You ladies might be the most intelligent reactors on youtube. That's why I think you're also the most entertaining. Props on catching the face twist!

I think he likes her because she is honest. She doesn’t pretend to be someone other than who she is, and he finds that rare. It’s part of his psychosis to destroy what he perceives as ‘fake.’ Her lie to get him to help was in her noble character and he could accept that.

I think he admired her guts, and he also saw someone vulnerable who he didn't want to victimize. He felt protective toward her. He killed Miggs because Miggs had grossed out his girl.

"Her mind is attractive."-Very insightful. ♥

Katherine's cat will be upset when she returns home with Buffalo Bill's white poodle.

The really interesting part of Hannibal is...he eats what he considers to be "rude" people...or people that are trying to hurt him which is also rude lol. But yeah, the Migs thing was him asserting himself as the dominant elite species...if that makes any sense? Migs is a lower animal in Hannibals eyes and his assault on Clarice is both uncivilized, rude, gross, and just "dumb" in Hannabal's eyes. Killing Migs is both a gift to Clarice and like ridding the world of a pest. Everyone to Hannibal is lesser than him...aka...food. His relationship with Clarice is one of a teacher and pupil...which says a lot about Clarice and her intellectual abilities. It is like Hannabal likes Clarice but he doesn't really know exactly why....is he sexually attracted to her? Is he attracted to her intellect? Is it that she does not appear to be afraid of him and her bravery intrigues him? He appears to be fascinated by her.

I like how she predicted that Hannibal had switched faces in order to make his escape. "All you need is a knife." Sounded like you've done this before. Great reaction.

23:01 I love Hannibal’s line; “I don't imagine the answer is on those second-rate shoes, Clarice.” 😂🦋🎬

This is one of the first scary movies my parents let me watch. Freaked me out more than other horror movies, because its real people who are the monsters. Another great reaction JxR!

The story was inspired by the time the FBI asked Ted Bundy to create a profile of the green river killer, when they eventually caught him they realized that Bundys profile was pretty accurate. The scene where Buffalo bill was inspired by Bundy who would fake having a broken arm and pretend he was struggling to get something in his car to get women to help him, he would then hit them over the head and push them in his car. Buffalo Bill was inspired by serial killer Ed Gein who besides killing 3 people would also dig up recently buried bodies and use them to make things like a pair of gloves and a lampshade out of skin and furniture out of bones and skulls. I recently read that the actors who played Buffalo Bill and Catherine actually dated during filming. I saw a interview recently that Jolie foster did and she said the lines where Hannibal makes fun of her shoes and her accent were not in the script, Anthony Hopkin made them up and she said the accent one really stung because she worked hard in her West Virginia accent.

One of my favorite films. the psychology of the killer and acting is top notch in this film.

I love the thought that both the dog and cat may have to attend any trial as key witnesses 😂 great reaction btw. Picked up on all the nuances!

This is going to be good. Hannibal's escape is one of the greatest scenes in film history

Always enjoy your reaction. “Cat is a witness but he can’t say sh*t” ROFLMAO 😂

“It’s literally that type of van” is the most reasonable reaction I’ve ever seen to this scene! 😂 that should’ve been a quick “nope!” And up to the apartment! Great reaction! You two are great reactors and really appreciate and pay close attention to the films! I’m on my second of your reactions… filmmakers make their movies for keen eyes like yours!

I’ve watched a few of your reactions now and I’m really enjoying them! You two are smart and perceptive, and seem like really nice people.

I never thought of that, that Chilton went to the Caribbean to hide out. You both came up with some excellent conclusions. I was thinking omg thats right. Thanks for reacting to one of my all time favorites.

my favorite Jamacian reactors! 🇯🇲

🔥 i recommend you react to the whole Trilogy - -->The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

I really enjoyed your reactions. You two are so smart and perceptive. I think the word you wanted was not accomplices, but colleagues. Although Lector tried to extend the relationship into something more personal by trading info for her personal story, Starling maintained professionalism and showed him something like professional respect. Even as she shared her painful personal details, she maintained professional boundaries and demanded reciprocal respect. Bottom line is that she treated him as a human being and accorded him the respect and dignity he felt he deserved, something denied to him for the 8 years of his incarceration. (Even the finger touch when he passed the file back to her was more about being starved of human contact than anything sexual or romantic. It was still creepy, though. lol, I hadn’t really thought about this until you were searching for the right word to describe Starling and Lector’s relationship.

