Buffet froid (1979)
A surreal adventure like movie that seems to be aiming for some sort of black comedy, a genre I usually find quite enjoyable. And while mildly amusing at times, the surrealism often feels forced or thrown in for cheep thrills/laughs/shocks and it all gets pretty boring before the movie is halfway through, at which point indifference is what best describes my feeling about it. Sadly it doesn't get any better towards the end. Throughout the movie I found myself wondering what I was supposed to connect to in order to care about which way things turned, and even for its genre, the emotional distance to all of the characters and the plot itself was of such magnitude that it made it hard to sit through the whole thing.
I'm starting to think that I'm just not particularly fond of surreal movies in general, at least of a certain style, so maybe take this rating with a grain of salt, especially if you're the diehard type fan.
It might off course be that there was some key point to "get" in order to appreciate this movie. I don't know. If so then it went way above my head for sure. Probably it's some sub genre thing or style that you either like or you don't. In fact, the humor and style reminded me a bit of Brazil and Dr. Strangelove, both of which I wasn't particularly crazy about either. Especially Dr. Strangelove.
Nevertheless, it's probably safe to say that Buffet froid is unlikely to be everyone's favorite. However, if a Kafka novel without the grounding contrast of the reasonably sound main character sounds like your thing then this movie may be right up your alley.
5/10
A surreal adventure like movie that seems to be aiming for some sort of black comedy, a genre I usually find quite enjoyable. And while mildly amusing at times, the surrealism often feels forced or thrown in for cheep thrills/laughs/shocks and it all gets pretty boring before the movie is halfway through, at which point indifference is what best describes my feeling about it. Sadly it doesn't get any better towards the end. Throughout the movie I found myself wondering what I was supposed to connect to in order to care about which way things turned, and even for its genre, the emotional distance to all of the characters and the plot itself was of such magnitude that it made it hard to sit through the whole thing.
I'm starting to think that I'm just not particularly fond of surreal movies in general, at least of a certain style, so maybe take this rating with a grain of salt, especially if you're the diehard type fan.
It might off course be that there was some key point to "get" in order to appreciate this movie. I don't know. If so then it went way above my head for sure. Probably it's some sub genre thing or style that you either like or you don't. In fact, the humor and style reminded me a bit of Brazil and Dr. Strangelove, both of which I wasn't particularly crazy about either. Especially Dr. Strangelove.
Nevertheless, it's probably safe to say that Buffet froid is unlikely to be everyone's favorite. However, if a Kafka novel without the grounding contrast of the reasonably sound main character sounds like your thing then this movie may be right up your alley.
5/10