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Notes: By now, I have seen the most famous movies directed by D.W. Griffith but, even though this one did seem to have a decent reputation, to be honest, it didnāt really impress me though. Indeed, it was visually not bad (the chase scene on the ice towards the end was pretty wild) but, as far as I was concerned, it was pretty much a typical vintage melodramatic soap that they used to make back then. Basically, they gave us a pure and innocent girl who gets deceived and defiled by some evil libertine guy, something they really loved back then apparently, this movie was even a big box-office success when it was released but Iām not a huge fan. The fact that they needed 150 mins to tell a rather simple story after all probably didnāt help either. The extensive running time probably had to do with the fact that there were quite a lot of characters involved but, to be honest, they were all rather unremarkable, Iām afraid. The only exception was Lillian Gish. Obviously, it wasnāt the first time I saw Gish in one of D.W. Griffithās production and, once again, she didnāt disappoint, thatās for sure. Indeed, there were a couple of close-up shots which were just masterful. Another thing that stood out with this movie was some random comical scenes that showed up from time to time. I donāt think I ever saw Griffith indulging with such audacious comic touches in his epic dramas before but, to be honest, it didnāt really work, Iām afraid. For example, this character Professor Sterling felt like some really misguided mix of Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
Notes: By now, I have seen the most famous movies directed by D.W. Griffith but, even though this one did seem to have a decent reputation, to be honest, it didnāt really impress me though. Indeed, it was visually not bad (the chase scene on the ice towards the end was pretty wild) but, as far as I was concerned, it was pretty much a typical vintage melodramatic soap that they used to make back then. Basically, they gave us a pure and innocent girl who gets deceived and defiled by some evil libertine guy, something they really loved back then apparently, this movie was even a big box-office success when it was released but Iām not a huge fan. The fact that they needed 150 mins to tell a rather simple story after all probably didnāt help either. The extensive running time probably had to do with the fact that there were quite a lot of characters involved but, to be honest, they were all rather unremarkable, Iām afraid. The only exception was Lillian Gish. Obviously, it wasnāt the first time I saw Gish in one of D.W. Griffithās production and, once again, she didnāt disappoint, thatās for sure. Indeed, there were a couple of close-up shots which were just masterful. Another thing that stood out with this movie was some random comical scenes that showed up from time to time. I donāt think I ever saw Griffith indulging with such audacious comic touches in his epic dramas before but, to be honest, it didnāt really work, Iām afraid. For example, this character Professor Sterling felt like some really misguided mix of Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton. 
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was directed by D.W. Griffith and since it was available on YouTube, I thought I might as well check it out. By now, I have seen the most famous movies directed by this great master but, even though this one did seem to have a decen” read more
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, whoās this guy B.J. Novak? I mean, his face was familiar but I canāt say I was familiar with his work though. Apparently, he became famous after sho” read more
“Sure, like anyone else, I have noticed that this movie was a flop when it was released but, since it was available on HBO Max, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. Well, to be honest, it was rather hard to judge this movie after all. Indeed, sure, the whole thing did feel like a rather mis” read more
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Notes: Watching a horror flick with my filmclub has been a priority for me for quite a while and, since this movie had received some solid reviews, I thought it would be a suitable candidate for this experiment. Well, even though pretty much everyone in my filmclub completely dismissed this movie, I actually really enjoyed it though. Indeed, I have watched all the movies directed by Robert Eggers (we even watched his last movie āThe Northmanā also with the filmclub), I really love his style and, once again, he didnāt disappoint me here. Indeed, there was a nice dark gothic vibe and the damned thing was visually really neat. Concerning the actors involved, I thought that Bill Skarsgard was quite fascinating but I guess it might be a matter of taste because he was not exactly the most attractive vampire youāll ever see, in the contrary. At least, nobody could argue that Lily-Rose Depp was not good here. Indeed, I think there was something quite powerful and even quite spellbinding about her performance. The link between sex and vampirism was also interesting and it is something I always sensed in this genre but it was maybe the first movie I saw in which they explored this. Unfortunately, pretty much like with āThe Northmanā, even though the damned thing was visually quite fascinating, Iām afraid the story was just too generic though. Basically, it was the classic Dracula tale and, even though it did like the approach they took, it was still the same story I saw maybe 100 times before and, therefore, it was all rather predictable.
(Jan. 2025)
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it had been very well received and since it was available on HBO Max, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, the damned thing was probably the most disappointing movie I have seen released in 2024 after all. I know, it ” read more
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a pretty cool cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, even if there was nothing really wrong with the damned thing, Iām afraid it turned out to be a rather generic ācancerā drama after ” read more
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick, but since it seemed to have a decent reputation and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to combine the classic evil doll genre with our current fear about super-intelligent AI which is b” read more
