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Post by wilcinema on Feb 14, 2021 14:42:01 GMT
Happy 30th anniversary to one of the most influential, best shot, best directed, best acted, best written thrillers of all time! Definitely rewatching it tonight 
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Post by TerryMontana on Feb 14, 2021 15:21:57 GMT
As you said it: One of the best shot, best directed, best acted, best written thrillers ever!!
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Post by stephen on Feb 14, 2021 15:23:14 GMT
IT'S JIM PEMBRY, NOW TALK TO HIM, DAMMIT.
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Post by stabcaesar on Feb 14, 2021 15:32:02 GMT
It's good but 1991 is such a strong year that it pales in comparison.
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 14, 2021 15:46:33 GMT
I compare it a lot to Goodfellas in that I don't care about it much personally but it does so many things technically well it takes your breath away - and reveals most other films as being merely competently made at best by comparison. What is most remarkable about it is how subtle it is in suggesting themes that it doesn't hammer you over the head with - the entire movie can be seen as a feminist work and yet it never compromises its more visceral narrative elements. Make it today you'd have to stress that feminist angle out of all proportion and the depiction of the killer would be social media fireworks as offensive. It's one of the very few films that ends with sick joke punchline last scene - like Spoorloos - that feels right and not like it's hitting the wrong note. That's how in control of tone it is......  |
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Post by notacrook on Feb 14, 2021 15:52:41 GMT
Probably my second favourite film of all time. True perfection on every level.
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Post by wilcinema on Feb 14, 2021 16:04:23 GMT
I compare it a lot to Goodfellas in that I don't care about it much personally but it does so many things technically well it takes your breath away - and reveals most other films as being merely competently made at best by comparison. What is most remarkable about it is how subtle it is in suggesting themes that it doesn't hammer you over the head with - the entire movie can be seen as a feminist work and yet it never compromises its more visceral narrative elements. Make it today you'd have to stress that feminist angle out of all proportion and the depiction of the killer would be social media fireworks as offensive. It's one of the very few films that ends with sick joke punchline last scene - like Spoorloos - that feels right and not like it's hitting the wrong note. That's how in control of tone it is...... I think one of the main differences if it were made now would probably be Clarice depicted as a fearless woman while the beauty of that film and that performance is that Clarice is very strong precisely because she is terrified of what she's getting into but she does it anyway. |
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Post by themoviesinner on Feb 14, 2021 16:59:15 GMT
For me it's one of the most tepid, dull and unsuspenseful thrillers I've seen. Not a fan at all. But I've had the same reaction for every Hannibal film I've seen (including Manhunter and the 2001 film), so I guess I'm just not interested in that kind of story.
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Post by thelistenercanon on Feb 14, 2021 16:59:46 GMT
Probably my second favourite film of all time. True perfection on every level. Couldn’t agree more except it’s not even my 2nd favorite of the 90s. @pacionoyes- Love both movies but they’re not comparable. But... Goodfellas > SOTL |
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Feb 14, 2021 17:01:39 GMT
Funny enough I’ve been wanting to rewatch this over the last couple of weeks. I guess this is a sign to do so tonight.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Feb 14, 2021 17:04:48 GMT
one of the greatest movies ever made.
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Post by jakesully on Feb 14, 2021 22:24:44 GMT
Such a great film! As for 90s serial killer films, I prefer Se7en a bit more but SOTL is brilliant in its own right for sure. Both are masterpieces.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Feb 14, 2021 22:31:04 GMT
Literally every piece of serial killer media over the past 30 years, including the whole true crime industry from TV to podcasts, owes a debt to The Silence of the Lambs.
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Post by pupdurcs on Feb 14, 2021 22:35:54 GMT
I compare it a lot to Goodfellas in that I don't care about it much personally but it does so many things technically well it takes your breath away - and reveals most other films as being merely competently made at best by comparison. What is most remarkable about it is how subtle it is in suggesting themes that it doesn't hammer you over the head with - the entire movie can be seen as a feminist work and yet it never compromises its more visceral narrative elements. Make it today you'd have to stress that feminist angle out of all proportion and the depiction of the killer would be social media fireworks as offensive. It's one of the very few films that ends with sick joke punchline last scene - like Spoorloos - that feels right and not like it's hitting the wrong note. That's how in control of tone it is...... I think one of the main differences if it were made now would probably be Clarice depicted as a fearless woman while the beauty of that film and that performance is that Clarice is very strong precisely because she is terrified of what she's getting into but she does it anyway. There is actually a CBS show called Clarice which debuted this week (presumably to coincide with the anniversary of the film) which follows Clarice's career about a year after the film. Nobody has shown enough interest to start a thread about the show on the TV board, but from what I've read so far about the show (which is limited), Clarice isn't being portrayed as fearless. She is supposed to be vulnerable. Reviews aren't great, but critics can often be predictable assholes when judging something against a revered original/source material, so I may still be tempted to check it out and judge for myself. |
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