A masterpiece that's all I can say. Go figure out how they did all the effects back then. Editing wasn't what we see nowadays and CGI wasn't done of course so it had to be done all in-camera or layer on layer for special effects.
German expressionism on it's best. Finally since a few years full uncut after finding the reel in Buenos Aires in really bad conditions. It shows in the full uncut but it doesn't bother. just seen it finally on Blu Ray it's worth picking up. Not only for the restoration but for the flick itself of course. Just see the settings how wonderful they were. What even surprised me was that in the beginning one dancer is showing her breasts and that for 1927! Even the main lead Brigitte Helm transformed into the robot goes dirty dancing. One of the last silent movies made, it was in the same year that The Jazz Singer came out with sound.
Even clocking in way over 2 hours not one minute did it bore me. Cult classic that did stand the time and is still actual.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 5/5 Story 5/5 Comedy 0/5
German expressionism on it's best. Finally since a few years full uncut after finding the reel in Buenos Aires in really bad conditions. It shows in the full uncut but it doesn't bother. just seen it finally on Blu Ray it's worth picking up. Not only for the restoration but for the flick itself of course. Just see the settings how wonderful they were. What even surprised me was that in the beginning one dancer is showing her breasts and that for 1927! Even the main lead Brigitte Helm transformed into the robot goes dirty dancing. One of the last silent movies made, it was in the same year that The Jazz Singer came out with sound.
Even clocking in way over 2 hours not one minute did it bore me. Cult classic that did stand the time and is still actual.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 5/5 Story 5/5 Comedy 0/5