Comments on: The Awkward Movie Challenge: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou http://awkwardpress.com/the-awkward-movie-challenge-the-life-aquatic-with-steve-zissou/ Independent publishers of imaginative fiction and daily meditations on the ridiculousness of the universe. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: spade http://awkwardpress.com/the-awkward-movie-challenge-the-life-aquatic-with-steve-zissou/comment-page-1/#comment-487 spade Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:04:58 +0000 http://awkwardpress.com/?p=1607#comment-487 F'ing great movie with a beautiful, beautiful ending. Life Aquatic and Rushmore are my top Anderson picks. I have a hard time ranking them against one another. Royal Tenenbaums a close third. Darjeeling was brutal. Loved Bottle Rocket, but obviously a early effort. Have not seen Fox yet. The people who don't get these films seem to fall into my in-laws cohort of those who like to be entertained without thinking. It's impossible for me to understand how an audience cannot enjoy these great stories, which are loaded with classic characters and memorable writing. Signed, Herman Blume stuffing that kindergartner's shot on the basketball court F'ing great movie with a beautiful, beautiful ending. Life Aquatic and Rushmore are my top Anderson picks. I have a hard time ranking them against one another. Royal Tenenbaums a close third. Darjeeling was brutal. Loved Bottle Rocket, but obviously a early effort. Have not seen Fox yet.

The people who don't get these films seem to fall into my in-laws cohort of those who like to be entertained without thinking. It's impossible for me to understand how an audience cannot enjoy these great stories, which are loaded with classic characters and memorable writing.

Signed,
Herman Blume stuffing that kindergartner's shot on the basketball court

]]> By: jeffrey http://awkwardpress.com/the-awkward-movie-challenge-the-life-aquatic-with-steve-zissou/comment-page-1/#comment-482 jeffrey Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:39:11 +0000 http://awkwardpress.com/?p=1607#comment-482 I enjoyed <em>Fantastic Mr. Fox</em>, although I don't think I was quite as blown away as everyone else I've talked to about it. It might grow on me. I love Roald Dahl and I thought Anderson didn't quite capture Dahl's dry sense of his humor. But leaving aside my affection for the source material, I would say it was definitely a great Wes Anderson film. I enjoyed Fantastic Mr. Fox, although I don't think I was quite as blown away as everyone else I've talked to about it. It might grow on me. I love Roald Dahl and I thought Anderson didn't quite capture Dahl's dry sense of his humor. But leaving aside my affection for the source material, I would say it was definitely a great Wes Anderson film.

]]> By: segretto http://awkwardpress.com/the-awkward-movie-challenge-the-life-aquatic-with-steve-zissou/comment-page-1/#comment-481 segretto Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:48:08 +0000 http://awkwardpress.com/?p=1607#comment-481 I agree that there is an appeal to "not knowing what's around the corner", which is why I liked 'Life Aquatic' a little bit better the first time I saw it. Knowing all of its oddball twists and turns made it less engaging for me the second time around. I liked 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' and thought it was his second best film. Beautiful use of stop motion animation. I also loved the fact that it was completely recognizable as a Wes Anderson film even though he was working in a new medium: the dialogue, cast, acting style, framing, use of onscreen titles, and music were all unmistakably Wes Andersony. I wasn't immensely engaged in the story, but I have to admit to a slight prejudice against animated movies. After marveling at the visuals for 45 minutes or so I need a really spectacular story to keep me interested. This year's 'Coraline' was a rare animated film that kept me riveted for the entire duration of the picture. I agree that there is an appeal to "not knowing what's around the corner", which is why I liked 'Life Aquatic' a little bit better the first time I saw it. Knowing all of its oddball twists and turns made it less engaging for me the second time around.

I liked 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' and thought it was his second best film. Beautiful use of stop motion animation. I also loved the fact that it was completely recognizable as a Wes Anderson film even though he was working in a new medium: the dialogue, cast, acting style, framing, use of onscreen titles, and music were all unmistakably Wes Andersony. I wasn't immensely engaged in the story, but I have to admit to a slight prejudice against animated movies. After marveling at the visuals for 45 minutes or so I need a really spectacular story to keep me interested. This year's 'Coraline' was a rare animated film that kept me riveted for the entire duration of the picture.

]]> By: Matt http://awkwardpress.com/the-awkward-movie-challenge-the-life-aquatic-with-steve-zissou/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Matt Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:15:43 +0000 http://awkwardpress.com/?p=1607#comment-480 Hmm, I have not seen this one in a while but remember really enjoying it when it came out. Think I;m more on Jeffrey's side here. Wes Anderson's scattershot approach to filmmaking does not really bother me and there is actually something appealing about it in that you never know what's around the corner. Maybe I need to watch it again with a more critical eye. Or maybe not. Have either of you seen Fantastic Mr. Fox yet, and if so, what did you make of it? Hmm, I have not seen this one in a while but remember really enjoying it when it came out. Think I;m more on Jeffrey's side here. Wes Anderson's scattershot approach to filmmaking does not really bother me and there is actually something appealing about it in that you never know what's around the corner. Maybe I need to watch it again with a more critical eye. Or maybe not.

Have either of you seen Fantastic Mr. Fox yet, and if so, what did you make of it?

]]> By: Stephen Sissew http://awkwardpress.com/the-awkward-movie-challenge-the-life-aquatic-with-steve-zissou/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Stephen Sissew Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:10:34 +0000 http://awkwardpress.com/?p=1607#comment-479 Man, this is long. I read the beginning and became alarmed internet-style, so I skipped down here to be heard. You see, we disagree about the relative merits of Darjeeling and Life Aquatic. Darjeeling actually restored some of my fondness for Anderson, which began evaporating with Tenenbaums and then basically disappeared with Life Aquatic. Those movies struck me as cold and colder, but I thought Darjeeling had some actual human touches. Man, this is long. I read the beginning and became alarmed internet-style, so I skipped down here to be heard. You see, we disagree about the relative merits of Darjeeling and Life Aquatic. Darjeeling actually restored some of my fondness for Anderson, which began evaporating with Tenenbaums and then basically disappeared with Life Aquatic. Those movies struck me as cold and colder, but I thought Darjeeling had some actual human touches.

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