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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
1991 | Horror, Thriller
Recently started watching these again with my wife. I forgot how good Anthony Hopkins is as Hannible.Cant help but feel that blacklist got alot of its inspiration from these movies.
  
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
2017 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
One of the most awesome moments of cinema history, courtesy of Mr Hopkins. I won't give it away, but if you don't belly laugh, a sense of humour bypass is going on (4 more)
Decent storyline
Refreshingly fun
Some great moments of scripting genius
Just Anthony Hopkins!!!
Female roles were very disappointing and bit flat (0 more)
Decent one for a family with pre teens
  
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
1991 | Horror, Thriller
I've had this on my watch list for ages, finally watched it and can't believe I didn't watch it sooner. Anthony Hopkins was made for his role as D.R Hannibal Lector, he was the perfect mix of charming and disturbing.
  
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
1992 | Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Love this telling of Bram Stokers story and Gary Oldman is fantastic as the count. This is a film everyone should watch. The rest of the cast is amazing with Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves and Winnoa Ryder.
  
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Dean (6924 KP) rated Fracture (2007) in Movies

Mar 18, 2018  
Fracture (2007)
Fracture (2007)
2007 | Drama, Mystery
8
6.7 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A great legal thriller with a strong performance from Anthony Hopkins, very sinister. Although I did realise how he did it straight away, but it has a good twist at the end to. Might be a bit slow in places for some.
  
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Paul Tyrrell (139 KP) rated Hannibal in TV

Apr 25, 2020 (Updated Apr 25, 2020)  
Hannibal
Hannibal
2013 | Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
8
8.7 (29 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
Mads Mikkelsen (0 more)
2nd series (0 more)
Started so well
The ending was a bit daft but Mads Mikkelsen is always so good to watch and as Hannibal he is outstanding. Personally think he's better in the role than Anthony Hopkins but I'll let you decide
  
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Guy Pearce recommended The Elephant Man (1980) in Movies (curated)

 
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
1980 | Drama, History

"It came out in 1980 and I have a sister with an intellectual disability. I think in 1980 — when I was 12 and I saw The Elephant Man for the first time — the film just struck a chord in me that nothing ever had before, and it does to this day when I watch it. Obviously the performances by Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt and John Gielgud, etc. are just so sensitive and touching that it’s heartbreaking for me. It really touches me in a way that I think has — not to suggest that my sister has the same condition that Joseph Merrick had — but the way in which that character feels ostracized and the way in which people are judgmental of him are all things that really hit home for me as a young boy trying to protect my sister out there in the world. Very much connected to my upbringing, but obviously quite a different story. But I just think Anthony Hopkins in that film, the way that David Lynch captured him, and obviously the way he performed that role of Freddy Treves just… There’s nothing better. Anthony Hopkins is someone who I think does sensitivity on screen better than anybody anyway, so his heartbreak and his compassion for that character was just unforgettable really."

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Doug Jones recommended Meet Joe Black (1998) in Movies (curated)

 
Meet Joe Black (1998)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
1998 | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

"Coming up to more recent years, I think Meet Joe Black, again, was a tear-jerky chick flick for me that I loved. And the performances…Anthony Hopkins can do no wrong, Brad Pitt‘s become a favorite as well, and Claire Forlani — stop already! All that girl has to do is blink and I’m enraptured. And that was another romance with a sci-fi twist; death coming to take a holiday."

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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated The Father (2020) in Movies

Oct 12, 2021 (Updated Oct 13, 2021)  
The Father (2020)
The Father (2020)
2020 | Drama
A stunning and thought provoking movie
There aren’t many films these days that make me feel very emotional but The Father is one of them, Anthony Hopkins Oscar-winning performance is so powerful and well-performed that I started to feel like I knew the character as he changes moods and gets confused with what is happening I found myself welling up on several occasions and there was even a moment when I had tears rolling down my cheeks, thank heavens for face masks in the cinema to mop them up.
  
The Father (2020)
The Father (2020)
2020 | Drama
Anthony Hopkins - a career best (0 more)
Dementia twists the strands of Anthony’s personal multiverse
Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) is elderly and living in his flat. His daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) keeps dropping by to check he is OK. But is this right? Strange things keep happening to him, from losing his watch to having strange people turn up at the flat. For Anthony is battling against dementia, and reality and fantasy are not quite as distinct as they once were.

Positives:
- I was one of those disappointed that Chadwick Boseman didn’t posthumously win the Best Actor Oscar for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”. But, boy oh boy, after seeing this I am fully supportive of the Academy’s position. Anthony Hopkins has delivered some astonishingly powerful performances during his career – from the tortured ventriloquist in “Magic”, to Hannibal Lector to the elderly pope in “The Two Popes”. But he really excels himself here, tapping both your emotions and your sympathies as the confused and terrified old man.
- The Oscar- and BAFTA-winning screenplay by Florian Zeller, based on his stage play, is devastating, subtly twisting the knife. It will be particularly telling/upsetting for those who are getting on in years and/or have/had elderly parents affected by dementia. I would personally not have included (being deliberately vague) the “Williams entry” scene in the trailer, since it is a jolt of a twist in the film. But there are so many other clever devices in the screenplay that you don’t see coming. The ending in particular is brutal on the emotions.
- The production design (an Oscar nomination for Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone) is ingenious, as the set subtly and progressively transforms. Almost a ‘spot the difference’ in movie form.
- The score by Ludovico Einaudi uses atonal strings to great effect, as Anthony’s reality keeps shifting from under him.

Negatives:
- I’ve nothing here, hence my 10-bomb rating. I’ve seen some reviews that have thought that the movie was too “stagey” (which is a criticism I have levelled before at a bunch of “stage to screen” adaptations such as “Fences” and – more recently – “One Night in Miami” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom“). But I really didn’t feel that way about “The Father”. The claustrophobic nature of the plot was well served I thought by the (largely) single set location.

Summary Thoughts on “The Father”: Dementia is a cruel and heartless disease that robs any affected elderly person of their memories, logic and – ultimately – their dignity. I thought the movie was extremely clever in reflecting this decline, anchored by the astonishing career-best performance from Sir Anthony Hopkins. But this in turns makes this a very hard watch indeed!

(For the full graphical review, check out the One Mann's Movies post here - https://bob-the-movie-man.com/2021/06/12/the-father-dementia-twists-the-strands-of-anthonys-personal-multiverse/ . Thanks.