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Funny Games (1997)

   Posted by: HorrorFest Administrator
in Fright Factor 7
9
Apr
Funny Games 1997
Starring: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Muhe, Arno Frisch

Director: Michael Haneke

Released: 1997

Rating: NR

Length: 108 Minutes

Plot
Two psychotic, white-gloved-wearing young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation home and force them to play sadistic “games” with one another for their own amusement.

Horrorfest Administrator Review
Funny Games is by no means a typical horror thrill-ride of blood and guts.  In fact, those looking for gore should go elsewhere.  The film depicts nearly all of the violence off camera, and is left purely to the viewers imagination resulting in an ever more disturbing film.

Note:  An identical shot-for-shot American remake was made in 2007.  However, the better acting of the original contributes to a much more effective experience.
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Funny Games

   Posted by: HorrorFest Administrator
in Fright Factor 6
3
Mar
Funny Games Cover
Starring: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt

Director: Michael Haneke

Released: 2007

Rating: R

Length: 111 Minutes

Plot
Two psychotic, white-gloved-wearing young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation home and force them to play sadistic “games” with one another for their own amusement.

Horrorfest Administrator Review
Funny Games is by no means a typical horror thrill-ride of blood and guts.  In fact, those looking for gore should go elsewhere.  The film depicts nearly all of the violence off camera, and is left purely to the viewers imagination resulting in a more disturbing film.  While it is terrorizing at times, the intruders’ acting falls short of the unsettling yet brilliant job done by the actors in the original 1997 version.

Note:  Viewers not fazed by subtitles should check out the 1997 Austrian version.  Although the films are shot-for-shot identical, the better acting contributes to a much more effective experience.
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Acting Stars4Stars4Stars4Stars4Stars4Stars4Stars5Stars5Stars5Stars5
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