Zissou Petals

[Tref]

I just had the good fortune to watch a screener of the film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Wow-na lang! I loved it. I think it might be the best movie I have seen since The Big Lebowski!

Aye, who can say if it will hold up for me over time as with TBL, but, for right now, I say -- see that film! Bill Murray is wonderful.

Anybody else seen it?

Has there all ready been a thread on this topic?

Am I being redundant?

What am I still doing up at 1:30 am?

Do I really have two more screeners to go before I sleep? Why did I so adamantly* agree to return them so quickly?

*Was anybody else aware that the word "adamantly" could also be used to describe a singer (or performer) who is too closely aping, 80's pop talent, Adam Ant? It's true! (As in, His garrish pirate custome, guitarist named, Marco and his repeated requests for the audience to, "Unplug their jukebox ..." was very Adamantly.)




OK, not necessarily funny, but maybe I wasn't going for that. Hehe.

But I digress.

Hmmph.

(cough)

Well, I am going to warm me up some coffee. How's everybody else doing? Re-fill? Re-fill? Who is staying up with me?

Next up, The Incredibles.

God bless friends with screeners.

The good life.

[blueerica]

I miss screeners!

I used to get them from a friend... who, after an unfortunate romantic attempt on his part, I drifted away from.

[libraryvixen]

I saw the movie in the theatre and I thought it was great. You're right, it wasn't necessarily funny... but it was enjoyable.

I loved the fact that there was David Bowie songs sung in Portuguese. They were so fitting for the movie. Also, the cheeziness of the animals and props in the movie made me giggle.

[Tref]

Originally Posted by blueerica

I miss screeners!

I used to get them from a friend... who, after an unfortunate romantic attempt on his part, I drifted away from.

Yesh, I likee screeners. I have been promised, A Very Long Engagement for to-night. I can't wait! I loved their previous collaborative effort, Amalie.

I wish I had time to watch TLWWSZ one more time, though. Damn good movie.

I say, check it out.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

I saw it a couple of months before it was released and am sorry to say that I was really disappointed. I think maybe Anderson requires the writing talents of Owen Wilson. I always thought the structure was entirely Anderson, but the story just sprawled out of control this time around. And I didn't care enough about a lot of the relationships, or the ones I cared about weren't explored enough. Houston and Murray. Murray and Defoe.

I really didn't care for Cate Blanchett's performance at all. And I didn't care at all about her character's romance with Wilson's.

I wanted another Tenenbaums. I guess I wanted too much.

But, as always, I loved the music. And there were a plenty of moments that made the movie completely worthwhile. Best action sequences ever! Defoe gives one of my all-time favorite performances. The stop animation was delightful.


I did love The Big Lebowski, however.

Want to see A Very Long Engagement. Loved, loved, loved Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, and Amalie. Though Alien Resurrection? Well, I can forgive them the one, I guess.

[Tref]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

I saw it a couple of months before it was released and am sorry to say that I was really disappointed. I think maybe Anderson requires the writing talents of Owen Wilson. I always thought the structure was entirely Anderson, but the story just sprawled out of control this time around. And I didn't care enough about a lot of the relationships, or the ones I cared about weren't explored enough. Houston and Murray. Murray and Defoe.

I really didn't care for Cate Blanchett's performance at all. And I didn't care at all about her character's romance with Wilson's.

I wanted another Tenenbaums. I guess I wanted too much.

But, as always, I loved the music. And there were a plenty of moments that made the movie completely worthwhile. Best action sequences ever! Defoe gives one of my all-time favorite performances. The stop animation was delightful.


I did love The Big Lebowski, however.

Want to see A Very Long Engagement. Loved, loved, loved Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, and Amalie. Though Alien Resurrection? Well, I can forgive them the one, I guess.

Hmm, I disliked Tenenbaums. So dull and lifeless. Sort of like Napoleon Dynamite, TRT seemed like cookie cutter weirdness. After awhile I thought, OK, I get it -- they're (he's) eccentric. But, so what? Napoleon was a good character in search of a better movie.

Amalie, on my other hand, is a film for the ages. I was never taken much by the director's previous efforts. I liked them all (including AR) but to me those early fims are more a winding path that lead towards his masterpiece. Amalie had many of the same elements/styles/themes at play from his previous films, only it tightened and improved upon them all. I believe that from this point forward Jean-Pierre Jeunet's work will be judged solely by how it compares with Amalie -- which, to me, is more then just a good movie, but an authentic masterpiece. The real deal.

TLQWSZ is the same. It was as if he lifted the cast out of TRT and said, All right, I think I've got it this time. And he was right. TLQWSZ made me cry. And not just a little whimper. What's funny is that I didn't see it coming, either.

I stand by my previous late night blurry eyed partly stoned review.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I loved "The Life Aquatic w/etc." Reminded me of Rushmore.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Tref

I stand by my previous late night blurry eyed partly stoned review.

Hey man, that's cool. I stand by my "It's subpar work for Wes Anderson despite the fact that there was evidence of real greatness in it." To each his/her own, yo'.

[MickeyD]

Damn. There's something I miss about my ex. Screeners.

[Tref]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

Hey man, that's cool. I stand by my "It's subpar work for Wes Anderson despite the fact that there was evidence of real greatness in it." To each his/her own, yo'.

Mama Wordsmith, you are far out. I likee you.