FIRST TIME WATCHING THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) !! - Movie reaction!
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As a German dude, your "Scheiße!!" made me smile. And it's an accurate description of Clarice's situation.
Same here! (I'm from Austria.) MMD
Same here!😅😅
I’m not German, but I studied German. I couldn’t help but think, “Watch your language, young lady!”
same here! thats a was so far the high-point of all your vids haha.
As a hopeless monolingual, that "Scheiße!" was the non-English word I DID understand (thanks, Asuka). I want to know what that other phrase she keeps using is. 🤔❓
Mary in the beginning of the movie: "Oh, I would love to be a behavioral psychologist!"
Mary halfway through: "F...ing forget about it!"
The title always confused me growing up, but it wasn’t until I finally sat down and watched the film up until that scene that I felt somewhat overwhelmed with emotion. The screaming of the lambs is the trauma that made her into the relentless warrior we now see. The silence of the lambs is the peace she seeks. It was never Hannibal’s’ story.
The first ever Horror Thriller film to win Best Picture.
In addition, it's the last film to win the *Big Five:*
• *Best Picture*
• *Best Director*
• *Best Actor*
• *Best Actress*
• *Best Screenplay*
Only _three films_ have ever win all five. The other two were *"It Happened One Night",* and *"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".*
There's a lot of interesting things to read about this movie. Like that Jodie Foster barely met Anthony Hopkins during filming, and they only shared four scenes. She was apparently terrified of him. (Who wouldn't be? ;) ) Since he's staring right at the camera in a lot of the scenes (an interesting technique they used that's normally considered "bad" in film making), she's not there, he's acting to a camera. And he has less than 25 minutes of screen time... and won an Oscar for it.
I heard he was on set for one day only.
Turns out Anthony Hopkins was also afraid of Jodie Foster and they only found that out about each other after shooting the movie. At least that is Hopkins story.
Well, she did inspire a psycho to shoot the president of the United States. Not many people have had that kind of effect on people.
@@sean---the-other-one Exactly. With a warped person they could claim "watching Bugs Bunny made me a killer." Nope.
That buildup to the FBI breaking into Buffalo Bill's house and reveal that it's Clarice at his front door is easily one of the best editing sequences of all time
Yeah, they figured that one out in editing, because they originally cut it straight and it didn't work at all. The way they cut it, it's so good that it distracts you from the fact that, in that moment, Crawford has zero way of knowing that Clarice is in danger.
Yeah, I’d love to see people rank best edited sequences in film. The Waterloo set piece from Bourne Ultimatum would be on my list.
_Doctor_ Lecter was making something of a medical joke, when he said the line about the census worker's liver, fava beans and a nice chianti. If someone is on MAO inhibitors (a drug that affects brain chemistry), there are certain foods one must avoid, including organ meat, dried beans and alcohol. So he was essentially telling Clarice he had been off his meds at the time, but telling it in such a way as to amuse the one he considered to be the smartest person in the room -- himself! :)
No lead actor has ever won the Oscar with less % of screen time. That is the definition of a powerful performance.
Judy Dench, for Shakespeare in Love. She was in the movie for about five minutes and still got the Oscar.
@@sharpeslass5452 Well said Mindy; I stand corrected. Let’s go with best actor for Sir Anthony and best actress for Dame Judi Dench.
I've always been curious about how much screen square-footage Hopkins was given. Despite the very little screen time in minutes, the screen-full-of-face time should add up to a huge percentage of the screen during his most often closeups. That was such an interesting way to tie the audience into both Lecter and Clarice.
Beatrice Straight, Best Supporting Actress, "Network" (1976). she was in one scene, 5 minutes long. that movie got a lot of awards that year and she may have just got swept along....
@@1matrix9 David Niven in Separate Tables. 16 minute screentime. Hopkins had the 2nd shortest screentime to win, at 25 mins
This is considered the first (and, so far, only) horror movie to ever win the Academy Award for Best Picture. "The Silence of the Lambs" also won the Big Five at the Oscars (Best Picture, Directing, Actor, Actress and Screenplay).