I saw this when it came out and it scared the hell out of me. I was freaked out for days after. One of the plot lines for a movie called The Accountant (2016) with Ben Affleck is similar to this movie. An FBI trainee is put on a case and charged with solving it. It's a great movie, I've seen it several times.

I re watched the part when you said ' no no don't help him , the cat is waiting. why can't you be a girl when you can?' again and again and catching my breath . Such honesty is refreshing . Love you girls

You two are awesome! Love how you figure out so many moments before they happen. This movie is a true classic; one of my top 5 favs. I could watch Sir Anthony's and Jodie's acting non-stop. Love your reaction & review! Btw, isn't it interesting that the toy poodle breed looks a lot like a little lamb? Katherine hugging the dog outside after the rescue looked a lot like Lecter's drawing of Clarise and her lamb.

Yes!!! One of the best psychological thrillers EVER! Please watch the sequel “Hannibal”!

The victims were like the lambs. They were being slaughtered, silenced, and skinned. Clarice had a need to save victims. She failed as a child, but is making it her life’s work. Hannibal manipulated everyone so he could escape.

Jodie said she never talked to Anthony off camera cause she was creeped out. Now they laugh about it. Great acting.

He respected her bc she showed him respect and she was intelligent and ambitious.

Ryl while predicting every beat of the film: "My mind!" 🤣

Hannibal is absolutely brilliant. He figured out Clarices back story in about 5 minutes. When Clarice tells him her story you can see a tear in his eye, letting you know he has somewhat of a conscience.

Great reaction girls. 1st video I have watched on your channel

I think I've seen a jillion reactions to this movie by now, but yours really stand out. It's amazing how well you GET Dr. Hannibal Lecter, even on a first watch. Really insightful, really astute. This is an all but perfect movie, no surprise it got the Big 5 Academy Awards (best actress, actor, film, director and screenplay) - only one of three movies in history to do so. The only minor detail that grates me somewhat is that Buffalo Bill is implied to be a Nazi. That's one unnecessary trait too many to make him more unlikeable, and the actual Nazis would not have welcomed him as one of them - he definitely does not live up to their extreme purity standards. Still, it is kind of ironic that the brilliant Ted Levine, who portrays the character, is Jewish.

He likes her because she is honest with her intentions. He knows she's trying to do the right thing. It's hard to find someone who's actually good, he's seen so many bad people it's refreshing and nice to know that someone like her exists.

Love to Jamaica 🇯🇲

39:54 "I don't know how they're gonna find her." Well, I mean, she's an FBI Academy _cadet._ It's standard operating procedure for _every_ law enforcement agency to keep track of its agents. Cadet Starling is here because she's following a _lead._ She's probably _told_ the agency about it, so _they_ know where she is.

Fun fact for MONK Fans: Buffalo Bill is Captain Leland Stottlemeyer.

