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Be Kind Rewind
When news first broke about the premise of that film, it seemed too good to be true — Michel Gondry was making a movie about guys who remake classic movies. However, they wouldn’t be just remakes; they would be “Sweded” classics considering one of the guys had become magnetized and ruined a store full of VHS tapes. It sounded like a wacky dream come true, and it sounded like the perfect film fodder for Jack Black and Mos Def.

In reality, it was nearly all there. The quirky bits were brilliant, but the save-the-store back story that Gondry was pressured to add could’ve been left out. But that didn’t matter. Gondry’s versions of flicks like Ghostbusters, Driving Miss Daisy, and Rush Hour were perfect — and worth dealing with any sappy-themed fare that followed. Honestly, it could’ve been a lot

worse, and I still would’ve enjoyed their scheme to film night shots during the day. That bit was sheer brilliance.

Anyway, now you can get your own copy of Be Kind Rewind, one that should be safe from your magnetically laced friends. The DVD offers an extended train scene with Mr. Fletcher, but not too much in the way of other added fare. There’s a regular featurette called “Passaic Mosaic,” which features chats with cast, crew, and locals, and the theatrical trailer, which isn’t much of a special feature at all. I would assume that another disc has to be on the way — at the very least, to add in Gondry’s own Sweded trailer for the film.

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Original post by Monika Bartyzel