lespaul-50504
So I am incredibly on the fence about this film. Part of me is glad I took the time to watch it, the other part wishes Id just watched more South Park reruns.Berberian Sound Studio is about a sound technician hired to work on the set of a bizarre giallo film. Its absolutely riddled with wtf moments and some excellent scenes of Foley work. The directing is absolutely phenomenal and most of the shots are just downright gorgeous. though there are some heavily overused elements seen throughout the movie. The plot is almost barely there, and the movie almost just exists to evoke a sick feeling in the viewer, which it pulls off quite flawlessly. The filmmaking is also solid, with certain aspects of the film being incredibly unique and commendable.It is definitley a super artsy film, and is more of a surrealistic head trip than a story. It should have been shorter, with certain scenes (while fantastic on their own) feeling out of place or unnecessary to the film. A number of times I found myself checking my watch, but in between I was absolutely riveted to the beautiful cinematography and incredible sound work.Is it an outright horror film? Not really, you hardly feel any real anxiety or paranoia, but I promise you will feel incredibly uneasy from start to finish. Will I ever watch it again? Definite no. Was it great movie? Not quite. Am I glad I took the time to watch it? For sure. Review Synopsis: Berberian Sound Studio should have been cut down to an hour and instead of presenting itself as a movie, gone for being a showcase of some FANTASTIC talent in terms of cinematography, filmmaking, and sound production.
punishmentpark
Delightfully dark and creative scenes in a sound studio and a hotel room in which all the complications are getting more and more mixed up with the movie the crew is working on. The (voice) actresses are witches, the directors are their torturers. Among them, our stranger in a strange land, audio man Gilderoy who just came away from under the maternal wings (well...?), must find a way to assert himself...It's true that the film becomes more and more repetitive, but personally, I just love this sort of premise and atmosphere. Toby Jones does a perfect job, but no complaints about the rest of the cast either. At some point the story seems to take a final turn into total insanity (or is Gilderoy finally becoming a man?), which is just fine by me... but fine, when expecting a lot more after the explosive debut 'Katalin Varga', is then just a little disappointing.Still, a big 7 out of 10, and deserving of another viewing sometime soon.
Mad_Doctor_Tom
I'm afraid I'll have to take bradleybean86 to task on his review of the aforementioned movie.At first, I'll admit I was a shade in BB86's camp. Berberian Sound Studio started out a bit slow for me, but as I tend to be a bit cerebral when it comes to certain genres of motion pictures I saw the premise and the promise of what turned out to be a good thinking man's movie.I was quickly engrossed into Toby Jones' character the sound engineer, Gilderoy and was quickly captivated thereafter by the story.Toby known by most flick fans from his character Dr. Arnim Zola in Captain America: The First Avenger and CA: The Winter Soldier. I was first introduced to him on screen as the Judge in The Messenger The Story of Joan of Arc. Then again as the voice of Dobby in Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets/Deathly Hollows.I pondered fairly early on wondering it was a spin on the Truman Show in a different guise. Far be it from me to throw any spoilers in here so I was partially, to a certain extent, correct.I said No Spoilers,so let it suffice to say, don't go into this with any preconceptions, minds are like parachutes, they work best when open. :) Watch it a your leisure, settle into your favorite spot with a good bowl of buttered popcorn, a Coke, and enjoy the journey.Then post your own thoughts on the fascinating bit of film magic.
Lucabrasisleeps
OK, so first I have been watching many recent British films and generally I have been impressed. I am a big giallo fan. 2 recent movies supposedly have been inspired by giallos, this one and Amer. I have not been satisfied with either. Both of them have the same problem. Pretentiousness. That is one thing giallos didn't have. The one thing I like about giallo films is that they were unashamedly trashy and enjoyable. They didn't try to make a Cannes film award winning film or anything like that. They didn't try to confuse people for the hell of it. They made confusing stories, yes, but it all came together in the end. That's what made them great. Anyway I didn't like it. First I don't mind if you are going to make slow burner horror or anything pretentious. But at least something needs to happen. Which doesn't mean somebody cutting vegetables or anything like that(you will get what I am saying when you see it). I don't think the filmmakers really cared to make a direct horror film anyway. I didn't enjoy it. 4/10
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