Kriemhild's Revenge

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Audience Member 7.7/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2aF Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The second volume of "Die Nibelungen" (Think of it as the original "Kill Bill") is a bloody epic about an angry bride out for vengeance (Wow, yeah; it really is the original "Kill Bill"). Far darker than Part I, "Kriemhild's Revenge" forgoes any elements of fantasy and magic, and instead focuses solely on violent military campaigns and political feuds. Lang explores the darker sides of duty, honor, and justice, and there are some damning indictments of character's behavior in the first film. Whereas "Die Nibelungen: Siegfried" has morals easily viewed in black and white (Siegfried = glorious hero, Hagen = diabolical villain), the second part is all shades of gray, and it's impossible to not feel conflicted as the story progresses. It's surprisingly nuanced, and extremely powerful-- this is one of the great silent epics, and is highly recommended (if you have 5 hours to spare). Amazing movie(s). Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member A bona fide masterpiece. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member the second half of lang's epic is the yin to siegfried's yang. widow kriemhild has sworn vengeance for siegfried's death, even marrying attila the hun when he pledges to help her. much blood is shed and margarete schoen resembles an ice maiden by gustav klimt. amazing costumes and sets throughout Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This is the second part of Fritz Lang's two-part epic fantasy saga. It picks up where the first one left off -- SPOILER WARNING -- after Siegfried's death, his wife Kriemhild vows revenge on his murderer, but there are complications resulting in much bloodshed. Action sequences and special effects in older movies often tend to impress me a bit more because they do not have modern technologies at their disposal. This is no different. There are some really spectacular battle scenes here and the entire thing plays out like a Shakespearean tragedy. As a whole, I feel the saga is Lang's warm-up to "Metropolis" but it's still a hell of a warm-up. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I didn't find it anywhere near as engrossing as Die Nibelungen Part 1. Part 1 had a fun sword and sorcery quality to it. The visuals, while still amazing, aren't quite as powerful as those in pt. 1. This is like the 'Kill Bill Vol 2' of the silent cinema:-) Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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