Pluskylang
Great Film overall
Maleeha Vincent
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
Juana
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
marymorrissey
It's a shame that Steven Sayadian's career as a writer directornever took off. He might have been recognized as a comicsuccessor to David Lynch, or something. And, who knows, maybewe haven't heard the last of him.This movie is so inventive, so smart, so bold and beautiful. Surethere are some details that I never really could get behind("chinchilla chinchilla!") but Dr. Caligari offers so much more thanmany more critically acclaimed and successful stuff out there. As amatter of fact, for my money Dr. Caligari (1989) *easily* surpassesthe original Cabinet of Dr. Caligari in all aspects of cinematicgreatness.It's not possible to praise Fox Harris and John Durbin enough,their performances rank among the best I've ever seen on film.
I once wrote SS a fan letter asking if I could audition for his nextfilm and he was really sweet he phoned me. But sadly, the nextfilm never happened. I've heard he's a pretty hot number, too!
nixeclips
I first saw this movie when I was about 14. I didn't really get it. It was definitely...different. Anyway, years later I had help from Mr.Leary's friend and finally figured out what it was about. It's about screwing with your head and making you enjoy it. Great impressionist sets and lighting. Truly bizarre acting and dialogue. Sometimes someone will just pop out of the bottom of the frame, say something and then drop back out of frame. The days of enhancing my viewing experiences are over, but I carry many fond memories of this film with me. Good luck finding a copy...a used one is your best bet.
reedo-2
please, if you are thinking about seeing this movie, do yourself a favor and don't waste your time and money! this is one of the worst films i've ever seen and not in a good way at all. there is nothing funny or enjoyable or moving or even interesting. this film is a pretentious piece of b movie schlock posing itself as an artistic film. hideously failed effort.
shuz
This is the visual equivalent of an acid trip. A giant tongue attached to a wall licks a writhing lady. Another woman pops out of nowhere in various scenes saying "Chinchilla! Chinchilla!", then disappears. It is one of the most original movies I have ever seen, you are in for a very different experience if you can get your hands on a copy. You will never ever forget this one....
