Hannibal Rising

Pros: Acting, plot, production, the whole nine yards
Cons: The strange inclusion of samurai sword fighting

The emergence of a maniacal monster, Hannibal Rising, details the excruciating childhood of the evil Dr. Lector. Young, aristocratic, encircled by a loving family, and torn asunder by a war ravished country, Hannibal witnesses the horrific ...

Pros: good photography
Cons: turns a thriller franchise into a bloody travelogue

I saw this film the day it came out, and it has taken me this long to document the experience. Hannibal Rising is supposed to be a prequel to the saga that began with Red Dragon and became famous with Silence of the Lambs. But it's clearly the runt of ...

Pros: Provides more Hannibal Lecter history
Cons: Gory, grisly, stomach-turning

Hannibal Lecter wasn't born evil. Hannibal Rising tells the story of Hannibal Lecter's tragic youth, detailing the rise of the monstrous man who later became known as the infamous, "Hannibal the Cannibal," in subsequent films. Hannibal Rising ...

Pros: Very good cinematography, very atmospheric, good acting.
Cons: Very grisly and violent.

I’m not a fan of the slasher horror movie genre at all. I guess once I saw the original ‘Friday the 13th’ as a kid I was pretty much over the thrill. The rest just became a repetitive stream of tired gore. I still like some horror flicks ...

Pros: great WW2 opening, explains why Lecter went nuts, Li Gong, mostly no-name actors
Cons: a bit shallow - never reached the level that Lambs did

Back in 1986, director Michael Mann brought us a twisted tale of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in "Manhunter." Soon after (1991), Jonathan Demme dazzled us with "Silence of the Lambs." Hannibal Lecter was a crazed maniac... But why? I went into this screening ...

Pros: Good premise.
Cons: No Sir Anthony Hopkins, ending is very Hollwood.

After three books and films featuring the enigmatic and deadly Hannibal Lecter, author Thomas Harris has decided to lift the lid on the murky past of perhaps the most known killer in fiction. In “Hannibal Rising”, Harris has crafted a ...

Pros: Excellent production values and an engrossing story of the heart of horror.
Cons: This is a horror movie. Lots of slashing and bloodshed.

HANNIBAL RISING is the prequel to the prequel, as it were, of SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. We were treated to a sort of prequel in RED DRAGON, but here we have the youth of the awful and awe-inspiring Hannibal Lector. The franchise was so popular that, after ...

Pros: Surprisingly good as a whole
Cons: Ulliel is not bad, but he lacks Hopkins' charm

Let me put my experience into context : Silence of the Lambs is my favorite movie of all time and I'm a Hannibal Lecter junkie. I have my two sequel rules : 1. when it takes several years before someone not associated at all with the first project ...

Pros: Some interesting ideas on how a person could become a cannibalistic sociopath
Cons: Lacks inspiration and punch

I guess this will be a first for me. Having reviewed the book Hannibal Rising I will now review the movie. Another unusual aspect is that I liked the movie more than the book. True, a picture may be worth a thousand words, but there is only so ...

Pros: Good revenge movie.
Cons: Not the Hannibal we know and fear.

Starting with "Silence of the Lambs" starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins as the infamous Hannibal "the cannibal" Lector. Hannibal has become America's favorite sadistic cannibal. Possessing not only a savage taste for all things that taste like a ...

Pros: very well developed characters, great story, was not super scary
Cons: the sound effects were sometimes disturbing, graphic nature, made my stomach hurt

(NOT sure why this is under the VHS/DVD section. I suspect the weird issue is happening again with that. So please don't comment telling me I put this in the wrong section. I realize that, and will fix it asap when I know how.) I'll admit it, I ...

Pros: Lots Of Action, Suspense, And Gore. Also Good Graphics.
Cons: Many Holes In The Story Line, Didn't Follow The Past Hannibals.

The movie begins. You slowly creep over to the person sitting next to you, hoping to catch their expression as the first gruesome thing happens like in all Hannibal films. It's true, we've all come to love the first dramatic scene that opens the movie ...

Pros: Interesting insight into Hannibal, solid movie, decent action/script
Cons: Subplots abandoned, some "useless" scenes that hopefully become more important in director's cut.

I'm a fairly big fan of the Hannibal series of movies, though I still haven't found a copy of Manhunter (the movie that Red Dragon remade). However, I also generally trust RottenTomatoes. So, when I saw the 16% rating, I was heartbroken. Still, I ...

Pros: Gaspard Ulliel as teen-aged Hannibal.
Cons: The rest of the movie.

The wife and I love to rent movies. We watch at least one a week (sometimes more) and while we both have eclectic tastes, we generally steer toward Thrillers and Horrors. And the scarier the better. We just finished watching Hannibal Rising. I stayed ...

Pros: Everything that makes a terrific and hair raising movie to watch
Cons: Can be a rather disturbing experience with all that sickening violence and gore

The seedy stench of death is back in the air. And the narration, laden with foreboding, slowly unwinds the dark secrets behind the scholarly criminal mastermind with an acquired taste for human flesh. Think again if you thought ‘Silence of the Lambs ...