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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0027616065964
Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Running Time: 369 minutes
Sales Rank: 9875
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: August 15, 1986
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Disc 1: HANNIBAL Disc 2: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Disc 3: MANHUNTER
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Manhunter:Though it will always be remembered as the movie featuring the 'other' Hannibal Lecter, Michael Mann's 1986 thriller Manhunter is nearly as good as The Silence of the Lambs, and in some respects it's arguably even better. Based on Thomas Harris's novel Red Dragon, which introduced the world to the nefarious killer Hannibal 'the Cannibal' Lecter, the film stars William Petersen (giving a suitably brooding performance) as ex-FBI agent Will Graham, who is coaxed out of semiretirement to track down a serial killer who has thwarted the authorities at every turn.
Graham's approach to the case is a perilous one. First he seeks counsel with Lecter (Brian Cox) in the latter's high-security prison cell--an encounter that is utterly horrifying in its psychological effect--and then he begins to mold his own psyche to that of the killer, with potentially devastating results. As directed by Mann (who was at the acme of his success with TV's Miami Vice), this sophisticated cat-and-mouse game never resorts to the compromise of cheap thrills. Predating Anthony Hopkins's portrayal of Lecter by four years, Cox plays the character closer to Harris's original, lower-key conception, and he's no less compelling in the role. Petersen is equally well cast, and as always Mann employs rock music to astonishing effect, using nearly all of Iron Butterfly's heavy-metal epic 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' to accompany the film's heart-stopping climactic sequence. All of this makes Manhunter one of the finest films of its kind, as well as further proof that Harris's fiction is a blessing to any filmmaker brave enough to adapt it. --Jeff Shannon
The Silence of the Lambs: Based on Thomas Harris's novel, this terrifying film by Jonathan Demme really only contains a couple of genuinely shocking moments (one involving an autopsy, the other a prison break). The rest of the film is a splatter-free visual and psychological descent into the hell of madness, redeemed astonishingly by an unlikely connection between a monster and a haunted young woman. Anthony Hopkins is extraordinary as the cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, virtually entombed in a subterranean prison for the criminally insane. At the behest of the FBI, agent-in-training Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) approaches Lecter, requesting his insights into the identity and methods of a serial killer named Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine). In exchange, Lecter demands the right to penetrate Starling's most painful memories, creating a bizarre but palpable intimacy that liberates them both under separate but equally horrific circumstances. Demme, a filmmaker with a uniquely populist vision (Melvin and Howard, Something Wild), also spent his early years making pulp for Roger Corman (Caged Heat), and he hasn't forgotten the significance of tone, atmosphere, and the unsettling nature of a crudely effective close-up. Much of the film, in fact, consists of actors staring straight into the camera (usually from Clarice's point of view), making every bridge between one set of eyes to another seem terribly dangerous. --Tom Keogh
Hannibal: Yes, he's back, and he's still hungry. Ten years after The Silence of the Lambs, Dr. Hannibal 'the Cannibal' Lecter (Anthony Hopkins, reprising his Oscar-winning role) is living the good life in Italy, studying art and sipping espresso. FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore, replacing Jodie Foster), on the other hand, hasn't had it so good--an outsider from the start, she's now a quiet, moody loner who doesn't play bureaucratic games and suffers for it. A botched drug raid results in her demotion--and a request from Lecter's only living victim, Mason Verger (Gary Oldman, uncredited), for a little Q and A. Little does Clarice realize that the hideously deformed Verger--who, upon suggestion from Dr. Lecter, peeled off his own face--is using her as bait to lure Dr. Lecter out of hiding, quite certain he'll capture the good doctor.
