Chicago – Has there ever been a network TV show more cinematic than “Hannibal”? Especially when one watches it commercial-free in “binge” format on the newly-released Blu-ray, one can even more distinctly appreciate the fact that the first season of Bryan Fuller’s incredible show, the best on network TV, plays like long film. Scratch that. Most horror films aren’t this well-performed, written, and executed. It actually feels most like its true inspiration, Thomas Harris’ novels, in the way it unfolds over chapters but also works as a cohesive whole. I love this season and the Blu-ray does it justice.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Just as Jonathan Demme did with “The Silence of the Lambs” (which, by the way, you can see for $1 at the Studio Movie Grill on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, followed by a discussion moderated by yours truly), “Hannibal” plays with genre. It is surely horrific, especially with a degree of gore never-before-seen on network TV.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Just as Jonathan Demme did with “The Silence of the Lambs” (which, by the way, you can see for $1 at the Studio Movie Grill on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, followed by a discussion moderated by yours truly), “Hannibal” plays with genre. It is surely horrific, especially with a degree of gore never-before-seen on network TV.
- 9/27/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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