Shorty
07-24-2014, 05:20 PM
I searched The Lounge to find a thread for this topic to no avail!
Watched the first two and a half episodes of Hannibal last night. Very, very interesting and unique. I can appreciate a different interpretation of Hannibal, as this one isn't one that I despise. I guess I would say that I feel Mads Mikkelsen lines up to The Hannibal (Anthony Hopkins) in a much less sinister way, but again, I'm only a couple of episodes in.
What I loved was that Hannibal himself wasn't even revealed until halfway through the first episode. That was great, and I loved it. Still can’t get a full reading on him as a character, but I am intrigued and I like him so far.
A couple of things I’ve already mentioned on my facebook: I love Hugh Dancy. Loooove Hugh Dancy. He does remarkably well at making his role believable, the only problem is that I guess he’s too believable. He’s too convenient. I guess I would say that a close comparison would be to call him a Sherlock of serial killers who is afraid of himself. That’s what I’m getting from him. Who knows, though, maybe he’ll stop being convenient as the show progresses. It seems to me that he is in place of what would otherwise be a Clarise Starling character.
Secondly, Lawrence Fishburne is an overactor, and I cannot stand him in this. He is rash, unconvincingly abrasive, makes decisions as a top member of the FBI even an amateur would know better than to make. Not digging him.
One final note. This thing is moving fast. It’s almost too much for me. It’s a nice change of pace from what I feel the standard of first seasons is: slow to introduce characters and get into the story. This thing bolted right out the door and was gone from eye sight by the third episode!
Has anyone else seen this? Does anyone else want to watch with me? :love: An excellent crime/serial killer drama so far that I believe has potential and I would recommend it to folks who like Dexter, because that is what it reminds me of so far.
Watched the first two and a half episodes of Hannibal last night. Very, very interesting and unique. I can appreciate a different interpretation of Hannibal, as this one isn't one that I despise. I guess I would say that I feel Mads Mikkelsen lines up to The Hannibal (Anthony Hopkins) in a much less sinister way, but again, I'm only a couple of episodes in.
What I loved was that Hannibal himself wasn't even revealed until halfway through the first episode. That was great, and I loved it. Still can’t get a full reading on him as a character, but I am intrigued and I like him so far.
A couple of things I’ve already mentioned on my facebook: I love Hugh Dancy. Loooove Hugh Dancy. He does remarkably well at making his role believable, the only problem is that I guess he’s too believable. He’s too convenient. I guess I would say that a close comparison would be to call him a Sherlock of serial killers who is afraid of himself. That’s what I’m getting from him. Who knows, though, maybe he’ll stop being convenient as the show progresses. It seems to me that he is in place of what would otherwise be a Clarise Starling character.
Secondly, Lawrence Fishburne is an overactor, and I cannot stand him in this. He is rash, unconvincingly abrasive, makes decisions as a top member of the FBI even an amateur would know better than to make. Not digging him.
One final note. This thing is moving fast. It’s almost too much for me. It’s a nice change of pace from what I feel the standard of first seasons is: slow to introduce characters and get into the story. This thing bolted right out the door and was gone from eye sight by the third episode!
Has anyone else seen this? Does anyone else want to watch with me? :love: An excellent crime/serial killer drama so far that I believe has potential and I would recommend it to folks who like Dexter, because that is what it reminds me of so far.