Keyofx Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Hotel Chevalier was oh so good I loved that little indie folk rockish whatever thing that played through the second half. And Jason Schwartzman is always a hoot. Any Rushmore fans around? Phantom Planet maybe? @ MT/nosextillim18: Shyamalan peaked with Unbreakable. It was a damn shame that all the moronic junta wanted back then was for him to pull a sixth sense again. I can't talk up this movie enough and every self respecting comic book/superhero nerd needs to rent/buy it, period. The train station sequence gives me the willies every time I watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) That folksy tune is on the Darjeeling Limited OST.. I'm leeching that as we speak. Hotel Chevalier works as a standalone short and it ties in well with Darjeeling Limited too... Natalie Portman is so gorgeous. I missed Rushmore.. Have you watched Bottle Rocket? Owen Wilson's career best I'd say! The Wilson brothers perform really well in Wes Anderson flicks. Edited February 16, 2008 by arun360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 The train station sequence gives me the willies every time I watch it. Yup! And the score by James Newton Howard was amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 You NEED to see Rushmore. Anderson's best by a country mile and MUCH better than Bottle Rocket! How 'bout Royal Tenenbaums/Life Aquatic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Life Aquatic and Royal Tenenbaums ... yep! You need to see Darjeeling Limited. You'd think Wes is repeating himself but it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 @Tyler: Word. And Samuel L. Jackson just made the whole thing better times ten. @Arun: How could I have forgotten Natalie Portman. Can someone really look that good? Loved her hair too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Just got off 'The Last Legion'. Descent flick. Ash... showing off more than expected so as to acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Natalie Portman should be in every movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Seen it, but I thought it was quite ropey to be honest. It just didn't resonate as much as Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic did. Maybe it's the repeating himself bit you mentioned in your last post. Although Ropey by Wes Anderson standards is still a darn good film that shouldn't be passed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) I also watched this other movie called Lars and the Real Girl. It's about this lonely guy and his love for a erm doll. from realdolldotcom (Highly NSFW, visit only if you have 30min to spare) Interesting premise but the movie tries real hard to be quirky and fails. Becomes very predictable and has a typical hollywood ending. Not worth the time or the download. Edited February 16, 2008 by arun360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I'm waiting for a decent copy of Lars and the Real Girl to turn up. All thats out now is a screener which I don't want any part of. I'll still give it a try though, just so we can compare thoughts later on. It's Oscar season so expect a whole bunch of movies that the studios fund with the sole intention of bringing in the statuettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 The screener is pretty good..audio-9, video - 9. just one nag line that says property of MGM occasionally popping up.. doesn't interfere with the movie at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I don't like nag lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I don't like nag lines Tell me about it.. I never settle for anything less than a dvdrip but the premise of Lars and all the critics fawning over it forced me to get the screener. Seriously though, the movie isn't worth it but I'll leave it to you to decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) I'll think twice before I acquire it, I can promise you that much Edit: Nice premise though, shame it turned out the way it did. Reminds me of Little Miss Sunshine. I can't stand that movie. Quirky for the sake of it? You bet! Edited February 16, 2008 by keyofx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I was just going to say that. LMS is the suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) all that Nietzsche name dropping for some indie cred.. not to forget, a gay character. and alan arkin had to get the Oscar for playing a foul mouthed grandpa? Sad. And don't even get me started on Babel... Edited February 16, 2008 by arun360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) Many would disagree, but the TV show equivalent of LMS is Californication. I stopped watching after 4 episodes. Edited February 16, 2008 by arun360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosextillim18 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 critics are the biggest pricks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Nietzsche dame dropping eh? It's a good thing I got that partial lobotomy done as soon as the credits rolled. I don't remember much, thank God. Babel wasn't all that, yea. The trilogy was going great guns till then and I enjoyed both Amores Perros and 21 Grams. The film wasn't without merit though, misguided in places but nothing close to the barf bag advert that was LMS. While we're on topic, almost anything by the Mexican trifecta (Cuaron, Del Toro, Inarritu) is worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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