mpolak21 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Clooney. Meryl Strep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, Jarvis Cocker doing music, count me in. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Jarvis is the voice of a character, too. But this should be a great movie. I love that the animation isn't trying to be life-like and flawless. And you forgot Owen Wilson! Come on, now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Jarvis is the voice of a character, too. But this should be a great movie. I love that the animation isn't trying to be life-like and flawless. And you forgot Owen Wilson! Come on, now. Owen's only supposed to be in it for a cameo, I think his only line in the movie might be in the trailer, unless they expanded the part. I am excited to hear his voice as well, I hope he and Wes write the next WA film together again. Noah Baumbach co-wrote this script with Wes, I am pretty sure they finished writing it before Darjeeling happened. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I know Jarvis was supposed to have a more prominent role, but a test audience couldn't understand his accent. Bastards... I'm pretty damn glad to see Owen Wilson in this, however brief. I think he's easily one of the funniest guys around, and an absolutely brilliant writer. His suicide thing was shocking. I think his part will be more than a cameo, though. They read his name in the trailer, so that leads me to believe he'll have more than one line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 This looks great. I'm excited. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 This looks great. I'm excited.Me Too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Whoa, what the hell? Looks ridiculous. When can I get a ticket? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 This was one of my favorite books as a kid, and this looks fun. I'm hopeful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 This was one of my favorite books as a kid, and this looks fun. I'm hopeful. I just read this to my son, in anticipation of the movie. Good, but with a lot of Dahl's stuff not too much character development. It will be interesting to see what Wes will be able to do with this. This and Where the Wild Things Are, are gonna compete for the most hipster movie made for children of 2009. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 aside: kevin: yours may be The Best Avatar of all time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Very cool, I pretty much love everything Roald Dahl did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Wes Anderson is a sociopath...some say. Fur flies on 'Mr. Fox' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Wes Anderson is a sociopath...some say. Fur flies on 'Mr. Fox' Just sounds like Wes had a very clear creative vision for the project and was roped in with some people that weren't used to the way he does things. Seems like a non-story story, but maybe Bill Murray has rubbed off on him a little bit. Edit: Wes Anderson Responds To 'Fox' Controversy, Admits To Tensions, But Says DP Relationships Are Fine --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Wes Anderson is a sociopath...some say. Fur flies on 'Mr. Fox' Max: Hey, I'm letting it go. But don't tell me it doesn't matter. Every line matters. Actor: Get off my back! Max: Don't fuck with my play! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 If this does half of Where The Wild Things Are's numbers, I think it'll probably be viewed as a success. Early reviews seem pretty typical for Anderson movies, the same people that have hated the last few hate this one, and the people that have liked the last few like it, I'm looking forward to seeing it for myself. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1311 neat! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 So, did anyone see this? I'm thinking about taking the kids later today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikol Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Saw it last night and definitely recommend it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Great movie. It's definitely a Wes Anderson movie, so there's a lot that will go over kid's heads. But it was very well done, and had some very strong scenes. The shot of Fox standing in front of the waterfall was just gorgeous, and Felicity's "I'm sorry I married you" line was pretty emotional. Highly recommended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I LOVED this!!! I'm a big Wes Anderson fan, but not the type of fan that is always looking every day to see what he does next. I own all of his films, yet I don't watch them every year. You know? So to come into this fresh, I was extremely surprised. I've never read the book. Same goes for Where The Wild Things Are. While I sat and watched this with a smile on my face the whole time, I thought to myself that this has the makings of a classic. The type of movie that I think will really live on in television. It had such a unique and real look to it that I still can't shake it off. I need to see a making of this very soon. It's obviously a breath of fresh air to see a film like this and not CGI. I imagine the children that see this will truly catch onto the look. For instance, I was watching The Wiz on Comcast On Demand the other day. This was a movie that I hadn't seen since the early 80s when I was a 5 year old. To my great surprise I knew every location in the film. It was etched in memory probably due to the use of actual sets and not CGI. If anyone understands what I mean, then that's great. LOL A few little scenes here and there may be objectionable for a child. Lastly, there's one scene towards the end that had my friend and I in stitches for 5 minutes. I won't spoil anything about it, but for those that have seen it did you laugh too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I enjoyed the movie. It was lots of fun and the short running time gave it a nice quick pace. The additions to the original story worked very well, and the voice acting was superb, as was the music Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 The animation style was brilliant, and a good break from the flurry of "fancy" animated flicks that aren't really anything more. The voice acting was spot-on. I never really think about Clooney too much, but he owned that character. There weren't really any bad voices, but man, Fox was believable as the self-centered prick he was. Great movie. I really enjoyed how Wes skirted profanity throughout the movie. Just when I thought it was getting old, there's a shot of the city, and there's some graffiti in the background that says "CUSS." Brilliant. Owen Wilson and Jarvis Cocker's cameos were among the best lines in the movie. "It's bad. You wrote a bad song, Petey." Then the dejected look on Jarvis' face. I really wish American audiences were more receptive of thick British accents, and Jarvis could have kept his role as narrator. I love listening to that man talk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 After several of the characters were set on fire, my five-year-old daughter leaned over and dryly said, "Well, they need to stop, drop, and roll." That's fairly representative of her sense of deadpan humor, so I thought she'd be primed for Wes Anderson's typically wry tone. Unfortunately, a few minutes later she leaned over again and said, "Dad, is it almost over? I don't think I like this." She doesn't always like scenes of menace or danger, and I think that's what turned her off. But I really liked it, and so did my wife. We agreed that it is perhaps Anderson's best movie since Rushmore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Dude, no. The Royal Tenenbaums is his best movie, period. I really like them all, and I look forward to watching Fox again, but Tenenbaums cannot be beat. Such a well-written film. Own Wilson really needs to go back to writing. The man is brilliant. One of my favorite scenes in this movie, which i just remembered, was when Fox saw the wolf during the getaway at the end. The wolf thing was always passed off by Fox throughout the movie, then that scene happened, and it was a pretty powerful look at Fox's persona. I realize Dahl created the character, but Wes and George Clooney did a fantastic job of bringing it to life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Rushmore is his best movie, period.Now I agree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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