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Opération 118 318 sévices clients (2010)
Aaaargh ! Call centers ! - but this one will make you laugh
Saw this just by chance when I traveled to Paris. Seems the French have the same problems with call centers as we do here in Germany - but in the end, which "developed", consumer society does not ? Although unpretentious, this film has many interesting ideas and avoid being just a series of loosely connected "office humor" scenes. There was some solid thinking when this was written, directed to humanism, the reflection of a socially and culturally mixed society in the workplace, globalization, and management. You don't laugh out loud, but you exit the theater with a smile on your face knowing that you have learned things and spent a good time.
The Thing (1982)
A smart and stylish ripoff
I did like this film, don't get me wrong. Acting is good, the overall atmosphere is very dark and moody, the gore scenes remain impressive to this day, the special effects are fantastic (damn, why did the industry ever quit matte painting...) There is even character development and a very solid storyline. I love the idea of the extraterrestrial life form being, for once, DIFFERENT, not your usual Roswell-type creature with two arms and two legs... But men, you must admit this is a ripoff of Alien.
(SPOILERS FOLLOW)
Everything is there : the confined home within a hostile environment, the extra-terrestrial life form supposedly dead for thousands of years, the slow progression of the killings within the team by this seemingly unreachable ET, even some of the gruesome moments are heavily inspired by those in Alien. The cool thing is that you don't notice it during the film because Carpenter has his own way of telling a story, and the cinematography is unique. And hey, who knows if Ridley Scott wasn't himself inspired by The Thing From Another World...