One other thing I wanted to mention: You inquired a couple times about the relationship between Hannibal and Clarice....Hannibal respects Clarice because she is different from all of the money-hungry, insatiable male police officers who are after glory- Who get a rise out of saying they spoke to the great Hannibal Lecter while not being actually brave enough to converse with him authentically. They think of him as less than human, and only care about advancement. Because of this, Hannibal has come to know the FBI as a corrupt field full of corrupt officers, therefore he feels no need to give them any respect since they can't even look him in the eye. But then Clarice comes along. Instantly, she gives him respect, calling him "Doctor Lecter," being "courteous and receptive to courtesy". Hannibal is surprised she does not back down, especially since she is a woman in a very masculine career, something he already admires her for. He expects that, after he insults her, she will not come back, just like all the other cops. But she does come back, in the pouring rain, and suddenly his opinion of her soars. Nobody has ever exuded such passion for saving these victims like Clarice before. He offers her his towel, likely one of his only possessions, because he sees her goodness, her intelligence, her drive. He revels in her remarkable frankness and honesty, two things he values very highly. IN the very last scene, in Memphis, is when he is truly moved by her person. In the very last scene, in Memphis, is when he truly becomes not only interested in her, but admires her deeply. Her emotional retelling of her childhood trauma about saving the lambs is what allows him to understand the goodness of her- She is truly a selfless, caring person in a world so cold and unforgiving. He changes him, and makes him believe in the goodness of humanity. THAT is what he respects about her the most, above her intelligence and respect: That she has a good heart. These lambs *are* the girls in a metaphorical sense, which is why he asks is saving Catherine will "make the lambs stop screaming." IN the last scene when he says goodbye to her you can see tears welling up in his eyes. He cries because he sees her goodness, and knows therefore that she will never make it in the corrupt world of the FBI because of her refusal to stoop to unethical means in order to achieve power. This is proven true in the sequels, when Clarice’s career is tarnished because she rejects a sexual advancement made to her by her boss- Paul Krendler. Krendler makes sure after this she always gets the worst assignments and never advances because she refuses to sleep with him. He also believes Starling “robbed him” of the glory of catching Buffalo bill and is jealous that a woman, and a rookie at that, beat him to the punch. In that moment in Memphis, it’s as if Hannibal is able to see into the future, and predict her self-destruction at the hands of the FBI. He cries because he believes this is the last time he will ever see her again. He cries because he knows she is too good for the FBI, and for the patriarchal, corrupt system, yet he knows she will always blame herself for her imminent failure. Clarice wanted to save Catherine Martin, but the FBI wanted to catch Buffalo Bill. Her purity is a tragedy in a world so vile. This quote from the screenwriter and director that put all the underlying messages and dynamic rapport of TSOTL into perspective: *“These are two extraordinarily gifted thinkers engaged in a tremendously important conversation. At last, a mind came into his field that was worthy of verbal and mental intercourse. I don’t know that sex has any place in any of this. I mean, yes he’s a man and yes she’s a woman; he’s very handsome and she’s very beautiful, but so what? These are minds at work here. There’s an eroticism in the thought process that transcends any kind of physical eroticism that might be between the two.” - Jonathan Demme (Director)* *“The scenes between Lecter and Clarice are basically seduction scenes. They play, oddly enough, as if they were lovers. They only touch one time in the entire movie, in their last scene when he says goodbye to her- when as he hands her back her notes, he touches her finger. And it's almost a shock to the audience, when they touch. But these scenes, you would approach almost as if you were writing a sort of courtship between two lovers." - Ted Tally, Screenwriter.”*

One of my favorite movies! Loved watching your reactions.

Ted Levine did such a good job playing the killer. His line "you don't know what pain is!" is so filled with rage and hate....Buffalo Bill had been abused most likely by a woman...probably his mother (which is probably the woman decaying the in the tub). He sees women as being powerful and holding power over him. So he wants to be a woman so he can be in power. Ted really did some great research on this character and really made a lasting character.

Wow I was very impressed with you ladies for figuring out that Hannibal put the guy's face on himself to escape! 👏🏾

If you're interested in watching more, the TV show "Hannibal" is really good. It's different from the books/movies, but Mads Mickelson plays an excellent version of Hannibal. And instead of Clarice he's fascinated with, it's the original man from the books that caught him, Will Graham.

LOL! The cat is a witness and the dog is an accomplice! That was great.

Hannibal is the second one and the prequel is The Red Dragon. Anthony Hopkins is brilliant.

Ladies, you have to watch "Red Dragon". It is the prequel to this film and shows how Lecter got caught.

