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Fox Mulder 
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| Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:14 pm)
Or is it only memorable for Hopkins' performance as Hannibal Lecter?
I haven't watched it in like 15 years so I'm curious
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Brosef Stalin 
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:15 pm to Fox Mulder)
Yes its a great film
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WG_Dawg 
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:15 pm to Fox Mulder)
Yes, it is great.
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Zed 
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:16 pm to Fox Mulder)
Yes
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TIGERSTORM
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:16 pm to Brosef Stalin)
Great film. Foster is outshined by Hopkins but she is very good also.
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ProjectP2294 
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:17 pm to TIGERSTORM)
The night vision scene is still one of the most tense and creepy scenes I've seen.
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Freauxzen 
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:18 pm to Fox Mulder)
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great film
What kind of great?
An overall amazing, historically important and influential film? No, not at all.
A great mix of writing, acting, editing, etc.? Eh, probably so, but maybe not. It's certainly a character piece and it is great at that. Not sure the rest is really up to snuff. But it's debatable.
This post was edited on 3/18 at 12:23 pm
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:18 pm to Fox Mulder)
Yes
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Fox Mulder
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:19 pm to ProjectP2294)
I haven't seen it in so long, I'm trying to go back and watch iconic performances
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Blue Velvet 
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:19 pm to Freauxzen)
What he said.
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Jim Rockford
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:19 pm to Fox Mulder)
Meh, too creepy.
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:20 pm to Fox Mulder)
It has a been awhile since I have seen this. I know it's not important, but what exactly is thrown at Jodie Foster in the beginning through the jail cell? was that "seed" or "waste"?
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Fox Mulder
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:21 pm to Freauxzen)
quote:
What kind of great?
An overall, historically important and influential film? No, not at all.
A great mix of writing, acting, editing, etc.? Eh, probably so, but maybe not. It's certainly a character piece and it is great at that. Not sure the rest is really up to snuff. But its debatable.
Kind of what I was thinking, but like I said have t seen it in so long
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TIGERSTORM
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:21 pm to MaesterMullen)
Seed
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Zed
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:21 pm to MaesterMullen)
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"seed"
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Fox Mulder
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:21 pm to MaesterMullen)
Cum
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Pilot Tiger 
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:32 pm to Freauxzen)
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An overall amazing, historically important and influential film? No, not at all.
it has a memorable character who is referenced in numerous other works and is a part of American pop culture, memorable quotes, etc.
It's more than a character piece, imo. There is enough whodunit and darkness to elevate it from a simple character examination.
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Fox Mulder
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:41 pm to Pilot Tiger)
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it has a memorable character who is referenced in numerous other works and is a part of American pop culture, memorable quotes, etc.
But see I think that's why this movie is great. Good movie, iconic performance
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yurintroubl 
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:46 pm to Fox Mulder)
Great film. Only time I've ever read a book that's scared me then gone to see the movie and it's STILL scared me. Agree with what everybody has said about the performances of Hopkins AND Foster, quotability, etc...
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Big Lake
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| re: Is silence of the lambs a great film? (Posted on 3/18/13 at 1:29 pm to Fox Mulder)
Great and historically important/influential.
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