Taking Sides: Silence of the Lambs Vs Last House on the Left

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Silence is pretty toss. "Psychological terror" for those that "don't usually like that kind of thing". An A-list female lead who gets spunk in her eye, crap acting from Anthony Hopkins as the least scary villain this side of "Slumber Party Massacre" and very little tension unless you're new to the genre.

Last House on the Left: David Hess rivals Michael Rooker as scariest villain ever. Genuinely shocking/ scary/ brilliant meditation on violence. Wes Craven's most shattering movie.

Last House wins. Easily.

― Ceezar, Tuesday, 4 January 2005 12:56 (twenty years ago)

The fellah that did "Hannibal Lechter" in the first film...

Am I the only one that thought he was better? As in 'actually was a psychologist that went psycho' as opposed to 'overacting like mad every chance" ?

(What say ye, Cz?)

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 13:03 (twenty years ago)

Nah Mark lots of people think Brian Cox was a better Lecter.

― Steely Zan (AaronHz), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 13:06 (twenty years ago)

Oh good.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)

No, every time I've ever said that, I've had "you mad?" type answers. Not on here, granted.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 13:14 (twenty years ago)

I didn't rate Manhunter much either to be honest. Cox wasn't scary either in my opinion. But anything is better than Hopkins. He's so utterly dreadful in the role that I cannot get over awarding him an Oscar when the Academy wouldn't dream of doing the same for superior performances from Hess, Rooker ("Henry") or Robert Englund in the first "Nightmare".

― Ceezar, Tuesday, 4 January 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

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