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Available
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Collection
Publication
Mgm (Video & DVD) (2004), Edition: Special
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:
Music: C
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.4/4
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:
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AMusic: 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.
Awards
Academy Award (Nominee — Best Adapted Screenplay — 1991)
National Film Registry (2011)
Original language
French
Original publication date
1991-02-14
Physical description
5.4 inches
ISBN
079286140X / 9780792861409
UPC
027616909091