Taking the basic plot contraptions from Thomas Harris's baroque novel, Hannibal is so stylistically different from its predecessor that it forces you to take it on its own terms. Director Ridley Scott gives the film a sleek, almost European look that lets you know that, unlike the first film (which was about the quintessentially American Clarice), this movie is all Hannibal. Does it work? Yes--but only up to a point. Scott adeptly sets up an atmosphere of foreboding, but it's all buildup for anticlimax, as Verger's plot for abducting Hannibal (and feeding him to man-eating wild boars) doesn't really deliver the requisite visceral thrills, and the much-ballyhooed climatic dinner sequence between Clarice, Dr. Lecter, and a third unlucky guest wobbles between parody and horror. Hopkins and Moore are both first-rate, but the film contrives to keep them as far apart as possible, when what made Silence so amazing was their interaction. When they do connect it's quite thrilling, but it's unfortunately too little too late. --Mark Englehart
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - I Ate His Liver...
I bought this with Pepsi Stuff points a few months back and never got to giving it the proper attention it deserved. I originally purchased this collection because of how much I loved Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal Rising, but never saw the other two here.
The first thing I will say, above all else, is that if you have not entered yourself in with Pepsi Stuff yet, do it. It's much better than Coke Rewards and you can get gems in a matter of weeks.
Now, as said before, I avidly loved Silence of the Lambs. Who doesn't, even if they are disgusted? The many quotable lines, memorable acting and enticing story are like crack, for lack of a better term.
I have had my eyes on Manhunter for a long time and, based on what I have heard from others, am very glad they decided to include this underrated masterpiece in with the collection rather than the Anthony Hopkins remake. The undertone of the movie as a whole is truly creepy, which is strange in that such an atmosphere is usually not created in a thriller film. Brian Cox's Lecter (or Lektor, if you pay attention or use subtitles) is surprisingly on par with Hopkins' to a point where it cannot be truthfully described unless you saw it for yourself. If you liked Silence, you will love this movie.
Hannibal I also had been long interested in, however I could not help but worry. And then my fears were confirmed: the movie falls apart in places. Certain things are not explained very well, some you would not ... Read More
Rating: - The Hannibal Lecter Collection (Complaint)
This set contains:
Manhunter
The Silence of the Lambs
Hannibal
This contains a great collection of one of Horror's most violent iconic madman. I have one small complaint though...
I just purchased this collection today and when I opened "The Silence of the Lambs" DVD, I noticed there was a disc empty. I assume there was a second DVD. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be contained in this set or if I received a cheap version without a second disc. If anyone has any idea what happened to the second disc on "The Silence of the Lambs" you can just reply to this....
Rating: - Manhunter is the Red Dragon, all three brilliant
Manhunter actually corresponds to the book featuring the Red Dragon.
This is one of the most interesting mind-thrillers I have ever enjoyed. The books, links below, are also recommended for those whose imaginations can create a richer tapestry than any DVD might offer.
Red Dragon
Silence of the Lambs
Hannibal
The new DVD, Hannibal Rising, is also superb and credible and I review it separately. Here is the link to the book and the DVD.
Book:
Hannibal Rising
DVD:
Hannibal Rising (Full Screen Edition)
Anthony Hopkins is the gold standard, but I must give full credit to the actors in Manhunter and Hannibal Rising, they are superb. While I missed Jody Foster, whose Silence of the Lambs performance was extraordinary, Julianne Moore is amazing, and fully her equal.
This set, both books and DVDs, is for the intellectual connosieur.
Rating:  - The Hannibal Lecter Collection
I love Thomas Harris, but also love Anthony Hopkins and wish he was in all 3 movies. Also, I prefer the other actor who plays Graham in Red Dragon to the one in Manhunter. I have seen these movies enough that it doesn't seem right to see different stars in it, especially Graham.
Rating: - The Hannibal Lecter Collection
Three exceptional films of terror and supense, brand new, at a reasonable price. Michael Mann's film that started it all 'Manhunter', Johnathan Demme's supreme masterpiece 'The Silence of the Lambs', and Ridley Scott's unsettling 'Hannibal'. Can't beat the collection.
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