I saw Red Dragon

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

So...I went to see one of those preview screenings of Red Dragon last night.

 

It was far better than Hannibal (which I don't like).

 

It was basically a very solid genre movie, which will only suffer by comparison to The Silence of the LAmbs.

 

It was the first time I haven't walked out of the theater thinking I just saw a bad movie in months.

 

Ralph Fiennes is awesome.

[The Dames 0]

Thanks for keeping it spoiler free. Just one question....does it have any "gross out" moments like Hannibal did?

 

Dames

[Guest Some Guy]

I'm thining of dragging my girl to see it, she owes me after Sweet Home Alabama.

 

Oh yeah, answer Dames' question. I'm curious as well.

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

None that I can recall.

 

Certainly nothing to the extent of Hannibal or even close.

 

I put a short apoiler free review up at smarktalk.

 

It's hard to review a movie like this without going into spoiler detail...so it's pretty short.

 

But I don't give anything away that you can't see for yourself in the preview, or anything that is kept secret.

[Guest Daredevil21]

I've only seen Silence of the Lambs mainly cause I haven't heard many good things about Hannibal. Wasn't a main problem in Hannibal was that gore was used as a replacement to a good story? I've read that Lector doesn't even seem like the same character in Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal; is that the case here?

[The Dames 0]

....the word is spelled role, Bps. Just trying to help.

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

Bah!

 

I spell words the way I feel they should be spelt

[Guest Youth N Asia]

Was it pretty much just Manhunter with a well known cast and big budget?

[Guest Goodear]

It was the first time I haven't walked out of the theater thinking I just saw a bad movie in months.

Someone obviously hasen't seen The Banger Sisters...

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

I never saw Manhunter, but my friend who I saw it with said that it was very much like MAnhunter...

 

but he liked this movie and didn't like that one.

 

So...I dunno.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

Okay I'm confused. Was Manhunter a movie version of the book Red Dragon just with a different name? Or just a similar movie to the book? Cause the book Red Dragon has been around for awhile.

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

Manhunter was the filming of Red Dragon just with a different movie name.

 

Red Dragon the book was the first one of the Hannibal series that was written.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

Who all was in Manhunter? I don't think I've ever seen it.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

Manhunter was a movie based on the book Red Dragon...Red Dragon seems to be the same movie with a bigger cast. It could have just as easily been called Red Dragon...why it wasn't, I dunno.

 

Manhunter was very good actually.

 

And the guy that played Hannibal (Brian Cox, did a nice job) had a pretty small part, I'm sure they uped it for Red Dragon.

[Guest Mattdotcom]

Yeah, Manhunter doesn't include the scenes that begin Red Dragon:

 

 

*SLIGHT SPOILER*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hannibal helping Graham (Norton) and getting caught.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*End SPOILER*

[Guest El Satanico]

To me Red Dragon looks like the same story as Silence. Hannibal helping an FBI agent catch a serial killer.

 

But i'll still see it regardless, because of the cast.

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Are any of the novels about Hannibal Lecter before he was captured? Because wasn't Hannibal about after his escape at the end of Silence of the Lambs.

[Guest converge241]

there arent any novels but they are talking about doing another movie.

 

I hope they dont ever do any of the stuff that was left out of the hannibal book

 

*spoiler (i guess)*

 

 

 

 

 

 

..like about nazis eating his little sister and thats what made him one..

[Guest Some Guy]

I didn't really like Manhunter, but I think that's more because i'm so used to Hopkins as Hanibal than the quality of the movie itself. Anthony Hopkins is Hanibal to me, not teh guy from Manhunter.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

BUT...Brain Cox from manhunter was Hannibal first. He didn't do a bad job...but Hopkins perfected the roll.

 

So technically he's the original Hannibal...BUT S.O.T.L. was the bigger budget movie so that got more attention

[Guest Some Guy]

I saw Manhunter after seeing both Hopkin's movies. I got it for half price or something when I got Hanibal.

[Guest TUS_02]

I just saw an advanced screening of it myself and I loved it... there's really not too much to give away, but it was perfectly done all around.

[Guest gwf0704]

Who all was in Manhunter? I don't think I've ever seen it.

William Peterson from CSI played the original role that Norton plays, and its actually pretty good and I think Michael Mann directed the pic. I actually saw Manhunter first and then Silence of the Lambs and its a good one/two companion pic, so in reality, Silence is the sequel to Manhunter.....

[Guest Flyboy]

Go to the movie to watch Red Dragon?

 

Pfft... I just downloaded it.

 

I was really impressed by it, and thought it was damned good. Some good surprises throughout, and I really have no complaints.

 

I would recommended seeing it, rather you like horror/suspense or not. Now, I want to go watch The Silence Of the Lambs.

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

Silence of the Lambs is in my DVD player as we speak

[Guest El Psycho Diablo]

I caught it at the movies..and it's great, as I'd hoped it would be.

 

Now I'll finally get around to watching Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal..

[Guest Flyboy]

*damns bps for having a DVD player AND Silence of the Lambs*

 

*damns EPD for not being on MSN*

[Guest El Psycho Diablo]

Actually, just bought the Hannibal and SOTL discs in a box for like $19. DVD player, Big TV, Dolby Surround..I'm set.

[Guest Flyboy]

>_<

 

You didn't have time to buy me a DVD player?

 

*walks off while cursing*

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

Just saw Red Dragon. It's more like SOTL than Hannibal.

 

For the Record: I have both on DVD.

 

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER!!! COVER YOUR EYES!!!

 

I don't blame Lector for what he did to that orchestra musician -- he sucked...