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Mastidon Checks Into THE HOTEL CHEVALIER And Joins THE DARJEELING LIMITED!!

When do we get a Streets of Fire talkback? by Jakes Nel	Sep 6th, 2007 08:02:06 AM
Best. Film. Ever.
Natalie Portman!! by BetaRayBill07	Sep 6th, 2007 08:02:14 AM
Um.....you ready to dump that pussy boy Anakin yet?? Mmmmmm.....Natalie.....
Love Wes Anderson, by the way. by Jakes Nel	Sep 6th, 2007 08:04:59 AM
The Royal Tenenbaums is one of my all-time personal favourites.
Owen needs a hug!! by BetaRayBill07	Sep 6th, 2007 08:06:39 AM
Does it seem strange that Luke so conveniently was the one that found him? I don't know....conspiracy theory, baby!!
Talk more about Padme's nude scene please. by Trazadone	Sep 6th, 2007 08:11:45 AM
Please.
"the movie had me laughing out loud more than once" by mrgreentheplant	Sep 6th, 2007 08:20:38 AM
is that really high praise? how did the rest of the audience react? anderson's first three films had people laughing much more than this, and i hope its a return to form.
Jason Schwartzman... by Nucking Futs	Sep 6th, 2007 08:34:21 AM
is one hairy bastard
My favorite film of his is "The Royal Tenenbaums" by kikuchiyoboy	Sep 6th, 2007 08:43:48 AM
It was nice little big film. It's the perfect Christams kind of film. It's a world unto it's own yet not completely disconnected. Just great overall fable with a lot of heart. More and more I'm starting to watch Life Aquatic. You feel as if you're steeping into the back of Andersons brain. I'd love to see that film in HD. Even though his stories usually involve that same family dynamic each one has it's own flavor. The idea that each family member can be completely different from each other is much like his films. All made from the same father just cut a little different. Anderson rules. And I need to order a Zissou speedo and a cap.
so good i read it twice by thinboyslim.	Sep 6th, 2007 09:09:58 AM
oh no wait, it was posted twice. grade A.
Deja Vu? by scrivener	Sep 6th, 2007 09:11:09 AM
Yup, it must be the lack of sleep... you posted the review twice. oops.
Wes Anderson films suck. by scrivener	Sep 6th, 2007 09:13:25 AM
I've seen just about everything he's done, and I know people who positively LOVE his films... but I just don't get it. They're not funny. They're not entertaining. They're not particularly interesting. Nah, I'll wait for this to hit Netflix, where there's no risk of wasting money on another lousy Wes Anderson movie.
ON CUE by ErnieAnderson	Sep 6th, 2007 09:24:38 AM
He's not getting into line, he's following a direction. Stop using spellcheck and learn English. Good Lord the writing here is getting lazier and lazier.
I haven't watched Life Aquatic... by Robots In Das Guys	Sep 6th, 2007 09:34:49 AM
Is it really good? I thought the trailer looked interesting when it was coming out.
I love Rusmore!!!! by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Sep 6th, 2007 09:51:24 AM
"These are O.R. scrubs" - "Oh, Are they?" Funny as fuck in context.
Anyone read the good news?? by BetaRayBill07	Sep 6th, 2007 09:58:55 AM
Jenna Fischer is available. Finally. My shoulder is available to cry on.
This review gave me deja vu by El Scorcho	Sep 6th, 2007 10:03:14 AM
And I don't mean Denzel Washington.
This review gave me deja vu by El Scorcho	Sep 6th, 2007 10:03:37 AM
And I don't mean Denzel Washington.
Scriveners opinion of Wes Anderson suck. by future help	Sep 6th, 2007 10:21:21 AM
and yes, Life Aquatic rocks my world.
Good ol' Wes by ye olde shiza	Sep 6th, 2007 10:45:52 AM
I think I finally understand the dynamics of this thing. Owen Wilson wrote Bottle Rocket, Rushmore and Royal Tennenbaums with Anderson. Baumbach wrote Life Aquatic with him, which might explain its ethereal otherworldliness. I don't even know what the fuck "ethereal otherworldliness" means! Nonetheless, I didn't like Life Aquatic as much as I did Rushmore and Royal, and I think it's because it lacked Wilson's comedic touch, which is a little more over the top. Now I know why. Darjeeling was written with Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzmann. And then his new Fantastic Mr. Fox animated movie is written again with Baumbach. Goddamnit Wes. When are you going to write your own movie?
Life Aquatic takes getting used to by damagedinc	Sep 6th, 2007 12:12:25 PM
I thought it was alright-to-pretty-good when I first saw it. Now, it's one of my favorite films.
Life Aquatic is like Big Lebowski...it just gets better by future help	Sep 6th, 2007 12:38:58 PM
and better.
"scrivener" wouldn't know a decent flick... by slone13	Sep 6th, 2007 12:43:52 PM
...if it climbed onto his head and took a shit. I'm not sucking Anderson's cock, mind you, but one ends up sounding like a 5th grader when the best the best way they can convey their opinions is via the word "sucked". There's so many much more descriptive verbs out there to choose from. Go back to grammar school and learn a few.
question about Chevalier by DarthCorleone	Sep 6th, 2007 01:02:16 PM
Will it be attached to all prints of Darjeeling when it's released wide?
Loved Bottle Rocket & Tenebaums. by Redfive!	Sep 6th, 2007 01:22:33 PM
Rushmore and Aquatic were ok but im still not sure about this. I will go check it out though,I dig everything Bill Murray.
another pretentious pile? by SteveG344	Sep 6th, 2007 02:05:25 PM
I liked Royal Tenenbaums just fine, but Life Aquatic and Rushmore are in my opinion quirky for quirkys sake. His films tend to be chocked full of overt pretentiousness.
SteveG by ye olde shiza	Sep 6th, 2007 03:15:17 PM
It's funny, but I found Tenenbaums to be more "quirky" than Rushmore, and also less genuine emotionally. But to each his own ... Overall ... I was able to relate to Rushmore the most. I think it's a film that people should view after reading Catcher in the Rye. It's like today's version of disaffected youth. That, and I think the soundtrack is the best of Anderson's films. That's a highly subjective idea, of course.
Mastidon by Thunderbolt Ross	Sep 6th, 2007 07:13:50 PM
I wish Mastidon would change the spelling of his name. It bugs the hell out of me every time I see it.
Here's why I don't like Wes Anderson movies... by CountryBoy	Sep 6th, 2007 07:36:59 PM
They always feel hyper-artificial to me, and their plots come across as simultaneously dense and empty. I mean a lot happens in them, and yet I'm always kind of waiting for something to engage me. Part of the problem is I don't CARE what's going to happen, because the aforementioned artificiality keeps me from identifying with the characters. His movies all seem like feature-length skits, heavy on set decoration and weird costumes and quirky music, but short on real human emotion. They have their moments; I actually got choked up during Gene Hackman's final scene in TENENBAUMS... but most of that movie was boring to me. I'm not saying Anderson fans are crazy or idiots; I just really don't like his style, his characters don't engage me, and the events that happen are not very interesting. I'll certainly see DARJEELING; maybe it will convert me. But I doubt it.
Oh, and I too wish Mastidon would change his name. by CountryBoy	Sep 6th, 2007 07:39:21 PM
Unless he's not referring to the prehistoric pachyderm "mastodon," but to something else...
CountryBoy by mastidon	Sep 7th, 2007 05:29:17 AM
I'm not referring to mastodon but something else. Been my handle for 25 years and have no intention of changing it.

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