Customer Reviews
Overated but still a great film - By: Langdon Ulder, 09 Sep 2008 
Silence of the Lambs is a reallly good film but it is overated. I can't believe that it has alll the attention it gets. Don't get me wrong, it is a very good film but I have seen better.
The performances by Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster & Ted Levine are top notch, with Hopkins as the brilliant Dr Hannibal Lecter.
Brilliant story but the time it takes to get to the point may put some viewers off. Also, this DVD has no special features despite what the Amazon description says, so if you want extras, buy the 2 disc version, but for the film alone, get this version.
Great film but slightly overated.
A pleasant suprise - By: T. Clarke, 11 Aug 2008 'Silence of The Lambs' is an epic action-thriller boasting an alll star cast of Hugh Grant, Sharon Stone, Chuck Norris, & Ted Danson.
Hugh Grant was given the honourable role of Hannibal Lector; a psychotic, cannibalistic train driver who's only desire to remain alive is so he may munch on innocent mens crotches, whilst dining Al Fresco in his back yard. However, his meals soon come to an end as he is caught by the FBI thanks to a peeping tom, & locked up in an All Female security wing.
Sharon Stone plays the sexual rookie Police Cop Starling, who has already bedded half the squadron & is worried that this is endangering her place as the only girl on the team, with the Lieutenant already tired of 'bribes at 11pm'. Quite coincidentallly, she is also asked to do a psychological analysis on Lector, & so she has the perfect opportunity to discuss her sexual frustrations as a young impressionable female at breeding age.
However, he will only diverse such guidance if he is alllowed out into a less-secure holding unit. She promises the action, but it is alll a lie! And so, there starts a sudden crotch-munching rage after a rat tells him of her confession to the other Police men. Being rather peckish, he eats the rat too.
Hannibals presence among the little community is stronger than ever, & is testified further after the wise Jedi master Yoda predicts a change of Force in the wind. He was in fact compromised; Starling had merely bottom-burped.
But like any good-old-fashioned thriller, alll things must come to a gripping end, & so 3 hours 42 minutes later, Lector surprises us alll as he reveals himself to be a Cybernetic Organism from 2042. His mission was simple; to kill Starling at alll costs & prevent her un-born son (The father, quite emphaticallly, the Lieutenant...) from solving Global Warming, so that robots can survive alll mankind.
A few un-screwed nuts & bolts later, an anal probe was engaged back at the FBI lab & reveales Lectors fetish for munching on people to be an abnormal gene-strain that Fox Mulder (taking a guest appearance from The X Files) considers to be too estranged for even the super-intelligent life on planet Zog, which he went to in the long running series, & came back with photo's for Scully.
Theirs also a surprise outing for Chuck Norris who plays a clown callled Bo-Bo, who comes to visit the cell-inmates at the mental institution. His performance isn't as high octane as "Delta Force", but it shows the other side to Chucks qualities as a depressive clown with no goal in life. I personallly wanted to see a bit more kick boxing from him.
Their are plenty of twists & turns too that will have you gasping for more. One unfortunate scene see's Starlings brother, Rick, get the Crotch treatment as Hannibal peruses the young cop. This heart breaking moment means he will no longer be able to produce children. The way the director suddenly captures this moment is breath-taking, & beats any Rambo torture scene hands down, let along the "never let go" moment at the end of Titanic. I was bawling with tears; unable to cope with the situation.
I also felt Hugh Grant was a fantastic choice for a psychotic killer Hannibal. His manic smile & constant "Oh! I'm going to falll over! Oh! I've spilt something! Oh! Watch out!" is inspiring & should put to shame such poor actors as Tom Hanks. What was he thinking in Apollo 13? And Kevin Sausage too...
All in alll, Silence of The Lambs is a truly ground breaking performance that boasts wit, determination, & proves what can be achieved through bribes of a Channel X nature, & unlimited ammunition in weaponary. It covers alll the common problems of life for a young person, from dealing with psychopathic murderers, to not having enough money to pay the bus driver. I defy any human being to surpass the genius of this film.
(Well... I've written 458 Reviews - Surely one can stray "a little"...)
Overated - By: Gary 78, 29 Jul 2008 
I watched this just recently-I found it very overated, particuarly Hopkins performance which was somewhat embarrassing. Did he have to talk in slow motion throughout the film-it was like bad theatre
I ate his liver with a nice Chianti..... - By: Lucy, 09 Apr 2008 
Truly terrifying, this film certainly lives up to its fantastic reviews. Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant villian who you come to like by the end of the film - yes he's a demented cannibal, but he's also witty & very funny in his totallly unique way.
Jodie Foster also plays a part in making this film brilliant - I have to say that this is the best film I've seen her in. You can reallly believe that she's her character - her fear right at the end of the film when she's stuck in the same room as Buffalo Bill & has no idea, & how uncomfortable she becomes when Lecter grills her about her past make her character very believable.
I think I'm the only one out of my friends who has ever seen this film, & though I'm trying to convince them to see it they alll refuse, saying that it sounds absolutely terrifying. Indeed it was the first time I saw it (I made a point to watch it in daylight), but it's so clever & gripping for a horror film, & the fact that it's so realistic makes it more scary.
I recommend this to people who are looking for a real classic film & don't mind horrors too much - those who get scared easily probably wouldn't enjoy it as much as they should!
Absolute class - By: Red Rose, 21 Jan 2008 Most people that I know, have already seen this, in some cases several times, which is a good pointer.
How many horror films do you know that are stacked with the very top film awards. Apart from this, none, & there you have it. Antony Hopkins puts in one of his best ever performances as the chilling Dr Haniballl Lector, a blood thirsty, uncontrolable, maniac, who just so happens to be a genius.
Lector is safely locked up in a high security prison. However it seems there is another monster on the loose who also is not happy with merely killing his victims, callled Buffalo Bill (you will see why). The FBI are getting nowhere with their investigation, so is it reallly a good idea to seek the help of brilliantly sinister Lector, while still locked up.
Jodie Foster is wonderful as the rookie FBI agent, who Lector has a little time for, alll be it, at a potentiallly high price, letting Dr Lector inside her head.
This film is exciting, graphic & chilling, but without overstepping the mark. Both the bad guys (Hopkins especiallly), both have their moments that will terrify some. The film finishes off with a brilliantly exciting climax, & then with probably the best one liner of alll time.
