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Silence of the Lambs (US - DVD R1)

Fox/MGM Home Entertainment has sent over artwork for a new collector's edition

Title: Silence of the Lambs (IMDb)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins
Released: 30th January 2007
SRP: $26.98

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Fox/MGM Home Entertainment has announced a two-disc collector's edition of Silence of the Lambs which stars Anthony Hopkins, and Jodie Foster. The set will be available to own from the 30th January, and should be priced at around $26.98. Extra material will include an Inside the Labyrinth making of documentary, a two part 'Page to Screen' documentary, a Jonathan Demme and Jodie Foster three-part documentary (The Beginning, Making The Silence of the Lambs, and Breaking the Silence), a Scoring the Silence featurette, and an original 1991 making-of featurette. Completing the package will be twenty-two deleted scenes, outtakes, TV spots, an Anthony Hopkins phone message, and trailers. On top of all that, the set will carry a four-page booklet and a number of exclusive Hannibal Lecter recipe cards.

Also available from the 30th January will be the Hannibal Lector Collection Giftset - a three-disc package that includes Silence of the Lambs, along with Michael Mann's Manhunter and the Ridley Scott directed Hannibal. This will retail at around $29.98. As this is a three-disc collection, we can only assume that only disc one of the Silence of the Lambs collector's edition will be included. The artwork is attached below:

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Dustin P,

I bought this and I really enjoy this movie

Its packed with special features which is a plus :D

batman

Meh.

Red Dragon was ok, nothing great. It was never really tense or scary. Some of the scenes between Norton and Hopkins were cool, but, in spite of all its star power, the movie as a whole never found its momentum. I think the main problem was Feinnes. He's a fine actor, but he was just never creepy or scary. By stark contrast, Tom Noonan's Francis Dollarhyde scared the living daylights out of you.

David Blackwell

agreed. amazing artwork indeed.

jayTL

I enjoyed Red Dragon more than any of the other ones (and it's also the only book I've read thus far). I have the Hopkin's Lector Trilogy, so I dont think I'll invest on this. I do want to find Manhunter though. I saw it once, and didn't like it much, but it'll be good to have.

Stephen Etherton

I never cared for Manhunter, but have it, it just seemed like a movie of the week type thing, and does not play well up against the others. I mainly own it due to the curse of being a completionist. Naturaly I have the other three as well. I think the extras are cute, but not worth my double-dipping budjet.

Worst Nightmare

Can't see the "Rack of Baby Human" recipe....

Bradavon

Any word if the credits and pixelation issues have been fixed from the R2 versions? -

* Note about the transfer: There is a one pixelation error in the transfer, in the beginning of chapter 8 at the timecode 0:30:20.

* There are also some missing opening credits. First credits what are shown are:
-Brooke Smith/Diane Baker/Kasi Lemmons.
These credits are missing:
-A Strong Heart/Demme Productions/Jodie Foster/Anthony Hopkins/Scott Glenn/"The Silence Of The Lambs"/Ted Levine/Anthony Heald.

This only affects the UE versions, not any SE version.

HagenDarth

Love the invitation idea, as well as the recepies. Very original.

Marc Boggio

Clerks 2 was made by MGM and they are on HD, so this might come on on HDDVD too....Blu Ray is horribly expensive and fragile- it is totally the "Beta" of this format war- long live HDDVD!!!

Steven Carrier

I think I'm probably going to get this. I also kinda wish they would re-relase the Two-Disc Special Edition of "Hannibal" with matching cover art.

mc_serenity

Wow, those recipe cards are a nifty touch to the set, but a little bit unsettling. Particularly the "Dr. Hannibal Lector requests the pleasure of your company for dinner" bit.

Still, the set is a must-own for me. Love the packaging and the extras look good -- but I'm curious if Fox is just repressing the full-screen issues of "Hannibal" and "Manhunter" for the Hannibal Lector set. (I'm guessing they won't, but you never can tell.)

Tom

More pack shots added...

Undrtaker

Why isn't red Dragon part of the package?

edit: nevermind, just noticed its answered (i only saw page 1 when I asked)

batman

I like Mann's work quite a bit. There's probably no one out there at the moment that do a crime story as well as he.

Anyway, I think Manhunter is the best of the series; the only one that comes close is Silence.

Gabe Powers

Tricky Dicky wrote: Red Dragon was wayyyyyyyyyy better than Manhunter. I don't get all the Michael Mann loving at allllllll I'm afraid.

