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Maratonci trce pocasni krug (1982)
Going another round
It is a pity that in spite of it's greatness, the movie is very sensitive to translation ... of language and socio-political environment.
In the magic of the Yugoslav eighties, this film was like something you will never have seen before. The sense of humor those guys had is incredible, comparable only to greatness like Mark Twain, Jaroslav Hasek, Monty Python, in their best years.
Please do also see "Ko to tamo peva" (from two years earlier, same scriptwriter&director).
And remember, if at first you don't succeed.. do yourself a big favor and watch the movie again. Then if you still don't like it, do yourself a bigger favor still and go see 'Airplane II'(also same script,writer&director..) and forget about Serbian comedy.
10/10
Der Schuh des Manitu (2001)
References and funny spots
This was for me a warm experience overall, made me laugh at some points, but due to questionable translation and subtitle confusion(English subtitles, over them Slovenian subtitles), most word and 'punchline' jokes didn't get through to me. I got some fun out of situational comedy (like a spot where Winnetouch is giving out a scary scream seeing a skeleton and the light goes out, and he is thankful for that), the character comedy (Winnetouch/the black cowboy), and the many references to past cinematography, of which I liked most references to Sergio Leone / Clint Eastwood in a commercial-inside-a-film like fashion.
I was disappointed with the story which is neither non-existent, neither interesting, some weak 'Hotshots'-like comedy and the fact I knew I could have more fun if I'd only had paid more attention at those German classes in my school... ah well.
6/10