@@Sarah_Gravydog316 Hannibal was creepy. He took advantage of people with emotional and mental problems. He was a manipulator and killer. He also ate people. Buffalo Bill was creepy. He also tortured and killed. He took people's skins. Both were villains in the extreme sense. Chilton was an egotistical fool with delusions of grandeur. Trying to advance at the expense of others. Creepy, not so much. Villain? Maybe, but nowhere near the level of the others.
4:33 The smiling inmate with the mustache who says "Hi" when Clarice passes his cell is listed in the end credits as "Friendly Psychopath." That's got to look great on his acting resume.
I did a deep dive on this film a while back. Pretty sure that guy is an ild school American stand up comic. Roger Corman also has a cameo aswell. The guy who phoned Jack and said well she's mad as hell. Roger corman! Famous movie producer 😊
22:04 It's so rare that when a cut actually catches one it seems weird by comparison. The takes and edits are so good that when you do see it happen it feels like you imagined it.
Remembering the first time I saw this, thinking, "okay so this is the only horror film to win the Best Picture Oscar, hit me with your best shot". What I've always appreciated is that it doesn't aestheticize the murders or bestow the main killer with godlike powers. Buffalo Bill is just a messed-up guy who's processed his issues in an unhealthy way, and the FBI agents (rather than being heroes of an epic nature) are just people who all have to follow procedure ... the one time Crawford bends the rules for the greater good ends up backfiring. In the end they catch Bill not by exercising brute force, but by collecting information until the entire picture of Bill's rampage becomes clear. There's also Dr. Lecter, who seems larger than life but is really using tactics he learned as a psychologist to make his victims' own minds do the work for him. Then you have Dr. Chilton, a severely unprofessional man whose ego endangers lives as much as the killers do. It's not a hyper-realistic film but it's closer to the truth than what audiences are given by most slashers and thrillers. No jump scares. As you pointed out (at 4:03) the most disturbing moments are when you don't see what happens. Because a lack of information is how a killer remains at large.
@@waterbeauty85 It's a good line when all you have is words, but when you have images and music, you don't need it. The film made the right choice, I'd say. A good example of why high quality adaptations often deviate from their source material.
Great reaction. Refreshing to see someone actually watching the movie, engrossed in the movie, instead of someone acting like they are watching the movie, but wanting an audience, and talking, and being animated, for the "camera". Really nice to see you both react authentically.
Agreed. I found this reaction to be genuine. Unfortunately "reaction videos" are now a dime a dozen with all sorts of absurd fake melodramatic reactions or fake crying, etc. Some of the female reactors even have links to their so called OnlyFans page in one last desperate attempt at garnering attention before they age out into their late 20's and early 30's.
Love how they let Clarice have flaws to overcome, like not checking corners and getting corrected and embarrassed by her superior. It makes Lecter's reverence and belief in her all the more potent.
Anthony Hopkins often played doctors and professors, intelligent men, so this role was a natural for him, combined with his skills to play both charming and creepy.
Two of the best acting performances I've ever seen (by Jodie Foster and Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins). The directing (Jonathan Demme) is also fantastic. The whole movie is a magnificent, suspenseful masterpiece
The lotion bit of bill yelling wasn't scripted. The actor said he felt genuine sadness and was almost brought to tears by the girls performance, so he screamed his line so as to not tear up.
I have always believed that Clarice became immediately suspicious of Bill as soon as he told her his name. Her demeanor visibly shifts upon entering, even before she sees the other clues. Crawford literally just told her that Bill's real name is Jame/Jamie Gumm aka John Grant...then Bill introduces himself to her as Jack Gordon. It's very common when people choose aliases, to choose a name with the same initials as their real name, as it's easier to remember and less likely to mess up...hence both his pseudonyms also have the initials JG...and I think she picked up on this.
It took me watching this movie multiple times before I realized that Lecter was dropping a big clue when he told Senator Martin that he "loved her suit."
Fun fact: The guard the Lector beats to death with the night stick is Charles Napier, a legendary character actor who has been in hundreds of movies and TV shows since the 60s. He played a singing space hippie in the original Star Trek.
Fun fact : When the lights in the movie theater came back on for the audience, Sir Anthony Hopkins would startle viewers by sitting next to the them and hiss (mimicking when Hannible hisses at Clarice when talking about the census taker).
@@maplenutsreact I saw an interview where Hopkins said he was sitting behind a couple, and when the movie ended he leaned forward and said to them in Lector's voice, "So, did you like the movie?"
The book is fantastic too. It sets things up so well and then never lets up. The film really captures the spirit of it, notably the slow introduction of Lecter. He's like a mythical being almost, and then by the time he escapes, even though he's been sat in a cell the whole time, we know he's an absolute monster that's gonna unleash havoc.
Watching this for 2 hours and feeling so tense the whole time was a lot... I couldn't imagine reading the whole book! I bet it's amazingly written though
Great reaction. I read the Thomas Harris book in high school and it stuck with me in long time. One of the greatest novels ever written, imo. Foster and Hopkins were beyond perfectly cast for the movie! It's interesting how Lecter, in a sense, nurtures and trains Clarice almost like a father figure (you get more of a sense of this in the book though). He wants her to catch Bill by essentially offering her a theraputic breakthrough which advances her career. Yes, it's ultimately for his own selfish gain but because he finds Clarice intriguing and respects her enough to leave her alone to live out the rest of her life. These are complex characters and Frued-ian themes. The sequels aren't nearly as smart unfortunately. 'Hannibal' the book, however, isn't a bad follow up and 'Red Dragon' which is the first book in Harris' serial killer series is very strong. Michael Mann's 'Manhunter' (1986) is an adaptation of Red Dragon, with Brian Box as Dr Lecter. You should check that one out it isn't as masterful as Silence but a good crime movie in it's own right.
