The Golem: Full Sound (1920/2013)

'The Golem: How He Came into the World' is a silent, expressionist, German horror film co-directed and staring Paul Wegner as the titular Golem. Wagner who looks a bit like 'Guardian's of the Galaxy' actor Dave Bautista has a great presence, and made two other silent Golem films before this one, he also seems like quite the interesting character from the little I read about him online. 'The Golem' is a kind of folk story, a monster made of clay and brought to life by a Jewish mystic to protect the residents of the Jewish ghetto in medieval Prague. A classic silent picture I'd long wanted to see, this full sound re-cut came out in 2013, shortens things and makes it probably easier to sit through for the 21st century viewer. Most of the title cards are removed and the unsynced voice dubbing has an anime affect to it. I liked it though, the story and look of the thing is interesting and the modern dub and score makes for a nice contrast. ***