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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 i...( read more 
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MCT:August 23, 2008I've aldready wasted two hours on this crap so I'm not gonna waste more time commenting it. Just avoid it.
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MCT:August 23, 2008I just finished the novel and then re-screened this film. When I first saw it on its release year (pirated download then as well) I couldn't yet stomach much horror, and Oldman's makeup job creeped me out of seeing this.
When I saw it two years later, I loved the final scene where Krendler eats his own brains and could appreciate the storyline in Italy with the avaricious cop. I hated Moore's job and thought the Hannibal and Clarice scenes were lifeless as a result.
Now today: I watched the whole thing through again last night after finishing the book this weekend. I don't agree with which plot elements/characters are kept and which are discarded. I understand that the book's ending would have required Jodi Foster to make it believable, so I can accept this movie's cop-out.
I've done my fair share of hating on de Laurentis (check my Hannibal Rising review), especially for his unforgiveably 80s cheese 'Manhunter' that has somehow acquired a cult of appreciators. I was okay with his 'Red Dragon'; I did the same for that movie as for this - I read the book. While 'Red Dragon' has its flaws, it's not nearly as bad as this entry. That said, 'Hannibal
is nowheres near as shitty as 'Hannibal Rising' being that it still features Hopkins in some legitimately scary moments.
The pacing is incredibly off, and the scene composition in the Union Station scene is disappointing (done right, I'd have given this movie a full extra star). The Verger plot is compromised for some unknown reason (maybe Gary Oldman just didn't want any more to do with this movie than he had to in order to get paid). Which, speaking of money and how that's the only thing de Laurentis has, it's not used to give Mason Verger a proper effects treatment. In the book, he is severely worse off in terms of appearance than in the film (I really wanted to see the eye in the foggy glass artificial eyelid). Also, Mason's eel is left out of the story, as is his sister Margot who in the book makes the compelling argument for Mason's demise, whereas in the movie that job is illogically flagged off to Cordell like a last minute 'oh fuck we forgot about that part'.
Instead of taking up that Margot subplot, the movie spends time on the Starling/Krendler subplot and, for the most part, just regurgitates sound bytes from 'Silence' with Moore's voice dubbed in. I am now more forgiving of her role; if Foster hadn't defined that character, Moore would have had a real shot at this character, but all the work she puts into her scenes evaporates as soon as Hopkins is on screen with her, and not because of her acting, but because of the Hannibal/Clarice dynamic that Foster and Hopkins created.
The book is worth a read, but this movie - it's little more than frustrating masturbation from a desperate movie studio.
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MCT:August 14, 2008Tried to be a good sequel, but was pretty average. Hopkins was brilliant again, Julianne Moore was ok, but it would of been better to see Foster keep the role. Gary Oldman's performance of the disfigured guy was amazing though.
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MCT:August 9, 2008This is not as good as Silence of the Lambs. It's more polished, but has lost the gritty fear the original had. Derivative as sequels usually are.
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MCT:August 6, 2008Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MCT:August 5, 2008Hardly as clever as Silence of the Lambs, instead seeming to use the gratuitous shock value of borderline gore to make up for its deficiencies. Julianne Moore gives a good performance.
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MCT:July 31, 2008A true example of a successful sequel, starring Anthony Hopkins once again as Hannibal Lecter, and this time Julianne Moore as FBI agent Clarice Starling, both of whom give the outstanding performances anyone would expect from them. Gary Oldman, probably the greatest actor alive, does nothing but transform what would already have been a great film, into a spectacular film, portraying the only of Lecter's victims ever to survive, Mason Verger, who is out for revenge against the man who left him deformed beyond repair- that being Lecter. This movie has a solid captivating plot, an awesome soundtrack, a perfect runtime, and a script that perhaps does not live up to its predecessor, but that is still quality. A real first-class thriller...
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MCT:July 29, 2008
Strong Ridley Scott visuals and a fine classical score from Hans Zimmer (and co.) cannot make up for the blatant deficiencies of this shitty movie.
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MCT:July 25, 2008
Loved "The Silence of the Lambs". Hated "Hannibal". The plot is weak, at best, and Julianne Moore replacing Jodie Foster? Please. And the finale where Hannibal eats a brain is stupid. Ridley Scott, you disappoint me.
