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Be Kind Rewind [DVD] [2007]

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Actors: Jack Black, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz, Danny Glover, Mos Def
Directors: Michel Gondry
Format: PAL
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 12
Studio: Pathe Distribution
DVD Release Date: 30 Jun 2008
Run Time: 97 minutes

Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

ASIN: B0015VI34S
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,681 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A 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 magnetised 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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Music-video-director-turned-auteur Michel Gondry continues to charm with the low-tech offering, BE KIND REWIND. Set in dreary Passaic, New Jersey, the comedy centres on two of the town's residents: trouble-making Jerry (Jack Black) and well-meaning Mike (Mos Def). Mike works in a video store in an age where the VHS is long dead, but the store's owner, Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover), doesn't seem to be in any hurry to change. When Mr. Fletcher leaves town for a trip, he entrusts his store to Mike with one piece of advice: don't let Jerry in the store. But after some mischief, Jerry returns to the store in a strange state. Not only is he weirder than usual, but he's also magnetised, which causes the entire store's stock to be erased. In order to keep the struggling business afloat, Mike and Jerry begin remaking the films in the store one by one. Their hilariously low-budget versions of films such as GHOSTBUSTERS and RUSH HOUR 2 soon begin to draw attention and business to the store, but that creates a whole new set of problems for the pair.
Though Gondry's three previous fiction films--HUMAN NATURE, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, and THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP--were all essentially love stories, BE KIND REWIND captures another kind of romance. Both the writer-director and his characters are in love with the cinematic medium itself, and their devotion shows. This is simply a hilarious comedy, fun for film fans of all types, which celebrates the sheer joy of watching and making films.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Something lacking, 15 Oct 2008

By	maximus (manchester, uk) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

The films starts off well, with much promise of quirkiness and laughs and unusual storyline, but somehow about half way through it turns into a sentimental tribute to the likes of "cinema paradiso" or "it's a wonderful life". Altogether there seemed to be a lack of conviction to it despite the good acting and star cast. Compared to Gondry's previous films, this movie feels like it has something missing and could have been much better.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Get Sweded, 16 April 2008

By	E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

VHS is pretty much dead now, but it has one characteristic that "Be Kind Rewind" revolves around: expose it to magnetism, and it dies.

So you can probably guess what happens in Michel Gondry's fourth movie, and his first foray into all-out comedy. It has some plot holes and a rather bizarre premise, but there's a warm, funny little heart buried in the kooky antics and wild remakes of every movie from "Ghostbusters" to "Lord of the Rings."

Be Kind Rewind is an ancient video store, and supposedly the birthplace of unknown jazz legend Fats Waller. It's also due to be razed for a new block of condos -- so store owner Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) goes on a scouting trip for a week, leaving his conscientious clerk Mike (Mos Def) in charge.

Unfortunately local weirdo Jerry (Jack Black) tries to destroy a local power plant, because he believes it's controlling his brain. Instead he gets fried, and his body becomes a walking electromagnet -- which they only discover after he's wandered through the store, erasing all the old tapes. Even worse, a regular customer (Mia Farrow) wants "Ghostbusters" by that evening.

So Mike and Jerry hurriedly shoot their OWN version of the movie, with the help of Alma (Melonie Diaz) and soon they find that their "Sweded" movies have a growing fanbase, and they are town celebrities. But the demolition deadline is approaching, and Hollywood lawyers are threatening them for copyright infringement -- will the town's new devotion to these quirky "Sweding" moviemakers help them stay.

Michel Gondry's movies are always set in "real life," but with a few drops of the unreal -- memory erasure, waking surrealist dreams, that kind of thing. And even though "Be Kind Rewind" is set in a grimy, shabby New Jersey town, it has the same delightfully unreal quality -- it's a genial buddy comedy where literally anything can happen.

I'll admit, there are some moments that don't entirely work like the awkward "this town is a swamp" exchange, and a couple plot holes (where did the infringement lawyers go?). And that whole magnetized body fluids thing was just gross.

