Funny Games (US - DVD R1)
Warner Home Video sends over final artwork for the new Naomi Watts movie
Title: Funny Games (IMDb)
Starring: Naomi Watts
Released: 10th June 2008
SRP: $27.95
Further Details:
Warner Home Video has sent over early details on Funny Games which stars Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, and Michael Pitt. The Michael Haneke directed horror will be available to own from the 10th June, and should retail at around $27.95. The film itself will be presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track. We have no word on any extra material for this one, but we'll let you know just as soon as we hear anything. For now though, here's the official artwork:
News by Tom Woodward
Starring: Naomi Watts
Released: 10th June 2008
SRP: $27.95
Further Details:
Warner Home Video has sent over early details on Funny Games which stars Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, and Michael Pitt. The Michael Haneke directed horror will be available to own from the 10th June, and should retail at around $27.95. The film itself will be presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track. We have no word on any extra material for this one, but we'll let you know just as soon as we hear anything. For now though, here's the official artwork:
News by Tom Woodward
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really liked this one,... had horrible people shouting in the theatre through the whole movie.. it was awful, but i still managed to get something out of it
Was this film the critics first movie or something?
I might watch this because of the director, but the trailer has me feeling a little so what?!.
LOVE the revised artwork. Exactly the one I wanted.
I found this site that has the original poster. It prints out almost the exact size as a DVD cover - just need to clip a little bit off the top. Voila! Instant cover for those who prefer the Naomi poster art.
http://www.toxicshock.tv/news/2007/09/30/funny-...
http://www.toxicshock.tv/news/2007/09/30/funny-...
Torture porn this movie is not. This is a master class in psychological terror...my opinion of course. Great flick!
Love the new artwork, but I also liked the original posters. No extras is a bummer...is there a Blu release coming?
Love the new artwork, but I also liked the original posters. No extras is a bummer...is there a Blu release coming?
moroncrusher wrote: Phil92 wrote: The one with Naomi Watts face on looked like a torture porn movie.
A crying person's face looks like torture-porn to you? Wow - just wow.
When it's for a "horror" movie, yes, it does look like another torture porn movie ala Hostel, Saw, etc... And part of me kind of loves the new art now, even if it wasn't the smartest move on Warner Bros. part. I think the other one would have sold more copies.
A crying person's face looks like torture-porn to you? Wow - just wow.
When it's for a "horror" movie, yes, it does look like another torture porn movie ala Hostel, Saw, etc... And part of me kind of loves the new art now, even if it wasn't the smartest move on Warner Bros. part. I think the other one would have sold more copies.
I'll wait until this is in the $5 bins. I would have bought it right away with the classy Naomi cover, but this new cover just ruins the whole package. I know it's just a cover and I'll eventually get the film, but it will be when it's $5 instead of $20.
By the way, the poster for the original film had the husband's sweating face with the reflecting image in one of his eyes of his son's head wrapped in the burlap bag.
Michael Greenwaldt wrote: I like the artwork, and do appreciate seeing DVD artwork taking a more subtle approach, but it's kind of stupid on Warner's part.
I don't know - a cover with dripping bloody gloves doesn't seem any more subtle than someone crying. I do agree with you on the CAPTIVITY angle. Maybe that did have something to do with the change.
By the way, the poster for the original film had the husband's sweating face with the reflecting image in one of his eyes of his son's head wrapped in the burlap bag.
Michael Greenwaldt wrote: I like the artwork, and do appreciate seeing DVD artwork taking a more subtle approach, but it's kind of stupid on Warner's part.
I don't know - a cover with dripping bloody gloves doesn't seem any more subtle than someone crying. I do agree with you on the CAPTIVITY angle. Maybe that did have something to do with the change.
Phil92 wrote: The one with Naomi Watts face on looked like a torture porn movie.
A crying person's face looks like torture-porn to you? Wow - just wow.
A crying person's face looks like torture-porn to you? Wow - just wow.
Pixarfan517 wrote: Wow. What an awful looking movie?!
