Author Topic: Please tell me that nobody here thinks Wes Anderson is worth a handful of shit (Read 7170 times)

cubicle47b · « **Reply #60 on:** October 17, 2007, 04:45:46 PM »

I didn't see anyone in Royal Tenenbaums besides Henry that wasn't broken in some way and didn't think anyone qualified as cool.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #61 on:** October 17, 2007, 04:48:40 PM »

one performance alone doesn't excuse ben stiller's, gwen paltrow's, and owen wilson's stultifyingly arch performances. i felt like a dark god of quirky had risen in my screen and sneered at me for two hours. after arrested development, i can't imagine stomaching it again, period.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #62 on:** October 17, 2007, 04:52:57 PM »

i loved loved loved arrested development. it's the royal tenenbaums, though, only clever, funny, sweet, and insane rather than cloying, smarmy, arch, and self-aggrandizing. what i meant is that with arrested development around, the royal tenenbaums might as well not even exist.

Mupepe · « **Reply #63 on:** October 17, 2007, 04:53:48 PM »

prole hit the nail on the head.

arrested development is everything royal crap wanted to be.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #64 on:** October 17, 2007, 04:56:08 PM »

how many off-center shots of kohl-eyed moppetfolk moping can one movie contain? royal tenenbaums answers: all of them.

Mondain · « **Reply #65 on:** October 17, 2007, 04:57:24 PM »

Lost in Translation blew ass, it's just some set of random quirky events that occur in Tokyo and tease you, and then at the end... nothing happens

Coppola just wanted to plug Tokyo's atmosphere since she had a love affair there (I think)

Quote from: bluemax on October 17, 2007, 02:57:37 PM

People kept hyping up Rushmore for me back after it came out, so I remember downloading it and watching it and having to force myself through it. Never before have I watched a movie where no one dies that I wanted the main character to die so badly. I don't understand the hype for that movie at all.

Hell yeah, what a fucking awful hero. Loathable, minable, worthless dork who talks all the time about the random weird stuff that goes in his mind and jinxes everything he's ever associated with, I felt like breaking his neck so bad. What a piece of jewish trash.

cubicle47b · « **Reply #66 on:** October 17, 2007, 04:57:58 PM »

I hated Owen Wilson's performance but didn't mind Ben Stiller or Gweneth Paltrow. Gene Hackman gave that movie a soul and kept me entertained which is a lot more than I can say for The Life Aquatic which seems to be viewed more favorably here. I wanted to walk out of the theater during that one.

Mupepe · « **Reply #67 on:** October 17, 2007, 04:59:59 PM »

Quote from: Mondain on October 17, 2007, 04:57:24 PM

Lost in Translation blew ass, it's just some set of random quirky events that occur in Tokyo and tease you, and then at the end... nothing happens

Coppola just wanted to plug Tokyo's atmosphere since she had a love affair there (I think)

...random quirky events? it's not actually that quirky of a movie I'd say

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #68 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:01:17 PM »

I guess I like my movie reviewers to have some kind of perspective on life, and sadly, that's one of things Mondain really, really lacks.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #69 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:02:22 PM »

i liked life aquatic because it was just straight-up wacky-silly and dialed the smarm meter way down. admittedly, it got a bit heavy on the lingering wes anderson patent mood shots and droll facial reactions in the middle, but the end was crazy zany camp. it was a lot of fun if you didn't go in expecting, well, the royal tenenbaums. also: jeff goldblum in an awesome self-parody!

TVC15 · « **Reply #70 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:04:30 PM »

I like Rushmore quite a bit, but I do think the movie's reputation today overshadows its actual quality. If I watched it for the first time today, after hearing the years and years of hype, I'd probably be left a little clueless. Having seen it when it came out, I can appreciate it more easily.

Mupepe · « **Reply #71 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:05:15 PM »

jeff goldblum is a living fucking legend.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #72 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:06:42 PM »

Quote from: Mondain on October 17, 2007, 04:57:24 PM

Hell yeah, what a fucking awful hero. Loathable, minable, worthless dork who talks all the time about the random weird stuff that goes in his mind and jinxes everything he's ever associated with, I felt like breaking his neck so bad. What a piece of jewish trash.

it's "loathesome," and "able to be mined" -- wtf?!

