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| Naomi Watts | Anna Farber |
| Tim Roth | George Farber |
| Michael Pitt | Paul |
| Brady Corbet | Peter |
| Devon Gearhart | Georgie Farber |
| Boyd Gaines | Fred Thompson |
| Siobhan Fallon | Betsy Thompson |
| Robert LuPone | Robert |
| Linda Moran | Eva |
| Michael Haneke | Director, Screenwriter |
| Philippe Aigle | Executive Producer |
| Philippe Augle | Executive Producer |
| Rene Bastian | Co-producer |
| Christian Baute | Co-producer |
| Adam Brightman | Co-producer |
| Chris Coen | Producer |
| Kim Hinju | Art Director |
| Urs Hirschbiegel | Asst. Director |
| Darius Khondji | Cinematographer |
| Hamish McAlpine | Producer |
| Linda Moran | Co-producer |
| Andrea Occhipinti | Co-producer |
| Hengameh Panahi | Executive Producer, Producer |
| Johanna Ray | Casting |
| David C. Robinson | Costumes/Costume Designer |
| Jonathan Schwartz | Co-producer |
| Carol Siller | Executive Producer |
| Andro Steinborn | Co-producer |
| Douglas Steiner | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Thompson | Production Designer |
| Tom Varga | Sound/Sound Designer |
| Naomi Watts | Executive Producer |
| Monika Willi | Editor |
I've heard many complains after talking to people who have watched this movie; "Why didn't the family try to get away? They easily could've?!" "What was up with the guy rewinding part of the movie?" Considering I admittedly asked these questions myself, I looked into the movie a bit further and, after reading a bit about it, it made a lot more sense. In a nutshell, the movie is essentially a commentary on the fact that we, as viewers, seem to take pleasure in watching violence on tv and in movies. The entire film is based around the "killers" and their strong ability to Control the plot and situation (hence the fact that they rewound part of the movie), which is why we never see the family escape, though they had several chances to. While it is quite disturbing, I loved the movie, especially after researching it post-viewing. I'd suggest anyone who is curious to do the same (just hit up good ol' Wikipedia).
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Posted October 1, 2010
Every moment in this film is intense, even clever little name changes. This film makes Beavis and Butthead, names you never want to hear again. A golf ball, a menace. The phrase Player One, Level Two, an omen. The film moves slow, but you see every emotion of each character transpire into visibility. This is a film with a message, that most people will ignore but it is still a mighty good film.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I remember when this film came out, I had such high hopes and expectations, I was just becoming a big fan of Michael Pitt after I viewed "The Dreamers" and the look of this film along with the story seemed to be exactly what I was looking for. The trailer made this feature seem like it was the next "American Psycho," with the same sick sense of humor and corky psychotic characters. I didn't get to see the film in the theaters since there was only one theater in the entire Phoenix, AZ area playing the feature and it was quite a drive to view it. So I waited for the DVD and special ordered it. Like I said, I had such high hopes. I had not seen the original foreign version of the film, which also confused me, since it's the same story and same director and also released 10yrs before this remake. That didn't make any sense why a director would take a well-praised film and remake it into an american-english version...I don't know. So to me the beginning of the film felt a bit like "The Shining" since our journey starts with Naomi Watts and Tim Roth playing husband and wife while entertaining their young son in the back seat as they drive to their new home. And that's where we meet our little psychotic friends and the story begins to take off. There are good moments in the film, but more bad ones than good. The pace of the film is rather slow, but interesting for an American film, since it does have that Foreign touch. I do think that all the actors did a great job at portraying their characters. Watts and Roth are extremely wonderful at portraying tortured victums with sheer intensity. The problem is just the story doesn't really go anywhere. You're sort of sitting there expecting something to happen and nothing does, then you want to know more about the antagonists, but nothing is revealed, then you want this mind-bending over-the-top ending to save the rest of the film and that never comes. I would say that this film is one of those rare, "looks amazing, but turns out absolutely horrible" films. I probably wouldn't be so bitter if I didn't waste money on buying the DVD. I think this one is only for the real Film Buffs, especially the types that love the underground scene, foreign cinema, or Avant-garde. I usually only review films that I like, but this is one of those rare films that trick the viewer by making it look like some wild thrill ride. So watch at your own risk, Like I said, you'll either like it a lot or hate it with a passion.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Just do it. The orginal is always better than the remakes.
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Posted October 1, 2010
FUNNY GAMES is Michael Haneke's English language remake of his own German success from 1997 by the same name. While is takes some interesting twist and turns as far as technique of filmmaking goes, the story lies somewhere between repulsive and prolonged boring, and is not a film this viewer would watch again. We first meet Ann (Naomi Watts), husband George (Tim Roth), and son Georgie (Devon Gearhart) as they drive to their vacation spot playing games of guessing arias and opera singer identities from CDs in their car. But immediately on arriving to their lakeside home they are visited by a strange young lad Peter (Brady Corbet) who asks to borrow eggs for their next-door neighbor. Soon Peter's mishaps are magnified when his friend Paul (Michael Pitt) joins him in a rather preposterous game of arguing over trite situations that result in Peter and Paul (malignantly sterile in appearance in white shorts and shirts and gloves) moving into the 'funny games ' that are aimed at total destruction of Ann, George and Georgie. It is not funny, it is not credible, and yes, it does become annoying in the manner in which the writing for Ann and George makes them into fools for going along with the 'games' as long as they do. Watts and Roth are wasted in this film but Pitt and Corbet manage performances that kick us in the gut - as these oily creatures are meant to do. Not a film to be recommended for general viewing, but one that will please those who love the torture genre. Grady Harp,
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