Be Kind Rewind
by Michel Gondry
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Actor: Danny Glover, Jack Black, Mia Farrow, Mos Def, Sigourney WeaverDirector: Michel Gondry
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Ellen Kuras
Composer: Jean-Michel Bernard
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-17
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: New Line Cinema
DVD Reviews of Be Kind Rewind
DVD Review: A surprise film
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this film in the theater on a whim and was simply amazed. While the film functions quite well as a simple comedy, scholars of film will see many homages to older films and directors. Be Kind, Rewind is a cinematic celebration of the magic of cinema and will be enjoyed by any film fan. If you love film see this movie.
DVD Review: Okay movie, but beware the Hollywood Propaganda
Summary: 3 Stars
This is an entertaining, albeit overlong, film. And nowhere near the classic that was Jack Black's previous NACHO LIBRE.
Others have reviewed the plot, so I'll focus on a bit of Big Studio Hollywood propaganda in this film.
The characters in BE KIND, REWIND "reenact" studio films like 2001: A Space Odyssey and Ghostbusters. Then studio lawyers come and bust them for "copyright infringement."
The end credits even say: "Reenactment Rights copyright and licesed from Ghostbusters, etc."
HUH? "Reenactment rights"? The characters in this film were in effect creating PARODIES. Parodies are protected by Fair Use. What these characters did was perfectly legal; no permission needed from the Big Studios.
Thus, the film lied on that point. The Big Studio lawyer characters should have been proven wrong in the film. But Big Studios don't want to release films that inform viewers about their legal rights to create parodies.
BE KIND, REWIND is still entertaining, though it could have been funnier. It felt long. But I liked the cast, and it had heart. It was also nice to see it filmed in Passaic NJ, not a town that's been much filmed.
Too bad the Big Studio lawyer characters weren't shown to be legally wrong.
DVD Review: Be Kind Rewind - Blu-ray Info
Summary: 3 Stars
Version: U.S.A / Region A
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
VC-1 BD-25
Average video bit rate: 16.00 Mbps
Running time: 1:41:43 (h:m:s)
Movie size: 16,81 GB
Disc size: 23,06 GB
DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH / Spanish
#The Making of Be Kind Rewind (SD - 33 minutes)
#Booker T and The Michel Gondry (SD - 7 minutes)
#A Conversation with Jack Black and Michel Gondry (SD - 6 minutes)
#Fats Waller Short Film (SD - 12 minutes)
#A Tribute to Fats Waller: LIVE! (SD - 6 minutes)
#Jack Black and Mos Def Improvise Songs (SD - 5 minutes)
#Fats Waller Short Film (SD - 12 minutes)
DVD Review: different from what i thought it would be
Summary: 4 Stars
the trailer makes this movie look like a jake black free for all comedy. i am not a big fan of j. black but i was looking for a stupid movie to enjoy while a little drunk. i really enjoy mos def's character in 16 blocks so i was happy to see him in something different. my problem with this movie is that its actually a warm felt movie with a different plot and very moving performances. it was a good movie just different from what the trailer looks likeDVD Review: A nice homage to filmmaking.
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this film on Blu-ray and decided to review it. Be Kind Rewind was an unusual film directed by Michael Gondry, the French director who made a couple of music videos for artists like Bjork so he has a certain style and visual flair which he also uses in his films, he is very creative and talented and definitely has an eye for a great setup or a memorable scene. The film was about these workers in the local VHS rental store called Be Kind Rewind, one day the local weirdo Jerry played by Jack Black tries to sabotage the small electric company relay station across the way and gets himself magnetised, he manages to wipe all the VHS tapes in the store. This off course causes alot of problems since all the rental tapes are now blank and the store can't operate. The store owner Mr. Flatcher (Danny Glover) went away for a while on a recon mission so it's up to Mike (Mos Def) and Jerry to make a plan so they don't lose their customers. Then Jerry comes up with the ridiculous idea of remaking shorter versions of the flicks with them as the leads, since Mike is desperate to not lose his job or his promise to the store owner he goes along with Jerry's idea. The store is located in a rundown part of the city in Passaic, NJ suggested as the birthplace of "Fats" a legendary jazz musician, the employees also have to save the building and this is where the community joins in and a lot of the locals become extras in the film and it takes off to point the movie lawyers put a stop to proceedings.
During the story the shop itself is under threat of demolition to make way for new apartment blocks. The film had a couple of daft and goofy characters that were engaging and interesting to watch, the film also had a bit of charm while not a laugh riot like some of Jack Black's other films like School of Rock (Widescreen Edition), Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny or Shallow Hal it still is a good film with an original storyline and some great moments the funniest part is probably when they were trying to recreate Driving Mrs. Daisy and no one even remembers that film, I have to admit though the ending was a bit too sappy. The films that both characters were making ended up looking pretty good (O.K. not all of them, some were abit lame) and shows that even average normal people can make something creative with filmmaking techniques and no budgets, I also felt abit nostalgic it reminded me of the time when I use to rent at the video store and it seems like VHS nowadays is the thing of the past and there aren't alot of people who buy or rent VHS anymore not only that but I'm watching this film on Blu-ray which is kind of ironic. The 1080p picture quality on this Blu-ray dvd looks stunning and I found it to be excellent throughout, while being subtle and detailed. The 7.1 DTS HD soundtrack was both subtle and refined and not in your face or loud. It matched the on screen action just as subtly as you would want. Overall the film was great while not the best Jack Black film I've seen it was pretty close and it had a good cast of characters, if you're a big Jack Black fan like myself then you'll definitely enjoy this.
Description of Be Kind Rewind
Experience the antics of two outcasts as they attempt to save a local video store. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 09/30/2008 Starring: Jack Black Danny Glover Run time: 101 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Michel GondryA daffy, adorable, and very funny celebration of DIY spirit, Be Kind Rewind stars Mos Def (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) as Mike, a clerk at a failing video store in a rundown New Jersey neighborhood. When his friend Jerry (Jack Black), who's been magnetized in a power station accident, wipes all of the videotapes blank, the two of them decide to recreate the movies themselves rather than face the store's owner (Danny Glover). The pure charm of Be Kind Rewind can't be captured in that spare plot synopsis. The blend of the movie's great cast (which also includes Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz of American Son, and Sigourney Weaver) and pitch-perfect writing and direction from writer-director Michel Gondry (director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, writer-director of The Science of Sleep) culminates in a truly delightful movie--sweet without being saccharine, richly comic without irony or sarcasm (which, given the presence of Black, is surprising), sentimental without losing sight of the hard edges of life. Mos Def turns in a standout performance, deeply sympathetic without a moment of grandstanding. An absolutely winning film. --Bret Fetzer
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