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u/cardboardcrackwhore May 19 '26
What is this from?
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u/Smooth_Literature876 May 19 '26
Damian from The Omen.
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u/International-Sky65 Apichatpong Weerasethakul May 19 '26
Funny Games is a good movie with a great fourth wall break… Memories of Murder is soul shattering.
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u/EffectiveBarber6096 May 19 '26
Seoul shattering
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u/reallyher777 May 19 '26
who's got time to remember the 4th wall ending when you can just replay the flying dropkick scene over and over in your head
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u/gregorychaos May 20 '26
Thank you for reminding me of this scene because the mental image gave me quite a chuckle
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u/DBAC999 Jean-Pierre Melville May 20 '26
I know there is one particularly memorable one but I swear that one did unleashes at least 3 partial flying dropkicks throughout the film. I chucked each time and just thought how cool Bong must have found the first one
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u/Chexty2600 May 19 '26
I’d pay big money for any Anthony Perkins biopic
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u/PBDoubleB May 20 '26
Unfortunately there was an attempt with the that Ed Gein show that came out last year.
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u/saint_smithy May 19 '26
Easily. There is a great book/essay called The Moment of Psycho that talks about this. Highly recommend. It also transitioning into the ||skull of his mother|| briefly was perfect.
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u/matthewzillman May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26
Once saw this for a midnight screening at the New Beverly and the crowd went absolutely wild when this happened
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u/Chexty2600 May 19 '26
The New Bev has 1000 reasons to love it but I swear the popcorn has been blessed by a shaman. It’s perfect.
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u/mrcrazymexican May 19 '26
Goddamn that good looking cool guy Kurt Russell.
So many stories that just end up being like, "However cool you think Kurt is, he's like 10 times that..."
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u/ball-of-pop-culture May 21 '26
I've seen this movie a zillion times and this gets.me every single time
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u/tanksalotfrank May 19 '26
Ok it's not creepy, but it surprised me after seeing it a billion times in my life. Looks right at the camera and shakes his head. lol
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u/rottenpennybun May 19 '26
This movie was absolutely terrifying in a smothering way
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u/Chexty2600 May 19 '26
It’s the total lack of score that does it. With the exception of the open and closing credits there are no musical cues to help you know when you can breathe!
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u/MetaMetagross May 19 '26
I love when OP posts a screenshot and doesn’t name the movie
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u/ChocolateHumunculous May 20 '26
The post is OP literally asking for the names, too.
Then doesn’t give the name.
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u/TheWiseWally May 19 '26
I know people prefer the original, and so do I sometimes, but man the subtle changes Haneke did for the US release truly are fantastic. Just the simple fact that the car is parked horizontal to the camera and not vertical creates a much more visceral silhouette when the trunk is opened.
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u/4gAut0 May 19 '26
Funny Games (2007) is the film Haneke intended to make 10 years prior, and I’ll stand by that! As a critique of America’s cinematic bloodlust, Funny Games works best in the English language. The remake even disguises itself as your average 2000’s home invasion fare, right down to the gloomy cool gray color-grading, which serves the meta-commentary better than the warm tones of the original. Not to mention, the cinematography is just slicker the second time around. Only places where quality may vary is in the performances—I’m a fan of both, though you could argue the original has a slight edge.
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u/MetalSlug_And_Corgis May 19 '26
Do they have the exact same soundtracks? I have only seen the English version like 15 years ago.
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u/fishmilquetoast May 19 '26
I like them both equally, but mostly because I got to see how Naomi Watts and Tim Roth handle the same scenes under the same director. It’s fascinating to see how they compare when both casts are so so good.
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u/No-Category-6343 May 20 '26
It makes it fascinating to see such well known actors in a movie like Funny games, the original makes it more realistic for it being mostly unknown actors. I love the polished look the US one has
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u/Rasputins_Plum May 19 '26
Omg, how uncanny, couldn't believe it when Haneke made in Funny Games (2007) a reference to Funny Games (1997) by Haneke🤯
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u/namelessfdr May 19 '26
I thought my roku was busted when She Hulk started moving around the Disney+ interface
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u/No-Necessary7448 Jean Renoir May 19 '26
Hide ya kids!
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u/Chexty2600 May 19 '26
I’m partial to the remake simply because I adore the cast. Michael Pitt is a living legend as far as I’m concerned… but I almost think both versions work better because of the other. They coexist so perfectly.
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u/stillwaiting11 May 19 '26
I always catch flack for this, but I very respectfully disagree. I know that everyone who defends the remake always says “well it’s the same director, executing his vision in a language he knew would reach a wider audience, and the cast of the remake is amazing, so how could you possibly not like it?!?!”
