Be Kind Rewind

Times Watched: 1
Watched With: Nobody @ The Cathay (19/03)
Snacks: Maltesers & Green Tea

you name it. they'll shoot it.

so Elroy Fletcher (Danny Glover) owns a tape rental store.
(that's right. a VHS videotape rental store.)
and since it is the age of the DVD, times are hard. really hard.
and the shop is marked to make way for a new modern shopping strip much to the dismay of Mr Fletcher and the neighbourhood (because famous jazz musician Fats Waller was born in that very building)

so Mr Fletcher goes on a short trip and leaves his adopted son Mike (Mos Def) and his best friend Jerry (Jack Black) to run the shop while he's gone.
the problem is that Jerry gets into a little accident and gets himself magnetized (don't ask) so when he walks in the store all the tapes get erased.

so how do they go about fixing the problem?
they start re-filming the movies. on their own. seriously.
(oh wait Alma (Melonie Diaz) helps them)

and i know it sounds like a really crazy idea.
but the people really liked it. so they continue making more and more of the movies with really funny results.
what movies do they remake?

well. to name a few.
Ghostbusters, The Lion King, Robocop & (my fave) Rush Hour 2.


can you imagine someone like Jack Black re-enacting some of those movies? you can surely see the comedic value in it right?
just like all his other over-the-top movies?

well. good news.
Director Michel Gondry does not do slapstick comedy.
and that's what really saves this movie.
it was a very well-shot and well-acted movie with (in the end) very noble intentions and even nobler messages.

sure go watch this movie because some bits are really funny.
(best part? the power plant sabotage)
but funny as the idea of this movie sounds, be prepared.
don't expect another School of Rock or Tenacious D movie.
because it's not.
but i think some people will be surprised.

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