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Memorable, crazy movie

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

The best way to describe this 15-year-old short film is maybe as an educational slasher movie. We follow Klaus, a new recruit in the profession of forklift driving while a narrator explains us what to pay attention to in this particular field. It all starts off pretty harmless as one colleague manages to get out of the way in time before another falls of Klaus's forklift truck. And in the next minutes, it gets really bloody and people are severed everywhere you could think of. Even if it runs only for 10 minutes, I found this film slightly repetitive near the end already. The filmmaker team Prehn and Wagner did not really have a great career after this one here even if it has become a bit of a cult movie and won several awards. The funniest thing for me in this mockumentary was maybe the acting from the supporting players, i.e. the victims. So bad it was funny. Intendedly over-the-top probably. Actually, the actor who plays Klaus is enjoying a prolific career and has been in a whole lot of movies before and after this short one here. Most of these are hopefully better than Klaus' first day at work. Not recommended.

Well, on one hand it's kind of sad that this has to be the closest thing to a cult movie us Germans have produced during the last decades, but then again, it *is* funny as hell and raises more attention about the dangers of fork-lifts then all the Jaws-movie combined ever did about the dangers of shark-bites.Which is a good thing, I guess, since fork lifters are gruesome killing-machines disguised as everyday tools - especially the titular fork lifter shown in this film. Who would have thought?Another interesting trivia about this movie is the narrator, Egon Hoegen: For decades, this guy narrated the educational TV-show "Der siebte Sinn" ("The seventh sense") about the safety and regulations of everyday public driving. So, most Germans are familiar with his distinct voice, which makes his dry remarks after each brutal accident even more hilarious. This is not the first time, Hoegen used his distinct voice for the sake of comedy; he also narrated the propaganda-pieces in the German dub of "Starship Troopers", giving them an even crazier, authoritative feel.Given it's short length (about 10 minutes, including end credits), I really don't see a reason why you shouldn't give this film a chance. Maybe it will even receive a fan-dub one day, so English-speaking audiences will also benefit from the insightful informations provided here.I guess you can watch it online somewhere, but there once also was a really, really nice DVD of this movie, which compensated the relative short length of the main feature by a sheer abundance of bonus-features, easter eggs and background-information. And it was cheap as hell! Try to get that one!

This downright hilarious horror/comedy short instantly reminded me of those OTT and laugh-out-loud propaganda films, clumsily disguised as educational videos, featuring in satire shows like "The Simpsons" and "South Park", where people – and preferably children – are informed about the dangers of all kinds of events or evolutions. Remember the volcano eruption video in "South Park"? Or the sexual guidance video enacted by bunnies in "the Simpsons"? Or maybe even the factual and just plain wrong educational films spread by the American Government during the early 50's, like "All Women Have Periods". "Forklift Driver Klaus" is a brilliant German short, following the new employee of a large warehouse on the first day he owns the license for driving around the forklift. Klaus is proud and extremely enthusiast to drive around in his machine, but encounters all the bloody hazards that come with the job. The preachy voice-over reminds him never to transport people, personally repair mechanical issues or drive through crowded places on the work floor, but Klaus ignores them all and faces the gruesome consequences. The accidents are harmless at first, with a colleague falling off the forklift, but they rapidly get totally demented and by the end of the film several employees are decapitated, impaled or cut in half ... including Klaus. This deranged short film is utterly tasteless and therefore highly recommended to all people with a sick sense of humor. It started as a clever spoof on inaccurate safety training material, but it ended as a horror-extravaganza that can't possibly be taken seriously.

A couple of weeks ago I saw this film as part of my forklift truck training. I thought it was going to suck when it first started up and the cheesy music came on but before I knew it, there were limbs and blood flying everywhere!It's really really gory. But sort of 'Troma' gory, if you've seen Toxic Avenger or Terror Firmer, you'll know what I'm talking about.The whole film is just a non-stop killing-fest. People being skewered on the forks, hands being severed, a knife jamming into someone's head and some guy getting cut in half by a sheet of metal. All makes for a VERY entertaining film.But this is DEFINITELY NOT for people with weak stomachs!But if you love your gore, I say what are you waiting for? SEE IT! Even if it is only 10 minutes long...!