Review of The Five Obstructions (2003) by Ian Y — 15 Sep 2008

Genial, sÃ³lo eso! Disfrutable divertida filosÃ³fica que lujos se da von Trier y que egÃ³latras tan adorables!

This review of The Five Obstructions (2003) was written by Ian Y on 15 Sep 2008.

The Five Obstructions has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Five Obstructions

Review of The Five Obstructions (2003)

By Guido A (24) on 03 Apr 2009

Strong, nice, clever, challenging. What an absurd challenge. Enjoyable film. Must see…

Read Review

Review of The Five Obstructions (2003)

By Will H (458) on 05 Mar 2011

Heady film concepts aside, this is worth watching just for the back-and-forth between these two greats…

Read Review

Review of The Five Obstructions (2003)

By David C (2,598) on 22 Mar 2010

This film made me want to do several things, and unusually for a Lars von Trier film, they didn't involve violence directed at the mad Dane…

Read Review

Review of The Five Obstructions (2003)

By Simon D (1,648) on 17 Oct 2011

Lars von Trier may be brilliant, but he's so full of himself and a bit of an asshole…

Read Review

Review of The Five Obstructions (2003)

By Abaris D (1) on 08 Jan 2010

The best of all times... Genial... Critics of modern society; philospohy with cinema... A revolution in film making…

Read Review

Review of The Five Obstructions (2003)

By Bass 9 (254) on 10 Feb 2013

Conflicts, conflicts, and more conflicts…

Read Review

Review of The Five Obstructions (2003)

By Nick R (843) on 14 Jan 2012

A fantastic meditation in filmmaking. Madman Von Trier pushes his friend and mentor, JÃ¸rgen Leth, to remake The Perfect Human five times…

Read Review

Review of The Five Obstructions (2003)

By Leighton T (328) on 17 May 2010

First they deconstruct the film, then they deconstruct the filmmaker. Fascinating and surprisingly touching…

Read Review

Review of The Five Obstructions (2003)

By Jingbo W (177) on 26 Apr 2011

Interesting, unique documentary which can make one appreciate von Trier's Dogme 95 movement…

Read Review

Review of The Five Obstructions (2003)

By Jared S (820) on 05 Sep 2011

A great study for a personally devised home film school. I think Von Trier pulls the most brilliant turn with his obstruction…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

More Reviews by Ian Y

Review of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

By Ian Y (179) on 31 Aug 2018

What really killed this movie was the casting of Han Solo…

Read Review

Review of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

By Ian Y (179) on 18 Mar 2013

There was a barber and his wife, and she was beautiful. A foolish barber and his wife…

Read Review

Review of Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

By Ian Y (179) on 17 Mar 2013

I fell off the sofa laughing at end. Even though you know it's coming, you just don't know how wrong it's going to get. It's that funny…

Read Review

Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

By Ian Y (179) on 26 Dec 2017

Love, love, love this film. The grittiness of a war movie with the magic of Star Wars, Rogue One is a beautiful blend that just plain works…

Read Review

Review of Hard Candy (2005)

By Ian Y (179) on 26 Dec 2017

A grossly disturbing film that seemed more like a lesson in retribution than revelation…

Read Review

Review of Get Out (2017)

By Ian Y (179) on 26 Dec 2017

I hate (read: HATE) horror films, so I was terrified to even touch this film with a finger, but my friends urged me to give it a chance…

Read Review

Review of Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

By Ian Y (179) on 18 Mar 2013

The post-modern take on this classic children's book makes for a much chillier moviegoing experience than many may like…

Read Review

Review of Baby Driver (2017)

By Ian Y (179) on 26 Dec 2017

Never before have I experienced a film that placed such emphasis on audial narration…

Read Review

Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

By Ian Y (179) on 26 Dec 2017

While banking heavily on nostalgia, The Force Awakens is nonetheless a fun ride with an incredibly charming cast of characters, both new and…

Read Review

Review of This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

By Ian Y (179) on 13 Oct 2014

This is a fine family drama/comedy not astounding, won't give a sense of spread wings or amazing revelations, but it is consistent and enjoyable…

Read Review

More Reviews by Ian Y

Popular Movies Right Now

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Five Obstructions

2003

75%202 Reviews

Leprechaun in the Hood

2000

39%217 Reviews

Brooklyn

2015

80%1,029 Reviews

Eight Legged Freaks

2002

55%638 Reviews

Tootsie

1982

78%637 Reviews

Being Evel

2015

73%39 Reviews

Clouds of Sils Maria

2014

69%326 Reviews

Pandora's Promise

2013

69%59 Reviews

Flash of Genius

2008

64%643 Reviews

Game Night

2018

70%890 Reviews