The Silence of the Lambs | 
| Director: Jonathan Demme
Actors: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald, Ted Levine
Category: DVD
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Rating:  486 reviews
Format: Ntsc
Language: French (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
UPC: 027616869104
EAN: 0027616869104
ASIN: B000065G6G
Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 1991
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Amazon.com essential video
Based on Thomas Harris's novel, this terrifying film by Jonathan Demme really only contains a couple of genuinely shocking moments (one involving an autopsy, the other a prison break). The rest of the film is a splatter-free visual and psychological descent into the hell of madness, redeemed astonishingly by an unlikely connection between a monster and a haunted young woman. Anthony Hopkins is extraordinary as the cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, virtually entombed in a subterranean prison for the criminally insane. At the behest of the FBI, agent-in-training Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) approaches Lecter, requesting his insights into the identity and methods of a serial killer named Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine). In exchange, Lecter demands the right to penetrate Starling's most painful memories, creating a bizarre but palpable intimacy that liberates them both under separate but equally horrific circumstances. Demme, a filmmaker with a uniquely populist vision (Melvin and Howard, Something Wild), also spent his early years making pulp for Roger Corman (Caged Heat), and he hasn't forgotten the significance of tone, atmosphere, and the unsettling nature of a crudely effective close-up. Much of the film, in fact, consists of actors staring straight into the camera (usually from Clarice's point of view), making every bridge between one set of eyes to another seem terribly dangerous. --Tom Keogh
Amazon.com essential video
Based on Thomas Harris's novel, this terrifying film by Jonathan Demme really only contains a couple of genuinely shocking moments (one involving an autopsy, the other a prison break). The rest of the film is a splatter-free visual and psychological descent into the hell of madness, redeemed astonishingly by an unlikely connection between a monster and a haunted young woman. Anthony Hopkins is extraordinary as the cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, virtually entombed in a subterranean prison for the criminally insane. At the behest of the FBI, agent-in-training Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) approaches Lecter, requesting his insights into the identity and methods of a serial killer named Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine). In exchange, Lecter demands the right to penetrate Starling's most painful memories, creating a bizarre but palpable intimacy that liberates them both under separate but equally horrific circumstances. Demme, a filmmaker with a uniquely populist vision (Melvin and Howard, Something Wild), also spent his early years making pulp for Roger Corman (Caged Heat), and he hasn't forgotten the significance of tone, atmosphere, and the unsettling nature of a crudely effective close-up. Much of the film, in fact, consists of actors staring straight into the camera (usually from Clarice's point of view), making every bridge between one set of eyes to another seem terribly dangerous. --Tom Keogh
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 Oscar really got it right this time June 20, 2009
Michael Giltz
Still one of the scariest, most compelling crime dramas ever made. Jodie Foster is just as mesmerizing as Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins in this cat and mouse game between an FBI agent and a serial killer. Ignore all the trashy sequels, the increasingly ludicrous books and the many spoofs of Hannibal Lecter. This is a great film and looks just stunning on this BluRay edition packed with extras. Visit me at michaelgiltz dot com.
 "A Census Taker Once Tried To Test Me. I Ate His Liver With Some Fava Beans And A Nice Chianti." Chillingly Delicious. June 9, 2009
HAMLET
Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster give Academy Award winning performances in what are arguably their best known roles: the notorious criminal and renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling, the FBI Agent-in-training who asks Lecter for help in catching a sadistic killer known only as Buffalo Bill. The reason I give this film four stars is two-fold: I. A disturbing scene close to the end of the film where Buffalo Bill dances in drag fully nude; personally, I think the scene should never have made it into the final cut & II. As much as I enjoyed seeing Anthony Hopkins & Jodie Foster in their roles, I do not think this movie should have won Best Picture; Best Actor & Best Actress definitely, but NOT Best Picture. This film unfairly beat out "Beauty And The Beast," a far better film in terms of content and entertainment. Thus, "Beauty And The Beast" is the only animated movie ever nominated for Best Picture. (It's my all-time favourite movie, so I'm kinda biased). Worth seeing for Hopkins' & Foster's performances. Scott Glenn also does an excellent job. SPOILER WARNING: Also, definitely worth viewing for Lecter's escape from a prison in Memphis. SPOILER OVER!! Rated R for a disturbing scene (in my opinion; had the scene not been in the film, I would have given it a PG-13 rating).
Excellent film, great DVD.. June 3, 2009
Jeydev CS (Bangalore, India)
The film probably need no introduction, the DVD features are pretty cool. I was a little disappointed with the packing:
1. It has a Polaroid picture which seems to be stuck to the case with a cheap glue.
2. One disc is placed nicely, while the other is on some kind of flip-over
section which seems annoying.
However, still worth owning..
Anthony Hopkins May 11, 2009
Doreen Johnson (Washington, DC)
I like Anthony Hopkins and this part was made for him,I have the whole collection.Hannibal Rising (Full Screen Edition)
My review of The Silence of the Lambs May 11, 2009
T. J. Reed (AR USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I envy anyone who gets to watch this film for the very first time. It stacks with Alfred Hitchcock's Pyscho as being one of the greatest explorations of the criminal mind. Hell, it's better than Psycho. I don't feel I really need to give a synopsis of the plot. Even those who haven't seen the film essentially know the story. This is a film that has become so ingrained in popular culture that I doubt it will ever be forgotten. The best film of the 90s, and my favorite film of all-time, The Silence of the Lambs is a masterpiece, pure and simple.
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