03.16Weekend Update: Funny Games Edition
Funny Games, a film that is quite possibly the most psychotic film ever made, follows the tale of a wealthy family on vacation who meets two young men, who terrorize and eventually kill them.
Along the way, the characters talk to the camera, as though they are aware of their own violence and psychosis.
There is nearly NO soundtrack, no score, with the exception of one metalcore song in a different language, to pierce the silence of the tones.
This movie is hard to watch, it’s a slow moving story that surrounds the hijacking of a family, and the gruesome slayings that follow.
What sets this movie apart from a lot of films I’ve seen, is that it doesn’t show you the violence. It hints at it 90% of the time, and then shows you one slaying, then rewinds it, literally and goes a different way. Towards the end of the film the movie moves to a dialogue about violence and fiction and the reality that involves people who watch and/or read about violence. The characters seem to be having a conversation with the audience, and at the same time are involved in some gruesome acts.
This film breaks major taboos along the way, and does so in such a long winded manner, that the tension rises to a boiling point towards the end of the film. By the time you finish this film, you are blown away with how things transpire. This is a thinking man’s film, it has noir qualities, but is smarter than the average horror/thriller, by immersing you in psychology that is unlike any slasher film you’ve ever seen.
The general audience is going to hate this remake. Some might be offended with the subject matter and delivery, however I loved this film. The natural sounds mixed with foley, is a winning combination. There are only about 10 people in this film, and it works marvelously. The ending is a classic “European” film, that reminds me of the French film “Cache”, leaving you with no answers, but allowing the story to continue if need be.
It was very tense, and the film makers did not use loud sounds, and cut scenes to evoke emotional response. That is a smart move, and won me over completely.
I usually hate the latest remakes from Hollywood, but this is a fantastic remake, the original was just as tense, and available on DVD if you need to get it.
I picked up a super rare vinyl! I picked up Rage Against The Machine’s People of the Sun ep, on 10″ Vinyl! That’s right, a new piece of wax, from 1997 in mint condition, never opened, released exclusively from Revelation Records back in 1997! It was a good find at the record store, and now I can add that to my super rare collection of vinyl records. In several years, I’ll be selling them off for some major money! It cost me 7.99 which is odd, since it was new, but I was reassured that it was not a re-release of any type, and was in fact the original ep on vinyl!
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Never heard of it… I’ll rent it though, thanks for the advice!
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