I don't get the Michael Mann love either, honestly, but I liked Manhunter, and REd Dragon was painfully awful considering the level of talent involved.

lee09

Tyler Foster wrote: Again, again, MGM doesn't own Red Dragon.

Lost interest in the box set -- one disc Hannibal? One disc Manhunter? What is this garbage? What would be even worse is if the sequels were on a flipper (two-disc Silence, flipper-disc sequels) or some other flipper combination.

I just thought of that, Red Dragon is Universal property but still if you want to make the REAL Hannibal Lecter DVD collection, it makes more sense to use all the DVD's of the series even if their different movie studios, I'm sure MGM would of agreed with Universal on something. MGM would had to pay more at Universal though.

[/quote]For those who don't know, "Hannibal Rising" is the new prequel coming out Feb 9th, 2007.

Based on Thomas Harris' upcoming new book of the same name, this prequel shows a young Hannibal Lecter in three different phases of his life from childhood in Lithuania to his ten years in England up to his time in Russia before his capture by FBI agent Will Graham in Manhunter.

The movie poster can be found here:
http://impawards.com/2007/hannibal_rising.html[/quote]

We now.

Tricky Dicky

Red Dragon was wayyyyyyyyyy better than Manhunter. I don't get all the Michael Mann loving at allllllll I'm afraid.

HagenDarth

I don't Red Dragon is that bad, I enjoyed it for what it was. But I agree with BubbaGummer: enough with the multiple special-ultra-super-collector's-anniversery-director's cut-director's aunt cut-editions! a movie should come out on 2 DVDs when it is released: with extras, and without. (with the rare exceptions like LOTR) Maybe the day will come when additional extras could be downloaded. What do you think?

Gabe Powers

Red Dragan is an awful, awful, awful, awful movie. Manhunter is a very good, but very dated movie.

Vipper

BubbaGummer wrote: Am I the only one who's so tired of all these multiple editions that I don't even want to ever see the movie again? And if Sony owns MGM why is FOX releasing their movies?

Fox, not Sony, has distribution rights for MGM.

BubbaGummer

Am I the only one who's so tired of all these multiple editions that I don't even want to ever see the movie again? And if Sony owns MGM why is FOX releasing their movies?

Tyler Foster

Again, again, MGM doesn't own Red Dragon.

Lost interest in the box set -- one disc Hannibal? One disc Manhunter? What is this garbage? What would be even worse is if the sequels were on a flipper (two-disc Silence, flipper-disc sequels) or some other flipper combination.

Blue-Kal-El

I have none of the movies/DVDs, which one y'all suggest me to buy?

Paul Dawson

I have the Criterion release and double-dipped when MGM released it - the extras on the Criterion are excellent but if I want to watch the actual movie then I use watch the MGM DVD!

But there is nothing here that would make me triple-dip!

Also Manhunter really doesn't belong in the boxset - it should have been Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal and Red Dragon (don't get me wrong I love Manhunter but it doesn't belong in what should really have been an Anthony Hopkins box set).

Johnny

interesting that they are including Manhunter instead of Red Dragon in the box set

HagenDarth

I'll stick with just "Silence of the Lambs" hands down the best in the series and one of the best films I've seen. Personally, I think they're overdoing it with sequels/remakes. "Red Dragon" was ok, but "Hannibal"...meh. I didn't feel the same suspense and thrill I got from "Silene."

Frank The Rabbit

stanton heck wrote: I wander when there will be another edition of Manhunter
4 versions aren't enough?

El Mariachi

so the Mamhunter DVD in the set will be the full screen version right?(MGM really has not put out a good DVD of it so far).

batman

JackJackMN wrote: Criterion Collection, $100? and no anamrophic widescreen. I'd be pissed if that happened.
I mad that my $60 Brazil 3 disc is NOT anamorphic and I now have to buy a single disc of Brazil that just came out to get anamorphic widescreen.
A movies that is NOT anamorphic should never have the Criterion word associated with it.Criterions are going for $100? Wow, that's insane. Anyway, as to the anamorphic situation, Silence of the Lambs, as well as many other features, were released on DVD before there was such a thing as the anamorphic feature you see nowadays, that's why so many titles don't offer it. Remember, Criterion is an old company that used to sell primarily laser discs, though they did offer a few titles on VHS. Criterion literally invented the widescreen presentation, running commentary, and bonus features. Everyone that was into laser discs was enjoying all that stuff years before DVD's came out.

the-gr8shag

This is coming out a few weeks before the prequel "Hannibal Rising" hits theaters. The book, by Thomas Harris, is already out & I've been hearing it really sucks. A big dissapointment.

