'Funny Games US', from that two-time Palme d'Or favorite director of mine, Michael Haneke. I may sometimes struggle to pronounce his name, but it is no struggle to enjoy his films. Now, the reason why it's called 'Funny Games US' is because it's a shot-for-shot American remake of his own Austrian film from ten years before. The film even went so far as to create the cabin with the exact same proportions using the blueprints from the original building. In my opinion, this remake is far better than the original. Despite it being recreated shot for shot, the camera quality's much better, and so are many of the performances. Brady Corbet's performance drastically changes the character's disposition from the original, and I think it works much better in this film. Now, I love this movie, but out of all the films on this list it's probably the least accessible when it comes to recommending it to people. Many people who expected this to be a horror film interpret part of the movie as one big middle finger to the audience. And that's not entirely untrue, but how you decide to react to it is dependent on how you understand what the film is going for. Many people end up disliking this film without understanding anything about the director. Many people dislike this as a horror film without realizing that it's actually a commentary on horror movies. There's even a point to this film taking place in the US and the 1997 version was only filmed in Austria for practical reasons at the time. After my first viewing, I was not only taken by surprise, but I was a little confused. And, sure enough, not only did the film grow on me over time, but it wound up helping me discover my favorite director. If you're the type of person that likes to think and absorb while watching a movie, then this is a movie that does get better with each repeated viewing. Now, for those of you who are unable to enjoy the movie because of the intentional alternative choices that it makes, don't ever think for a second that I feel as though it's illegitimate to dislike the film. If you understand what the film is going for and you're unable to enjoy it regardless, then at least you can say you tried. When one gets upset at someone else for not being able to enjoy a movie, I consider it to be nothing short of obnoxious and close-minded. The idea of telling someone to enjoy something that they can't, is, to me, a sign of lower intelligence. But if you're going to take it one step further and go from saying you were "unable to enjoy the movie", to, "therefore, it was a terrible movie", then you'd have to be ignoring everything this movie did so amazingly well. If you've heard about Haneke's movies before, then you already know that he's a master at cinematography. And once again he's able to bring out the best of every actor he works with. I'm extremely comfortable with saying that this is among the best performances for both Naomi Watts and Tim Roth. And how could you not at least respect a fantastic child performance when they're so hard to come by regardless of the genre. Anyway, I consider this to be a great film, and if you're interested in looking more into its meaning, the information's everywhere online if you want to look it up. I, for one, was able to enjoy this film very much and I hope that many of you are able to as well.