FIRST TIME WATCHING: The Silence of the Lambs...he's so CREEPY!! 

Jody Foster, won the Academy Award for Best Actress for this role.

"I'm having an old friend for dinner." Yeah, as soon as the Doc heard Hannibal was free, he bolted. A fat lot of good that did.

This is an absolute classic. It deserved every single Oscar it won.

Hannibal looking at the camera was a purposeful choice by the director. Along with Hopkins unblinking gaze it was supposed to (and did) put us in Clarice's place, make us feel what she was feeling and even get us to sympathize with her more. The aim was to nearly break the fourth wall to make the viewer feel like they were the Starling character in those moments.

My dad was in the fbi for twenty five years and said they didn’t glorify anything in this movie, which made it more authentic and realistic. The offices, the prison, the criminals, etc… all authentically portrayed

The one thing every reaction to this movie has in common is that none of the reactors get upset about Lectar's choice for his next victim.

The character of Clarice Starling is one of the best female character leads that I've seen in movies. She's smart, brave and resourceful, such a great character.

The sequel Hannibal (2001), and prequel Red Dragon (2002) are both worth watching. Anthony Hopkins returned for both, and Red Dragon is written by the same screenwriter as this movie. Great cast, and a very similar story structure.

It's funny that you mentioned Clarice not checking her corners. What makes it so terrifying is that she was by the end but the killer took away the lights altogether. One thing the film did so well was have the police do everything right but still fail. That's the scare behind the story.

Anthony Hopkins only had 16 mins of screen time and he still crept into our hearts as this very civilized psycho. I love this movie and I'm glad you did too. I really enjoy watching people react to this film. ❤ Great review guys!

The TV show Hannibal was extremely well done. I put off binging it for years because I thought it was just cashing in on the films, but it was a wonderful show and it's hard to believe it was on network TV. It deals with a younger Hannibal, before he's been caught and his relationship with another FBI agent - Will Graham. Mads Mikkelsen almost does the impossible in making you forget Hopkins.

This really is a fanastic film. No cheap scares. You mentioned the practice of not showing too much and leting the viewers' imaginations fill in the details, and I think that's a lost art. Definitely better than typical "splatter" films. The book this was based on was fantastic, as well as the previous book.prequel, Red Dragon.

Ok, the fact that you immediately yelled “her corners!!” is why I love your reaction videos so much. You guys really do pay attention to ALL the details and you pick up on those little things a lot of people miss. I admit it took me multiple viewings before I realized they referenced that earlier in the movie. It’s so frustrating when you watch reaction videos and things go over the person’s head or they miss things. Can’t wait to see what other creepy movies you guys have planned. Also, I really hope you guys tackle Squid Game soon, tons of subtlety I think you’d love - I’m getting ready for a rewatch myself.

DUDES, this was the first ever Horror Thriller film to win Best Picture!

The beat part about this movie is just how well adapted it is from the book. It's nearly scene for scene, line for line. It's perfect. And captures the essence and thrill like in the book

Ayeeee one of my favorites! This won the big five at the Oscars! Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Director. Red Dragon is definitely worth a watch.

Fun Fact: Anthony Hopkins was only 18/20 min in the whole movie on the screen and got Oscar for it. And why do you think Anthony is creepy as Lecter? He does not blink when he is acting.

Lol you guys have very protective energies. “Carefullllll”. 😂

Have you guys ever watched Rosemary’s Baby? It’s a classic horror movie with Mia Farrow. It’s not gory at all, totally psychological horror

To your comment about Hannibal not respecting Buffalo Bill. Before Hannibal was found to be a serial killer and cannibal he was a well respected member of affluent society and the medical community. He even performed psychological profiles on FBI cases. He was a patron of the arts, hosted fabulous dinner parties, and was a large figure in Boston high society. The key with Hannibal is he believes he is better than everyone. As he said to Clarice when Miggs insulted her "discourtesy is unspeakably ugly to me." He saw Clarice as his guest and Miggs insulted his guest, and if it's one thing Hannibal cannot stand, it's rudeness. This is why he went to find his patient after he missed three appointments. He was going to kill/eat him for being rude. He considers the rude to be sub-human. Clarice knows this which is why when Hannibal escapes she knows he won't come after her because "he would consider it rude." (Personal Note: I read all the books)

You know what's funny? This movie is so well crafted from every angle, and viewers are so invested in the plot, that no one seems to notice Chris Isaak in the elevator scenes - one of the most iconic musical artists of the 90's. Wicked Game is a legendary tune, video, the whole nine.