JckRbbitSlim

Yes! They read my mind, except I find it very curious as to why they didn't put the two disc on the set, otherwise I would have bought it. Guess I'll have to buy em seperately still.

£ukasz D

i would pick it up..if it included COMPLETE Lecter Collction..but without "Red Dragon" it's not worth buying..(i think Red DRagon was bether than Hanibal)....shame it's riped of of RD..

ovsoares

Nice Cover!!!

JackJackMN

Criterion Collection, $100? and no anamrophic widescreen. I'd be pissed if that happened.
I mad that my $60 Brazil 3 disc is NOT anamorphic and I now have to buy a single disc of Brazil that just came out to get anamorphic widescreen.
A movies that is NOT anamorphic should never have the Criterion word associated with it. Same thing with a special edition set that costs $60.

Oh Well, they'll get us to buy em again somehow.

contraband

Matt Thompson wrote: Film geeks retrospectively call Manhunter the best in the series, but to me, it's a Miami Vice episode that's two hours long. Brian Cox plays a creepy, different Lecter.

And as has been stated, Red Dragon is a Universal film. Based on this set, here are how the rights break down:

Manhunter (MGM)
The Silence of the Lambs (MGM)
Hannibal (MGM)
Red Dragon (Universal)
Hannibal Rising (Weinstein Co.)

For those who don't know, "Hannibal Rising" is the new prequel coming out Feb 9th, 2007.

Based on Thomas Harris' upcoming new book of the same name, this prequel shows a young Hannibal Lecter in three different phases of his life from childhood in Lithuania to his ten years in England up to his time in Russia before his capture by FBI agent Will Graham in Manhunter.

The movie poster can be found here:
http://impawards.com/2007/hannibal_rising.html

Matt Thompson

Film geeks retrospectively call Manhunter the best in the series, but to me, it's a Miami Vice episode that's two hours long. Brian Cox plays a creepy, different Lecter.

And as has been stated, Red Dragon is a Universal film. Based on this set, here are how the rights break down:

Manhunter (MGM)
The Silence of the Lambs (MGM)
Hannibal (MGM)
Red Dragon (Universal)
Hannibal Rising (Weinstein Co.)

Tigerclaw

Why is Red Dragon not included? I've never seen Manhunter any good?

lee09

Ahhh there missing one.... Red Dragon????????

Tom

Bouncy X wrote: sorry if i'm repeating someone here but...........why isnt red dragon included? sure its just a remake of manhunter basicly but its still a hopkins lector movie....or is it a different studio than these 3?

Pretty sure Red Dragon is Universal...

Bouncy X

sorry if i'm repeating someone here but...........why isnt red dragon included? sure its just a remake of manhunter basicly but its still a hopkins lector movie....or is it a different studio than these 3?

Kyle Mertes

That's sweet! I can't find Hannibal anywhere and don't own Silence or Manhunter. I picked up Red Dragon for $5.50, so this will complete the series for me...

But then I just remembered Young Hannibal is in the making...

Tom

Artwork now added for the Hannibal Collection...

batman

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. I would only buy this version if I didn't already have the MGM SE. In any case, I would still pick up the Criterion.

louis pereira

batman wrote: While the Criterion version does have, surprisingly, lower picture quality than the rest, it's by far the best edition out there. I've had it since its original release on laser disc; luckily I picked it up on DVD before it went OOP. The commentary alone is worth it, but the serial killer profiles, crime scene analyses, and the "In Their Own Words" features are all outstanding, and completely exclusive to this edition.

Anyone who doesn't have this version is missing out.

I also recommend tracking down Criterion editions of the first three James Bond films. The running commentary is outstanding, so much so that MGM/UA threatened to sue Criterion if they didn't pull them from the shelves. Criterion only did just that and continued to sell only the versions without the commentary. The only drawback is that these were never released on DVD and you'll need a laser disc player, assuming you can even find these editions...Those profiles, while interesting and creepy, still didn't give me the need to own that version. Just on cover art alone this one is better. Put it this way, if you want a more atmospheric experience with the film, search for the Criterion Version. You want more of the behind the scenes info on the making of the movie(like me)you will probably be buying this version.