Actually, it was a brilliant movie. And I'm really glad they went with the "golf" artwork. The one with Naomi Watts face on looked like a torture porn movie.
Actually, it was a brilliant movie. And I'm really glad they went with the "golf" artwork. The one with Naomi Watts face on looked like a torture porn movie.
Wow. What an awful looking movie?!
Jamie McBain wrote: What, no extras?
Yep Warners Bros. are so cheap they wouldn't even put one extra but give us the widescreen/full screen treatment. Like One missed call and Over my dead body. And I am legend (2-disc) bombed with only 4 comics and an alternate ending.
Yep Warners Bros. are so cheap they wouldn't even put one extra but give us the widescreen/full screen treatment. Like One missed call and Over my dead body. And I am legend (2-disc) bombed with only 4 comics and an alternate ending.
What, no extras?
Maladroit wrote:
How could anyone like the new art? Since they can't have blood on covers, it looks like the poor guy got ink all over his new white gloves.
Can't have blood on covers? Apparently you haven't seen the Automaton Transfusion cover.
How could anyone like the new art? Since they can't have blood on covers, it looks like the poor guy got ink all over his new white gloves.
Can't have blood on covers? Apparently you haven't seen the Automaton Transfusion cover.
How could anyone like the new art? Since they can't have blood on covers, it looks like the poor guy got ink all over his new white gloves.
I like the artwork, and do appreciate seeing DVD artwork taking a more subtle approach, but it's kind of stupid on Warner's part. The original artwork with Naomi crying would have attracted many more renters. But maybe they didn't want people confusing it with the Elisha Cuthbert flick CAPTIVITY, which featured Elisha's face with running mascara (and she looked like Naomi Watts on the cover).
Here's the CAPTIVITY art for comparison:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H7j11jK...
Here's the CAPTIVITY art for comparison:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H7j11jK...
I like the new artwork but the other art was 10 times better. At least they still kept that stunning image of Naomi Watts on the back cover. I can't wait to see this film.
Why in god's name did they change the cover? The poster was perfect- who doesn't want Naomi Watt's face on a dvd? This is awfully disappointing.
Hate the new artwork, old one was way better!
the final artwork, is so much cooler...
Ya, golfing fans will buy it at least, but that's about it. I sure hope golf-fans like to watch torture and murder. With the abundance of so many trashy low-budget direct-to-DVD movies coming out every week, removing Naomi Watt's face from the cover of this major film is ridiculous and relegates this DVD to total disaster. It will be a sales BOMB, no question. What were they thinking? What a bunch of idiots at Warner. Total insanity.
I think differently. The new art work is very simple, plain and fitting for the film. Sure Watts crying is good and all but it doesn't fit the film imo as well as the golf club image.
I agree they should have used the original poster
(9 times out of 10 it's the right move) the "naomi crying" cover makes it look classy, arty, like a Criterion cover as someone mentioned. The golf club cover makes me think to myself: "what are all these good actors doing in a straight to DVD movie?"
I don't get why they always want to change an image they have already established, that people recognize for something totally different that no one has ever seen?
(9 times out of 10 it's the right move) the "naomi crying" cover makes it look classy, arty, like a Criterion cover as someone mentioned. The golf club cover makes me think to myself: "what are all these good actors doing in a straight to DVD movie?"
I don't get why they always want to change an image they have already established, that people recognize for something totally different that no one has ever seen?
Unbelievable! This awful golf-club artwork is atrocious. The Warner marketing department must be on vacation. I'm sure they'll lose a ton of sales if they use this terrible cover. They will definitely lose the customers who may have bought a Naomi Watts film now that her image isn't even on the front. That golfclub artwork looks so cheap and generic and will make this film an even bigger financial bomb than it was in the theater. I like subtlety in ad campaigns, and the theatrical poster did that very well with Naomi's crying face. This golf-club art is so banal and idiotically removed from anything even remotely intriguing that no one will care about this DVD release at all. See it in the dollar bins in no time.
