Thoughts: Berlin police commissioner Lohmann (Otto Wernicke) is investigating a case where all the clues lead to a man Dr. Mabuse (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) who has been in an insane asylum for many years. A very interesting film especially given the time it was made. The director Fritz Lang directed the highly influential film Metropolis back in 1927, which still affects how science fiction movies are made today.
(M) Rocky. (John G. Avildsen, 1976) Grade: A-
Thoughts: A classic film and the start of the Rocky series. Sylvester Stallone does a great job being Rocky Balboa, the goofy, a bit slow, small time boxer who gets a chance of a lifetime to fight big time heavyweight Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). I liked Rocky’s relationship with Adrianna “Adrian” Pennino (Talia Shire) because it made him more human. I need to watch the rest of the Rocky films although according to Darth the best one is IV.
(M) Paris, je t’aime. (Various, 2006) Grade: C+
Thoughts: Various stories of love done by various directors about the city of love Paris. I have to say out of the 18 stories I think I only really enjoyed maybe 5. Some of my favorites were Quais de Seine by Gurinder Chadha, Le Marais by Gus Van Sant, 14th Arrondisement by Alexander Payne and Pere Lachaise by Wes Craven. You can find a few on YouTube but no English subtitles. Here Pere Lachaise in English:
Movie Count: 112
1 comment:
The original Rocky is good, but seriously Rocky IV might just be the greatest film ever made.
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