MOVIE REVIEW Hannibal Rising is a thrilling, terrifying tale, and not for the faint of heart. Revenge and murder are intertwined throughout the Hannibal’s fate. He finds little comfort as he grows up. He learns how to sate his anger and does just that through killing. He kills those who caused him pain in the beginning. The movie makes cannibalism and torturous actions performed by the main character, seem almost appropriate to achieve justice. I LOVE IT!!!!!
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Bloody prequel traces serial killer's origins.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–17
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About Hannibal Rising
Parents need to know that this bloody Silence of the Lambs prequel isn't for kids. Since it's about the "birth" of famously evil character Hannibal the Cannibal, it's no surprise that it's all about brutality (usually involving swords and knives) and cannibalism. Other violent scenes include wartime shootings and explosions, stabbings, decapitations (heads are prominently displayed and bloody), and a drowning (a man is locked in a hospital corpse tank). Villains also drink, smoke cigarettes, and abuse women (bruises on one victim). A few uses of "f--k," plus rude sexual slang.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the effects of trauma on children. How is the monster that Hannibal becomes produced by seeing his sister eaten? How is Hannibal sympathetic as a child? Why can't he satiate his desire for bloody vengeance? How does this movie explain or otherwise reshape the Hannibal the Cannibal story as you know it so far? Is Hannibal as effective a character when he's not being played by Anthony Hopkins? Would you consider this a horror film or a thriller? Why?
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- I rate this title on for age 15 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
your a awful parent kidzrock707
Kidzrock707 your a terrible parent! seriously! my parents do sorta the same thing as you but you go way to far! seriously! you took your kids to see friday the 13th and bruno and let them play violent bloody games? your going waaaay to far.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Gaspard Ulliel
I thought the movie would be bad without Anthony Hopkins,but i was mistaken. Gaspard Ulliel amazed me. I loved his version of Dr.Lecter. Its a very good movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it
Age appropriateness depends on the individual child
Personally, I loved it. The gore was not as bad as other R rated films (I'm really no gore fan, and I found it tolerable). If you're interested in character development, it is truly fascinating to watch Hannibal Lecter change from a child into a psychopath. As far as appropriate age for viewing, it really depends on the child in question. A mature child could handle it just fine at 14 (I watched it at 14 and loved it), but you really have to know the kid in question.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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I agree with Common Sense Media........
.....this is terrible in almost every way. Not suitable for 10 year olds like me. PLEASE YOU CAN ONLY SEE THIS IF YOU ARE 18 AND UP BUT IF YOU ARE 17 GET YOUR PARENT'S PERMISSION BEFORE YOU GO SEE IT! Definetely not age appropriate.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Pretty good, although no Silence of the Lambs
Despite mediocre reviews, this movie was pretty good. I loved the other movies in this series, and I think you really have to see those first because this explains why he did what you saw in those. (Proof: My friend and I have the exact same taste in movies. I thought this was awesome, she didn't see the point.) It had the clever lines from Hannibal that the other movies did, and the actor who plays him is very good, however, he has far to go before being compaired to Anthony Hopkins. The obvious issue here is violence, other than a few sexual references (a reference to a characters p---y is a main part of a plotline.) But as long as the kids/teens can handle gore and can understand whats going on, I think they should be fine. Another thing I found kind of creepy is that after watching this, I realized I sympathazied with Hannibal and understood his perogative for killing the people he did in here. The fact that you realize that you symphathize with him might be disturbing, so may be the fact that Hannibal is considered the "hero" in this movie. So there's not only issues of content to think of here, there's also psychological issues.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
good movie
disgusting, but good. OK for people 15 and up, but NOT QUEASY PEOPLE!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Freaked Out
The movie was a little scary and I don't recomend this for kids my age or younger.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
FRICKIN' GROSS!!!!
This was not a bad movie but I would definitely not call it a great movie. I almost puked at the part hannibal pulled the rope and crushed the guy. It was also disgusting when he tasted the blood! I think if you are 15+ its a great teen horror flick.
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