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Funny Games (1997)
9/10
something unusual that breaks the rules!
1 November 2006
Warning: Spoilers
This movie is one of the movies i didn't forget over the years. The unpredictability and consequence of this movie is the reason why I like it. If you haven't seen this movie, watch it and do not read any further!!! Two unusual guys walk in a house of a family an kill all of them. That's sounds not to be a unusual or surprising plot but it is. We as the audience, are used to see and desire that the good side wins against the dark side. But after thousands of movies with this idea some people might get tired of that crap. So, when suddenly a movie has no hero and the bad guys just kill the good ones, I am happy. Like in the movie 'Dogville', I was afraid the end is about 'fogive and forget', but it's about anger and revenge. I think that this is more authentic in our real world. That's why I like Funny Games, it's authentic. When two crazy guys walk in your house, they kill you. You not gonna, take a knife and kill them both with karate moves or somewhat. No, that's only in movies ;-) Funny Games is a good piece of work. I think that this movie is not disgusting like many people say. It just shows how it would be in real life if two crazy guys walk by. Other horror movies are disgusting because people spend hours of thinking about how to kill somebody in different ways. Funny Games, however, just plays with your mind and you are disappointed because the woman didn't make it :-) The motive of killing is unclear, maybe its because of fun, hence the title 'funny games', or something more plausible. Anyway, the motives of other movie's characters are not much better just because the film makers equip the character with deep psychological issues. Watch this movie if you like to see something unusual and something that breaks the rules.
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8/10
this is a humor, i've seen very rarely....awesome!!!
30 October 2006
One of the funniest and best movies i've seen so far. I like to compare this movies with 'snatch' or 'Lock stock and two smoking barrels'. I think that this movies are only funny and 'good' if you watch them in their original language. If you don't understand German or never have lived in Germany, you cannot feel the characters like we Germans do. That's the reason why it's underrated. The characters are so cool. Well, 'keek, Kalle, Schlucke, Andy, Kapmann, Marc' everyone of them is an unique idiot of its own kind. If one doesn't speak German, watch this movie in German with English subtitles. If there is an English audio version, don't watch it like that. It would be just crab. The funniest scenes are the the dialogs, and they cannot be translated in English, i'm sure about that. It by far the best German movie I've seen. So, if you are interested in foreign movies, don'T miss this one.
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