Yes! The poster I was hoping they would use and posted earlier in the comments section is going to be used for the cover. Awesome. I love this poster. It's simple and effective.
awful movie
Not terrible, but the old artwork is tons better.
Final artwork added...
Nice artwork. It brings to mind the classy art production values of Criterion....Too bad I could care less for the actual film itself...
knight d wrote: ...ever watch The Three Stooges? Violence is a part of life, and has been.
Umm, no offense, but attempting to draw a comparison between the level of graphic violence in films like this and ANYTHING found in a Three Stooges episode (including what's considered their "most violent sequence ever" in the 1943 film They Stooge to Congo) is both unreasonably vague and patently absurd.
knight d wrote: ...ever watch The Three Stooges? Violence is a part of life, and has been.
Umm, no offense, but attempting to draw a comparison between the level of graphic violence in films like this and ANYTHING found in a Three Stooges episode (including what's considered their "most violent sequence ever" in the 1943 film They Stooge to Congo) is both unreasonably vague and patently absurd.
I cant wait for this one!!
i took a girlfriend to go see this, i loved the pic, she was disgusted with what she saw, i haven't seen or talked to her since i saw it with her
The message of the film: Those who needs to see it do and those who don't, don't. <------This meaning those who see the film and walk out is supposed to be the initial reaction one must react to in this film. Those who stayed will be tortured more and more until the grisely end because this is not a pleasant film to watch. I find it incredibly better within each viewing.
I heard this movie was great, and I'm eager to check it out. However, I did watch Haneke's "Benny's Video" last week and that movie sucked. Super boring. Came out swinging with an intense scene involving a pig, and similar "off camera" violence between two of the characters, but really bottomed out after that. Insanely disturbing in spots, but overall missed the mark for me.
Tired of gore-no horror. This was a great film. Shocking psychological drama and classier than Hostel and Saw.
I was the only one in the theater to "get it"
Everyone who likes this movie keeps saying that. There isn't anything special about this movie, violence in film is entertainment and many are commentaries on violence in society. Cronenberg has done this plenty of times but his are also entertaining because they have a good story.
It's also depressing that the director felt the need to remake his movie in English like people who don't speak that particular language will not watch it.
With a great number of violent movies people will not be effected by what they see, true. But this isn't anything new or innovative, ever watch The Three Stooges? Violence is a part of life, and has been. There are already hundreds of better movies that make the same point Funny Games does.
Everyone who likes this movie keeps saying that. There isn't anything special about this movie, violence in film is entertainment and many are commentaries on violence in society. Cronenberg has done this plenty of times but his are also entertaining because they have a good story.
It's also depressing that the director felt the need to remake his movie in English like people who don't speak that particular language will not watch it.
With a great number of violent movies people will not be effected by what they see, true. But this isn't anything new or innovative, ever watch The Three Stooges? Violence is a part of life, and has been. There are already hundreds of better movies that make the same point Funny Games does.
Saw this one...loved it. I was the only one in the theater to "get it", which was satisfaction enough given some of the totally retarded comments that came out of these peoples mouths.
I like the other poster, but the Watts one is fine for me.
As for extras, just a commentary will do. I feel as if a making of will really take away from the message. But a director's commentary should do just fine.
Lastly I want to note the sound design in this film is f**king incredible. It made you feel like you were in the room with them.
cbundoc wrote: i LOOOOVED this movie! it was an interesting watch, after leaving the theatre i didnt know if i liked it or not, but i couldn't get it out of my head days after! good performances and some tense moments. Worth a watch.
Sorry for the double post, but that is exactly how I felt! I had to see the original right after, so I went to Amazon and I totally dig this film.
I like the other poster, but the Watts one is fine for me.
As for extras, just a commentary will do. I feel as if a making of will really take away from the message. But a director's commentary should do just fine.
Lastly I want to note the sound design in this film is f**king incredible. It made you feel like you were in the room with them.
cbundoc wrote: i LOOOOVED this movie! it was an interesting watch, after leaving the theatre i didnt know if i liked it or not, but i couldn't get it out of my head days after! good performances and some tense moments. Worth a watch.
