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Hannibal Rising (2007)
so-so
First off, i just want to say i hated this movie. The word "disappointment" doesn't do my feelings justice. For some reason, the whole first half of the movie reminded me a lot of Batman Begins. Think about it, a kid brutally looses his family, gains a mentor, gets revenge... the difference being people who go through things like that don't usually become a superhero, more likely a Hannibal. I don't feel like it stayed true to any of the other Hannibal movies. The story was weak and it dragged way more than it should have. To me, the best part about the other Hannibal movies(Silence of the lambs, and red dragon especially) was the suspense... the only suspense i had was when I found myself just waiting for the next gruesome murder just so something would happen(It would not have hurt to crank the kill count up a bit as well). The movie itself lacked the right aura... It was just another story of revenge. You end up almost feeling sorry for Hannibal. That being said, Gaspard Ulliel was absolutely amazing. They could not have found a better actor to play young Hannibal. He nailed the whole ruthless yet sophisticated, animal with class characteristic. He is pretty much the only thing that saves the movie.
The Messengers (2007)
Don't GO
Personally, I'm not usually the type to want to jump online and start bad-mouthing a movie. However, i felt compelled to save other people from waisting their money on an almost completely unoriginal movie with sub-par acting. To be perfectly honest, the story is just dumb anyways. Family moving to a haunted house in the middle of nowhere... teenager that screwed up in the past, so nobody believes him/her.
The movie has been overdone time and time again and i hope this one quickly gets lost with the other hundreds in some movie rental horror section. Trust me on this one, this film does not deserve your hard-earned money.