Great movie, very interesting, not to graphic compared to what i thought it was going to be, but when the prisoner through his "bodily fluids" ie. his sperm at clarice, it was a little over the top

are you kidding me people? half of the reviews rated it ok for kids 12+? it is gorey, violent, lots of sexual behavior. (it's about a cannibal and a guy who is making a suit of human skins!!!!) NOT ok for any kids under 15 or so.

this movie will keep you on the edge of your seat most of the time.its not as gory hannabal or the sequal.

I was looking for a good scare when I watched this movie. The first half of the movie wasn't R-rated whatsoever. They had negative moments in it, but it was just boring. The second half dealt with a drag queen (naked at one point, full frontal nudity of a half man half woman) and there was a lot more swearing in the second half. Many violent attacks with creepy blood when Hannibal eats someone. Praises murderers works throughout the movie. There is a cannibal who talks about eating people constantly. One lady is tortured and stuck in a well and swears.

Maybe. That was AFI's and EW's reaction. It struck me funny Hopkins got a Best Actor win instead of Supporting Actor because of his low screen time. Anyways it was fully merited, he's so creepy it's sometimes uncomfortable to watch. Catch the version on TV to avoid any disturbing stuff listed in CSM's review. I probably would've ended up seeing this even if it wasn't on my list of Best Pictures to see.

Awesome movie. Maybe not as action-packed or gorey as its sequels, but in my opinion, the best one out of them all. Hannibal Lector is my favorite fictional serial killer by far.

When I first was allowed to watch this film, I was overwhelmed with excitement walking out of Blockbuster. When I watched it, it took me some time to realize the beauty of the whole film. Let's just say that a week later, I bought the film out of pure love. This movie is a film for all genre loving people. There is a mixture of horror, suspense, drama, and a very hidden sense of romance (and a very strange one indeed) all included in this masterpiece. Hannibal Lecter, now my number 1 favourite movie villain, showed the whole world that serial killers don't have to be mindless masses of flesh and bones that don't talk or know how to count, they can be more brilliant that the heroin herself. And by the way, the endless brilliance and intelligence of Hannibal makes him, oh, about 20x scarier than Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, and Leatherface combined. So, what I am trying to say is, anyone who doesn't like this movie, YOUR ON MY LIST.

Great movie....its not best for kids but its awesome for older teens...

horrifying true story movie about cannibilism, definitely not for kids