Review of Detroit Rock City (1999) by Jennifer A — 19 Apr 2008
[b]Hannibal (2001) - 3.5/10[/b].
Director - Ridley Scott, Julianne Moore, Ray Liotta, Gary Oldman, Giancarlo Giannini, Frankie R. Faison, Francesca Neri.
The widely anticipated followup to [i]Silence of the Lambs[/i], 2001's [i]Hannibal [/i]was pretty much doomed from the start. Gone is [i]Silence of the Lambs[/i] director Jonathan Demme, replaced by Ridley Scott. Also gone is Jodie Foster as Agent Starling, replaced by Julianne Moore after Ms. Foster rejected the script. Anthony Hopkins does return as Hannibal Lechter.
It's no wonder that Jodie Foster declined on reprising her role as Agent Starling as the screenplay is suspect at best. The interplay and tension between Starling and Hannibal is what made [i]Silence of the Lambs [/i]such a memorable and groundbreaking film. That is mostly absent in this film, and the Agent Starling in [i]Hannibal[/i] bears very little resemblance to the Agent Starling in [i]Lambs [/i]and not only because Julianne Moore (an actress I happen to like) is playing her. There is an inherent lack of suspense, an almost comical array of characters (most notably Oldman and Liotta) and a noticable disconnection from everything that made [i]Silence of the Lambs[/i] great. What a waste.
[b]Detroit Rock City (1999) - 2.5/10[/b].
Director - Adam Rifkin.
Starring - Edward Furlong, Sam Huntington, Giuseppe Andrews, Lin Shaye, Natasah Lyonne, James DeBello, Kiss.
It's 1978 and a bunch of kids will do anything to get to Detroit to see their idols Kiss live in concert.
It wants to be [i]Dazed and Confused [/i]but ends up being Bill & Ted channeling National Lampoon on the way to see a bad 70's rock band.
[b]Nacho Libre (2006) - 3.2/10[/b].
Director - Jared Hess.
Starring - Jack Black, Ana DeLa Reguera, Hector Jiminez, Peter Stormare, Darius Rose.
Joy joy, another stupid Jack Black comedy.
[b]The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (2006) - 3.5/10[/b].
Director - Michael Mabbott.
Starring - Matt Murphy, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, etc.
Country music's attempt at a mockumentary. This ain't Spinal Tap.
[b]Epic Movie (2006) - 0.1/10[/b].
Director - Jason Friedberg/Aaron Seltzer.
Starring - Jennifer Coolidge, Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Fred Willard.
These guys make Uwe Boll look like Orson Welles.
This review of Detroit Rock City (1999) was written by Jennifer A on 19 Apr 2008.
Detroit Rock City has generally received positive reviews.
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