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MCT:July 25, 2008
This role was made for Anthony Hopkins. This book was unbelievable. The movie was a little disappointing. Julianne Moore ruined the Clarice role and the writers were not following the book. I did love the parts filmed in Florence and Gary Oldman was an amazingly gruesome Mason Verger. Also there are some great scenes with Ray Liotta. Lecter fans should check it out.
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MCT:July 19, 2008It was a really good movie. hannibal was a really smart person in this you would always think he would get caught or something and then somehow he would get out of the problem. The end was disgusting though ...
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MCT:July 15, 2008
This sequel to Silence of the Lambs is a good follow up but it may have been too late for some fans and maybe even Jodie Foster.
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MCT:July 13, 2008
The sequel, set 10 years after Silence of the Lambs and sees Lecter still out there, living in Europe under the alias Dr. Fell. When an Inspector finds a posted $3,000,000 reward online for the capture of Lecter, he decides to go for it himself. It leads back to Mason Verger, brilliantly portrayed by Gary Oldman, although you wouldn't know it because of Verger's seriously fucked-up a;pearance. Hopkins plays the title character in this one exactly like he did in SOTL, but he gets more freedom here and shows off more, which is why his performance here is all the more better. Moore takes over for Jodie Foster, who decided not to return as Clarice Starling, but she works so well in the role that you find yourself not missing Foster that much. I've rerated this one a couple times, but overall, while not as good as Silence, it's damn close, which is unfair to both films since this sequel is off in a completely different direction. Oh, and Ray Liotta shows off his acting chops again as the arrogant Paul Krendler. These are roles Liotta seems custom-made for.
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MCT:July 9, 2008
It's the best love story I haver ever seen. Hannibal and Clarice are great. Thanks to Thomas Harris we have the best villain in all times.
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MCT:July 7, 2008
This flick lacked everything that made Silence of the Lambs cool. Read the book version for the better story, marginally better than this dreck.
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MCT:July 1, 2008
Underrated sequel to 'Silence of the Lambs' with a strong performance from Hopkins and a lavish visual style. Moore is a bit bland but Scott delivers with excellent aural support from Zimmer.
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MCT:June 22, 2008
,,hannibal lecter: people don' t always tell you what they are thinking. they just see to it that you don' t advance in life."
the film takes place ten years after the events depicted in the silence of the lambs. dr. hannibal lecter (anthony hopkins) has taken up residence in florence, italy, under the pseudonym ,,dr. fell". meanwhile, as a result of a failed drug raid, FBI agent clarice starling (julianne moore) is temporarily taken out of the field and assigned to work on lecter' s case. starling is sent to the mansion of billionaire mason verger (gary oldman), who was mutilated and paralyzed after an encounter with lecter. verger tells starling about his history with lecter. starling receives a letter from lecter expressing sympathy for the drug raid, but also taunting her into tracking him down. in florence, inspector rinaldo pazzi (giancarlo giannini) meets, during an investigation, dr. fell. pazzi finds out fell' s true identity and, hoping to get the reward posted by verger, decides to catch lecter. lecter, however, has guessed pazzi' s intentions and kills him. lecter then heads to the united states to find starling. paul krendler (ray liotta), tempted by verger' s money, delivers falsified love letters from lecter to the head of the FBI, claiming he found them in starling' s office. starling heads to verger' s mansion, where she manages to kill verger' s men and free lecter. verger is killed by his assistant. lecter takes starling to krendler' s house. starling watches in horror as lecter feeds krendler with a small part of his own brain. she tries to attack lecter, but he manages to escape, leaving starling alive. the script was bad, the cast was great (anthony hopkins, julianne moore, gary oldman, giancarlo giannini, ray liotta) and the soundtrack was amazing. although hannibal has an interesting story, the movie isn' t captivating and great. hannibal remains the worst film of anthony hopkins' s hannibal series.
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OMG dis film woz sik me and ma lil bro wetr wochin it nd he frweaked out.he was runnin round da house lik crazi ,hidin unda evri thin
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MCT:June 11, 2008
Features gruesome scenes that go too far, even for a horror movie. And Clarice and the Dr. are practically friends here. Huh?
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MCT:June 8, 2008
There are certain powerful scenes in this movie but on the whole it feels like something is missing that could give a point to this whole movie.
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MCT:June 3, 2008I've heard it really sucks compared to the book, but I want to see it anway, because Anthony Hopkins is just so damn amazing.
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halfbloodprincess931posted 34 days ago -
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lol yeah Hopkins is class. "Now you will tell me when the lambs stop crying wont you" lol
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