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Summary: one of the best french comedies i've seen
Review: I first saw this movie at the Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival in 1999. It had the whole audience laughing hysterically, me included.The humor is based on comedy of errors. I don't think I quite agree with the review that says this movie has a reserved sense of humor. The reason some may believe that is that this is not slapstick, punchline type of humor. Instead, your laughing as the situation gets worse and worse and worse through the character's confusions and bad judgements. The plot is interesting. Four buddies have a "dinner game" every week, in which they invite the worst (best?) idiot that can be found. The one who brings the most idiotic person, wins. It is interesting how serious each pursue their idiots. Some go so far as to "network" and send agents on the look out for an idiot. But the idiot that takes the cake and the co-starring role in this movie is quite the nice guy, if a bit on the bumbling fool side. He just has a weird passion: building matchstick models of famous buildings like the Eiffel Tower. He is Pierre's idiot for the Wednesday dinner. Unfortunately, Pierre severely hurts his back playing golf that day and must cancel his appearance at the idiot dinner. But when the idiot stops by, he becomes so concerned for Pierre and his hurt back that he sticks around and tries to "help" him out. And that is where everything truly falls apart. You may have to have some initial patience if you are looking for the imediate funnies. It doesn't start to get crazy until about 30 minutes into the film. This is one of those movies that you can see dozens of times and keep laughing. I have.
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Summary: garbage
Review: I had heard that this was hilarious, and I knew it was French. I was operating then under the delusional belief that French films must by nature be better than American films. I don't know, maybe that's true, but if so, this one was a fluke. This movie is juvenile and idiotic. It is predictible, trite, simplistic, and (worst of all) unfunny. It is more worthy of American television than French film. I was startled by how bad it was. What a waste of time.
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Summary: Superbe!
Review: I have seen this movie many many times....I still find it superb! It is the funniest movie I have seen in a long time. It is hard to find nowadays such great comedy production! Get it!
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Summary: A very funny movie
Review: I laughed so hard while watching this movie. A man invites a stranger to dinner, who he believes to be an idiot, so he can entertain himself and laugh at the idiot. Little by little, the idiot ruins the intelliegent/rich mans life, and one is not sure who the real idiot is. This is the kind of movie that could be real bad, but the actors have perfect timing and all the jokes work. One other comment- for those learning French. I have been buying movies made in France to improve my speaking and listening skills. This movie is excellent for learning French, the words are the ones I studied using the first 26 lessons of "French in Action". Many of the common words begenners learn are repeated in this movie and are easy to understand. The DVD is excellent. The colors are bright and rich and everything is crystal clear. I wish more DVD's had the same quality as this one.
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Summary: Je l'aime beaucoup!
Review: I saw The Dinner Game (Le Diner de Con) at the theater a few months ago and thought that it was extremely enjoyable. The whole concept of having a dinner for the dorkiest people is simply hilarious. I highly recommend this video to others who enjoy laughing aloud.
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Summary: Worth every minute
Review: I truly enjoyed this movie, and can watch it over and over again. If you liked "The Closet" try this one and vice versa
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Summary: A good laugh
Review: If you are interested in sititng down for two hours and laughing, this is a good movie.
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Summary: A question of style
Review: Notwithstanding an excellent plot premise and obviously talented actors, the execution of this film veers into territory that may leave many American viewers feeling underwhelmed, and waiting in vain for the entertainment to begin. Whether or not one likes this film, is a question of style. Some viewers will be predisposed to enjoy the style of this restrained, unpretentious French comedy. The Dinner Game is a movie that may make one smile good-naturedly, rather than laugh histerically. The comedy arises from the structure and context of a plainly stated plot premise, not from jokes, or slapstick, or surprise punchlines. Like a baroque concerto, everything lies in the style and execution of a theme that is obvious from the very beginning and whose structure harbors no surprises. This film is a light-footed, seen-it-all-before, unpretentious study in contrasts between Thierry Lhermitte's character, a stylish and self-assured rake, and his unsuspecting victim, the bumbling but good hearted schlub played by Jacques Villeret. All in all, I wish I had seen this film without the expectations induced by reading the hype on the video box about La Cage Aux Folles. I probably would have enjoyed The Dinner Game a tad more if I had stumbled upon it while channel-surfing. WHO MAY LIKE THIS MOVIE: viewers who liked Peter Sellers' more understated comedies ... people who enjoy the idea of a French comedy handled in its native context, without pandering to Hollywoodisms. WHO MAY NOT LIKE THIS MOVIE: viewers who are seeking the next Cage Aux Folles (ignore the innuendo on the video box) ... people who like their comedy strong, Hollywood-style.
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Summary: Funny, really funny
Review: Oh mon dieu! Ce film est tres drole! It didn't make me laugh the whole way through, but then again, no movie ever has. The plot concerns a group of stuck-up upper class french guys who get their kicks by trying to find the biggest idiot they can and inviting them to dinner. Once the idiots get together, the fun is watching them talk. As you can probably tell, these guys are not the nicest out there and they probably deserve their comeuppance (spelling?). Well, don't worry 'cause one of the rich guys, a publisher perfectly played by Thierry Lhermitte accidentaly throws out his back the night of an idiot dinner. (In French, un diner de con). His invited idiot decides it is his duty to stay and help Thierry since his wife seems to be absent...
What follows, not suprisingly is top-grade humor. Few actual punchlines are to be found, which is somehow even funnier. Just because you liked, say, American Pie (I did) doesn't mean you'll hate this, but I would recommend staying away from this if you've never laughed at anything but a poo-poo joke. For the record, I think the "Belgian" phone call is one of the funniest things I have ever seen along with the expression on the tax auditor's face when he finds out where his wife is. SEE THIS MOVIE
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Summary: French Films Never Cease to Amaze
Review: Once again, a foreign film seems to top any American one of the time! This masterpeice is filled with comic irony like none I've ever seen. An elitist with a passion for making "idiots" the source of his weekly entertainment at dinner parties, finds that he no longer gets the last laugh when "his idiot" makes him the source of the entertainment. The laughs never end in this soon-to-be classic, where one better review his own short-comings before those of others!
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