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[World SkiFree]

My favorite laugh-out-loud moment?

"Bob's gone; he stole his car!"

Yes! That part still cracks me up. Also love when Dignan is whining in frustration as Kumar tries to explain how he "lost" his touch. Also love Mr. Henry's encounter with Futureman, as well as Futureman making fun of Dignan's banana suit. (May work so well for me because that scene is between real life brothers). Some of my friends and I still use the "caw caw" warning sound when in trouble ...

Yes, Bottle Rocket is gold.

 

[willow ve]

So many great quotes from his movies. He's one of the few director / writers that consistently makes movies that are emotionally resonant and have intricate dialogue.

Many movies hit either one or the other for me, but Wes Anderson film's seem to hit on all levels. In particular I enjoy how his characters deal with loss, aging, youthful arrogance, parenting, father figures, death, and family ineractions.

I understand his films won't resonate with a mass audience (for a variety of reasons), but it's been great to see his movies gain a wider audience and critical recognition along the way. Still find it hard to believe he hasn't "sold out" and made a straight up mainstream movie at this point.


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On another note, the performances he elicits from some of his acting troupe is refreshing. Bill Murray being quintessential Bill Murray (in pretty much every Wes Anderson movie). Ralph Fiennes in Grand Budapest Hotel. Jeff Goldblum and Willem Defoe in Life Aquatic. Bruce Willis in Moonrise Kingdom. Schwartzman in Rushmore. Adrien Brody in Darjeeling.

 

[BurritoBushido]

1) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
A lot of people won't agree, but this is his absolute best. Thats all I'm saying on it. 10/10 movie, one of my favorites of all time now.

Agree 100%

 

[World SkiFree]

So many great quotes from his movies. He's one of the few director / writers that consistently makes movies that are emotionally resonant and have intricate dialogue.

Many movies hit either one or the other for me, but Wes Anderson film's seem to hit on all levels. In particular I enjoy how his characters deal with loss, aging, youthful arrogance, parenting, father figures, death, and family ineractions.

I understand his films won't resonate with a mass audience (for a variety of reasons), but it's been great to see his movies gain a wider audience and critical recognition along the way. Still find it hard to believe he hasn't "sold out" and made a straight up mainstream movie at this point.


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On another note, the performances he elicits from some of his acting troupe is refreshing. Bill Murray being quintessential Bill Murray (in pretty much every Wes Anderson movie). Ralph Fiennes in Grand Budapest Hotel. Jeff Goldblum and Willem Defoe in Life Aquatic. Bruce Willis in Moonrise Kingdom. Schwartzman in Rushmore. Adrien Brody in Darjeeling.

Good call with getting great performances from his actors, troupe or not. In fact, he has an incredible track record with child actors in all of his movies. Considering how bad child acting can ruin otherwise great movies, this is quite a feat.

 

[Pinko Marx]

I'll write a more detailed post later, but...

OP, where are hotel Chevalier, castello cavelcanti, and the American Express advert?

Hotel chevalier is a superior movie to darjeeling, despite being about 1/12 as long.

Also, fuck life aquatic.

Yeah I need to watch his short films.

 

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Rushmore
This movie sucks.

False...
It's my second favorite, behind Royal.

 

[wetwired]

Rushmore is great and you suck

Yeah Op lost me straight off the bat

 

[Blue Lou]

This is Hotel Chevalier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QzOuoaE7u4

I think it's legal?

 

[VistraNorrez]

I don't really understand how any of his movies can be considered terrible if you like even one of them. They are pretty damn good and there is no mistaking his directorial voice.

As for the OP dumping all over Rushmore's Herman Blume and Max Fischer, I have no clue how you can like Zissou. You could argue he's even worse than either of them.

They are really hard to rank, I love them all for different reasons. Tenenbaums is my sentimental favorite as it was the first one I saw.

 

[hal9001]

I love all his films equally.

 

[Imperial Hot]

Hotel Chevalier fucks me up every time. Such a good script.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

False...
It's my second favorite, behind Royal.

Did anyone else realised that the tombstone's inscription made sense poetically by the end of the movie?

He died while trying to make up to his children, after everything when south when they became adults.

 

[Sobriquet]

Yes! That part still cracks me up. Also love when Dignan is whining in frustration as Kumar tries to explain how he "lost" his touch.

Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?

 

[War Peaceman]

My ranking would be;

Tenenbaums
GBH
Moonrise Kingdom
Darjeeling Limited
Rushmore
Life Aquatic
Bottle Rocket
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Everything but Fantastic Mr Fox is utterly fantastic though.

 

[Secret Fawful]

I agree with you about Life Aquatic and Grand Budapest being at his top, OP, but I don't really know about the rest. You made me want to watch Rushmore, though.

 

[Sobriquet]

Hopefully Wes Anderson-GAF can appreciate one of my prize possessions:

 

[bengraven]

I love Anderson, but Zissou is the only movie of his I OWN.

So that's my endorsement of the film.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

Life Aquatic is one of the best. IMO

 

[bengraven]

ha, wrong thread. Had two open.

 

[Nappuccino]

Hopefully Wes Anderson-GAF can appreciate one of my prize possessions:

I always wondered if there was real text in those books or not.

 

[Ralemont]

The Life Aquatic is a masterpiece. He can come out with 40 more movies and that's the one I'll still go back to watch. Seu Jorge's music fits in so well with the ambience of the movie.

 

[The Beard]

Forreal though. I wasn't expecting much as it was his first flick, but this movie was awesome.
Its also like.. the only movie that isn't about miserable rich white people, it's about miserable poor white people! You could say Rushmore too, but there were still plenty of rich people in that movie.

Moonrise was about miserable rich white people? Mr Fox too? I didn't really get that vibe from these movies. Weird.

 

[Sobriquet]

I always wondered if there was real text in those books or not.

The actual book is "Raising the Stakes: The Vietnam Experience." They just covered it up with the new art.

 

[World SkiFree]

Hopefully Wes Anderson-GAF can appreciate one of my prize possessions:

I appreciate this.