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Reviewed by Cas Harlow, 13th October 2009
Le Mepris is a pretentious mess. It is pseudo-intellectual and totally inaccessible, and it continues to be lauded as a classic more out of habit I suspect than out of any real value. Tediously self-indulgent, and unsurprisingly so since it is semi-autobiographical, few people even in Godards own generation will still be able to find anything worth watching in this mess. Even French icon Bridget Bardots perfect ass cant save it. Newly released on Region Free UK Blu-ray as part of the new Optimum / Studio Canal Collection, we get acceptable if unspectacular video and audio you have to consider the age as well as a wealth of comprehensive extras. Its a shame that the movie really isnt worth your time, however. Im sure there are plenty out there who disagree, and sing the praises of this complex, multi-layered satire on the very movie-making industry itself, but honestly, it is all a little pretentious isnt it? It may go down in the history books for its daring concepts, but thats all history now and it just does not stand up as a very watchable film. Disappointing.
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Le Mepris is a pretentious mess. It is pseudo-intellectual and totally inaccessible, and it continues to be lauded as a classic more out of habit I suspect than out of any real value. Tediously self-indulgent, and unsurprisingly so since it is semi-autobiographical, few people even in Godards own generation will still be able to find anything worth watching in this mess. Even French icon Bridget Bardots perfect ass cant save it. Newly released on Region Free UK Blu-ray as part of the new Optimum / Studio Canal Collection, we get acceptable if unspectacular video and audio you have to consider the age as well as a wealth of comprehensive extras. Its a shame that the movie really isnt worth your time, however. Im sure there are plenty out there who disagree, and sing the praises of this complex, multi-layered satire on the very movie-making industry itself, but honestly, it is all a little pretentious isnt it? It may go down in the history books for its daring concepts, but thats all history now and it just does not stand up as a very watchable film. Disappointing.
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