FeedCity: Daniel Pietzsch

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Last week, I received a nice comment about my little 35mm Focal Length
Equivalents site (short: FLE). And that was enough motivation to improve
the site. I still had - and still have - ideas to improve the site, and so
I spent some hours to make it a little better.

Daniel Pietzsch’s Photo Journal
06 Oct 21:17

June 2026

Visiting the Kunstpalast, "Deine Freunde" concert, beer and bike riding at Frankeninferno, a work trip to Belgium, and school singing at the Tonhalle. (66 photos)

Daniel Pietzsch
04 Oct 10:37

🎬 Project Hail Mary

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It’s a space movie. I like space movies. But this is not the best of its genre IMHO. I can’t complain about how it’s made, really. I definitely enjoyed the acting and most of the visuals and sets.

Rocky is very cute and I like how their friendship develops. I found the flashbacks on Earth were a bit too silly. And this could have been shorter. So, this is definitely more on the “light entertainment” side of space movies. I guess I generally prefer my space movies more doomy and gloomy instead.

But was ok overall.

Daniel Pietzsch
03 Oct 17:24

🎬 Fantastic Mr. Fox

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A lovingly made animated film. Not only is Mr. Fox fantastic - everyone is. And so is the story, the sets, the music. And as typical for Mr. Anderson, it sometimes difficult to appreciate all those little details during the first viewing.

👍 Recommended!

Daniel Pietzsch
27 Sep 10:37

🎬 The Martian

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It’s a space movie. I like space movies. But this is not the best of its genre IMHO. I can’t complain about how it’s made, really. I definitely enjoyed the acting and most of the visuals and sets. But the story is a bit so-so. I found it a little awkward making everyone explain everything all the time. And Mark Watney’s good mood with its constant funny-cool slogans went a little on my nerves (together with the partly cheese music). The final space scene is just bonkers. So: “ok”, I’d say.

Daniel Pietzsch
27 Sep 10:23

🎬 Big Trouble in Little China

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This is so absurd, you can not not be entertained. And if you just take Jack Burton’s view and go with it, you can just indulge yourself in this. Chinese clans fighting themselves in back alleys? Sure! Superfighters flying in form the sky? Why not! Cursed villains with superpowers? Ok!? Surprise monster? Ok, what the hell!

It’s a weird Carpenter movie. I liked the old-school-ness of it all. The humour was actually pretty great. But it’s not my favourite from him.

Daniel Pietzsch
25 Sep 08:09

🎬 Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

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I always love a good band documentary. This pretty much explains, how they made their by far shittiest album. But I really would have liked to know how they landed on the decision about that snare sound.

👍 Recommended!

Dan’s Polaroids
23 Sep 11:02

Ahhh, yes. Haven’t seen this in a long time. That’s a mistake. So good from start to finish.

👍 Recommended!

Dan’s Polaroids
17 Sep 13:20

17.09.2026

Me. With a moustache. — Ok. Look update. :)

Daniel Pietzsch
15 Sep 20:23

🎬 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

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Hm. I probably expected something different from this movie. Both thematically and visually. It certainly has its good (and funny) scenes. The main character is very likeable. And the tongue in cheek references to slashers are good, too. But the story was weird and too meta for my tastes. And visually this was all over the place, and I was partly really turned off by the CGI and the kitschy landscapes. So, not quite my cup of blood.

Dan’s Polaroids
15 Sep 07:57

13.09.2026

A balloon in the shape of a 3-eyed monster, standing on a chair next to a table. — Freddy

Daniel Pietzsch
12 Sep 19:14

🎬 Melancholia

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When melancholia hits you hart, you’re done.

Absolutely love the depressing atmosphere in this movie. And what a scenario with another planet hitting earth!

Love the classic soundtrack. The space images are fantastic. The opening slo-mo sequences remind me of Crewdson photographs.

Part one might be a bit too long, but part two is absolutely perfect.

👍 Recommended!

Dan’s Polaroids
11 Sep 13:16

09.09.2026

Me taking a black and white selfie, holding the camera. — Time for a selfie

Daniel Pietzsch
06 Sep 13:01

🎬 The Northman

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That’s not a movie for me. I really did not care about anything or anyone in this. The story is boring and it’s all pretty pointless. While some images are great, the dream-like sequences border on ugly. Then it has some short funny scenes weirdly inserted. The end At the Gates of Hel is just disappointing. I’m sorry.

Daniel Pietzsch
06 Sep 12:56

📖 Es war nicht anders möglich – Svenja Liesau

Absolut wahnsinniges Buch über das und aus dem Bewusstsein einer Irren. Aber einer intelligenten Irren.

Ewige Gedankenabschweifungen und Erzählungen u.A. über die Leute, die sie kennt oder glaubt zu kennen.

Sehr lustig, aber auch etwas tragisch. Super unterhaltsam geschrieben. Nicht lang. Empfehlung! Man sollte allerdings vielleicht nicht zu zart besaitet sein.