FYI the first was In the mid 80s called Man Hunter. Was based on the novel Red Dragon. Director Michael Mann thought Red Dragon sounded tomuch like a kung-fu movie, and changed the title. Remake Was Red Dragon, it was closer to the Book
Also the last film (so far) to win the 'Big 5' Oscars, and the last of only 3 films to do so. Another one was 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'.
Is this really considered horror? I always thought of it as more of a procedural thriller, but I havent seen it in years.
Parasite could be in consideration
@@rrmenton8016 I personally don't consider it a typical terror. But the Acadamy does.
"I'm into it . . . NOT THE CANNIBALISM!!!" Thank for clarifying Mary :)
Anthony Hopkins won the best Actor Oscar for this role despite being on camera for less than 25 minutes of the film the second shortest role to win best actor
I believe it's only 16 minutes. His performance is still unforgettable
@@the.seagull.35 I checked it's 24 and change David Niven was the least for some movie in 1953
This is one of the all time great movies. When I was a kid, the supernatural movies terrified me so much. When I got older, movies like this make the supernatural ones seem so tame in comparison. This movie hits so freaking hard because it feels 99% plausible. The only moment that kind of requires a moderate suspension of disbelief is his break out of prison scene, but even that... it's so well done that it doesn't bug me. And that *masterful* edit at the end where you think the FBI is at the right house but it's Clarice who is at the right house is just perfection in editing. This movie only gets better with time. It's also really great how Demme filmed this (and does a lot of his movies) where the actors look directly into the camera. Such an interesting filmmaking choice.
I love those tight closeups as well for the dialogue scenes, makes you feel like you're part of their conversation. Or in some cases it feels like you can't escape, like when we keep pushing in on Lecter's face as he asks Clarice about the lambs
The movie is based on a book, but pure fiction.
But the ideas behind Lector's and Bill's pyscotic behaviors are actually based on the true crime serial killer Ed Gein.
Ed Gein was inperation of many psycho sadistic killers in clut movies, such as the Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Psycho.
Also, pretending to be injured to lure in women was what Ted Bundy did.
Important to point out: The "sewing/making stuff out of women's skin" part is what Ed Gein actually did.
The "wants to be a woman, wants to make himself some kind of woman-suit" is entirely fictional. That never happened. It was a rumor that tabloids spread about Ed Gein, but it wasn't true. No actual psychiological evalution ever hinted at anything of the sort. He didn't crossdress, he didn't consider or apply for any kind of surgery, he wasn't even into men - he was just a straight man who hated women.
Yes! I was wondering what you thought about this film. Time to watch your reaction! 😁 And yes... Anthony Hopkins is Thor's father. Odin himself. He's a great actor!
As a younger man he often played professor types ( or for example the doctor in the Elephant Man ).
"and this is where the never sleeping again part starts." Oh my goodness I laughed so hard at that comment. Thanks to the great review and a good laugh.
It puts the Lotion on the Skin, or else it gets the Hose again!
I only ever hear that phrase in the voice of eric cartman anymore.
You can see that actor in the more recent ( U.S. version of ) the Bridge tv show. The bald guy.
I remember watching this in the theater and walking out asking myself, "Did I honestly just see one of the best movies ever made?" And the answer was: Yes!
Zodiac (2007) it has the benefit of being true (at least as true as a movie can be). I am not sure why but one of the Zodiac's victims watched the movie and said the part they were involved in was very accurate.
The women suit was taken from the real killer Ed Gein. He also dug up fresh graves.
Zodiac is soooo good
Buffalo Bill was based on three different real life serial killers. Firstly Ed Gein, as you say, secondly Ted Bundy (pretending to have an injury and needing help to put something awkward in the back of a van was literally something that Bundy did.) Thirdly, Gary Heidnik, who kept women for extended periods in pits in his basement. He sometimes flooded the pits to drown his victims, sometimes electrocuted them and sometimes ate parts of the corpses.
