Show New on DVD Be Kind Rewind looks back Diana Di na Joy Jones Jones' Arts Reporter Be Kind Rewind recent to DVD examines the ideal of of community through an off-beat off tale Quirks abound as we follow Mike Mos Def and Jerry Jack Black on their journey Mike works at a video store in the slums of Passaic NJ The comer corner shop is as archaic on the inside as it is on the outside Be Kind Rewind the name of the store as well as the film only carries the ancient medium of VHS Also J is the absence of new releases A Blast from The Past poster is the eye catching advertisement that hangs on the wall obvious or ironic When the stores store's owner Mr G lover the leaves town he entrusts shop to Mike Fletcher has only one request He warns Mike Keep Jerry Out The message gets skewed and not only does Mikes Mike's neer ne'er do well buddy gain vital entrance but makes a mistake After a run-in run at the local power plant Jerry is left magnetized Jerry touches every video o in the store which erases the content of all the tapes in stock What do you do when you want to impress your boss but there isn't any product to rent out Create shoddy remakes Mike and Jerry wrap themselves in tin foil and crash the local library for their minute 20 version of The custom customers rs not only rent recreations but th the cheap request more With the addition of Alma Melonie Melonie- Diaz acting out the female roles the trio continues to I films is the made up term tenn to explain their movies are imports from Sweden to acquire more revenue Eventually the community joins in inon inon inon on the reenactments and swarm swann outside the doors to get their favorite films An occasional reel of black and white footage breaks the films flow The footage depicts the life of ofa a legendary musician who originated in Passaic These sequences are important to the films meaning but may have been better placed or simplified The film utilizes the bare minimum of effects for its recreations and is an acquired taste Over all allBe allBe allBe Be Kind Rewind strikes a cord with its original premise and is a decent homage to films and the idea of township It isn't a spectacular movie but has a simple Be Kind Kurd Rewind is rated PG 13 PG for mild violence and brief sexuality The only special feature for the Be Kind Rewind DVD is a look at the making of the film The feature is isa isa isa a glimpse of Passaic and how many of the citizens were given roles in the film This further implies the films film's goal as an ode to community |