marty_666
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Film nerds world wide don't need to be told how amazing Silence Of The Lambs is. As a serial killer movie, it is - in my opinion - number one, with Se7en a hair behind it. I don't have to go on about it's fine points, and if there is one flaw, it's constant breaking of the fourth wall, something I'm not a fan of. Still, this isn't enough of a detraction to mar the film in the slightest. It's a masterpiece. Nuff said.
Hannibal was really well done if vastly different to the book, even if Jodie Foster didn't return to reprise the role of Clarice Starling. Gary Oldman was creepy as f@#k as Mason Verger, and Ray Liotta was amazingly slimy as Paul Krendler.
Red Dragon was, I thought, a very solid film considering it's director is not known for making emotionally intense films. It followed the book faithfully, and had an amazing - some would say TOO amazing - cast. Hell, even Manhunter, Michael Mann's take on the same book was a great flick. Which leads us to Hannibal Rising.
Sigh.
Where to begin? I must admit that this review may be a little biased as I couldn't stomach more than the first twenty minutes of the film. I turned it off, and if I hadn't hired it, I would have burnt the disc. It was abysmal. It was the Batman and Robin of the Hannibal series. It took a great franchise and butchered it beyond the point of recognition, to a point that made Mason Verger look like a pretty boy. And I'm being polite here.
First of all, Gaspard Ulliel as Hannibal. WTF? I'm not saying he's a bad actor, not at all, but could they not have cast someone who wouldn't have had the problem of performing in a movie not written in their native tongue? Not that I think non-English speakers shouldn't appear in English spoken films, far from it, it's just Hannibal has been well established as having an English - or if you want to be picky with Anthony Hopkins' heritage - Welsh accent. Ulliel has a very strong French accent. Now call me petty if you will, but wouldn't it bug the hell out of you if when Vader spoke his first words in Revenge Of The Sith, he was voiced by Hayden Christensen?
Next, we have certain elements of the story to contend with. I haven't read the book for Hannibal Rising, but if it's anything like the movie, then I'm very disappointed in Thomas Harris. Young Hannibal as some sort of half-hearted Samurai apprentice? Come on, that has to be the lamest idea I've ever heard, up there with at least half of the plot of X-Men 3. And trying to humanize him by showing his first kill as being motivated by some sort of loyalist chivalry towards his adopted aunt...Jesus wept!!
Avoid like the plague, particularly if you're a fan of the first four films. Stinks worse than Jame Gumb's woman suit.
Hannibal was really well done if vastly different to the book, even if Jodie Foster didn't return to reprise the role of Clarice Starling. Gary Oldman was creepy as f@#k as Mason Verger, and Ray Liotta was amazingly slimy as Paul Krendler.
Red Dragon was, I thought, a very solid film considering it's director is not known for making emotionally intense films. It followed the book faithfully, and had an amazing - some would say TOO amazing - cast. Hell, even Manhunter, Michael Mann's take on the same book was a great flick. Which leads us to Hannibal Rising.
Sigh.
Where to begin? I must admit that this review may be a little biased as I couldn't stomach more than the first twenty minutes of the film. I turned it off, and if I hadn't hired it, I would have burnt the disc. It was abysmal. It was the Batman and Robin of the Hannibal series. It took a great franchise and butchered it beyond the point of recognition, to a point that made Mason Verger look like a pretty boy. And I'm being polite here.
First of all, Gaspard Ulliel as Hannibal. WTF? I'm not saying he's a bad actor, not at all, but could they not have cast someone who wouldn't have had the problem of performing in a movie not written in their native tongue? Not that I think non-English speakers shouldn't appear in English spoken films, far from it, it's just Hannibal has been well established as having an English - or if you want to be picky with Anthony Hopkins' heritage - Welsh accent. Ulliel has a very strong French accent. Now call me petty if you will, but wouldn't it bug the hell out of you if when Vader spoke his first words in Revenge Of The Sith, he was voiced by Hayden Christensen?
Next, we have certain elements of the story to contend with. I haven't read the book for Hannibal Rising, but if it's anything like the movie, then I'm very disappointed in Thomas Harris. Young Hannibal as some sort of half-hearted Samurai apprentice? Come on, that has to be the lamest idea I've ever heard, up there with at least half of the plot of X-Men 3. And trying to humanize him by showing his first kill as being motivated by some sort of loyalist chivalry towards his adopted aunt...Jesus wept!!
Avoid like the plague, particularly if you're a fan of the first four films. Stinks worse than Jame Gumb's woman suit.
One of the great things about American Psycho (the book), was that it was just so OUT THERE compared to pretty much anything else written up to and around the same time. It showed the nihilistic and dehumanizing lifestyle that excessive wealth and a spoiled upbringing can cause. It showed that even the most "normal" looking people can be quite abnormal. And it captured a moment of the past in all it's entirety. And it also pushed the limits of censorship, with its vivid and DEEPLY graphic descriptions of the antagonist's sexual and homicidal conquests.
The movie was excellent. Great cast and a very faithful - if watered down - adaption of the novel...but seriously, the only people who could get away with filming the novel word for word scene for scene, are the Troma team.
Having said that, I was curious when I first heard about the existence of this film, knowing full well Ellis did NOT write a follow-up to his novel. Upon reading the synopsis, I was already cringing; a girl who "survived" Bateman's "murders", killing to get through college.
Then I saw it. I had to. Not out of some misguided faith for anything even slightly related to the original, but to see just how they were going to attempt to make the movie work, considering it's been well established that Bateman didn't actually kill, it was all part of his Psychosis, a side-effect of his lifestyle and over-active imagination. So I hired the movie.
