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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) FULL LENGTH MOVIE REACTION - WATCH ALONG (Patreon)

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2024-09-12 20:40:10
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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) FULL LENGTH MOVIE REACTION - WATCH ALONG

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James Forrest

Holy Hell guys :) What an outstanding choice! I'm gonna get back to you with a proper post on this when it's finished but this is an astonishingly good film for you guys to do. I am sure you're gonna absolutely love it.

Robert Robillard 🇨🇦

FANTASTIC!! Looking forward to this & Watching it, with Both of You.. Thanks again MY., Friends Cheers, 🍻

The Media Knights

Cant wait to read what you have to say James! Always a pleasure 😃

The Media Knights

So glad you enjoyed the pick! We hope you enjoy and we wish you a lovely evening ❤️

Joey Cintron

I dunno why I was never into this movie!

Steve Manson

Amazing film! Can't wait to get stuck into this reaction!

chojja

Love your reaction as always, i hope you watch" Oldboy" from Park Chan-Wook one day

Blaze118

I CALLED IT! I had a feeling you saying "Fostered some conversations" in the upcoming posts comment thread was a hint!!! Hahaha!

Spawncalibur

Manhunter is the OG. Many think this was the 1st and its a shame. Don't want to spoil anything but its the true Red Dragon to watch imo. All amazing in there own way. Great work!

