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Posted by MovieGod on 09-05-2002 04:09 AM:

Official Red Dragon Movie Review

At long last the prequel to the Oscar winning movie, Silence of the Lambs was remade to the big screen, and once again Academy Award Winner Anthony Hopkins reprises his role as the psychotic Dr. Lector.

In the first of his series of novels by Thomas Harris, in 1981, introduced the first called Red Dragon.

Director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 2) is at the helm as the film also stars Ed Norton (Primal Fear), another noteworthy actor in the role of ex-FBI agent Will Graham who almost lost his life at the hands of the elusive Dr. Lector.

Years later, Graham is called out of retirement to assist in apprehension of a psychotic killer in the form of Ralph Fiennes (English Patient), but to catch the killer Graham realizes his best ally is his former nemesis, Dr. Lector.

Red Dragon was remade from a 1980's film called Manhunter, and I think this version is much superior as we got the same chills that Anthony Hopkins gave in his original performance as he did in this film.

Edward Norton is always good as the much maligned ex FBI agent who has to match heads and wits with the psychotic killer in Fiennes and of course, Hopkins.

Red Dragon is a must see, as I thought this was much better in the silence sequel Hannibal.

Red Dragon is rated 'R' for language, graphic violence, and nudity

My rating: 10 out of 10

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Posted by Crazy_Jay on 09-05-2002 09:47 AM:

Thank you MG!!! Cant wait to see this movie....

Posted by MovieGod on 09-06-2002 04:50 AM:

You are welcome, I just got chills watching this movie.

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Posted by bobbystill on 09-06-2002 07:57 AM:

I cant wait ti see the great red dragon putten them teeth to work!
Im not too sure about ray fines tho.

The dragon was supposed to have been a massively built mofo?

Posted by dc_man on 09-06-2002 10:11 PM:

*Drools* MG thanks for this review I can't wait

You sir are a lucky bastard.

Posted by darkslide on 09-07-2002 06:28 PM:

better not be hype ^_^ sounds like a REAL followup to SOTL instead of that hannibal shiat.

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Posted by Toxic Corpse on 09-08-2002 07:55 PM:

Hey MG, how did you have the opportunity of seeing this movie?

Posted by cx on 09-08-2002 09:35 PM:

i read this book like 2 years ago, actuallly read it before i saw silence of the lambs. one of thee best written books out there.

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Posted by MovieGod on 09-11-2002 08:25 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Toxic Corpse
Hey MG, how did you have the opportunity of seeing this movie?

um to quote myself again and again, I am a professional movie critic, I have friends of friends of friends who have these screenings and this is one of the films I have seen.

I review movies for a Hawaii radio station, and a lot of the films you find on the net, don't even compare to what the "group" that I am friends with have.

This was a film I saw when I went to maui, and screened it at a hollywood producers home. He gets a ton of these pre releases, and with the stipulation that I not copy or dub it, I get to see these films and I report about it.

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Posted by MovieGod on 09-27-2002 10:37 PM:

Well now that the film is online, here's my thoughts on it. It rocks..

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Posted by renegade on 09-28-2002 10:03 PM:

Thanks moviegod, I've been waiting on your review of this for sometime now. Finally i'll get to see it later today.

Posted by MovieGod on 10-11-2002 09:13 PM:

This movie does indeed rock, enjoy.

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Posted by ThEiLlEsT on 10-11-2002 11:39 PM:

The movie is awesome but i dont think it would be 10/10 more like 9 or 8.5 . just my opinion.

still a must see movie. probably the best since road to perdition.

Posted by bobbystill on 10-12-2002 08:52 AM:

Id say more a 6.5

considering ray fines sucked

Posted by Crazy_Jay on 10-12-2002 10:25 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by bobbystill
Id say more a 6.5

considering ray fines sucked

Put the crack pipe down!!!!

4 Stars

Posted by moviebootlegger on 10-12-2002 06:38 PM:

10 outta 10. u giv too many of those. ur too giving god. b a little more harsh plz

Posted by da5park on 10-13-2002 03:46 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Toxic Corpse
Hey MG, how did you have the opportunity of seeing this movie?

Hey can we have a sticky with the answer to this question pls?? pretty please!!

Posted by bobbystill on 10-13-2002 06:52 AM:

Hey crazy jay

r you sayen 10 outa 10 = 4 stars

what is it out of 10?

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