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German Angst (2015)
10/10
One of the best modern Horror Anthologies
25 April 2015
I went to see German Angst after hearing that Jörg Buttgereit has directed the first part of three movies. I hadn't heard about the other directors: Michal Kosakowski and Andreas Marschall.

The first movie draws a parallel between a pet guinea pig and people. Very gritty and painful movie really with many levels of meaning. Buttgereit's direction is as strong as ever here.

The second movie is topical with all the racism going on in East-Europe and Ukraine where minorities are increasingly blamed of the problems instead of the "owners" that are causing the problems. The violence looks very painful and realistic without having to use excess gore and the conclusion is strong.

The last movie was a true surprise. A well told story of a man looking for some extra spice from outside his current relationship. Well, he finds it. Some scenes remind me of Andrzej Żuławski's Possession, which is the ultimate relationship movie. The last movie features one of the most outrageous sex scene I have ever seen.

No laughs here. German Angst is something that needs to be digested for a while. Something that is very rare these days where the actual content is often missing. Empty shells masked with glitter and hype.
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4/10
Boring
13 March 2005
Dead Man's Shoes is mostly about some ugly and stupid people walking around fields while some horrible music (unless you like folk) is playing in the background.

The plot is simple revenge story without anything interesting to say. A man comes back from army to kill his old friends because many many years ago they did something bad to his brother . All the characters are one dimensional idiots. You couldn't care less if they live or die.

The beginning has some entertainment value but towards the ending it tries to be horribly melodramatic.

4/10
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