I absolutely love how you guys appreciate a movie for what it is and don't dismiss it because of its age or picture quality or special effects (or lack thereof). It's also incredible to me as an older generation to see that younger people still spot the prejudices of the time and acknowledge them (eg being a woman in a male dominated field) and brings me joy and hope. Please keep watching and reacting to some of the older classics - so many newer films pay homage to them so it's great to appreciate the fact that "they did it first" and set the bar.

Foster and Hopkins in this are just perfection! Been rewatching this since is was out on VHS 📼😅 Glad you reacted, guys ❤

Jodie Foster was in one of the best con movies ever: "Maverick". She was the original daughter in "Freaky Friday" before they remade it. She played a teen hooker opposite Robert Deniro in "Taxi Driver". She was the lead in " Contact". She's from a different generation of actors.

Jodie Foster is an excellent actor. Her first Oscar nomination was at age 13 for the film "Taxi Driver".

You've caught on early! Well done! Hannibal respects Starling's candor and intellect, her rapid grasp of the lessons Lecter detailed. He was like a mentor to her. He actually cared and admired her courage and what she had overcome. Like she says later, he would consider his stalking her bad manners.

They did say “don’t tell him anything,” but he already figured out she’s not real FBI. If she didn’t confirm that, he wouldn’t continue speaking with her. Crawford told her to gather whatever information she can. The things she’s not supposed to tell him are things about her personal life.

I absolutely love seeing friends watching movies together, especially good movies. This one is a classic

You may enjoy the TV series "Hannibal" that aired on NBC a few years back and the prequel "Red Dragon." The TV series ran for three seasons (the second season being the best and most cerebral of the bunch) and was a prequel series to the original novels and movies, following Hannibal, Jack Crawford and the original series protagonist, Will Graham. Prior to Silence of the Lambs, Michael Mann adapted the original novel in the series "Red Dragon" into the film "Manhunter" (1986) with William Peterson staring as Will Graham. The movie is often well regarded, but set in a continuity unrelated to this film. Meanwhile, a sequel to Silence of the Lambs called "Hannibal" was released a decade later by Ridley Scott. It was a hit financially, but received middling reception from critics. Due to the lukewarm reception of that film, producers brought in Ted Tally (who wrote the screenplay for Silence of the Lambs) to adapt "Red Dragon" once more and set it in the Silence of the Lambs continuity. The 2002 prequel stars Ed Norton, Anthony Hopkins returning as Hannibal, and a few other characters make a return.

Sir Anthony Hopkins...15 mins on camera the entire film and won an Oscar.

I think this story was a chess game between Crawford and Lecter. Crawford wanted to use Lecter to catch Buffalo Bill. Lecter wanted to escape. Crawford's approach worked but the price was Lecter escaping. I'd say Hannibal wins, since while a serial killer was caught, an even worse one is loose. Clarice was a chess piece, being manipulated by both men. But she's smart, not clueless. I think that's a big reason why Hannibal respected her. She's smart enough that she got what she wanted out of him and she wasn't to blame for his escape. Crawford told her not to let Hannibal in her head and she did, yet she survived and even benefited from it. She was a worthy foe for Hannibal.

I love Hannibal character ...m obsessed with him watched it so many times

Sir Anthony Hopkins was also in The Mask Of Zorro and The Elephant Man. Magic was also a creepy movie with him in it.

Saw this in the theatre and was almost on the floor 🙈 Could’t look at a picture of Anthony Hopkins for a long time!

