Rent Red Dragon (2002)
3.5 of 5 from 171 ratings
1h 56min
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- Synopsis:
- Anthony Hopkins returns in his finest and most chilling performance yet, as the malevolent Dr Hannibal Lecter. FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) is called out of early retirement to catch a serial killer known as 'The Tooth Fairy'. To stop the brutal murders from continuing, Graham must first let Lecter inside his head. Prepare to be disturbed as Graham confronts the brilliantly sinister Lecter in this dark and heart-pounding thriller.
- Actors:
- Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary-Louise Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anthony Heald, Ken Leung, Frankie Faison, Tyler Patrick Jones, Lalo Schifrin, Tim Wheater, John Rubinstein, David Doty, Brenda Strong, Robert Curtis Brown, Mary Anne McGarry, Marc Abraham, Veronica De Laurentiis
- Directors:
- Brett Ratner
- Voiced By:
- Alex D. Linz, Ellen Burstyn
- Writers:
- Thomas Harris, Ted Tally
- Studio:
- UCA
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 07/09/2009
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Feature commentary with director Brett Ratner and writer Ted Tally
- Music score commentary with composer Danny Elfman
- Lecter's FBI file and life history
- Inside the mind of a serial killer – hosted by John Douglas
- Anthony Hopkins: Lecter and me
- The making of Red Dragon
- A director's journey
- Brett Ratner's student film
- Visual effects
- Screen and film tests
- Makeup application
- The burning wheelchair
- The Leeds' house crime scene
- Storyboards to final feature comparison
- Additional scenes
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Unknown
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
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Reviews (2) of Red Dragon
Not bad - but I'm fed up with seeing remakes of perfectly good films - Red Dragon review by RP
Somewhat pointless remake of 'Manhunter', which was the first of the Hannibal Lecter films to be made back in 1986 – but 'Manhunter' didn't have Anthony Hopkins, who came along later to play Lecter in 'Silence Of The Lambs'. I guess that 'Red Dragon' was made to give a consistent Lecter trilogy with Hopkins in each one (the fourth film, 'Hannibal Rising' is about Lecter's childhood). But 'Manhunter' is in my opinion the better film and Hopkins is far too hammy an actor for the role. In fact Lecter plays only a small role – the central character is a disturbed FBI agent who has been psychologically damaged by his experiences with too many disturbing cases, but who is called out of retirement to solve yet another case. The role here is filled by Edward Norton who is not a patch on the characterisation given by William Petersen in 'Manhunter'.
Don't get me wrong – 'Red Dragon' isn't a bad film and has a host of excellent actors and in fact I enjoyed it – it's just that I'm fed up with seeing remakes of perfectly good films. 3/5 stars.
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If 3 turned out to be 1........... - Red Dragon review by NC
Other review is quite right, the original Tooth Fairy was very crazy guy. So allowing for how long ago Manhunter was made, was a better film.
Odd to do a sequel film, that is in fact before previous two! Tony is good fun, and is easy money for him and Ralph.
Must agree with premise that Hollywood cannot come up with new ideas? Why keep doing re-makes of definitive originals? Sgt Bilko should have closed the box!
Catch odd film made in New Zealand or Canada, and sometimes even States, made on low budget, with no known actors, and can be quite unique. These can often hold the attention as much as the multi-million Starwars etc.
Wonder what the most hackneyed drawn out to double numbers is? Could be Saws, or Carry Ons.............. Mission Imposs are still rolling....................
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