Worst movie I have ever seen.

I'm sure you already know this, but... you're probably not going to attract a lot of sympathetic responses to a post like that, since hey, these boards are usually reserved for people who slavishly worship the film or TV show in question. IOW, haters have to go elsewhere to vent their differences of opinion.

But I have to agree with you: I found this movie quickly got to be repetitive, and one-dimensional, like, okay, we GET IT that Mr. Hulot is clumsy, socially challenged and cluelessly inept in his interactions with people, but the cuteness of his quirkiness quickly wears off... I guess I was hoping for more of a plot or storyline to round out his adventures at the seaside resort. But in that regard the movie just didn't deliver.

I do appreciate, though, that the movie helped spawn other quirky characters in film and TV history, Mr. Bean being the most obvious example. I like to think that the comic social ineptness of people like Maxwell Smart and Adrian Monk was at least a little inspired by Mr. Hulot. So in that regard I give Mr. Hulot some deserving credit.




"A little old lady got mutilated late last night… Werewolves of London again."

I think you lost your sanity a long time ago. I could try to tell you that for whatever reason, I consider this to be the 4th best movie of all time, but the reasons may be wasted on you. You noticed the artsy stuff, but you didn't realise you were watching some of the most inginius filmmaking of all time. The cinematography, the score, the extra coreography, the fact that several gags played out, the portrayal of the people, and, I go so far as to say, the screenplay. Yes the nonexistant screenplay that establishes the characters so perfectly. Did you even notice the beauty of the luck of M. Hulot. So, what did you think of the hitchcock?

black and white movies were better

You're not making too many points in your post that couldn't have been got across with a simple "I didn't like it."

You should at the very least try to put your feelings to words here.
Otherwise you are just sort of trying to... "vote" against the movie a second time on the forums. (this is assuming that you gave it a 1 on the IMDB scale already.)

There were many things I didn't like when I was very young. Some I still do not like. But many I revisited many years later, with much more life experience under my belt, and rediscovered them.

Yes, a casual or even a forced viewing may prompt you to think that this film is just plain silly, old-fashioned slapstick and sight gags. It actually is. But Tati has actually quite skillfully crafted it to feature other dimensions.

Watch it again when you're 40.

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I haven't seen this film, but it's playing at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, so I came here to check out the buzz. I saw "Mon Oncle" as a 22-year-old and had a similar insanity-inducing experience due to boredom.

I like film. I enjoy all sorts of flicks: old, new, fast, slow, genius, guilty pleasures, etc. But like you, I just didn't get "Mon Oncle." So I'm wary about "Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot."

I just wanted to say that I like the way you write. This is the most enjoyable post I've read on IMDb. Let's be friends.

Merci.

I agree with a lot of what the OP said. Unlike those who just think she wanted to bash the movie, personally I sense a lot of discomfort in the post that I really empathize with.

I wouldn't go so far as to say it's the worst movie ever, but I definitely did not like it at all and felt it was terribly dull. And yet, it bothers me that I would feel this way! Why? Because I have seen a LOT of French movies and as a rule, I love European filmmaking. I also have no problem at all enjoying what some call "artsy" masterpieces. For instance, I love "Mon Oncle", also by Tati. I even like really "strange" movies such as "L'année dernière à Marienbad". So why was I so bored by "Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot"?

There were only very few gags that made me smile (none made me laugh), such as the take-the-suitcases-and-out-the-back-door, the paddle-in-a-canoe-and-get-stuck-as-it-clamps-together and the fall-in-the-water-after-stepping-on-a-tightening-rope scenes. But mainly, I was bored. I couldn't empathize with any of the characters, least of all with Hulot himself. Maybe the lack of a continuous story had a lot to do with it, I expected something more than just vignettes of "what I did during my vacation last summer".

I would love to hear back from somebody who likes this movie. What is it that I am not "getting"? How come I love "Mon Oncle" (I rated it an 8) but hate "Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot? (I rated it a 4 only because I appreciate Tati's trademark perfect cinematography) I want to watch this again, but try to "set my expectations" properly first.

Please try to convince me that this is indeed an excellent movie and that I will enjoy it! ;-)

Thank you!

You didn't actually justify anything. Instead you simply listed a load of cliched 'jokes' that people spout off when they don't like a film.

Care to tell us WHY you didn't like it? You know, fulfil that promise of justification?