This time I watched the 24 frames per second version with the score Voices of Light by Richard Einhorn. My first watch was at 20 frames per second with the piano score by Mie Yanashita. By far, the slowed down yet natural pacing of 20 fps is the superior version. The dramatically timed pauses, such as the "alone... with God" statement and the torture chamber sequence leave you transfixed and gasping for air.
I found that at 24 fps scenes…
Such a treat to see the Dardenne bros geek out on location filmmaking. I'll happily watch them chat about anything.
A modern comedy classic.
It's the next morning and my face still hurts from laughing and grinning for 108 minutes straight. Influenced by the likes of Chaplin's The Gold Rush and Zeman's The Fabulous Baron Munchausen and Invention for Destruction, plus a healthy dose of the zany Looney Tunes cartoons and the Super Mario Bros. video games, yet wholly unique and of the times, Hundreds of Beavers is the best new comedy I've seen in a very long time.
It's…
Charming and wholesome yet utterly terrifying at the same time.