Norman Bates (Psycho) and Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) were also inspired by Gein.
@cyclone8974
The real Zodiac Killer was my Uncle, Jack.
In the novel, as Bill dies, he asks Clarice "What does it feel like to be so beautiful?" because what he wanted was to change himself into someone beautiful.
I wonder how you would react to 1965's "The Collector" starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar based on the novel by John Fowles. It's a psychological horror/thriller with no jump scares but 119 minutes of tension and some brief violence.
That's pretty incredible, I never knew that. I now wished they had kept that in. It really would have made a difference in the next repeat viewing of the movie; like her getting in the elevator with the other students/agents at the beginning, I would see that so differently.
Thanks for writing that.
@@chefskiss6179 I think Demme tried to "show" that thought rather than tell, by his hesitating to kill her as he reaches out to her beautiful skin and hair.
I love The Collector -- still the best portrayal of a type of man who kidnaps women. Though his motives are different from Buffalo Bill's, you can see how that movie influenced Silence of the Lambs.
You see Marji what makes Hannibal so intriguing and more deadly than just a gorefest is that he is absolutely calculated and methodical in his approach to tearing someone apart physically and psychologically. You must watch the Hannibal TV series. It's absolutely amazing starring Mads Mikkelsen ( one of my favorite actors).
I love your choice of motivational music for Clarice’s training at the beginning.
"Here is where the not sleeping ever again starts". 😂😂😂
My favorite ending from a movie i would say, bittersweet at best and a perfect final scene with Dr. Lecter just stalking his next prey. 😁
"Scheiße" is the perfect description for the situation with Clarice standing right infront of Bill's house, all alone. First time I lol'ed very hard at that scene, thanks!
It is facetious, of course, but I did hear the difference between a horror and thriller described as "If you want it to do well at the Academy Awards, you call it a thriller" 🤣
I saw this movie when released in the theatres. Really enjoyed watching you squirm just like we did. One of the best movies made.
I laughed out loud so many times during this reaction. 😆
So crazy seeing the Buffalo Bill actor play the police chief in the "Monk" series. Such a far end opposite role! XD
I know, right, I loved this movie before being a MONK fan, and when I heard him speak in MONK, I was like, "where have I heard that voice before?" Then it him me, and I was like HOLY COW
Not to mention he's the voice of Rusty Nailz in the movie Joyride. Such an iconic voice.
He's also a cop in 'Heat' (killed by Val Kilmer in the first seconds of the shootout) and in 'American Gangster'.
And the U.S. version of The Bridge tv show.
Anthony Hopkins said he based Hannibal's voice on the monotonous voice of the HAL9000 computer in Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey.. ??? Genius! 🤔
*Katherine Hepburn
@@MrParkerman6 I'm sorry. That went right over my head. Whoooosh.. I don't understand the connection 🤔
Manhunter (1986) directed by Michael Mann is a really superb Hannibal Lecktor film if you want more psychological intrigue and less grossing-out. (Though it still is a bit gory in places.)
This franchise is actually based on a book series like you speculated by Thomas Harris. An incredible follow up to this would actually be Manhunter (1986) which takes place before this movie. There is a remake of Manhunter called Red Dragon (2002 with Hopkins & Edward Norton) which is in fact really good as well but I've always gravitated towards watching Manhunter.
Manhunter is much better than Red Dragon. Just my opinion. But Red Dragon is closer to the book.
Man hunter is so underrated. It is heaps better than Red Dragon.
Manhunter > Red Dragon. Hopkins was over the top. The last 5 or 6 episodes of Hannibal the series was even better.
@@davidcooklock129 I think Red Dragon is much better than Manhunter. The one part I really like in Manhunter that’s not in Red Dragon is the grocery store scene with his son, where he talks about how the job affects him. But I think the acting, the much greater development of Dolarhyde, the ending, the greater presence of Hannibal, and just some moments like their reaction to what happens to Lounds all makes Red Dragon a lot better.
