In a message dated 8/16/02 10:19:07 AM,
Robison_M@crane.navy.mil writes:
<< I thought SILENCE OF THE LAMBS was spectacular.
HANNIBAL is
not quite on the same level as SILENCE, but its still a
good
book. There are parts in it that really shine. >>
I'm with you on this one. Silence of the Lambs is a terrific
BOOK. So much so, that the very faithful film adaptation was
a tremendous disappointment to me. This is probably due in my
part to my strong preference to Bryan Cox's Lector in
MANHUNTER to Hopkins' over the top portrayal. And Julianne
Moore in the film version of Hannibal is far more interesting
and credible to me than Jodie Foster. Interestingly, I liked
the endings of both the book and film versions of Hannibal.
Thomas Harris never fails to come up with very dark things
for his bad guys to do. Case in point...
Minor spoiler alert...
Mason Verger torturing children so that he can drink their
tears is every bit as weird, sick and chilling as Francis
Dollarhyde skinning fat chicks to make himself a girl
suit.
Manhunter is a terrific thriller. It will be very difficult
for Red Dragon to equal, much less surpass. The one thing
that gives me hope are some of the casting elements,
particularly Ralph Fiennes as Dollarhyde and Edward Norton as
Will Graham.
John Lau
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