The Tin Drum

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Juris O @Juris100 Aug 24 An excellent film adaptation of the novel. See more Wayne K @WayneKelso Jul 18 While it’s often grating and obnoxious, The Tin Drum, a.k.a., The Most Annoying Child In The World, is a darkly funny coming of age story about a boy living through the rise and fall of Naziism. The lead and his loud, in your face antics are often enough to make you want to switch the film off, but he’s not without his charming moments. He’s essentially a child trying to avoid the pitfalls of the adult world, as we all tried to do when we were that age. There’s a number of very contrived moments that feel thrown in to facilitate the plot, the funniest of which being a character who gets killed because their survival instinct is overridden by their need for coffee, and I’m not even joking. It also isn’t sure where to end, and so, a la Return Of The King, we get about 5 moments where you think its going to finish but it keeps on going. It’s weird, but the good kind of weird, and while I cant see myself watching it again, I’m happy I got to see it this one time. See more alan g @agenser 01/16/2025 Another horrible foreign film the critics liked because they didn't understand. Several hours of incessant screaming and banging a drum. Very disturbing. See more Russ G @RT78760655 10/16/2024 Another lousy foreign film, an hour too long to boot. See more Raymond S @RT96793064 03/30/2024 I can't find nothing to pick on, this is one of the best movies I've ever seen. See more helder f @uniquecliches 03/09/2024 Oskar is the family's secret who no one hides, the little devil who no one punishes or reprimands. The journey of Oskar is eventful and he is sort of responsible for a great number of misfortunate events that happened to others. There's something very infantile about he feels responsible -egocentric- but also something very objective where intentional or unintentionally his actions are detrimental for others . Meanwhile an entire set of events from pre war to post wwII unfolds. The movie is eventful and there's little to no pause in the constant beat of the story, often accompanied by Oskar's drumming. It's impossible to forget Oskar and several of the other characters who are well developed. At the same time, the movie isn't perhaps always very captivating and there is only so much one can absorb of this long story of Oskar. See more Read all reviews

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