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on 5/15/2010
My 5,000th ranking on Flickchart, and not a bad battle.
The silence of space is more intriguing. 2001 a space Masterpiece........
on 5/27/2011
Silence is a brilliant movie, but this really isn't a contest. There are very few movies that can challenge 2001. Seeing for the 12th or 15th time, my mouth still hangs open.
Wow, two classics that could not be more different. 2001 is so epic and operatic, while Silence is gritty and cerebral. The performances in Silence are definitely better, with both Hopkins and Foster workings so well together to make Clarice and Hannibal so iconic. Had either of their characters been played differently, the film may not have worked. That being said, I'm going to go with 2001 for the pure experience of the film. It left my mouth on the floor, and amazed me to no end.
While I cannot deny that 2001 is iconic film making, it's not Kubrick's greatest work IMO. There's a reason why SotL crushed at the Academy Awards. Ther performances are just too powerful for me in this one....Epic Hopkins...
on 2/12/2012
Im going with 2001. Just so epic and a great thrill ride.
on 7/13/2012
Silence easily. Hopkins is the man.
on 2/1/2013
Think I'll go with 2001
on 7/11/2013
The Silence of the Lambs is such a spectacular film and the acting is masterful. No contest here.
on 3/18/2014
Can't believe I haven't seen this matchup before now! Silence is top 15 for me while 2001 is top 5. Love both but HAL eats Dr. Lector.
2001 for me
Two hugely compelling movies. Silence of the Lambs is great, particularly Hopkins as Hannibal the cannibal, (I wonder how different the movie would have been if his parents had given him a name that rhymed with vegetarian?) I've got to go with 2001. Visual storytelling at it's best. So beautiful.
on 3/20/2014
I got to go 2001 but silence of the lambs is great
The Silence of the Lambs gets crushed here.
on 4/1/2014
2001 crushes Silence of the Lambs
Silence of the Lambs. 2001 just isn't as engaging as it should be.
on 4/23/2014
Silence is a top 20 in my book., but 2001 is part of my Mt. Rushmore!
on 7/17/2015
Lambs over Space Odysseys any day of the week.
on 8/1/2015
2001 is highly overrated. On the other hand, Silence is highly underrated, lol.