Hannibal (2001) [4KUHD] [Blu-ray]

I absolutely love this movie and the price was really good! I am super happy with this purchase.

This DVD is not for the person with a weak heart.

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I know that there are alot of fans of the book who might just disagree but the thruth is there is no other director in the world who can make this type of a movie with style and substance.I can't even imagine The Silence Of The Lambs Jhonathan Demme doing this cos it's nothing like the first film.You have to agree with the fact that Lecter(Hopkins) is no longer behind bars so therefore heavy locations have to be used to show the kind of life he would like to be in.Clarice Starling(Moore) also has gone through some changes and I did manage to believe the fact that she could actually shoot someone in cold blood aswell as be very intelligent,now when you put these two elements and bring in a supporting cast with the likes Gary Oldman(Verger) and Ray Liotta(Paul) makes the entire film worthwhile.The film is detailed to all of Ridley Scotts standards and you know it instantly when the movie starts and you beemed into a mansion and while the people talk about Lecter and Starling your immediately shown a disfiguered man.I haven't seen such an exciting opening sequence since The Omen.It has some superb sets and beautiful locations and you instantly fall in love with Rome(even if you are not a cannibal).The film centres around Clarice looking for Lector once again and leading grusome murders and mayhem Hopkins is in top form to reprise his role and I am happy to se him paly the part with a certain ease rather than another over top roayal shakespearan performance.Julianne Moore who takes over Jodie Foster is exceptionally good aswell considering Foster did win her second Oscar for this part in Silence of The Lambs.This is not a movie for the usual action film fan nor is it for the impatient as you may have noticed that most of Ridley Scott's films take a very long time to finish.

This is absolutely the best of the entire Hannibal Lecter film series thus far. Ridley Scott's dedication to making solid films and not movies really pushes Hannibal far to the forefront of anti-hero worship and in the most uncomfortable of ways that just get under every inch of your skin.So when did it become cool to really identify and bond with these villainous anti-hero's like Dr. Hannibal Lecter? Maybe it goes back further than I can place as I write this, but not in modern film and literature has there been such a mesmerizing and indelible character that most viewers just cant seem to get enough of.I can fully understand the brilliance of Jeff Lindsey, who knew that Thomas Harris wouldn't be able to satiate everyone's desires by writing fast enough and picked up the mantle with the Darkly Dreaming Dexter series. He successfully reproduces a creepy yet likable murderous psychopath in the vain of Dr. Lecter. If you haven't seen the Showtime presentation of Dexter, it's a must see.As for Sir Anthony, I'm sure that I speak the sentiment of most when I say that it would be good to see him reprise his role once more and it would be equally cool to see it directed by Ridley Scott.The extras on the disc are fantastic for those looking to purchase the 2 disc version. It's well worth the money. Ridley's commentary is fascinating -- he actually states that of all his films 'this one is my favourite'. I was pretty stunned by that as I'm a big fan of Blade Runner. He probably enjoyed making Hannibal, which would be the difference of the two, as most already know, regarding Blade Runner.

We have gotten to the point with DVDs where we really need to be able to rating both the film AND the packaging (similar to what we get to do with the THREE rating categories for toys), because whatever you might think about "Hannibal" as a film this is an excellent 2-disc DVD package. Director Ridley Scott's commentary is first rate, although there are more lengthy pauses in the last act of the film (and I cannot get the subtitles to work during the commentary, which is how I prefer to do it). The best of the extras is probably the bit on the Fish Market shootout that allows you to look simultaneously at the multi-camera angles used to film the scenes. The "making of" featurette is okay, the cast bios above average, and the dozens of discarded examples of posters for the film are fascinating.I think we are all pretty much in agreement that the shortcomings with the film version of "Hannibal" are inherent in Thomas Harris's novel. The main problem is that when Hannibal is "out" he is simply not as powerful a figure. The potency of the character in "The Silence of the Lambs" is that even when he was thrown in a dungeon cell or masked and harnessed to a dolly he was still in psychological control of the situation. The idea of Hannibal getting Meigs to swallow his tongue was more horrific than what happened to Pazzi or Krendler in this film. I am sure the ending of the film has to be more satisfying to fans than that of the novel, although I do want to point out that in the book Lecter used drugs and psychological conditioning to reprogram Clarice into not his lover but rather his consort, which is closer to Frankenstein than Pygmalion.Watching "Hannibal" on DVD confirmed the two strengths I found in the film when I first saw it in the theater. First, screenwriters David Mamet and Steven Zaillian did a marvelous job of concocting scenes between Hannibal and Clarice. In the novel the two are never together until the very end, while in the screenplay we have Clarice listening to tapes of their previous conversations and talking on the telephone in a couple of interesting situations. Without these creative additions "Hannibal" becomes just like "Sleepless in Seattle." Second, the best performance in the film is turned in by Julianne Moore. We have no trouble believing this is Clarice Starling ten years down the road. Of course this is particularly impressive since the actress is following in the footsteps of Jodie Foster's Oscar winning performance. I even think you can clearly see echoes of Foster's original characterization in Moore's work. As for Anthony Hopkins, he is certainly presenting a different, more mellow side to Hannibal, which I suppose is justified by the intervening years. Still, as the ending amply proves, this is not the same old Hannibal Lecter.Anyhow, whether you have already seen "Hannibal" or not, as long as you have seen "The Silence of the Lambs" you should check out the DVD version and make up your mind about all these nonsense. You have to admit the author and the film give you plenty to think about.