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Le voyage dans la lune (1902)
Overrated
Is it good? Yes. Is it a masterpiece? Honestly, no. It is a long(at that time) film that is unique(in this case, inspired by a few works to make a new whole), which was rare. Melies definitely went all out on this one and the parts are well connected for the time, good sets, etc, with no major mistakes. However.. that's it. It's "just" a good film. In no way is it a monumental work, aside from being Melies's most ambitious film. Similar achievements are present in some earlier films based on literary works, I think that the biggest strength of this film is its originality It may be influential, but one doesn't rate influence when reviewing a work.
Life of an American Fireman (1903)
Knock-off
Rip-off of Williamson's "Fire!", 2 years late, as a matter of fact. It brings nothing new compared to that film, aside from the introduction being a bit different, but it's not much worse so I am not giving it a 1/10. I expected something unique, so it's kind of disappointing.
La tentation de Saint-Antoine (1898)
Among Melies's duller films
Nothing particularly interesting happens that you cannot see in some of his better work, and the themes are similar, with a slight twist. Nothing objectively terrible though, so a 4/10