barend3 Reviews

Epic Movie (2007)

Least funny film ever

[1/10 · 1 February 2007]

Why is this film classified as comedy? I'm pretty sure a film should contain at least some humour to justifiably hold the classification.

Seriously, Schindlers List got more laughs out of me.

Also, an important note on satire; don't satire a mockumentary character. It really defeats the purpose and suggests you failed to grasp the joke of the original material. Which, if is the case, you've no place rising above your station as a 'nobody' to consider yourself worthy of composing a feature length satire.

I would have been less offended if the money used to make this film had been used to make cheap alternative to porridge out of ground up orphans.

1/4 of a star would be too generous. But I'm not allowed to offer less than 1.

Disco Pigs (2001)

bizarre and brilliant

[3 March 2004]

A film that creates a fine line between sweet and scary, 'Disco Pigs' takes you on a strange journey into a private little fairy tale world of two people who've never been separated who create chaos for everyone around them where ever they go until they're separated by their parents and school. However when reunited they find themselves drifting apart as one's behavior moves from the playfully anti-social to the dangerously psychotic.

Great performances by some of Irelands great new talents.

This films an interesting watch, as it seems to create a new genre: Romantic Thriller.

7.5/10