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3.0 out of 5 stars
An involving, offbeat German film, March 8, 2001
This review is from: Men [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Men ... (the title in German is Männer) is a different and enjoyable film that I've viewed numerous times ever since I first saw it a few years ago. It's a thought-provoking satiric comedy (a character study of relationships) that's written and directed by Doris Dörrie. The intriguing plot deals with a workaholic businessman, Julius Armbrust (Heiner Lauterbach), who's having an affair with his attractive secretary--he's married and has two children. Coincidentally, on their wedding anniversary, Armbrust finds out that his dissatisfied wife Paula (Ulrike Kriener) is also having an affair with a free-spirited artist who's single named Stefan Lachner (Uwe Ochsenknecht), and he isn't happy about it--a remarkable double standard. Subsequently, out of jealousy and curiosity, he decides to learn some things about her lover, so he goes undercover and becomes Lachner's apartment roommate with the intention of figuring out what his wife likes so much about him. From that point on, Men ... gets even more interesting and unusual. The entire cast does well in their roles--Lauterbach and Ochsenknecht especially turn out convincing and solid performances. There are funny scenes throughout. The movie unfolds at a steady pace and never becomes tedious. The aspects of it that impress me the most are the story line and the acting. I find the music to be nice, too. The dialogue is in German with enhanced yellow subtitles in English. It's in letterbox format and 96 minutes in length. It was also released in 1985 and is unrated and in color. I actually give it 3.5 stars. Men ... is a better-than-good film that's engaging, novel, and well worth a watch.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
DVD appears to be amateur copy from VHS tape..., December 19, 2009
Very bad quality DVD; Labels on CD and Package appear to be "home made"; Returned product to Seller ("importcds") and so far, did not hear from them nor was I reimbursed (nearly 2 months after product arrived returned at their facility).
Regret that this otherwise positively ranked seller does not step up to the issue. The following note went to the seller.
Dear Import CDs:
I returned above mention DVD and still have not received the credit of "$15.60" to my credit card.
I ordered via Amazon the DVD "MEN" as indicated in above order number. The DVD turned out to be a cheap bootleg, possibly taped directly from TV or VHS (judging from the picture quality) and voice synchronized by amateurs. I expected an original DVD. The DVD arrived as a return at your facility in Irvine, CA on 10/30/09 according to USPS tracking.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor quality DVD - still a great movie, May 12, 2009
The movie itself is great. I saw it a long time ago on VHS. I was hoping that this just released DVD would give me a high quality version of my old VHS tape and was very disappointed. For one, it is only in English, there is no choice of selecting the original language. The quality is not any better than the VHS tape I have had for over 15 years. To be fair, nowhere did the product description state that it had been digitally remastered or that the original language was available, however, in this day and time, one expects that of just released DVD's, even if the product description does not mention it.
That being said, the movie itself is still great, loved it, very funny.
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