Red Dragon (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
by Brett Ratner
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Actor: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Emily Watson, Harvey Keitel, Ralph FiennesDirector: Brett Ratner
Brand: Universal
Producer: Andrew Z. Davis
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
Producer: James M. Freitag
Producer: Martha De Laurentiis
Producer: Terry Needham
Writer: Ted Tally
Writer: Thomas Harris
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Red Dragon (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: "An Excellent Film In The Silence of the Lambs Franchise"
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a fan of "The Silence of the Lambs" this movie is a must-see. In "Red Dragon" we see how Hannibal Lecter was actually caught at the beginning of the original film and why he is in prison. This film is a prequel to "The Silence of the Lambs" as we get the back story on the cinema's most vicious villin. Anthony Hopkins, as usual, is fantastic as Lecter, but it is Ralph Fiennes who steals this film. Like the original film "The Red Dragon" has two stories running concurrently: not only are we treated to a great story on Lecter, but another serial killer mastermind is murdering people called The Tooth Fairy, played by Fiennes. It is up to a smart FBI agent, played by Edward Norton, to catch this maniac. Ralph Fiennes gives the greatest performance of his career in this movie, as we see the tortured life he leads, as he was abused by his horrific grandmother who is not seen on film; only her voice is heard in flashbacks. The voice is none other than Ellen Burstyn. Just hearing the grandmother's voice yelling at her grandson gives the audience the background on what eventually made this murderer; there is always a reason behind the behavior. Emily Watson has a supporting role, playing a blind woman who befriends the Fiennes evil character. Oscar winner Phillip Seymour Hoffman plays a journalist who gets caught and tortured by the Tooth Fairy. I won't tell you what happens to his character!
The DVD is in widescreen format, the trailer is included, there is commentary by director Brett Ratner and writer Ted Tally who wrote the original film, there is a great profile on Hannibal Lecter, deleted scenes, and much more. An excellent film that was a huge hit at the boxoffice. Time magazine calls the movie "brilliantly darkly seductive!".
Summary of Red Dragon (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
Fbi agent will graham has been called out of early retirement to catch a serial killer known by authorities as the tooth fairy. He asks for the help of his arch-nemesis dr. Hannibal the cannibal lecter.The only problem is that the tooth fairy is getting inside information from lector Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/23/2006 Starring: Anthony Hopkins Ralph Fiennes Run time: 124 minutes Rating: R Director: Brett RatnerA lot could've gone wrong in Red Dragon, but the movie exceeds expectations. Replacing the acclaimed Manhunter as an "official" entry in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy, this topnotch thriller--the second adaptation of Thomas Harris's first Lecter novel--returns to the fertile soil of The Silence of the Lambs, serving as both prequel and heir to the legacy of Lecter as portrayed, with mischievous menace, by the great Anthony Hopkins. Familiar faces and locations reappear (along with Lambs screenwriter Ted Tally) as Lecter coaches FBI profiler Will Graham (Edward Norton) in tracking the horrific "Tooth Fairy" killer (Ralph Fiennes), whose transformative killing spree is inspired by a William Blake painting. By dutifully serving Harris's potent material, Tally and director Brett Ratner craft a suspenseful film worthy of its predecessors, bringing Hopkins full circle as one of the cinema's all-time greatest villains. With overtones of Psycho and a superb supporting cast, Red Dragon succeeds against considerable odds. --Jeff Shannon
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