"You owe me awe!"

SHOCKER! Brett Ratner has actually made a non-shit film and doesn't ruin a franchise like he did with X-Men: The Last Stand.

Michael Mann's Manhunter is a fine adaptation of the Thomas Harris novel and is filled with oodles of style but its terribly dated looking. Smartly, Ratner doesn't try to better Manhunter but instead orchestrates an palm-sweating thriller that is well paced and packed with plenty of chilling and icky moments. Yet, Brett proves again that when it comes to his films he fails to create any dynamic between the characters. The scenes between Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) and Will Graham (Edward Norton) are highly enjoyable but they lack the intamicy and creepy atmosphere between Starling…

A remake of Michael Mann's Manhunter, this version of Thomas Harris's novel is more accessible than the much colder,murkier, indie looking original.
Featuring a Hollywood cast of Hopkins,Norton,Keitel,Seymour Hoffman and a chilling Ralph Fiennes as the unhinged "Toothfairy",this movie has a sheen to it missing from Mann's version. Polished performances all round as former FBI profiler Edward Norton is recruited back into the Bureau to assist in the hunt for a serial killer. Forced to consult with the incarcerated Dr Hannibal Lecter who years earlier had tried to kill him, the excellent Norton attempts to exorcise his demons and apprehend the culprit. Emily Watson also gives an astonishing performance as a blind girl ensnared into the "Toothfairy's " insane world.…

Just realized this is my 130th film this year!

So Red Dragon The terrible Brett Ratner's only thriller film. This isn't a remake of the Michael Mann film Manhunter, it's rather another adaption of the same novel the two are based on, "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris. Both films have their similarities, but in some way, are quite different. Though I prefer Mann's film and think it's the superior one, Red Dragon has it's moments.

I don't feel like retelling the basic plot line again, however if you are interested, just read my review for Manhunter ;) While the cast does an excellent job, It's still not as good as Mann's film, though I can see as to why the…

Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Dr. Hannibal Lecter has seen the serial killer with a taste for human flesh become modern cinemas most memorable villain. In RED DRAGON, Hopkins third and final appearance as Lecter, we are taken back to the very beginning and witness the arrest of the brilliant but psychological disturbed psychiatrist.

Adapted from the first of Thomas Harris' Lecter novels, RED DRAGON establishes a storyline very similar to the subsequent and vastly superior THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. A sexual serial killer known as the "Tooth Fairy", played by Ralph Fiennes, has killed two entire families leaving the FBI without any firm leads. Incarcerated in a high security prison Lecter becomes a consultant on the case.

Reuniting Lecter…

After watching and thoroughly enjoying the Hannibal TV series, I decided to give Brett Ratner's Red Dragon a re-watch. And while it may be unfair to make this comparison as they are two completely different depictions of Harris' novel, I think the TV show is significantly better than this. Hugh Dancy's Will Graham captures the psychological aspects of the character, and ultimately makes it that much more compelling, whereas Edward Norton's is adequate, but doesn't really do that much with the character.. The TV show is much more grizzlier, it's much darker, better written and smarter with it's source material. This is far too familiar, conventional and minimalistic. Hopkin's Hannibal is perfect. That is a simple fact. And he is…

"You owe me awe!"

SHOCKER! Brett Ratner has actually made a non-shit film and doesn't ruin a franchise like he did with X-Men: The Last Stand.

Michael Mann's Manhunter is a fine adaptation of the Thomas Harris novel and is filled with oodles of style but its terribly dated looking. Smartly, Ratner doesn't try to better Manhunter but instead orchestrates an palm-sweating thriller that is well paced and packed with plenty of chilling and icky moments. Yet, Brett proves again that when it comes to his films he fails to create any dynamic between the characters. The scenes between Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) and Will Graham (Edward Norton) are highly enjoyable but they lack the intamicy and creepy atmosphere between Starling…

Just realized this is my 130th film this year!

So Red Dragon The terrible Brett Ratner's only thriller film. This isn't a remake of the Michael Mann film Manhunter, it's rather another adaption of the same novel the two are based on, "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris. Both films have their similarities, but in some way, are quite different. Though I prefer Mann's film and think it's the superior one, Red Dragon has it's moments.

I don't feel like retelling the basic plot line again, however if you are interested, just read my review for Manhunter ;) While the cast does an excellent job, It's still not as good as Mann's film, though I can see as to why the…

A remake of Michael Mann's Manhunter, this version of Thomas Harris's novel is more accessible than the much colder,murkier, indie looking original.
Featuring a Hollywood cast of Hopkins,Norton,Keitel,Seymour Hoffman and a chilling Ralph Fiennes as the unhinged "Toothfairy",this movie has a sheen to it missing from Mann's version. Polished performances all round as former FBI profiler Edward Norton is recruited back into the Bureau to assist in the hunt for a serial killer. Forced to consult with the incarcerated Dr Hannibal Lecter who years earlier had tried to kill him, the excellent Norton attempts to exorcise his demons and apprehend the culprit. Emily Watson also gives an astonishing performance as a blind girl ensnared into the "Toothfairy's " insane world.…

Es interesante hablar de 'El dragón rojo' porque llega a ser precuela, remake y secuela (si añadimos a la saga Hannibal la horrenda 'El origen del mal'). Eso no permite observar la película como producto único, es muy difícil separarla de la saga y valorarla por sí misma, sobretodo cuando la película se auto complace con guiños a 'El silencio de los corderos', haciéndonos recordar una película mejor y uno de los mejores Thriller de la historia del cine. Por lo tanto, se puede separar de 'Hunter' y de 'El origen del mal', pero es inseparable de 'El silencio de los corderos'. Nos encontramos ante un claro caso de entrega que complace a los fans de Hannibal, en la novela…

I read the book in a day, then watched the film.

While it may be a cookie-cutter suspense thriller, it surprised me - and honestly impressed me - as to how much like the source material this film was.

It may be weak for a 2002 film. Yet I may be weak as well, because I found myself thoroughly enjoying every second of it, even though I knew exactly what was coming next.

Edward Norton seemed to fit Will Graham fairly well, if nothing else than for the innocence in his voice. Its clear Anthony Hopkins has done this before, and its always a joy to see both Harvey Keitel and Philip Seymour Hoffman. The real acting of mention goes…