Yes, films, I feel, should be rated by form, structure, context and narrative content and importance, not how much it makes you erect. That's why Showgirls (1995) is one of the worst films I've ever seen.

The Producers * (1st Time)
1968, Brooks, US
A broadway producer and his unwitting books man decide to make a flop in order to make millions.
It has its moments here and there, but as if to make self-reference to the play itself, this is marred by bad timing and over-the-top, portentious antics.

Su Zhou He/Suzhou River *** (1st Time)
2000, Ye, China/Ger/Neth/Jap/Fr
The story of a courier who fell in love with a mermaid, and then with a girl who looks like her years later.
A complex New Wave film which makes beautiful visuals out of hand-held footage of a rainy, downtrodden Shangai; elements of Vertigo and an experimental, playful narrative structure.

Dead of Night **** (1st Time)
1945, Cavalcanti/Crichton/Hamer/Dearden, GB
A man who keeps having recurring dreams is invited to a house which happens to be part of that dream by a psychiatrist who also features in it.
Five short ghost stories told by various characters in a narrative arc way ahead of its time; full of black wit and fantastically memorable sequences with a lasting effect, and although it sometimes plods along, the climax is superb in its genuine surrealist nightmare effect.

Mick