Diagonaldi Very well executed

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Alice Wakefield I'll concentrate on the two scenes I really liked: A street vendor wrapping babies in newspaper and selling them to a queue of women, and the first time Mr Zlabek is shown looking at Alzbetka.Very early in the movie, a beautiful Božena Horáková and a line of other very pregnant ladies are sitting in what later transpires to be a gynecologist's's waiting room. Božena's husband, Karel Horák, looks out the window and sees a street vendor fishing babies out of a tub of water, wrapping them in newspaper, weighing them and selling them to a waiting queue of housewives. Karel goes downstairs and joins the queue, looks up and sees himself watching him out the window. Karel rejoins his body in the waiting room and Božena emerges from the doctor's room, tearful and no longer pregnant. Thus we learn that Božena is not actually pregnant at all, although the Horáks both wish she was. This scene is a fantastic introduction to the style and content of *Little Otik*. This is the first time we see stop-motion photography in the movie, and it occurs to me that it's a practical way to film babies, as well.Not long after wards, the pre-pubescent Alzbetka meets the old man Mr Zlabek on the stairs. While he is putting her glasses on to get a better look at her, she pulls her school tunic down over her knees to avoid the male gaze that every woman is familiar with. As he ogles her, Mr Zlabek's fly unbuttons to reveal the logical extension of his gaze. Alzbetka's mother comes out onto the stairs to help Mr Zlabek, who instantly turns into a helpless old man again. When Alzbetka claims that Mr Zlabek wanted to paw her again, the mother can't, or doesn't want to, see it.Alzbetka is the only one in this movie who has any idea what's going on. How many among us don't remember the feeling of not being believed just because we were children, even though we were right? (How many mothers have turned a blind eye to the way men look at their daughters, because they depend on the man or they want to avoid confrontation?)Once Otik came along, I kept watching, but Otik kind of swamped everything. I continued to be interested in things like Alzbetka's motivation for looking after Otik (she had always wanted her parents or at least the Horáks to have a baby); the potential uses Alzbetka might make of a box of matches; Alzbetka's mother's unappetizing lunches and the dramatic tension in a patch of fattening cabbages.

doktorf What can I say? I laughed as I cringed. Svankmajer again delivers wit seasoned with alarming imagery, or is it the other way round? While all of the acting was superb, I must single out Miss Adamcová for special notice for her subtlety and humor.Little Otik himself was a remarkable vision, the stop motion animation lending a sense that he existed outside of ordinary space and time.To my fellow Americans: yes, this is a "foreign" film, an "arty" film, but do not be put off from seeing it because of that! This is an amazingly funny film that will evoke squirms as well. Actually, of the films of Svankmajer's that I have been privileged to see, this one is the most mainstream in general feeling.

aldekijn I will have to say, The Czech have it down when it comes to a great movie. This movie was excellently absurd, and that is what I look for in a movie. I loved it. I would love to see it again sometime! I recommend it to anyone who is looking for children, sarcasm, perversion and murder ALL in the same film! The little Otik was a phenomenal creature! They made it look so cheesy yet so believable that I must say that I wanted one. This movie is a must have for all homes. Collectors, Abusurdists, or just people who want a good laugh or a good, "what was that?!" moment. Otesánek was a great film, I believe the genres of comedy and fantasy suit the film very well. A must see.If you like what I stated above, and you like the terms, take this movie for a spin! It drove me crazy happy!

EVOL666 LITTLE OTIK is a strange film that will probably be of some interest to those that dig dark-humor, horror, or both. Not a "great" film (though I believe it had the potential to be...), and definitely a little long as it tends to drag quite a bit after the half-way point or so - but I'd still recommend it as a "one-time watch"...The story is based on a fairy-tale (that I remember here in the States as being called THE FAT CAT, and involved the same basic story line, except it featured a cat as opposed to a wooden baby...) that comes horribly to life. A couple are incapable of conceiving, which makes the wife all the more obsessive about children. The husband carves a (very strange looking) "baby" out of a tree-root - and in response to the "loving" (and completely insane) care of the "mother" - one day the thing comes to life. Unfortunately, baby likes to eat and is not real discriminatory in his feeding habits, eating anything from cats to humans. Obviously this is going to cause some problems for the family. Meanwhile, a little girl who lives in the same apartment complex is the only one who seems to get what's going on, and eventually tries to "befriend" little Otik...If you're looking for a splatter-film, this isn't it. The "horror" elements are mainly implied, except for a few short scenes that won't be considered very graphic to any "seasoned" horror-fan. I also felt the ending seemed rather abrupt for as long as the film seemed to be. There was also a pedophilac undertone running throughout the film (involving the little girl and a dirty-old-man who lives in the same building) that some may find disturbing, but the scenes are handled in a funny way, and aren't very lewd. Definitely an "interesting" film to say the least - but flaws in the pacing and ending drop it a few notches in my book. Worth checking out...7/10