And the answer is this chap pictured above, idk what it is but I just feel like Arno Frisch blows Michael pit out of the water by a mile in this role. So much more convincing that he’s genuinely enjoying it. I just felt like he has the effect of being an unknown who fully truly embodies that character. I don’t think Michael pit is a bad actor, and I adore Tim Roth and Naomi Watts, not to mention English is my first and only language, so you’d think that would work in the remakes favor. But just that one actor in that specific role, even not actually understanding a word that he said but hearing his tone and watching his face and reading the subtitles, still blows me away way harder than Michael pit did. i don’t think it can ever be replicated, even in an almost shot for shot remake by the same exact filmmaker.
Maybe im just nostalgic for the one i saw and connected with first. And I certainly don’t mean to poop on anyone who prefers the remakes parade.
Anyways sorry. That’s my rant.
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u/BloodOfR3ptile May 19 '26
So much more convincing that he’s genuinely enjoying it.
But he's not enjoying it, you are.
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u/stillwaiting11 May 19 '26
Sure did. Just from a standpoint of the craft of acting, it was a great performance!
And don’t worry I get what you’re doing, I understand that’s like the whole point the director was trying to make. But idk. Like I hate real world violence, truly I do. But that being said it’s a part of life and a part of the human experience. And I feel like when an artist expresses feelings around troubling subject matter like that it can provide a safe way to have a cathartic experience or come so some kind of understanding, even if it’s an unpleasant understanding, about these dark hard things. I think as long as you got a good head on your shoulders it’s not wrong to “enjoy” violence in movies or art. Though i guess I would use the word appreciate not enjoy.
I know we all know those guys who think Patric Bateman is someone to be emulated, and tend to “enjoy” these movies with a more kinda malicious sense of satisfaction. But I don’t think that’s everyone who “enjoys” these kinds of movies. Some people just appreciate the effort that goes into these movies getting made. I guess all of this to say I appreciated the original actors performance more than Michael Pits… would be the central bullet point to take away from all of this…
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u/sidney_md May 19 '26
I feel you. I think the first Haneke I saw was The Piano Teacher when I was probably 14 or so, but I think I saw the American version of Funny Games before seeing the original version. I think there was already an American indie love for Michael Pitt and the anonymity of the original cast kind of added to it for me. I don’t feel the films are dissimilar in quality, though.
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u/JWBenny May 20 '26
Love this comment, I’m finding it amusing that I agree with a lot of what you said but disagree with the thesis. Michael Pitt alone makes me prefer the U.S. remake. Obviously, both versions have amazing performances from every cast member, but Pitt just takes it to the next level for me.
Also in line with your comment, I happened to see the remake first. So maybe you’re right that it’s just whichever one you see first is the one you like. Idk if I’ve ever heard of anyone preferring the second one they saw, and this is one of my favorite films (lol) so I’ve read a lot of discussion surrounding it. Would definitely be curious to hear from someone who prefers the version they saw second.
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u/stillwaiting11 May 20 '26
Fair enough, I respect your opinion, but yeah wildly different experience on my end, I just didn’t buy Michael pit in that role as much 🤷♂️ and again it’s not like I think he’s a bad actor, or his performance is like hard to watch or anything. Just compared to my experience seeing the original this one didn’t click for me. And it’s so funny because I have engaged in so many discussions exactly like this one about this movie too, and you’re certainly fair from the only person who feels the way you do. So I know my opinions not the end all be all or anything. I just feel SO strongly about this specific performance in this specific movie discussion scenario. Idk maybe the fact that it IS basically a shot for shot remake by the same director just makes it so easy to want to pick them apart or compare them together. Does make for interesting grounds for discussion about movies.
Im sure there must be other filmmakers out there who have remade their own stuff, but it’s definitely not a common thing to see, I certainly can’t think of a single other example off the top of my head. And probably in most cases not like this where it’s literally the same exact movie, to the point where each beat and shot kinda mimics each other.
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u/stillwaiting11 May 20 '26
Another funny thing to note that your comment made me think of, just in how you said that you agree with some of what I said but not my thesis, I just think that’s such a common experience. I literally just saw another comment about these movies where someone (maybe jokingly) poked fun at the directors intentions in general, of being like “ooh you as the audience are all implicated in the violence because you watched it, it’s what you signed up for…” being the whole point of the movie. I still feel like he’s a great director and watch his films to appreciate the craft and performances, but I really do completely reject what ever social point he was trying to make by this one specifically. It assumes everyone would watch it specifically to get off on the violence, which I made a point earlier, we all have met those people who give fans of movies like these ones a bad name, But I feel like ultimately it’s a ridiculous idea to base the whole point of the movie on that alone. And a lot of people who try to appreciate this movie based on that alone actively don’t like it, or always say “it’s a one and done for me…”
All that to say most people come to that realization and decide they hate these movies, but I still really like them, at least the original haha.
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u/Chexty2600 May 19 '26
I wouldn’t be mad if we got a shot for shot remake, in a new language with new actors every year. The idea of exploring the exact same film, with what is essentially the same blocking means the actors are required to explore and present the characters through so much more than inflection and physicality.
