Truly the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater

Thanks for the memories!

An absolute waste of money

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

For that time even for now they could manage to shoot very diffucult scenes. I was watching some cheap ass 2018 movies they cant even close to this movie. I dont know what is the reason behind that movie to make, but directors ( this young stupid ones especially) must watch this. After that they should think about making movie and to be come a director.

I've been waiting a long time to see this so famous picture,even a silent movie that isn't my favorite kind,this movie is just communist propaganda unfortunately....has some impressive part as when they see the ghosts in the vessel's mast prior they'll be(not)shooting...the fantastic scene when the leader was shot and felt in the ropes...and the finally the great sequence of stairs of Odessa with strong suspense and horror....but the movie is about raising,revolution of the people...it's really happened in Russia and become a super state as URSS and this political system dropped many decades before.... that's a message...why the communist didn't works.... to me the answers is simply...the men aren't mentally ready for such human endeavor to reach at the point...so Sergei Eisenstein was involved by Reds leadership to put this on screen...apart from that the movie is good piece for study of cinema only.....masterpiece from this time is Metropolis!!!

A lot of people note that director Sergei Eisenstein was ahead of his time with his 'film montage' technique, used so effectively in the massacre scene on the steps of Odessa, but it should also be noted that he captures brilliant images throughout this movie. It's certainly worth watching as a result, and is probably a must for students of film. However, what undoubtedly stirred emotions in 1925 – possibly sympathy for the communist movement, or fear of inciting revolutionary thoughts given the mutiny that takes place on the Potemkin, or squeamishness at the moments of violence (all of which contributed to the film being banned in many countries, including the Soviet Union!) – is less impactful ninety years later. It also suffers for being a propaganda film, with less nuance in its characters and plot.

Battleship Potempkin (1925): Dir: Serge Eisenstein / Cast: Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Aleksandrov, Beatrice Vitoldi, Ivan Bobrov: One of the most important films ever made and has been a major influence for generations of filmmakers. Odessa step sequence has been referenced many times by filmmakers spellbound by its sheer brilliance. The battleship in question is operated by slaves and soldiers who have just returned from war. A revolution begins with sheets thrown over human targets that await judgement. In its most famous sequence civilians file down the Odessa steps with soldiers bearing in from behind. A closeup of a woman who is shot while hovering over a baby carriage that will proceed to bounce down the steps. Director Serge Eisenstein brilliantly places viewers in the middle of chaos. While the performances are fine, the characters face dire situations that are about as enticing as a cannon blast to the hind quarters. The characters placements is to provoke emotion as they are mere observers or subjects to the tragedy whether they be soldiers rebelling aboard the ship due to spoiled meat or civilians fleeing for their lives. This all combine with great technical elements that illustrate the poison of war and its effect on society. It is a tremendous portrait of tragedy that destroys lives of those unable to distance themselves. Score: 9 ½ / 10 / Writing: 100% / Themes: 100% / Acting: 80% / Directing: 100% / Visual: 100%