Who had the better "Cunning Psycho" portrayal, Hopkins in "Silence of the Lambs" or Dinero in "Cape Fear"?

Question

Who had the better "Cunning Psycho" portrayal, Hopkins in "Silence of the Lambs" or Dinero in "Cape Fear"?

Answer 1

Hopkins hands down.  I had nightmares for weeks after watching Silence of the Lambs (saw it when I was like 14-15)

Answer 2

This is a tough question.  I can remember Hannibal Lecter telling Agent Clarice Starling that a census taker once tried to test me.  I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti, then doing his lips like he was slurping or sopmething.  Very chilling!  In Cape Fear which is a remake once done by Robert Mitchum, DeNiro after getting beat on for a while by those thugs hired to silence him, turned the table and beat them to a pulp with a pipe in his hand as the counselor was hiding  behind that dumster saying Counselor, is that you?  Could that be you?  Also very chilling.  I loved both of these movies.  I have to unfortunately give this one a tie as both characters were chilling and very believeable.

Answer 3

Anthony Hopkins' role was definitely more cunning; Robert De Niro's role was an excellent psycho bent on revenge - both fabulous movies!

Answer 4

HOPKINS 4 Sure.  No doubt.  He is the best in that, great actor.

Answer 5

Hopkins...without a doubt.

Answer 6

I have seen both movies, but the one that is most memorable is Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs. They are both great actors, but I think Hopkins was the more intimidating in this instance. I felt chills through me  as I watched him  do his little emotional/ psychological 'dance' with Clarisse--and the way he says her name, in sort of a drawn out whisper with a weird undertone. I felt disturbed for days after the first time I saw this movie. Anthony Hopkins is a phenomenal actor and always becomes his character.