The Silence of the Lambs [Blu-ray]
Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald, Ted LevineDirector: Jonathan Demme
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Audio: DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Running Time: 118 minutes
DVD Release: March 3rd 2009
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DVD Review
A psychopath nicknamed Buffalo Bill is murdering women across the Midwest. Believing it takes one to know one, the FBI sends Agent Clarice Starling (Foster) to interview a demented prisoner who may provide clues to the killer's actions. That prisoner is psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins), a brilliant, diabolical cannibal who agrees to help Starling only if she'll feed his morbid curiosity with details of her own complicated life. As their relationship develops, Starling is forced to confront not only her own hidden demons, but also an evil so powerful that she may not have the courage or strength to stop it!
User Reviews
Oscar really got it right this time - Rating: 5/5
Still one of the scariest, most compelling crime dramas ever made. Jodie Foster is just as mesmerizing as Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins in this cat and mouse game between an FBI agent and a serial killer. Ignore all the trashy sequels, the increasingly ludicrous books and the many spoofs of Hannibal Lecter. This is a great film and looks just stunning on this BluRay edition packed with extras. Visit me at michaelgiltz dot com.
"A Census Taker Once Tried To Test Me. I Ate His Liver With Some Fava Beans And A Nice Chianti." Chillingly Delicious. - Rating: 4/5
Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster give Academy Award winning performances in what are arguably their best known roles: the notorious criminal and renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling, the FBI Agent-in-training who asks Lecter for help in catching a sadistic killer known only as Buffalo Bill. The reason I give this film four stars is two-fold: I. A disturbing scene close to the end of the film where Buffalo Bill dances in drag fully nude; personally, I think the scene should never have made it into the final cut & II. As much as I enjoyed seeing Anthony Hopkins & Jodie Foster in their roles, I do not think this movie should have won Best Picture; Best Actor & Best Actress definitely, but NOT Best Picture. This film unfairly beat out "Beauty And The Beast," a far better film in terms of content and entertainment. Thus, "Beauty And The Beast" is the only animated movie ever nominated for Best Picture. (It's my all-time favourite movie, so I'm kinda biased). Worth seeing for Hopkins' & Foster's performances. Scott Glenn also does an excellent job. SPOILER WARNING: Also, definitely worth viewing for Lecter's escape from a prison in Memphis. SPOILER OVER!! Rated R for a disturbing scene (in my opinion; had the scene not been in the film, I would have given it a PG-13 rating).
Excellent film, great DVD.. - Rating: 4/5
The film probably need no introduction, the DVD features are pretty cool. I was a little disappointed with the packing:
1. It has a Polaroid picture which seems to be stuck to the case with a cheap glue.
2. One disc is placed nicely, while the other is on some kind of flip-over
section which seems annoying.
However, still worth owning..
Anthony Hopkins - Rating: 5/5
I like Anthony Hopkins and this part was made for him,I have the whole collection.Hannibal Rising (Full Screen Edition)
My review of The Silence of the Lambs - Rating: 5/5
I envy anyone who gets to watch this film for the very first time. It stacks with Alfred Hitchcock's Pyscho as being one of the greatest explorations of the criminal mind. Hell, it's better than Psycho. I don't feel I really need to give a synopsis of the plot. Even those who haven't seen the film essentially know the story. This is a film that has become so ingrained in popular culture that I doubt it will ever be forgotten. The best film of the 90s, and my favorite film of all-time, The Silence of the Lambs is a masterpiece, pure and simple.
