I've been on an
old movie kick lately. Not entirely by choice. I have my Netflix queue ordered
by date and have a system for updating the top of the queue with new movies. I
ran into a bunch of movies with long waits, so Netflix started sending the next
ones up, which were these super old movies. Regardless how it happened, I got a
nice crash course in silent film lately. The films have all impressed me in
their own way. The Birth of a Nation is a massive
production. The Kid got
a lot of heart out of a simple story.
Nosferatu may be the
most famous of the early horror movies with the still scary as hell Count
Orlok, but I'd pick The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari over it. It was made a
year or two earlier. It's an original story, not an unauthorized copy of
another. Cesare is scary in his own right. I love the winding and eerie production
design of the town. The twist ending is certainly not one I was expecting. For
a 98 year old movie, it holds up well.
Verdict (?): Weakly Recommend
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