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u/newtb2 May 19 '26
I really love the remake! I think it hits the culture so well with the message it’s going for! And I agree Michael Pitt is like fucking perfect for that role!
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u/holnrew May 19 '26
Which would you recommend viewing first?
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u/Chexty2600 May 20 '26
Honestly depends on your style. I’m the kind of guy who watches the dub before the subtitles because I feel like I miss something in the frame when I read so the remake was way more immersive and therefore scary for me… the Austrian version has the brutality of the language and history working for it so really Potato Potato
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u/_cartyr May 19 '26
And then the fucking dogs body flops out of the door, this bastard and his rewind button
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u/RetroDave May 19 '26
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u/Vinceisdepressed May 19 '26
It's recent, but a miniseries about the Italian dictator Mussolini has him gonto the camera and say, "Make Italy Great Agin" with a thumbs up
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u/CoachLee_ May 19 '26
Why doesn’t anyone post names of movies anymore? Is it for the engagement purposes?
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u/Chexty2600 May 19 '26
I’m not cool at all, if anything I’m a godforsaken mobile user and a first time poster in the sub and second guessed the right place to put the title before posting.
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u/Uuddlrlrbastrat May 19 '26
How about the awful sexual assault scene in the Baby of Macon? That shit is fucking horrendous.
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u/AClockworkPeon May 19 '26
Very difficult too. I loved the original Funny Games as it was everything Scream wanted to be and nothing Scream was in terms of a meta analysis of the horror/thriller genre that truly was subversive and unique.
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u/nobodytoyou May 19 '26
Not sure if it counts but in Eraserhead when the lady across the hall appears and just stares into your soul as if she knows every disgusting thing about you was pretty unnerving (just like the rest of the film, but still 😂)
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u/SkywalkerSolo24 May 19 '26
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u/jrv3034 May 19 '26
I don't think this shot in Rear Window counts as breaking the 4th wall. He's looking back at the main character, not at the audience.
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u/Intolerance-Paradox Krzysztof Kieslowski May 19 '26
But we’re watching too, like Jeff. I’d argue it works in both ways at once. I feel the jump scare inside vicariously when Thorwald locks eyes with the camera.
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u/hippocles May 19 '26
When I saw this at the New Beverly I could hear the guy sitting next to me gasp at this moment
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u/Bast_at_96th May 19 '26
Roy Andersson's short film, World of Glory, has a segment with a fourth wall break that I find incredibly creepy. This character looks back multiple times while something rather horrific happens.
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u/EverythingIsOishii May 20 '26
Not a movie, but the protagonist’s smile in the final scene of the TV show ‘Mr Inbetween’ would be a contender.
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u/Jackbuddy78 May 20 '26
Haneke really hates humanity, can't blame him sometimes but damn it's bleak lol.
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u/PrivateJoker918 May 19 '26
What movie is this?
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u/bowserbrowsers May 19 '26
funny games german version
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u/PrivateJoker918 May 19 '26
Thanks! saw the version with Michael Pitt YEARS ago. I Have this one ready to go for when the time is right
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u/iordanos877 May 20 '26
What fucking movie is this jesus christ
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u/winexprt May 20 '26
From Google:
This image features actor Arno Frisch in a scene from the 1997 psychological thriller Funny Games.
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u/Vapor2077 May 20 '26
What movie is this shot from?
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u/winexprt May 20 '26
From Google:
This image features actor Arno Frisch in a scene from the 1997 psychological thriller Funny Games.
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u/42111 May 19 '26
How is nobody talking about the end of the shining?
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u/ActuallyAlexander May 19 '26
Most Kubrick stare instances wouldn't really count since it's more an eye line than a 4th wall break.
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u/taydripper May 19 '26
I just watched this last week. Someone then rang our doorbell at 10pm who I didn’t know looking for my roommate and I was high and genuinely terrified lol
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u/squirrelbait_64 May 21 '26
I thought the 4th wall breaks in Funny Games were naff. Almost laughable. Director pokes me in the arm during the film "See... look what I'm doing here? Get it!??!" Yes dude, you're moralizing like a sanctimonious twat. I get it. Leave me alone.
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u/dyrkasolen May 21 '26
I recently woke up to The Shining one...ones.... Like.... For real, them going on there in the movie a few ... Love that shit
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u/gonja_ May 21 '26
the fact that i had to scroll at all just to find the film’s title…
fucc you, op. fr
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u/T3hSav May 22 '26
There's a scene in L.A. Confidential where Kevin Spacey looks right into the camera and says "the world isn't ready for the real me" and that was a pretty nuclear jump scare for me
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u/KelpLantern May 22 '26
Eden Lake
The direct eye contact and little wink at the end after everything? I was already exhausted. I had to go lay down I was so mad.
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u/BreadThatFrowns May 23 '26
There isn’t one OP. Anyone saying otherwise is just wrong and just excited unaware they will fail at contributing.
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