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3 Idiots (2009)
Bollywood Crap
I´ve read some of the reviews here and the majority of the positive reviews are either from people in India or neighboring countries. From an objective point of view this is one of the most cheesy films I've seen in a while. It felt like a horribly long episode of the Big Bang Theory with it´s dated and predictable humour. The dialogues felt like they were literally being read off of a script and did not flow and they may might as well have not spoken english at all because the accents were so poor. Ridiculously overrated. Don't waste your time with this film if you are really into cinema.
Margot at the Wedding (2007)
Baumbach's weakest film
I'm a fan of his films, Greenberg is bitter and undeniably hilarious. Mistress America and Frances Ha are quirky and have a peculiar sense of humor but it gets to you. They are more indie in the sense that the plot revolves around young people realizing themselves, in one way or another. In this film none of the protagonists seem to have that effect on you. They are selfish and ridiculous in the bad sense of the word. The theme was interesting, family members wanting to help and forcing their opinions down on you, however the choice of actors IMO was poorly executed and Nicole Kidman could have done a better job or had have a supporting actress that would have taken the importance away from her. There were some scenes that were funny but overall I did not enjoy the film nor would I watch it again.
Vi är bäst! (2013)
I had a BLAST watching this film
As usual I was rather late on the "We are the best" party but I just finished watching it and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I could not stop laughing at the scene when they were begging for money in the metro station as well as the scene when they were cutting Hetvig's hair. There was so much shameless and good-spirited humour within the film but those two scenes definitely stuck out for me.
Personally I could relate to some parts, especially those that involved havoc during rehearsals. When I was still in school I formed a "band" with two friends that were two grades below me and one of them was beyond immature and could not keep still; practices became humour sessions and the buffoon-esque feel to it was so contagious that it didn't matter at times that we did more mucking around than actual practicing. Seeing this film reminded me of that time and I'm feeling quite nostalgic at the moment. I'm about to write to one of those friends telling him (not suggesting) to watch it and how we should definitely form a band once we're in the same country again.
Anyways back to the film. It was almost hard to believe how good the actors were. Seriously they were like small adults, it made me feel sort of clueless looking back to when I was that age. It's got a cute vibe and just before you start questioning whether or not those kids are twelve or not, there's a fight over a boy that is there to remind us that we are dealing with young teenagers after all. I loved Klara's character as well as Hetvig's personal progression throughout the film, holding down the fragile friendship between the other two as well as letting loose with her more traditional ways while still managing to be the same person. I did not like Bobo's character as it was really self-centered although you could understand where she's coming from; not getting any action when those teenage hormones start kicking in can stir things up a bit.
Oh and seriously? The crowd wanted to fight the teenage trio?? Lol if a group of teenage girls came to my town and started insulting it I would laugh like a madman and probably join them in their chorus. Respect.
Oldeuboi (2003)
Worth The Search
I had been meaning to watch this film for a while now due to the good ratings and I had seen that it was mentioned frequently in other places. Also I watched Snowpiercer and I wanted to see earlier works from this director but didn't really know what to expect.
I did not bother watching the trailer and I read the brief description but I had no idea that it would be such an intense film. Probably what I liked most about it was how the events unfolded and how the suspense was always present. I kept asking myself, "what's to come now?" and although some of the turnouts were not entirely believable at times I gave it 9/10 because the acting was impeccable on behalf of the main characters and it was very original (although hard to watch specially nearing the end).
Highly recommended but it's meant for a mature audience because it does have twisted content.