Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.

So we just premiered the new red-banded trailer for this one (and I’m sorry that the age verification thing pissed off or annoyed so many of you... it was required by the studio before the site could go live), and now we’ve got a reaction from someone who has laid eyes on the remake:

Hey Harry,

I am a local and Sundance Volunteer who got into the midnight screening of FUNNY GAMES last night. I have to admit off the bat that I am not familiar with the original, but I guess if it is scene for scene, I am familiar with it now. I have conflicting feelings about this movie; I tend to be an optimistic chap, so I went in expecting the family to come out on top. Obviously that is not the case. I did not really like the story because of how difficult it was to watch the terrible things that befall this seemingly nice family for no particular reason, however, I was not able to get up and walk out, I wanted to see where it would go. This morning, as I write in about the film, I find that though I found it disturbing, it actually was a very well put together movie, with fine acting and direction.

One of my favorite parts of the film was the cinematography, there was not a lot of cutting back and forth, the camera would seem poised on certain things for long periods of time. A great example is when there is something happening to one of the family members, and instead of focusing on that, we get to watch the Mom’s reaction. I felt that this added a sense of suspense which would not have been there otherwise.

The two villains in the film are great. The film honestly hinges on how well these two guys perform, and they pulled it off. You never quite know what is going on with them; you just know that you don’t trust them from the start. I guess I would have liked more back ground on the characters, but this is really not that kind of movie, and knowing less about these sociopaths make them that much scarier.

Over all, I did not really like the film that much, just not my type of movie. However, I would recommend that people check it out and make their own decisions on it. Love the site, keep up the great work.

Matt