The Bunker

I'm really quite shocked that no one besides myself has taken the trouble to spend a few minutes ranting about this wonderfully dark and weird comedy. If you are reading this review then I highly recommend you track down and watch this gem.

This film was on television a couple of days ago and being a German film about a bunker I had foregone the conclusion that this would certainly be something to do with the war- not even close. I was further enticed by the mention in the description of perversity because it was late at night and I'm a guy that had no plans that particular evening.

All that aside, there was no perversity. There were one or two comical sexual scenes but this film is a brilliantly awkward comedy based around the strange characters that make up this secluded family, the student who comes to stay with them and the mysterious "Heinrich", who I shall offer no further description of lest it somehow depreciate his mystery.

I cannot claim to have seem many funny German films, I'm sure they must exist but I can't think of any other ones that have made it as far as for me to find on English television. Usually anything in German on English television will in some way reference the war, something that this doesn't. So in that context it's special.

I almost missed this film, but I was unable to find it to download anywhere so stayed up and watched it and am very thankful I did. I'm not sure why it isn't more widely known because it's really great and stayed with me for quite some time. I think I saw it about a week or two ago and it keeps popping back into my mind. Anyway, enjoy it if you can find it.

Considering the high rating Der Bunker got on here I was expecting much more from this movie. It started all right, mysterious is the first thing that popped into my mind, but soon enough you realize this is just going to be another weird movie going nowhere. It's not that I don't like bizarre stories but I have to be in the right mindset for it and it has to be a bit interesting as well. Unfortunately I wasn't and interesting wouldn't be a good word to discribe this story. The camera work wasn't bad, the acting was okay, even though Oona von Maydell wasn't always convincing, like when she was crying for instance which looked very forced and fake. As for the comedy well I'm still waiting for it. I read another reviewer couldn't stop laughing and that hours after the movie finished. I'm still wondering what he was laughing with or at? It's anything but hilarious. You just have to adore weird movies to be entertained by this one. Even though I was intrigued in the beginning, that feeling quickly changed into boredom. I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone.

I like twisted movies. I always have. Germans are front runners when it's time to make something twisted without any logic or order, just for the sake of it. This movie is like some weird critique of parental education in our society (in a slightly disturbing way).

This is not twisted enough for my taste. There's too much room in between where nothing happens. Asian directors would manage to create tension out of thin air. That's what's missing here. Also, more violence.

At times, I thought that the director was trying to copy David Lynch. If he was, he earned a hard fail in my book. Lynch (or anyone else for that matter) shouldn't be copied. One should try to create his own style.

I'm glad I caught this little feature, because it still beats most mainstream movies by far. If I had a choice between Vin Diesel's stupid face or something like this, I'd choose this every time. Some may the film a little sick (I've seen sicker), but it's definitely not filled with hidden advertising and/or propaganda. It's an honest first feature. 5.5/10

This is well worth catching; early on, it began to have a tone reminiscent of 'The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser', but that was only because I love the latter film, and one actor's role resembles that of Bruno S.

Der Bunker (caught on its UK TV showing a few days ago) is totally original; the principal performers are, as they would have to be, excellent. Odd questions briefly emerged that relate more to, perhaps, traditional 'survivalist' themed films, but they become irrelevant, as this one is out on its own.

I also will look out for the performers elsewhere, based on this. Recommended for fans of the offbeat, or those bored with Hollywood!

I had no idea what i was getting into when i watched The Bunker, but it all makes sense in the end. It's a very weird movie, and abstract. However one question about this movie is still unanswered: What was that thing on the mother's leg, the wound speaking demon?? What was that thing? Everything else works.

We got a story that is kinda slow, but it all makes sense as you go further. I enjoyed it. I saw people compare this to Dogtooth. Dogtooth had no reason to exist, this movie has a point.

SPOILER ALERT

This whole movie is a metaphor of two things. One, the parents separating from their children, the grief of that aspect, and two, that the two can change their positions. The most genius person can turn into not the most bright, and the not the most bright, can turn into someone. There's also a third metaphor and that's friendship. How the most intelligent character loves the most mentally unwell character, and wise-versa.

I have no clue where the comedy comes from this movie. Nothing here was funny. I do not think this movie was meant to be a comedy at all. Instead it's a psychological piece that pokes holes at multiple society aspects.

If you liked The One Flew Over The Cucco's Nest, and Lunacy, you might enjoy this. Frankly the two movies i just mentioned i totally love, so you might get to enjoy this as well.

Also, please do not insult this movie by comparing it to Dogtooth. Thanks.