Review of Battleship Potemkin (1925) by Kevin S — 21 Feb 2008

History of narrative film class... there are a lot of movies out there that are hard to watch... this is one of them.

This review of Battleship Potemkin (1925) was written by Kevin S on 21 Feb 2008.

Battleship Potemkin has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Richard L (950) on 05 Jun 2015

Like Birth of a Nation, the Russian silent film Battleship Potemkin is pure propaganda, but fortunately doesn't have the level of racism of…

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By Sinisteris T (228) on 07 Mar 2015

Excellent. 9.6/10. A+. Awesomely awesometastic…

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By Dorianator F (445) on 27 Jun 2014

Very good movie. Very sad and realistic for an old fashioned silent film. It was brilliantly made and ahead of it's time…

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By Kevin J (569) on 28 Jan 2016

For it's time, this was an incredible movie…

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By Scott R (2,451) on 19 Dec 2017

One of the definitvie movies of the silent era, the editing just jumps out at you and every set piece is time capsule-worthy…

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By Charlie H (351) on 05 Aug 2017

Battleship Potemkin (1925), being technically ingenious and startlingly powerful, continues to stand as a crucial pillar of film history…

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By Jw V (10) on 25 Jun 2015

A hugely hyped film by real film critics however, I tend to rate my films based on how much I enjoyed watching it rather than how influencial…

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By Caleb L (318) on 08 Jun 2017

Violent, relatable soldier scenes, and the iconic stairs scene. This film is excellent, and the violence was gruesome, AND THIS WAS MADE IN 1925…

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By William C (881) on 06 Oct 2015

What can I say, when a movie that was released in 1925 is still mimicked to this day, well it's gotta be in your top 3…

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By Stuart K (1,373) on 29 Mar 2014

Directed by Sergei Eisenstein (October: Ten Days That Shook the World (1928), The General Line (1929) and Ivan The Terrible (1944-46)), this…

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