James aka Angry Video Game Nerd, takes a look at the Cabinet of Dr Caligari - a movie that is 100th years old as it was released on 26 February 1920. What do you think of the movie and the reveiw?
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Happy 100th Anniversary to the Film Classic - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Reveiw by James Rolfe)
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I mean clearly I love the movie. Both my avatar and username (partially) are from it. I came across the film in college during a course on World Cinema Movements, and it has stuck with me ever since.
Can't watch Rolfe's review right now but I look forward to checking it out.
Can't watch Rolfe's review right now but I look forward to checking it out.
Amazing film and one of the few early films to comment on mental health. The German expressionism is still striking today. Can see all the influence on later directors, especially Tim Burton.
Don't care for James Rolfe though.
Don't care for James Rolfe though.
Your Film Studies probably didn't show enough Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd
I think that RHCP Otherside/Babadook charcoal-looking artstyle with weird geometric architecture and the weird slightly speed up effect of old film is extremely effective
You can definitely see how this movie inspired them
Yup. German Expressionism is dope.
I saw this when I was young and was completely convinced it was a modern movie just using a silent gimmick. It just looked too creatively progressive. And I couldn't believe it when I found out it was a century old.
In the US, Kanopy (All you need is a library card) has it streaming. The Criterion Channel will also have it next month along with more German Expressionism for those interested.
If you have any disney snow white merch you should hold onto it because in 17 years shit's gonna get nuts
First cel animated feature film, first Disney animated film, first Disney princess, 100 years
The me falling asleep issue was more of a college issue than a film issue. I definitely fell asleep during Battleship Potemkin and Baraka though. I don't know if we watched much more than clips of Chaplin and no ideas on the others.
I got to see some other really cool stuff like Mullholand Drive, 12 Angry Men, a Rear Window + Vertigo double feature, Citizen Kane, etc.
The class was in this old art deco theater with really comfortable couches that made it dangerous to watch anything if you were tired.
I just watched Sherlock Jr. with Buster Keaton the other day and it felt incredibly modern with all the Inception film within a film stuff going on behind a very Jackie Chan style action comedy.
wow, it's good to see him finally post a nice well made video, instead of standing around going "mm yeah"
Oh for sure. And by that point I'd already watched all of Keaton and Lloyd! As well as many german films of the era. And Dr Caligari STILL tricked me!
Does anyone have a preference of score for the film. Whether one the many made for the film or a soundtrack of your own?