There is a correct order, so watch these. Dressed to Kill by the great Brian DePalma! U will see many of the themes in this movie, in Dressed. There's also a almost missable mention of Lector, as a footnote on a brilliant pyschiatrist who figures out a problem with a person, near the end of the movie. Next is Manhunter, by the genius Micheal Mann! It's look sound camera work music, all very 80s! Also it stars my favorite Lector! Many of the actors from Manhunter, also in this. Then u have this movie, then Hannibal which is by Ridley Scott and Gary Oldman should have won an Oscar for his part! Last is Red Dragon but u can skip that one, it's more of a Manhunter reboot, but it does say at the end, how he meets Clarice! Another irony here is, the guy who plays buffalo Bill and the guy who plays The Tooth Fairy, are both in Micheal Mann movie, Heat! and Barney is in this, Manhunter, and Hannibal!Also if u watch Clerks and Clerks 2, Jay does a perfect cover of Buffalo Bill! Also he add-libbed his analysis of her being west Virginia, poor white trash, etc. And it was also their first scene together. He said he completely avoided her, before their first scene. She said he truly terrified her! The reason he likes her is because he trusts her, and also she's a real person with real psychological problems, nothing like his normal rich city folk patients. She has no duality or gile, about her.

Fun fact, Jodi foster had Anthony Hopkins do Hannibal on her answering machine recording for anyone who called. 😂😂😂 imagine calling and hearing him telling you to leave a message. 😅😅😅

Silence of the lambs will now always be called rescue of the dog in my house.

Love how y'all bounce ideas off each other...and...that y'all actually pay attention.....

The cat was a witness but it can't talk LOL

So Glad you 2 ,watched this and you both are so astute, with what's happening, and yes,there is a part 2,hope you eventually see it,🙂

1. The lisping sound Hopkins makes after he says, 'I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." is the first scene he and Foster did together and he wanted to freak her out, so her reaction is real. 2. Ted Levine/Buffalo Bill was so disturbing that he received death threats after this was released. 3. The FBI actually let them use their Quantico facility to film. 4. In the book Crawford did have a "thing" for Clarice. 5. "I'm coming to get you Murdock". The late Charles Napier/Lt. Boyle played Murdock in "Rambo First Blood II". A great first time/share. 6. Everybody is hitting on Clarice but IRL hitting on Foster is a waste of time and effort. She doesn't fly that way. 🙄 She has been married to a woman since it became legal in Caliphony. 7. In the book Crawford did have "a thing" for Clarice. 8. Dr. Lecter was treating Clarice 9. Others will pass this to you as well but: This movie won ALL 5 of the big Oscars.😎

The cat “ can’t say shit”…lol

You two have probably never heard of a movie called "Manhunter" before but you should *DEFINITELY* watch it. It's the ORIGINAL Hannibal Lector movie.

34:29 Major props to Sir Anthony Hopkins for this. He actually wore _that_ on his _face._

Still such a good film after all these years. Great enjoying it aling with your reaction❤

Anthony Hopkins was so good he said he purposely did not blink. This is my favorite movie. Thank you both for your reactions and for not talking through the whole thing. I think you’re both great.😁

The scariest thing about Hannibal isn't his abnormal appetite or his savagery, but in how normal he appears. How he blends so easily with the crowd and disappears at the end. That is, until you look him straight in the eyes. Then you realize that you are staring at an apex killer. Much like the Man-eaters of Tsavo Lions. Both Hannibal and those lions are kindred spirits in that respect.

Hannibal is the sequel & is definitely worth reacting to considering nobody on KZfaq has really reacted to it 💯 Funny you mentioned Dahmer cuz he got caught the same year this movie came out in theaters

Awesome reaction as usual!!! If you want to see a movie about the detective that caught Hannibal Lecktor, I recommend "Manhunter" (1986 - written and directed by Michael Mann). At first it may seem like style over substance, but I think there is quite a bit to appreciate there.

