Review of Hannibal Rising

Burtal revenge pic--the 5th "Hannibal" film so its like a Matinée this time around. Its gruesome. Hannibal is the focus of this film like Damien was the focus of the Omen movies. This movie is a re-write of the Thomas Harris novel; really its an improvement, the novel reading more like a treatment for a screenplay than an actual novel. But its total sin: "Thou shall not recompense evil; Vengeance comes from the Lord your God" (Proverbs). The only way to hate Hannibal Rising, is to compare it to Silence of the Lambs--the series' energy is not as high now. Its a "rape and revenge" film really. The thing that got my heart really racing was the preview for GrindHouse's two movies for the price of one: Planet Terror and DeathProof. AWESOME . . . . I can't Wait for that one!!!!! See HannibalRising for the Grindhouse trailer if nothing else . . . Oh Hannibal's main squeeze is the chick from Miami Vice so no; its no Silence of the Lambs or Manhunter, or Red Dragon because its . . . Hannibal Rising. In the 6th movie I guess we'll see Anthony Hopkins once again coming full circle and dying once and for all (of old age) in a nursing home.