Waste of time

Really Surprised!

Must See Movie...

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

A drunk checks into a room. At first he is irrational and silly. But eventually he wants to get some sleep. As Melies has done numerous times, this is not going to happen. Pictures come alive, he is attacked by a hat tree, his boots walk up the wall. Whenever he tries to sleep, the bed comes alive. He begins to defend himself and it only gets worse. This is a common plot line. It allowed Melies to put a human being in a totally frustrating setting. Entertaining.

A man in a drunken state has a nightmarish time at an inn, where clothing and furniture comes to life, and mayhem ensues. Melies uses his typical tricks to very effectively communicate the surreal state of the drunken mind, and the progression of the plot from a simple beginning to a crazy end is well managed. Predictability is the curse of comedy however and you can see everything that happens here from a mile away. It's wonderful to see Melies use his tricks to reflect an internal mental state, though in terms of tricks, visuals and plot, this one doesn't compare to his best work. At 5 minutes though, it is not too long, and a decent watch for Melies fans.

"L'auberge du bon repos" or "The Inn Where No Man Rests", which is actually the exact opposite of the French title, is a black-and-white silent short film by film pioneer Georges Méliès from 112 years ago. At 5 minutes, it runs longer than most of his other, especially early, works. The most fascinating thing about it is probably how many different genres Méliès included in here: drama, comedy, fantasy, horror... And of course, with all the trick effects, it is once again a magic show by the French master. However, the core genre here is obviously comedy, but i cannot say I found all the mayhem in here really funny. It's an okay watch once, but there is nothing too memorable about it in my opinion and I have seen many better films from Méliès. Decent watch for all who love the French filmmaker, but everybody else can do without it.

Inn Where No Man Rests, The (1903) *** (out of 4) aka L'Auberge du bon Repos George Melies, in a drunken state, walks into a room, which eventually begins to come to life with various magical tricks. This film here runs five minutes and it starts off rather slowly but once the room comes to life it becomes a lot of fun. Once again, the moon and the Devil play parts in the movie but we've also got a really weird scene at the start when Melies tries to force himself on a woman. We've seen this type of film before from the director but he still manages to make this entertaining due in large part to some very good special effects including his boots taking off walking, his bed jumping around and the highlight is the scene where his nightshirt gets eaten by a picture on the wall.