Really, there should be a warning issued on the cover: WARNING - YOU MAY REQUIRE A VOMIT BAG WHEN WATCHING THIS FILM. Not because the killings in the movie make you squirm worse than Ashlee Simpson's "singing", but because it is truly THAT bad that you will be dry-retching halfway through the opening credits.
FFS, I've seen porn films with scripting that looks like "Pulp Fiction" or "Fight Club" by comparison. It was truly a woeful excuse for a "film", and 88 minutes of my life that I will continue to binge-drink every weekend in an attempt to blank out. 88 minutes that I would purposefully build a time-travel device to go back and re-gain; screw making myself rich, if I could un-watch American Psycho II, I'd do it twice just to be safe.
In summation, this movie was such a shamelessly pathetic waste of time and money that I'm sure If Brett Easton Ellis, Mary Harron, Christian Bale or even the damn Go-fers from the original were to see it, they would kill themselves just to be able to turn in their graves over even the very NOTION of this film.
AVOID LIKE A SCORTCHING CASE OF HERPES!
The movie was excellent. Great cast and a very faithful - if watered down - adaption of the novel...but seriously, the only people who could get away with filming the novel word for word scene for scene, are the Troma team.
Having said that, I was curious when I first heard about the existence of this film, knowing full well Ellis did NOT write a follow-up to his novel. Upon reading the synopsis, I was already cringing; a girl who "survived" Bateman's "murders", killing to get through college.
Then I saw it. I had to. Not out of some misguided faith for anything even slightly related to the original, but to see just how they were going to attempt to make the movie work, considering it's been well established that Bateman didn't actually kill, it was all part of his Psychosis, a side-effect of his lifestyle and over-active imagination. So I hired the movie.
Really, there should be a warning issued on the cover: WARNING - YOU MAY REQUIRE A VOMIT BAG WHEN WATCHING THIS FILM. Not because the killings in the movie make you squirm worse than Ashlee Simpson's "singing", but because it is truly THAT bad that you will be dry-retching halfway through the opening credits.
FFS, I've seen porn films with scripting that looks like "Pulp Fiction" or "Fight Club" by comparison. It was truly a woeful excuse for a "film", and 88 minutes of my life that I will continue to binge-drink every weekend in an attempt to blank out. 88 minutes that I would purposefully build a time-travel device to go back and re-gain; screw making myself rich, if I could un-watch American Psycho II, I'd do it twice just to be safe.
In summation, this movie was such a shamelessly pathetic waste of time and money that I'm sure If Brett Easton Ellis, Mary Harron, Christian Bale or even the damn Go-fers from the original were to see it, they would kill themselves just to be able to turn in their graves over even the very NOTION of this film.
AVOID LIKE A SCORTCHING CASE OF HERPES!
I was never really too keen on "Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels". All my friends constantly quoted it, raved and ranted, and then when "Snatch" came out, everyone made an even bigger deal of that. I watched Lock Stock, and though I did like it, it didn't really tickle my fancy. But Snatch, that's a completely different story all together.
When I saw Snatch at the cinemas, I was shocked to see a couple leave only fifteen minutes into the film. As they left, you could hear their intellectually deficient comments; "this movie is so boring". I couldn't believe it! I'd recommend this movie to ANYONE, The Pope even!
There are hundreds of thousands of reasons for anyone to see this movie; each word of the script being a reason.
Snatch is possibly one of THE best written movies I've seen. It's smart, witty, funny and has just the right touches of dark humour. With characters like Turkish, Mickey, Tommy, Brick Top, Bullet Tooth Tony and Cousin Avi; their witty repartee will have your personal quotes list full for months after watching it. The camera work and editing complement each other to keep the film's pace on its toes, much like the boxers at the center of the character's stories.
Jason Statham has some of THE best lines in the movie, constantly slamming anything even slightly intelligent his partner Tommy has to say. Brad Pitt turns out an excellent performance as the Irish-Gypsy-Pykie Mickey; his accent is hilarious.
Even though the story line is only a simple one (following a massive Diamond through England's criminal underworld), it is the connections each character has to the diamond and each other that really makes this film stand out from all the usual jewel-heist films.
Another 10 / 10 from me on this one, it's just a pity the follow up to Snatch was a "collaborative effort" from Mr. Richie and his um.......wife.
When I saw Snatch at the cinemas, I was shocked to see a couple leave only fifteen minutes into the film. As they left, you could hear their intellectually deficient comments; "this movie is so boring". I couldn't believe it! I'd recommend this movie to ANYONE, The Pope even!
There are hundreds of thousands of reasons for anyone to see this movie; each word of the script being a reason.
Snatch is possibly one of THE best written movies I've seen. It's smart, witty, funny and has just the right touches of dark humour. With characters like Turkish, Mickey, Tommy, Brick Top, Bullet Tooth Tony and Cousin Avi; their witty repartee will have your personal quotes list full for months after watching it. The camera work and editing complement each other to keep the film's pace on its toes, much like the boxers at the center of the character's stories.
Jason Statham has some of THE best lines in the movie, constantly slamming anything even slightly intelligent his partner Tommy has to say. Brad Pitt turns out an excellent performance as the Irish-Gypsy-Pykie Mickey; his accent is hilarious.
Even though the story line is only a simple one (following a massive Diamond through England's criminal underworld), it is the connections each character has to the diamond and each other that really makes this film stand out from all the usual jewel-heist films.
Another 10 / 10 from me on this one, it's just a pity the follow up to Snatch was a "collaborative effort" from Mr. Richie and his um.......wife.