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★★★★ Rewatched 12 Jan 2025
A truly creepy short cartoon, with gorgeous puppet/stop motion animation and a clear influence of German Expressionism, based on Hoffmann's short story of the same name.
Sandman is frightening and mesmerizing from the very first seconds of his appearance, he is terrifying and graceful at the same time. The surreal atmosphere and the ominous musical accompaniment only reinforces the feeling that something really bad is about to happen.
I'm really glad I didn't see it as a kid, but watched it at a more mature age. Poor child...
P.s. Kudos to Damian for a better quality version.
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★★★½ Rewatched 10 Jan 2025
A good short film inspired by silent black and white expressionist horrors. Although the house where Hansel and Gretel lived didn't look very authentic, otherwise it came out just right.
The intertitles are nice, the musical score is grooving, the kids did their roles well, and the witch played by Robert's relative had terrific makeup and design.
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The actor who played the devil is freaking charismatic!
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Nothing special, but the animation is really decent, clearly inspired by the works of Burton and Selick.
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Didn't expect to see Gaspar Noe here.
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★★★★ Rewatched 08 Dec 2024
Andrew Bryniarski is still best Lobo in live action, insanely comic accurate.
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Guys, that was so COOL!
I really need that song to add to my MP3 and listen to it on a sunny beach.
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Now I want a full-length cannibal horror western by Astron-6...
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That was awesome! The immersiveness goes off the charts.
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Whoever says what, but sometimes you should judge by the cover too...
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Hugh Grant was absolutely irresistible. As always, though. But it was really great to see him in a horror movie.
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