February 26, 2008 Soon after, Benny loses his mind and kills a girl and films the murder with his video camera. 'Benny's Video' is a genuinely unsettling film whose premise concerns a scene that is particularly disturbing and visceral. In the living room, Georg dispassionately lists the options they have: either to alert the authorities, with a resulting judgment of parental neglect and placement of their son in a psychiatric institution, or to destroy the evidence. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Now what do you plan on doing with it? It also provides an option to crop and save … In some ways, the portrait of his parents is even more chilling. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers.They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating.They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.Regal
| In my opinion, it's clear that Benny is a warped individual with an innate lack of remorse, no film or news report can rid someone of their senses to the point of sociopathy. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! A story about a boy called Benny, who watches violent movies, including a home-made video of a pig being slaughtered. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Directed by Michael Haneke. May 6, 2006 We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Their son Benny(Arno Frisch) hardly notices as he is in his room watching videos as usual. Fourteen years later Benny's Video remains as powerful as when I first saw it. Horror They go back to his place where he seeks to impress her with a piggy snuff video he made at a farm and shows her the weapon used to kill the pig.
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In a … With Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Mühe, Ingrid Stassner.
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| Rating: C+ The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive reviewThe percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. Pregnant with awful possibilities, this frightening, finger-pointing film feels less a provocation, more an attempt to eviscerate the medium from within. The film places the viewer in a 'What If?' As it happens, not a heck of a lot with a movie that feels influenced by Atom Egoyan's earlier video inflected films and also works as a line to Haneke's future with "Cache." At least with "Benny's Video," he is not blaming violent movies so much, as he takes a slightly less simplistic route by blaming the parents with Benny being a classic latchkey kid with minimal supervision while enabling him with all the electronic equipment they buy him. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. May 6, 2006 in the end, with a character that repellent and a message so heavy handed, there is no need to commit ourselves to this bitter, merciless film. Again in reality, a voice-over asks, "Why did you come to us now?" Als seine einzigen wirklichen Hobbys nehmen das Filmen und das Ansehen von Videos einen großen Teil seiner Freizeit ein. With no following questions, Benny asks if he can leave now. situation that's somewhat reminiscent of films such as 'Deliverance', however it isn't even half as resonant owing to the abhorrence of the film's events, the callousness of Benny and the steely reserve of his parents. The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the … May 3, 2006 August 19, 2006 Copyright © Fandango. The film's message is a relevant one, it suggests that the media has a detrimental, and in this case fatal, desensitising effect. April 18, 2007 Then he hides the body temporarily in his closet and goes off to a party. Der Teenager Benny lebt mit seiner wohlhabenden Familie in Wien.
The film loses its credibility through how explicitly and rather insularly it conveys its message.