Author Topic: Garden State Appreciation Thread (Read 1535 times)

MrAngryFace · « **on:** January 31, 2008, 01:09:53 AM »

"You gotta hear this one song. It'll change your life, I swear."

TVC15 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:12:30 AM »

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:13:24 AM »

Its a great song tho, really

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:20:52 AM »

Shins :gay

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:27:57 AM »

It's so deep

That's what he said.

TVC15 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:29:13 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 31, 2008, 01:20:52 AM

Shins :gay

Are you saying that you are gay for the shins or that the shins are gay? I dunno whether to rape you or lovefuck you.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:29:30 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 31, 2008, 01:20:52 AM

Shins :gay

Pretty much.

The film was decent though.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:29:52 AM »

I guess we'll have to find out the hard way, TVC.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:30:17 AM »

Shins rock

T234 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:32:58 AM »

You gotta stop doin this, man.

Ichirou · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:38:45 AM »

Shins rock, but Garden State was pretty bad. My uncle gave it to me as a Xmas present a coupla years ago.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:42:37 AM »

Oh sweet, it's the pop-up video version this time!

Rick Astley

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:44:24 AM »

Many of his critics though he was a front for a black singer. That's how much soul he has!

Rick Astley

Robo · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:45:04 AM »

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2008, 04:40:05 AM »

The Shins are great. I've never seen Garden State. Actually, I'd never even heard of it and still have never seen it referenced outside this forum, where it is regarded as a hipster-nerd cultural touchstone, although my hipster-nerd friends and my hipster-nerd self never seem to have got the memo.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2008, 04:44:22 AM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on January 31, 2008, 04:40:05 AM

The Shins are great. I've never seen Garden State. Actually, I'd never even heard of it and still have never seen it referenced outside this forum, where it is regarded as a hipster-nerd cultural touchstone, although my hipster-nerd friends and my hipster-nerd self never seem to have got the memo.

really? REALLY? that's somewhat shocking.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2008, 05:04:42 AM »

I dunno. I get all my film reviews from the World Socialist Web Site... I wonder if they ever reviewed Garden State?

looks like they did! the review in full:

Quote

Garden State is written, directed by and stars Zach Braff, who has a leading role in a television comedy series. A young man, Andrew Largeman (Braff), now acting on television in Los Angeles, returns home to New Jersey for his mother’s funeral. He hasn’t been home for years. He is highly medicated as the result of a childhood trauma.

There isn’t much to be said about this film. In its depiction of a rather run-down and seamy side of New Jersey, it threatens to be taken seriously. The sad state of some of Andrew’s old friends and their families arouses hopes. Enter the “love interest,” in the form of Natalie Portman—apparently directed to be quirky and endearing—and those hopes evaporate. Everything between the two leading characters is completely hopeless.

It would be better, all things considered, if Braff didn’t make another film until he finds something to say.

Eric P · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:22:11 AM »

i really didn't like garden state

i tried to watch it years ago when it showed up on one of the HD channels, and i got like 10 -15 minutes in and i just gave up

Shins · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2008, 10:15:28 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 31, 2008, 01:20:52 AM

Shins :gay

Yup.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2008, 10:37:22 AM »

The Shins >>>> EB

tiesto · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2008, 10:40:25 AM »

I think the only thing I liked about this movie was a couple of songs on the soundtrack... and Natalie Portman of course. The rest was pretty boring, and yeah like others said, without much to say.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2008, 10:51:19 AM »

The Shins make for a good Zune commercial.

Garden State stinks though. Fandango is a much better coming of age movie.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2008, 11:25:50 AM »

"The director was hired the day before shooting began."

The video's "bartender" arrived on the set "extremely hungover."

Mupepe · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2008, 11:28:22 AM »

Quote from: Phil Ken Sebben on January 31, 2008, 01:09:53 AM

(Image removed from quote.)

"You gotta hear this one song. It'll change your life, I swear."

God, it's such a terrible movie. I realize how horrible it is, but it's one of those movies that entertain me regardless.

Except for the AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH at the end. God, what fucking crap. That had to have been thrown in at the last minute which makes me wonder what other crappy ending that really had.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #24 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:46:02 PM »

The link he put up is obviously the best part of the film. It's the only reason the film is worth watching.

hyp · « **Reply #25 on:** January 31, 2008, 03:20:38 PM »

natalie portman

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5605084956510728537

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