Colossal [DVD] (English audio)

The trailer for this film does not really reflect the true nature of the content of the movie. This is not a monster movie in the Godzilla sense. This is about the monster's that we have to deal with both externally and internally. I think this is a great film if you understand what it is seeking to communicate. It is dealing with difficult subjects, but the metaphor is so clever. The monster of emotional abuse and alchoholism, where these things start and how they can effect us, those around us who we love and the wider environment that we live in.Anne Hathaway is brilliant as Gloria. If you don't want to be challenged and just want a monster movie, then do not watch this film. If you want to see a film about facing our monsters and realising that sometimes we need to turn a situation upside down to be able to face it and deal with it - this is the movie for you.

This movie seemed to have things to say about the progressive social justice movements that are common these days (2018). The movie is, at it's heart, a story about a woman versus a man.The woman at the beginning of the story is portrayed as an alcoholic. Her male friend looks out for her and tells her that his life has become better because she was there. She then betrays that and her male friend being hurt starts to fall apart. He becomes the bad guy in the story because he's now the alcoholic. He does become controlling; but it never feels right. He mentally blackmails her, and she physically assaults him.There is a bit where she hits him and the world cheers but he then hits her and the world is silent. This is without a doubt a narrative on domestic abuse.In all honesty the movie is clever. She is a monster. He is a robot.

Excellent, not what I expected but if your in or have ever been in a disfunctional or toxic relationship it makes you ponder...Which one are you? the Robot or the monster?Well worth a look :)

Great movie. If I'd seen it last year it would have easily made my 10 Best Films of 2017 list. It's rare to see a truly original film take you by surprise.While it may appear to be a riff on standard monster movies, homaging Godzilla in particular, if you're expecting a Roland Enmerich style disaster film you will be disappointed. It's much more an indie film in spirit, sort of Beautiful Girls but if Uma Thurman had changed into a giant monster every morning.Anne Hathaway is great as the alcoholic failure who returns home to sort out her life and bumps into an old school friend. To say any more would be to spoil the surprises and the less you know going in, the better.

Really interesting idea very well executed. You never quite know where its going which is credit to all involved. Its not perfect. Tonal shifts sometimes seem a little sudden but that's a minor criticism.

Think about this filmEverything you do in this world/universe will affect the other world where your s(e)oul is.

Very good movie. Some very interesting characters in an odd film. Highly enjoyed watching it. Found its storyline unique

I like how you dive into Anne H's world but 1/3 in it shifts, wait to read reviews as this will be a different movie depending on who you are. As there are different aspects you may relate too. Not shore if the ending is quite the right one, wonder if another was imagined. It's a good movie with imagination & a interesting plot. Too it has giant creature...... what it to find out.

Buena edición por este precio de una película recién salida. Aunque contiene pocos extras, trae una slipcover y 4 postales con pósters de la película en su versión para Corea, España, China y Rusia.Eso sí, el serigrafiado del disco es un poco pobre que ni tiene el marco blanco entorno al anillo interior.

A mí es que cualquier película que haga este director me encanta. No soy objetivo !!

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So so film. Neither good nor bad. Original and good idea, but somehow poorly executed. Good performance by A Hathaway.

Eigentlich mag ich gar nicht so viel zu diesem Film schreiben - wer mal eine etwas abgedrehtere, kreative Geschichte abseits des Hollywood-Mainstreams sehen mag, der darf hier gerne einen Blick riskieren. Donnie Darko meets Pacific Rim.

Battute a parte non è un film brutto anche perché c'è una buona interpretazione degli attori. Un film godibile una volta

It's refreshing to see a gaiju movie that actually has something to *say* beyond just "giant monsters are cool!"I'll refrain from spoiling the plot too much, but the short synopsis is that Colossal stars Anne Hathaway as an alcoholic returning non-triumphantly to her home town, to be greeted by her old friend of sorts played by Jason Sudeikis, whose interest in Hathaway's character hints at darker undertones. However, after a late-night bender at home, Hathaway's character wakes up to discover a giant monster has been plaguing Korea, and it doesn't take her long to discover that she has a connection to the monster.This movie warps from a character drama to a monster movie to a comedy, and ultimately to something that combines all of these elements, and... I so very much want to say more about it, but don't want to spoil the truly wonderful insights this film finds with its unique concept.Anne Hathaway is excellent in the film's title role, but the real standout here is Sudeikis, who manages an impressive balancing act that requires a lot of subtlety and skill to pull off.If you're a fan of kaiju movies, this should be considered a must-see, as it's an absolutely original take on the genre. But even if that genre doesn't exactly appeal to you, the character drama here is what really sets this apart, and the commentary on alcoholism, abuse, and self-redemption is phenomenal.Definitely worth a watch.