@@MP197742 My point was Red Dragon was closer to the book. Manhunter has little on Dollerhydes backstory. It barely address Dollarhydes obsession with the red dragon painting. And most importantly (to prevent a spoiler) ending is completely different, if you know what I mean. But Manhunter is still better:)
The goop they smeared under their noses is menthol gel. Body heat causes it to gas, and the fumes have an intense, minty or medical smell, but more importantly completely numb the mucus membrane in the nose, effectively killing your sense of smell. It's great stuff if you're not used to the smells of decomposing bodies. The coroner doesn't use it because, working in a morgue, he's used to the smell.
Another great psychological thriller and one of my all time favorite movies. The one thing they do in this movie is make you feel so uncomfortable with the direct acting into the camera. Also all the scenes showing Clarice surrounded by men. I work in a predominately male field and so I connected with Clarice being a young women (30 years ago-haha) trying to make it and be in command in these situations. It's just intimidating and they do a great job in showing that.
Oh, this is like my second favorite movie of all time. I also had and still kind of have a crush on Jody Foster.
Movie, back in the day wasn't even close to my favorites, but couple of years later it really became something I truly love... and I really don't say "love" easily. This movie is more than everything the movies these days don't offer.
Mary, I loved "This is where the never sleeping again part starts." Priceless.
I love this movie. One interesting way to watch it is to pay attention to which men treat Clarice with respect and which ones look down on her. Part of the reason Hannibal is such a compelling character is because he's so horrifying and disgusting....but he also respects Clarice so you kind of like him? Conflicting feelings!
He likes her because she has intelligence, and isn't cocky like the fools such as the guy in charge of the prison.
Mary, I would consider this more of a suspense movie, which actually stimulates the viewer's brain, more than just scare them. Older suspense movies are more of this type of scary movies, like The Birds, which scared me really badly in the early 70's. Alfred Hitchcock was a master at making these types of movies, and he always had a cameo appearance in the first 10 minutes of the movie. I made a list of older movies a while ago for people to watch and am attaching it, you might want to check out the suspense genera. My list includes the year made and Rotten Tomatoes ratings, both the Tomatoemeter and Audience ratings.
Comedy
The Long, Long Trailer 1954 44/77
This one I really love, it is with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Also if you have ever towed trailer it is even more funny.
Pillow Talk 1959 93/87
Operation Petticoat 1959 81/81
Lover Come Back 1961 /77
That Touch of Mink 1962 78/70
The Thrill of It All 1963 88/73
Move Over, Darling 1963 /77
Father Goose 1964 80/86
Send Me No Flowers 1964 57/74
Man’s Favorite Sport 1964 64/72
A Christmas Story 1983 89/88
Suspense
Lifeboat 1944 93/87
Not only is an interesting movie, since the movie opens just after a German submarine sinks the ship they were on, but fun to see how Alfred Hitchcock does his cameo.
Strangers On a Train 1951 98/92
North By Northwest 1959 99/94
Second higest rated movie on my list. An Alfred Hitchcock movie, watch for his cameo, he does one in every one of his movies.
Rear Window 1954 98/95
Third highest rated movie on my list. An Alfred Hitchcock movie, watch for his cameo, he does one in every one of his movies.
The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956 87/84
An Alfred Hitchcock movie, watch for his cameo, he does one in every one of his movies.
Vertigo 1958 94/63
An Alfred Hitchcock movie, watch for his cameo, he does one in every one of his movies.
Psycho 1960 96/95
An Alfred Hitchcock movie, watch for his cameo, he does one in every one of his movies.
The Birds 1963 95/83
An Alfred Hitchcock movie, watch for his cameo, he does one in every one of his movies.
Drama
Mr. Roberts 1955 93/85
The Caine Mutiny 1954 92/87
Romance
An Affair to Remember 1957 65/87
The African Queen 1951 98/86
Casablanca 1942 99/95
Highest rated movie on my list.
It’s a Wonderful Life 1946 94/95
A Christmas movie.
