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a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Blistering performances.

It doesn't happen often that I can't finish watching a movie. Still, 45 minutes into this particular movie, and I just couldn't take it anymore. I felt complete lack of compassion for the main characters. Their goal was despicable (to rob enough money to buy a liver - and one can only guess how one gets a liver and what happens to its previous owner) Their means were disturbing (violent bank robbery with hostages and they were just beginning when I stopped watching) They themselves inspired only contempt in me (one was a serial killer - killed 5 women and was just starting again, another was an ex-convict lacking any self-restraint, other two guys were complete weaklings and worse of them all) So after struggling for a while I just gave up.This was supposed to be a black comedy/underground movie. From my standpoint it fails at both genres. If you want to see a great underground movie see "Reservoir Dogs". If you want to see a great black comedy see anything by Monty Python's Flying Circus crew or a classic like "Arsenic and Old Lace".Rating: 1/10.

Maybe it actually is terrible amusing to let a psycho molest and abuse people on film, but in that case I completely missed the point here. The main character, Harald, controls a gang of pathetic small time crocks/chefs. Their main focus is to provide Harald's dying mentor with a new organ, because the poor old creature probably drank it away. This leads them in the arms of the mentors estranged son, a Swedish serial killer with a longing for fatherly love that he compensates for by abusing and strangulate women - well, with the exception of Iben Hjejle, who used to date a football player, that the gang happened to kill.....doh...sounds kind of lame right? Well, it is.Avoid this piece of nonsense, and instead go and rent "Pusher" or "Bleeder" if you want to experience good and intense Danish crime movies.

Yesterday I had the chance to see "Old Men In New Cars" at the Filmfest Hamburg. What a great movie. I hope this film will come into cinemas soon. This is supposed to be a prequel to "In China They Eat Dogs" but it stands very well on its own. The characters we already know from "In China They Eat Dogs" are the same as is the weird, black humor. It lacks the two supernatural beings from the first film, but you don't really miss them. On the other hand, there is more action and more violence in it than in "In China They Eat Dogs". And it is really funny. When I think about some of the scenes, I still have to laugh.---Possible spoilers ahead---The film is about Harald, who, just released from jail, wants to fulfill the last wish of his dying foster father: He wants to see his son. Of course nobody knew he actually had a son. The son, Ludvig, sits in a Swedish jail. So our heroes Harald and his two cooks, and Vuk of course, get him out of jail only to learn, that he is a serial killer that starts his "obsession" as soon as he gets the chance. And then, of course, there are our Croatian friends, this time all dressed in black T-shirts with a double-headed eagle on the front and huge (and I mean HUGE) golden necklaces, whom Harald owes money. Harald also needs money to get his foster father a liver transplant in Southern America to save his life. After a bank robbery which fails, the Croatians suggest he rob an airplane while it is about to take two containers with money on board. Now just imagine a deadly sick old man, who is drugged with opium and the last time he flew a plane was about 40 years ago, on the control stick, and the police trying to stop the plane... anybody who is afraid to fly should close his eyes during that scene or you'll never get in a plane again. Absolutely hilarious. And the tricks they used in that sequence are really good. As are the car stunts.There are several dead bodies, lots of car crashes, the Swedish get their share, the plans our heroes try to carry out are totally impracticable, but they do it anyway and somehow they succeed with them (well, almost), and in the end, everybody is happy. Well, most of them.I hope this film gets released Europe wide soon, because I have to watch it again. Great entertainment, though not for the whole family.

I thought the first movie was great. Not only did it have cool action and great, if a little bizar humor, it was also slightly philosophical. This movie is devoid of the latter, but I still laughed my ass off. It is a (pre)sequel, and taken as such, it is quite good. Story is weak and incoherent, direction is shabby, but the dialog, and bizar events, were right on the mark. If you have seen the first, and read this, you should know whether or not you will enjoy it. I know I did, even if it couldn't match up to the first (Hey, not much can.) So enjoy.