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starring: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Frankie Faison directed by: Ridley Scott Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780792852018 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Special Edition, NTSC ISBN: 079285201X Label: Mgm Entertainment Manufacturer: Mgm Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Mgm Entertainment Release Date: November 02, 2004 Running Time: 131 minutes Sales Rank: 15728 Studio: Mgm Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: February 09, 2001 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Anthony Hopkins is 'perverse perfection' (Rolling Stone) in his return to the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the sophisticated killer who comes out of hiding to draw FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore) into a high-stakes battle that will test her strength, cunning and loyalty. Amazon.com: Yes, he's back, and he's still hungry. Ten years after The Silence of the Lambs, Dr. Hannibal 'the Cannibal' Lecter (Anthony Hopkins, reprising his Oscar-winning role) is living the good life in Italy, studying art and sipping espresso. FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore, replacing Jodie Foster), on the other hand, hasn't had it so good--an outsider from the start, she's now a quiet, moody loner who doesn't play bureaucratic games and suffers for it. A botched drug raid results in her demotion--and a request from Lecter's only living victim, Mason Verger (Gary Oldman, uncredited), for a little Q and A. Little does Clarice realize that the hideously deformed Verger--who, upon suggestion from Dr. Lecter, peeled off his own face--is using her as bait to lure Dr. Lecter out of hiding, quite certain he'll capture the good doctor. Taking the basic plot contraptions from Thomas Harris's baroque novel, Hannibal is so stylistically different from its predecessor that it forces you to take it on its own terms. Director Ridley Scott gives the film a sleek, almost European look that lets you know that, unlike the first film (which was about the quintessentially American Clarice), this movie is all Hannibal. Does it work? Yes--but only up to a point. Scott adeptly sets up an atmosphere of foreboding, but it's all buildup for anticlimax, as Verger's plot for abducting Hannibal (and feeding him to man-eating wild boars) doesn't really deliver the requisite visceral thrills, and the much-ballyhooed climatic dinner sequence between Clarice, Dr. Lecter, and a third unlucky guest wobbles between parody and horror. Hopkins and Moore are both first-rate, but the film contrives to keep them as far apart as possible, when what made Silence so amazing was their interaction. When they do connect it's quite thrilling, but it's unfortunately too little too late. --Mark Englehart Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Foul.Hannibal starring Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore is a disgusting sequel to The Silence of the Lambs. Jodie Foster refused to reprise her role as Clarice Starling, she sure made the right decision! Moore is awkward as Starling, she has a hard time tackling the accent. Hopkins is still creepy but that scene with the pigs is so vile, I covered my eyes, ugh! Horrible movie, Red Dragon is better than this. Rating:  - Worthy follow upSeeing Hannibal makes me think back to the greatness of Manhunter and Silence Of The Lambs. When one just looks into the eyes of Hannibal you see get a sense of true fear. The direction in this film is great and the acting is once again superb. The jump scenes are right on target and the effectiveness is once again good. Anthony Hopkins is great as always as is Juilanne Moore. Ray Liolta and an uncredited Gary Oldman make good villians also. Rating:  - Dr. Lecter is Back!!!I thought this was a pretty good movie. (Which is now the 4th Hannibal movie in the order it's supposed to be.) Hannibal has been hiding in Italy from Clarice and anyone else who is looking for him. A dirty cop named Pazzi finds out who he is and tries to get the reward for his capture. Mason Verger wants revenge for what Hannibal made him do, and Clarice just wants to find him and put him in prison. If you love cop thrillers, and the Hannibal movies, you'll love HANNIBAL!!! Rating:  - Mirror, mirror on the wallCould you imagine it as a love story ? Yet... Imagine the ruthlessness of a man who is ready to wreck everything and everyone on his way to power. Then imagine the cold heart of Dr Lecter kindle and blaze for his Nemesis and his brain, trained by years of learning, entering the game with its unabatable determination backed by an unpaired ability to calculate and anticipate. I have first seen "Hannibal" then "The silence of the lambs", and my preference goes to the former. While the latter ... Read More Rating: - I assure you, the next course is to DIE for.While I would have preffered the novel's ending to the story of Hannibal, this was a wonderful, wonderful movie. I ADORE Anthony Hopkin's as Hannibal Lecter. I was a little put off that Jodi Foster wasn't playing the role of Clarice Starling. Julianne Moore did a wonderful job, but she just isn't Clarice in my mind. Anthony is brilliantly cold and dangerous. I loved the scenes in Italy, especially the Opera scene. Beautiful filming. I must say, the scenes with ... Read More |
