The Silence of the Lambs (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

by Jonathan Demme (Director)

Other authorsThomas Harris (Writer), Ted Tally (Writer), Anthony Hopkins (Actor), Jodie Foster (Actor), Kenneth Utt (Producer), Edward Saxon (Producer), Gary Goetzman (Producer), Kasi Lemmons (Actor), Grace Blake (Producer), Ronald M. Bozman (Producer), Lawrence A. Bonney (Actor) — 1 more, Lawrence T. Wrentz (Actor)

DVD, 2015

Call number

DVD-DRAMA 106

Collection

DVD

Series

Hannibal Lecter Films (1991)

Publication

MGM (Video & DVD) (2007), Edition: Collector's Edition

Description

FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist.

User reviews

LibraryThing member comfypants

An FBI cadet interviews an incarcerated serial killer, hoping to catch a different serial killer.

Proof that people who make horror movies about ghosts and zombies have no idea what is actually scary.

Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting:

A
Music: C

Enjoyment: A

GPA: 3.4/4

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LibraryThing member pussreboots

It's certainly a better book than Black Sunday or Red Dragon but it's still so ridiculously improbable. I know Lecter is supposed to be the glue that holds the book together but honestly he bugs me. He's an unneccessary distraction from an otherwise interesting thriller/mystery.

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