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Hannibal (2001)
Perhaps people enjoy being negative or perhaps the hype was too high but Hannibal is a winner...
I have to say with all of the negative comments I've been reading about Hannibal, were they and I watching the same movie??
I agree with one comment, the movie ended too quickly and left us with just as big a cliffhanger as Silence of the Lambs did. It sort of summed up too quickly.
Aside from that this is one of the BEST movie sequels ever made, while it isn't Silence of the Lambs it's not really supposed to be. People have to realize that this story is told in a different fashion, it may not be as frightning psychologically but it is a suspenseful thriller.
I think the reason many laughed at the gore scenes was because it was the only way to relive their discomfort.
The movie was wonderfully written, a decent adaptation from the book but no less enjoyable.
Scott has directed another masterpiece, and this movie is a masterpiece. The key to enjoying this movie is not to think of it as Silence of the Lambs.
Performances...
Liotta: One of his best roles, this guy is an amazingly talented actor. He stole the show, at least in the climax that is! Moore: Not Jodi Foster and while I like Moore she really didn't seem to be Clarice, the movie may have been even better if Foster stared. Hopkins: Just as chilling as in Silence, a great performance. Oldman: This is an Oscar worthy performance and I kid you not, It was the best performance in the movie.
The thing about Hannibal is that it needs not to try and have a frightning unworldly twist to it. Silence of the Lambs set that up for us, in this movie we know Hannibal is a monster, we know he's twisted and we know the kinds of things he did, and by now and by some strange force we begin to see him as the protagonist, a twisted hero if you would go that far. We love to hate him and even begin to feel for him, in a world in where you have a faceless child molesting man plotting to feed Hannibal to wild bores, Hannibal doesn't seem all to evil anymore.
You have to watch this movie with a twisted sense of appeal to the characters in order to enjoy it. If you stop analyzing it an taking it apart you will see a very good film underneath it all.
My advice is, if you watch this movie with a stubborn viewpoint you most likely will be negative, if you open your mind you won't be. This movie is too good to complain about.
Wo hu cang long (2000)
A good movie yes a GREAT movie? Absolutely NOT...
As an avid moviegoer I cannot understand the life of me the fascination with this movie. It lacks so much and I can't believe people fail to see it. The movie has got action... great action but does it have plot? No. Does it have characterization?? No. Is it worthy a 9.0 rating? Absolutely not.
Like I stated before, I thought the action scenes were really exciting, the un-realistic ness of it seemed a little silly at first but I soon got used to it and thought it was well done and cool. But the action was basically the only thing I thought was fantastic about the film.
I really felt the film lacked in characterization and plot, it also dragged on really long and had plenty of useless scenes. For example the flashback scene in the desert could have been cut down to a mere 10 mins instead of the 20 or so mins it ended up to be. There were allot of pointless scenes that dragged out the movie, but it's the plot in general that suffered, there really wasn't a point to it all but based on the background of the story I felt there could have been had they focused more on the characters.
WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE FILM.
I never liked Jen's character. I thought she was really a bitch for lack of better words and at the end of the film her switch over to the good guys side seemed not only too predictable but ill timed. When Chow Yun Fat's character died I really didn't care or feel any emotional connection to him as all the scenes of Jen running around here and there should have been replaced with scenes to build on his character.
I also didn't like the way the whole Jade Fox thing was resolved, the movie sort of drifted from that plot with all the Jen scenes especially that much too long desert flashback when we came back to the main plot I was a little confused. The story never really went anywhere and them the movie just ended. It wasn't well thought out plot but the backstory had huge potential.
Based on all this I'd have to give it a thumbs down. I would NOT recommend it and I don't understand why people seem to think it's such a great film. Iin a rating out of 10 I'd only have to give it about a 5.
The Devil You Know: Inside the Mind of Todd McFarlane (2001)
A great look at the man who has greatly influenced the world of comics.
I had the opportunity to be one of the only people to see this film, prior to its video release.
I was one of the fans who went to the premier in which Todd attended in Calgary on September the 30th, 2000.
This is a very well put together documentary, it's great to watch if you're a fan if comic books in general, particularly a fan if Todd Mcfarlane, and it's even a good film to watch if you're simply one of the many people who knows Todd as "the guy who bought the million dollar baseballs."
It's well paced, some parts are even exciting, for example for the first time ever we get to see Todd auctioning for the balls by phone, it had me on the edge of my seat even though you knew what the outcome was going to be!
The film follows his family life, his past, how he got started out and scenes from his Spider-Man days. We get an inside look at the planning and producing that goes into the Mcfarlane Toys action figures and allot more interesting things about the man himself, Mcfarlane!
To all of Todd's fans, I suggest renting or buying the video, it's allot of fun!
After the show, I met and talked with Todd, who is a really guy and is highly respects his fans, all in all a great experience!