We all know that Hopkins created an iconic Hannibal but Brian Cox delivered an equally chilling Hannibal that was terrifying because he played it without emotion at all. A real psychopath.
Anthony Hopkins is such a great actor. He can play terrifying characters as effectively as sweet, kind-hearted ones. This deservedly won him his first of 2 Oscars. I highly recommend checking out his 2nd Oscar-winning performance in THE FATHER (2020) as well as an Oscar-nominated performance in THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1993).
I don't know about winning any awards - but I loved Anthony in Audrey Rose (1977). A movie adapted from a book. The premise rests on the idea of reincarnation. Which I don't seriously believe in. But I have still always loved the movie.
Anthony Hopkins (who played Hannibal) went to a movie theater playing this film. At the end of the movie, he turned to a person sitting next to him and said in the Hannibal voice "Did you like the film?" which scared the shit out of the person.
Fun Fact: The slurping sound Hopkins makes after saying "fava beans and a nice chianti" wasn't in the script. It was just something he did, and they kept it in the movie. I recommend you watch the video on RUclips about the making of this movie. It's very good.
Guys, great, sincere reaction. A must see is "Manhunter" from 1986, where the character of Hannibal Lector first appears. An excellent 80's film directed by the great Michael Mann.
Fun fact the Belvedere rabbit picture in the first scene with Hannibal was Hannibal giving the town that buffalo bill is living as he was found in Belvedere by Clarice. It shows that even from the very first instance Hannibal was in total control of everything
This is such a classic movie. There had been a little bit about serial killers before, but this is what turned it into its own genre. And now everybody knows what a serial killer is. In terms of career roles, I compare Anthony Hopkins' performance here to Val Kilmer's in "Tombstone." Completely different films, of course, but career roles for both of them as supporting actors.
Anthony Hopkins was so brilliant portraying his character. Intense, disturbing and intense, yet polite and almost "Normal". A truly terrifying character
You guys mention the POV shots and dialogue, but in reality, during the filming of this movie even though Jodi Foster and Anthony Hopkins are in so many scenes together, they never actually met each other, during this filming, those were all individual shots. A real terrifying fact, the FBI figures that there are on average a dozen serial killers at work in the U.S. at any given time.
Well, for horror movies there are several that have certain "quirks" that make them epic. Misery, The Mist, The Invisible Man (2020), Hereditary, Poltergeist (1982), The Exorcist (1973), The Thing (1982), Alien, and An American Werewolf in London are great choices. I'd imagine you've seen at least a few of them.
The first movie in this seires was "Manhunter" (1986) by Michael Mann, based on the book "Red Dragon"... Brian Cox of Sucession plays Lechter in it.. much different take on him... more 'realistic psychopath', less over the top monster like Hoskins. Brett "Rush Hour" Ratner remade it under the books name in the early 2000s with Hoskins but definitley check out Manhunter first
Hands down my favorite film. Saw this in theaters with my cousin when I was 14, and I've loved it ever since. Another creepy thriller/horror film you may "enjoy" is Seven (Se7en) from 1995.
When you rewatch this movie, we see that Hannibal is standing over the beaten guard, looking on the floor for something. Ah there - a small penknfe.. white handle. "Ready when you are, Sgt Pembry." That short blade, in a surgeon's hand, can cut around ears, noses, eye-sockets, jaw and chin lines. Perfect for mask-making. Also... HANNIBAL (2003) is the follow-up film and we are treated two lessons. The first - an exploration of disembowelment in history, particularly one certain Italian family's history. And we're treated to a meal that reminds us that some of the finest restaurants have the chef visiting the patrons' table, preparing the steak right there, over a portable flame. Mmmm... how delicious!
The first Hannibal film is is 1986's MANHUNTER with William Petersen, Dennis Farina and the awexome Tom Noonan as that film's serial killer. THAT film is another masterpiece of suspense, and a powerful closing magnus opus as the climax. This film was remade in 2002, replacing 1986's powerful cast with lesser but bigger named 'stars'. I consider it the far lesser film but it's interesting to see how milquetoast characters (like Edward Norton's thin, bleached out personality compares to powerful William Petersen ultimately, how a weaker villain compares to Tom Noonan...
It's one of the very few horror\thriller movies to be honored by the Oscars. In about 25 minutes of screen time Anthony Hopkins created one of the most iconic characters ever. He deserved his Oscar win. So happy to watch this with y'all. New sub and I look forward to more of y'alls content!
Strangely overlooked and underrated in this genre, but Copycat (1995) with Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter and Harry Connick Jr., is a wild, disturbing ride!
20:35 “I would go home and burn that suit” was so damn funny because my ex said that when we watched it at cinema back in the day 😂😂 Anyways, great reaction and love from Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪
It isn't just simplicity. There are literature references to the psychology of the clothes that we wear. Electrical analyzing the senator Lecter is psychoanalyzing the senator Lecter is psychoanalyzing the senator psychoanalysis everyone he meets psychoanalysis everyone he meets
Notice closely how he tells the senator “Love your suit.” He knows exactly what’s in store for the senator’s daughter, and is taunting her without her knowing.
the year this swept the Oscars- Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay, Billy Crystal was the host of the show- for his intro, he was wheeled out with the face mask and straight jacket ala Hanibal Lector- so funny.