True stories
Sergeant York 1941 No ratings
The true story of WWI Tennessee Hero Alvin York and his Love of God, Country, and a girl.
What a great list! I also love Rear window so much.
One of my all time favourite films. Love your reactions.
The moth thing is to represent the change that Buffalo Bill wants. That's why when he picks up the moth, he says "so powerful".
You should follow this up with the movie Hannibal(2001). It is an underrated sequel to this.
Agreed. Hannibal was a good movie. I would be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed when I found out it wasn't Jodie Foster playing the role again. But Julianne Moore did a good job.
9:09 - is menthol like substance to cover the smell. I don't know if it's a movie mistake or just outdated, but coroners don't do that. You get used to the smell after a few minutes, but if you use menthol, it will evaporate and the smell will hit you hard and sudden - then you'll need a bucket.
It's Hollywood stuff to call the audience attention to the smell
That needs to be a line in a story. "It smelled of menthol and death."
@@deathtoraiden2080 That makes sense!
I think it's mentioned in David Simon's Homicide that the detectives would use Vicks rub sometimes like that, I don't recall if it was mentioned or I am misremembering it but I know it says they used foul-smelling cigars or dumped coffee grounds on a hotplate if one was nearby to try and mask the smell. This was back in 89-90 tho so things have probably changed a lot since.
The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) is a must for this month! One of my favorites!
"Covet" means to want something with a strong desire to a point where you worship it. When Lecter says "we first begin to covet what see every day". He is trying to say to Clarice that the killers first victim was actually his girlfreind.
Something I hadn't thought about before...all through the movie we are reminded that Clarice is an attractive woman, with pretty much every man in the movie hitting on her or leering at her. But that may be what saved her in the end. When Buffalo Bill could have easily shot her at the end he instead savored the moment and reached out to stroke her hair and that allowed Clarice to hear him behind her and whip around and shoot him.
same here. Thx you for pointing that out!
Clarice heard him because he needed to cock his revolver first in order to fire but Clarice had her revolver already cocked easy-ready to trigger.
In the book he is actually coveting her hair as a potential wig
When this movie came out everyone was talking about it. I was too young to understand what the movies was about. When I heard some adults talking about the movie I asked if it was about a killer butterfly. They hesitated to answer before slowly saying yes.
You really should look at Red Dragon next. It is the prequel to this film. It shows how Hannibal was caught. Anthony Hopkins is in it. I think it's brill 👍👍
I second that! Ralph Fiennes is brilliant. Have you seen the original Manhunt movie based on that? Brian Cox as Dr. Lector. Very 80s and not as good as Red Dragon but it's still very good :)
@@suddenlyfrogs1906 I have seen it and I agree with you 100%. Manhunter is alright but it's not as good as Red Dragon. Brian Cox is a great actor but still not a patch on Sir Anthony in the role of Hannibal.. imo..
The one thing that really wrecks that film for me is when William Petersen goes crashing through that window at the end of the film. It's obviously this cheap Hollywood movie prop window. In reality, he would have just hopped off it. Ruins what is an otherwise very good film for me.
In Red Dragon, Ralf Feinnes is very good in one of his first big roles and P S Hoffman does an excellent job as the journalist.. and the ending is dramatic and intelligent 👍👍
@@PatrickRyan147 Peterson breaking through the glass is symbolic, the whole film is about reflection and mirrors, he's spent the majority of the film talking to his reflection in windows, and mirrors, totally makes sense for him to bust through one just before facing the big bad.
@@trevorbernard4477 Good point. Symbolism. I just found it unrealistic. It was a multiple panel window and he just went through it like it wasn't even there. You'd really have to suspend your disbelief. In an otherwise gritty, realistic, believable film, that ending was pure Hollywood kitsch.. imo.. Shame really 😕
The ending to Manhunter is a disappointing cheap copout whereas the ending to Red Dragon is intelligent, dramatic and genuinely tense.
