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The Aryan Couple (2004)
Fiction, But Well Done
My wife picked this up at the video store the other night. I am a WWII period movie junkie.
I found the plot feasible, but unlikely. Himmler was too much of a controlling egomaniac to negotiate with a DIRTY JEW. He would have taken Krauzenberg Company and wealth and had him and his family killed.
The actors playing the NAZI soldiers did a good job showing the cold disregard and hatred that Nazis had for anyone but their own.
Martin Landau did a very good job playing Krauzenberg. He at least tried to have a German accent. Many of the other characters did not even attempt the accent, but instead sounded very British.
As for the cinematography, it was very good. The editing is OK. The music is typical for this type of movie.
The actor that played Himmler did a very good job with this role. It did help that he bore a striking resemblance to Himmler.
Overall this is good period piece that reminds us of the events of the Nazis and JEWS during WWII.
Idlewild (2006)
In same Class as Harlem Nights
I was in the local Blockbuster using my unlimited movie pass and realized I had seen the majority of the movies in the store. Obviously I have no life. The movie case caught my eye. Then I read the cast and rented it just on the cast. I found this movie to be an excellent musical as well as drama. The acting was very good. The dancing was upbeat and impressive. The wardrobe was excellent. The sets were also very good. The character of Taffy was almost written for Macey Grey. She delivered it very well and her singing was good. Even though the music was not typical of the time period, it was refreshing to hear music that took its beat from the 20's and 30's with lyrics you could understand. Hard to believe these guys are rappers.
Sprinkled throughout the movie is social issues of the 20's 30's (poverty, alcoholism, violence). Also touched on is infidelity (Roosters character) and being able to resist it with a good outcome.
Overall this movie was very well done and worth buying for your collection.
This movie is the the Halrem Nights of our generation.