First and foremost- a big giant thank you to Kelly- she helped me come up with a "punny" name for my new blog. It may change down the line- but it's a good start!
Last night I got home and dilly-dallied around for a while, then decided to watch a movie. I have decided to watch the movies in a no-particular-order manner.
I started with The Silence of the Lambs.
Starring: Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter
Released: 1991 by Orion
Genre: Crime/Thriller
Director: Jonathon Demme
Netflix rating: 4 out of 5 stars, my rating: same
Favorite quotes:
***Hannibal Lecter: A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
***Hannibal Lecter: Why do you think he removes their skins, Agent Starling?
Hannibal Lecter: Enthrall me with your acumen.
Clarice Starling: It excites him. Most serial killers keep some sort of trophies from their victims.
Hannibal Lecter: I didn't.
Clarice Starling: No. No, you ate yours.
I really like this movie. It's quite scary. I hadn't seen it in a long time. The scariest scene in the whole movie was when they were taking Lecter to see the mother of the latest victim. A plastic mask covering his mouth and nose is placed on his face and he is thoroughly strapped to a dolly. It is the most resonating scene in the movie for me. Simply creepy! What kills me is watching Anthony Hopkins play a character like Lecter. He talks in such a manner that from the very beginning is eerie and continues to prove so throughout the movie. I think it's the cadence of his speech. It's pretty creepy if you ask me. I also found myself almost routing for Lecter. I know that he is a monstrous villain- yet I couldn't help but like him and his overwhelming intelligence. He is rather clever, isn't he?
1 down, 99 to go!
2 comments:
No doubt that Anthony Hopkins is a great actor, but that still doesn't mean I will watch this movie; again. I watched it once when we were young down at Mama and Papa's and it creeped out that I was so scared, I vouged I would never watch it again...and I won't. But if you ask Karen, she will tell you that it is one of her favorite movies....what is she thinking? She loves to watch scary movies!!!
That sounds like a fun resolution. The only problem is that you have to watch movies like this and I wouldn't be able sleep.
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