I recommend Manhunter, a film by Michael Mann. This is the first version of Red Dragon, a book that introduced Hannibal Lecter (played by Brian Cox). Also, I suggest 1955’s Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitchum in a great performance as a crazed, murderous preacher in the 1930’s south.
The Silence of the Lambs won the Big Five Academy Awards : Best Picture, Best Director (Demme), Best Actor (Hopkins), Best Actress (Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally), only the third film in history to accomplish that feat. Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in the movie with 25 minutes of screen time, has been labelled by the American Film Institute as the number-one film villain of all time.
When I was studying film I had a class where we watched Silence of the Lambs as part of the course one day. I didn't have to stay to watch the film. We could see it on our own time or not at all if we'd already seen it. I was already very familiar with Silence of the Lambs but decided to stay because I wanted to see it again. I came to regret that decision because I didn't consider it was a night class. When we got out of class it was very late and very dark. I had to walk all the way through a poorly lit campus. Then across the student parking lot and to my car at the overflow lot on the other side of the street. The whole time I walked alone with that movie fresh on my mind. Normally movies don't scare me but it got to me that day. 😂
17:03 In the book, Clarice tells Hannibal her father was a marshal who was killed when he surprised two burglars and that he couldn't stop them from shooting him because he accidentally disabled his shotgun by shortshucking it when he racked it. When Hannibal asks her why her father didn't have a pistol he could use to defend himself when the shotgun was disabled, Clarice reluctantly tells him that her father didn't have a pistol because he was a NIGHT WATCHMAN. Then she defensively insists that he REALLY WAS A MARSHAL because the want ad he answered to get job said "NIGHT MARSHAL." This and how testy she gets when Hannibal discerns the truth about her coming from "poor white trash" during their first meeting, show that Clarice feels embarrassed by her family's poor background and is very sensitive about status and socio-economic class. It's a secondary and disposable part of her character motivation in "Silence of the lambs," but it explains why her character has chanced into such a different person in the sequel "Hannibal."
32:50 I missed that until now. Someone called her "Agent Starling" though she was not yet an FBI agent. Like she earned the title before she officially graduated. Another agent felt she had earned the title at least.
I remember when this came out and I was a kid my mom didn’t want me watching this movie. When I got older as a teen I was at my friends house. I told him I never seen the movie. He let me borrow the movie. I love this film and so good. I forgot all about the movie and bought it on Bluray last year and watched it. The actor that plays Wild Bill was also in Fast and Furious. I didn’t recognize him but I will always remember that deep voice lol
Regarding the last shot: I had a wonderful opportunity to attend a special screening of "The Silence of the Lambs" at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, hosted by director Jonathan Demme and legendary film critic Pauline Kael. As Lecter strolled off into the distance in casual pursuit of his "dinner guest," Kael jokingly asked Demme if he'd forgotten that the camera was still running. Demme laughed and said that he honestly didn't know how to end the shot, so he just let it roll on....
25:05 It was a form of execution where they would pull the victim's ribs were severed from the spine then the lungs out the back to form "wings. Called "Blood Eagle". It's not known if this was ever done to someone, as this method of execution comes from Norse poetry.
"Manhunter" 1986 was the first anyone heard of Lector. Not sure why every reactor starts with this one. Manhunter was remade and titled the red Dragon. But the original was great. Starred William Petersen (Grisom from CSI)
The creepy killer, Buffalo bill was played by Ted Levine. He's done some outstanding work. He is best known for his roles as Jame Gumb in the film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk (2002-2009). Levine's other notable roles were in the films Nowhere to Run (1993), Heat (1995), Bullet (1996), The Fast and the Furious (2001), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), American Gangster (2007), Shutter Island (2010), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and The Report (2019). After his breakout role in The Silence of the Lambs (as primary antagonist Jame Gumb), there was a period where he was typecast in villainous roles. Levine was able to gradually branch out into other types of roles such as a member of Al Pacino's police unit in Heat and astronaut Alan Shepard in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. In the drama Georgia, he played Mare Winningham's husband, one of his most sympathetic roles. In 2001, Levine performed as Paul Walker's police superior Sergeant Tanner in The Fast and the Furious. His résumé also includes an uncredited role as the voice of the sociopathic trucker "Rusty Nail" in Joy Ride, also starring Walker.
The book is brilliant and the film is brilliant. The subtlety that the film makers employ does justice to the characters and the story without the blatant gore and shock factor that they could have used. Lector is such a deep character. I’m not sure that “evil” is the proper word to use in regard to him. He’s more of a force of nature…like a tornado or a flood. The relationship between Clarice and Lector cuts through everything and reaches the humanity that’s in every human being regardless of the circumstances. The humanity that Clarice touched in Lector is the heart of the story. The details in the book that would have been impossible to film flesh out all the characters but the film certainly does a respectable job of it as well. This book/film has always meant a lot to me for many reasons and I’ve truly enjoyed watching it with you all.
