The Lobster

Quality of the DVD awful, all the time stopping.Actually I ordered quite a few dvds and not one of them worked properly, many of them were totally unplayable. And now you can't even return them.I am tempted to use strong words for that kind of policy.The topic of the movie, as far as I got it, was quite absurd and even if it hadn't been of such awful quality technically, I would not have watched it to the end.

DVD is not working either on DVD player or PC.

CONTAINS SPOILERSThis is undeniably an extremely odd film. It is about life lived in three different places, the city where everyone has to be part of a couple or be challenged by the police to produce your couple certificate; the woods where singles are banished to live a miserable outdoor life, or the hotel where newly single people are given some time to find a match. A match might be someone who has a similarity to you such as a limp, same blood group, tendency to nose bleeds etc - ie it's totally random. The singles from the hotel are taken out to hunt the singles in the wood, shoot them with tranquilisers, and they are returned to the hotel to be turned into animals. The hotel singles who fail to find a mate are also turned into an animal of their choice.David's wife leaves him so he is sent to the hotel with his brother in the form of a dog. Eventually after forays to the woods and the city he and another woman plan to escape, but they will only be able to live together if they can find a similarity.The end is uncertain, and there are three possibilities: either he goes through with the drastic way to make them similar, or he chickens out, or he just pretends he has undergone the dreadful act.The film is totally nuts and absurd, for example we don't know how on earth the people in the woods really live and survive. I didnt actually find it that funny, it is too horrific and disturbing,and at time absolutely gory.But it kept my attention.If you have a real love of the absurd and quite a strong stomach, and are able to accept the surreal, you might enjoy this.The cast is excellent.I'd probably give it 3 1/2 stars.

One important piece of advice for anyone without a very tough constitution - fast-forward one minute about halfway through after the wedding when she describes what she did to the dog. I disagree with the reviews stating the film contains animal cruelty - there's just this one scene where an act is described. Apart from that it's hilariously surreal. The dialogue is wonderfully bizarre, especially the scene when they fight about whether or not someone is wearing contact lenses. It's rare these days to find a film where you can't predict the whole thing from the first 5 minutes.

It's 3.5 stars.The description of the events are described in Amazon information. about the filmIt's deliberately filmed and acted in this sort of strange wooden way. To make the actual events described as okay because it's not real, straight acting.That bizarre acting is quite carefully done to portray the daft events.I saw it as an allegory for real life.Society accepts and believes in couples. Matched in some way, through having something in common.They get along. (this does not just include heterosexuals). This does not mean marriage.In this film the author believes that those who choose a single life (without partner) are not treated as well their coupled associates.Sometimes people find things in common, to be together, which are not real, but faked.This is very true to life, as so many partnerships end up ending.It's a very personal view of someone's take on life. which makes interesting viewing. All acted out in this strange film where if they are not a couple, they end up an animal.They get to choose which animal they want to be. (the singles choose what life they want)However, the advantages of living as a couple are forfeit. ?tax laws/love/security/someone to care for you and protect you?I liked it. But the film is a little too slow so only 3.5.

Slightly disappointed by Yorgos Lathimos' latest film. Not to say it is bad just not as good as Dogtooth or Alps; courtesy of English speaking actors as opposed to the usual Greek ones. It is slightly crazy of course like all Lanthimos films. The best one of all he's been involved in, in my humble opinion, is Athina Rachel Tsangari's 'Attenberg' which really transcends all that came before and seems a logical step forward from 'Dogtooth' and 'Alps.' Lanthimos films generally you will either love or hate. He reminds me of the staggering surrealist talent of Bunuel.

Wonderfully weird and laugh out loud funny. All performances are deadpan and brilliant. I wish the DVD had a gag real because I suspect they were cracking up throughout. Colin Farrell is brilliant as the terribly sad David. I've watched many of his movies recently and im amazed by his range, so underrated!! Even with dad bod he is adorable. Take the risk and watch this movie.