Great Reaction Mary. I have a suggestion about a movie that would fit very nicely into spooktober:
Jacobs Ladder with Tim Robbins as lead actor. You know him from Shawshank Redemption.
Its a great Horror/Psycho Thriller from 1990 and was one big influence for my favorite Horror-Game Series of all time, Silent Hill.
Its greatly overlooked by most People but its so damn haunting and creepy. Highly Recommend it.
And if you liked that one if you decide to react to it, there is a Silent Hill Game Adaptation aswell from 2006 simply called Silent Hill. Its also quite creepy and has great atmosphere.
The “covet” thing was Lecter trying to get Starling to focus on Bill’s motivation, instead of his actions because Bill didn’t just have the urge to kill, i.e., he killed because he wanted something else real bad, and killing was merely a means to this end. Considering that Starling was working with the FBI’s behavioral unit, she probably already was well-trained in this, but Lecter might have sensed that her attention was drifting away from his urges, which was the key to figuring it out, as she did with the dress and pictures of the victim (even though Lecter diagnosed Bill as not being a true transexual, Bill thought he was, so the urges were relevant nonetheless).
I'm not sure Bill had the urge to kill at all; it was a necessary step to get what he needed from them
What is a good thing to know is that there is the genre of "horror", and the genre of "terror" in scary movies. "Horror" is when they show you, and "terror" is when they don't. They definitely show you in this movie. Although a good movie doesn't always show you everything.
Omg, love the intro😂❤
I used to have this film on VHS watched it so many times I got creeped out at the thought of watching it again
Why is this one of the best of it's kind? Why is any movie one of the best of it's kind?
Because even after 30 years everything still works. Every suspenseful scene, every shock, every surprise, just everything.
Hopkins, who played cannibal, was a huge fan of the series breaking bad and tweeted right after the last episode aired that is was the best series he ever saw.
Interview With the Vampire is a really good movie.
Hi Mary - great reaction! Thomas Harris wrote 4 novels about Hannibal Lecter. In order, they are: Red Dragon (how Lecter was caught), The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal (sequel to Silence), and Hannibal Rising (Hannibal's childhood and why he became a cannibal). All are movies, but Silence is by far the best of the movies. Red Dragon has two film versions: Manhunter (1986, Lecter played by Brian Cox) and Red Dragon (2002, where Hopkins plays Lecter). Manhunter is a good film, and Cox gives an interesting version of Lecter. There has never been a serial killer like Lecter (a genius), but there have been many cannibal killers: Georg Grossman, Fritz Haarmann, Joachim Kroll, Jefferey Dahmer, etc.). Buffalo Bill is a combination of 3 actual serial killers: Ted Bundy (pretended to have an injured arm to get girls into his car), Ed Gein (made a woman suit out of the skins of dead women), and Gary Heidnik (kept his kidnapped women victims in a well/dungeon in the basement of his home). Love your videos. But I must ask - since your Maryween intro uses a clip from John Carpenter's 1978 Halloween, when will you react to that film? Don't worry - it's not gory like The Thing (also Carpenter, 1982). It's very psychological and scary and tense, without being bloody. Again, a great reaction and Happy Halloween!
8:59 🤣 Mary trashing the cops and then misses her mouth drinking coffee. Mary has a good sense of humor.
Silence of the Lambs isn't a scary movie, it's a thriller.
It's generally considered a psychological horror movie.
@@beyonderbill3409 OTOH all kinds of publications and articles and also Wikipedia call it a psychological horror thriller. Back when it came out there were a lot of pieces in media calling it the first horror film getting an Oscar. So it's not just horror fans. I'm not even sure if I would characterize it as horror-something. It has different themes and a different approach to them. But like Psycho this film is straddling the line in its execution.
I wouldn't say it's a scary movie but I like the atmosphere of this one so much even though I know it in and out.
@Gerald H That's it, it's a crime thriller with a dash of psychological horror/suspense.
It falls more on the suspense category.
I think of this film as more of a psychological thriller than horror film honestly.