My FAVORITE thriller since I first saw it at 15. I found Hannibal more terrifying because of his seeming omniscience and brilliance. And I loved Clarice because she wasn't super tough, but perceptive and smart.

This is one of only three movies to sweep the 'big five' Oscars. Best movie Best director - Jonathan Demme Best actor - Anthony Hopkins Best actress - Jodie Foster Best screenplay

Thomas Harris, author of the book for this said it’s based on some of his experiences because he use to do what Clarice did, and Hannibal is based off I think a Spanish doctor who was a cannibal and would identify who was coming to visit him through closing his eyes and smelling the air. And the other killer in this is based off of multiple real life killers in one, it’s all explained at the begging of the Red Dragon book. Jodie & Anthony both won Oscars for this film.

I think maybe by Hannibal ordering lamb chops for dinner in his mind he is Silencing the Lambs for Clarisse.

Hannible Lector feels like exactly what he is… a cunning predator. That’s what AH was able to convey better than any other actor could have. That truly intelligent predator and how he operates. JF has done so many great films. I suggest NELL and THE ACCUSED.

This was the last film (so far) to win all of the 'Big Five' Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Leading Actress, Best Screenplay and one of only 3 films to have done that. Hard to believe it has been 30 years now.

This film is as good to watch now as it was on release. It does not age.

When you can get "creeped out" when Hannibal's finger caresses Clarice's finger, you know this film "has us in the palm of their hands"...

As movies suggested, I can't remember if people mentioned Copycat You guys were a very enjoyable watch party. Another good movie with Hopkins is 84 Charring Cross Road. Thanks again

I never tire of this movie...absolute classic. I can't get over the Hannibal character is only in the movie for 22 minutes !!

Jodie Foster films to react to: Nell, Contact, Panic Room, Flightplan, Inside Man and The Accused.

James, I’m sure sneezing in the middle of a reaction is something you want to avoid, but holding a sneeze in like that can rupture blood vessels. Please sneeze safely. (I usually pull my collar over my nose and sneeze into my shirt. Then my germs are only on me.)

Yessss. I was just looking for something to watch and this is perfect. Love this movie. 🎃🖤

IIRC, this movie was ground breaking. This was basically the start of the serial killers craze, and it helped shape the portrayal of killers in movies for decades.

The officer he strung up , the way he killed him is called "blood eagle " the vikings used it as the ultimate execution......

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS THIS IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE!!!! And it's such a faithful adaptation of the book, too. By far the best book-to-movie adaptation I've ever read/seen.

Thing about the close ups - whenever anyone is talking to Clarice they look directly into the camera at the audience. In the reverse shots Jodie Foster is looking slightly off camera. This is intended to get inside your head (ha!) and make you, the audience, feel like Clarice.

That's a great call and one I haven't seen anyone else make. Idk, if Jack Crawford called it or was just lucky, but Hannibal would have no respect for Buffalo Bill at all. Buffalo Bill despises who he is and wants to change, whereas, Hannibal takes considerable pride in being better and improving himself. His greatest ambition is to rise above all the so-called powerful "affluent" and "intelligent" people and show them how little they are compared to him. I imagine he would see Buffalo Bill as a coward.

The prequel Red Dragon is fantastic!!!

My favorite psychological horror film from the 90s.

Idk if its true but i heard anthony h woul go to theaters playing this and mess with the people watching

No other movie has won the big five at the Oscars since this movie did in 1991. Best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor and best actress. The first movie that accomplished this feat came out in the 1930s. I can't remember its name. The second was _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest_ which came out in the 1970s. I'm glad you guys enjoyed the movie. It's one of my absolute favorites.

This was a great reaction - you picked up on so many details with the direction, and how it put us into Clarice's shoes, which was really cool to see. I know you like to stick to movies mostly, but the Hannibal TV show is well worth your time - it's way better than the other films that came after this one. It shares a lot of the tone and DNA with this movie actually, but elevated even further into an artistic presentation you'll appreciate. Follows Hannibal before he was captured, so we get to see him living his best life as a psychiatrist.