James Forrest

Well guys. Wow! Books first. Silence of the Lambs is the second of the Hannibal Trilogy. (There are actually four books and five films; I’ll explain in a moment. But we’re going to ignore Hannibal Rising, the last of them although chronologically the first; it’s Hannibal’s origin story, which whilst entertaining we really didn’t need with the key components already found in the third book Hannibal.) Here’s the mad thing; the chronology of the films is all over the shop. The first movie in the series is actually called Manhunter, based on Red Dragon, the first book in the trilogy. In that movie Brian Cox plays Hannibal although is second name is spelled Lektor not Lector. It’s a marvellous and chilling performance, by the way, but so different from Hopkins and not as iconic. Silence of the Lambs was the second film, made in the aftermath of the book rocketing (deservedly) to the top of the bestseller charts on release. The third movie is Hannibal, which is the third book, a gothic horror masterpiece which I think is one of the top five books I’ve ever read. The last movie of the “trilogy” – the Hopkins trilogy – is Red Dragon, which is chronologically the first story. You must see all three films. But do not go to Hannibal straight away; watch Red Dragon first, it’s really, really amazing. Watch Hannibal last to feel what Harris wanted you to at the end; a sense of completion as the story closes out. Some think it’s the weakest of the trilogy. It’s different. But it will always have a special place in my heart as a great version of the wonderous book. Hopkins performance. Never been bettered. It’s all in that first scene. Stillness. Calm. Economical with movement and language. But like a machine. (He based his performance not a person but on HAL9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey because he saw him as “a brilliant malfunctioning machine.” He also drew inspiration from a neighbour’s lizards; one of you described him as almost snakelike; you were very close. It’s there in his unblinking, cold stare.) Starling’s calm is why he likes her. She is also sharp; in the beginning she blows it in the shooting exercise; by the time she faces Buffalo Bill she has that cold but still has a lot to learn. But she doesn’t rattle and when she fought back against Hannibal’s initial barbs and stood her ground that won his respect. You get the feeling not many people managed that. Brian Cox gives a completely different performance as Hannibal, in Manhunter; more an educated brute. Cox based him on a serial killer from up this way; Peter Manuel. Intelligent, suave but essentially a thug. Manhunter is a very special film though; Michael Mann directed it and his vision is brilliant realised. I always like the gospel program punishment; it’s a nice callback to the books. Lector “collects” stories about church collapses. He enjoys thinking about God taking his wrath out on his most devoted followers. Brooke Smith never gets the credit she deserves for her superb thankless role as Catherine Martin. She was tremendous. Absolutely tremendous. The ruse which gets her is taken from Ted Bundy who used to feign injury to get his victims to trust him. He used crutches and a cast. Note that Catherine Martin is a properly beautiful girl, and not as “large” as the other victims; size 14. Which means Jame Gumb is just about finished his “suit” and is putting the finishing touches to it. Gruesome. Nice bit of misdirection that the body they find immediately after the kidnap is not Catherine Martin, and the exposition establishes the timeline; they have less than a week to save her. The intellect of Crawford, and his capacity for manipulation, is established brilliantly in the deft way he has played Hannibal and Clarice both; of course, he eventually regrets that. This will pay off for you in other ways if you choose to see Red Dragon and/or Manhunter. Ted Levine, in studying for Buffalo Bill, immersed himself in books about serial killers and actually scared the daylights out of most of his co-stars. The same thing happened with Tom Noonan who plays The Tooth Fairy in Manhunter (and Noonan is a strange and scary guy in the first place!) The character Buffalo Bill is actually based on a composite of various killers (as I said, his kidnapping MO is Bundy) but one in particular; The Plainfield Butcher, Ed Gein … who also served as the inspiration for Norman Bates, by the way. (Plainfield is right next door to the home of Robert Bloch, who wrote Psycho.) When cops went to Gein’s house they found that he’d made outfits out of the skin of his murder victims and even household objects; one lampshade was entirely made of human flesh. (I am a serial killer nut myself! You can probably tell.) In an example of manufactured outrage, transexuals and gays picketed some of the screenings on the grounds that the film discriminated against them. Utter rubbish as you can gather; Hannibal and Clarice explicitly point out that there is no correlation between sexual orientation and violence. It’s a brilliant piece of writing as much as anything else. It is explicitly the fault of Doctor Fredrick Chilton that Hannibal is able to escape. His arrogance is magnificently misplaced. (Anthony Heald’s performance is superbly sleazy.) Barney, the orderly, as the book and the other films make clear (he’s in all three of the Hopkins films, played by the ever-excellent Frankie Faison) was extremely careful around Hannibal and respected his intellect enough never to leave an inch; in spite of that, Hannibal is able, over years, to get the components of his “handcuffs key”. The pen on the bed is simply the final piece of a puzzle he’s carefully, patiently, been assembling a long time. The books make it clear how incredibly persistent and disciplined he is. The scene between Ruth Martin and Hannibal in Memphis is brilliantly written in the book. The film version actually tops it. That line about amputating a leg and still feeling it tickle is grotesque beyond comprehension. In both scenes the point is that Hannibal just wants to drink down her pain as a mother terrified for her daughter. That’s a not-too-subtle reminder that he’s a genuine monster, capable of exceptional cruelty, in spite of how much the audience might like him. It sets the scene for what happens later absolutely perfectly and beautifully. The whole film hinges on the conversations between Clarice and Hannibal, and it needed two incredible performances to carry it … and by God it got them. That last one, in the gymnasium, as they speak with Hannibal in the animal cage, is one of the best scenes ever written and put on film. Both of them won their Oscars right there. So did Tally for the script. It is amazing to think that Jonathon Demme, who directed, was for years famous mostly for his concert films … he directed the greatest concert movie of all time, Talking Heads Stop Making Sense after The Lambs; it has to be seen to believed. I have a special relationship to that show. The escape is a triumph of film-making and tension building. Amazing that the big guy zeroed in on the ambulance arriving soon; Hannibal called it himself as an extra screw you to the police, just because he didn’t want to have to wait for too long on the real one. The book is clearer on the aftermath, and it is pure Hannibal genius; he robs a tourist in airport long-term parking, someone leaving the country and who won’t be missed for a while. He steals the guy’s credit cards, hides the body and using the cards buys collagen (for injecting into his face) and then, wearing bandages over it, checks himself into a hotel next to a plastic surgery clinic where half the people there have bandaged faces. Then he books himself on a package cruise which he knows will have hundreds of other tourists on it so that he simply becomes invisible amongst them (with his wig and his slightly altered face thanks to the collagen) and thus gets away clean. Goodbye Horses will never be the same song again! Ted Levine improvised his show-stealing moment by the way. Which goes to show you how utterly immersed he got in his character. Absolutely mind-bending genius … that is what you call acting, God damn it! Two things if you’re going to watch the trilogy I simply have to recommend you see Manhunter too to get the way Cox plays the character of Hannibal; I also prefer William Peterson as Will Graham, although there is no film Ed Norton is not going to be brilliant in. (The two different takes on Crawford – Keitel and Dennis Farina – are meh compared to Scott Glen who was too old to play his younger self. He is the best Crawford by a mile though.) Both actors playing Francis Dolarhyde, The Tooth Fairy, are stunning. Noonan and Ralph Fienes, both knock it out of the park. Out of the park. The Red Dragon depiction is much, much closer to the book. Hannibal is my favourite book of the three, and vastly more complex than the movie; any film written by Steven “Schindler’s List” Zallian and directed by Ridley Scott is always going to be damned good, and I actually genuinely love the film (but not as much as the book which I revere.) Two final things; remember Florence. And there’s a throwaway name in Silence of the Lambs; that of Paul Krendler, who is one of the Justice Department guys who meets them on the tarmac when Hannibal taunts Senator Martin. He’s massively important in Hannibal. Guys what an absolute pleasure it was to watch that with you two. I cannot wait to see if you cover the rest of the movies in the series, including Manhunter, which I promise you is worth your time in every way, even if you go on to see Red Dragon. There are lots of differences and even the endings are different, so you will be surprised. (Watch Manhunter first if you want to experience both in the right way. The Red Dragon ending is the one from the book.)