I have said this before on other reactions but I’ll keep saying it, Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal lecter is the PERFECT gold standard of how a traditional vampire should be. He’s obviously not a vampire but he is a monster. The facade of humanity to hide the true monster is PERFECT! Vampires have always had a very sexual subtext and the stealing of something personal. It’s blood for vampires but for Hannibal it was trauma. Something very intimate that should only be shared with someone you trust is exactly what makes vampires so evil. His sophistication and intelligence, his absolute obsession with propriety and manners are the perfect combo for a vampire lord. His disgust and hatred of others of his kind as animals, multiple miggs for Hannibal and the vampires who are just power tripping fools playing at being a monster are a perfect parallel. How easily he killed miggs is the kind of thing a noble vampire would do to another, lesser, vampire who would be so rude to a guest. It shows the power difference and authority so well, that he is grouped in with these people by technicality, but he is far more than those feral beasts. More sophisticated, more intelligent and far more dangerous. In this Hannibal is a prodigy but it could be so easily transferred to how long vampires can live and the sheer amount of experience they can draw on. If I could get a dream series, it would be prime Anthony Hopkins starring as a vampire lord in a Game of Thrones style show set in the “Vampire: the Masquerade” universe or something similar. All the rules and politics of that setting would be such a great series. Get fucking Matt Smith to be an unhinged vampire villain again, now with his House of the Dragon experience and *chefs kiss*!
She looks like she should have a Julia Stiles mid 90's role. And he looks like he should be fixing cabinets, or giving a book reading at a small neighborhood bookstore.
A playmate of mine was kidnapped out of his bedroom one night, and was never seen again. His dad worked with my dad, so I learned a lot o details. It had been a warm night and the kid's bedroom window had been open. Scared the hell out of me, and I was an adult before I could sleep with my bedroom window open, no matter how hot it got.
"Love your suit" is one of those great lines that only becomes so amazing when you know what Bill is actually up to, then realize Hannibal knew too and was taunting the senator with it. Its amazingly layered too, when you consider the feminist and gender role undertones of the movie.
"I'm having an old friend for dinner."😅 That line is epic
But what did he choose for the wine?🍷🤔
Could you imagine the Doctor's face when Hannibal meets up with him?
"Dr. Chilton, can I call you Frederick? Which do you prefer, red or white wine?"
@@DocMicrowave so good that Hannibal is supposed to be a villain, but Chilton is much worse & more creepy
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@@Sarah_Gravydog316 Hannibal was creepy. He took advantage of people with emotional and mental problems. He was a manipulator and killer. He also ate people.
Buffalo Bill was creepy. He also tortured and killed. He took people's skins.
Both were villains in the extreme sense.
Chilton was an egotistical fool with delusions of grandeur. Trying to advance at the expense of others. Creepy, not so much.
Villain? Maybe, but nowhere near the level of the others.
4:33 The smiling inmate with the mustache who says "Hi" when Clarice passes his cell is listed in the end credits as "Friendly Psychopath." That's got to look great on his acting resume.
Hahaha what a funny credit
@@maplenutsreact It makes me want to start a rock band called the Friendly Psychopaths.
I did a deep dive on this film a while back. Pretty sure that guy is an ild school American stand up comic. Roger Corman also has a cameo aswell. The guy who phoned Jack and said well she's mad as hell. Roger corman! Famous movie producer 😊
@@doughyjoey_8742musician Chris Isaac is the lead man on the SWAT team.
I thought he looked like Oliver stone. I thought he did a cameo. Turned out it wasn’t him
The fact that Anthony Hopkins NEVER blinks when the camera is on him gives those scenes a seriously high "creep factor".
@@guitarfreak342He wasn't blinking. He was taking a power nap.
22:04 It's so rare that when a cut actually catches one it seems weird by comparison. The takes and edits are so good that when you do see it happen it feels like you imagined it.
What's truly amazing is that Anthony Hopkins is only on-screen for like 16min of the whole movie! And still won an Academy Award!
Quality over quantity 😎
Remembering the first time I saw this, thinking, "okay so this is the only horror film to win the Best Picture Oscar, hit me with your best shot". What I've always appreciated is that it doesn't aestheticize the murders or bestow the main killer with godlike powers. Buffalo Bill is just a messed-up guy who's processed his issues in an unhealthy way, and the FBI agents (rather than being heroes of an epic nature) are just people who all have to follow procedure ... the one time Crawford bends the rules for the greater good ends up backfiring. In the end they catch Bill not by exercising brute force, but by collecting information until the entire picture of Bill's rampage becomes clear.
There's also Dr. Lecter, who seems larger than life but is really using tactics he learned as a psychologist to make his victims' own minds do the work for him. Then you have Dr. Chilton, a severely unprofessional man whose ego endangers lives as much as the killers do. It's not a hyper-realistic film but it's closer to the truth than what audiences are given by most slashers and thrillers. No jump scares. As you pointed out (at 4:03) the most disturbing moments are when you don't see what happens. Because a lack of information is how a killer remains at large.
In the book, Buffalo Bill asks Clarice "What does it feel like to be so beautiful?" as he dies.
Oh wow... I'm surprised they left that out of the movie.
@@maplenutsreact I thought it punctuated why Bill wanted to transform himself, but the filmmakers may have thought it was redundant or corny.
R maybe it humanized him somehow
@@waterbeauty85 It's a good line when all you have is words, but when you have images and music, you don't need it. The film made the right choice, I'd say. A good example of why high quality adaptations often deviate from their source material.
@@maplenutsreact I would really appreciate if you could react to the movie Ninja Assassin for your next video, please take note of this
Great reaction. Refreshing to see someone actually watching the movie, engrossed in the movie, instead of someone acting like they are watching the movie, but wanting an audience, and talking, and being animated, for the "camera". Really nice to see you both react authentically.
Right! lol you're spot on with some of these "reactors".
