It’s hard to know what to think of Red Dragon. While it’s an adaptation of a novel, it’s also a remake of Manhunter, whether the film wants to acknowledge it or not. It’s got Danny Elfman doing the score, so it’s scary (though he does seem rather influenced by early 1990s Morricone) and director Ratner […]
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Red Dragon (2002, Brett Ratner)
August 15th, 2009 · No Comments
Tagged: Brett Ratner· Edward Norton· Emily Watson· Philip Seymour Hoffman· Ted Tally· Thomas Harris· Universal Pictures· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Manhunter (1986, Michael Mann), the director’s cut
June 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The last time I watched Manhunter (the first time I saw the director’s cut), my friend maintained the film’s superiority laid in the added scenes. The director’s cut mostly features more scenes concerning the effect of manhunting serial killers on William Petersen’s character. On this viewing, it’s clear the film’s greatness isn’t so simply assigned. […]
Tagged: Brian Cox· De Laurentiis Entertainment Group· Joan Allen· Michael Mann· Thomas Harris· ★★★★
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, Jonathan Demme)
June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
No matter how hard Howard Shore’s score tries, The Silence of the Lambs is just a serial killer movie. I knew it was just a serial killer movie–that realization had occurred to me quite a long time ago–but its adherence to genre standards are still somewhat surprising. The movie wastes so much time on Anthony […]
Tagged: Jodie Foster· Jonathan Demme· Orion Pictures· Ted Tally· Thomas Harris· ★★
