Be Kind Rewind is one of those movies for people who like movies. I don't know what it is about the nostalgia of old mom and pop video stores that carried VHS tapes, laser discs, and (SHOCK) Beta. When a small video store/thrift shops entire inventory of VHS tapes are erased by a magnetic Jack Black the chase is on for Mos Def to satisfy the one regular customer they have left. So they remake the films themselves with cardboard special effects and no editing at all. What amazes the pair is that suddenly everyone wants their favorite movies "sweded" by the pair.
Be Kind Rewind is a film that is just as sentimental as it is funny. The underlying plot is that the old owner of the building (played by Danny Glover) is fighting with the city to save his home. Scenes with Jack Black and Mos Def remaking King Kong (notice the irony in that) are intertwined with scenes of Glover trying vainly to find ways to streamline his business to keep the building.
As I said, Be Kind Rewind is a nostalgic journey for those of us that remember the big, bulky video tape cladden mom and pop stores where you could get flicks like I Spit On Your Grave and Crawlspace without having to actually purchase the thing off Amazon. The smell of old cardboard cases that have faded with sunlight brings back memories of 60 seconds of silence before an FBI warning and using this thing called a tracking button.
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