Agree with the other reviewer who called this the SCREAM of the franchise. It does feel very meta at times. Was surprised at how comedic it was. Instead of horrifying and being gritty, it's more gratuitous gore and deeply funny. Quite enjoyed it.
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1951
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Can't really review as I only saw the first 20 mins on YouTube. Looks like this may be a lost film, or it just hasn't been ed anywhere. It's a shame as what I watched was fairly compelling. Absolutely epic mountaineering shots. You could really get a sense of scale. This is an early Harald Reinl movie from 1951. Would love to see the rest someday!
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1951
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Can't really review as I only saw the first 20 mins on YouTube. Looks like this may be a lost film, or it just hasn't been ed anywhere. It's a shame as what I watched was fairly compelling. Absolutely epic mountaineering shots. You could really get a sense of scale. This is an early Harald Reinl movie from 1951. Would love to see the rest someday!
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1970
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The camerawork and soundtrack have no right to go as hard as they do. Released in 1970, CHARIOTS OF THE GODS was a pretty massive shift for director Harald Reinl. Look at what he'd done immediately prior: a trilogy of Jerry Cotton movies to end the series, a final Winnetou movie, and a couple movies that look to be comedies.
I'm surprised I never watched this back when ANCIENT ALIENS first started popping off. I read the book—actually a couple…
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1965
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This one flew by! The second Jerry Cotton movie, MURDER NIGHT IN MANHATTAN, came out in 1965, the same year as the first, but features a different director. Instead of TV crime director Fritz Umgelter, we have Harald Philipp, who was best known for a pair of critically acclaimed war movies he'd done prior, alongside other genre films.
I haven't seen his other stuff, but what I found immediately noticeable about this one was the pacing. It moved quickly, whether…
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1970
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The camerawork and soundtrack have no right to go as hard as they do. Released in 1970, CHARIOTS OF THE GODS was a pretty massive shift for director Harald Reinl. Look at what he'd done immediately prior: a trilogy of Jerry Cotton movies to end the series, a final Winnetou movie, and a couple movies that look to be comedies.
I'm surprised I never watched this back when ANCIENT ALIENS first started popping off. I read the book—actually a couple…
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1965
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This one flew by! The second Jerry Cotton movie, MURDER NIGHT IN MANHATTAN, came out in 1965, the same year as the first, but features a different director. Instead of TV crime director Fritz Umgelter, we have Harald Philipp, who was best known for a pair of critically acclaimed war movies he'd done prior, alongside other genre films.
I haven't seen his other stuff, but what I found immediately noticeable about this one was the pacing. It moved quickly, whether…
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