A couple of nights ago, with some spare time to kill and a bottle of wine to enjoy, we settled down to watch a dvd. Our options were one of the free 'Days That Shook The World' DVDs that the Sunday Times have been giving away over the last few weeks (possibly the only free DVD in a newspaper that I've even felt compelled to watch) or Amelie.Helen had never seen Amelie before, so given the choice of watching 2 documentaries about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the last days of the Second World War or Amelie, which tells the story of a shy waitress who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better, while struggling with her own isolation.
We managed about 75 minutes of it before Helen's fidgeting and sighing led me to ask her if she was enjoying the film, which, let's not forget is one of the most popular films of the last 10 years.. Surprisingly she wasn't. In fact after telling me that she found her annoying, vindictive and for all her do-gooding, an annoying little wagon, she uttered the following line: "I'd rather watch Hitler than Amelie".
I don't think I've ever heard a criticism of a film that was so far removed from the general consenus.
On reflection, I think she could well be right.
2 comments:
I am right, yisser all being dupped by the wolf in little red riding hoods clothes.. don't say you haven't been warned. Look at the stupid smile on her??? Who smiles like that?
Leave Helen alone... She's Right!! Amelie is very annoying and its an insanely pointless film BUT (coming from someone who knows about these things and who sells it to people everyday) its not the worst piece of mind numbing film. Yes John i am referring to my all time favourite "Love, Actually"
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