Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Funny Games
































In this shot-by-shot remake of the 1997 artistic exploration of violence, a run-of-the-mill family, consisting of wife Anna, husband George, and son Georgie, take a weekend vacation at their luxurious lake-house. Shortly after settling in, a young man by the name of Peter shows up at the front door, requesting some eggs to borrow for the neighbor. Peter is quickly joined by another young man, Paul, who comes in to check on Peter. The men seem very polite at first, but soon, something about them begins to rub Ann the wrong way. Peter breaks the eggs Ann gives him twice in a row, and accidentally knocks Ann's cell phone into the sink, and Peter takes a golf club out front to try out, and shortly after, their dog goes missing. Ann soon gets fed up with them, and asks them to leave. The men's attitude quickly changes, and when George asks the men to leave, Peter grabs a golf club and breaks George's leg with it. The two men take the family hostage, and begin to play games that involve physically and mentally torturing them. The games gradually get more life-threatening, and eventually Paul makes a bet: he bets that the family will be dead by 9 AM tomorrow morning. The majority of the film focuses on whether the family will survive the night.

I would like to see this movie because it sounds like my type of movie preference, horror/thriller. That is all. Or is it?

6 comments:

softball_girl said...

That story will be really weird. but i want to know if the family lives or dies.

Tayla. (: said...

Dude I so want to see this movie! The guy is hot! He can strangle me anytime! Ha. *Evil grin*

skater said...

ya i dont know this movie but i would like to see it it sonds good

LumberJack Zack said...

yea thats is really wierd in my opinion.

LeeAnna said...

I don't like horror ,but this movie sounds like the type that will keep me on the edge of your seat.

the_man_734 said...

This is a remake of a German film. American is known for lenient film ratings and subject matter, but a trip around the world of cinema would reveal that America is actually conservative and strict compared to most other countries. Japan, Germany, and France are all much more accepting of film ratings.