TVC15 · « **Reply #73 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:07:40 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 17, 2007, 05:05:15 PM

jeff goldblum is a living fucking legend.

No fucking way. Go look at his filmography. Bitch is second only to like Nicholas Cage when it comes to coasting off a few big successes.

cubicle47b · « **Reply #74 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:08:01 PM »

Goldblum isn't in that much of the movie. I found the hostage situation to the beach rescue entertaining. Everything else was just bad.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #75 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:08:21 PM »

THIS IS OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY

Mandark · « **Reply #76 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:09:13 PM »

I'll cop to enjoying RT when I saw it.

The meticulously-planned quirk was pretty obvious even then, but it was only my second Wes Anderson film after Rushmore. Even if he does something better now, I don't think I could enjoy it, because it would still be coming from the same bag of tricks.

Mupepe · « **Reply #77 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:09:31 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 17, 2007, 05:07:40 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on October 17, 2007, 05:05:15 PM
jeff goldblum is a living fucking legend.

No fucking way. Go look at his filmography. Bitch is second only to like Nicholas Cage when it comes to coasting off a few big successes.

Take your sarcasm meter in to be serviced please.

That guy is the definition of a one-note actor.

TVC15 · « **Reply #78 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:11:57 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 17, 2007, 05:09:31 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 17, 2007, 05:07:40 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on October 17, 2007, 05:05:15 PM
jeff goldblum is a living fucking legend.

No fucking way. Go look at his filmography. Bitch is second only to like Nicholas Cage when it comes to coasting off a few big successes.
Take your sarcasm meter in to be serviced please.

That guy is the definition of a one-note actor.

How bout we service it by letting me caligula you with it

Caligula is waaaaaaaaaay more entertaining than anything Wes Anderson has done. Like, no joke, legitimately.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #79 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:16:14 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on October 17, 2007, 05:10:28 PM

That's Mondain dropping some French prole.

ah; makes sense, then. actually, i'd prefer he inserted correct french modifiers instead of such painful neologisms as "rivalize" and "sarcastical"

Mupepe · « **Reply #80 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:16:54 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 17, 2007, 05:11:57 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on October 17, 2007, 05:09:31 PM
Quote from: TVC 15 on October 17, 2007, 05:07:40 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on October 17, 2007, 05:05:15 PM
jeff goldblum is a living fucking legend.

No fucking way. Go look at his filmography. Bitch is second only to like Nicholas Cage when it comes to coasting off a few big successes.
Take your sarcasm meter in to be serviced please.

That guy is the definition of a one-note actor.

How bout we service it by letting me caligula you with it

Caligula is waaaaaaaaaay more entertaining than anything Wes Anderson has done. Like, no joke, legitimately.

hell yeah baby

We can watch Zoo together too, k?

Mondain · « **Reply #81 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:17:55 PM »

urgh, I only browse and post on these boards when I'm dead tired, so gimme a break, I have not made such a silly mistake in a while

TVC15 · « **Reply #82 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:18:47 PM »

Zoo was pretty awesome.

Mupepe · « **Reply #83 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:24:08 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 17, 2007, 05:18:47 PM

Zoo was pretty awesome.

for real real.

I made my brother watch it after I did. Hilary Swank is great in the movie too.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #84 on:** October 17, 2007, 05:41:42 PM »

Yeah I'd say the first post is spot on.

Anderson does some incredible things with his sets, and I'll keep watching his films for that reason. He is certainly one note though, and he's not a storyteller. His stories are just ornaments for his aesthetic.

Lost in Translation really did nothing for me.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #85 on:** October 17, 2007, 08:24:11 PM »

Wes Anderson is awesome, and I love his movies. All of them, for the record. I think you guys just hate him because his films are over hyped around you. Honestly, when I got into watching Wes Anderson films, a max of one, maybe two people had seen them before. I guess that's the benefit of living in Kentucky - less hype about quirky movies because people around here are just used to eating mainstream shit like Kickin It Old School (which played on two screens in my hometown and probably made all of it's money in KY).

But yeah, Sofia Coppola sucks. Outside of Lost in Translation, I can't fucking stand her movies, especially Virgin Suicides. Fuck Sofia Coppola. She should stop making movies immediately.

