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The Hannibal Lecter Collection from M-G-M via Fox is an almost Hannibal Lecter Collection.
There are currently five films in the series: Manhunter (1986), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002) and Hannibal Rising (2007), if one cares. The first three, controlled by M-G-M make up the collection. The other two are unavailable on Blu-ray at this time.
One of the things that I dislike when "upgrading" is not getting the original material, or at least most of them, on the new disc. Fortunately, while the new collection makes no note of any extras, those originally on the standalone Silence Blu-ray are included.
The top of the line here, in terms of quality, remains to be Silence of the Lambs. This is (and was) a quality transfer, with good grain characteristics, a lack of any problematic "DNR" and no real enhancement to be noted.
The earliest in the group, Manhunter, is to my eye the second best. A decidedly low budget affair, the film comes off well in Blu-ray. It it what it is, and is generally problem free.
I had expected more from Hannibal, but what I'm seeing is an image slightly grain-reduced and then sharpened, with occasional, but not disturbing EE.
The Hannibal films are a terrific series, and are well worth the street price of $45 for the 3. I'd like to see Red Dragon made available by Universal to round out the set.
Niggling problems with Hannibal aside, this is a quality set, fairly priced and Recommended.
RAH
There are currently five films in the series: Manhunter (1986), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002) and Hannibal Rising (2007), if one cares. The first three, controlled by M-G-M make up the collection. The other two are unavailable on Blu-ray at this time.
One of the things that I dislike when "upgrading" is not getting the original material, or at least most of them, on the new disc. Fortunately, while the new collection makes no note of any extras, those originally on the standalone Silence Blu-ray are included.
The top of the line here, in terms of quality, remains to be Silence of the Lambs. This is (and was) a quality transfer, with good grain characteristics, a lack of any problematic "DNR" and no real enhancement to be noted.
The earliest in the group, Manhunter, is to my eye the second best. A decidedly low budget affair, the film comes off well in Blu-ray. It it what it is, and is generally problem free.
I had expected more from Hannibal, but what I'm seeing is an image slightly grain-reduced and then sharpened, with occasional, but not disturbing EE.
The Hannibal films are a terrific series, and are well worth the street price of $45 for the 3. I'd like to see Red Dragon made available by Universal to round out the set.
Niggling problems with Hannibal aside, this is a quality set, fairly priced and Recommended.
RAH