The very famous Hannibal Lecter series which was made a series to reckon with,by Anthony Hopkin's electrifying performance as Dr.Hannibal Lecter,who is the calmest and coolest psychopath in history.He is my personnel favourite as a matter of fact.
Actual sequence of the movies(as per occurence of events)::
1.Hannibal Rising(Childhood and teenage years of Lecter)
2.Red Dragon(The one and only capture of Lecter)
3.Silence of The Lambs(The masterpiece of the series,involving Agent Clarice Starling)
4.Hannibal(A revenge attempt on Lecter by his only surviving victim)
MOVIE COUNT :: 4
Click on the Titles below to read the corresponding review directly(no scrolling hassles) in this page::
The Silence Of The Lambs
Red Dragon
Hannibal
Hannibal Rising
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS:
Excellent film making....i have been hearing a lot about this movie for ages and when i did get the opportunity to check this movie out,it was a superb experience.This movie introduced me to the actor called Anthony Hopkins.Depicting an expert psychopath killer who has the coolest of human minds,Anthony Hopkins or Dr.Hannibal Lecter is brilliant.An excellent foil to him is Jodie Foster as FBI trainee Clarice Starling.
Dr.Lecter is in jail.A serial killer is on the rampage and Clarice(an FBI trainee) is sent to find out about the killer-at-large from Dr.Lecter .Lecter can control his heart rate to his liking and has an intellectual that could'nt be penetrated by psychiatrists despite many attempts.Lecter agrees to give clues about the serial killer on the condition that Clarice tells him about herself.She ignores the warning given by her superior and shares her innermost secrets.What follows will change Clarice's life forever.
On a broad perspective,the movie is about a serial killer and a Government agent's hunt for him/her.But moving to the plot and screenplay,there is nothing to complain about. Hopkins and Foster are top-notch as far as the acting department is concerned. Hopkins is menacing at times and turns extremely cool as the situation demands.Once the meeting between Clarice and himself happens,the movies pace quickens and the plot tightens.We have a lot of tense moments and the tension reaches a high as the climax nears.And i realised the title of the movie IS actually relevant to the main character involved.
Nothing less than 10 for such a brilliant film.
My rating: 10/10
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/
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RED DRAGON:
Set years before The Silence Of The Lambs took place...we meet agent Will Graham(Edward Norton) who is being helped by famous Dr.Hannibal Lecter(Anthony Hopkins) to catch a serial killer.But what Graham doesnt know is that Lecter is the killer himself.Graham eventually finds this out and Lecter is jailed,causing Graham unwanted negative media coverage.He goes into early retirement.
Years later a serial kiler by name of the 'Tooth Fairy' is on the loose,and Graham is asked for help in the case as he is believed to possess psychic powers.He does make some important breakthroughs but is unable to proceed further and he has no option other than turning to the killer he jailed(Lecter).Lecter does help him,but only to prove Graham that he is far more cleverer than the Tooth Fairy.Will the killer be caught???Will lecter,the great intellectual that he is,take revenge on Graham???
Anthony hopkins has a good deal of screen presence and he is electrifying in his portrayal of Hannibal 'the Cannibal'.Compared to 'Silence of The Lambs',his on-screen time is less and but it more than satisfies a fan's thirst.Francis Dolarhyde(Ralph Fiennes) is menancing and makes a spine-chilling villain,but never comparable to our beloved Dr.Lecter.Not quite as strong as 'Silence of The Lambs',but good enough.
My rating: 9/10
My links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289765/
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HANNIBAL:
Well the idea sounds great...watching the sequel to one of the most spine-chilling movies ever made.Actually its watchin the the third movie in an already popular movie series!!!I wasnt that very disappointed though,but it was not a very satisfying experience.
I do not want to start off on the negatives of the movie but i got to mention the major letdown in the movie.This movie does NOT feature Jodie Foster who did an excellent job in the original as Clarice Starling.Juliane Moore who replaces her does a commendable job but that cannot be compared with Foster's performance.
Now moving to the point,this movie is actually about one man's thirst for revenge against Dr.Hannibal Lecter(Anthony Hopkins) as the latter was responsible for making the former disfigure his own face as well as become a cripple.The rich man seeking revenge is Mason Verger(Gary Oldman) who is the only surviving victims of Dr.Lecter and quite obivously he seeks revenge.On finding that Lecter has a special soft corner for the now-FBI-agent Starling,he sets up an elaborate trap using his power and money.Drawn into the trap is Agent Starling who is now a disgrace thanks to her FBI senior officer Paul Krendler(Ray Liotta) who has a deal set with Verger.
Does Lecter escape the trap and save Starling?And will Starling try to arrest Lecter for his previous crimes or just do nothing about it???Will Verger have his revenge??The film is about these questions....as for the performances,Anthnoy Hopkins is excellent as ever in Lecter's shoes.He gets to fry a person's brain even while the victim is alive,in this movie.That particular scene was so devilishly gross,surprisingly i didnt feel any remorse at all.Juliane Moore who replaces Jodie Foster does a good job as the focus is more on the revenge angle(Verger Vs. Lecter) and so Foster's absence is taken care of.
Not comparable to the previous two outings of Hannibal the 'Cannibal',but satisfying enough for a Hannibal Lecter fan.
My rating: 8/10
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212985/
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HANNIBAL RISING:
The fourth installment in the Lecter Series,this movie is supposed to answer all the unanswered questions posed by the previous three movies in the series and it does answer them to a certain extent.The audience is introduced to the Lecter family who try to escape the invading army during World War II.Everyone is killed barring a young Lecter who escapes the barbarians(not army people) who killed & ate his sister Mischa(Note:parents were killed earlier by army men)!!!Lecter resolves to seek revenge and we move forward in time when Lecter from Russia and stays with the Widow of his uncle in France.As time passes by,Lecter slowly remembers all the horrors he went through the war and sets out to seek out his revenge.In midst of all these action,he becomes the youngest student to be admitted to Medical School of Paris(dont remember the actual name).Lecter slowly finishes off one person after another on this hit-list and during the ineraction with the last barbarian who ate Mischa,the audience is in for a shock,that sets the premise for the Lecter Series and the Mind within Hannibal Lecter.
Performance is good as far as Lecter(Gaspard Ulliel) and his aunt,Lady Murosaki(Li Gong) are concerned.We also have inspector Popil(Dominic West) who is okay.As this movie is supposed to explain the reason for the psycho inside Lecter's mind,i think it was really good.The slow growth of the psychopath within Hannibal Lecter is shown quite remarkably well in the movie.Giving him emotional support is Li Gong as Lecter's aunt.Stunningly beautiful and dangerous at the same time,she fits the bill of what her role required of her.And being a Lecter movie,there are scenes of utter gore and violence which are well shot.Ulliel who portrays a teenage Lecter is excellent because he is charming and cunningly devilish at the same time.The viewers can feel an aura of evil on his calm face,a thing which was depicted brilliantly by Anthony Hopkins in the prequels.That is,those sequence depict the fact that Lecter was in perfect control of himself even at such an young age!!!A film apart from the previous three films,but deserves to be given a watch for Gaspard Ulliel.
My rating: 8/10
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367959/
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