Mark's blog about the 2006 Melbourne International Film Festival.Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Better late than never...
NO. 2
8/10
Loved this film. It's about a Fijiian grandmother who calls upon her family (particularly her grandchildren) to gather at the family home and have a feast. The film is about the different family members, how they relate and the love they have for each other despite their differences. Several amusing moments in this comedy/drama and I highly recommend it. Possibly deserving higher than 8/10...
BROTHERS OF THE HEAD
4/10
This film was watchable, but I really have to wonder why it got made and how it managed to make it to actually being filmed. It's a feel-bad mockumentary about two brothers, conjoined twins (i.e., siamese twins) who are taken from a remote house in the middle of nowhere where they live with their father and sister to be groomed into 70s glam-rock stars. The technical achievements are worth mentioning - it's very well filmed with plenty of different feels used, depending on whether we're watching 'found footage' from the 70s made by a 'documentarian', or the snippets of the unfinished 'film' that was based on their story. Remember though, this isn't a documentary. So, you have scenes of a documentary and a film based on the 'reality' of that 'documentary' all within this film. Ultimately I felt little sympathy for the characters, some of the slightly interested subplots were left unfinished, and it just wasn't that interesting. Avoid it, and watch Spinal Tap or Hedwig and the Angry Inch if you want a rock mockumentary.
NO. 2
8/10
Loved this film. It's about a Fijiian grandmother who calls upon her family (particularly her grandchildren) to gather at the family home and have a feast. The film is about the different family members, how they relate and the love they have for each other despite their differences. Several amusing moments in this comedy/drama and I highly recommend it. Possibly deserving higher than 8/10...
BROTHERS OF THE HEAD
4/10
This film was watchable, but I really have to wonder why it got made and how it managed to make it to actually being filmed. It's a feel-bad mockumentary about two brothers, conjoined twins (i.e., siamese twins) who are taken from a remote house in the middle of nowhere where they live with their father and sister to be groomed into 70s glam-rock stars. The technical achievements are worth mentioning - it's very well filmed with plenty of different feels used, depending on whether we're watching 'found footage' from the 70s made by a 'documentarian', or the snippets of the unfinished 'film' that was based on their story. Remember though, this isn't a documentary. So, you have scenes of a documentary and a film based on the 'reality' of that 'documentary' all within this film. Ultimately I felt little sympathy for the characters, some of the slightly interested subplots were left unfinished, and it just wasn't that interesting. Avoid it, and watch Spinal Tap or Hedwig and the Angry Inch if you want a rock mockumentary.