Agreed. I found this reaction to be genuine. Unfortunately "reaction videos" are now a dime a dozen with all sorts of absurd fake melodramatic reactions or fake crying, etc. Some of the female reactors even have links to their so called OnlyFans page in one last desperate attempt at garnering attention before they age out into their late 20's and early 30's.
My wife asks me why I watch this film so often. It’s because it is so effective and well-made. It is truly a classic. Its 5 Oscars back me up.
It's true, so well made. Hard to watch, but that's how you know the movie accomplished what it set out to do.
I agree. It's an absolutely perfect film. I've probably seen it 30 or more times.
Same, it’s beautiful done, I love introducing it to younger family members. It’s an absolute masterpiece.
It’s the last movie to win the Oscar trifecta. Best Film, Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress.
Love how they let Clarice have flaws to overcome, like not checking corners and getting corrected and embarrassed by her superior. It makes Lecter's reverence and belief in her all the more potent.
Anthony Hopkins often played doctors and professors, intelligent men, so this role was a natural for him, combined with his skills to play both charming and creepy.
Seven (stylized as Se7en) 1995 is another movie of this genre that is very good..with Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt...
Thank you for the recommendation!
I saw Se7en in the theater and it was so disturbing that I haven't watched it since
Seven is a Fantastic film.
Highly recommend
Sev7n is the only film on par with silence of the lambs for psycho serial killer disturbing type film. I didn’t see zodiac but heard that’s good.
"What's in the box?"
Two of the best acting performances I've ever seen (by Jodie Foster and Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins).
The directing (Jonathan Demme) is also fantastic.
The whole movie is a magnificent, suspenseful masterpiece
I totally agree! We both felt so tense the whole time... that's powerful movie making.
She is good in the 4th. season of True Detective show
Sweep the Oscars😎
A master class performance from Anthony Hopkins deserving of his Oscar.
A masterpiece suspense thriller !
The lotion bit of bill yelling wasn't scripted. The actor said he felt genuine sadness and was almost brought to tears by the girls performance, so he screamed his line so as to not tear up.
The dialogue in this film is amazing. Beautifully written.
I have always believed that Clarice became immediately suspicious of Bill as soon as he told her his name. Her demeanor visibly shifts upon entering, even before she sees the other clues. Crawford literally just told her that Bill's real name is Jame/Jamie Gumm aka John Grant...then Bill introduces himself to her as Jack Gordon. It's very common when people choose aliases, to choose a name with the same initials as their real name, as it's easier to remember and less likely to mess up...hence both his pseudonyms also have the initials JG...and I think she picked up on this.
Clarice was an open honest person with a good heart. I believe that’s why Hannibal saves her. He meets so few people like that.
Direct address (where the actor looks and speaks into the camera) is Jonathan Demme's trademark. You'll see it in every film he made.
It took me watching this movie multiple times before I realized that Lecter was dropping a big clue when he told Senator Martin that he "loved her suit."
Yeah, took me a good five years to notice the Belvedere clue.
Fun fact: The guard the Lector beats to death with the night stick is Charles Napier, a legendary character actor who has been in hundreds of movies and TV shows since the 60s. He played a singing space hippie in the original Star Trek.
Fun fact : When the lights in the movie theater came back on for the audience, Sir Anthony Hopkins would startle viewers by sitting next to the them and hiss (mimicking when Hannible hisses at Clarice when talking about the census taker).
What!!! Omg that would kill me! Haha
@@maplenutsreact I saw an interview where Hopkins said he was sitting behind a couple, and when the movie ended he leaned forward and said to them in Lector's voice, "So, did you like the movie?"
@@InsaneRabbitDaddy yes & the woman screamed
The actor who plays Jame (Buffalo Bill) Gumb is Ted Levine. He also played Detective Leland Stottlemeyer on the TV show "Monk".
I randomly remember this when I'm rewatching Monk. If I didn't know this, I wouldn't have guessed, and I'm great at recognizing actors.
The book is fantastic too. It sets things up so well and then never lets up. The film really captures the spirit of it, notably the slow introduction of Lecter. He's like a mythical being almost, and then by the time he escapes, even though he's been sat in a cell the whole time, we know he's an absolute monster that's gonna unleash havoc.
Watching this for 2 hours and feeling so tense the whole time was a lot... I couldn't imagine reading the whole book! I bet it's amazingly written though
great reaction. The movie Seven is a must
Thank you for the recommendation!
Your both awesome individually and as a couple!
Great reaction. I read the Thomas Harris book in high school and it stuck with me in long time. One of the greatest novels ever written, imo. Foster and Hopkins were beyond perfectly cast for the movie! It's interesting how Lecter, in a sense, nurtures and trains Clarice almost like a father figure (you get more of a sense of this in the book though). He wants her to catch Bill by essentially offering her a theraputic breakthrough which advances her career. Yes, it's ultimately for his own selfish gain but because he finds Clarice intriguing and respects her enough to leave her alone to live out the rest of her life. These are complex characters and Frued-ian themes.
The sequels aren't nearly as smart unfortunately. 'Hannibal' the book, however, isn't a bad follow up and 'Red Dragon' which is the first book in Harris' serial killer series is very strong. Michael Mann's 'Manhunter' (1986) is an adaptation of Red Dragon, with Brian Box as Dr Lecter. You should check that one out it isn't as masterful as Silence but a good crime movie in it's own right.
You're so right! I really love how you explain the relationship between Lecter and Clarice
If you haven't seen Manhunter then you need to watch it. It's a fantastic movie. Brian Cox plays Hannibal Lecktor and he's terrific.
