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Micmacs [DVD]

5 star:		(38)
4 star:		(25)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
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This hyper-inventive film from Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jenet is a wonderfully detailed and fun parody of a very serious subject, arms dealers and like the Loony Toons cartoons that occasionally play in the background here, there's every conceivable form of revenge on those whose bullet enters the skull of our lead character, Bazil, played by the French 'Buster Keaton' of today, Dany Boon.

Becoming homeless due to this accidental shooting and with surgeons unable to safely remove the slug from his cranium, he gets introduced to a gang of 'Steptoe & Son in Wonderland' as a critic affectionately described them, who salvage anything and everything and are made up by a weird collection of underground misfits.

Once integrated amongst this outfit that includes a lady contortionist, who seems to live doubled-up in the fridge, Bazil and his new chums collectively go about settling comeuppance on the huge corporate mega armaments company who are launching their newest range of landmines. What follows is a mad barrage of inventiveness that even Pixar would find hard to match, and these are real people and real objects! CGI does, obviously get used occasionally, but this is mostly real - but also very unreal! The stylised sets and colour designs are very other-wordly too, often in oranges, browns and greens - never in normal colours.

Micmacs is a lot more family friendly than the adult and very dark, sinister Delicatessen and whilst it's definitely not Amelie II and won't have the broad appeal of that classic, this is a supremely enjoyable 'live cartoon' for older children and upwards.

I loved this film. Off beat, as are all the makers films, and hugely enjoyable. The director's film 'Amelie' is one of my personal top ten films...to achieve that a film has to be watched many times and still retain its freshness and charm. I suspect that I shall be adding this movie to my personal top ten. Quirky, amusing, character rich, visually enchanting...what more can you want. I can't be sure that Blu Ray added much to this movie...but as I have a blu ray player there seems little point in buying the standard dvd. Thoroughly recommended.

If you enjoyed Amelie you will enjoy this even more. It is a film about an ordinary man who hatches an elaborate plot to get revenge on two large armament suppliers by making them turn on each other. A very quirky film,clever and very funny.

What a great film I loved it It is so beautiful shot the acting is great the story so unusually just comes to together.
The story of a man who is shot in a drive by shooting & seeks revenge on the people who made the armaments .
I through it would be a revenge film in a way it is but with no violence .You like the characters they life style is simple which gives them a wonderful charm.
See this film your will love it

Great film, subtitles weren't too obtrusive, as much of the film is visual, very funny.

I had already seen MicMacs before I purchased this DVD and both my wife and I consider its one of the better movies to add to my collection. I consider it one of the feel good movies and I rate in the top 10 of what I like. I am looking forward to watching this movie many times. I have no hesitation of recommending this movie but it still might not be to every body's taste.TOUGH BICKIES !

Micmacs is an original and elaborate satire about the arms trade and its lack of proper regulation still today.
The director manages to include elements of humor, stereotyping, love, social critique, freshness of acting and directing (from the same Director that wrote Amelie Poulain, Jean-Pierre Jeunet), diversity of characters and a thorough, clear purpose. This makes Micmacs a worthwhile and generous film to appreciate for many years to come. I definitely recommend it for purchase.

A five-star entry to the canon if you're a fan of Jean Pierre Jeunet (and his former collaborator Marc Caro), less so if you're unfamiliar with his previous films or don't "get" the offbeat Gallic humour. Briefly, Bazil (the priceless Dany Boon) is accidentally shot whilst minding a video rental store and the bullet lodges in his skull. Ironically, his late father, a bomb-disposal officer, was previously killed by a land mine. With the help of a band of charismatic misfits who live on a rubbish tip and include a wacky inventor and a pretty lady contortionist, Bazil sets out to have revenge on the two arms-dealing companies responsible. A delightful romp with a serious message, the film is more in the visual, comedic and satirical mould of "Delicatessen" than romantic favourite "Amelie" and is peppered with in-jokes, including streetside billboards bearing a poster for the film itself! Long-time Jeunet stalwart, the scrunchy-faced Dominique Pinon, pops up again, this time as a retired human cannonball and the production is best summed up by its full title "Micmacs a tire-larigot" (ie "lots of suspect activities" or "non-stop shenanigans").

MicMacs is a clever, enjoyable French farce. No deep and meaningfulls here, just jolly good entertainment.

It's a wonderful movie - it has humour, romance, tragedy (not too much of that, don't worry) a hint of Womble, a flavour of Gilliam (Terry), a smidge of Heath Robinson - it's all good! And (seriously, folks) if you loved "Amelie", you will love this, too!