Ichirou · « **Reply #86 on:** October 17, 2007, 09:49:58 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 17, 2007, 05:04:30 PM

I like Rushmore quite a bit, but I do think the movie's reputation today overshadows its actual quality. If I watched it for the first time today, after hearing the years and years of hype, I'd probably be left a little clueless. Having seen it when it came out, I can appreciate it more easily.

Rushmore is the Wes Anderson movie I most dislike.

My sister's a big fan of Anderson...I watch the movies with her, usually (I don't own any of them on DVD). I thought Royal Tenenbaums was a lot of fun, in a bizarre sort of way.

As I said, I agree with TVC's assessment on Anderson's talents - so far he's a one note director. That said, he plays that note pretty well.

Mupepe · « **Reply #87 on:** October 17, 2007, 09:56:58 PM »

If your sister is a big fan, so am I.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #88 on:** October 17, 2007, 10:33:00 PM »

I think it helps I saw Rushmore in theaters before hype built up. I was a big fan of Bottle Rocket

BobbyRobby · « **Reply #89 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:04:34 PM »

I like how one person blasts a director, and everyone has to rush in and validate their personal taste.

Ichirou · « **Reply #90 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:05:58 PM »

Quote from: BobbyRobby on October 17, 2007, 11:04:34 PM

I like how one person blasts a director, and everyone has to rush in and validate their personal taste.

Yes.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #91 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:14:07 PM »

Wes Anderson is 38 years old, single, and was born in Houston Texas.

BobbyRobby · « **Reply #92 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:15:15 PM »

I know, but it kind of seems insecure. He's using hyperbole to get a rise, why respond civilly, or respond at all?

Gay Boy · « **Reply #93 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:15:56 PM »

Fact: Martin Scorsese is a big fan of his movies, even choosing him as "The Next Martin Scorsese" in an Esquire magazine article.

BobbyRobby · « **Reply #94 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:23:00 PM »

Sure it's the internet, which is why I don't get why people are concerned with differentiating themselves as casual Wes anderson fans as opposed to hardcore fans. Does it really matter? Judging by what I've read, TVC seems to have good taste, but he's not infallible.

Mandark · « **Reply #95 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:41:15 PM »

"This having opinions on the internet thing is usually fine and dandy, but sometimes I'm in the minority, and the other people are just being so *strident* about it!"

TVC15 · « **Reply #96 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:49:05 PM »

Not infallible? What the fuck? I am basically the pope of evilbore.

BobbyRobby · « **Reply #97 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:53:38 PM »

I have no problem with differing opinions. It just seems like the forum cares too much what TVC, and the collective opinion of the board thinks. Even when he maliciously makes fun of something people like, they will still attempt to meet him in the middle and try to agree with him.

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Not infallible? What the fuck? I am basically the pope of evilbore

exactly

TVC15 · « **Reply #98 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:56:33 PM »

I see no problem in trying to justify liking things you know are terrible. It is a sign of healthy guilt. Even I display this tendency when discussing things like Uwe Boll or my habit of drunkenly spending hundreds of dollars on Duran Duran songs.

Mandark · « **Reply #99 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:01:12 AM »

Quote from: BobbyRobby on October 17, 2007, 11:53:38 PM

I have no problem with differing opinions.

Course ya do. Nobody gripes about how the opinions of the group are just the result of some bogus social dynamic unless they don't like the opinions. But that's boring and meta and I don't want to contribute further to the derailment.

What do people think of the Anderson-alikes? I thought Napoleon Dynamite was boring, Little Miss Sunshine was awesome, and haven't seen Rocket Science.

TVC15 · « **Reply #100 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:03:14 AM »

Little Miss Sunshine was pretty great. Napoleon Dynamite was good stuff the first time, but not of a quality that justifies how much the thing took off. I don't even know what Rocket Science is.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #101 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:03:45 AM »

VOTE FOR PEDRO

Mandark · « **Reply #102 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:20:12 AM »

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It's the debate-club take.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #103 on:** October 18, 2007, 12:22:58 AM »

Napoleon Dynamite FAILS.

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Author Topic: Please tell me that nobody here thinks Wes Anderson is worth a handful of shit (Read 7170 times)