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Funny Games U.S


saint_stevo
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What a disturbing film!

 

Why would Naomi Watts and Tim Roth go near this?

 

 

Because they're both huge fans of the original and wanted to work with the director, Michael Haneke. I've not seen the remake but the original is stunning, shocking and tortious in equal measures.

 

big fat pay cheques of course

 

No chance, they would have been paid peanuts by normal Hollywood standards. Probably the minimum actor's fee. Film's like this have a nightmare getting funding.

 

The saddest thing about the remake is that it was heavily financed by Tartan Video which released loads of amazing world cinema, like all the Korean Extreme stuff, which never would have been available otherwise. Funny Games US made no money and Tartan went bye-bye. Very sad.

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Michael Haneke is a guy racked with middle-class guilt. All his films are aimed at middle-class audiences and focus on middle-class families being tortured and destroyed for the crimes and failings of their social class/culture. He basically wants to torture his audience. He has issues.

 

Nut he does make unforgettable pieces of cinema. I stongly recommend 'Hidden/Cache', its got more depth to it than Funny Games, but it aint no comedy.

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