4/4  The Scariest Staircase Ever
This movie was incredible. One of the very first full-length movies of its time and its still silent. The Staircase scene made my skin crawl and my body shiver as I watched in horror as the assailants merged on the town. I absolutely wa... (read full)

4/4  They fought, and they won.
A film that revolutioned cinema forever. It cotains scenes used later in movies. The directing is fantastic, the story is sad, but powerful. The cinematography is outstanding. And remember that is 82 years old. Watch it thinking in how goo... (read full)

3.5/4  Battleship Potemkin Quick Review
Certainly a great movie, particularly the ending. It nearly had me in tears!

4/4  Battleship Potemkin Quick Review
Eistenstein shows his revolutionary use of montage that forever changed the world of film. Also, this is a very exciting movie that should captivate even the most unattentive viewers.

5/5 Impressive today
  by One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:

An incredibly well-shot film whose lack of characterization proves an asset not a detriment as Eisenstein creates collective protagonists and antagonists in telling the story of the 1905 Revolution with an eye towards 1917; Battleship Potemkin (the consensus best film ever made until Citizen Kane took the crown) is a film you must watch if interested in film history but a film that should appeal to laymen as well.

4/4

1/5 No Hollywood pretty people in this movie...
  by Bobby Jeffcoat (San Antonio, TX USA)
Remembering that the film was both a product and a tool of the Soviet political machine, the hatred of the Tsarists is evident throughout. It takes discontented masses and charismatic leaders to spawn a revolution. The seeds of discontent are graphically illustrated in this classic production. The charismatic leadership is not an issue in this movie, which is not surprising since they were no less evil then the Tsarists.

The story is compellingly portrayed through the rapid transition of action sequences that should please even the short attention spans common in the MTV set. No Hollywood Pretty People in this movie, each is distinctive and right for the role. The grime on the faces, maggots in the food... the polished brass on deck, the bloodshed on the famous steps of Odessa... the story is a visual delight, though it was hard not to smile at the obvious propaganda promoting a classless society.



4/5 Great film, bad music
  by Pamela Gittlitz (New York)
This was the first silent russian film I'd ever seen, and I like very much! It contains a lot of elements I enjoy in silent films: great acting, descriptive captions, engaging plot. This version even includes the Russian Captions, with the english description below! The only problem I have with this film is the music track on this DVD is much too neutral for Russian Revolutionists. The score does not fit with what is happening in the film. Otherwise, it is fine and a wonderful film!

5/5 Extraordinary Photography
  by Louis A. Hieb (Seattle, WA)
I've often noted Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin as one of the great films of the twenthieth century. I had no idea how extraordinary the photography is. The same must be said of the restoration. The film is historically important. It is also a remarkable work of creativity and imagination.

5/5 potemkin revitalized
  by A. Russell (LA, CA)
This is the best edition of this classic film. The use of the original score and the beautiful, clean print make it a pleasure to watch. The reintroduction of the original release's hand painted frames of the red flag into the otherwise black and white film has an emotional power that even my high school history students felt and commented on later. They were surprised at the fact that they, who are accustomed to color and hi-def,felt the impact of the brief punch of color. And of course, the baby carriage going down the Odessa Steps continues to demonstrate why it remains the most famous sequence in film.