Double Dip Digest: The Silence of the Lambs

[God of War]

US, February 2, 2007 - When a movie enters the cultural consciousness as thoroughly as The Silence of the Lambs, it's tough to watch it just as a piece of entertainment anymore. Fifteen-plus years after its initial release, there are so many iconic moments, influential ideas, and just plain bad imitations that one really does have to pare down his or her perception just to appreciate the economy and intelligence of Jonathan Demme's film. Now re-released in a two-disc set in conjunction with the forthcoming prequel Hannibal Rising, audiences will enjoy another opportunity to peer inside the mind of a madman; and even with the preponderance of sequels and rip-offs that diluted its formulas, Silence is afforded another chance to open up about the legacy that it inspired.

The Silence of the Lambs (Collector's Edition) was released January 30, 2007, and features the following materials:

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Audio presentation: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Documentary: "Inside the Labyrinth: Making of The Silence of the Lambs"
Documentary: Silence of the Lambs: Page to Screen"
Documentary: "Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster"
Featurette: "Scoring the Silence"
Outtake reel
Original 1991 making-of featurette
22 Deleted scenes
Photo gallery
TV spots
Anthony Hopkins promotional phone message
Theatrical trailer

[Monotreme]

Luckily, I don't have any previous versions of Silence of the Lambs on DVD. I'll be getting this on my next order, whcih will be sometime later this month. Looks like a fantastic set.

[Billyc407]

Originally posted by Monotreme
Luckily, I don't have any previous versions of Silence of the Lambs on DVD. I'll be getting this on my next order, whcih will be sometime later this month. Looks like a fantastic set.
Same here. I plan on buying this one.

[m_burlock]

Originally posted by Monotreme
Luckily, I don't have any previous versions of Silence of the Lambs on DVD. Looks like a fantastic set.


Me too. Makes me glad I held out for it. :)

[bubutthead]

sooo good!...but honestly the best thing about this is that it comes with Hannibal's Recipe Cards......creepy.............yet sounds delicious ;)

[sarah1980]

i have both now i'm on the look-out @ pawns shops and shit for the Criterion Collection cuz hey i found Dead Ringers - The Criterion Collection used @ a pawn shop for only $6.99 :D :eek:

[Powerslave]

Originally posted by Monotreme
Luckily, I don't have any previous versions of Silence of the Lambs on DVD. I'll be getting this on my next order, whcih will be sometime later this month. Looks like a fantastic set.
Same here.

[MovieVVhore]

which is better? SotL Criterion or the new SotL Collector's?

[Cronos]

http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=749

image comparisons
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/silence.htm


looks like its identical to the current R2 edition so i'll probably just get that

[Hatfield]

I've been meaning to pick this up....

I knew I held off on buying this movie for so long for some reason...

[HiroProtagonist]

One half of me really wants to get this release of SoTL, where as the other half still craves to the possibility that I'll find the Criterion release over on Ebay for a decent price - I think I'm gonna leave it for a while, and if I still haven't had any joy with the Criterion I might splash out for this release.

[RandalGraves]

I'm gonna pass unless I can find it real cheap somewhere

[Billyc407]

Originally posted by RandalGraves
I'm gonna pass unless I can find it real cheap somewhere

Search on Ebay that's where I've gotten a few of my double dippers for less than $20 USD.

[tylerdurden23]

im pretty sure this will probably be on sale for about 14.99 in a month or so at Best Buy, they always seem to lower prices. i remember when the Apocolypse Now:The Complete Dossier came out, it was like 21.99 and now its only like 14.99.

but even saying that, it's a great movie and worth buying it at full price anyways

[APzombie]

I have the MGM Special Edition and the Criterion. Somehow though I feel the need to get this one since I love the film so much.

[bourahioro]

Originally posted by moviefreak1980
i have both now i'm on the look-out @ pawns shops and shit for the Criterion Collection cuz hey i found Dead Ringers - The Criterion Collection used @ a pawn shop for only $6.99 :D :eek:

Very nice...lucky find indeed.

[Derek237]

I have the MGM special edition. It has everything the collector's edition has except for the "page to screen" and "demme and foster" docs, and the featurette on the film's score. Added to the fact that the cover art on the Collector's Edition looks atrocious, I would say no double dip for me.