Hard to Be a God

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S R My brother recommended it for its uniqueness and unique it was. It was so medieval and painfully frustrating, but it still had some crazy staged choreographed scenes. Did I enjoy it? Not especially, but it deserves respect for its ambitious sci-fi plot. It took guts to make and to take a box office bomb. RUS. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Frisian W Absolutely amazing. I really like the unique hypnotic and otherworldly vibe. I watch the trailer often to relive this feeling. A very creepy planet that I'm happy not to live on. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/17/23 Full Review Honest D One of the most intense experiences of my life. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/23/23 Full Review tink l 3 hours of my life I will never get back. Sure, the camera work is great, black & white sets an interesting mood, the changes from normal acting to 4th wall breaks have their merits. Yes, the middle ages were dark and nasty. Had it been 5-10 minutes it might have made for a great short. But flogging the gross, decaying, dead horse covered in sh*it and vomit for 3 hours was just unbearable. I watched this at a movie theatre (during a film festival, so people would be a bit more open to unusual experiences, you'd think). But after an hour more than half the audience had left. The people I went with found refuge in sleep... Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Rich S Like most Russian literature and the movies that result from those novels, Hard to Be a God has its own beauty. It's not the beauty of a sunset, but rather the beauty of dark clouds rolling in to wash away the filth of the movie's stagnant culture. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/19/21 Full Review adam b Once you get through the first 30 minutes of this film, you'll either make or break. And thankfully, for me, I ended up making and stuck through to the end. I don't really have words for it except... one of the weirdest films I've ever seen. In this reality where this film takes place, I guess smelling/tasting shit or really anything that would be labeled ‘disgusting' is like an addiction or a part of life for these people and for some odd reason, the so called "God from Earth" is acting just as disgusting. But that's just one of the many weird things this film does. It's still a beautifully directed film but you won't see anything beautiful, you'll see mud, dead animal parts, and many other gross things. The cinematography is breathtaking and makes you feel like your there navigating through these claustrophobic huts and alleys, while all seeing many different things happening at once or happening back-to-back. The cast seemed like they were eager to get in front of the camera at times and seemed a bit ridiculous seeing people constantly coming into screen and putting objects in front of the camera but I got over it once I figured out these people are naturally just all over the place and simply just fucking nuts. Also, the plot. Don't watch this film for the plot. The plot is what made me interested in seeing this and it ended up just irritating me. But everything else is worth the watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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