MOVIE FACTS 

GENRE : DRAMA
DIRECTOR: RIDLEY SCOTT
CAST : ANTHONY HOPKINS, JULIANNE MOORE, RAY LIOTTA, GARY OLDMAN 
YEAR : 2000
DISTRIBUTOR: UNIVERSAL
RATING : R

MOVIE REVIEW ()             REVIEW BY PHIL
HANNIBAL IS THE LONG AWAITED FOLLOW UP TO THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)

THE CAST AND CREW HAVE BEEN MODIFIED A BIT .  JODIE FOSTER (WHO PORTRAYED AGENT CLARICE STARLING ) HAS BEEN REPLACED BY RISING ACTRESS JULIANNE MOORE AND RIDLEY SCOTT (GLADIATOR ) HAS TAKEN THE DIRECTOR'S SEAT ...

THE STORY TAKES US SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS . HANNIBAL LECTER (PLAYED ONCE AGAIN BY SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS ) IS ON THE TOP CRIMINALS LIST AS HIS CASE IS REOPENED . HE HAS RETIRED TO VENICE AND WILL TRY TO CONTACT CLARICE AFTER DISCOVERING THAT THE POLICE IS CHASING HIM . BUT THE POLICE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE AFTER HIM : THE ONLY SURVIVING WITNESS OF HIS CRIMES IS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO CATCH HIM AND TORTURE HIM ( HE IS PLAYED BY A DISFIGURED GARY OLDMAN )

ANYWAY , THIS STORY IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE IN THE PREQUEL . THIS TIME, IT TAKES A KIND OF MAN-HUNTING TURN . 

AS YOU SEE THE MOVIE, YOU CAN REALIZE HOW THE RELATION BETWEEN CLARICE AND HANNIBAL DEVELOPS AND WE CAN QUITE COMPARE IT WITH A SITUATION OF IMPOSSIBLE LOVE : THEY ARE BOTH ATTRACTED TO EACH OTHER IN VERY DIFFERENT (AND BIZARRE)  WAYS . BUT LOVE IS IMPOSSIBLE BETWEEN THE TWO BECAUSE OF HANNIBAL'S CONDITION . 

RIDLEY SCOTT PLAYED A LOT ON THIS "IMPOSSIBLE LOVE STORY" SCHEME AND THIS SHOWS IN THE SCENES . 

DIRECTING IS REALLY GOOD (AS USUAL WITH SCOTT ) 

THE ACTORS ARE REALLY SOMETHING. ANTHONY HOPKINS DOES A VERY GOOD JOB AND JULIANNE MOORE IS PERFECT IN HER ROLE OF THE  CONFUSED JOURNALIST .

THIS PICTURE IS A HARD ONE AND YOU SHOULD NOT EXPECT MUCH OF ACTION FOR IT . KIDS AND SENSIBLE VIEWERS BEWARE OF SOME GORE SCENES THAT OCCUR SOMETIMES IN THE MOVIE.

DVD REVIEW ()

THE DVD IS REALLY GOOD.

THERE ARE MANY FEATURES THAT ARE AS GOOD AS ORIGINAL. 

THERE ARE MANY SCENES WHICH YOU CAN WATCH IN MULTIPLE ANGLES WHICH IS GREAT .

THERE ARE MANY MANY DELETED SCENES AND A LOT OF DOCUMENTARIES ON THE MOVIES. THERE ARE SOME INTERESTING ALTERNATE ENDINGS TO WATCH . 

YOU CAN ALSO FIND SOME TRAILERS , GALLERIES , PRODUCTION STILLS , BIOS ETC ....

THIS DVD IS REALLY GOOD AND WE REALLY ENJOYED IT 

facts :
RUNTIME:131 MIN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH (DOLBY, 5.1,DTS ) ,FRENCH , SPANISH
RATING: R 

SUBTITLES: ENGLISH, FRENCH , SPANISH
REWATCH: 3X
 

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