YlowBstard

McVain wrote: I'd love to get my hands on the Criterion version but I guess this will do.
Don't worry about it. The Criterion edition has a sub-par transfer and worthless special features( besides the commentary), and is definately not worth the high price tag. I bought a copy back in 2005 for $100 CAN- and I sold it on Ebay 2 weeks later.

stanton heck

I wander when there will be another edition of Manhunter

batman

While the Criterion version does have, surprisingly, lower picture quality than the rest, it's by far the best edition out there. I've had it since its original release on laser disc; luckily I picked it up on DVD before it went OOP. The commentary alone is worth it, but the serial killer profiles, crime scene analyses, and the "In Their Own Words" features are all outstanding, and completely exclusive to this edition.

Anyone who doesn't have this version is missing out.

I also recommend tracking down Criterion editions of the first three James Bond films. The running commentary is outstanding, so much so that MGM/UA threatened to sue Criterion if they didn't pull them from the shelves. Criterion only did just that and continued to sell only the versions without the commentary. The only drawback is that these were never released on DVD and you'll need a laser disc player, assuming you can even find these editions...

wr-9t2

I have the Criterion and the MGM s/e as I love this film lots.

Might get this one but money doesn't grow on trees ya know :-)

Worst Nightmare

I have the Criterion edition but I might get this version as well - especially if they release it with DTS - one of my most favourite films!

Frank The Rabbit

Jurgie1979 wrote: Really good art, but why would I need anything other than my Criterion edition? Seriously.
I USED to own the Criterion Edition, and honestly it sucked! The picture isn't very good and isn't even anamorphic. The only plus is the commentary, but all in all the MGM Special Edition blows it out of the water as far as quality is concerned. And I'm assuming this CE will blow all other R1 editions out of the water as well.

GavSalkeld

McVain wrote: I'd love to get my hands on the Criterion version but I guess this will do.

Copies go on eBay all the time, quite cheaply too (for an OOP edition). The Criterion edition is my favourite release (great commentary, original sound mix, DOP-approved) but my Japanese R2 DTS Ultimate Edition is a nice set. I dont double-dip on anything unless the two versions are vastly different, but I'm gonna get the Criterion version of this.

Wilson Bros

Marc St-Clair wrote: Great....another edition.Looks good but i'll stick with my Criterion edition!!!

Are you sure about sticking with the Criterion edition? Apart from the one-or-two extras that didn't make it in to subsequent version, the image quality was pretty poor.

We've got the R1 Criterion edition and the R2 MGM special edition and the MGM copy cleans the floor with it.

THE WILSON BROS

Eugene Mlodik

Damn it, I just bought the current special edition and this doesn't still doesn't have a commentary track... Oh, well, at least the artwork is amazing!

xjrmx

nice artwork. I was waiting for a CE of this.

beckmen

Tempting. I will make the decision later since I already have the SE one-disc. Maybe if the transfer is an improvement I will pick it up. Too bad it's not an Extended Edition with a bunch of the deleted scene remastered and put back in, that'd make me buy it.

Ravenwood

I don't own this movie, so I'm glad I waited. I love the artwork and the extras look great.

edangerc

LOVE LOVE LOVE- the artwork. SO good. I love this movie and don't own it yet on DVD. i'm so glad I waited. Does anyone know what font they could have used for "collector's edition" its super cool yet creepy at the same time. It looks like a 3 year old wrote it.

Mark Buchanan

one of my all time faves but I'll stick with my Criterion edition.

stanton heck

this is the 4th editon
orion home video (Bad)
criterion (The Best)
mgm (very good)
now another mgm editon (??)

ramalho

I didn't know the majority of people disliked Hannibal(I'm refering to those that liked Silence of the Lambs-trust me,there are a lot of girly men and screeching housewives that say "yuch" to that movie.Meaning It's too gory and they're sissies)in the States and the U.K until now.I mean,around Europe It's very well liked and got good reviews.
I like it a lot(specially the soundtrack)and place it way above Red Dragon(which I liked,mostly because of the cast),but not as high as Manhunter and Silence of The Lambs-those two are classics.
P.S:I also have the criterion edition of SOTL and trust me the SE is way better,in terms of audio and video(anamorphic)and special features(the audio comentary in the criterion is nice but that's it,the extras in the S.E are vastly superior)

Tyler Foster

JckRbbitSlim wrote: Excellent artwork, still pissed that I never got around to buying the Criterion or the new special edition, so I think I'll snatch this one up. Maybe this will be packaged with the two disc Hannibal, because I'd like to pick em both up (I know, shoot me, but I dug Hannibal).I loved Hannibal too, and yes, this will be available in a box set with both Hannibal and MGM's single-disc (not Anchor Bay's SE) of "Manhunter", but I don't know if it's the 2-disc. I would assume so, though. Hopefully all three have cover arts as nice as this.

