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A man (Black) whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films, which include Back to the Future, The Lion King, and Robocop. Read more

Starring Quinton Aaron, Dennis Albanese, Jack Black, P.J. Byrne
Director Michel Gondry
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy

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Be Kind Rewind

A man (Black) whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films, which include Back to the Future, The Lion King, and Robocop.

Starring Quinton Aaron, Dennis Albanese, Jack Black, P.J. Byrne, Mos Def, Melonie Diaz, Paul Dinello, Mia Farrow
Director Michel Gondry
Studio PATHE
Run time DVD: 1 hr 36 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 12.gif
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy
Language English, English Audio Description
Released DVD: 30 Jun 2008
Blu-ray: 30 Jun 2008
Production year: 2008
Format DVD

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  • It's better to create than to consume, that's the liberating message in Michel Gondry's new comedy, though this declaration of independence inadvertently highlights some of the drawbacks... read more »

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  • 84 out of 86 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    It's a stinker

    Sorry folks, if you were expecting madcap hilarity, then stick to the trailer. In fact, the trailers preceeding this film were funnier than the feature. I don't often feel moved enough to review, but this was Disappointing with a captial D. It had so much potential to be a real goodie, but somehow it just didn't work. A combination of bad script, bad acting (surprisingly) bad direction, a general 'budget' feel to it and the story was just weak and cheesy. So much so that we actually wondered whether it was aimed at being deliberately ametuer in line with the theme. But it just wasn't that clever.

    Really folks, I urge you not to waste your time and money on this one, there are much better things on offer and this just won't hit the mark.

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Rewind and Give Back

    This film is bad, avoid!

    As a film-fan I was looking forward to watching this one. Unfortunately, it’s a brilliant idea gone straight down the toilet. To be fair, the scenes where Jack Black and co are remaking iconic moments in cinema are funny. Their low-budget take on Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey made me smile. But this occupies a very small part of the film, the rest of it is just garbage. Overly sentimental towards a load of characters I couldn’t care less about, and made-up jazz history. If you’re going to re-write history, at least make it entertaining (like Braveheart), who cares about jazz music?

    My Gran, maybe…

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      • Posted 14 Dec 2008 14:47

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    It's better to create than to consume, that's the liberating message in Michel Gondry's new comedy, though this declaration of independence inadvertently highlights some of the drawbacks associated with "am-auteurs". There's an authentic touch of genius in Michel Gondry. He's like one of those mad inventors in old black and white movies, devising brilliant contraptions of no practical use to man or beast. He's at his best in the short format of pop videos, commercials and YouTube doodles. In... Read more

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