Les vampires (1915)
10/10
Don't... watch... it... in... one... big... marathon...
5 October 2009
SEVEN HOURS!! The longest movie I had seen before "Les Vampires" was "1900", but that was just five hours. Little, compared to this. This is my new favourite film! You can't believe how good this is! I love silent cinema, and I wanted to take it to the extreme by watching one of the longest silent features (and possibly one of the longest ever) and what a good day it was! You know those incredible movies, like "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly", that just are absurdly entertaining? Well, this is one of them. One movie from 1915 (how cool is that?) that rivals even the best action movies of our times. There isn't a moment of boredom in the entire 7 hours of "Les Vampires". When you exclude one or two very minor plot holes, you get a perfect movie that has both incredible characters and, most of all, one of the most unbelievable and remarkable stories in film history! All in all, "Les Vampires" brings to life innovation and mesmerizing entertainment, a combo that is not always successful. Every performance is noteworthy. Kudos especially to Musidora, for she is probably the most precious thing in the entire movie. Irma Vep, as she will always be known. I am just too excited! But I have to advise you not to watch it all the way through in one big marathon. That's what I did and I sort of wished that hadn't happened. The movie is divided in 10 episodes and you have to make use of those divisions, otherwise you will feel apathetic and will not enjoy it to the fullest and won't feel engaged enough in the final hours. I repeat, DON'T WATCH IT IN ONE BIG MARATHON.
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