movies

[JackofDiamonds]

I'm going to see Moonrise Kingdom tonight. It'll be the first movie I've seen in 9 months, ie since something or other happened in my life. It looks like the most Wes Anderson movie of all time, which is cool because I like his sense of humor and sentimentality.

Bill Murray as a depressed yet darkly comedic sad sack? Check.
Twee? Check.
Retro fashion/look? Check.
Story about precocious children who fall in love while doing something twee like hiding out in a museum, or summer camp, or somesuch? Check.
Jason Schwartzman is present? check.
A soundtrack with the Kinks, Nico, the Who, and/or Elliott Smith? Actually, I don't know what's on the soundtrack yet, but I'll assume this is here too. Check!

I'm going to assume the soundtrack is super Mark Mothersbaugh-y as well.

[TimeForGuinness]

I'm going to see Moonrise Kingdom tonight. It'll be the first movie I've seen in 9 months, ie since something or other happened in my life. It looks like the most Wes Anderson movie of all time, which is cool because I like his sense of humor and sentimentality.

Bill Murray as a depressed yet darkly comedic sad sack? Check.
Twee? Check.
Retro fashion/look? Check.
Story about precocious children who fall in love while doing something twee like hiding out in a museum, or summer camp, or somesuch? Check.
Jason Schwartzman is present? check.
A soundtrack with the Kinks, Nico, the Who, and/or Elliott Smith? Actually, I don't know what's on the soundtrack yet, but I'll assume this is here too. Check!

I swear, if you say "twee" one more time...

[TimeForGuinness]

I'm going to see Moonrise Kingdom tonight. It'll be the first movie I've seen in 9 months, ie since something or other happened in my life. It looks like the most Wes Anderson movie of all time, which is cool because I like his sense of humor and sentimentality.

Bill Murray as a depressed yet darkly comedic sad sack? Check.
Twee? Check.
Retro fashion/look? Check.
Story about precocious children who fall in love while doing something twee like hiding out in a museum, or summer camp, or somesuch? Check.
Jason Schwartzman is present? check.
A soundtrack with the Kinks, Nico, the Who, and/or Elliott Smith? Actually, I don't know what's on the soundtrack yet, but I'll assume this is here too. Check!

I'm going to assume the soundtrack is super Mark Mothersbaugh-y as well.

You better not be messin' with Devo...or the artist on Yo Gabba Gabba! (yes I have a 2 year old)

[heyzeus]

I'm going to see Moonrise Kingdom tonight. It'll be the first movie I've seen in 9 months, ie since something or other happened in my life. It looks like the most Wes Anderson movie of all time, which is cool because I like his sense of humor and sentimentality.

Bill Murray as a depressed yet darkly comedic sad sack? Check.
Twee? Check.
Retro fashion/look? Check.
Story about precocious children who fall in love while doing something twee like hiding out in a museum, or summer camp, or somesuch? Check.
Jason Schwartzman is present? check.
A soundtrack with the Kinks, Nico, the Who, and/or Elliott Smith? Actually, I don't know what's on the soundtrack yet, but I'll assume this is here too. Check!

I swear, if you say "twee" one more time...

Sorry, I'm trying to say "tree" but I have a lisp.

[TimeForGuinness]

I'm going to see Moonrise Kingdom tonight. It'll be the first movie I've seen in 9 months, ie since something or other happened in my life. It looks like the most Wes Anderson movie of all time, which is cool because I like his sense of humor and sentimentality.

Bill Murray as a depressed yet darkly comedic sad sack? Check.
Twee? Check.
Retro fashion/look? Check.
Story about precocious children who fall in love while doing something twee like hiding out in a museum, or summer camp, or somesuch? Check.
Jason Schwartzman is present? check.
A soundtrack with the Kinks, Nico, the Who, and/or Elliott Smith? Actually, I don't know what's on the soundtrack yet, but I'll assume this is here too. Check!

I swear, if you say "twee" one more time...

Sowwy, I'm twying to say "tree" but I have a lisp.

FTFY

[go birds]

Went and saw Prometheus and I'm kinda torn. Like, I really liked it at times and at times i thought it was pretty hokey. The visual effects were great and the acting was ok. Plotline was run of the mill. I'm interested to see where they go with it...looks like a trilogy might be in the works.

[SHOW]

I was also relieved to see that, despite Scott vehemently denying this is a prequel to Alien, it is in fact a prequel to Alien.

[Maclowery]

Damn it, I am trying to re-watch Inception, but South Park has ruined it. Well, not ruined, its still just as fun . I just keep snickering during the exposition parts where they explain the silly dream invasion mechanics. ba BA baba ba bah bah BA BA bah buh buh BA BA

[cpebbles]

I hate that episode. 99% of the criticism of Inception seems to come from people who think it's not as smart as it wants us to believe simply because Christopher Nolan didn't come up with a scientifically accurate, 100% plot hole-free method of invading people's dreams.

[Maclowery]

I'm not offended at all by its pretty goofy trappings, its still a very fun movie that makes you think, which is a terrific thing. SP just added a few more snickers during the first 45 minutes or so.

Trey and Matt are just too damn good at making great music. The a capella paordy is just hilarious.
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[thrill]

Moonrise Kingdom is the Wes Andersoniest film possible, so if you love him, it's great.
It'll make you sad, nostalgic for something you probably never experienced and happy. Its very much about how you never can feel as purely and resolutely about anything like you can when you're a child. I was never a serious or mature enough kid to have been aware of that at the time, and I should probably feel grateful for that. I never wanted to escape childhood like the main characters in this movie and most of his movies do, but as an adult it does make you wish you could go back and appreciate that childish, myopic worldview. That sort of feeling of tween isolation never really leaves, we just kind of have to accept that life is never really perfect or exactly how we want it and that's probably why he set the story on an isolated island where everyone is literally trapped in such a small existence with each other where they have to weather a literal storm.

Anyway, it's really good if you like his stuff.