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Grand Budapest Hotel was pretty bloody good. Obviously, it's no Tenenbaums but what are you gonna do?
On the plus side, I thought it was really funny. Easily Anderson's funniest film. It's also amazingly designed, with visuals that are somehow both intricately constructed and breathtakingly epic. And Fiennes and Revolori are a great double-act, cannonballing their way through a snappy plot. So much fun.
But I had a couple of niggles. It's gimmicky in the extreme - with the ratio changes and the spotlighting and the endless, endless tracking. It gets a bit much for me. I also thought the wealth of acting talent was a little underused - Bill Murray got less screentime than some of the cakes and Ed Norton had about ten lines. Also, the price you pay for such a uptempo 'romp' is that there's not much in the way of emotional engagement. It ain't gotta be suicide attempts with Elliott Smith but I just want the characters to be a bit more than a funny moustache.
Shit, I'm really beating it up here. I actually really liked it... It was just a bit more lightweight than I was expecting.
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bet its still waaaay above much other dross on the silver right now
It is. Without question. It transports you to a completely different world for two hours, something that is quite rare in the cinema these days.
Had this been made by a different director I would find it hard to criticise it at all. The problem is, Anderson's previous work has set the bar pretty high. I think, given time, this might be recognised as one of his best films but for me, I'll always prefer a smaller story with some emotional impact to an all-singing, all-dancing spectacular.
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Seeing it tonight, cannot wait.
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We watched Five Broken Cameras last night... Bleak and compelling in equal measures...
Yes saw that at london film fest last year. A proper expression of the evil of tribalism and occupation, the hypocracy of religion being used to subjugate others. Made me angry... And sad. Especially the impotency of the Palestinians. ... And the use fucking tear gas all the time.
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http://vimeo.com/ondemand/bobbyyeah a mere $1 for Erasurehead meets Stop Motion.
It's pretty awesome. Don't push the button.
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Saw Grand Budapest Hotel today, detail wise it always on point but I just grew bored of it tbh. I think its very over hyped this time and much prefer Moonrise Kingdom!
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Grand Budapest Hotel was awesome!
Fantastic attention to detail and in a way Wes' most ambitious film to date, certainly his funniest.
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How's his dong?
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Where'd you get them?
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I want LaDong.
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Thoughts on Under the skin?
It was eerie and the score was amazing but at the same time lacked so much.
Thoughts?
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Watched filth last night and was really looking forward to it.
Did not like. It got better toward the end but was an empty vessel for... well... you know... filth.