Hannibal (DVD)

...Lambs, this long awaited film, Hannibal has had many doubters from the time the filming was announsed. Anyone whos read the book will surely understand, I read it eagerly when it came out and was baffled at how anyone, even the legendary Ridley Scott would come up with a viable way to show some of the most gorey scenes imaginable. Those of you who are expecting a second silence of the lambs will be dissapointed, this film is very different altogether. ...
...popcorn and hotdog of course!) Hannibal is a good film, but I did find it a little slow, and as already expressed by the media, anyone who has read the book will see a very different ending. I wont detail either here, in case someone hasnt read or seen either yet! There a characters in the book not shown in the film who I believe help with character developement and understanding, eg Mason Vergers sister is not in the film but was a viable character ...

jwdcruicks 25.03.2001 · Read full review
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...The Lambs' focuses around Dr. Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter. Hannibal's 4th victim (some weirdo freak with only a tiny bit of face) wants to see him suffer in huge amounts, and decides to use FBI agent Clarice Starling as bait. Lecter gets in touch with Starling and gives her very cunning clues to his whereabouts. However, a police officer from Florence has already seen through Lecters disguise and gets in touch with the 4th victim bloke, for a ...
...and escape of Lecter, and there is a very shocking and unexpected ending. 'Hannibal' is a gory film, with lots of blood and guts. For example during one murder scene, Lecter slices a mans stomach open and hangs him from a balcony, all of his guts come out, and you see them splatter on the pavement below. So if your squemish don't see this film, if you love gore like me, go and see it. If your somewhere inbetween go and see it, it is trully a very ...

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Its been ten years of waiting and the change of a lead character but the doctor with a serious case of body part munchies is back.... and back for seconds. What can be said about Dr Hanibal Lecter? Why is it people love him and fear him at the same time i believe it comes down to the social skills and no i dont mean having people over for dinner or do i? The good Dr has found his nich in life as a Librarian in Florence and is seen to be a perfect ...
...you some good red wine to go with that rare steak ild say your in big trouble. His old advisary Clarice Starling now played by Julianne Moore and is in the midst of her own crisis. She is in disgrace with her department and has one way out and thats to find Lecter. So she arranges some help from Mason Verger who is played by Gary Oldman one of the only victims of Lecters who survived. But he has his own plans of vevenge on Lecter and it begins a ...

andy1471 07.03.2001 · Read full review
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...of scenes throughout. In fact, Hannibal the film is a textbook example of how to bloster up poor material. Where Harris threw away the potientially interesting events of Lecter's time hiding in Florence, the script makes the most of them, with Scott's direction and the acting both at their strongest. Harris' more ridiculous characters, such as the nut-cracking muscle-bound lesbian, are removed altogether. Lecter's disfigured nemesis Mason Verger ...
...unblieveably dumb ending of Harris' Hannibal has also been adapted, so at least it doesn't totally trash Starling's character. Word of mouth being what this, the gory brain eating scene will probably be the reason most people go to see the film. As England is a country where the films of goremeisters such as Lucio Fulci remain heavily censored or banned, the dodgy CGI on display may even shock some. ...

fingertoe 22.02.2001 · Read full review
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This film began with an exciting introduction. With the scene being set it all ended up leading to an all guns blazing shoot out within minutes of the start of the film. Wow guns going off everywhere, and everyone seemingly being shot. Well that certainly seemed to pave the way for an exciting film. However, this did seem to be as exciting as it got. For those viewers who are all out action adventure types this was probably not a film for you. Neither ...
...some of the scenes could be describes as graphical in the least. What seemed to hold this film together most of all was the performance turned in by the great Anthony Hopkins. I am a big fan of his and think he is one of the best actors in the world today. Throughout the film he was able to portray this figure of evil whilst always smiling, most bizarre. He also seemed to cope with food that was thrown on his plate, as it were. Alongside him as ...

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...film…. Cannibal Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) is back, ten years after escaping from a Tennessee courthouse, leaving a string of mutilated bodies in his wake. After taking over as the head of a library from the now mysteriously absent predecessor, Lector finds himself living in Florence. That is until a botched FBI raid lead by agent "Clarice Starling" (Julianne Moore) leaves his former "student" in quite a bit of hot water. Put back on ...
...of glass) plans to capture Hannibal with the intentions of feeding him alive to his specially bread, "man eating" Pigs. Across the pond we follow the over extended inspector Pazzi (Giancarlo Giannini) making a foolhardy attempt at trying to capture Lecter himself for Verger's three million dollar ransom. But as the sad eyed detective is about to learn you don't mess with Hannibal the cannibal and live to tell about it. Meanwhile "Clarice" is keeping ...

supersally 05.09.2002 · Read full review
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Hannibal is a film that has been in the making for so long, It's had a fruitful 10 year digesting period, for all it's fans to get geared up for another 2+ hours a mind chilling drama. While Foster(Jodie) chose for her own reasons to turn down a reprised role that made her well known once more as an actress. Our new counterpart (I can't for the life of me remember who it was now... hmm J. Moore perhaps?!?) takes over the screen as soon as she makes ...
...little drawn out.. Following where Hannibal went from the silence of the lambs could have been shortened, without giving the feeling of "when is the film going to start" which it produced with a sharp accuracy. In short a good film that'll make a true mark on rental, but on screen didn't have the real grip of it's prequel. ...

