Hannibal (2001)

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

Is there anything on the back cover that could hint it is the corrected Blu-ray? I'm tired of waiting for MGM to do any kinda remastering for this. It's the 25th anniversary of The Silence of the Lambs, and there is no fricking sign of a remastering edition coming out. -_-

The UK edition is region-free, looks much better and has all the old 2-disc DVD features. I doubt the movie ever gets handled better than that, since it's not very popular.

[CyberpunkCentral]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

The UK edition is region-free, looks much better and has all the old 2-disc DVD features. I doubt the movie ever gets handled better than that, since it's not very popular.

That's bullcrap! Lot of far worse sequels get better transfers on Blu-ray. Also I really like Ridley Scott's Hannibal. People only crap on it because they keep comparing it to The Silence of the Lambs. When it's actually more of a stand-alone film.

[The Debts]

Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

That's bullcrap! Lot of far worse sequels get better transfers on Blu-ray. Also I really like Ridley Scott's Hannibal. People only crap on it because they keep comparing it to The Silence of the Lambs. When it's actually more of a stand-alone film.

Same here. In fact, I'm probably in the very small minority that prefers it to STOL and considers it to be one Scott's best films.

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by The Debts

Same here. In fact, I'm probably in the very small minority that prefers it to STOL and considers it to be one Scott's best films.

Me too! Its not just you. I like SOTL a lot but Hannibal is a different beast altogether. Hannibal starts a bit ropey maybe but I absolutely love it. And the soundtrack is just the icing on the cake...

[CyberpunkCentral]

Originally Posted by The Debts

Same here. In fact, I'm probably in the very small minority that prefers it to STOL and considers it to be one Scott's best films.

I'll say this, I do like Hannibal more than Red Dragon. Because Hannibal has it's own flavor and identity, and respected the source material a bit more (despite not being all that accurate to the novel). Red Dragon felt like it was trying to cash in on the success of The Silence of the Lambs. Manhunter was better. As for Hannibal Rising, the less said about that movie the better. Still, the Hannibal TV series craps on all the films. Even The Silence of the Lambs.

[StingingVelvet]

I'm the weirdo who didn't like the TV show, but then I'm not a huge TV show guy in general. I do like all the movies though, especially Manhunter and SOTL.

[The Debts]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I'm the weirdo who didn't like the TV show, but then I'm not a huge TV show guy in general. I do like all the movies though, especially Manhunter and SOTL.

You deserve 40 lashes for saying such sacrilege.

[JimDiGriz]

I still havent seen the TV series but Im in no great rush (just too much to watch as it is).

I doubt it will match the visuals and audio of Hannibal the film though!

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

The UK edition is region-free, looks much better and has all the old 2-disc DVD features. I doubt the movie ever gets handled better than that, since it's not very popular.

It doesnt have ALL the old DVD extras but it does have the ones you need. It doesnt have the multi-angle dissection of scenes for instance. But they really arent important.