FYI Folks: THE LIFE AQUATIC will be the best movie of the year...

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Posted by toxa on Dec-09-2004 14:35:

ok guys.....went to a screener yesterday

So here is the deal, without spoiling much for you:

In my mind, Wes Anderson definitely did not dissapoint. He quickly fell into his old routine (ie, Royal Tenebaums, Bottle Rocket, etc). One thing I have to say is that Aquatic was definitely more on the comedic side than any of his other movies. Almost every 5 minutes, the audience was hysterically laughing. As for the movie as a whole, I won't go as far as saying that this is his best work. Rushmore was definitely better because Wes really attached you to the characters. At some points in the movie, when the audience was not hysterically laughing, I felt bored with certain parts of the story and looked at my watch (something I have never done with one of his movies). It was evident that Wes wanted to build a strong relationship between Bill Murray and the audience, but to some extent he did not succeed.

Nevertheless, it was a breath of fresh air to see Anderson's work simply because of his unique style.
As for Oscar contention, I definitely expected more from the movie, so I don't see this blowing up like it was rumoured.

Posted by Highmay on Dec-09-2004 15:15:

ok...so youre saying it's very good, but not like "OMFG HOLY FUCKING SHIT ::cums uncontrollably in pants:: MOST AMAZING SHIT EVER!!" ok..i could live with that

thanks for the review Toxa

Posted by toxa on Dec-09-2004 18:11:

np man, the morning after i now have a better appreciation of it than i did last night right after the movie

Posted by Konijn on Dec-09-2004 18:39:

bill murray alone is usually worth the price of admission and i like wes anderson but this is a big budget release and anderson's movies tend to work best when the budget is indy-scale...

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