naryan1 02.03.2001 · Read full review
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...fabulous Anthony Hopkins as 'Dr Hannibal Lecter' or 'Hannibal the cannibal' as he is fondly known. The heroine 'Clarice Starling' was originally played by Jodie Foster although after turning the second film down, Julianne Moore took over the role. The storyline was sometimes confusing but extremely compelling. Dr Lecter fled inprisonment in the previous film and in 'Hannibal' we learn that he is Florence. Agent Starling (Moore) continues her quest ...
...suriving victim attempts to capture Hannibal himself so that he san seek revenge. Although Julianne Moore is very good in the role of 'Clarice' I couldn't help wondering how different the film would have been if Jodie Foster had continued with the part. Hopkins as usual was very good and portrayed the sophisticated flesh eater perfectly (I'm still wondering whether this is a compliment or not!). It is quite clear why the film is an 18- there is ...

emilystobbs 20.02.2001 · Read full review
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...allow me to go into Hannibal with no expectations and an open mind. The sequel begins with Clarice Starling (played by Julianne Moore replacing Jodie Foster) leading an attempt to arrest a female drug dealer. Things go wrong and once the dust settles, a lot of people are dead. At the same time, we find Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) working in a library in Florence and meet Mason Verger (Gary Oldman), Hannibal's only surviving victim. A very ...
...and gives background information on Hannibal told through flashback and archive FBI footage. The other part show Hannibal in Florence and Italian cop Pazzi's attempt to capture him. The first half of the film showcases why Hannibal is such a memorable character, the flashback and archive footage drive home what a monster the man is but you can't help smile at his phrases and anticipate his next move which usually results in blood and guts (literally). ...

Ork1927 05.03.2001 · Read full review
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...who made me do this. Hannibal as in alot of opinions was a disappointment. I did enjoy the film do not get me wrong but they could of done so much with it. The film is about after the "Silence of the Lambs" when Hannibal has escaped and living a good life in Florence. Once more Starling is on the trail and she finds him being tracked by his 4th victim Mason who is a bit of a pervert and really blames Hannibal for an act he brings on and does ...
...while high.He wants to capture Hannibal and feed him bit by bit to his man eating hogs. You guess it Starling rescues him and gets herself shot.The other nasty baddies get eaten by the hogs.Even the long suffering Doctor of Mason gets pay back. Starling and Hannibal go off together and Hannibal saves her life removing the bullet. I will not tell you about Ray Lolita his part and demise are most interesting !!!!. The love between Hannibal and ...

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...simply, this film centres around Hannibal himself, who is being hunted by both the FBI and a previous victim of his, who is disfigured and badly disabled. Evidentally he gets caught up with and sparks subsequently fly. Being on the loose allows Dr Lecter to feast freely upon others, whilst maintaining his generous level of social etiquette throughout. FBI agent Clarice Starling returns once again as a central character, and she and Hannibal feature ...
...between them. The end of the film thankfully differs from the book, and we are not treated to a coupling of the two lead characters, before they jet off around the world to feast on the population. Certain parts of this film confuse the very senses, with one half of you wanting to be amused, and the other to be sickened. A very well produced film, and a must for those prepared to endure the more horrific of scenes. ...

sharrison3381 21.02.2001 · Read full review
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...Don't be put off buying Hannibal though because the film itself almost takes a backseat to the fantastic array of added features including an alternative ending to the film. Also on offer is the standard commentary, various making-of featurettes, storyboards, multi-angle exploration and many more extras. three and a half hours worth in fact. It's one of those DVD's that if you even consider the film only average, you've still got to have it in your ...

montythekid 22.08.2001 · Read full review
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...to mention Michael Mann's Manhunter), Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter was a creature of the dark, rationed out in icy little doses. In Ridley Scott's Hannibal, he's all over the screen like a rash, moseying around Florence, skipping through a Yankee fairground, even (at one stage) winking at the camera. The thrill has gone; that old black magic vanished in a puff of smoke. To watch Hannibal is like charting the spread of some particularly virulent ...
...Lambs was the china shop, Hannibal is the bull. It lays waste to all around it. Opening up 10 years after Lambs left off, Hannibal finds FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore, replacing Jodie Foster) bothered by a career rival (Ray Liotta on autopilot) and bewitched by the sociopath that got away. Cut to Florence, where Lecter (again played by Anthony Hopkins) is living incognito; his life a whirl of classy operas and Ferrero-Rocher-style receptions. ...

zoOM 20.03.2001 · Read full review
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This film was terrible! I admit, I wasn't a lover of Silence of the Lambs but I though I'd give it a chance, after all how many years has it taken them to produce the sequel? Antony Hopkins was as wonderful as ever, and although Julianne whatever her name is was very good, you can't help but compare her to Jodi Foster. Why wasn't she in the sequel? The film is very slow to start with and is not one of these films were you can get up halfway, nip ...
...and still follow what had been going on, blink for too long and you've lost the plot. There is also a lot of back tracking and a very strange man who I can't see the point of. I If someone asks you to peel your face off, it's not something you would do straight away is it, nor would you laugh while he feeds your face to your pet dog. I'm sorry but if I ever came across a man like Hanibal, who wanted me to peel my face, I would run a mile, not stay ...

Fruitybat 27.02.2001 · Read full review
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I have to say i didn't particularly want to see this film as i blood and guts does make me feel a bit queezy, but i was pleasantly suprised. I see that lots of people here are comparing this film to Silence of the Lambs, which is a good thing to do, but, as i haven't seen the prior film i thought i'd give an opinion purely on this film. The film starts with Julianne Moore(Clarice) taking part in an attempt to capture an extremely dangerous criminal.The ...
...in tatters.This makes Clarice easy prey again for Lector, as he likes to see her in distress! Lector, after escaping makes himself a home in Florence, and lectures for a living when his predesessor disapears!A local policeman manages to get on his case and ends up being hung with his entrails hanging out like one of his ancestors, and thus this is where the real story starts. Clarice receives a letter from Lector and so she has the urge again to ...

siany 11.04.2001 · Read full review
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