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Hitlerjunge Quex (1933)
Unsere Fahne (our Flag)
I saw this film in a university class about German cinema. I must say that as a student with a dual major in history and German this is a very interesting film. I believe that, as propaganda, it is outdated... no one in the western world would look at this film and say, "I think I'm going to go to war now" as a historical document or an example of propaganda of the time... it is wonderful! I would love a copy of this film, though i know i cannot find it anywhere. I would tell anyone who has the opportunity to see this film to do it ... but bear in mind that it is propaganda...and as such is naturally exaggerated to prove a point... Historians of the world... enjoy!
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Would You Like a Little Cheese with that WHINE???
This movie just plain sucked!!!!!!!! if i can sit and laugh at something that is considered to be a "horror flick" then it's gotta be bad. as far a vampire movies go, it was okay and i use the term loosely. i was quite amused by the overacting that is apparent in the majority of vampire flicks (showed up here in Lestat and Akasha as well as EVERY SINGLE VAMPIRE IN THE ADMIRAL'S ARMS!!) I personally have never read the book although I watched the movie with a friend who did and had to endure hours upon hours of her complaints and her "NO!!! it's all wrong!!! *sniffle sniffle*" five minutes into the movie I was LMAO and she was in tears because they destroyed her book, which apparently is a decent read. "Where's Armand?" she squealed angrily and that was just the beginning. Personally, I wanted to see Louis, as he was my favorite character in "Interview," and she claims he was in the book. *sigh* they screwed up again. Leave it to hollywood to take a perfectly good vampire story and turn it into MTV's worst nightmare. yes it's sad to say that this corny excuse for a vampire movie actually entertained me sadder still is the fact that i wouldn't mind seeing it again. as for my friend, she's content with one of the two things they got right...the soundtrack...the second thing they actually did right was the wardrobe. If you're looking to me to see if you should watch this movie, ask yourself this one question: Would you like a little Cheese with that Whine??? if you don't mind the cheese and you haven't read the book you might just like it.
Sonnenallee (1999)
Great way to look at History!!!!! :-)
When I first saw this movie I watched it from a unique perspective. Actually, two unique perspectives... One is that of an American and the other is that of a German. I see this film as a giant leap in German culture. You may be asking yourself why... It is a comedy, not a drama, the acting is good but not stellar, and the film is only about a small portion of German culture (that doesn't even exist anymore). How can a movie like that be a major step in German culture? I'll tell you... This movie deals with History. Not just history, modern history. the ONLY people in Germany who haven't lived through this period in History are children under the age of 9 (as of the release of this film in 1999) EVERYONE was touched by the cold war and the split of Germany into east and west. In my opinion, the day a culture can joke about its history is the day in which they have come to terms with what happened and have accepted the facts... Sonnenallee is the first film (to my knowledge) that has satirized former East Germany and its everyday life (including the Stasi...secret service and the Grenzpolizei.. boarder patrol) To me this shows that the Germans have accepted their history and are ready to move on... Bravo!!!!! :-)