tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26351054.post8780584749762287508..comments2024-03-07T22:54:27.556-05:00Comments on Listmaker At the Movies: The Darjeeling LimitedListmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26351054.post-43064154888326245312007-11-04T17:59:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:59:00.000-05:00oh man, i've got to go to the hotel raphael.but i'...oh man, i've got to go to the hotel raphael.<BR/><BR/>but i'm afraid of haunted things.Listmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26351054.post-60361793631171967212007-11-02T23:54:00.000-04:002007-11-02T23:54:00.000-04:00have not seen it yet, i basically only care about ...have not seen it yet, i basically only care about Anderson for his precious sets and use of music. <BR/>I did see Hotel Chevalier,, thought is was so so... something about natalie portman annoys the hell out of me... granted it is great seeing her slink around naked, and be rude and sassy.. but i can't get over her awkward posing and stupid haircut...<BR/>Oh and i stayed in the hotel raphael in 2000, I was assisting on a photoshoot.. It was awesome! and apparently haunted too.<BR/><BR/>-jasonJason Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664774347233081441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26351054.post-51964278559099332742007-10-19T12:13:00.000-04:002007-10-19T12:13:00.000-04:00chris,i usually like schwartzman and wilson as wel...chris,<BR/><BR/>i usually like schwartzman and wilson as well. just didn't think they could pull off what anderson wanted them to do.<BR/><BR/>i also liked the montage as well and am not necessarily saying no 60's music anymore in his films. the kinks slow mo bits were a bit too "wes andersony" for me though.Listmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26351054.post-45781101383504460482007-10-18T18:24:00.000-04:002007-10-18T18:24:00.000-04:00i do like owen wilson in general, but he was sleep...i do like owen wilson in general, but he was sleep walking through this movie...<BR/><BR/>i wish i could like it better...<BR/><BR/>actually the rolling stones montage was my fave scene although it was to similar to the boat montage in life aquatic....Chris Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145977608304439973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26351054.post-82052038921233063742007-10-18T12:20:00.000-04:002007-10-18T12:20:00.000-04:00>just feeling like they were a collection of metic...>just feeling like they were a collection of meticulously-designed hairstyles and wardrobes disguised as characters.<BR/><BR/>I love your writing. That is a great line! Your insight about the little touches in his earlier movies vs. the Adidas/suitcases, etc is an interesting one.<BR/><BR/>And to be more clear, I liked the music in the movie other than the some of the more forced 60's era stuff. Maybe he should have used just the other film stuff. It fit better. To have Schwartzman travel with an ipod dock is a convenient if not a bit forced way to get some hot Rolling Stones action in a movie that didn't need it.Listmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26351054.post-84962756239768848082007-10-18T10:09:00.000-04:002007-10-18T10:09:00.000-04:00You're right - better than the last one, but no ma...You're right - better than the last one, but no match for the others. My main problem with the last two Anderson movies is that most of the characters are really unsympathetic if not just plain unlikeable.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the sequence with the car in New York more than most of what happened in India, and wished it had come earlier in the movie so I could actually care about the brothers instead of just feeling like they were a collection of meticulously-designed hairstyles and wardrobes disguised as characters.<BR/><BR/>The pins and badges in "Rushmore," art on the walls of the Tenenbaum house and even the jumpsuits in "Bottle Rocket" were quirks that seemed to enhance their stories and make them feel more complete, but lately things like Steve Zissou's specialty Adidas sneakers and the designer luggage in "Darjeeling" have felt more showy and distracting than anything else.<BR/><BR/>I usually get more out of his movies the second time around when I can pay more attention to details and less to following the plot, so I'll probably see it again at some point and maybe feel differently.<BR/><BR/>I did like his use of music from the Merchant Ivory and S. Ray movies, and agree that Natalie Portman is awesome (and superhot) in the short.mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221411120021562809noreply@blogger.com