We all know that Hopkins created an iconic Hannibal but Brian Cox delivered an equally chilling Hannibal that was terrifying because he played it without emotion at all. A real psychopath.
I've always found Cox's portrayal far more unsettling due to his passive approach to making deeply sinister suggestions.
Anthony Hopkins is such a great actor. He can play terrifying characters as effectively as sweet, kind-hearted ones. This deservedly won him his first of 2 Oscars. I highly recommend checking out his 2nd Oscar-winning performance in THE FATHER (2020) as well as an Oscar-nominated performance in THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1993).
A little like Ian Holm in "Alien" and "The LOTR."
Also he was in Galaxy Quest playing a good character. You're absolutely right about his acting ability. Sorely miss him.@@axr7149
I don't know about winning any awards - but I loved Anthony in Audrey Rose (1977).
A movie adapted from a book. The premise rests on the idea of reincarnation. Which I don't seriously believe in. But I have still always loved the movie.
18:35 "It's actually getting to him" People always mistake this scene. He's not breaking from empathy, he's breaking from rage.
Anthony Hopkins (who played Hannibal) went to a movie theater playing this film. At the end of the movie, he turned to a person sitting next to him and said in the Hannibal voice "Did you like the film?" which scared the shit out of the person.
The hissing inmate said: "I can smell your aunt".
sure, let's go with that
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Props to Brooke Smith ("Catherine"). Even after seeing this film many times, I can still believe that she's terrified being in the basement.
One of the GOATS for sure. A lot of films in this genre but Lambs has a sense of refinement and grace which sets it apart.
Fun Fact: The slurping sound Hopkins makes after saying "fava beans and a nice chianti" wasn't in the script. It was just something he did, and they kept it in the movie.
I recommend you watch the video on RUclips about the making of this movie. It's very good.
Guys, great, sincere reaction.
A must see is "Manhunter" from 1986, where the character of Hannibal Lector first appears. An excellent 80's film directed by the great Michael Mann.
Red Dragon.
At 6:25 . . . The first eeeeew moment,
ME: LOL, there are going to be more of
those eeeew moments! 🤔🤨😆
Fun fact the Belvedere rabbit picture in the first scene with Hannibal was Hannibal giving the town that buffalo bill is living as he was found in Belvedere by Clarice. It shows that even from the very first instance Hannibal was in total control of everything
Another haunting must watch?
Seven from David Fincher for sure.
Sounds like a common favourite! I'll try work up the courage haha
Plus, they share the same composer.
@@maplenutsreact One more classic that comes to mind is American Werewolf In London (1981)
This is such a classic movie. There had been a little bit about serial killers before, but this is what turned it into its own genre. And now everybody knows what a serial killer is.
In terms of career roles, I compare Anthony Hopkins' performance here to Val Kilmer's in "Tombstone." Completely different films, of course, but career roles for both of them as supporting actors.
Anthony Hopkins was so brilliant portraying his character. Intense, disturbing and intense, yet polite and almost "Normal". A truly terrifying character
You guys mention the POV shots and dialogue, but in reality, during the filming of this movie even though Jodi Foster and Anthony Hopkins are in so many scenes together, they never actually met each other, during this filming, those were all individual shots.
A real terrifying fact, the FBI figures that there are on average a dozen serial killers at work in the U.S. at any given time.
Well, for horror movies there are several that have certain "quirks" that make them epic. Misery, The Mist, The Invisible Man (2020), Hereditary, Poltergeist (1982), The Exorcist (1973), The Thing (1982), Alien, and An American Werewolf in London are great choices. I'd imagine you've seen at least a few of them.
Awesome review! Such a great film and glad to have come across your channel. Vancouver watching! 😊
The first movie in this seires was "Manhunter" (1986) by Michael Mann, based on the book "Red Dragon"... Brian Cox of Sucession plays Lechter in it.. much different take on him... more 'realistic psychopath', less over the top monster like Hoskins. Brett "Rush Hour" Ratner remade it under the books name in the early 2000s with Hoskins but definitley check out Manhunter first
Hands down my favorite film. Saw this in theaters with my cousin when I was 14, and I've loved it ever since.
Another creepy thriller/horror film you may "enjoy" is Seven (Se7en) from 1995.
When you rewatch this movie, we see that Hannibal is standing over the beaten guard, looking on the floor for something. Ah there - a small penknfe.. white handle. "Ready when you are, Sgt Pembry." That short blade, in a surgeon's hand, can cut around ears, noses, eye-sockets, jaw and chin lines. Perfect for mask-making. Also... HANNIBAL (2003) is the follow-up film and we are treated two lessons. The first - an exploration of disembowelment in history, particularly one certain Italian family's history. And we're treated to a meal that reminds us that some of the finest restaurants have the chef visiting the patrons' table, preparing the steak right there, over a portable flame. Mmmm... how delicious!
The first Hannibal film is is 1986's MANHUNTER with William Petersen, Dennis Farina and the awexome Tom Noonan as that film's serial killer. THAT film is another masterpiece of suspense, and a powerful closing magnus opus as the climax. This film was remade in 2002, replacing 1986's powerful cast with lesser but bigger named 'stars'. I consider it the far lesser film but it's interesting to see how milquetoast characters (like Edward Norton's thin, bleached out personality compares to powerful William Petersen ultimately, how a weaker villain compares to Tom Noonan...
A similar psychological thriller is Misery (1990) adapted from a Stephen King novel.
It's one of the very few horror\thriller movies to be honored by the Oscars. In about 25 minutes of screen time Anthony Hopkins created one of the most iconic characters ever. He deserved his Oscar win. So happy to watch this with y'all. New sub and I look forward to more of y'alls content!
