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Brian Cox was absolutely awful


My god he just really really sucked as Lector. Such a caricature. Not intimidating at all. No wonder this isn't as famous as The Silence of the Lambs.

No expectations, no disappointments.

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It's wasn't that Brian Cox was bad, it was the Anthony Hopkins was so good!!!

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I disagree. He gave an excellent performance.

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I disagree, Cox and Hopkins can’t really be compared, they were opposite style of performance, Hopkins played Lector like an otherworldly force of nature, Cox was basically a guy who you wouldn’t look twice at if you passed in the street, which one is scarier is down to peoples opinion.

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Well said. I agree in full.

Thought they both were excellent.

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This has to be a joke. Cox was brilliant. And sounds like the OP doesn't realize Hopkin's character didn't always exist.

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No way. Brian Cox was good.

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Brian Cox was absolutely EXCELLENT!!!

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Indie Filmmakers discuss LECTER vs LECTER - Which Hannibal IS BEST? and WHY?

https://youtu.be/TDvkKic782E

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Brian Cox was EXCELLENT!!!

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