Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14405 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-05-19
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Hungarian
• Dubbed in: Hungarian
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 119 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Anthony Hopkins returns as Hannibal Lecter in Red Dragon, a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs and a remake of 1986's Manhunter, Michael Mann's fine film of Thomas Harris's terrific book, in which Brian Cox carved the ham thinner as a more menacing, less hokey cannibal.

This film beefs up Lecter's role, opening with a prologue that finds him annoyed by a sour note in his favourite symphony orchestra and then serving the offending flautist at a dinner party before FBI profiler Will Graham (Edward Norton) drops by to apprehend him. Then, we pick up with Lecter in his asylum cell and Graham retired with trauma, only to be brought back together by the crimes of a new madman, the Tooth Fairy. Graham consults Lecter on the case, which means some pointed and familiar conversations, and the film shifts focus from the investigation to the life and troubles of the mad and murderous but also abused and sympathetic Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes, with a major tattoo and a harelip).

Director Brett Ratner is more like a job-of-work man than the geniuses who have made the earlier movies, and he doesn't quite restrain Hopkins enough. It's also hard not to compare the current cast with Mann's excellent players. Still, Red Dragon is a solid film of great material, with all the sudden shocks and disturbing whispers in places. Also with Harvey Keitel as the FBI boss, Emily Watson as Dolarhyde's blind love interest, Philip Seymour Hoffman as a tabloid sleaze and Mary-Louise Parker in the thankless role of imperilled wife. --Kim Newman

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

• Single disc
  
• Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter (5.00)
  
• Making of Red Dragon - Starz Encore Piece (15.00)
  
• Feature Commentary with Director Brett Ratner and Ted Tally
  
• Deleted scenes (13.00)
  
• Visual Effects (5.00)
  
• Theatrical Trailer (approx. 2.00)
  
• Teaser Trailer for The Hulk (0.45)
  
• Total Axess DVD-Rom

Special Features
English
Region 2

Customer Reviews

Worth seeing but nothing to rave about
This is an entertaining enough effort, but cashes in too strongly on The Silence of the Lambs. Hopkins is good as usual, and Edward Norton is particularly good, but the rest feels a little contrived. Not enough of this gels, and it doesn't have the same unsettling vibe as "Manhunter."

Still worth seeing for some good bits, though.

boring
bland and dull this boring and pointless film sees antony hopkins return to his signature role.

Don't waste your time and money on this, watch Manhunter
I agree with some other reviews after having owned Manhunter for sometime now I can't help but compare these 2 films.

As a film on it's own it's okay I guess, but it really does grind on me the amount of times that the dialogue from Manhunter is repeated word for word in parts, so annoying!!

None of the cast is on form here, I respect the work of Sir Anthony Hopkins, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Harvey Keitel alot, but even they are unconvincing in their roles, to be fare to Hoffman he's barely in the film which is a real shame as he can act unlike Edward Norton who's atrocious and Ralph Fiennes who puts in yet another dire performance.

The "music" in this film often tries to add tension to the film where none exists, give me Manhunter, Silence of the lambs or Hannibal any day of the week and twice on Sunday over this poor excuse of a film, if you do watch this make sure that you have not already watched Manhunter as you'll only be disappointed. 2 stars as a stand alone film, 1 when compared to Manhunter.