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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019802413
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Weinstein Company
Manufacturer: Weinstein Company
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Weinstein Company
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 29, 2007
Running Time: 131 minutes
Sales Rank: 6606
Studio: Weinstein Company
Theatrical Release Date: February 09, 2007
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(Horror/Suspense) The terrifying Silence of the Lambs prequel that reveals the history of the infamous Hannibal and how he came to be a cannibalistic murderer.
Amazon.com:
Though Hannibal Rising's Lecter (Gaspard Ulliel) is a pussycat compared to Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs, this sequel's story of revenge is grizzly enough to satisfy lovers of Thomas Harris's epic tale. After young Hannibal (Aaron Thomas) is forced to watch his little sister, Mischa (Helena Lia Tachovska), devoured by starving soldiers in his homeland Lithuania, Hannibal vows to avenge his sister's death by slaying those who committed not only war crimes against the Lecters, but also against other families during WW II. In detailing Hannibal's revenge plan, the film investigates the psychological implications of witnessing cannibalism to justify Hannibal's insatiable appetite for human flesh. The most interesting aspect of Hannibal Rising—its analytical connections drawn between Hannibal's childhood traumas and his murderous adult obsessions—is also the film's weak point. The links oversimplify Lecter's complex character. For example, though titillating to see flashbacks of Lecter's sister hacked up and boiled while Lecter visits a Parisian meat market, the reference is too obvious. One learns why he excels in his medical school classes dissecting cadavers, and we're given explicit explanation for why he slices off and eats his victims' cheeks. The story only complicates when Hannibal interacts with his sexy Aunt, Lady Murasaki (Gong Li). When Murasaki educates him in the art of beheading, the viewer sees Hannibal's sword fetish as a manifestation of physical lust. --Trinie Dalton
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Hannibal Rising-A Beautiful Beginning!
I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised by this film. While few films will ever be able to equal the tension of 'Silence of the Lambs,' I feel that this prequel does a nice job of adding backstory, motive, and character development. The acting is superb.
In my opionion this movie rates a close second behind SOTL, and is better than 'Hannibal' or 'Red Dragon' (though I highly enjoyed both of these films-I'm not bashing! Just stating my opinion!).
Anyway, watch all of them-as I feel they each have something unique to offer....
Rating:  - Hannibal: The Wonder Years...
The only thing I had heard about HANNIBAL RISING was that it was awful. So, I put off watching it until last night. I was shocked to see a well thought out tale of unimaginable childhood trauma, revenge, and psychopathic evolution. Hannibal Lecter (Gaspard Urriel) is a young man w/ no goal in life, other than to avenge the cannibalistic death of his little sister, Mischa. His mind is set. His conscience is clear. His mission is absolute. Hannibal lives only to keep his promise to Mischa, and there will be much blood shed in the process. Learning the ways of the Samurai from his aunt, Lady Murasaki (Gong Li), Hannibal hones his skills in medical school, using cadavers as practice subjects. Human anatomy becomes Hannibal's roadmap in his quest for the most efficient methods of extermination. This will be very useful to him later on. Hannibal Lecter has grown up. His soul long shredded and lost, he takes those first steps. His will be a long and memorable career...
Rating: - Very Good Horror Film - Nothing More
To begin a review of this film I think it is very important to acknowledge that it is is no way of the caliber of the Hannibal Lecter films with Anthony Hopkins and is in no way an intense psychological profile based horror film with deep characterizations. It is in no way a SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Luckily, I came into this knowing the book and movie both got bad reviews so I had no expectations. And this allowed me to watch this film and enjoy it as a separate entity from SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
The idea of seeing how the young Hannibal developed his desires and tastes for cruelty and sadistic murder is very intriguing and the plot certainly is overblown. His family lived in Lithuania during the war and he watched his parents get killed and when he and his sister were alone, he saw soldiers invade the house and eventually devour his sister - supposedly in order to survive for they had no food. Of course if a person viewed all this they would be affected for life.
I found Gaspard Ulliel, who plays Hannibal, to have a very strong screen presence and totally believed his madness and the purpose of avenging the death of his sister as a reason/excuse to begin his avenging those who were a part of her death. What was difficult for me was that he did not speak until he finds his way to the home of his aunt and when he finally spoke it was very quietly and he had a very strong accent that had no hint whatsoever of how Hannibal spoke later in life as played by Anthony Hopkins. ... Read More
Rating: - hannibal rising
very good movie,new,recieved in very short time. Overall, complete satisfaction with the product and AMAZON.COM .
Rating:  - The only thing rising was my blood pressure
What a load of distasteful rot! But let's put aside the utterly feeble main lead, the idiotic pantomime villains and the tedious, sick and overly-drawn out plot...
What I want explaining is this... why was there a crescendo of build-up to the 'dramatic' moment when the young Lecter pulls on a face mask for the first time??
He would never had had this mask as a teenager - it was only ever put on his face many years later, when he was an adult prisoner in jail, to stop him biting people!
Fortunately this ludicrous and appalling gaping hole in the plot comes about 20 minutes into this 17-hour bum-number, by which time you will either have fallen asleep, or thrown your DVD player out the window in disgust.
Overall a worthless and cheap cash-in on the Hannibal Lecter 'franchise'... spend your money instead on a nice piece of liver and a bottle of Chianti.
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