Thursday, September 30, 2010

Funny Games (1997/2007)

Does this count? I guess if Eraserhead and Antichrist do, it does. And those are the most apt comparisons. This film, and its 10-year-later english-language shot-for-shot remake, are startling, impressive, violent,  and poignant. And good. Really, really good. If you want to watch an amazing film that dissembles your expectations and then insults you for expecting things, watch this. Violent by not being violent. Profane by not being profane. Disgusting by not being disgusting. This movie is the antithesis of Hostel while still making the same general point. Really, really, REALLY, really good

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