tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post4586156191999160093..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: Manhunter at 25Tony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-66662899120041934212011-08-27T17:24:03.728-04:002011-08-27T17:24:03.728-04:00I think you're right on the money by noting ho...I think you're right on the money by noting how Mann and Cox humanize Lector in a way that is more believable (and jarring) than the way Demme and Hopkins handled the character. Noonan's character, despite the evil of his actions and his pathetic strangeness, is also far more human and even a little sympathetic in comparison to Ted Levine's character in "Lambs" and Ralph Fiennes' take on the same character in "Red Dragon".<br /><br />I think it's easy to be contrary and look back in hindsight and say that Hopkins' performance might have been overrated, but I do think that there is a subtlety, humanity, and plausibility that Cox and Mann invest the character that is less over-the-top than what Demme and Hopkins did with the character.<br /><br />Lastly, "Red Dragon" is a pointless remake of a near-perfect film, and "Manhunter" is up there with "Heat" as Mann's best work.Aden Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382319068170476270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-29308482033166532362011-08-27T17:16:57.159-04:002011-08-27T17:16:57.159-04:00Nice post, Tony.
Out of "Manhunter", &q...Nice post, Tony.<br /><br />Out of "Manhunter", "The Silence of the Lambs", "Red Dragon", and "Hannibal" (I never saw "Hannibal Rising" nor do I care to), "Manhunter" is by far the superior film and a far more accomplished work of art than the award-winning "The Silence of the Lambs".Aden Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382319068170476270noreply@blogger.com