A 1997 Austrian film directed by Michael Haneke, later re-made shot for shot by the same director in an effort to expand to an American audience.
The movie is really disturbing, and it'll make an effort to get inside your mind and play with your expectations. The movie follows a family of 3 on vacation in their summer home. Two boys (whose identities are intentionally altered throughout the film) torture them for their own amusement. It's a cut-and-paste concept, but what makes it stand out is its unique approach, as it is directly toying with the audience's expectations, and watching this family suffer was really one of the most disturbing movie experiences I've had in a while.
There's very little music in the movie. The soundtrack involves only a few opera songs, and a grindcore song called Bonehead by Naked City. While I dislike grindcore, the song is used very well in the movie.
Elitists will tell you that the American version is terrible, and there was no point in remaking it. I personally don't like shot-for-shot remakes, but unlike remakes like Psycho, which are made purely to make money off of the name, Haneke remade Funny Games in America because he saw it as more of an American story. I like the two guys who played Peter and Paul in the American version better, although Naomi Watts is actually a bit irritating to me. Check out both versions, and form your own opinions.
The movie is really disturbing, and it'll make an effort to get inside your mind and play with your expectations. The movie follows a family of 3 on vacation in their summer home. Two boys (whose identities are intentionally altered throughout the film) torture them for their own amusement. It's a cut-and-paste concept, but what makes it stand out is its unique approach, as it is directly toying with the audience's expectations, and watching this family suffer was really one of the most disturbing movie experiences I've had in a while.
There's very little music in the movie. The soundtrack involves only a few opera songs, and a grindcore song called Bonehead by Naked City. While I dislike grindcore, the song is used very well in the movie.
Elitists will tell you that the American version is terrible, and there was no point in remaking it. I personally don't like shot-for-shot remakes, but unlike remakes like Psycho, which are made purely to make money off of the name, Haneke remade Funny Games in America because he saw it as more of an American story. I like the two guys who played Peter and Paul in the American version better, although Naomi Watts is actually a bit irritating to me. Check out both versions, and form your own opinions.
Funny games- you either love it or you hate it. Some people might not even be able to make it through the movie.
Paul: "So, what do you want to do? You want to call someone? An ambulance, or the police? I won't stop you. Neither will Tom. Right, Tom? Well, what are you waiting for?"
Paul: "So, what do you want to do? You want to call someone? An ambulance, or the police? I won't stop you. Neither will Tom. Right, Tom? Well, what are you waiting for?"
by nighthawk41 January 19, 2010
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1 person starts with a movie or an actors.
If the person before you says a movie you have to say an actor in that movie, the next person has to say a movie that your actor is in and so on.
Play with no repeats or no immediate repeats of actors/movies.
1 person starts with a movie or an actors.
If the person before you says a movie you have to say an actor in that movie, the next person has to say a movie that your actor is in and so on.
Play with no repeats or no immediate repeats of actors/movies.
Guy2: "Let's play the movie game"
Guy1: "Ok i'll start, Godzilla (1998)"
Guy2: "Matthew Broderick"
Guy3: "Lion King"
Guy1: "James Earl Jones"
Guy2: "Lion King" <-- Immediate repeat, not allowed.
Guy3: "Dude we just came from Lion King"
Guy1: "Ok i'll start, Godzilla (1998)"
Guy2: "Matthew Broderick"
Guy3: "Lion King"
Guy1: "James Earl Jones"
Guy2: "Lion King" <-- Immediate repeat, not allowed.
Guy3: "Dude we just came from Lion King"
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Maybe the games not working because your mac.
mac gaming is stupid get a pc smh
Maybe the games not working because your mac.
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Get the Gaming Vampire mug.Activity that is DRINKING BEFORE DRINKING. Usually to drink before going out to a club or party. Sometimes the reason for pre-gaming is to get a buzz started before arriving at the destination, and sometimes to spend less money trying to obtain a drunken state at the bar or club. You don't even have to change locations to consider it a pre-game. It could be getting a couple drinks in before your friends arrive at your house to drink. But it always is drinking before an event that includes drinking. You can pre-game by yourself or gathering with friends. But the gathering must change in order to count the initial gathering as a pre-game. Such as the group of you going out after the pre-game. It is not pre-gaming if you get together to drink and do not change something such as A)location or B)several members of the group. That is just extra drinking time.
1) Let's pre-game before going out, I don't have enough money to get drunk at the bar unless we do.
2) I must have pre-gamed too hard last night because I didn't even stay out til midnight, I was too drunk and had to go home.
3) Yeah, we're going to be late, we're going to pre-game first. See you there afterwards, have a shot waiting for me!
4) Hey guys welcome, yeah, I had a bad day so I pre-gamed while I waited for you. Have a drink, try to catch up. :)
5) We'll meet you at the club in a half hour, I'm at Lisha's right now, we're pre-gaming first.
6) I don't think I'll pre-game with you guys tonight, I've got to work early and don't want to get too drunk tonight, but I'll still meet you there for a drink or two.
2) I must have pre-gamed too hard last night because I didn't even stay out til midnight, I was too drunk and had to go home.
3) Yeah, we're going to be late, we're going to pre-game first. See you there afterwards, have a shot waiting for me!
4) Hey guys welcome, yeah, I had a bad day so I pre-gamed while I waited for you. Have a drink, try to catch up. :)
5) We'll meet you at the club in a half hour, I'm at Lisha's right now, we're pre-gaming first.
6) I don't think I'll pre-game with you guys tonight, I've got to work early and don't want to get too drunk tonight, but I'll still meet you there for a drink or two.
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