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Be Kind Rewind [2007]
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
A daffy, adorable, and very funny celebration of DIY spirit, Be Kind Rewind stars Mos Def (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) as Mike, a clerk at a failing video store in a rundown New Jersey neighborhood. When his friend Jerry (Jack Black), who's been magnetised in a power station accident, wipes all of the videotapes blank, the two of them decide to recreate the movies themselves rather than face the store's owner (Danny Glover). The pure charm of Be Kind Rewind can't be captured in that spare plot synopsis. The blend of the movie's great cast (which also includes Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz of American Son, and Sigourney Weaver) and pitch-perfect writing and direction from writer-director Michel Gondry (director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, writer-director of The Science of Sleep) culminates in a truly delightful movie--sweet without being saccharine, richly comic without irony or sarcasm (which, given the presence of Black, is surprising), sentimental without losing sight of the hard edges of life. Mos Def turns in a standout performance, deeply sympathetic without a moment of grandstanding. An absolutely winning film. --Bret Fetzer
Pretty lame and awful
Review date: 2008-11-28 Rating: 2 out of 10
I'd been toying with the idea of buying this movie for a while now - but part of me felt the plot was just too silly to work. But when the the price tag hit the £5 mark I bought it, yeah!! But BIG mistake! This film is bad. It limps along slowly and awkwardly, and the storlyline IS INDEED too far-fetched to work. Maybe an ok movie for kids, and for those who like this sort of thing, but best avoided by everyone else ..or else rent it from your library first.
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creative and funny.
Review date: 2008-10-31 Rating: 10 out of 10
Quite simply this is a very original, creative and funny film and as such is a refreshing break from most American comedy. Michel Gondry is a very special director who relishes quirky ideas and creative visual effects that are usually achieved using everyday, mundane items. The visual creativity and comic whit in this film is endearing and everyone I know who has seen it really enjoyed it. I find it hard to understand how people couldn't enjoy this film.
a tad over hyped
Review date: 2008-10-27 Rating: 8 out of 10
this is a mix of black comedy and people falling over its moody but its light hearted i genuinely think alot of different ideas went in and one sloppy film came out but..........
Thats not to say its rubbish its funny its a nice story altho they have new films as if they were old and you cant really work out when its set bit mad.
Jack Black is funny i didn't even know mod def could act and danny glover the same as in every film he is in
but even tho this film has many faults i still find myself laughing and re watching so there is something really good here even if it is hidden in a pile of bad ideas
well worth checking out if you like indie comedies that can just laugh at big budget titles
Something lacking
Review date: 2008-10-15 Rating: 6 out of 10
The films starts off well, with much promise of quirkiness and laughs and unusual storyline, but somehow about half way through it turns into a sentimental tribute to the likes of "cinema paradiso" or "it's a wonderful life". Altogether there seemed to be a lack of conviction to it despite the good acting and star cast. Compared to Gondry's previous films, this movie feels like it has something missing and could have been much better.
Why are there so many films about cretins?
Review date: 2008-10-09 Rating: 4 out of 10
The end of this film is DREADful. In fact the whole thing is pretty garbage.
Why? Because I feel like it was trendy for a while to come out with films about morons (and I am growing tired of them!!!).
Napoleon Dynamite was a legendary film, as was Little Miss sunshine. I have no issue with dorks. But lots of films (and Good Lord look at MTV at the moment! The bands dress like some sort of trendy science nerds) seem to not quite nail it. Little miss Sunshine was about wierdos!- A guy who never spoke, a little girl who was mental and a manic depressant. Sure this makes for interesting content but a balance of normality provides the necessary contrast. Some films now do not provide this.
What is going on!? Like all of a sudden it was cool to be a dork and dress like a dork and THEN it was cool to be autistic. Let's go one step further! Yes! You know what I mean? Tonnes of films with characters in them that are complete nerds but that's cool because to have issues and be depressed and to be a loner and to dress weird and be weird is not only fine but GRRRRRrrrreat. Thumbs up to morons!
So I thought (in Be Kind) that Jack Black's friend was a little simple and so was Jack Black and so was the old man and so was the old lady etc... etc... and it was serious one sec and then reeeeediculous the next. the end. my god. i wanted to punch someone. i did like: slimer going through walls. when they were invisible on the ladder was awesome. Also when you see the little ghost that was excellent. It makes me think of the lines in the recent disappointing Ben Stiller film Tropic Thunder:
Kirk Lazarus: Everybody knows you never go full retard.
Tugg Speedman: What do you mean?
Kirk Lazarus: Check it out. Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man,' look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Counted toothpicks, cheated cards. Autistic, sho'. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. Peter Sellers, "Being There." Infantile, yes. Retarded, no. You went full retard, man. Never go full retard. You don't buy that? Ask Sean Penn, 2001, "I Am Sam." Remember? Went full retard, went home empty handed...
Nacho Libre, Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite, Blades of Glory... these are all hilarious instant classics. But perhaps this focus on the idiot is being done to death?
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Danny Glover
Jack Black
Mos Def
Mia Farrow
Melonie Diaz
Creators:
Jack Black (Primary Contributor)
Mia Farrow (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Pathe Distribution
Manufacturer: Pathe Distribution
EAN: 5060002836040
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-06-30
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 97 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007