Funny Games [Blu-ray]

This is a classic! This movie does not play out as you expect but that is part of its charm. Naomi Watts never disappoints and this movie is no exception. I love horror movies but many are so predictable that there is no element of surprise. This one will surprise you. After the first half of the movie I thought I knew how it would play out but I was delightfully wrong! Can't give any examples without spoiling the fun for those who haven't seen it but it is worth the time.

Slow, zero suspense or reason. Terrible script throughout. Tim Roth, who can shine, was dealt the worst role of moaning and groaning from start to finish. The ending was ridiculous as was the whole movie. Definitely a pass

Within the first 15 minutes of this film the mother and father are completely incapacitated by two young men who are psychopaths. Mom and dad sit weeping and begging “please, please, please. Oh please don’t hurt us”. The two soft spoken psychos meet absolutely no resistance. Mom and dad apparently have absolutely no survival skills whatsoever. It’s absurd because the tormentors don’t brandish a gun, just a golf club which seemingly crippled poor helpless sniveling dad. So this goes on for the duration of the film and it’s really annoying that an adult man and woman render themselves so totally helpless. Seriously?The psychopaths are creepy crawly smarmy sickos who are so annoying it’s not even funny. When they meet mom and dad the psychos are wearing gloves. To anyone with half a brain that would raise red flags but mom and dad don’t seem to notice anything peculiar about this. Seriously???Of course mom and dad don’t have a gun stashed away because they’re probably gun control advocates. And all it would take to end this annoying debacle is for mom to pull out a gun. But art imitates so many people’s lives and, consequently, mom and dad are subjected to bad things because they won’t protect themselves. Too bad. So sad.The ending of this movie is predictable and couldn’t come fast enough for me. If you want to be seriously annoyed go ahead and watch this lame film.

Both this film and the original were based on the notion of the writer (or maybe it was the director) wanting to make a hyper violent film with no other real intent other than to show violence for violence sake. Strangely, it's not even particularly good at that, paling in comparison to the massive library of films about violent home intruders kidnapping and torturing people (see the Strangers, Day of the Woman, Devil's Rejects, etc).The artistic choice to have a singular character continually break the 4th wall isn't clever, it's just pointless and stupid. It's not a narrative device, nor does it serve a purpose in the film. Combine all of that with the fact that there's hardly a narrative at all, and you're wasting time with this one. It's not artsy. It's just plain dumb.A real shame, too. It's a wonderful cast.

To be brief, I have never seen a movie like this in my life. (Light Spoilers)The first time I watched Funny Games, I was wary because of the few scenes that seem to drone on and on, but once the two walking red flags show up, it was hard not to be invested. Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet were perfect for portraying polite psychopaths, both being soft-spoken and doe-eyed, and the strange dialogue seems to only enhance how insane Peter and Paul really are.A lot of the violence in this movie is either implied or off-screen, but it almost makes it more intense because you're shown only reactions and long close-ups of the family crying. Peter and Paul are very honest with the family about their intentions, but they still speak in riddles to keep them on their toes. While the parents seemed completely helpless, I have to applaud their son for putting up a fight, which is shown a few times throughout the movie. But the perpetrators always appeared to be one step ahead of every move the family made, which would be tragic if the family actually fought back instead of cowering after every attempt to escape. The disturbing fourth wall breaks bring even more attention to how the family reacts, almost like they're in disbelief too.After the saddest scene in the movie, Peter and Paul temporarily leave, and the movie is slow again for a long time as we watch the aftermath of torture the family just endured. They scramble to call for help but to no avail, the two return, and the torture begins again for a while before there's a huge plot twist that leaves you confused and almost pissed, but the movie continues as if nothing happened.The ending is kind of silly when you first watch, but after researching the movie I found out that it's all a huge metaphor. Funny Games represents violence in media, you don't really see it, but you get the story of what happened. I guess home invasion stories usually portray the family being helpless and the intruder always getting away, or they're defended because they're "So well-mannered."Anyway, it's a good movie if you want a psychological thriller and have a great attention span.

Well if you like movies with no plot and that just make no sense have at it. In the first 15 minutes the villans out right say they are going to kill them. I dont know about anyone else, but someone says they're going to kill me they've lost all leverage. The rest of the movie is just a drawn out for gone conclusion. This movie is right up there with midsommer. Their is literally no content in this movie worth watching.Honestly the director and writer should have shot themselves in the face. It would at least have been worth watching. I'll never watch a movie by either ever again. Waste of time and money and it's hard for me to not like a movie.

This movie is completely nuts but keep your attention the entire time. Make sure think about what could happen and how prepared you would be. The quality of the film is perfect.

The only nice thing about this dvd is that it didn't take up too much room in the garbage. Complete waste of money.

a disturbing film and not one to be watched over and over , hard to say what I thought of this as to say I enjoyed it almost seems wrong. if you view it as a clever twist on the usual type of fair then perhaps you can appreciate it but is it entertainment? I dont like tim roth as an actor even in the tarantino films he is weak. however it is uncomfortable viewing and perhaps this is credit to the performances

One of the worst films I’ve ever seen.

An all time favourite of mine. This film is a must watch with incredible actors such as Tim Roth and Michael Pitt. A real edge of your seat thriller.

Very good film if you like twisted mind games. The two Teenagers/young adults who are the ones in white are sensational in this film and really bring it to life. very dark and sadistic. good twist at the end too.