But it has plenty of physical and verbal comedy ("Iloveyou Iloveyou we'relovers kissme!"), ranging from train hijacks to a break-in at a DVD rental store. And the entertaining movie becomes sidesplitting when our heroes start shooting a ghastly no-budget "Ghostbusters" with fishing rods, tinsel, and bags of goo. Also "Robocop," "2001," "Rush Hour 2," "Driving Miss Daisy" and several others -- all with no budget, borrowed costumes, cardboard sets, and a cast of rank amateurs.

Gondry is obviously having a roaring good time lampooning Hollywood blockbusters. But he also injects some deeper currents into what could have been a one-joke movie -- there's a bittersweet subplot about the possibility of losing the store that has brought a community together. Yeah, it's supposed to tug at the heartstrings, but it really does work.

One particularly nice touch is that the movie ends -- and is punctuated by -- scenes of a very low-budget, old-looking biopic of Fats Waller. Initially it just seems like another conceit, but it turns out to be very important to the plot.

Black is a delight as the insane Jerry, brimming with manic energy -- in one scene, he encases himself in aluminum foil. Mos Def's Mike is more pleasant and low-key as the responsible boy-next-door type, and Danny Glover is outstanding as the paternal, gravel-voiced Mr. Fletcher. Diaz is also quite solid as a vague love interest/codirector/costar; and keep an eye out for Sigourney Weaver in a small cameo.

Michel Gondry's fourth full-length film is a big-hearted, mildly bittersweet little comedy, with the slightly unreal quality you expect from his films. I want the Sweded "Be Kind Rewind!"

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1.0 out of 5 stars Some Kind of Turkey, 18 Sep 2009

By	Man Without a Soul (London) - See all my reviews

The irony that a film about the joy of movies turns out being possibly the very worst film of all time is not lost on me...

No redeeming features to report at all - the biggest criticism of all perhaps being that there is not a single laugh to be had anywhere within the 90 minute duration.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of money
A waste of money (my money ...). Make a movie so "bad" with this big cast is a delict. Bad or trash humour. A confused plot. A "strange" ending. What else ?

Published 2 months ago by Empe

2.0 out of 5 stars Be Kind Rewind
`Be Kind Rewind' is a film that looked great in the trailers and then failed to live up to it's promise. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Spider Monkey

3.0 out of 5 stars not one thing or the other
There have been some pretty vicious reviews for this film posted on here. I would imagine that this is on the back of the slightly misleading trailers/advertisements for this... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Grr

5.0 out of 5 stars More From The Wonderful World Of Michel Gondry
I've been captivated by the world of Michel Gondry since I first came across his distinctive music video work. Read more

Published 8 months ago by pjr

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Concept
The concept of this film is very good but the actual film doesn't really deliver and is only mildly entertaining and fairly forgettable.

Published 8 months ago by C. Cain

2.0 out of 5 stars Hmm?

I bought this dvd for �4 in march as i'd wanted it since it came on dvd. At xmas i saw it in woolies for �7, i didnt buy it as i wasnt willing to pay it. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Jen_x

3.0 out of 5 stars missing the mark
This film misses every mark it aims for. Its sad because it has a lot of potential, but it just never really seems to know what it wants. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Charlie Downes

4.0 out of 5 stars Cool parodies with sharp look at technological advances
Jerry (Black) accidently erases all the tapes in Mike's (Def) video store and the pair decide to recreate the films themselves whilst Mike's boss is away. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Stampy

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful movie.
When I heard Michel Gondry wrote and directed Be kind Rewind, I was quite excited to see it, based on my enjoyment of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (which he directed)... Read more

Published 11 months ago by Rich T

1.0 out of 5 stars Lame, unfunny, Jack Black at his worst, plot,er,er
This film was dreadful. Not only do you have to suspend your disbelief, you have to suspend all intelligence and critical facilities. Read more

Published 11 months ago by 70s rock fan

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