Mar 2001 Volume 82 Number 3 "serving the protectors"
HANNIBAL
By Mike Horsfall

Silence of the Lambs delivered high-quality entertainment as it portrayed intensely depraved human behaviour. Hannibal delivers more than enough blood and gore, and certainly displays practices that virtually the entire population deems abhorrent.

Anthony Hopkins once again plays Dr Hannibal Lecter as only he could – his appearance is often enough to send shivers down one’s spine, and Julianne Moore performs her role as Agent Clarise Starling admirably. For Ray Liotta, this is possibly his first A-grade movie performance, although he does tend to lose the plot towards the end of the movie.

Hannibal is not suitable for children or young adults. In fact, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.

Traffic

Opening in cinemas this month, stars Michael Douglas as the Supreme Court justice committed to ridding America of drugs, only to find drug-related problems within his own family.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh , Traffic boasts a number of acclaimed actors, including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Cheadle, Luis Guzman and Dennis Quaid.

This semi-documentary has received high praise since its release in the US, mainly due to its relevance to drug trafficking from Mexico to America. For those with a thirst for knowledge of the drugs underworld, will provide the insight. Benicio Del Toro (The Usual Suspects) is particularly convincing as the Tijuana cop with an agonizing conscience.

In his address from the Whitehouse, Douglas alerts Americans to the enemy within – how do we wage war on our own friends and family? No one, it would seem, is insulated from the modern plague – greed!

For the opportunity to win a double pass to this new-release movie, place your details on the back of an envelope and send it to Traffic Comp, SA Police Journal (168).

Proof of Life

After his recent success in , New Zealand-born Russell Crowe is poised for further success. Due for release this month, Proof of Life features Crowe as professional hostage negotiator, Terry Thorne, charged with locating American engineer, Peter Bowman (David Morse), who has been kidnapped by guerrillas.

Bowman is abandoned by his employers, but his wife, Alice (Meg Ryan), refuses to give up and employs Thorne to bring him home.

An expert in K & R (kidnap and ransom), Thorne is Alice’s best and only hope of seeing Peter alive. Throughout the lengthy negotiations, Alice and Terry develop a mutual respect that soon evolves into attraction as they barter for Peter’s life.

With the help of a fellow negotiator, Dino (David Caruso), and a trio of highly trained mercenaries, Terry takes on a do-or-die rescue operation that could easily result in disaster or triumph.

For the opportunity to win a double pass to Proof of Life, place your details on the back of an envelope and send it to Life Comp, SA Police Journal (168).

Destiny in Space

The latest in the line-up of IMAX releases is a ripper. Viewers will not be riveted to their seats – they’ll find themselves leaning forward in an attempt to absorb as much of this movie as possible. It’s that good.

Released in 1994, Destiny in Space allows moviegoers to experience real-life space adventure as never before. Leonard Nimoy narrates the film, which features unique exterior views of the space shuttle in flight around Earth and during heroic Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions. Featured fly-overs of Mars and Venus are spectacular.

Incredibly, an IMAX camera was actually mounted on a satellite before its launch from the space shuttle. The subsequent view of the shuttle is inspirational, and a tribute to the remarkable technology, cast and crew. Much of the footage in Destiny in Space was actually shot by astronauts on board shuttles Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour.

Now is the time to experience an IMAX adventure – rates a 10.

For the opportunity to win a double pass to the movie of a lifetime place your details on the back of an envelope and send it to IMAX Comp, SA Police Journal (168).

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