The Indian Tomb

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Tony S The continuation of the Tiger of Eschnapur, that is far more disappointing, than you would expect. The couple gets separated in the very beginning and doesn't reunite until the end. Which is exactly what happened in the first film before they escape. It's hard to find this not annoying since the plot now revolves around Berger's brother attempt to find out what is going on. A completely pointless and uninteresting task for the audience's viewing, since they know everything that has happened before Rhode's figure it out. There is no hilariously derpy tiger puppet in part 2. You only get the fakest snake ever put into a colored film. Speaking of snakes. The main attraction is the Paget's snake dance. An incredibly erotic scene. Completely blowing out of the water anything preceding this in terms of skimpy outfits. These movies had a sentimental value to Lang, since his first wife wrote the story. But it's not something I'd recommend from a vast filmography of this great director. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/21 Full Review andrey k Superb production as a whole, that is two parts combined. The underground scenes are magnificent - I've never seen such a spellbinding use of color. Marvelous movie set in India, full of action, secrets, mystery and beauty. Lang is great no matter with what subject or in what time period he works. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The decision to cut this story into two films has done it no favours. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked the sequel a tiny bit better than its predecessor "The Tiger of Eschnapur" because it has a hotter dance number and it does a better job with its story and characters. Like the first film it is very colorful with glittering royal Indian clothing and you can't have India without snakes. There are even lepers who look like zombies! Sure, both films have foreseeable events but they are still fun to watch. The acting is acceptable but the characters are really card-board cut outs with the exception of Chandra who you could argue has some sort of depth as the film ends. Some of the misconceptions I found amusing were of Shiva being a female, Seetha worships a gigantic statue with huge breasts; also of Akbar the Great being referred with the Mongols instead of the Mughal empire. One thing I didn't like was during the sensual dance sequence a fake snake accompanies Seetha, and in one shot you can see it is leaning on a wire! Being an Indian myself I am fascinated by films that show India, unfortunately the two Lang films didn't live up to my expectations. The images from the two movies make it look very promising. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member The conclusion of the story that began with the Tiger of Eschnapur is still rather moribund and repeats some of the plot elements from the first film (another rather erotic dance is featured). But this is meant to echo the serial films of ye olde days and such repetition was a staple (I'm being nice). One highlight for Fritz Lang afficionados is the use of tunnels and passageways into which the actors are thrown, not knowing which way to choose or which door to open (the lady or the tiger?). Such are the vagaries of fate. To recap, this adventure story takes place in Indian using German actors in greasepaint and my copy was badly dubbed in addition to being woodenly acted. Yet, some of those early serials (the less famous ones) feature similar traits... Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Debra Paget's dance number deserved a much better snake. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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