noyes Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 finally out. looks to be really good.the cinematography is still as good as ever. Yeoman's the man.can't wait to see how the full movie turns out.i hope it'll be better than i already think it'll be. "featuring music from the films of Satyajit Ray and Merchant Ivory"what a promisingly weird and interesting twist. beautiful stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 "featuring music from the films of Satyajit Ray and Merchant Ivory"what a promisingly weird and interesting twist. beautiful stuff.Wow, that is exciting. I hadn't noticed that. Awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 This looks great. I hadn't realized how much I could use a new film from him right now until I saw the trailer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SlowBurn68 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Good stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airtaco Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 What was the first Kinks song being played? The more up-tempo one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I like his movies but I don't like how they end. like the last 25 minutes of his movies kinda suck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 What was the first Kinks song being played? The more up-tempo one. 'Gotta Be Free', I think. It's on the same album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 'Gotta Be Free', I think. It's on the same album. No, it's This Time Tomorrow and then it goes into Strangers and then back into This Time Tomorrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WildMercurySound Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Looks great, like it might have more substance plot-wise than the life aquatic. I'm a big wes anderson fan and i really like the stylised world he's created, I hope he keeps making films in that universe as well as trying new stuff. i don't see it as rehashing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hi my name is Lee Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Gahhhh, I can't stand Owen Wilson. The only reason he's famous is because of his crooked nose. He's a horrible actor, in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 No, it's This Time Tomorrow and then it goes into Strangers and then back into This Time Tomorrow my bad, i knew i might have been wrong. also, strangers is one of my favorite songs from anybody. and this movie looks like a melding of the last two, the train version of the belafonte is taking estranged family members on an adventure where they might work out their differences. could be great, though i'm not thrilled with Owen being the lead character. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 This looks incredible, Anderson is probably my favorite current film-maker, so needless to say I'm looking forward to it. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chendizzle Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Gahhhh, I can't stand Owen Wilson. The only reason he's famous is because of his crooked nose. He's a horrible actor, in my opinion. While I prefer his brother when it comes to acting chops, I enjoy Owen's presence and think he has a great charisma and is pretty damn funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Owen has done some really good work, if you can forget just about every single non-Wes Anderson movie he's been in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 I thought he was kinda funny in Zoolander. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Gahhhh, I can't stand Owen Wilson. The only reason he's famous is because of his crooked nose. He's a horrible actor, in my opinion.I agree. He's annoying as hell. In fact, I haven't much liked any movie I've seen him in, including Tenenbaums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 You should leave the compound every now & then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 This is pretty much a Wes Anderson appreciation thread, right?Okay.So I'm watching The Rolling Stones doc Gimme Shelter yesterday, and the Stones' lawyer strikes me as very familiar. Then it hits me: Brian Cox was doing a spot-on (physically anyway) impression of this guy when he played Dr. Guggenheim in Rushmore. The hair, the glasses, the presence, it's all there. Wes had to have told Cox basically to watch Gimme Shelter. What a great homage.Today, I google "gimme shelter lawyer" and the name Melvin Belli comes up. I image search him, and one of the results is a pic of Brian Cox! Turns out he ended up playing Belli in Zodiac (which I saw, but hadn't made the connection - didn't know his character had been the Stones' lawyer in real life).Wild boring stuff, huh? BELLI: COX as DR. GUGGENHEIM: COX as BELLI: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 On the set Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 This left me luke warm at best, and my biggest complaint is the script. This by no means a turd, just sayin' the potential completely there and this script was a tad obnoxious. I guess because I look forward to this and then find myself being let down by what seems to be a flat script. The production design is through the roof as always - I think I was more intrigued by the short, Hotel C. Worthy of a watch especially in the world of detail, again production design, great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Also, I couldn't escape owen Wilson, just thinking about him and what happened to him in August, it did put a strange light on the film, I was quite sympathetic towrds him. After sleeping on it, I think those that did not quite enjoy Zissou, will enjoy this much more, and then again maybe not. Final Thought - Far from perfect, but that may be the point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boywiththorninside Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I agree with the "left feeling lukewarm" assessment. However, I felt the same way after seeing The Life Aquatic for the first time and wound up enjoying that film more on subsequent viewings. Thus, I'll have to withhold ultimate judgment until I see Darjeeling for a second time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 yes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
napoleon Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Final Thought - Far from perfect, but that may be the point. though i haven't seen darjeeling yet, i've always really thought that's what makes wes anderson films so great. he doesn't try to be perfect. he puts a looseness to it. and trys to make it as fun as possible. i rate films three different ways, there are great films (casablanca, oldboy, taxi driver, etc.), there are fun films (life aquatic, bande a part, to have and have not, etc.) and there are films that aren't good. when i say fun films though, i don't mean comedies. i mean films that don't try to be perfect, they just try to entertain as much as possible. i'm not saying great films don't try to entertain, because god knows they do, but there's that looseness to fun films, and that's what makes them great. in a different way than "great films". that probably makes no sense, i'm running on no sleep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Rubrics have no place in art. One thing I've always liked about Wes Anderson movies is that they do away with established ideas about what a movie should be--they exist on their own terms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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