Sorry for the double post, but that is exactly how I felt! I had to see the original right after, so I went to Amazon and I totally dig this film.
So glad they went with the crying poster, dying to see this film.
i LOOOOVED this movie! it was an interesting watch, after leaving the theatre i didnt know if i liked it or not, but i couldn't get it out of my head days after! good performances and some tense moments. Worth a watch.
Love the cover, but no Blu-Ray release?
Will pick it up nevertheless!
Will pick it up nevertheless!
I think the poster with Naomi crying is the best one. Really liked that one.
I'm definitely picking this up after I get the original. I heard about Michael Haneke a couple months ago before hearing about this remake of his '97 original. I want to see that first, then this. I heard this was a shot for shot remake though with the only diference being the language (German vs. English). I personally feel this poster should be the cover:
This movie was one of the better ones I have seen this year. Michael Pitt was awesome, as was Naomi Watts. There was a great deal of tension and some very eerie shots. The last 10 minutes were pretty disturbing. I, actually, would not categorize this as a horror film. It is more of a thriller. I have seen both versions, I prefer this one. The artwork should be the one with the two guys on it, not Watts' face. Overall, won't buy this one, but it was definitely good.
Not a great movie overall but I did enjoy this, it was very anticipated for me. Who really shines here is Pitt and Watts.
EyesAndMinds wrote: Decent artwork though.
Thats actually the theatrical poster, which every DVD/Blu-ray should have all the time. Well not all the time.
EyesAndMinds wrote: Decent artwork though.
Thats actually the theatrical poster, which every DVD/Blu-ray should have all the time. Well not all the time.
Phil92 wrote: Same boring poster for the cover art. Why not use the other one? That was much more disturbing.
This is the poster I was talking about:
This is the poster I was talking about:
I liked this movie overall, but I'd only recommend it to those who have yet to see (the far superior) original.
Great movie!! Will buy for sure.
I agree with those saying that this is a good film. Not fun to watch, but the message is plain and simple: violence is to be feared, not cheered. Great acting all around.
The movie was pretty unsettling, but it seems kind of hypocritical to comment on the prevalence of violent movies by making a violent movie...
I mean, obviously, from just reading some of the comments in here, the people who just wanted to see a violent movie, were under whelmed and didn't get the fact that it was supposed to be a critique about how people have become desensitized to violence in movies. And the people who just wanted to see a Michael Haneke/Naomi Watts/[insert cast member here] [art] movie got creeped out.
I mean, obviously, from just reading some of the comments in here, the people who just wanted to see a violent movie, were under whelmed and didn't get the fact that it was supposed to be a critique about how people have become desensitized to violence in movies. And the people who just wanted to see a Michael Haneke/Naomi Watts/[insert cast member here] [art] movie got creeped out.
This movie, despite its message was really pretty crummy and i don't like being messed with in the movies. It's just a guy trying to tell us what he thinks of violence in the movies
what's with the "get a grip!"?
i'll pick this up eventually, but i definitely need to get the original fist.
i'll pick this up eventually, but i definitely need to get the original fist.
I've seen the original which I thought was good but my friend saw this one and said that the original was way better but Michael Pitt's performance was better than the original actor's. I'll rent this probably.
Same boring poster for the cover art. Why not use the other one? That was much more disturbing.
I am going to rent this.
You guys didn't get the message then.It was a great horror film. It wasn't meant to shock you or make you grossed out like those Saw and Hostel films. It was supposed to be suspenseful and very questionable with that, um, backing up part if you know what I mean along with the end with the conversation. You are supposed to think and acknowledge that it is just a movie.
Saw the original...then saw the remake in theaters...ehh nothing that shocking. Kind of boring...and a pointless message in the end
it was alrite, hardly a horror movie though and definitely not terrifying!!!
Was really looking forward to seeing this, but was on limited release near me. Was it any good?
Decent artwork though.
Decent artwork though.
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