JckRbbitSlim

Really? Someone other than me loved Hannibal? I didn't think that was possible....

bondfool

And THAT's why I've been waiting to buy it.

MarvDwight

Guess I have to double-dip. I've got the SE, which was pretty good in its own right if I recall. I know the Criterion had a nifty audio commentary with an FBI agent, but otherwise I thought the SE was better.

Great package + new documentary = upgrade. Just like with my Patton DVD not so long ago.

£ukasz D

Nice set..but i'm goin tyo buy the R2 Ultimate Edition...it's R2 (which is bether for me-Poilsh subs)..and I think the cover art is bether....

Primus wrote: Hannibal Lecter recipe cards?! Seriously, that's scary.
now....finally I know what to do with my brother

McVain

Tyler Foster wrote: The Criterion edition is really not that good -- all it has over the MGM DVDs is the audio commentary. I believe it contains absolutely no video features whatsoever. I mean, it's a good track -- I have it -- but no way would I call the Criterion better than this edition looks for just one feature, especially considering this one has a whole-new three-part documentary featuring Jodie Foster and such absolutely kick-ass cover art.
True, And even the MGM transfer is better. But I'm a Criterion wh**e so I'd still love to have it.

ss2player

Fox distributes MGM's content, and since Fox is Blu-Ray only, this would likely come as BD-only.

I'm happy with my OOP MGM widescreen SE, so I'm out until an HD release come along.

ramalho

I was hopping this one to be in HD-DVD.What's the status on MGM in regards to HD-DVD/Blu-Ray?
Still,I have the UK special edition and that's good enough in the extras departement,but It could use a revamp on the picture departement.

Kaya Savas

cool beans

Bradavon

Jurgie1979 wrote: Really good art, but why would I need anything other than my Criterion edition? Seriously.
The Criterion is non-anamorphic for starters.

Dustin

Ah, but JckRbbitSlim - why would anyone shoot you? Hannibal was both the best book, film and soundtrack.

JckRbbitSlim

Excellent artwork, still pissed that I never got around to buying the Criterion or the new special edition, so I think I'll snatch this one up. Maybe this will be packaged with the two disc Hannibal, because I'd like to pick em both up (I know, shoot me, but I dug Hannibal).

Nic Mall

That *is* nice artwork.
Would be really cool if it was bound in the canvas and actually had the sticker things (what are they called again) on it.

Tyler Foster

The Criterion edition is really not that good -- all it has over the MGM DVDs is the audio commentary. I believe it contains absolutely no video features whatsoever. I mean, it's a good track -- I have it -- but no way would I call the Criterion better than this edition looks for just one feature, especially considering this one has a whole-new three-part documentary featuring Jodie Foster and such absolutely kick-ass cover art.

McVain

I'd love to get my hands on the Criterion version but I guess this will do.

Jurgie1979

Really good art, but why would I need anything other than my Criterion edition? Seriously.

Jonno2006

Nice! I KNEW I should not have bought it even though it was really cheap. Good thing I waited, because this looks like a sweet edition! Awesome cover art also!

Primus

Hannibal Lecter recipe cards?! Seriously, that's scary.

Cheddar J. Cheese

Good thing I didn't cave and get the MGM single FOOLSCREEN version.

Bradavon

Pity the commentary is STILL a Criterion exclusive. I hope they fix the credits mess up from the European DVDs.

It was fine on the SE but the UE has most of the beginning credits missing, it starts just after SOTL should've appeared on screen (I think).

The European UE has 3 hours extras, much more than the SE.

p.s - Great cover art though.

Marc St-Clair

Great....another edition.Looks good but i'll stick with my Criterion edition!!!

GavSalkeld

I assume this will be the DTS version other territories have had for a while now.

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