it was a waste of money. People call it a horror movie, but it wasn't really a horror movie. There was nothing about it that was scary. It was more suspense than horror, but, to be overcome by suspense, you have to actually give a damn about what happens. You can't do that with these characters. I was uninterested thoughout the enitre movie. The only reason I kept watching it is because it's such a classic.
Rating: Summary: Masterpiece.... Review: One of my favorite films ever made right here called " silence of the lambs" an amazing and very original film...It's not just the originality that attracted me but also how well they acted & not to mention ? The fact that Anthony was an cannibal!Lovely, just buy it!
Rating: Summary: Silence! Review: Granted the suspense was great, the production values first rate, and Jodie Foster deserved her Oscar of Best Actress...but Best Picture?! This movie promoted and glamorized a cannibal-serial killer (who escapes at the end of the movie!!). In these times with the likes of David Berkowitz(The Son of Sam),Jefferey Dhamer, John Wayne Gacey,Ted Bundy,Richard Ramiirez (The Night Stalker) and a whole long list of other sick, serial killers, a character like Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter did not need to be immortalized. Bad decision by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Rating: Summary: The scariest thing Review: I stopped watching this movie after the ambulance scene. I had seen enough. The scariest thing about this cartoon of a movie? THAT IT EVER GOT MADE! Also scary is that the hollywood crowd gets lauded for this goreification, and that legions of people apparently enjoy this kind of stuff. Ooo blood, ooo peeled skin, ooo stinking rotted corpses. This film is great, if you're a maggot.
Rating: Summary: Does Thomas Harris really care? Review: Now Bookaholics will tell you this movie doesn't follow the book exactly. They are after all right. I read the book and I know of at least two changes. The horse changed to a lamb for one, but does that make me hate the movie? No. You see I understand that making movies is far from easy. Not only that, transferring what is in a book to the big screen doesn't always transition well.
Bottom line is this is one of the best movies based on one of Thomas Harris's books. Personally I love the movie "Manhunter" as well and I 'm not sure why Thomas Harris wouldn't let them use the "Red Dragon" title back in 1986. I think William Petersen was great in Manhunter.
Jodie Fosters performance is remarkable. She makes me believe in her part. She makes me believe she came from West Virginia. She makes me beleive she is vulnerable but strong. Her scenes with "Wild Bill" are extremely tense. To me it is one of the best performances she has ever done. Don't get me wrong, Anthony Hopkins does a great job as Hannibal and the rest the cast is very good. I just think the movie "Hannibal" shows that Foster would have been better.
Rating: Summary: Gripping! Review: Oh my, what a movie! Young FBI trainee Clarice Starling(played by Jodi Foster) goes to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (played by Anthony Hopkins) to learn more about the serial killer Buffalo Bull. I think we all know the story, we have all seen the movie, but never has a movie had such an effect upon my mind. There were scenes of gore, but the psychlogical effect of this movie runs deep, perhaps it is because we know that there are people out there like Dr. Lecter who prey upon our loved ones. That is a scary thought! One that is always lingering in our minds even if we do not let it surface. The acting was excellent, the story line chilling and the conclusion outstanding! A great nail bitting movie right to the end!
Rating: Summary: Well Hello Clarice Review: When watching this expertly done thriller, one must constantly remind oneself that it is only a movie. Aside from winning 5 academy awards (well deserved, this movie is also sure to win support from the average viewer as well. It is an intelligent thriller, for people who dont need tons of constant violence (though there are violent scenes. It relies on subtle and psychological terror to give it impact. it is a rare treat among all the overly gorey and violent movies with little plot of today. It is the sophisticated man's movie.
Rating: Summary: Amazing. Review: This movie is a mastermind, a creation beyond belief...MGM brings to us Thomas Harris's story The Silence Of The Lambs, with Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, the FBI trainee who is sent to interview the brilliant serial killer, Hannibal Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins. Both Hopkins and Foster deliver award-winning performances in this movie. I guarantee it will have you hooked to the last minute. Summary: Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee at the Academy at Quantico, is sent to interview the serial killer Hannibal Lecter down in the asylum by Behavioral Science Section Chief Jack Crawford. Lecter and Starling have a strange connection from the beginning, and slowly Starling gets information about the serial killer they are trying to catch, "Buffalo Bill," from Lecter.
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