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Desperate Hours has very little to do with Haneke's masterpiece, it has a completely different approach... compared to Funny Games, it feels like a Disney production.

I believe it's some kind of unofficial remake of Infernal Affairs... anyway, nothing special (when will Scorsese stop casting DiCaprio?).

I think that back then Voitila (or however it's spelled) had his brain irreparably compromised...

I did a little digging on Google, and here are some of the main bullshit included in the film by that little dwarf Gibson: first of all the language (1): according to the majority of scholars, in the peripheral regions of the Roman Empire the language spoken between Romans and natives was a "simplified" Greek. Then (2), despite Gibson saying he faithfully followed the Gospels, he made an arbitrary selection of episodes, choosing only the most gruesome parts. (3) He included several parts that do not exist in the Gospels, as they are the result of the visions of the sick mind of a German mystic, one Catherine Emmerich, who is quite dear to antisemites. (4) According to Roman law, the lashes meant for the condemned were "only" 39, not 100. (5) The nails for the crucifixion were driven into the wrists, not the palms. (6) During the ascent to Calvary, Jesus carries the entire cross and not just the longitudinal beam, as was tradition. (7) In a flashback, a young Jesus is shown working as a carpenter with his father, but in reality, he was a carpenter. (8) The figures of Mary Magdalene and the stoned adulteress are mistakenly confused. I’d say that's enough, right?

There is really very little realism in this film; if anything, there's plenty of splatter. It's hard to say that the movie is characterized by realism, being so full of slow-motion, flashbacks, and painfully clichéd "emotionally crafted" scenes drawn from Christian iconography. So phony, stylized, and simplistic that it would be great for children's catechism, if it weren't for all that blood.

look for it, I'm sure you won't be disappointed... an "anal performance" accompanied by Surfin' Bird by the Trashmen is something that borders on the Sublime :D

theocon garbage, good only for a laugh

Yes, in fact I see it as the least representative of all his filmography; in Funny Games, La Pianista, Benny's Video, Il Tempo Dei Lupi, and Caché, the protagonists are all part of the upper middle class....

I heard that they are making a remake of it in America (brrrrr!), does anyone know anything about it?

This is not only Haneke's absolute masterpiece, it is also one of the most ferocious and ruthless assaults ever perpetrated on the sensibilities of the audience that cinema can remember; the violence, the fear, the anguish confront the viewer with such force that it leaves them stunned. Here, suffering and pain are not cathartic; every hope is denied. The protagonists of Haneke's works are always satisfied, well-off, and cultured middle/upper-class individuals, who almost perfectly match the film's target audience. By tormenting the characters, Haneke consciously torments his own viewers.