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Plot:
A man (Black) whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, ...( read more 
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MCT:August 29, 2008This movie starts off with an unbelievable, but very funny, premise... That two incompetent rental store workers have to reenact and rerecord the movies on their shelves after one of them inadvertently erases them all. And the middle part of the movie is actually about that, and is funny. However, the joke can only be carried so far, and soon we've wandered off into the fate of the video rental store and the creation of a movie production studio and all these things I didn't really care about. I just wanted to see these two try to get away with continually filming their own stuff. The movie was quirky enough it could have worked. So the middle 45 minutes or so were hilarious. The beginning 30 are slow to get moving, and the final hour is so boring (and confusing) it's barely worth watching. So rent it, assume it's a short movie, and skip the first several scenes. Pick up with when they go to sabotage the plant. And watch until Fletcher gets back. Yup. That's all the good parts right there.
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MCT:August 29, 2008This movie was beyond slow in parts but I totally loved the "sweded" scene. It's a must-see for fans of movies.
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MCT:August 26, 2008I've seen this on one slow day at work, and I didn't realize at first it was Gondry. It didn't promise much at first, but I was bored, and I really like Mos Def and Jack Black so I decided to watch it no matter how trashy it looked. I found myself laughing out loud and really enjoying myself. When the movie ended I finally realized it was Gondry, which made me love this one even more. You see, he did disappoint me a little bit with "Science of Sleep" which I felt was to fake and way overdone. Yes, you are weird and imaginative and so kwel, we know it, you don't have to keep proving it.
But, this one had no such intentions. It was just a funny little movie made to look as if they were not trying hard enough so that sweded movies would be easier to fit in.
I can understand why someone wouldn't like it, but this is definitely my favorite Gondry so far. -
MCT:August 25, 2008
Quite a bit of a coincidence that the last two movies I have seen have been about remaking movies, Son of Rambow and now this. This one does alot more than one film. Let me just get one thing out of the way, this movie is very, very daft. The start of the movie is one of the low points, you don't know enoguh about the film yet to understand what is going on, but it does make more sense when you reach the end. Mos Def and Jack Black play Mike and Jerry, who are two mates, and Mike is left in charge of a video store by the owner Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) whilst he is away. BUt when Jerry becomes magnetised by trying to destory the power plant, he unknowingly erases all the tapes in Mike's store. Thats the most daft part of the story out of the way, even though thats saying something, the whole movie is pretty daft. So anyway, as a last resort Mike and Jerry decide to make their own versions of the movies to satisfy customers (what little they have). The first movie they make is Ghostbusters. In my opinion, that is the funniest part of the movie. Jack Black and Mos def work incredibly well together, and they make something that could of turned out pretty crap into a comedy gem! The rest of the remakes are very funny but the first one they do is the most original and funniest mostly because it is just them two doing it. Very surprisingly, the public actually prefer Mike and Jerry's versions to the real thing. So, they start making anything the public want to see, from King Kong to 2001. They call their productions Sweded (for some reason), and they become local celebritys. But problems arise when Government officials soon start getting involved and the sotre is in threat of being demolished. The main two problems with this film is the first 10 minutes or so and the ending is quite mushy. But the main element that stops this being too mushy or abit too odd is its cast. The cast make it seem real and give a storng sense of meaning and well just give the film sense, if you get me! Jack Black is his usual good self, supplying most of his comedic talents into his role, most of the laughs do come from him. Mos Def gives a nice, good-natured performance and has great on screen chemistry with Black. Danny Glover injects the film with his old school cool, he just really plays himself. Mia Farrow is ok, she is just really in there to help move the plot along and add more sweetness to the movie. One of the surprises of this movie Melonie Diaz as Alma. She gives a nice, intelligent performance which the character really needs. Also look out for a great cameo from Siourney Weaver as a Fed. I have only seen one of Michel Gondry's other movies, which was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I prefer this movie because it is funnier and not as weird. This is sometimes at a risk of being overly over the top but it has enough charm to stop that and the end result is a great movie, with the remake scenes being some of the most original and funny scenes I've seen in a movie for a while. Be Kind, and watch this!
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MCT:August 23, 2008This film was just a complete waste of time. Jack Black is the same sort of character he is every one of his films to date. there were some funny bits at the beginning but then it just incredibly bad about half an hour in and didnt come back. The storyline became hard to understand. There were no memorable moments that i remembered the next day.
The two main characters (Black and Def) recreate some famous movie scenes, but it seemed like Gondry gave them the camera and said film this movie. The camera work was shaky and extremely amateurish. There was no real depth and the ending if it could be called an ending was just plain predictable. Be kind rewind was a real surprise coming from the same director that did the stunning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Just a real dissapointment. -
MCT:August 21, 2008
it started of sooo well but just couldn't carry it though 2 the end. but did have some very very bits at the start
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MCT:August 19, 2008This movie was very funny and yet a little a bit confusing. I just loved it how the interpruted all the different movies. Ghostbusters was the funniest!!
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MCT:August 18, 2008
As with most of Michel Gondry's work, the film forms itself around a mundane dreamscape. Whatever little victory of life there is in this endearing microcosm, it is celebrated. It's rare to find a movie that takes so much care of the things the world gives to us.
