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Margin Call

I watched that only last week on Netflix.

That it was filmed and released…

I was gobsmacked!

I rate it ‘through the roof’.

Correction

The Big Short was the movie I was referring to.

youtu.be/vgqG3ITMv1Q

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Robot and Frank (This sleeper rates 8/10 for humor and all around likeability with a tinge of sadness)

Lesbian porno I forgot the name of it. Best movie in my book. Moved my soul to higher levels.

Was looking forward to Life (2017) because I though it had a potential to be an interesting movie, but that movie turned out to be such a BIG LETDOWN. It’s basically about a super flying octopus in space, with a plot written by a 6 yr old mind with vivid fantasy. It’s very visceral but not logical at all.

1/5 stars :imp:

Manhunter 1986 V Silence of the Lambs

Will Graham: I know I’m not smarter than you.
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor: Then how did you catch me?
Will Graham: You had disadvatages.
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor: What disadvantages?
Will Graham: You’re insane.

youtu.be/y07Z8YVbjbs

Best version. Manhunter 10/10

Silence of the Lambs 6/10

Anthony Hopkins’ rendition of Hannibal Lecter cannot be topped…ever. Hopkins’ eyes dance mischievously as he processes information and are more penetrating when he asks questions. The version of Lecter that Brian Cox plays in Manhunter is flat, void of dimensions, common. I did enjoy Will Graham more than Clarice however.

The Whistleblower true story on human trafficking.

What men do to women when there are no boundaries.

youtu.be/al3anBiHwmI

10

Wendy wrote:

When I first saw Silence of the Lambs I was terrified. HA. and thought as you did regarding Hopkins’ portrayal of Hannibal.

Then a couple of years ago I saw Manhunter. On reflection most psychopaths/serial killers are as benign as your guy next door and how many next door neighbours are amazed he was living close by. Take the Green River Killer for instance. So Brian Cox I believe was fairly accurate.

On the other hand, Hopkins seems to me to be rather dramatic and his voice somewhat sing songy, if you get my drift. The part where he strings up the guard at the end is so far fetched if you think about it, like the time needed to do this, the height of where the body was positioned and how he could have done this alone. There were moments that were scary but it seemed to become ridiculous towards the end of the film.

I could watch Manhunter again, but not Silence of the Lambs it is too far fetched.

SM,

I understand what you’re saying, but the back story of Hannibal Lecter is not the typical guy next door resume which is what makes him fascinating on paper, but Cox failed to deliver an extraordinary characterization, failed to bring Lecter to life. Lecter was a respected physician with a genius IQ, highly educated, well-traveled, with refined tastes. Not a common man. The world was his oyster.

On the other hand, the Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway, drove a truck after leaving the army with only his HS diploma. He was married three times. A sex addict. A religious zealot. More like a typical guy ( :evilfun: ).

Silence of the Lambs sits in one of my bookcases. Hopkins regrets having played Lecter in the two movies following.

Gary Ridgeway may have had an IQ of only 82, but he began killing in 1982 and was not caught until 2001. ‘He was initially convicted of 48 separate murders and later confessed to nearly twice that number’. Wiki

Apparently one does not need to have an outrageously high IQ to be a success as a serial killer.

This list features the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history.

Gary Ridgway - The Green River Killer. …
Donald Harvey. …
John Wayne Gacy. …
Jane Toppan. …
Ted Bundy. …
Dean Corll. …
Juan Corona. …
Wayne Williams.

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Hannibal Rising was a good movie, too (from psychological point of view), and Gaspard Ulliel played his part well. The punch line of the movie (which, to me, brought everything into perspective):

Hannibal: He ate my sister!
Grutas: So did you!

And so it begins!

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BFG (4/10 Children’s movies usually don’t hold my attention. A nice change of pace.)

A little gem, the power of love… :astonished:

youtu.be/qyg9aRqlUxM

“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry, especially when the man is a serial killer and the timid mouse soon turns out to be even more psychotic than he is”.

8/10

Brilliant! I’m looking forward to seeing that one. :evilfun:

Hatred (Wolyn), 2016.

To me, this movie really points to what a powerful (and devastating) effect an ideology can have on a simpler minded folk. I admit it is a bit biased as it is a Polish-made and it recounts historical events (1939) as seen primarily from a polish perspective (which made it controversial), but I think there is plenty of blame to go around on both sides (actually on all 4 sides). It is a good history reminder.

8.5/10

I tried to watch it on Youtube, but it is one of those where you have to sign up, otherwise the only version is in Polish? Did you see it at the cinema or online?

From the trailer it looks quite interesting.

movieonline.io/movies/hatred.html
(Just to warn you, it has some raw violent scenes towards the end)

This movie was really sad.

Sadness particularly for the women and children.

The depravity and savageness of men alongside supposedly ‘men’ of God.

I can’t recall ever seeing such realism in a film and at times it was almost unbearable to watch.

The last scene with the little boy clutching the man’s arm in the cart brought tears to my eyes.

For such a joyless story, I am inclined not to rate it.

Nevertheless I give it 10.

My Polish pal recounted stories of her family’s near past, and they are scarred beyond belief as a family… something their newer generations will probably help fade during their lifetimes. I will send my pal the link and attempt to watch it myself, but I am not a fan of heartstrings being pulled, so I will try not to get mad and persevere through it.