Silence of the Lambs 30th Anniversary 4K UHD

I first watched The Silence of the Lambs in the theater when it was originally released, and recently, my 20-year-old son asked me to watch it with him. Decades later, it’s still just as gripping, intense, and brilliantly acted as I remembered.Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins deliver incredible performances—Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter is chillingly unforgettable, and Foster’s portrayal of Clarice Starling is both strong and vulnerable. The psychological tension, the smart storytelling, and the eerie atmosphere make this film as powerful today as it was when it first came out.It has aged incredibly well. If you’ve never seen it, you’re in for a thrilling experience. And if you have? Trust me, it’s worth revisiting! A true cinematic masterpiece.

Kino Lorber Studio Classics released on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray this multi–Academy Award winning thriller based on the Thomas Harris novel starring Anthony Hopkins in a chilling, unforgettable performance as imprisoned murderer Hannibal Lecter, brilliant but insane, and Jodie Foster also superb playing the FBI cadet sent to interview him to assist in the capture of a serial killer named Buffalo Bill.Looking superb in this new transfer (I am presently unable to view the UHD disc) porting over the previous extras from the MGM DVD and Blu-ray releases and now including an audio commentary from Tim Lucas. Directed by Johnathan Demme, highly effective thriller still works well today.

Great product!

As far as how much I enjoyed this film, I would give four stars -- above average; it had depressing elements yet remained quite engaging throughout; it was rich in detail without sacrificing pace; the fifth star is for the final 20 minutes of this movie, which truly frighten me. I am still a bit jittery after watching it!Worth mentioning, 'Silence of the Lambs' stands on its own as a film without 'Red Dragon' or others.There's a 1-star review on the front page that picks this movie apart, and it makes a couple decent points and a couple bad ones (several of these 'issues' were explicitly treated in the movie and can be resolved if one watches closely). I think the main point is the unlikely premise: a trainee becomes involved in a really high-profile (& perilous) case; for all we can tell this is a lark, because a senior agent has some reason to suspect that a serial killer he'd helped capture before may hold the key to secrets in the mind of a fellow killer -- something along these lines -- and the upshot of this trainee's involvement (and some innate skill, or else there would be no story) being that she ends up chasing the killer herself. The way things are run in this country, such events would never transpire*; agencies only increase their chokeholds on stability over time, hoping to prevent the occurrence of the unexpected. If a trainee were thrown into the field like this, the results would be impossible to predict. However fiction provides a flexible vehicle, and this is a fictional story of a very risky bid. It is not meant to be historical fiction, but horror, therefore this unrealistic element is more of a strength than a weakness (it is both).I don't want to give a lot of the ending away, but there is something totally unnecessary which is cinematically brilliant. This movie is rather gross yet it doesn't feature much gore. It takes its time with a few scenes that upset some innate desire for psychic equilibrium, and it succeeds in being highly disturbing. It touches all of the primal fears I can think of off the top of my head: sudden loss of sight, suffering in the dark, being trapped in pain, desperation of others, screaming, the pliability of human flesh, sacrifice of innocence, insanity, sudden realization that a situation is quite a lot more dangerous than anticipated, mazes, a tortured mind becoming a torturer. This movie contains a lot of prejudice, but almost none of it is senseless. At its best, it points a finger at society. The most brilliant themes (without spoilers) are Lecter's notion of decency and its probable etiology, and observation vs voyeurism. I really liked 'Silence of the Lambs,' so I'm not writing a very smart review, but this is a movie I will want to watch again.*a tragedy, perhaps

Good movie only for adults

If you are a fan of this film, I highly recommend purchasing the 4K UHD physical media. The 4K transfer is one of the best out there and looks crisp, clear, with vibrant colors on a 4K UHD television.

My favorite movie, and it was on sale! :) great quality purchase!

One of the best movies I have seen. Seven times now,