Be Kind Rewind

Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Seen on DVD 10th August 2008

Dir: Michel Gondry
Written by: Michel Gondry

I love Michel Gondry
He is so distinct and funny

So... ummm... i'll just get to it.

STORY: 6/7 - (I'm Bill Murray, you're everybody else)
Original story... HECK YES! So Mike (mos Def) is left in charge of Mr Fletcher's video store while he's away. Jerry (Jack Black) isn't supposed to be allowed in the store, and there is a good reason for it. After becoming magnetised in a sabotage-gone-wrong Jerry deletes every video in the store. (Yes, they're still using VHS.) Hoping not to let Mr Fletcher find out the boys re-film all of the movies themselves.

ACTING: 4.5/7 - (I need you to say "I will piss on the bones of your ancestors")
Jack Black and Mos Def spend 90% of the time doing what made them famous. Def is a mouthful of randomness and Black dances around making funny noises. I was however a little shicked to see them both take a really nice dramatic turn at the emotional peak of the movie. Mia Farrow also makes a noticable input as Miss Falewicz.

CINE / VISUAL EFFECTS: 4/7 - (I will shoot you. And I know robot karate!)
Basically, there weren't any big special effects but i still gave out a 4 because of the effects Jerry and Mike made themselves. A burning marshmallow man and tinsel on a fishing rod. Pure genius.

SCORE / SOUND: 5/7 - (your feet's too big)
Cool soundtrack made up of a kooky almost mis-matched score and some cool old-school jazzy tunes.

SONGS: N/A


OVERALL: 5.5/7

(We did it...because we're Ghostbusters!)

Really entertaining and just heaps of fun!!

Interesting Facts -
- Jack Black was in "King Kong" (2005) and they "swede" King Kong
- Sigourney Weaver was in "Ghostbusters" which they swede and appears in this movie
- Michel Gondry "sweded" the trailer for this film.