Das große Monster spielt hier aber eher eine Nebenrolle. Keine Komödie, ein Indiependentfilm, viel Dialog, eher mittelmäßig im Tempo, kein Actionreißer im eigentlichem Sinne, ich sehe auch keinen Genremix, sondern eher gar kein Genre. Wer Erfahrungen mit häuslicher Gewalt machen musste, möge hiermit gewarnt sein. Keinerlei Glamour, aber nicht nur angesichts des Budgets sehenswert fotografiert. Und nein, obwohl dieser Film im Jahr 2015 produziert wurde, ist es nicht schwierig Bezüge zur aktuellen Weltpolitik, soziokulturellen Phänomenen und Problemen zu erkennen, ebenso wie deren Beziehung zueinander. So betrachtet sind Skript, Bildsprache und Entwicklung der Charaktere durchgehend stimmig und kreativ umgesetzt. Den Namen von Autor/Regisseur Vigalondo kannte man schon vorher, aber man wird ihn noch öfter hören, dazu kommen eher rohe, aber überzeugende Schauspielerleistungen. Wer nach diesem Film wirklich nur ein großes Fragezeichen im Kopf hat, muss sich möglicherweise irgendwann einem Problem stellen. Kein Kinderfilm, eher nichts für einen müden Abend.

An out of work alcoholic liar with loose morals get thrown out by her over controlling judgmental boyfriend so, predictably, she runs home to her apparently abandoned parent’s home in the suburbs where she meets up with an at first normal seeming male childhood friend who turns out to be an abusive heavy drinker and bar owner with serious self esteem issues who has apparently been cyberstalking her since grade school.She lands a plum waitress job at the bar, gets introduced to his two dysfunctional friends and all seems well but, as we suffer through the mundane lives of this group of absolute losers, we learn that these two have an unbreakable psychic link that was forged when the abusive friend stomped her elementary school diorama of Seoul, South Korea in an empty field that they walked past every day on the way to school.This betrayal affected her strongly, causing lightening to strike her on top of her head (him too, it seems) creating monster alter egos that would appear in...you guessed it...Seoul - but only when he or she visited the empty lot now redeveloped into a playground.At first it was just all good fun, getting wasted at the local bar then heading to the playground to unleash their inner monsters on the hapless and clueless Koreans. Then our alcoholic heroine has a casual fling with one of the losers and her friend/stalker/monster mate loses it in a jealous rage, threatening to do some real damage unless she hangs around. Naturally he has to punch her around a few times to make sure she understands how serious he is and how attracted he’s become to her sparkling personality.She’s having none of it though and flies off to Seoul after figuring out that her monster would appear in the playground back home. True to his word he’s there (at 8:05 am...did I forget to mention that 8:05 am was when he stomped the diorama...forever setting the time when the monsters could appear?). He’s drunk and not at the top of his game though and she quickly gets the upper hand, capturing him (in his puny human form), giving him a stern stare and some monster breath before flinging him toward the far horizon.We leave her in a bar (Korean bar this time) emotionally distraught, black eye and bruised face, asking the barmaid if she’d like to hear an amazing story.We never find out whether she made it home to the domineering boyfriend or, equally likely, ended up in a South Korean mental institution...and we don’t care!

This movie is good and strange all at the same time. I gave it 3 stars because I thought it was good, but not great either. Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is an out of control party girl who doesn't know what to do with her life, but her boyfriend Tim (Dan Stevens) doesn't like it and dumps her. Gloria has no choice, but to move back home into her parents old house. While moving back home she runs into Oscar, (Jason Sudeikis) an old friend from elementary school. When she moves back home she sees there's a monster in Seoul, South Korea and nobody can take their eyes off the TV. After a few days, Gloria notices that the monster is doing everything she does and gets freaked out. She doesn't know what to do, so, she goes to Oscar's bar that he owns and runs. Oscar and a few guys from the bar come out to this old burial ground where Gloria shows them that the monster does everything she does and freaks them out also. Oscar is intrigued about what's going on and decides to see if he can do the same thing as Gloria. The next day a robot appears and it does everything Oscar does. I'll stop there in case you want to watch this, but you can probably guess where this is going. I would recommend you rent before buying, but it's up to you. I know I spoiled some stuff, but not everything.

Very surprised that I did NOT like this movie. Has cast members I like, and an interesting premise, but the story line kinda dragged and wrapped with a weak and unsatisfying conclusion. Saved some budget for digital effects at the end, but the writers forgot to write a good story. Watched it once, apologized to my wife. Anybody want my copy for $0.01?

I was definitely fooled by the trailer for this. It looked 100% funnier than it turned out to be. It’s a good movie and I love Anne Hathaway, but don’t expect a comedy from this film.

Lest bevor ihr den Film schauen wollt unbedingt die Rezension von "der Bestrafen".Schade das man mindestens einen Stern vergeben muss, er hat keinen verdient.

Not a great movie, but definately a very good one..... a woman with a train wreck of a life extends that train wreck to South Korea ..... it's an interesting view of how one life can affect many.....

These familiar faces put in some of their most challenging performances in an excellently assembled independent drama.