The Silence Of The Lambs (18)

Once upon a crime, Hannibal Lecter was a manipulative psycho-killer compensating for his incarceration by messing with people's minds. Then Hannibal happened and he suddenly turned into a dandy anti-hero... Watching The Silence Of The Lambs again really puts things into perspective. Jonathan Demme's astute adaptation of Thomas Harris' last good book entwines the horror and detective genres to enduringly shocking effect, while Anthony Hopkins' Lecter and Jodie Foster's Starling fizz up an unsettling chemistry that was utterly lacking in the sequel.

DVD Extras:

Inside The Labyrinth making of documentary, 21 deleted scenes, original featurette, outtakes reel, stills, trailers.Don't let the lack of a commentary deter you - everything you need to know is in the hour-long docu. Did you know, for example, that Lambs could have been helmed by Gene Hackman, with Robert Duvall as Lecter and Michelle Pfeiffer as Starling? Scary. The deleted scenes vary in length and quality, but plug a few minor plot holes, while the outtakes treat you to Hopkins' Sly Stallone impression. Real Lecter nuts can even put Hopkins' cheesy-but-fun message on their answerphone...

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