Wes Anderson Films

[allanalpha]

I watched all the Wes Anderson films this weekend on a whim, and must say that I think the man is a genius.

"The Darjeeling Limited" was my favorite, how about you, unless you hate his films, then feel free to blast him.

Allan Alpha

[orator]

 I think I'm finally tired of them after Darjeeling. Or, at the very least, that trademark morose/detached acting.

[nec13]

I've only seen Rushmore. I enjoyed it. I don't have any desire to see any other Wes Anderson films, however.

[Matt]

I'm partial to THE LIFE AQUATIC myself. It took a couple of watchings, though.

[erika]

Tenenbaums is my favorite movie. Before that movie came along I couldn't pinpoint which was my favorite, but it settled in right away. My fiance's too... there are some subtle nods to it in our wedding that no one would get unless they were a) as obsessed as we are or b) we told them.

Second fave is Darjeeling although I didn't like the Natalie Portman stuff.

[J. Garbage]

Rushmore is in my top 5 movies of all time. 

Rushmore is like "If You're Feeling Sinister" by Belle & Sebastian.  Mean and endearing and vulnerable and really good.  The rest of Anderson's films are like the rest of Belle & Sebastian's albums: mostly crappy.

[todd]

i like most of his movies individually but when you start putting them together it feels pretty shitty. like doing one movie or a couple of movies in that tone was cool, but man... it wears on me.

[yesno]

Rushmore's great, I can't remember if I liked Bottle Rocket, and the rest stink.  They've gotten worse each time. I loved the luggage in Darjeeling.  Generally speaking, I do appreciate his movies as sartorial and interior design showcases.

[nec13]

My dad is from India. He watched The Darjeeling Limited a few weeks ago and thought it was utterly stupid.

[buffcoat]

I prefer Whit Stillman.

[hugman]

Rushmore's my fave, with Tenenbaums being second. Royal Tenenbaums is worth it for Gene Hackman alone. Every single word out of his mouth is laugh out loud funny.

Tenenbaums is my favorite movie. Before that movie came along I couldn't pinpoint which was my favorite, but it settled in right away. My fiance's too... there are some subtle nods to it in our wedding that no one would get unless they were a) as obsessed as we are or b) we told them.

Did you call someone a big black buck?

[erika]

Only my father.

Nah, it hasn't happened yet. But our invites and ceremony music all borrow from the movie. Kind of a style thing. I'm a font nerd so I don't expect anyone else to understand (FUTURA!)

[dave from knoxville]

My dad is from India. He watched The Darjeeling Limited a few weeks ago and thought it was utterly stupid.

Oh yeah, well, I'm an American Indian and I thought it was, uhhh, OK, I thought it was pretty stupid too. I did like the Life Aquatic, though, but then I am a Bill Purrey apologist.

[DoodleJump!]

I had an English class last semester that focused on writing about film, and so we watched all Anderson's films but Darjeeling (we didn't have enough time in the semester), and wrote about them. It was fun. I loved writing about that stuff. AND I got really good grades!

I really loved Bottle Rocket. It was so "simple" and definitely different than his later stuff.

My favorite will always be Tenenbaums, though.
I know someone named Eli Cash.

I didn't care for Life Aquatic, but I've only seen it once, and I have heard from many ppl that you should see it more than once. Supposedly it gets better. Or at least grows on you.

I LOVE that interview w/ Anderson and Noah Baumbach (sp?) with that Italian (?) guy on Criterion's release of Life Aquatic. At the beginning I wondered many times if it was staged or if it was "real".

[crumbum]

I'm not a fan of any except Rushmore, though he's clearly a talented stylist. Best to worst:

1. Rushmore
1a. Hotel Chevalier
2. Darjeeling
3. Bottle Rocket
4. Life Aquatic
5. Tenenbaums

with a big dropoff between 3 and 4.

I like his sense of humour well enough, but the visual stuff that people seem to love about him I find unpleasant, especially Tenenbaums. The hyper-control, the cute framing tricks he uses over and over -- most obvious being the very distracting dollhouse quality of every background, typically with one or two pieces of decoration breaking up the perfect symmetry. And even his occasional attempts at being 'loose' (usually a handheld camera during the action set-pieces) seem laughable to me because they're so self-conscious when set against everything else.