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Esta película es más sangrienta que su predecesora (The Silence of the Lambs), aunque realmente no se pueden comparar para nada las dos películas, entre otras cosas:

- Director diferente: Se pasa de Jonathan Demme a Ridley Scott.
- Reparto diferente: A excepción de Anthony Hopkins, el resto del elenco ha sido sustituido en la transición de una película a otra.
- Más presupuesto: Hannibal tiene aproximadamente unos 70 millones de dolares más de presupuesto, lo que le permite situarse en lujosas mansiones y ciudades como Florencia.

Entre estos y otros puntos se puede encontrar la diferencia abismal entre las dos películas, la primera es una persecución psicológica de un criminal a partir del pensamiento y la ayuda de otro; y la segunda trata de la simple persecución a un criminal. Es cierto que Jodie Foster lo hace mejor en El Silencio de los Corderos, pero el cambio de elenco no tiene un efecto negativo en el desarrollo de la película.
Se puede ver que todos los cambios de una película a otra no hicieron que su popularidad disminuyera, ya que consiguió alcanzar los 165 millones de dolares, pero esta crítica es cinematográfica y no económica.

Hannibal es una película más sangrienta y estrambótica que El Silencio de los Corderos, esto no hace que sea peor, sino que sea diferente. Se muestra la naturaleza del protagonista de una forma original y mediante la actuación de Hopkins, te llegas a creer que si te das la vuelta puede aparecer un hombre con cara de asesino con un pañuelo empapado de cloroformo al que desearás no haber conocido.

Other then some amazing action and set pieces plus some sublime art direction and Special Effects. The film Doesn’t have much going for it. Technical wise it’s amazing but material wise it is profoundly disappointing. It feels like much of it was made up in a fever dream and not fully thought through.

When this film first came out i was still working at a movie theater. I was a;so still at a age where i felt as a true movie fan. It was my duty to see most major releases, Even if the preview looked unappealing. Though it certainly helped at the time i could see most movies for free. So this seemed like a must see though if it came out now iprobably would have waited for DVD.

To tell you the truth i have never been a big fan of Ridley Scott. I certainly respect him as a director and i Respect his body of work. But more often then not i have been disappointed by his work.

I thought this was a interesting opportunity since he directed the first ALIEN movie and with each sequel in that series a new director took it over and transformed it to their vision and strengths. With this film here was a opportunity for himto do the same with a film from a unlikely franchise.

This film to me is cold and mechanical. Though not in a good way since we already know the two main characters. The film shouldbe more character driven and warm, I understand replacing a main Cast member is a major hurdle, but one of the reasons Julianne Moore’s perfromance doesn’t work is Clarice from SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Was steely but vulnerable and was asked to be intelligent yet emotional underneath the tough exterior. Here she is all steel inside and out and lacks the chemistry needed for the bizarre relationship between her and hannibal Lecter. It would have been a revelation to See Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins Reunited onscreen bringing us in the audience memories of theprevious film and their chemistry now rekindled like the characters they portray when they are finally reunited, But with Julianne Moore Playing the character when they are reunited it’s great for the characters but feels flat as this is the actors forst time really working together.

The Best Scenes are the opening Shootout, The Stalking Of Hannibal by a pickpocket, and the Dinner Scene With Ray Liotta which is amazing just for the dynamics and Special Effects involved that make it look so real. Gary Oldman is a stand-out in the cast even though his character is ridiculous, but is the main antigonist. The role was first offered to Christopher Reeve who turned it down.

While writing the novel Thomas Harris Forwarded his work to Jonathan Demme, Jodie Foster and Anthony hopkins. they decided they didn’t like the direction the characters took in it. So all But Hopkins dropped out. Anthony Hopkins almost Dropped out as he wanted to work with the original Cast and crew. If he did the producers seriously contemplated replacing him with Tim Roth. He decided to stay on the film and give it a chance. David Fincehr was intitally considered as a replacement director for Jonathan Demme.

It’s just a bizarre film the content has the quality of a midnight movie, But is aimed at mainstream audiences witha huge budget. The film takes place years after the first film. Hannibal is living in italy. When Clarice has a raid on a fugitive that goes wrong and she is personally blamed and suspended. Upon reading this Hannibal decides to come back to the United States. Though initally hehas a italian Detective on his trail as well as aold Multi-Millioanre ex patient who is disabled and blames the doctor for his disfigurement. Then the film shifts towards the end into some Macabre love story.

It’s a strange film but like most sequels it doesn’t come close to living upto the original. Which has one vision. This vision is Haywire and epic.

A good Rental, Trust me there is nothing quite like it out there.

GRADE: C