Rubber (2010)

This film wants to be its own critic, as well as a critic on the film industry. I actually don't think anyone short of Woody Allen or Fellini can pull that off, and I don't think they actually have, at least not in my book. So, call me a snob, but RUBBER is not even close to what I would expect as a scathing rebuke of cinema.What we *do* have is THE CARS THAT ATE PARIS (Weir, 1976), itself an excessively sarcastic film (as well as a cousin to the Michelins here), mixed with perhaps a lower-budget EASY RIDER, without the sauciness. Now, regarding the stabs at filmmaking, we have a focus-group audience out in the desert, served a turkey that kills them. Well, the filmmakers certainly didn't have high hopes, did they? So I guess they'd figure, head off the critics at the pass. The idea that one spectator survives by merely not eating what is being served makes it seem that there's more than meets the eye, more to stay alive for, but even here the writer(s) just can't bear it, so they eventually put even this castaway (in a wheelchair yet!) through the paces, including letting him believe he can be part of the creative process.OK, so maybe you're thinking, "that doesn't sound so bad." Maybe if they'd stuck to this sort of premise while still making something substantial or stylish, but unfortunately the filmmakers made a dud inside a dud. Don't get me wrong, it's just interesting enough to see if they'll go full Monty Python, but it just falls flat like a bad episode of Reno 911.I can't fault the logical progression of events, except for the mannequin bomb, which Wings Hauser points out is quite stupid, but do we really need to be told that?FInally, the tire squadron makes it to Hollywood but somehow the conquest ends there. I found this ending to be entirely oppressive, though it felt like I was being told this was the Martin Luther King Jr. of tires. Sigh.

I went to the barber this weekend, who usually has a bootlegged movie playing and while I was waiting, this movie started. I probably watched a good 45 mins. before I left and I felt like that was more than enough.Quite literally, this movie is about a tire that has telekinetic powers and can blow peoples' heads up. Even more odd are the people watching the tire from a distance with binoculars (and making creepy commentary).I didn't see the ending, but truthfully I had no idea what was going on. There were odd and creepy sex jokes, heads blowing up every 5 minutes, and just no detectable plot in the movie. One minute the tire is at a gas station blowing someone up, the next he is taking a shower, then next thing I know the police are attacking each other?There was another guy, about my age, waiting for his haircut and we both were puzzled as to why the barber was playing this movie. I've seen and enjoyed sy-fy channel movies and B-horrors that are way more tolerable than this!

This movie is straight forward and meaningless, yet with a lot of meaning. Consider it a satire! It mocks the movie industry and all of it's cliché's. It criticizes the movie industry in a subtle way, claiming that all movies have predictable and outdated concepts and plots. The makers of this movie intended for it to be very subtle, so if you can't see it, than this movie would be a very pointless waste of time; redundancy on purpose. If you're curious and really want to see the satire of it, don't over-think what you are watching, and notice how each scene connects to all movies in general. It's on Netflix if you are interested in watching.

This movie provides original comedy at first but the move overstays its welcome as its premise gets repetitive.An inanimate tire comes to life and it discovers that it has telepathic powers which it can use to make things explode. It then starts killing animals and people as it makes it to a motel.Firstly, I do get its comedy. Near the beginning, I thought it was quite funny. It contains an original and unique take on humor. It provided some funny scenes and I laughed along with it a lot. It's also great that it stays committed to its ridiculous premise. I also thought that the idea of the spectators was pretty creative.As I said, it does contain original and unique comedy. However, the movie gets carried away with itself because its comedy overstays its welcome. 85 minutes proves to be a far too long running time because the movie's plot grows repetitive and thin rather quickly.Also, the movie has a very slow pace. It takes a while for it to get to its climax and some viewers may become bored or uninterested because of it. In my opinion, this should've just been a 45 minute short film. It would be so much better if they removed several scenes from its middle because I think that is the weakest and least funniest part of the film.Nowadays, most modern horror movies have weak acting and Rubber is no exception here. The acting is really uninteresting. None of the actors really impressed me that much. However, there was only 1 character who I felt was memorable and I actually really liked him. But it upset me greatly when he was killed off. I know that it's not a bad thing for a movie to kill off a memorable character you like but that's only if the movie handles it well. His death felt so forced, unneeded, and random.In conclusion, I didn't really care for this film too much. It does contain original comedy near the beginning and it does do a few things right. However, the movie gets dull very quickly and it just isn't my type of movie. I still think that it's a good recommendation though. Just don't expect anything decade-defining to come out of it.