Pros: amazing film for 1931, with great direction, cinematography and issues Cons: make a case for fascism while officially decrying it, 1931 production values
"M" is a 1931 German film from Fritz Lang, whose Metropolis inspired the cityscapes of Blade Runner, the Star Wars prequels and The Fifth Element. It has the distinction of being Lang's first "talkie" and the first known feature involving a serial ...
Pros: Ripped from today's headlines, this movie is a classic! Cons: No extra features.
M is a movie ripped from today's headlines. The movie begins with a small city in a panic because several young girls have been murdered. Mothers are in a panic, children are scared, and the police are suspicious of everyone. We see a well dressed ...
Pros: Gripping performance from Peter Lorre, groundbreaking story and direction Cons: A little slow in the middle...
I was in Germany for a few years, and while I was there, happily picked up the language. Since being there, I've taken nearly every German course my University offers, and through the discovery of the German language, I've also discovered German film....
Pros: Peter Lorre, The photography, sound and deeply disturbing story Cons: May be too disturbing, black and white for some, and subtitled German
Fritz Lang’s M is a masterpiece of a genre of film that only exists in this one movie, although aspects of it belong to several genres. It is a film noir, before the term came into being. It is movie about crime, specifically murder. It is a...
Pros: Fritz Lang, Peter Lorre, depiction of murder. Cons: Problems with old print but that's expected.
“Fritz Lang’s vision of the world, as expressed in many of his brilliant films, was a dark and hostile one. To him, man was often little more than a puppet in a malevolent universe determined by chaos, degradation, and violence. And the...
Pros: Fritz Lang, Peter Lorre, everything Cons: nothing that I can think of, unless you can't stand subtitles
Review of M – Directed by Fritz Lang (1931) This review is part of the Fritz Lang write-off. Thank you so much, Stephen Murray! Plot Details: This review reveals major details of the plot. Oh, joy of joys! One of the greatest ...
Pros: Peter Lorre, Lang's masterful use of sound. Cons: Anti-climactic ending.
From 1919 to 1933, the German filmmaking industry oversaw some of the finest works of cinema ever produced. Commonly referred to as Weimar cinema, this period produced such classics as "The Golem", "Nosferatu", and "Pandora's Box". One of last great ...
Pros: Career-making performance by Peter Lorre, marvelous editing technique by Lang, and strong social message Cons: Viewer must have tolerance for subtitles and black-and-white
Fritz Lang’s classic film M (1931) is ranked 49th overall on the Internet Database Poll of most popular films and is the 5th most popular foreign film on the list. This is all the more remarkable when one considers that no film rated higher ...
Pros: Still a very effective and haunting psychological drama: Well acted, directed and filmed. Cons: Various edited versions out there, so get the latest Criterion edition.
Note: This is a reproduction of a term paper I wrote for my cinema class over the summer. The topic was whether you think or not that M depicts a victory over evil (Hence the title). To make it better fit the mold of an Epinions movie review, I ...
Pros: It wasn't made in America Cons: If only it was in English, or I spoke German.
Fritz Lang's first sound film, M, featured Peter Lorre in his film debut as Hans Beckert, the child murderer. Lorre went on to star in almost 80 films, also making numerous appearances on stage, television, and radio. Both Lang and Lorre were part...
Pros: direction, sets, story, script, characters Cons: not for children
Fritz Lang's first sound film was "M", a crime drama that also made Peter Lorre a star. The film was made in Germany shortly before the Nazis came to full power. Both Lang and Lorre had Jewish family connections, and would soon emigrate to...
Pros: Lemme think... plot, acting, cinematography, script, complexity... Cons: Too many pros.
Sometimes films leave you so flabbergasted, you wonder if "(said movie) is brilliant" qualifies as an acceptable review. I know I'm sounding like a modern movie trailer, but 'M' really is an incredible, stupefying film. Made in Nazi Germany...
Pros: Great Sound Design; Thought Provoking; Scary Cons: Disturbing in a Way That's Almost Too Subtle
"M" is an incredible film. Fritz Lang established himself as a master artist with "Metropolis" in the 1920s and helped define film noir in America in the 40s and 50s, but his greatest work is still the haunting masterpiece about a...
Pros: Impressive cinematography, great acting, and gives you something to think about on the nature of crime and punishment, creative use of sound, still packs a suspenseful punch Cons: May be slow for some, quality of image may be distracting for some (the film is nearly 70 years old)
Often considered the first film noir, director Fritz Lang (Metropolis) creates with his film M a masterpiece. With amazing cinematography and a fun, creative use of sound, Lang tells the story of a child murderer who is terrorizing...
In Fritz Lang's startling and exquisite film M fear stalks the streets of Berlin in the form of a serial child murderer whose grisly accomplishments a...More at Family Video
Crime Drama DVD - Fritz Lang's classic early talkie crime melodrama is set in 1931 Berlin. The police are anxious to capture an elusive child murderer...More at Barnes and Noble
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