I think he's a fascinating character.  I've only seen The Silence of the Lambs, and so I want to get the other books and movies.  Of course, there is controversy, since he'll eat anybody who comes near him (except Clarice).  What do you think?
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One of the most compelling movie characters ever.  Its also quite shocking what happens in Hannibal the book, especially when compared to whathappens in the movie.  Enjoy
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Oh yeah, all day long!\n\nCheck out Saul/Paul's story. He was killing and persecuting and stuff and as soon as Jesus showed up he was like, "Oh, I guess they ARE right."\n\nAnd then he was a longwinded lamb 'til Nero chopped off his head.\n\nThen, there was this guy I loved in college...
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I am right with you Bohemian. I think the book and the movie are quite overrated, mostly because of the controversy. I read the book and wasn't especially thrilled with it, no the ideas presented, but the actual writing and such. I would suggest anyone read Angels and Demond by Dan Brown for a much better book.
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Wow.  Thanks for giving me such an interesting Sunday afternoon read!  I've never heard of Oliver before.  It's really too bad that he was passed from person to person over his lifetime.  Doesn't sound like much fun.  I'm glad he ended up in a primate sanctuary.
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OMG, finally someone else who has seen this movie!! I rented it and then bought the DVD the next day. I have made all my friends at least watch a few scenes.\n\nI LOVE the mix of humor and darkness in the film. Apparently this is a bit of an Irish thing - based on other Irish films I've watched lately.\n\nCillian is SO brilliant. I just can't gush enough about this movie!!
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i think he is an other,did u see the last episode?if yeah u will understand!(thats what i understood)\nyeah he is a good actor,he gives me the creeps though!!
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I have read the book and I just saw the movie last night. I am a christian; however, I have read scripture and other religously based works, both fiction and non-fiction regarding almost every known religion in the world. I am a christian by choice, not because it is the only religion I have ever been exposed to or know anything about. \n\nThat said, I loved the book and thought the movie was way underwritten. Definately worth seeing, but the screenplay was terrible and character development was absent. How, people knew what they knew and when they knew it was absurd. And the stupidity (you don't have to let everyone know about your change in flight plans immediately after you decide to change them. You don't buy train tickets on a credit card when your running from the cops....) started to get annoying. The movie sped up when it should of slowed down and left things in that could have been omitted. On the other hand it also had a kindergardenish way of over explaining when it should have moved on (like the mansion scene). This may be okay for those who haven't read the book or aren't aware of who Mary Magdalene was.\n \nI didn't think it was boring, but I'm into this kind of material a lot. As for the fictional/nonfictional status. definately fictional, and I don't say this because it conflict with the Holy Bible whose origins and completeness have its own host of questions. To me, it just doesn't make sense for God to leave a bloodline through Jesus.  It makes sense for Jesus to have a wife or a 'companion' as much as it makes sense for any Jewish carpenter to have a wife. Was this fact entirely omited during the assembly of the Holy Bible???? Possibly.  Just one of many questions. I think the Da Vinci Code is a 'what if' type of work that does not try to affend anyone, but have fun with this question.\n\nI'll tell you what....What if...through DNA testing they found out that Mohammed suffered from severe BiPolar disorder? Imagine the Hoopla that movie would stir.\n\nExplore life...spread peace.
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How is homosexuality being shoved down your throat if it's your choice to watch it? Either you do or you don't, no one's making you.\n\nAnyways, I don't have HBO but I do own the movie.
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Just saw the movie today. I am a Christian and wanted to see it so I knew more to answer the questions that I have been asked by friends. The hardest thing I find to comprehend is why are people being so blown away with it, when it is clear that it is a work of fiction? It is a fiction book, that has just been made into a fiction movie. Dan Brown himself states that the book was fiction and is not based on fact.\n\nJust goes to show how cunning and conniving the devil can be.\n\nAs for the movie, didnt really enjoy it. A bit over the top.
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My favorite is Armand...In the books...I love when he becomes obsessed with technology and follows Daniel around the world.  I also love when Armand embraces Daniel, the love there is beautiful.  It pissed me off that Antonio Banderas played him in Interview.  He was a young red head!  So, the Queen of the Damned rendition of him was better.  I did like Stuart Townsend's version of Lestat as well....but how can we not love Lestat "the Brat Prince"
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All I know is that Daniel Radcliffe is pretty darn gorgeous. He's also so funny! On every interview he has something to say about, well, everything and definitely shows his co-star Rupert Grint up...he makes Rupert look like a pretty boring person (if you have the "Goblet of Fire" DVD, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about~). On TRL, Vanessa asked him who he'd rather have a beef with: Malfoy or 50 Cent, and Daniel was like, "You mean like a steak?" Oh, I love that boy :) \n\nDIRECT ANSWER: Daniel Radcliffe's personality definitely makes him hotter in my eyes :)\n\n~Have a great day~
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I have read this book a couple of times and am looking forward to the movie.\n\nI think it is a great piece of fiction.  Sure, there are some truths in it, but for the most part it is pure fiction.  I have been to many of the sites that he pointed to in the book and some just aren't the way he stated.\n\nI think that it makes baseless claims about Jesus being married and having a child, and a few other things, but that is his perogotive as a writer of fiction.\n\nI am Catholic and am not in a hissy or upset or mad that the book was written, but I am upset and mad when people use it as a basis to trash my Catholic faith.  It is FICTION!  He says so himself!  But regardless of being true or not, I look at it this way, if Jesus was married and had a child, what better roll model for me, as a Catholic father to have?
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Having read the four gospels several times, I'm fairly confident that he did exist as a person. As an atheist, however, I feel certain that he was not the son of God and that many of the events described in the gospels are metaphorical. I do strongly believe that he was an extremely charismatic individual who was a positive force in the world. Of course, many of his teachings (Love thy neighbor, for example) came from Judaism.
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**********************************************\n\nSilence of the Lambs....need i say more.?\n\n**********************************************
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Well, I saw the movie first, then read the book, and I liked the movie more. It's my favorite movie. I would say people get hung on it because (1) The music gets stuck in your head forever. (2) His version is pretty different. He put more of a romantic side on the phantom, where in the book, he was just pretty scary. I mean, A.L.W. changed the story a lot. So it would actually be kind of weird for Leroux to take the credit for alw's story. And the characters are different in the play and movie version.
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Honestly? I can't help but love him as an actor. He's very talented and not so bad looking either. I'm just not for this whole Scientology thing. It's made him weird and lowered his appeal a bit. Other than that, he's a great actor and I still love his movies.
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I second what the other posters said; he's in Everything is Illuminated, Happy Feet, Bobby, and Day Zero (the latter three films are upcoming). He was also in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (WONDERFUL film), and Sin City, where he plays the creepiest villain ever to grace the silver screen. Seriously. I will never ever think of him in the same way ever again...*shudders, chills up spine.* It's a great flick, though; I highly recommend it if you're into comic styles and lotsa gore.