I recently talked about a bespoke physical media collection I put together for various Marvel Legacy movies. The collection included Daredevil films and the Punisher movies amongst others and proved to be a space-saving set which gathered together many of the non-MCU Marvel movies I want in my collection, while fitting neatly on my shelves (in essence, I reduced 15 discs into 5 cases).
Today I want to highlight another bespoke, space-saving collection I’ve put together. This set is for the Hannibal Lecter movies.
The set includes five films stretching a 21-year period from 1986 to 2007. The films include Manhunter (1986), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002), and Hannibal Rising (2007).
Now, before you say anything, no, a five-film set of the Hannibal movies is NOT currently available. Due to various different distribution rights, the Hannibal films have not been officially collected together, so you can’t just pop to a shop and pick up a box set.
In the UK, a three-film set is available (Silence/Hannibal/Dragon) but that’s it. The two additional films (Manhunter and Rising) are solo releases only and in the case of Hannibal Rising both the DVD and Blu-ray releases are out of print.
It’s also worth noting, whether as part of a collection or not, all five films are housed in individual cases (yes, even the three-film box set). This means five cases on the shelf when one could do.
So, this bespoke set I’ve put together not only brings the five films together under one roof, it also cuts down on the need for five individual cases. This is pretty handy for me, as my shelf space is getting very limited thanks to my ever-expanding physical media collection, and I’m always happy to streamline where possible.
When putting this set together, I already owned four of the films on Blu-ray. The only film I didn’t own was Hannibal Rising, and this is largely because I’m not a huge fan of this Hannibal movie.
However, because I am consolidating my existing releases and combining discs, it made sense to pick up a copy of Hannibal Rising to complete the set. After all, a new, multi-disc case to house five films takes up the same amount of space as a new multi-disc case to house four, so the completist in me felt compelled to include this title.
It also helps that Hannibal Rising can be picked up super-cheap on the secondary market with no hassle. I managed to grab a pristine copy on DVD for just £2, although I’m sure if I hunted around I could have gotten it even cheaper.
And yes, you read that correctly – a DVD copy and not a Blu-ray. Hey, I might have felt compelled to add Hannibal Rising to this set, but I don’t need it to be in HD.
Anyway, with Hannibal Rising all present and correct I started moving all the discs from their individual cases into a single, five-disc case. With the discs in their new home, I then needed to decide on what artwork to use, which proved a little trickier than I anticipated, because I wasn’t sure which to choose.
The Silence of the Lambs is the most critically acclaimed movie in the series and it is arguably the first film anyone thinks of in connection to Hannibal Lecter, but I felt the best option was to plump for the Hannibal artwork. Nothing says Hannibal like Hannibal, so I kept this artwork for the cover.
With the switch over complete, I now have a collection of Hannibal Lecter movies which take up a lot less room than they did before. Five movies, one case.
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