Manhunter or Red Dragon???

[Bytor2112]

I find Manhunter a far superior film than Red Dragon. It was more tense, the acting was better, Petersen was more believable, the list goes on and on. Cox was also great as Lecktor, and Noonan was one of the more scary villians in movies today.

With Red Dragon, it was ok, i like Norton, but i found he couldn't carry the film. i thought Fiennes was horrible, and Hopkins was ok, but did not match his performance in SOTL.


Lets hear your thoughts

[csdot]

definitely Manhunter, one of my all time favorite films.
love the atmosphere, the music, the dialogue, everything about it works perfectly for me.

[Al_The_Strange]

"Red Dragon" felt very plain and average to me. Which was weird, because I loved the book.

"Manhunter" seems cinematically stronger.

[Batman1980]

I like Red Dragon a lot more than Manhunter, probably because for some reason I never bought Brian Cox as Hannibal.

[csdot]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

I like Red Dragon a lot more than Manhunter, probably because for some reason I never bought Brian Cox as Hannibal.

hes only in the movie for like 5 minutes

[Secretagentnumber6]

Manhunter. One of the most beautifully shot films ever imo.

[serpheus]

Manhunter......... and it has a great 80s feel to it.

[AKORIS]

didn't even have to pause on this one-- MANHUNTER is so much better....

[Sylentwolf]

If I could have, I would have voted for BOTH.

I like Originality... but I also like Continuity...

William Petersen, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina, Tom Noonan, and Stephen Lang were a really good ensemble... but that shouldn't take anything away from Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary-Louise Parker, and Philip Seymour Hoffman

If David Fincher had any inspiration in delivering ZODIAC, I would have pointed-out MANHUNTER, because of it's originality

[Lemmy Lugosi]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

I like Red Dragon a lot more than Manhunter, probably because for some reason I never bought Brian Cox as Hannibal.

Agreed 110%...

Originally Posted by csdot

hes only in the movie for like 5 minutes

....another reason why Red Dragon outshines MH....

Originally Posted by Secretagentnumber6

Manhunter. One of the most beautifully shot films ever imo.

Actually, Sex And The City 2, Ishtar, and the Miami Vice movie all fall into that category...beautifully shot. But none have great actors (or, they have great actors...in a crappy movie).

Originally Posted by serpheus

Manhunter......... and it has a great 80s feel to it.

....and it's so dated. When I watch MH (I've seen it 3 or 4 times, actually....I've ceased trying to see what it is people like so much about it), I feel like I'm watching a Miami Vice episode with a watered-down script/characters.

Red Dragon rolls up Manhunter and smokes it.

[csdot]

Originally Posted by Boris Lugosi

....another reason why Red Dragon outshines MH....

thats actually one of the main reasons i DONT like Red Dragon, it was just a cheap cash-in on Hannibal Lecter. i like that Manhunter focuses more on Graham like the novel. William Peterson is fantastic in the role and Tom Noonan is creepy as hell.
i admit that Hopkins is the best Lecter, but that doesnt change the fact that everything else about Red Dragon is mediocre.

[Darkhawk9587]

I like Red Dragon because of the cast (Norton, Fiennes, Hopkins), but overall, I thought Manhunter was a better film with better atmosphere and story.

[AKORIS]

if we're comparing who was the best Hannibal Lector then for sure Anthony Hopkins wins but as far as the movies themselves---

MANHUNTER did everything better-- that's so evident when you see the scenes in RED DRAGON that try to duplicate... and come up short everytime..

I liked RED DRAGON and HANNIBAL but they're nowhere close to the greatness of SOTL--

and they're not as good as MANHUNTER either

[Dellamorte13]

Originally Posted by Lemmy Lugosi

Agreed 110%...

....another reason why Red Dragon outshines MH....

Actually, Sex And The City 2, Ishtar, and the Miami Vice movie all fall into that category...beautifully shot. But none have great actors (or, they have great actors...in a crappy movie).

....and it's so dated. When I watch MH (I've seen it 3 or 4 times, actually....I've ceased trying to see what it is people like so much about it), I feel like I'm watching a Miami Vice episode with a watered-down script/characters.

Red Dragon rolls up Manhunter and smokes it.

I'm with you 110% Lemmy! I HATE Brett Ratner but I think this is his one good film! I like Manhunter but I have to disagree that it is "beautifully shot" because, to me it looks like someone used the worst possible camera with the worst possible film in it!
It reminds me of how our home video camera from the 80s looked (we had a Hitachi two piece where you had to hook up the camera to one piece and carry one of them around.)

[Agent Bond]

Manhunter is overrated as fu**. Red Dragon is the better film and its more closer to the novel than Mann's half-assed version.

With that said, Petersen was better as Will Graham because he brought more grit to the role.

[Monolithium]

Manhunter

[BladeRunner2007]

Manhunter. Very underrated flick imo. I'd even go as far as calling it a masterpiece.

[brainofj72]

Manhunter by a ludicrously massive margin. That film is an underrated masterpiece. Red Dragon, on the other hand, is Hollywood garbage directed by a hack who dumbs down everything that made the original great.

Sorry, I just really hate Red Dragon, haha.

[Cry_Wolf_743]

Red Dragon. Manhunter bored me to tears.