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Notes: I saw âAnna Boleynâ also directed by Ernst Lubitsch and I was really neat how lavish this movie was for a movie produced in the 20âs. Well, this time, he brought us back to Ancient Egypt and the production value was once again really impressive. Unfortunately, even though the movie was quite strong visually speaking, I still struggled to care about the rest of it though. Above all, the story was rather disjointed, especially during the first 30 mins. It seems that they were also missing some reels so many scenes were replaced with some stills and intertitle cards which certainly didnât help. Furthermore, back then, they apparently really loved such convoluted melodramas (the fact that it did take place in Egypt didnât really matter) but, to be honest, it has never been really my cup of tea. When the movie started, I was pleased to see that the great Emil Jannings would be playing the Pharao. However, even though there was nothing really wrong with his performance, to be honest, he didnât really dazzle me this time around but I can guess you canât expect an actor to deliver the performance of a lifetime each time around. Concerning Harry Liedtke, it was even worse though as the guy was, in my opinion, just not charismatic enough to play the lead. At least, on the other hand, Dagny Servaes was really lovely.
Notes: I saw âAnna Boleynâ also directed by Ernst Lubitsch and I was really neat how lavish this movie was for a movie produced in the 20âs. Well, this time, he brought us back to Ancient Egypt and the production value was once again really impressive. Unfortunately, even though the movie was quite strong visually speaking, I still struggled to care about the rest of it though. Above all, the story was rather disjointed, especially during the first 30 mins. It seems that they were also missing some reels so many scenes were replaced with some stills and intertitle cards which certainly didnât help. Furthermore, back then, they apparently really loved such convoluted melodramas (the fact that it did take place in Egypt didnât really matter) but, to be honest, it has never been really my cup of tea. When the movie started, I was pleased to see that the great Emil Jannings would be playing the Pharao. However, even though there was nothing really wrong with his performance, to be honest, he didnât really dazzle me this time around but I can guess you canât expect an actor to deliver the performance of a lifetime each time around. Concerning Harry Liedtke, it was even worse though as the guy was, in my opinion, just not charismatic enough to play the lead. At least, on the other hand, Dagny Servaes was really lovely.
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was directed by Ernst Lubitsch and since it was available on YouTube, I thought I might as well check it out. Last week, I saw âAnna Boleynâ also directed by Lubitsch and I was really neat how lavish this movie was” read more
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, when I heard that Neill Blomkamp was next coming up with a video game adaptation, I thought it sounded actually rather depressing. I mean, when âDistr” read more
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but, somehow, I still ended up watching it in the movie theater. Of course, when I heard that Barry Jenkins would be helming this prequel, like everybody else, I became intrigued but, to be honest, after watching the trailer, I didnât care much” read more
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but, since I have a weak spot for Carmen Ejogo and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, apparently, this movie was a remake from a movie made in the 70's which I never heard of but Whitney” read more
Notes: I was really impressed by the production value displayed in this movie. Seriously, visually speaking, it was easily one of the most lavish movies I have seen from this time period and it seemed be so far ahead of anything else released back then, at least, in this area. The other thing I enjoyed in this movie was to see Emil Jannings giving another stellar performance. Sure, the guy became later on a real Nazi f*ck but, even if he must have been awful in his private life, he was probably the best silent actor, no less than that, and he was once again quite spellbinding here. To be honest, he was lucky to play seemingly the only interesting character here as his Henry VIII was basically some kind of oversexed womanizer. The fact that they really made an effort to make him actually look like the English monarch was also appreciated (which was something rather frustrating when you watched Jonathan Rhys Meyers playing the same character in âThe Tudorsâ). Unfortunately, pretty much else felt pretty flat though. Sure, there was the issue that I have seen by now so many versions of Henry VIIIâs convoluted love life (I already mentioned âThe Tudorsâ before which is, in my opinion, the most definite version of this story) and their approach was not really interesting, Iâm afraid. For example, they decided to reduce Anna Boleyn to an innocent victim but I think it terribly weakened her character.
Notes: I was really impressed by the production value displayed in this movie. Seriously, visually speaking, it was easily one of the most lavish movies I have seen from this time period and it seemed be so far ahead of anything else released back then, at least, in this area. The other thing I enjoyed in this movie was to see Emil Jannings giving another stellar performance. Sure, the guy became later on a real Nazi f*ck but, even if he must have been awful in his private life, he was probably the best silent actor, no less than that, he was once again quite spellbinding here. To be honest, he was lucky to play seemingly the only interesting character here as his Henry VIII was basically some kind of oversexed womanizer. The fact that they really made an effort to make him actually look like the English monarch was also appreciated (which was something rather frustrating when you watched Jonathan Rhys Meyers playing the same character in âThe Tudorsâ). Unfortunately, pretty much else felt pretty flat though. Sure, there was the issue that I have seen by now so many versions of Henry VIIIâs convoluted love life (I already mentioned âThe Tudorsâ before which is, in my opinion, the most definite version of this story) and their approach was not really interesting, Iâm afraid. For example, they decided to reduce Anna Boleyn to an innocent victim but I think it terribly weakened her character.
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was directed by Ernst Lubitsch and since it was available on YouTube, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, first of all, I was really impressed by the production value displayed in this movie. Seriously, visua” read more
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- Agatha All Along (2024)
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it did receive some solid reviews and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though I did like it, I think it was still missing something to become really amazing though. I d” read more
