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Jan 04, 2024GeneralAmerica rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Boring beyond belief - tries to be intellectual but it is actually trite.
Dec 17, 2023EvanSchoenfeld rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
As German cinema tends to be ever so slow paced The story line was drawn extempore from actors’ interpretations of prior bits . . . in such way as to make the trapeze motif appropriate An undefined center of gravity is reminiscent of…
Dec 12, 2023white_wolf_2874 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Complete waste of time.
Nov 29, 2023red_dog_l4987 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Do watch the second disc with interviews
Oct 03, 202310000mefest rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Unusual and a bit "artsy".... But I really liked this 1987 film. It's unique perspective, done in black and white for a large portion of the film is really compelling. The story is about two angels who long to be human. This film is…
Nov 23, 2022
Who would've thought that Bruno Ganz and Peter Falk could work so well together? Full of melancholy and capturing the gritty feel of Berlin, this classic inspired "City of Angels" in 1993 in the U.S. It's good but doesn't hold a candle to…
Sep 06, 2022erisli rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The movie is wonderfully shot and have many interesting ideas. I found it hard to engage with, even though this is a type of film I usually like. I started to loose attention after the first half hour. I did finish it but I was really…
Sep 27, 2021The_Most_Casual_Observer rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
▶︎ IT HAS HAPPENED a number of times—a major filmmaker will run off a minor project while he’s waiting to get the big one financed, and the minor project will turn out to be a classic, while the big project will bomb. That is what happened…
Aug 11, 2021captainw rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Shot in 1987, this Wim Wenders film, around two hours long is superb. We follow two, who seem like ordinary chaps, but are really guardian angels do their work among the people in Berlin. So well done, low key, poignant, great…
Jun 20, 2021loella rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Some day I expect to see a film I really like by the talented Wim Wenders. I had high hopes for Wings of Desire since so many people whose opinions I respect do like it, often very much. But it leaves me dazzled and unimpressed, as…
Jul 03, 20191aa rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I was rather looking forward to seeing this film, and was disappointed. The imagery - especially the moving and roving camera in long shots - was great, as was the founding conceit of it (bored angels moping about eavesdropping on a…
Jul 09, 2018VonHafenstaaad rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A stunningly made valentine to the city of Berlin, which has never been more imaginatively or more beautifully filmed. A joy from start to finish. Few films are so rich, so intriguing, or so ambitious. Wings of Desire is one of Wenders's…
May 11, 2018
The pretentiousness of this German film is absolutely staggering. This one certainly had potential to be a real winner, but it fell flat on its complacent face within its first 15 minutes. Director, Wim Wenders was really grasping at…
Mar 05, 2018RoyalJellyIII rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you have not seen this movie you have missed one of the most mesmerizing films in history. Set from an angel's perspective we are brought into a deep personal relationship with the main characters through their observations of life…
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Mar 05, 2018NeoRauch rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful poetic movie. Wim Wenders delivers a nuanced depiction of the human race, through a romantic tale angel-human tale, in the context of Berlin's present and horrible past. Each scene is picture-perfect, the soundtrack is deep, the…
Mar 05, 2018
Folks fall into two groups - those who think this film is the pinnacle of art - and those who think it is pretentious drivel. Part of the problem - as I see it - is that Wenders managed to cram a 90 minute story into three hours. The extra…
Mar 03, 2018Maoisdead rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of my favorites; I've seen it almost ten times. There are so many things I love about this movie: how the music enhances each scene; the combination of human history of Berlin with Christian mythology; the lows and highs of everyday…
Mar 03, 2018
Personally - I think that this self-indulgent, fantasy film of pseudo-intellectual tripe should be retitled "Wings Of A Doofus" - 'Cause, believe me - A "doofus" is exactly what angel, Damiel was, from my perspective. About the only…
SpaceAngel
Mar 03, 2018
I have said this over and over again - When it comes to foreign films (German, French, Italian) - Had this one been a Hollywood production, you can be sure, no one would be giving a sweet damn about it. It's true. But, of course, the…
Nov 21, 2017PimaLib_LouiseO rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Gorgeously poetic, whimsical and meditative, Wim Wender's Wings of Desire is one of my all time favorite films. Trapeze artists, angels hanging out in libraries, "Columbo" in Berlin.... it's all wonderful. Highly recommended.
Jul 18, 2016PimaLib_JudyM rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This movie still holds up after all these years. Some criticism I read stated that it is too slow. But it is not meant to be an action film--it is meant to tell a story. If the only way you can be entertained is to have things blow up,…
Jun 13, 2016
While the concept is interesting, the film has exceedingly boring dialogue and little to no interesting scenes; the film ultimately fails to captivate the audience's attention.
Dec 30, 2015paul1 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A touching movie that explores what it means to be human. Great use of cold war Berlin as background (also the archival film weaved into the taxi scene was mind blowing). Props to Bruno Ganz for his ability to express so much just by a…
Mar 29, 2015
Columbo? a Trapeze Artist? that bleak German Landscape ? It's a winner
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Jul 23, 2013akirakato rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
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