OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
2006 ‘OSS 117 : Le Caire, nid d'espions’ Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
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Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.
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Film 54 of "The December Project" 2012
99 minutesI heard about this from Film Junk a while back, so I decided to check it out, since I love Bond films and they said it was kind of like them but funny.
The comedy was decent, I laughed a few times, but I think some of it was lost in translation. The funniest stuff was the physical comedy that Jean Dujardin does, he was almost like a tame version of Austin Powers. It wasn't like a laugh out loud funny, it was more like a light chuckle funny, but the chuckle happened quite a few times.
The acting was actually quite good IMO, both Jean Dujardin and the leading lady…
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I do quiet enjoy these movies. This and the second one, Lost in Rio, which I watched a while ago was my first foreign movie to watch. First watching Lost in Rio, because I didn't know there was a first one, I quite enjoyed it. I enjoyed this one just as much. Making a parody of Bond through french humour. After watching the artist, which came out after this, it was still cool to watch that even back in 2006 Berenice and Jean had amazing on screen chemistry. As a racist,sexist Jean actually make Hubert likeable in a very weird way and Berenice balances him out.
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This film, at times, could have been a comedy from the 80's or a Stephen Chow film (I love both of these.) I very much enjoyed this.
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I have recently started feeling uninspired by a large number of films watched or books read. Classic case of Ennui. This film, however, reminded me again why I love cinema. Great spoof of the old OSS 117 films (as well as of the Bond films and 1960s Euro-Spy flicks in general). Jean Dujardin is comical gold. Can't wait to see the follow-up.
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Some funny bits and Dujardin is quite good. Most of it is silly and falls little flat.
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The french answer to "Austin Powers". Très funny spy flick with "The Artist" stars Bérénice Bejo and Jean Dujardin...but i guess some muslims could be offended by the movie but there nazis in it so its cool anyway.
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Very funny movie, Jean Dujardin was perfect for this part, he has such a winning smile and an ability to be stupid and dashing at the same time.
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Cairo, Nest of Spies is a loose continuation of the original OSS 117 series, which was more or less a French James Bond. Where Cairo, Nest of Spies differs, however is the approach. While the series was originally a series entry into the spy genre, Nest of Spies is more of a parody of the genre's conventions. Much like The Cabin in the Woods, it both satirizes the genre, is a love letter to the genre, and is a legitimate entry into the genre all at once. For that reason, it really works. No familiarity is needed with OSS 117 to appreciate Nest of Spies either. It's frequently hilarious, and almost none of the humor is lost in translation. We…
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This is a very enjoyable movie. Offensive but never raunchy in its humor, Michel Hazanavicius has constructed a very good spy comedy that apparently spoofs a bunch of French films I never saw. I don't think you need to, though, as Jean Dujardin playing a chauvinist pig of a secret agent is so damn fun.
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Funny, ridiculous and... funny!
Jean Dujardin shows GREAT comedic chops here, his character's personality and demeanor induces laughter by the minute. If you enjoyed his act in THE ARTIST, I can't see how you can go wrong with this one. -
A crazy take on the spy film genre, this is some of the sweetest and most contemptuous French spanking of the English (read: James Bond). Jean Dujandin is electrifying and maddening, effortlessly juggling humor, sarcasm and suavity. The dialogues and situations are hilarious, I'll really die laughing if I watch a Bond after this. Extremely entertaining!
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A fun look at spy films directed by Michael Hazanavicius and starring Jean Dujardin. Dujardin plays a French spy on an assignment in Cairo trying to find out why an old friend of his died. Dujardin plays OSS 117 as a bumbling fool who can't seem to get anything right, he's charming in this role and plays the character so well. Often very funny, I found the film to fly right by and was never boring. It's a great spoof on other spy films, especially James Bond. Looking forward to the sequel.
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I do quiet enjoy these movies. This and the second one, Lost in Rio, which I watched a while ago was my first foreign movie to watch. First watching Lost in Rio, because I didn't know there was a first one, I quite enjoyed it. I enjoyed this one just as much. Making a parody of Bond through french humour. After watching the artist, which came out after this, it was still cool to watch that even back in 2006 Berenice and Jean had amazing on screen chemistry. As a racist,sexist Jean actually make Hubert likeable in a very weird way and Berenice balances him out.
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I liked the sequel more.
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A ridiculous and wild spy spoof from Michel Hazanavicius and Jean Dujardin. OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies is hysterically funny and a fantastic piece of comedy.