Holstra Boring, long, and too preachy.

Spoonixel Amateur movie with Big budget

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

RileyOnFilm The key to enjoying this film is understanding it is its own genre. In America, we have heroes like Bruce Willis and Superman who come in with a big gun and leave us feeling empowered over evil. While I have no real idea what the director was going for here, I will say it's different from what we're used to in a thriller/horror like this.People all must have a place where they connect shouldn't they? Actually, not all people. Sociopaths kill with no empathy. Some of the biggest thriller blockbusters have had killers like these: ie; Hannibal Lecter, Ed Gein, Se7en, and such. These show us killers with no remorse and certainly no regard for human life. Why do we love these films so much? That's another post.I didn't just squirm in my seat watching this film, I writhed. Naomi Watts is always an amazing actress in her films and her name appears in the credits as an executive producer. That means she was really invested in getting this American version made. I would caution viewers against looking for deeper meaning. I think that will end up in a dead end. Still, it is one of those films that leaves you so UNsatisfied according to modern conventions that you almost want to communicate your thoughts with another human after seeing it. My wife and I were yelling at the screen several times. So,e stuff we just could not believe we'd seen.Is it always the job of American films to satisfy us? That is an interesting question I think. I say no. We should have films occasionally that make us feel uncomfortable. We should question our comfort in a media driven culture. Once again, I have no idea what the director meant by this film but I think I am getting warm with this thought. Fans of torture horror and thrillers go see it!

helene-62189 Whoever came up with this movie is a talentless piece of sh--t!!!! No point to the movie. Not scary. Script SUCKED. nothing exciting happened. Acting SUCKED because director has no idea what they're doing!!!! Omg how could you make such a horrible film. And who are the people that we're stupid enough to fund this? 100% crap. I hate it

ben hibburd Why does this film exist? Michael Haneke re-adapts his 1997 German film of the same name. This version of Funny Games is essentially a shot for shot remake of the original, much in the same way Gus Van Sant re-shot Hitchcock's Psycho. It offers absolutely nothing new, except for better quality visuals, as this film had a higher budget then the original.Funny Games sees a family being sadistically tortured for no reason by two young random psychopaths they come across during their holiday at their tranquil lakeside holiday home. Now I wasn't a big fan of the original film, whilst it wasn't terrible I just couldn't get into it. I also don't buy into the films 'subtext' at all. I found Haneke's argument that the film is supposed to be an indictment of medias increasing obsession of violence to be incredibly flimsy at best. However what I did like about his views on the original film, was the complete and utter pointlessness of it. It makes the events far more scarier when there are no reasons given as to why the these horrific events are happening.The same goes for the re-make as-well, I've given both films the same score as they both do the same thing. The original definitely felt more visceral and raw. The only thing this film Improves upon is the cinematography, and that's about it. Naomi Watts and Tim Roth do a good job in their roles of the two abused parents. Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet are terrific as the two unhinged psychopaths Paul and Peter. So to answer my original question, the only reason I can give for this films existence is: it was made for people who don't like reading subtitles.

bobcolganrac Many others have written thoughtful critiques here, most of which cite the director's amazing scene-by-scene duplication of his original German film......okay.What got me about this film, almost more than any film I have watched, is the extraordinary graphic capture of psychopathy.That the two young white-gloved (nice touch: innocence, cleanliness, oblique reference to mimes, fingerprintless) captors embody complete lack of caring for others better than any other film characters I have seen---complete lack of empathy, or sympathy for that matter-- makes this the consummate movie to watch if you want to try to understand psychopaths.Ellison's character, Bates, in "American Psycho" comes close, but that film heavily redacted the violence portrayed in the book (which had they shown it would have gotten it blacklisted, probably)....still, this movie, even though violence is inferred and usually off-camera, manages to give the viewer a look at callousness in its purest form. In war movies, in movies about concentration camp abuses such as "Schindler's List" the callousness occurs in an ambiance of prison barbarity. Everything in that matrix conveys heartlessness------------but here, the setting is upscale Americana. Regular well-to-do folks, in their well-to-do-not-far-removed- lookswise-from-regular-homes vacation home setting. Thus the jarring juxtaposition of meaningless violence in upper suburbia has the effect of increasing the horror factor as it also ups the unease one experiences the entirety of the film.Watching a spider toy with its prey by moving in and biting the unlucky netted victim repeatedly and then beginning to wrap it before death has overtaken it -----gives some idea of how one feels when watching this movie. But the spider is gathering food. That's not the case here: everything that happens is gratuitous, without reason, without rational sense. That Micheal Pitts looks remarkably at times like young Donald Trump....? Just more icing on this truly sick, but amazingly powerful film about people using other people without any regard for them.I would give it a 10, and considering I am still shaking after watching it last evening it probably could be a 10.Not for the sensitive, or easily disturbed viewer at all.