ur favorite "wes anderson joint"

Evan · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 9:36 pm **Posts:** 1769

i just watched all of the wes anderson movies for the first time last week (except moonrise kingdom)

i cant decide if i like the life aquatic with steve zissou or darjeeling limited best

Roro · **Joined:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:54 am **Posts:** 993

i think rushmore is the only good one
although i liked the darjeeling limited, i'm not sure if maybe the characters were less terrible or he just tricked me somehow

royal tenenbaums seems to be the most popular i thought but was way too obnoxious/gimmickridden
and the life aquatic was just boring and soulless imo
a more sophisticated/skillful garden state

ScubaGoomba · **Joined:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:09 pm **Posts:** 3908

I've only seen The Royal Tennenbaums and Moonrise Kingdom, but I did enjoy both of them.

Thorsby · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:03 am

Life Aquatic, though I haven’t seen all of them.

Thorsby · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:04 am

How is that like Garden State?

Andrew · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:58 am

I think Life Aquatic is my favourite too

2X2L · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:22 pm

What in the hell is there to like about The Life Aquatic? I was literally embarrassed for everyone involved with that movie, except maybe for Bud Cort. The scene where Owen Wilson dies is so, so bad. All of the acting is terrible. Even Cate Blanchett is bad in it!

Drear Pooson · **Joined:** Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:03 am **Posts:** 26263

all wes anderson movies are bad (haven't seen fantastic mr. fox or moonrise kingdom but the trailers make them look bad)
but I would maybe watch bottlerocket again
if like
I didn't have to spend more than a minute looking for the dvd
but I think I'd have to spend more than a minute

A Bear · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:02 am

All Wes Anderson movies are good but I think my favorite is Fantastic Mr. Fox just because it's probably the least serious/depressing.

Roro · **Joined:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:54 am **Posts:** 993

Thorsby wrote:

How is that like Garden State?

i guess i thought the 3-ish main characters took themselves and their sadness/bafflement or whatever so seriously
and the movie seemed to also
but nothing/nobody else

Cheston · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 3:30 pm **Posts:** 6605

Garden State is barf.
It's possible I should give it The Mummy's spot in that five worst films thread.

No Wes Andy flick is that bad for sure.

I do think I need to give Life Aquatic another watch, because it didn't thrill me 100% the first time, and I'm a big fan of Wes's other movies and they usually grow on me.

My favorite is Rushmore.
Moonrise Kingdom seemed completely awesome after watching only once, so I look forward to watching that one again to see if it rivals Rushmore.
The only of his movies I've not seen is Darjeeling.

Unwinder · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:34 am

Bottle Rocket is my favorite one, and I also like Fantastic Mr. Fox.

I don't really have a strong opinion on any of the other ones.

Drear Pooson · **Joined:** Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:03 am **Posts:** 26263

I'm glad that wes anderson exists and has made his gay movies

Drear Pooson · **Joined:** Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:03 am **Posts:** 26263

it's like the world has pooped
and now there's a poo exposed
and we can smell it
and know to stay away from it

Drear Pooson · **Joined:** Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:03 am **Posts:** 26263

if the world hadn't pooped it would have filled up with poo until it died

kier · **Posted:** Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:47 am

I have seen hardly any but i r like Fantastic Mr Fox. I think I could watch it over and over the way kids watch movies (not tested - I've only seen it twice)

I really like the way the characters move, and the disconnected way they deliver dialogue. It is so awkward and pleasant.

A Bear · **Posted:** Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:02 pm

I was hanging out with someone who was remarking on the way "cuss" is used instead of cusses. Somehow she thought this was unfunny? that it detracted from the movie?

matt_bohr · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 3:20 pm **Posts:** 2968

Liz kind of got into his movies a bit so I recently rewatched Royal Tennenbaums and Life Aquatic, in addition to seeing Moonrise Kingdom and Darjeeling for the first time.

Over all I think I like the Life Aquatic the most because it has the most Bill Murray per capita.

I always took the slightly affected not really super-acting to be a deliberate choice and something that offers kind of a contrast to traditional acting in some ways. Sort of... intentionally bad? But done so that those moments of real emotion kind of break through a bit more profoundly. I really like Gweneth Paltrow in TRT, mostly for this reason.

zachary · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:50 pm

matt_bohr wrote:

I always took the slightly affected not really super-acting to be a deliberate choice and something that offers kind of a contrast to traditional acting in some ways. Sort of... intentionally bad? But done so that those moments of real emotion kind of break through a bit more profoundly.

That's like the primary theme of the film right there

so yes

Drear Pooson · **Joined:** Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:03 am **Posts:** 26263

but they're all like that

and also the "moments of real emotion" suck

"buh duh slitting my wrists to elliot smith"

A Bear · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:18 am

yeah that's why moonrise kingdom is so good$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Hello Again · **Joined:** Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:45 pm **Posts:** 7972

the only time a film has had what would be to me
"real emotion"
was Office Space re:
how happy it feels to just
give up on something

Hello Again · **Joined:** Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:45 pm **Posts:** 7972

everything else just seems
so distant from my experience of life

Hello Again · **Joined:** Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:45 pm **Posts:** 7972

which is mostly
*feels shitty*
"yo why am I feeling shitty?"
"oh that's why, that is dumb"
*feels wonderful*

matt_bohr · **Joined:** Wed May 27, 2009 3:20 pm **Posts:** 2968

But for the rest of the universe that would be a pretty lame movie.

grogberries · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:27 pm

Unwinder wrote:

Bottle Rocket is my favorite one

ditto

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