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OK, so we watched Manhunter the other night. That was kind of neat because we're finishing up the last season of Hannibal and without spoiling that here in this thread, the last few episodes deal with the Red Dragon story on which Manhunter was based.
Anyway, it for me thinking about Manhunter and the other movies.
Silence Of The Lambs is obviously a great movie. The performances are fantastic, Demme's direction is spot on, the script is tight and the whole thing just comes together in a big way. It's worthy of all the praise that it's been given over the years.
Hannibal, and it's been a while since I've seen it, is an exercise in big budget over the top gratuitousness. I remember thinking parts of it were pretty funny, actually, though I think Scott was in on the joke at times. The dinner scene with Liotta comes to mind as a good example of the film's attempts to take things in a more darkly comedic direction (which carries over into the TV series if you think about it).
Red Dragon I only ever saw once when it was a new release and I remember enjoying it, appreciating the performances, the style and the pacing but thinking that Manhunter was the better version primarily because Tom Noonan is so extra special creepy in Mann's take.
Hannibal Rising I've never seen. I know it was panned but that's never stopped me before and the fact that it covers the character's younger years is intriguing to me. I'll make a point of tracking it down and checking it out sooner rather than later, just to complete the series I guess.
Anyway, it for me thinking about Manhunter and the other movies.
Silence Of The Lambs is obviously a great movie. The performances are fantastic, Demme's direction is spot on, the script is tight and the whole thing just comes together in a big way. It's worthy of all the praise that it's been given over the years.
Hannibal, and it's been a while since I've seen it, is an exercise in big budget over the top gratuitousness. I remember thinking parts of it were pretty funny, actually, though I think Scott was in on the joke at times. The dinner scene with Liotta comes to mind as a good example of the film's attempts to take things in a more darkly comedic direction (which carries over into the TV series if you think about it).
Red Dragon I only ever saw once when it was a new release and I remember enjoying it, appreciating the performances, the style and the pacing but thinking that Manhunter was the better version primarily because Tom Noonan is so extra special creepy in Mann's take.
Hannibal Rising I've never seen. I know it was panned but that's never stopped me before and the fact that it covers the character's younger years is intriguing to me. I'll make a point of tracking it down and checking it out sooner rather than later, just to complete the series I guess.
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