Clearly, the reason channels (like yours) work is bc they foster a sense of communion for viewers (like me) - an approximation of a relationship, even if it's only a parasocial one! In your case, watching you watch "Silence..." for the first time is thrilling - the same experience parents (unlike me!) must feel when watching it w/ their kids for the 1st time! After so MANY times seeing a film (as I have w/ "Silence..."), it's easy to forget why a film is structured the way it is - something you two clarified bc you're seeing it w/ fresh eyes! I forgot the whole reason for showing us Hannibal's assault on the guards is the filmmakers' need to remind us - despite our empathy for him - that, in reality, he's a psychopath. Not sure if you two know this, but at the time of its release, (1991), there was a negative reaction to the film - esp. from the queer community - in light of the way the film presents transgendered identity. Although Hannibal goes out of his way to explain that Buffalo Bill isn't truly transgendered (he merely thinks he is), that line feels like an effort on the filmmakers' part to diffuse any charge of transphobia. Clearly, visibility is everything, and in 1991, transgender identity - at least as far as the vast majority of Americans were concerned - didn't exist. Or, if it did, it signified something pathological and "othered." Charges of transphobia had such an impact on the director, Jonathan Demme, that he made his next film, "Philadelphia," w/ Denzel Washington as an attorney and Tom Hanks as his gay client, as an attempt to make amends for "Silence's..." view of transgenderism. "Silence..." is a feminist masterpiece. At every stage, we see and identify w/ Clarice's perspective, evoking a female "gaze" instead of a male one, as in the case of most American movies (at the time). Yet, for all its female-centered perspective, also, it operates w/in a strict gender binary framework that leaves no room for transgressive, i.e., transgendered, identity. For all the film's empathy for Clarice, Jame Gumb - whether or not he considers himself transgendered - is a pathological source of evil that Clarice must eradicate in order to achieve closure. As brilliant as it is - the scenes btwn Hannibal & Clarice are some of the greatest "two-handers" (scenes feat. two people talking) in history - it's hard to overlook the film's implied transphobia, esp from a 2023 perspective. Thomas Harris, who wrote the novel the film was based on, didn't have to make Gumb transgender. Yet, he did bc he knew that transgender identity was so transgressive to his 1988 audience that it would signify the depths of Gumb's pathology. Harris used those qualities as a repository for our implicit fears re: the gender binary, a framework that requires the elimination of gender disorder to maintain our collective sense of "normalcy." Harris readily understood that fact, and, as a result, used Gumb's transgender identity to signify his villainy, requiring Clarice to destroy him in order to reassert the novel's sense of order. Harris' characterization of Gumb is morally dubious, a perfect example of "punching down" - a way to demonstrate one's moral "superiority" over people who are less empowered than you are. Yet, from a storyteller's perspective, it's intensely effective bc Harris readily grasped that imbuing Gumb w/ a transgendered identity - real or imagined - would evoke the audience's deepest fears re: transgressive behavior. LOVE the channel. Keep up the good work! p.s. A lot of people hate the remake of "Suspiria" directed by Luca Guadagnino starring Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson bc they consider it a perversion of the original film. Nonetheless, I love it! I'd love to see your take on it. Also, "Midsommar" seems perfect for your channel. I'd also love to see you take on "Under the Skin," starring Scarlett Johannson - a massively disturbing, elliptical, truly horrifying film, but a masterpiece nonetheless! p.s.s. One last thing I nearly forgot. Although Clarice and her FBI trainee/friend, Ardelia Mapp, played by Kasi Lemmons, present as "straight" in both the novel and the film, it seems readily apparent that there exists the possibility that they are (a) either in a relationship together, (b) have romantic feelings for one another, or (c) one of them has feelings for the other. The clearest signal that this might be true is the scene in which they review the facts of the case. In repeating Hannibal's assertion that we "covet what we see" to Ardelia, Clarice might be signifying to Ardelia that she "covets" or has feelings for her. Clearly, this is open to interpretation, but, it seems like an intentional piece of dialogue rather than an accidental one!

"I see... I myself cannot. (Inhales deeply) You wear Evian skin cream... (Breathes deep) ...and sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps... but not today." -Dr. Lecter P.S. Love your reactions, little ladies. Gritos from Tejas. Keep on keeping on. 😊

You guys are watching all the golden stuff instead of modern bullshit. And I also appreciate that you actually get emotionally invested in the movies and pay attention.

The last scene was actually filmed on the island of Bimini in The Bahamas. 😊 Great reaction. Just subscribed.

