I always preferred Damien 2, but realize the first one is a better movie. Unfortunately, the third one doesn't deliver on the epicness promised in the first two.

The mid to late 70's was a great time to be a kid watching, or hearing about in carpool, scary movies. There was no shortage of "In Search Of" type subjects, urban legends, and cryptozoology, what with your killer bees, ants, spiders, piranhas, bears, haunted houses, ufos, boggy creeks, antichrists, killer cars, etc.

The son of Jor-El will be my slave… forever….
Favorite line reading.

Good call. Who else could ever play Mike or Gus Fring?

Even the secondary characters are perfect; who else could play Luca Brasi or Hyman Roth or Frank Pentangeli?

Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak.

Ruffalo comes closest, but can he do the cigar-burnt voice?

Don't know the answer, but I was impressed/disturbed by how much Dirk Benedict she was able to channel into her performance, or appearance, or whatever it was, it was just kind of an uncanny valley thing.

First person I've seen mention Malcolm McDowell as Alex - tough to top. (I also think Warren Clarke kind of owns the Dim character, too).

Also, Rathbone has maybe the coolest voice in human history.

This may be one of the more definitive "definitive portrayals;" for about the last 30 years, in the public mind, he is that guy. It's been his career.

Definitely Cushing as Van Helsing in all the Hammer Draculas.

"See you later…. alligator"

There is something in Petersen's eyes that conveys "burn-out" and "experienced," which Dancy and Norton just look too youthful for IMO.

I think all of the actors have done a good job with what was handed them.
When I read the books, I always thought Thomas Harris was describing Peter Cushing.

Someone proposed Michael Shannon should have been Dolarhyde in the series; Tom Noonan owns it, but I think Shannon would have been awesome too.

I agree. Does "Hard Lovin Man" have any predecessors?

And he carried on the tradition by appearing next to Yngwie in Alcatrazz; I love Graham, but he looked like Max Headroom at a Renaissance Festival.

I love his wailing in the margins of "Questions 67 and 68."

"Go Down Gamblin'" smokes.