Eating Raoul

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Tasty!, 2008-10-15
Paul and Mary Bland are a quiet couple who stumble upon a plan to get rich quick: They place a dominatrix ad in the paper to lure rich perverts to their apartment and then bop them on the head - hard - and steal their money. A petty crook named Raoul discovers their scam and wants in: He'll take the bodies, sell them to a dog food factory, and split the profit with them. Everything is going fine until Raoul decides he wants more than the bodies - he wants Mary. br / br /This famous cult classic was made in 1982 on a shoestring budget; the sound is tinny, the sets are cheap, and all the actors, while experienced, act like amateurs. Director/Writer/Star Paul Bartel satirizes murder and sexual perversion and does it all with straight faces and matter-of-fact dialogue; Paul and Mary express neither shock nor shame at their new business venture. As the plot snowballs from the first accidental killing to 20 in one night, it gets wacky fast. br / br /"Raoul" is not for everyone, but if you like over-the-top black comedy that goes way beyond the boundaries of good taste, you'll enjoy it.

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Entertaining, screwball dark comedy, 2008-09-22
A straight laced couple, surrounded by debauched swingers, dream of opening a restaurant. After a number of setbacks, they hit on a sinister and amusing way of raising cash. br / br /This is a very off the wall movie, and it's well worth seeing.

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Get Over Yourselves Pompous Ones, 2007-11-28
What a bunch of pompous a*****. Get over yourselves and enjoy the movie. It was never meant to be a cinema classic. It's just good adult fun. I liked it in both formats. Aaah to be 22 again!

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My type of comedy, 2007-07-15
This is the best of Paul Bartel. I have worn out a VHS tape watching it.

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Bad transfer - everyone's short fat, 2007-02-02
Several others have mentioned this. It's true, and it is very noticeable and takes away from the pleasure of watching. The movie is weird, quirky fun, although not for all tastes to be sure. But the short, squat figures just don't look right. And you can't fix it at home. They'd have to re-release it, fat chance with the tiny audience for specialty films. Arrggh. br / br /I kept it anyway, better than nothing. But the shortened, fattened appearance of the actors is a real pain.