It took me several years to realise Buffalo Bill was not wearing a wig, but a womans scalp... 🤦‍♀️😆. I was about 11 when I saw this movie for the first time and thought that scène was creepy enough already without realizing it was an actual scalp...lol.

YES!!! sitting to watch this right now! Edit: This was great!!!!!!!! love how concern you were for our Clarice!! That was very sweet!!!

This is my favourite movie of all time! Though ironically, horror is probably my least favourite film genre, thrillers are my favourite.

This was Johnathan Demme's directorial debut in feature films. Before this movie, he was only known for directing music videos.

Excellent movie in so many ways. And, I do think Hannibal sincerely liked Clarice and felt he related to her, so while Clarice is a good person and Hannibal is a monster, he liked her and even showed signs of trying to take care of her. Asking her about her wounded leg, giving her a towel to brush her hair, etc. He respected that she is intelligent, and not rude. I won't say anything else, as you've only seen Silence of the Lambs, but a few other things we learn from Hannibal influences whether or not I retain this opinion, or even strengthen it.

Top Top movie. From what I recall, Anthony Hopkins only had something like 16 minutes screen time in total but still won an Oscar 👌🏼

I watched this movie for the first time in college but and I loved it so much. I knew about the plot before watching it but I loved the dynamic so much. My goal is to be a forensic psychologist and this movie really ticked my boxes in terms of my interest.

I went to school in LA and right next to where the building was located is the Max Factor building which houses The Hollywood Museum, it was like 3 or 4 floors and on the lowest floor they had the actual hallway set that was used in the movie along with Jodie Foster's chair. This is something not a lot of people know but that chair is actual cut shorter than normal and the "cells" were slightly raised up, in an effort to make Anthony Hopkins appear bigger.

Buffalo Billy is a combination of real life serial killers while Thomas Harris, the Author of the Hannibal book series, was a journalist at the time. One would lore woman pretending to be a cripple while another kept woman at the bottom of a well for weeks. I can't tell you how many times I've watched the movies or read the books. The descriptions of Hannibal's Mind Palace was the most interesting for me, as well as his memories that are hidden deep within.

After I first watched this movie, it was many years before I could see Anthony Hopkins as anybody other than Hannibal Lecter.

This is one of my favourite movies. You should also check out the movie Seven (1995) if you liked this one :)

I'm glad this one is almost an hour long 🖤🌌🤘🏻 I appreciate you guys so much more after this!

Yay, I love this movie! Thank you guys!

Silence of the lambs is the best movie out of the hannibal series. Anthony Hopkins is a legend and personally i feel that he best captured Hannibal's character( although Mads did a good job in the Hannibal tv series ). It would be different if you and nine tail brush reacted to the first episode of Hannibal to compare the 2 versions of Lector (lol. Who played it better. Anthony or Mads?)

Ah yes, my favorite Hannibal line, from that ending shot: "earn big with crypto and futures trading". Jokes aside, loved y'alls reaction and commentary!

I think one of the scariest things about Hannibal Lecter is the fact that he's this refined, highly-intelligent, charming man who also happens to be, at times, a violent cannibal. If you watch the other movies, like Red Dragon, you get to see Lecter in the past, entertaining guests at a dinner party and being a suave socialite.

Great reaction guys! Great directing and cinematography and lighting!!! !00 %

As far as the POV style goes, it works for THIS film, for a number of logical reasons, but filmmakers, beware: don't try this at home. It works in a few cases, but don't assume you're making a film as good as this one.

This is my favorite movie. I absolutely love it. According to what I’ve read Jody Foster was very scared of Anthony Hopkins and that final scene with the call was not in the script. Anthony did it on his own to creep Jody out.

I used to watch this when I was stressed/to fall asleep at night; for some twisted reason this movie brought me peace lmfaooo.