Hannibal actually likes Clarice👍🏼

You guys have to check out "Red Dragon" next, it's the prequel to silence of the lambs

Pretentious Film goers: "Silence of the Lambs" isn't a horror film it's a psychological thriller. Dyed in the wool horror fans: Yeah and "Debbie does Dallas" isn't a porno it's a romantic comedy🤣

18:58 "he's an accomplice." 😆

Thanks for the reactions! We love it!

You guys are so insightful! It's fun to watch you predicting the stuff that I was totally blind to when I first watched these movies!!

Hannibal helped in her trainings, not only what he told her about the case

I've watched a lot of folks react to this movie, but yo...37:20 easily the best reaction I've seen to that scene 😂😂😂

Hannibal got the pen because Dr. Chilton accidentally left it there, the zoom in implies this.

Very good reaction!👍👍

In the theatres, the sound of the movable tray moving in Hannibal's cell back and forth was almost deafening

Hannibal liked Clarice because of her mind, her manners, her willingness to be direct and honest, and because she was very attractive. Hannibal is an exceptional person, but clearly not normal. Clarice is exceptional too, so it's something they have in common.

30:27 In the books the author ends the story by saying Clarice and Hannibal become a couple, but is cryptic about what kind of relationship it is, whether she's a captive or she made some kind of private deal with Dr. Lecter to make him agree to stop killing people, is never said.

a great movie, thanks for your reaction.

First horror movie to win the Best Picture Academy Award (the Oscar) ...it won the top 5 awards one of three movies to ever do it. Best Picture, Actress, Actor, Director, Screenplay.

so glad to found your channel, just binged through a couple reactions. i really enjoy your content you are smart and genuine, well done.

D best line of d movie is im having an old friend for dinner hahaha literally 😊❤

Love it gj greetings from Sweden

Great reaction!

Great reaction to a great movie!

28:50 "oh no." 🫢

Ryl, you're such a fantastic Movie detective... Love ya! 💖 You're awesome too, Jyn! ❤

I've been to the morgue before. The smell is something you'll remember even if you're in a refrigerated room.

top tier film 🍿

Please watch Red Dragon the prequel to this so you can see how Hannibal was caught. The sequel is called Hannibal.

Great reaction ladies, one of the best I’ve seen on this movie. Take care, blessings for Easter

Hannibal is in Jamaica having an old friend for dinner jerk chicken-style!

Ryl guessed so much about the movie right before it happened..

Lector liked Clarice because she was smart and professional, and she treated him with respect. That arrogant psychiatrist was none of those things and can we guess what happened to him.

33:31 "Is it even... Pembry... do you think?" Ryl, you've got the most _incredible_ knack for asking the right _questions._ I just caught a glimpse of your inner _philosopher._

The Oil of Olay commercial in the middle of the reaction was funny as f@#k.

Find the original movie about Hannibal called Manhunter from the 80,s.

I think Hannibal wants people to be truthful with him and themselves because in a way he already knows

What an insightful and enjoyable reaction to one of my favorite movies. Well done. 😊👍

Bonjour de France, les filles 🇫🇷 "Le silence des agneaux" en français super choix 🎬👍 (Jyn ❤️)

I love how Hannibal clarifies that the head Clarice found is an old patient of his...but that he didn't kill him. Only found him like that and preserved it. He says he found him...and that the patient had missed 3 appointments. I wonder if Hannibal was planning to kill this patient for missing appointments? I don't he cared about the safety of his patient.

The dynamic between Clarice and Hannibal is very interesting for many reasons.. He definitely likes her, he admires he unwillingness to give ground, or as y’all put it, to be broken.. Which Hannibal does seem to enjoy.. One thing I picked up on is his utter contempt for sociopaths.. Which is ironic, since he is one.. And I think he has a moderate contempt for modern views of psychology, meaning chemical imbalances bore him.. He’s more clinical and sees cases or “patients” like Clarice, who are not sociopathic or purely psychopathic, as a more efficient use of his skills and education.. And it’s quite possible he had forgotten all that until Clarice arrived..

0:47 "She was trainin' by _herself;_ not in a _group."_ Yeah. It's the FBI, not the Army.