tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post4861901592398210300..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Films I Didn't Want to WatchSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44289696475761169412018-09-01T20:21:47.419-05:002018-09-01T20:21:47.419-05:00See, that's just it--I don't think it does...See, that's just it--I don't think it does deflate everything. I think it's exactly what Haenke wanted to do. }<br /><br />Crafty, indeed!SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-78130278788298575162018-07-10T21:13:42.638-05:002018-07-10T21:13:42.638-05:00It was on TCM this week and I DVRed it and watched...It was on TCM this week and I DVRed it and watched it today. I felt the same way about the "Be unkind, Rewind" segment. He sort of deflates everything he's supposedly trying to say. A few hours later I'm starting to wonder what his REAL purpose was. He's a crafty one, that Haneke.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-7763945314904502902015-11-26T20:52:48.647-06:002015-11-26T20:52:48.647-06:00That could be said of virtually any film, honestly...That could be said of virtually any film, honestly.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86624918387359651482015-11-26T12:01:26.004-06:002015-11-26T12:01:26.004-06:00I finally got around to watching Funny Games - and...I finally got around to watching Funny Games - and like you, i don't expect to re-watch it any time soon. I generally tend to avoid reading much about the 1001 films before i view them, but this was not the case for this film (which perhaps made it a little more tolerable - though not by much).<br /><br />Again, I get what the director was trying to do, and i think he achieved it (for those who wanted to understand the film) - though i'm troubled to think that there may be some people who enjoyed it for other reasons.Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17509016939542394122012-09-30T19:02:41.114-05:002012-09-30T19:02:41.114-05:00I don't disagree. I have a lot of respect for ...I don't disagree. I have a lot of respect for what Haneke did here, even though I probably won't ever watch it again. You're right, though--I'm not supposed to enjoy it, and I didn't.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56946865392716283562012-09-30T15:16:37.195-05:002012-09-30T15:16:37.195-05:00I'm a Funny Games fan, but the rule I've m...I'm a Funny Games fan, but the rule I've made is that you don't try to convince someone who hates the film that it's great, because it'll be a bitter fight. It's not a film you're supposed to enjoy, but I think it's a spectacular film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-78968176559006183932012-09-26T15:20:52.023-05:002012-09-26T15:20:52.023-05:00I'm in the same boat here. I didn't really...I'm in the same boat here. I didn't really like either film, but I at least feel like I better understand what Haneke was trying to do. I don't really know what Miike was doing except going for shock. <br /><br />I didn't really focus on the stupidity of the family in <i>Funny Games</i>, but I see that. The kid is probably excusable, though, because he's a kid.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-58591412502917692952012-09-26T11:16:58.126-05:002012-09-26T11:16:58.126-05:00I had to nod when you said you had been avoiding t...I had to nod when you said you had been avoiding these. I had had them in my Netflix Instant queue since March, but I had skipped over them in favor of other films. Last month I finally watched both of them. I respect Funny Games far more than Audition.<br /><br />The latter felt almost like From Dusk Till Dawn where Tarantino and Rodriguez just took two partial scripts and mashed them together. The result, predictably, felt like two parts of a movie that didn't have anything to do with each other. Audition struck me the same way.<br /><br />My one issue with Funny Games, other than the obvious, is that the family being victimized was so stupid. Sure, it's easy to say "I would have done X" when you're not in danger for your life, but the extended bit with the mother on the road was just so foolish that I stopped feeling sympathy for her.<br /><br />As you mentioned, Funny Games makes us complicit in what is going on, especially when that character breaks the fourth wall.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56884463718996446782012-09-25T21:43:25.116-05:002012-09-25T21:43:25.116-05:00Yeah. It only took me 33 months to work up the cou...Yeah. It only took me 33 months to work up the courage to see it since I started doing this.<br /><br />The first 90 minutes is pretty tame. It's the last half hour that gets ugly.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-68658985541814466232012-09-25T15:05:16.493-05:002012-09-25T15:05:16.493-05:00I haven't seen either of these, so I passed ov...I haven't seen either of these, so I passed over most of your reviews (reading the last paragraphs, not summaries), but I am totally with you on not really looking forward to seeing either of these. It's helpful, though, your comment about Haneke keeping most of the violence offscreen. That makes me a little less scared, but given how I was utterly wigged out by Cache, I have a feeling Funny Games will similarly creep me out.<br /><br />I'm still not looking forward to Audition. Nope. Not at all. That'll be a forced watch with the lights on and surrounded by things to distract me. Yay.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-27629954129750771222012-09-25T14:05:32.702-05:002012-09-25T14:05:32.702-05:00Admittedly, it does happen at the end. But I very ...Admittedly, it does happen at the end. But I very much understand that point of view. <br /><br />@Klaus--me too. Thankfully in this case, I'd already seen it.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-87882687292496063172012-09-25T13:07:16.637-05:002012-09-25T13:07:16.637-05:00"In fact, Paul is so in control of everything..."In fact, Paul is so in control of everything that when something goes badly wrong, he grabs the television remote and literally rewinds the film to the point where the problem occurs and tries it again."<br /><br />And this is exactly why I refuse to watch this movie. <br /><br />If Haneke wants to make a film about sadists who break the fourth wall, that's not my cup of tea but whatever. But giving said sadists full control over the film is a cheat -- and nobody likes a cheat. At that moment, Haneke erases any shred of tension from the story -- there is literally no reason to continue watching. And for Haneke to then to blame the sadists' actions on the audience is smug and obnoxious.Nolahnhttp://www.bargainbinreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-15281441601192454422012-09-25T09:47:34.040-05:002012-09-25T09:47:34.040-05:00I haven't seen Funny Games yet, but have seen ...I haven't seen Funny Games yet, but have seen Audition and would add Salo to my list of "not wanting to watch" films.Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-13452041365402485752012-09-25T00:50:42.716-05:002012-09-25T00:50:42.716-05:00Well, you know my stance on torture porn, which Au...Well, you know my stance on torture porn, which <i>Audition</i> sort of is. I just found the last part really unpleasant, which I know was the intent.<br /><br />Dinosaurs, indeed!SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-79717875564075484172012-09-25T00:20:15.328-05:002012-09-25T00:20:15.328-05:00I've only seen funny games us, though its appa...I've only seen funny games us, though its apparently exactly the same just in English. I hated it, but I did like the meta aspect.<br /><br />The first time I saw audition, I only liked the last 30 minutes or so. The most recent viewing, which was with a friend, was much more entertaining. I realized the majority of the film is darkly comic and so absurd it becomes funny. The third act is disturbing, yeah (though not even close to the most disturbing thing I've ever seen). But it's also a total mind fuck in and of itself. Though again, it's much more entertaining watching it with a friend an seeing them react... Especially if you can get them to go in blind, which I managed. Dinosaurs!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.com