Strangely overlooked and underrated in this genre, but Copycat (1995) with Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter and Harry Connick Jr., is a wild, disturbing ride!
A recent film that made my palms sweat is "Fall". Two gals trying to climb back down a 2,000 ft tv tower. So frightening because it is so realistic.
20:35 “I would go home and burn that suit” was so damn funny because my ex said that when we watched it at cinema back in the day 😂😂 Anyways, great reaction and love from Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪
Great reaction to a fantastic film. You are a charming & intelligent couple. Thanks for sharing.
Great Reaction as always you two, can't wait to see more from you guy's.👍👍👍
One of my favorite movies. I really enjoyed y'all's reaction, too. Good job! 😃
you guys are great, very happy i found ur channel!
"Love the suit" - a clue. "Simplicity" - another clue.
It isn't just simplicity. There are literature references to the psychology of the clothes that we wear. Electrical analyzing the senator Lecter is psychoanalyzing the senator Lecter is psychoanalyzing the senator psychoanalysis everyone he meets psychoanalysis everyone he meets
Haha, swoosh over your head. Simplicity is a name brand for dress making patterns. @@blindlemonpledge2556
A great reaction Maplenuts! I'm looking forward to more from you, so I subscribed.
How to win an Oscar in 17 mins on film! Acting Masterclass by Anthony Hopkins! 😮
Notice closely how he tells the senator “Love your suit.” He knows exactly what’s in store for the senator’s daughter, and is taunting her without her knowing.
the year this swept the Oscars- Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay, Billy Crystal was the host of the show- for his intro, he was wheeled out with the face mask and straight jacket ala Hanibal Lector- so funny.
That was sooo much fun! Thank you guys.
Just found you in my FYP! Subscribed! You're both charming 🥰
One Of Our Favorites,As Always We Just Enjoy Seeing Your Reactions To All These Great Movie's,See You At The Next One Guy's,Katy & Otis
Aww thank you!! ❤
@@maplenutsreact You're Welcome 🤗,Katy
I recommend Manhunter, a film by Michael Mann. This is the first version of Red Dragon, a book that introduced Hannibal Lecter (played by Brian Cox). Also, I suggest 1955’s Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitchum in a great performance as a crazed, murderous preacher in the 1930’s south.
Best Actor Oscar, Best Actress, Best Movie! Job Done! Sequel brilliant too! Forget 3! 😂
I couldn’t watch Monk without hearing “it puts the lotion in the basket”😅😅
"...or it gets the hose again."
The fallow up movie after this movie was Hannibal in 2001.
You can have an holiday in the buffalo building house, it's all silence of the lambs themed.
Dr Lector is a Great Dr, stay outta the way and his plate😂😂, we enjoyed it, thanks for sharing 😊👍✌️🇺🇸
"What did she give him?"
Her honest inner self....
That night vision scene makes my skin crawl everytime..
The Silence of the Lambs won the Big Five Academy Awards : Best Picture, Best Director (Demme), Best Actor (Hopkins), Best Actress (Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally), only the third film in history to accomplish that feat. Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in the movie with 25 minutes of screen time, has been labelled by the American Film Institute as the number-one film villain of all time.
When I was studying film I had a class where we watched Silence of the Lambs as part of the course one day. I didn't have to stay to watch the film. We could see it on our own time or not at all if we'd already seen it. I was already very familiar with Silence of the Lambs but decided to stay because I wanted to see it again. I came to regret that decision because I didn't consider it was a night class. When we got out of class it was very late and very dark. I had to walk all the way through a poorly lit campus. Then across the student parking lot and to my car at the overflow lot on the other side of the street. The whole time I walked alone with that movie fresh on my mind. Normally movies don't scare me but it got to me that day. 😂
17:03 In the book, Clarice tells Hannibal her father was a marshal who was killed when he surprised two burglars and that he couldn't stop them from shooting him because he accidentally disabled his shotgun by shortshucking it when he racked it. When Hannibal asks her why her father didn't have a pistol he could use to defend himself when the shotgun was disabled, Clarice reluctantly tells him that her father didn't have a pistol because he was a NIGHT WATCHMAN. Then she defensively insists that he REALLY WAS A MARSHAL because the want ad he answered to get job said "NIGHT MARSHAL." This and how testy she gets when Hannibal discerns the truth about her coming from "poor white trash" during their first meeting, show that Clarice feels embarrassed by her family's poor background and is very sensitive about status and socio-economic class. It's a secondary and disposable part of her character motivation in "Silence of the lambs," but it explains why her character has chanced into such a different person in the sequel "Hannibal."
The prequel to this movie - "Red Dragon" is also very good.
32:50 I missed that until now. Someone called her "Agent Starling" though she was not yet an FBI agent.
Like she earned the title before she officially graduated. Another agent felt she had earned the title at least.
I remember when this came out and I was a kid my mom didn’t want me watching this movie. When I got older as a teen I was at my friends house. I told him I never seen the movie. He let me borrow the movie. I love this film and so good. I forgot all about the movie and bought it on Bluray last year and watched it. The actor that plays Wild Bill was also in Fast and Furious. I didn’t recognize him but I will always remember that deep voice lol
He also played a cop on Monk.
