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Funny Games (2008 remake)

4 Ratings: 1.8
Austrian director Michael Haneke's English-language remake of his disturbing thriller.

Funny Games is a 2008 psychological thriller film written and directed by Michael Haneke, a remake of Haneke's 1997 Austrian film of the same name. Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, and Michael Pitt star in the main roles. The film is a shot-for-shot remake … see full wiki

Director: Michael Haneke
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Date: March 14, 2008
MPAA Rating: R
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review by . January 25, 2009
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Granted that this film is an almost word-for-word remake of a 1997 German film, a supposed satire on the violence of the media; acknowledging this point, Funny Games fails on almost every level. Poor production values, nearly illegible credits and a sloppy plot cannot be saved by reputable actors, especially Tim Roth and Naomi Watts, who play George and Ann, a couple visiting their summer home when they are assaulted by two intruders, Paul (Michael Pitt) and Peter (Brady Corbett). Both young men …
review by . January 25, 2009
Granted that this film is an almost word-for-word remake of a 1997 German film, a supposed satire on the violence of the media; acknowledging this point, Funny Games fails on almost every level. Poor production values, nearly illegible credits and a sloppy plot cannot be saved by reputable actors, especially Tim Roth and Naomi Watts, who play George and Ann, a couple visiting their summer home when they are assaulted by two intruders, Paul (Michael Pitt) and Peter (Brady Corbett). Both young men …
review by . September 08, 2008
I've seen the original to this film and I love it. The first thing I really enjoyed about this film, was the director's decision to make Ann and George very ordinary and very vulnerable, and because of Roth's and Watts' brilliant performances it was equally terrifying. Before watching this I had assumed I would be cheering for Tim Roth the entire time - being a huge Reservoir Dogs fan and all - since he was one of the reasons I was attracted to this film in the first place. As it turns out, Naomi …
review by . June 15, 2008
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FUNNY GAMES is Michael Haneke's English language remake of his own German success from 1997 by the same name. While is takes some interesting twist and turns as far as technique of filmmaking goes, the story lies somewhere between repulsive and prolonged boring, and is not a film this viewer would watch again.    We first meet Ann (Naomi Watts), husband George (Tim Roth), and son Georgie (Devon Gearhart) as they drive to their vacation spot playing games of guessing arias and …
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