Favorite Hannibal Lecter film?

[derby378]

Poll question: Favorite Hannibal Lecter film?

All four are listed. Remember, Brian Cox played Dr. Lecter in Manhunter, with Anthony Hopkins assuming the role in the other three adaptations of Thomas Harris' novels. Movies listed in chronological order of release.

Don't forget the fava beans and a big Amarone - or a nice Chianti.

[Cannikin]

1. Lambs is one of my all-time favorite movies AND book.

[tjwmason]

18. Agreed they are both magnificent (a rare feat)

Sir Anthony Hopkins takes the role of Lecter brilliantly.

I haven't seen the others to compare, but doubt that they would improve much on S.o.t.L.

[derby378]

2. I vastly preferred the film version of HANNIBAL over the book

I don't know if Harris was fighting a nasty bug or something, but I could barely make it through that novel because it was so disjointed, so campy, so...y'know, so. Ick.

[sniffa]

3. manhunter?

never heard of it. i chose hannibaL - i Love siLence of the Lambs, but i Loved the gore of hannibaL.

[HamstersFromHell]

4. Manhunter was good, if you can stomach

Michael Mann's style.

Looked like yet another version of Miami Vice in all it's art deco splendor. Come to think of it, "Heat" looked much the same. :)


on edit: muh spellin'

[Cannikin]

5. It was the 80s version of Red Dragon.

[sniffa]

6. hnmmm

do you reccomend renting it? wiLL i be severeLy dissappointed?

[ralps]

11. If you've seen "Red Dragon" I would recommend renting "Manhunter"

I thought Tom Noonan as Francis Dollarhyde was fabulous, although "Red Dragon" was a little truer to the book. :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals:

[mondo joe]

12. I think it's better than the Red Dragon adaptation.

It's certainly worth the few bucks to rent it.

[Goathead]

15. The dinner party scene

brings me to the vomit thresh hold when ever I think about it. Seriously, vomit is brought forth to the back of my throat when ever I think about brains sauteed with garlic or wine or whatever he used. :puke:

[derby378]

16. That was the single most disturbing scene of all

Even more so than his composed, rational, but hyper-brutal jailbreak in SOTL. Even Battalion 316 members cringe when they see it, I'll betcha.

[sniffa]

17. he feeds him his own brain

i Love it!

[DS1]

7. Hannibal turned into a spoof of itself

Shock images where the story couldn't hold up.

[mondo joe]

10. I can only consider it a bloody comedy

Red Dragon was such an exceptional book, I was ASTONISHED at how bad Hannibal was.

It took everything so good about the first two and contorted it all into a mess.

[Zuni]

8. I had to pick Silence as the best

but I enjoyed all of the movies.

But Silence is one of my all time favorite films....so fucking scary.
:scared:

[derby378]

9. Kick (for the noon crew)

[bridgit]

13. lambs

[4_Legs_Good]

14. Manhunter is a great film, buuuuut, Hopkins

plays the role of Hannibal better. He's incredible in Silence of the Lambs. I never saw Red Dragon, though. Hannibal sucked pretty bad IMO.

david

[imenja]

19. Silence of the Lambs is the only choice. Two are complete crap

and Manhunter is okay