@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 Calling "Silence of the Lambs" a "Psychological Thriller" is like calling "Debbie does Dallas" a romantic comedy😆🤣
The vicks under the nose is definitely for the smell. Put Vicks under your nose and it's pretty hard to smell anything else. The coroner didn't need it because his job is to work with dead bodies, so he's used to it.
When Hannibal ties up the guard during his escape, he uses the bunting to turn him into a death's head moth.
When she finds the pics hidden in the music box of the first victim, the implication is that the pics were taken by Buffalo Bill. He knew her.
At the very end, you realize that someone is going to get eaten, and you feel bad. Then you see it's horrible Dr Chilton, and you don't mind. He's gonna get what he deserves.
She's being slowly converted to a horror fan. I love it!
gswithen "Gooble, gobble, we accept her, we accept her, one of us, one of us!"
It's Vicks VapoRub, they put it under the nose so the menthol will cover the smell, also, most of the messed up stuff is based on real Serial Killers.
In real life, they say don't put stuff under your nose. You will get used to the smell after a few minutes, but if you use the menthol, it will wear off and hit you bad in the middle of work.
16:11, this was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
Anthony Hopkins was in Thor, yes. He was Odin!! Also in Westworld, as Dr. Robert Ford.
Mary you HAVE to watch the Omen! The original from the 70’s. Also psychological but with supernatural as well!
Glad to see you react to this! Have been waiting for a long time! Hopkins' rendition of Hannibal is so good, Mads Mikkelsen also did a very good job in the show adaptation which you should also check out!
I had to stop watching that show because it was just too unrelenting. I think it was the soundtrack, inducing constant anxiety with no relaxation or release.
an interesting thing i read is that after buffalo bill got shot and he was on his back, he died like an insect, with his hands bent, facing upward
Their laughter is more terrifying than all the silent lambs put together 🤣
When I recently saw the film again after a long time, I was completely surprised that the cop from the series "Monk" played the killer here.
This is the third film that swept the Oscars and it ranked at #7 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo
The editing on these videos keep getting better. Love it! 😅
This is going to be interesting EDIT: 12:18 "This is the scariest thing", just you wait
I think, aside from the structure being masterful, the key to this is the acting. Hopkins is amazing, and yet I still think Jodie Foster is unparalleled in this. Somehow she completely sells fear and vulnerability in scene after scene after scene. Facing Hannibal the first time (pretending to be confident) to not being able to pull her gun cleanly on Buffalo Bill (not clearing her drawing area) ,she's constantly showing weakness with her strength. But she's also capable of switching quickly: the smile she gives the entomologist who is normal and straightforward in his interest in her (and not creepy or hidden like everyone else) is warm and kind. 30 years later we (rightfully) continue to praise Hopkins for this role, but Foster is at least as good, IMHO.
Oh, and once you've seen Ted Levine in everything else, you realize how phenomenal he is here too.
The Lector role could have been misplayed and the film would have still worked at least on some level. The film could not work if the Starling role had been misplayed. Lector has already evolved into what he is before the film ever begins. The story arc of the film is Starling evolving into what she becomes.
Maybe it’s because I’m a guy, but I thought the entomologist played by Paul Lazar flirtation with Clarice was charming in the way he let Clarice know of his interest. It’s hard to notice, but he and the other entomologist were invited to Clarice’s graduation ceremony. I always wondered whether they ever did have cheeseburgers and beer together.
It's not just because you're a guy. Another female RUclips reactor thought the entomologists were cute.
The entomologist was clear about his intentions(burgers and beer) and she wasn't alone in a room with him.
In the book she actually meets him again but they don't go for burgers and beer...it is not really clear if they get together but...you're just gonna have to read the book😉
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I’m pretty sure I did read the book, but after decades I can’t recall details.
Man Hunter was a movie based on Thomas Harris's Red Dragon. The Director Micheal Mann thought Red Dragon sounded tomuch like a kung-fu movie so he changed the name. The remake is closer to the Book also was called Red Dragon. Both Man Hunter, and Red Dragon are good movies. Check those out
A Quiet Place. Great movie, very suspenseful, great use of sound.