@@Boggedy I never watched Monk
Regarding the last shot: I had a wonderful opportunity to attend a special screening of "The Silence of the Lambs" at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, hosted by director Jonathan Demme and legendary film critic Pauline Kael. As Lecter strolled off into the distance in casual pursuit of his "dinner guest," Kael jokingly asked Demme if he'd forgotten that the camera was still running. Demme laughed and said that he honestly didn't know how to end the shot, so he just let it roll on....
Starling uncovering a hearse in a rented storage unit... "this all seems like regular stuff" :p
25:05 It was a form of execution where they would pull the victim's ribs were severed from the spine then the lungs out the back to form "wings. Called "Blood Eagle".
It's not known if this was ever done to someone, as this method of execution comes from Norse poetry.
if you find it easier with ghosts popping out, "the others" is a good spooky thriller.
"Manhunter" 1986 was the first anyone heard of Lector. Not sure why every reactor starts with this one. Manhunter was remade and titled the red Dragon. But the original was great. Starred William Petersen (Grisom from CSI)
The creepy killer, Buffalo bill was played by Ted Levine. He's done some outstanding work. He is best known for his roles as Jame Gumb in the film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk (2002-2009).
Levine's other notable roles were in the films Nowhere to Run (1993), Heat (1995), Bullet (1996), The Fast and the Furious (2001), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), American Gangster (2007), Shutter Island (2010), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and The Report (2019).
After his breakout role in The Silence of the Lambs (as primary antagonist Jame Gumb), there was a period where he was typecast in villainous roles. Levine was able to gradually branch out into other types of roles such as a member of Al Pacino's police unit in Heat and astronaut Alan Shepard in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. In the drama Georgia, he played Mare Winningham's husband, one of his most sympathetic roles.
In 2001, Levine performed as Paul Walker's police superior Sergeant Tanner in The Fast and the Furious. His résumé also includes an uncredited role as the voice of the sociopathic trucker "Rusty Nail" in Joy Ride, also starring Walker.
I watched this movie in the theatre when it came out you could hear a pin drop in that place.
First "horror" movie that won the big 5 Academy Awards - legendary
I’m a fan of the series, Monk, and it blew my mind that Stottlemeyer was Buffalo Bill
"Marathon Man," starring Dustin Hoffman, Roy Schieder, and Sir Laurence Olivier.
If you decide to watch the prequel I strongly recommend the 80s version called "Manhunter". It's way more suspenseful than the remake "Red Dragon".
I love the fact that Lector would never hurt Clarsie Funny but he seems to respect her.
The book is brilliant and the film is brilliant. The subtlety that the film makers employ does justice to the characters and the story without the blatant gore and shock factor that they could have used. Lector is such a deep character. I’m not sure that “evil” is the proper word to use in regard to him. He’s more of a force of nature…like a tornado or a flood. The relationship between Clarice and Lector cuts through everything and reaches the humanity that’s in every human being regardless of the circumstances. The humanity that Clarice touched in Lector is the heart of the story. The details in the book that would have been impossible to film flesh out all the characters but the film certainly does a respectable job of it as well. This book/film has always meant a lot to me for many reasons and I’ve truly enjoyed watching it with you all.
I have said this before on other reactions but I’ll keep saying it, Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal lecter is the PERFECT gold standard of how a traditional vampire should be. He’s obviously not a vampire but he is a monster. The facade of humanity to hide the true monster is PERFECT! Vampires have always had a very sexual subtext and the stealing of something personal. It’s blood for vampires but for Hannibal it was trauma. Something very intimate that should only be shared with someone you trust is exactly what makes vampires so evil.
His sophistication and intelligence, his absolute obsession with propriety and manners are the perfect combo for a vampire lord. His disgust and hatred of others of his kind as animals, multiple miggs for Hannibal and the vampires who are just power tripping fools playing at being a monster are a perfect parallel. How easily he killed miggs is the kind of thing a noble vampire would do to another, lesser, vampire who would be so rude to a guest. It shows the power difference and authority so well, that he is grouped in with these people by technicality, but he is far more than those feral beasts. More sophisticated, more intelligent and far more dangerous. In this Hannibal is a prodigy but it could be so easily transferred to how long vampires can live and the sheer amount of experience they can draw on.
If I could get a dream series, it would be prime Anthony Hopkins starring as a vampire lord in a Game of Thrones style show set in the “Vampire: the Masquerade” universe or something similar. All the rules and politics of that setting would be such a great series. Get fucking Matt Smith to be an unhinged vampire villain again, now with his House of the Dragon experience and *chefs kiss*!
The Line: it rubs the Lotion..... Was
used in an Episode of King of Queens. 😂😂😂😂
0:11 This beautiful couple looks cool, the girl look like *_Julia O'Hara Stiles_* and the dude looks like young *_George Lucas_* 🤣
Silence of the Lambs is the best!!! Fargo and Misery are must watches for sure!!!!
Right up there with other thriller, drama and horror rolled into one 1️⃣
She looks like she should have a Julia Stiles mid 90's role. And he looks like he should be fixing cabinets, or giving a book reading at a small neighborhood bookstore.
THAT was an excellant reaction.
... and that is why it received the Academy Award for Best Picture. :)
A playmate of mine was kidnapped out of his bedroom one night, and was never seen again. His dad worked with my dad, so I learned a lot o details.
It had been a warm night and the kid's bedroom window had been open.
Scared the hell out of me, and I was an adult before I could sleep with my bedroom window open, no matter how hot it got.
"Love your suit" is one of those great lines that only becomes so amazing when you know what Bill is actually up to, then realize Hannibal knew too and was taunting the senator with it. Its amazingly layered too, when you consider the feminist and gender role undertones of the movie.