There are a number of films and spin offs from this character, but this one is, in my view, the best. I think when you experience something for the first time, what ever it is, it remains your biased go to reference point and is very difficult to challenge. Hopkins Oscar winning performs says it all really. He reprised the role in 2 other films but never, in my view quite hit the mark as with this one. I've also watched Hannibal, with Julianne Moore, no substitute in my book for Jodie Foster. Hannibal Rising, for me, simply doesn't have the tension. It's a litany of revenge kills and is predictable. For me there is more capital to be gained from what you don't see in a film.