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MCT:August 17, 2008
I love this movie!!!!...I don't know why, I just love it...is so inspirational for anyone who has ever dreamed of making movies. Yes, some of the actors were not great but they were OK, I guess.
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MCT:August 16, 2008
its okaay but it lacks a bit. it seems to have a few comedy moments and good ideas but it doesnt put these to work well enough,
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MCT:August 16, 2008
When you're walking down the street and you see a little ghost whatcha gonna do about Ghostbusters? I would tell them that this movie is great and it makes me very happy.
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MCT:August 16, 2008
Ok, that's awesome, that's hilarious, not Shitlike hilarious, but hilarious in the right way. That's right, beleive it or not, an american one, wich had the same promotion design as any other on of them, but this one was actually not "empty". The Story was amazing!
This is not just a mountain of stupid events, even though there are some funny jokes, the whole concept is interesting. For exemple, they introduce us to this whole home movie thing, by telling us about Jazz history. Maybe it's just a film for Movie Geeks like me, but I think it's really something that everyone will appreciate. -
MCT:August 15, 2008
The plot was stupid in some parts, but overall, it was still a good movie. I loved the inspirational message of chasing after dreams despite the odds.
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MCT:August 15, 2008
I must admit that when I see a movie has Jack Black in it, I just discard the idea of watching it... most of the time.
But I really admire Michel Gondry's work so I had to see this.
I just have to say, as someone who is persueing to be a director, I thought this movie was awesome. Super entertaining, though didn't like the end that much. -
MCT:August 15, 2008
not the best gondry film out there, but its still michel gondry and he will always have my attention for cinema... 'you name it, we shoot it, be kind rewind videos a la carte'
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MCT:August 14, 2008
I love Michel Gondry, but this film really doesn't live up to his others. It's got some great elements, and the characters + story is a lot of fun, however I have to admit that I feel like Hollywood kinda broke Michel's balls on this one as far as [artistic] freedom goes. But as a die-hard Gondry fan, and fan of entertaining films, this had a healthy medium of Michel's movie magic and mainstream fluff. Definitely worth seeing.
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MCT:August 14, 2008This was soo sorry, I didn't even get an hour into it! I can't believe I wasted this time on this movie...grr!
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MCT:August 13, 2008It's one of those movies that's funnier when you talk about and think about it, but viewing it is a whole nother story. It drags and is flat out boring at times, and the "sweded" moments aren't as played up and funny as they should have been for the most part. I think Michel Gondry is a great director, but he should stay away from writing. His concepts are great, but his actual writing, not so much. He should let someone bring him a solid script, ala "Eternal Sunshine" so he can do what he does best - direct and deliver a solid film.
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MCT:August 12, 2008
This movie was quite good though the best parts are when they are making the movies such as Ghostbusters and Robocop those parts were funny. Jack Black and Mos Def did work well together in the movie. I thought a bit of the story though just could of been better.
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MCT:August 11, 2008
i expected more from this movie since its a Michel Gondry movie... director of some of my favorite movies, but this one is kinda too simple... too silly, it doesnt look like the kind of movie Gondry would be involved.. i dont know.
Itīs fun though... nothing spectacular but entertains. -
MCT:August 11, 2008
I wanted to like this more. It was sort of sappy. It needed more oomph. I like Mos Def a lot. There were a few laugh-out-loud moments, but again, the sap/corny factor was just too high.
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MCT:August 11, 2008
I must say that this movie is original and briliant..If all your movie on the store are erased..what would you do?maybe you'll give up and closed the store..But These two crazy buddy (Jack Black & Mos Def) are insane enough to make a remake of hollywood movies with their own way...Crazy idea but it's work...^^..Okay, the movie is non-sense but who doesn't know Michel Gondry? he's the one who can make a nonsense movie into a piece of art..Jack Black & Mos Def is great, they got the chemistry..eventhough Jack Black's act is stereotype but he's still funny..The music which is very catchy really gets me too...Overall, this independent movie is good enough to be on my "must watched list"
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MCT:August 10, 2008
I went into this expecting to see little more than Jack Black frantically spoofing various scenes from famous movies while some ridiculous plot tries, in vein, to tie it all together. To be fair that is what I found, however I also found a movie that was not only fresh, fun and inventive; but also well-written, well-acted and ultimately heartwarming.
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MCT:August 10, 2008It's really worse scene.
Is he like Roboto?
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It's was said comedy movie but I think there are not much comedy scene.I think it's not worth seeing.
In the plot, Mos Def was looked after the movie borrowed shop by Danny,the boss of the shop. But Mos Def's friend Jack Black made terrible thing.
In the plot Jack Black want to sabotage the transformer and then he was maganetized. Thats why he destroyed the all the pictures from the tape.
Then the have to make the film like Ghostbuster, Rush Hour 2, Lion King... all the movie that the people want to borrow.
"My dislike part was that."I think it's very bad.
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DATZ SO KOOL DEY DID DIZ MOVIE IN MY AUNTS HOUSE OMG DATZ SO KOOL
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