I never thought after watching this film that anyone would ever be able to portray such a terrifying and outstanding version of Hannibal lecter…. But mads mikkelsen exists and I can’t choose btwn him and Anthony Hopkins. They’re both perfection and r both iconic! While silence of the lambs is def more realistic and portrayed better IMO the show is filmed beautifully and much more dynamic in terms of cinematography and the acting in both is 10/10 and I can’t choose and I hope ppl really never do try to pick a fav btwn them bc they’re both beautiful :D

Thanks, James! Thanks, Ninetailedbrush! 🐑 I was fortunate enough to see an advanced screening of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS the night before it opened wide. I like all of the prequels, sequels and tv series (featuring 'Hannibal Lecter' and 'Clarice Starling'), as well.

An absolute classic and the sequel is very good - it was released on Valentine’s Day with huge posters saying “He’ll have your heart” ❤😂😂

Your comment about cross referencing those who applied for sexual reassignment and those she might have known or lived in the area (like Mrs. Littman)...... this was 31 years ago maybe longer because1980 was mentioned in the movie. The cross referencing capabilities weren't as sophisticated as they are now. Same with how women were treated...... like Clarice's boss at the autopsy and Dr. Chilton treating her like someone to date and not take the FBI agent seriously because she was a woman. It really was like that back then. Thanks for your reaction. Always a pleasure.

I said it before and I will say it again… You.Guys.Are.Awesome!! You caught things that I had not noticed in 20 viewings. Enjoy the tidbits you will get in all the comments. Looking forward to your next review!

Glad you both enjoyed the movie Ridley Scott dithe sequel Hannibal the most horrific movie I've ever seen it's awesome

you should definitely check out Panic room or Flight plan both with Jodie Foster

Happy to see you got things sorted out and are still making reaction videos.

Just got around to watching this with other Silence reactors. Your multiple insights have earned you guys a sub!

Won the Big Five at the Oscars. You will not be surprised to know that Jodie was genuinely scared of Anthony during the shoot.

Hope you guys do more Horror! Especially the Scream films. Loving this channel so far

the voice distort turns hannibal in to morgan freeman and i'm here for it

Great reaction! I really liked the way you reacted so intelligently. I'd really like to see you react to the other Hanibal movies.

Did you guys know that this is so far the last film that won the "Big Five" at the Oscars? Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor and Actress... And is the only Horror movie that won Best Picture

9 Tail Brush is super smart with psychological thrillers. He figured out Hannibal's escape and Norman Bates in Psycho. I havnt seen anyone do that in my life. He needs to watch Basic Instinct and I See You.

If u wanna be prepared for the Scream references, I would suggest: -Psycho -Friday the 13th -Halloween -Prom Night -Nightmare on Elm Street Those are the main ones I can think of.

Good Reaction, I love to see young people appreciate and learn from this now older film art, keep it up.

25:32 I love how Hopkins intentionally shoves his nose against the caging in front to make it look as claustrophobic as possible, as if the restraints are so tight that they're literally deforming his features.

When the camera rolls up on Hannibal’s cell and he’s standing there, at attention in the center of it, is one of the best entrances ever.

I enjoyed your reaction and congratulate you both for the "switch" scene / ambulance. I know of no one that ever figured that out prior to it happening. Makes me wonder if somebody hinted this to you, because, frankly... it's really hard to believe.

I think part of the reason Hannibal likes Clarice is that she figured out his clues and found his decapitated patient, Ms Mofet. He also turned the guard into a death's head moth. And when she saw the hidden Polaroids of the first victim showing lots of skin, she knew he took the pics. She already knew he knew the first victim. She knew the initials of the name he would use would be J. G. And the name he tells her at the door is Jack Gordon. And I think you see Mrs Littmann's remains in the tub.

Silence of the Lambs is actually one of the movies mentioned in the first Scream, hahaha I really recommend you watch the first Friday the 13th movie and the first Halloween movie before watching Scream! Do you think you'll watch the other Hannibal-centered movies? I like that you're detail-oriented!

When my parents visited Russia and Eastern Europe in the 90s they saw this movie there. The title had been translated as "Quiet Sheep". Which doesn't quite have the same ring to it.