Review of Woyzeck (1979) by Walter M — 11 Jan 2005

[center] [left]Before the reviews I just wanted to say I updated my sticky for 2005. I'm sure I forgot a couple of films I want to see this year, so I will continue to update it.

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Dekalog ([/i][/b][/color][size=2][color=black][i][b][color=Black]Kieslowski 88')[/color].

[/b][/i][/color][/size] [left] The [i]Dekalog[/i] is 10 films dealing with the ten commandments. Every film is about a resident of an apartment complex in Poland. While not as good as Kieslowski [i]Three Colors Trilogy[/i], half of the films in the [i]Dekalog [/i]are really good if not great. The other half are mediocre or pretty good, thus none of the films are bad. Overall, the [i]Dekalog [/i]is a challenging and thought-provoking series of films are a must see for anyone who enjoyed the [i]Three Colors Trilogy[/i].

[b]Rating: 8.0/10[/b].

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Bad Santa (Zwigoff 03').

[/b][/i][/color][/size] [left] I was really disappointed in this film and Zwigoff. [i]Bad Santa [/i]starts off funny until you realize that the whole film is just one joke. After 45 minutes, I was pretty bored. After a while the film got rather predictable. Overall, [i]Bad Santa [/i]starts high, and then goes straight into a nose dive.

[b]Rating: 5.0/10[/b].

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Woyzeck (Herzog 79').

[/b][/i][/color][/size] [left] By far the weakest Herzog I have seen, [i]Woyzeck [/i]still managed to provoke my emotions. Kinski has a great performance has the lowly and slight retarded officer. I could not help, but feel sorry for Woyzeck because of how horribly he is treated. On the other hand, the ending sucked and there was an abuse of slow-mo by Herzog. Decent flick overall. Recommendable to Herzog and/or Kinski fans.

[b]Rating: 6.5/10[/b].

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Short Cuts (Altman 93').

[/b][/i][/color][/size] [left] [i]Short Cuts [/i]is a huge slice of LA life. A slice so big, I felt like puking after half way through it. I really hated all 20 self centered characters (I don't remember how many characters there actually were) 75% of the time, but I guess just how people are in LA. It's strange though, because I was very drawn to the last 45 minutes of this film. I'm not quite sure what I think of the film as a whole, but for some reason I somewhat enjoyed the majority of it.

[b]Rating: 7.0/10[/b].

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