I'm also an unabashed Wes Anderson fan. Bottle Rocket is one of my all-time favorite movies. Moonrise Kingdom is the only one I wouldn't go out of my way to rewatch. It's just kind of eh.
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lisah - Jan 31, 2018 5:38:32 am PST #1360 of 3463
Punishingly Intricate
tommyrot - Feb 01, 2018 11:27:06 am PST #1361 of 3463
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Anyone seen Thelma? It's a Norwegian psychological/supernatural thriller about a young woman with a very conservative Christian upbringing who goes to college in Oslo and starts having strange seizures, developes a same-sex attraction, and exhibits psychic powers. There are a number of wtf moments that gradually get explained.
I expected it to be weird, but it was more messed-up (in a good way) than I anticipated. I've seen it three times now; it's the kind of movie that sticks with you.
It's gotten great reviews but I think it only had a limited release here in the US and didn't do great business here. It recently came out in iTunes so I imagine it's available on disc as well.
Jessica - Feb 01, 2018 11:43:57 am PST #1362 of 3463
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I saw about half of it - I kept falling asleep. I wasn't sure what to think of the ending, whose side the movie was ultimately on.
tommyrot - Feb 01, 2018 12:42:06 pm PST #1363 of 3463
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I don't think the movie was on anybody's side.
Vonnie K - Feb 02, 2018 5:51:41 am PST #1364 of 3463
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I've only just learned that PT Anderson is married to Maya Rudolph (!) -- she's guest starring in The Good Place right now but I've loved her in loads of stuff before. Apparently, they've been together for 15+ yeas and have four kids. Then I came across this gifset of PT Anderson interview re. genesis of Phantom Thread and it made me laugh and laugh: [link]
It makes for a fun compare/contrast between this and Aronosky and mother! re. relationship power dynamics and RL bleeding into art.
Jesse - Feb 02, 2018 5:58:08 am PST #1365 of 3463
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I feel like I must have known that before, but it sure felt new when I heard it recently.
Zenkitty - Feb 02, 2018 6:13:35 pm PST #1366 of 3463
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Thelma sounds familiar - that might be the movie we watched about half of and had to turn off for some reason. I should watch the whole thing. Scandinavian movies tend to have a cold dark humor I just don't get.
msbelle - Feb 03, 2018 12:50:13 pm PST #1367 of 3463
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Oy - Three Billboards. I'm off to read all the articles I've been avoiding the last three months. I felt so manipulated. I was not cheering the bumbling asshole doing good. I was only half cheering the righteously angry mom acting out.
Jesse - Feb 03, 2018 4:26:58 pm PST #1368 of 3463
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I've only just learned that PT Anderson is married to Maya Rudolph (!)
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I felt so manipulated. I was not cheering the bumbling asshole doing good. I was only half cheering the righteously angry mom acting out.
I'm feeling good about my life choices. Even though I won't have seen most Oscar movies this year.
Vonnie K - Feb 03, 2018 5:22:12 pm PST #1369 of 3463
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
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Amazing. Looking back, I think my favourite scene in the movie is the wordless bit with Alma lovingly preparing the omelet. And Reynolds in the background, realizing and accepting his fate.