The Wes Anderson Appreciation thread [Archive]

anonymous

03-30-2008, 12:29 PM

Possibly one of the best writers/directors out there and yet the Academy always seems to turn the other cheek.

flipp jackson

03-30-2008, 12:30 PM

Possibly one of the best writers/directors out there and yet the Academy always seems to turn the other cheek.
the only one that i didn't like very much was the darjeeling limited

eom

03-30-2008, 12:30 PM

just because this is a new board doesn't mean that we have to remake every thread from the old ones.

thewarning

03-30-2008, 01:47 PM

Look: in honor of the new board I am not expressing my opinion on this matter.

Serpent Boy

03-30-2008, 02:30 PM

What is your opinion, TheWarning? I'm interested.

smile

03-30-2008, 02:34 PM

adore zissou, have yet to see darjeeling.

anonymous

03-30-2008, 02:36 PM

just because this is a new board doesn't mean that we have to remake every thread from the old ones.

The only reason i started it cuz I just bought Bottle Rocket and finished watching it.

KissHumpStabKill

03-30-2008, 02:38 PM

I couldn't even finish Bottle Rocket. Yet, I've seen all of Van Sant's Gerry. So take that to mean what you will.

oh.

03-30-2008, 02:39 PM

"turn the other cheek" makes absolutely no sense in this context.

Veva

03-30-2008, 02:41 PM

the only one that i didn't like very much was the darjeeling limited

it was good until they left train, after that it became blah...

anonymous

03-30-2008, 02:48 PM

I couldn't even finish Bottle Rocket. Yet, I've seen all of Van Sant's Gerry. So take that to mean what you will.

Are you fucking kidding me? Gerry was the worst piece of shit.

flipp jackson

03-30-2008, 03:31 PM

it was good until they left train, after that it became blah...
i'll agree with this

Francis Wolcott

03-30-2008, 04:37 PM

I probably enjoy his movies more than I should.

mwarkentin

03-31-2008, 06:11 AM

Watched the royal tenenbaums last night. Good flick.

ballsniffer

03-31-2008, 06:30 AM

quirky does not automatically = genius

yeah i love his movies, but i don't think they're anything super special (except tennenbaums, b/c that movie is pure genius)

it's just like juno... i don't think that movie was at all oscar worthy, yet there it was. just a quirky movie that for whatever reason people feel the need to swoon over.

JayCal

03-31-2008, 06:40 AM

Bottle Rocket was the first one I saw, and I loved it. It does drag a bit, but it was originally a short film so I guess that's to be expected. Dignan is one of my favorite movie characters of all time.

alongoria

03-31-2008, 06:48 AM

Anybody know when the criterion of Bottle Rocket is coming out?

Also wikipedia states a criterion of Darjeeling is coming out in the fall.

tntchim

03-31-2008, 06:52 AM

Give Bottle Rocket another try, Hump. Good stuff.

flipp jackson

03-31-2008, 07:16 AM

Anybody know when the criterion of Bottle Rocket is coming out?

Also wikipedia states a criterion of Darjeeling is coming out in the fall.
christ why does criterion need to put out every one of his movies.

Gordon Bombay

03-31-2008, 07:19 AM

I love Life Aquatic the most. I very much enjoy all his other films. Still not sure about Darjeeling. The cinematography and color schemes are fantastic but the story is a little blah.

JayCal

03-31-2008, 07:22 AM

My best to worst:

Rushmore
Tenenbaums
Bottle Rocket
Life Aquatic
Darjeeling

flipp jackson

03-31-2008, 07:45 AM

tenebaums
life aquatic
rushmore
bottle rocket
darjeeling

Tom

03-31-2008, 07:53 AM

my favorite 15 seconds of darjeeling (http://www.mediafire.com/?ttubgzgbezw)

pepeeltoro

03-31-2008, 08:22 AM

Life Aquatic has a very good soundtrack

Smelly Mustafa

03-31-2008, 09:43 AM

I really don't like this guy, but for some reason I adored Darjeeling Limited. Wild!

dalton

03-31-2008, 09:51 AM

cinematography is always nice. YEOMAN!

JayCal

06-01-2009, 12:18 PM

rad deleted scene from darjeeling

http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z216/rockford74/?action=view&current=IndianStyle.flv

jar

06-01-2009, 12:25 PM

Life Aquatic is my favourite Anderson film, and one of my top 10 in general.

all his other movies are quality too. might as well do my order...

Life Aquatic
Rushmore
Bottle Rocket
The Darjeeling Limited
The Royal Tenenbaums

JayCal

06-01-2009, 12:37 PM

jarofsap, holy hell, c'mon now

WhoWantsPie

06-01-2009, 12:39 PM

Really like Bottle Rocket and Rushmore, like The Royal Tenenbaums, think everything else is pretty crappy. Upper class ennui overdose.

JayCal

06-01-2009, 12:43 PM

My best to worst:

Rushmore
Tenenbaums
Bottle Rocket
Life Aquatic
Darjeeling

Really like Bottle Rocket and Rushmore, like The Royal Tenenbaums, think everything else is pretty crappy. Upper class ennui overdose.

yep. only reason bottle rocket falls to #3 is because the transition from short film to full length seems to have made the middle a bit draggy.

jar

06-01-2009, 12:46 PM

jarofsap, holy hell, c'mon now

that's the way i see it man.
i know it's the exact opposite of the popular opinion, but what can ya do?

i really should watch Tenenbaums again though. it's been many years. i watch Life Aquatic at least 3-4 times a year, so the scales are definitely tipped in it's favour.