I think the author's name is Thomas Harris. He wrote maybe four serial-killer novels. Reading them would answer the questions you have about the details that aren't clear to you.
It's official!
Skin suits are acceptable as long as there are no insects shoved in mouths.
One of my favorite movies. I like that you really haven't seen these movies. Authenticity throughout.
You absolutely must watch the TV show “Hannibal” it’s phenomenal!
Shame it got cancelled. It was really good
@@amandacogger3075 Huge shame, but at least it ended in a perfect way regardless
I am highly enjoying your reactions Mary. Keep up the good work. :)
The inspiration of the character of Dr Lecter was an individual from Mexico. In 1959, Alfredo Ballí Treviño, a young doctor from the city of Monterrey, Mexico, murdered a 20-year-old medical student in his office. His name was in the local newspapers causing terror among those who lived there. And by pure chance it was the inspiration to create one of the most successful characters in Hollywood: Hannibal Lecter.
14:44 cat is all ears to listen lambs do not try to defend themselves .... LoL
When you watch some of these older classics, you're seeing where some of the modern tropes and memes come from. This film was pretty much the beginning of all the "tracking down the serial killer" movies and TV shows.
I know I come a little late tot the party but: I love your reactions and what they put under the nose in the autopsy scene is something to avoid 'em from feeling the smell of the rotting corpse
I never thought of this as a horror movie. Suspense is what I would call it. Someone once told me that Hannibal was based on a conglomerate of serial killers but Bill was based on Ed Gein
You asked if Hannibal is taken from a real person. ----- Hannibal was based on 3 serial killers. Mainly from a doctor in Mexico during the ’60s that ate his patients. ------- I can’t remember the two others that they took traits to make up his character.
The actor who played wild bill played a police captain on a show called MONK for 12 years
Thanks, Mary (and Cecile and Luna)! 🐑 I love this one... got to see it in an advanced screening in New Orleans. The audience was very enthusiastic, which always makes such movies more enjoyable. I like all the sequels, prequels and live-action tv series, too. HANNIBAL (2013) had some of the best art direction ever. And the most recent, CLARICE (2021) added a whole new layer to the aftermath of what happened in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
The Haunting 1965, The Innocents 1961 and The Changeling 1980 are three excellent examples of good psychological horror
I read this book about a week before the movie came out. It is almost scene for scene true to the book.
Sir Anthony Hopkins CBE is an AMAZING actor, truly a one-in-a-billion talent. If you ever are in the mood for a period piece with possibly the greatest cast in the history of film check out 1968's "The Lion In Winter". In his first film performance Hopkins plays Prince Richard the Lionheart to Peter O'Toole's Henry II and Katherine Hepburn's Elinore of Aquitaine (also starring Nigel Terry, John Castle, and a very young Timothy Dalton as King Phillip II of France).
This is one of the few moview that gets a 10/10. Every moment is forwarding the plot. By the climax, the entire theater is a nervous wreck. Excellent!
This is one of my favorite movies I watch every 2 or 3 years.
lol when she covered her face with the blanket
The TV series, Hannibal, might be something you could look into. Many good performances. A couple of the movies related to this are alright as well
"I mean, making a skin suit is one thing..."
I look forward to your cats in the background of your reactions!
From Wiktionary: "Scheiße → shit, fuck, bugger, bullshit, turd, bummer, pain in the arse, bad news, bother, worry." I think I found my new favorite word! Thank you, Mary!
A quick little factoid about the movie: Anthony Hopkins was only on screen for 16 minutes, the least amount of time an actor has been on screen and won an Academy Award.
There are two New Zealand movies that are suitable for Halloween, but not scary - What we Do in the Shadows, about comedy vampire flatmate, and Braindead (Dead Alive in the US), a comedy by Peter Jackson prior to him making the Lord of the Rings
I only recently watched What We Do in the Shadows. loved it. Right now watching the sequel series, which is great too.