Annie Bonz

"Oh hey mannequins that's always a good sign of stable mental health." Manny: *stares at me* Me: *looks over at Manny* "Dude, I'm aiight ...... you got a head" Me and Manny: *high-five* (His arm fell off, I'll put it back later)

Mike Jenson

This is a great thriller. Another great one is Misery with great acting as well in my opinion. And with spooktober coming up I think Poltergeist and since you like the found footage movies Paranormal Activity would also be good to see you react to. To many to list for spooktober : )

Jordan Williams

Contact (1997) is another great Jodie foster movie! Based on the novel by Carl Sagan, It also has Matthew McConaughey, Angela Bassett, John Hurt, James Woods etc. lol Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Score composed by: Alan Silvestri A hidden gem

Mister Lou

remember that guy taking Dino teeth on Fallen Kingdom? That's Buffalo Bill..

Jordan Williams

Judging by setting and the policeman's uniform at the end of the film, Hannibal is in Jamaica!!

Maxxwell Denton

I saw this and Misery in a drive-inn theater. During a rain & thunder storm. With my soon to be ex and his soon to be wife.

Scouse Junior

Another great Anthony Hopkins movie, and one I'm not sure ever gets recommended, is Fracture. I feel like it's not often in conversations and it's underrated for sure.

The Media Knights

That one is also on the list! Been seeing a lot of recommendations for it. We're excited to check it out!

The Media Knights

Rain and thunderstorm sounds like the perfect mood for a movie like this! Don't know how that experience would be at a drive-inn theater though!

The Media Knights

Oohhh Those are some amazing names to see working together! On the list!

The Media Knights

Thank you for the suggestion! Can't wait to check out the rest 😄

The Media Knights

Always a pleasure reading these James! Thank you for taking the time ❤️ We appreciate the advice in what’s the preferred order to watch these, we’ll definitely keep it mind. Also loved your breakdown and opinions about the performances. We agreed with all of it. That final scene with Clarice and Hannibal was incredible. And that came after a string of superb scenes together. Also thought the additional lore you gave us when it came to info that’s explained in the book was very interesting. Love it when they show us just how smart a character is. Now I wish they would’ve expanded on Hannibal’s great escape! Thank you so much for watching these with us and always sharing some insight ❤️

James Forrest

Pleasure as ever to share an excellent film experience with you! It actually made me want to watch all three movies again in chronological order, starting with Red Dragon. I've only held off in the hope you'll cover the rest :)

Eddy Lheat-99

Hannibal is another good one and also red dragon

Zensonar

Have you considered watching the Hannibal TV series? It's a very classy production and manages to be great on its own terms without being in the shadow of the movie.

Tee Why Emm

Good guy as well...one of the cops in Heat, and the Captain on the TV show Monk.

The Media Knights

That's a fantastic recommendation, we heard Mads Mikkelsen is playing Hannibal and that seems like such an amazing casting choice! We'll definitely add it to our list!

The Media Knights

We would be super game to continue the story of Hannibal the Cannibal!

Cade

Oh good, I was afraid you guys needed to be convinced. Definitely watch it, it's awesome!

Joey Cintron

I just think it was too intense. It made me way too uncomfortable.

Dark Days to Green Heaven

I subscribed today for this movie's reaction but after initial 2-3 minutes, the audio is muted all the way through. What is this?

The Media Knights

We cannot legally provide you with a copy of the film as well. It’s illegal redistribution of copyrighted material. These reactions are in watch along format and as mentioned in the tier description require that you bring your own copy to sync it with this video.

Nowhere Man

The font in the opening credits reminds me of Twin Peaks, which aired around the same time as this movie. I wonder if it was merely a popular typeface, or if there was an intentional homage. Speaking of homages, I’m having Stranger Things flashbacks. Do all of the most-feared prisoners get the end cell? Speaking of more connections, years later, Jodie Foster stars in the movie Contact. In that movie, her character’s father dies when she’s a child. This is an odd kind of typecasting. Did you notice that while Clarice is speaking about saving the lamb there’s a sound of wind blowing? A “warning” is a shot in the leg? Since when is shooting someone classified as a “warning”? I absolutely HATE how in detective stories the lead detective goes off to confront the killer without calling for backup or letting anyone know where they are. In British stories, the detective often doesn’t have a firearm (and the killer often does). How can such smart detectives be so stupid? I love that this movie didn’t strive to tie up ALL of the loose ends, thereby laying the foundation for so many sequels and prequels. Hannibal is a fascinating villain.