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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 5:47:23 GMT
I’m surprised that there’s no thread for this yet. I saw the film a long while ago and thought it was overrated. I’m giving it a rewatch tonight and hope to have my mind changed for the better.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Feb 26, 2018 5:53:57 GMT
I didn't like it (funny thing though it was shown on cable exactly 1 day before the Oscars so I watched it and then next night it won best picture). Thought it was over the top and in bad taste. I didn't like the serial killer movie trend in the 90s, especially with the main character bonding with a a serial killer sage figure.
The theme of Silence of the Lambs irritated me-the idea that she needed to rescue the victims to silence a childhood trauma involving lambs and her father was just too heavy-handed.
But making Lecter her surrogate father-mentor was really obnoxious.
I think Brian Cox was better as Hannibal Lecter, and Manhunter a better movie.
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Post by sjg on Feb 26, 2018 11:36:53 GMT
7/10
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Post by movielover on Feb 26, 2018 15:22:47 GMT
I’m surprised that there’s no thread for this yet. I saw the film a long while ago and thought it was overrated. I’m giving it a rewatch tonight and hope to have my mind changed for the better. Have you seen the prequel Manhunter? I prefer it to SOTL. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 15:26:28 GMT
I’m surprised that there’s no thread for this yet. I saw the film a long while ago and thought it was overrated. I’m giving it a rewatch tonight and hope to have my mind changed for the better. Have you seen the prequel Manhunter? I prefer it to SOTL. The Michael Mann film? I didn’t even realize that was a SOTL film. I’ll have to give it a watch. |
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Post by bravomailer on Feb 26, 2018 15:53:35 GMT
5/10 – some creepy moments but Hannibal Lecter seemed like a comic book villain. A safety pin and suddenly he's free, two guards are dead, and after putting up a grotesque display, he's walking the streets. Stupid.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 26, 2018 15:56:54 GMT
7/10.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 16:17:00 GMT
Dang, the ratings are really split. I only saw half of it last night because it was really late and I had to get up early for school, but so far it’s a 7/10.
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Post by fartyfartsalot on Feb 27, 2018 19:29:45 GMT
I’m surprised that there’s no thread for this yet. I saw the film a long while ago and thought it was overrated. I’m giving it a rewatch tonight and hope to have my mind changed for the better. Have you seen the prequel Manhunter? I prefer it to SOTL. Oh, you're just so cool & edgy. |
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Post by Vits on Feb 27, 2018 19:38:02 GMT
7/10
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Post by maxwellperfect on Feb 27, 2018 20:36:07 GMT
7/10. One of those movies that I respect more than enjoy.
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Post by someguy on Feb 28, 2018 16:37:12 GMT
9/10.
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Post by bluerisk on Feb 28, 2018 21:02:33 GMT
5/10
I like Moore and the second movie far better.
This "creepy" trans guys is boring, and her relation ship with Lecter...Foster is a cold fish and her acting has never impressed me.
The best part was his escape and onwards.
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Post by James on Feb 28, 2018 21:28:17 GMT
8.5/10 (voted 9)
One of the best horror and thrillers of all time.
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Post by dodge4life on Mar 1, 2018 20:43:42 GMT
10/10. It was a great movie all-around, but the Hannibal Lector escape scene (where he dons the face) is one of the best scenes in horror movie history.
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Post by ravi02 on Mar 2, 2018 2:14:02 GMT
A very good thriller and I really like both Hopkins and Foster's performances.
And my personal feelings on Lambs vs Manhunter. I do like Manhunter and think it's a good film as well, but some aspects of it haven't aged well (using Iron Butterfly during a climactic battle?) and it drags in places. Lambs on the other hand, feels like it could have been released today.
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Post by Eλευθερί on Mar 31, 2021 15:49:27 GMT
This is an extremely well-crafted film. Top-notch acting by Foster and Hopkins, terrific directing and editing. The screenplay is written to keep cranking the suspense up to almost the final scene.
The problem I have with it is the same today on rewatching it as when I first viewed it long ago—the very negative messages about gender identity and sexual orientation that it conveyed. If it were possible to somehow defenestrate those messages, I'd probably give the film a 10. But since that's impossible, it's a generous 6.5/10 (which is higher than what I would have rated it in the past).
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Post by NJtoTX on Mar 31, 2021 20:15:12 GMT
Never liked it. Hopkins didn't sell me on his threats/character. Predictable escape, running around like Shatner.
4/10
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Post by Eλευθερί on May 22, 2021 0:02:37 GMT
I’m surprised that there’s no thread for this yet. I saw the film a long while ago and thought it was overrated. I’m giving it a rewatch tonight and hope to have my mind changed for the better. Have you seen the prequel Manhunter? I prefer it to SOTL. Manhunter is a much inferior film to SOTL. Manhunter basically could have been a made-for-tv film. SOTL is the full-on Hollywood experience. As someone else mentioned, Manhunter drags in a number of places. SOTL is suspenseful from the very beginning to the end.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jun 19, 2021 9:34:44 GMT
8/10
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