barriomulas.com - Funny Games

A friend of mine recently suggested that I check out the 1997 Austria film, "Funny Games". The film has recently been readapted into an American version, which I do plan to see soon. (The fact that the film must be re-recorded for American viewers is a silly concept to me. I don't see what's the problem with simply adding subtitles. The fact that the American movie poster attempted to replicate the original Austrian characters as much as possible is ironic to me. At least they kept the same director.)

Funny Games was a beautifully designed movie. The acting was wonderful, the characters convincing, and the storyline terrifying. Interestingly enough, the movie turns out to be one big critique against horror films; acts of violence are not depicted (your imagination fills the blanks), the bad guys purposely attempt to follow the stereotypical structure of a scary movie, and the film is free of any heroes).

Via torrent.