Wall

Interesting, but not one of the better pairings of Herzog and Kinski. Kinski gives another one of his great trademark intense performances, and the material allows Herzog a number of moments of his surrealist wit, but it pales in comparison to their other masterpieces. Still, well worth watching for Herzog fans.

Christopher Taylor

25Dec11

This film builds to a murderous climax that is a visual feast. Simple in it's trajectory, Kinski brings with it such an engaging and kaleidoscopic performance that one cannot remove their gaze.

trolley freak

11Nov11

In Herzog's adaptation of a play Kinski delivers a performance that you can't take your eyes off and only he could deliver. He plays the title character, a humble soldier ground down by daily humiliations and struggling to hold on to his fragile sanity. When his wife commits adultery he is finally driven over the edge into insanity and murder. Not the best Herzog/Kinski collaboration but still well worth a viewing...

Nathan.

11Oct11

I love Kinski in this, but this movie lacks something that would make it great.

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Vicky Portauger

25Sep11

I wouldn't say the whole movie is a masterpiece but the murder scene is definitely one of a kind ! One of the finest thing I've ever seen

PolarisDiB

9May11

Mad director films mad actor going mad in a movie where the audience is wanting madness from frame one. Otherwise absolutely nothing like The Shining.

Ghost Dog

27Feb11

un altro bel pezzo di cinema della coppia Herzog-Kinski

Somewhat Damaged

1Feb11

Breathtaking.

Michael Gildea

5Nov10

Recommended but not essential. Klaus Kinski is captivating in his character's decent into madness and Herzog's direction is also great. The movie itself isn't as great as the sum of its parts (If that makes any sense) and despite the 80-minute running time, Woyzeck was a pretty grueling watch. As much as I got into it, I don't feel like I ever need to see it again.

Joel

15Jul10

A few really powerful scenes and yet what seemed to me like really poorly translated subtitles on the dvd I was watching as so much dialogue made little sense and seemed almost laughable. But yes, the killing scene, with music that moves from whimsical to haunting to terrifying definitely is a keeper.