I’ve posted a movie review for the 2008 remake Funny Games, starring Naomi Watts, Tim Roth and Michael Pitt. The movie is directed by Michael Haneke, who also directed the original Austrian version ten years earlier. Anyone know why he decided to remake his own movie? I don’t know. Even worse, the movie is a shot-by-shot remake, meaning if you’ve seen one you’ve seen the other, save some subtitles (assuming the original is indeed subtitled).
I haven’t seen the original Funny Games, so thankfully I was able to enjoy this one a lot. It is depraved, disturbing and shocking - read my Funny Games movie review here.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Sorry, but I watch a lot of movies, no matter what the content, but this really is the sickest and most disturbing movie I have ever seen, I guess that’s what the producer was hoping for. I didn’t even finish it, I ejected the disk after they killed their son, just a sad, messed up movie all around. I had hoped better with actors like Naomi Watts and Tim Roth, but sadly disappointed. Puts a bad taste in my mouth for future movies with these actors also.
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Hey Jo, yeah, the movie’s definitely not for everyone.