Asteroid City (Wes Anderson, June 16th, 2023) Movie • Page 3

The Life Aquatic.

 

isle of dogs

 

haven't seen Life Aquatic but no other movie of his has been outright bad

 

agreed, even if 3 of the last 4 were kinda mid

 

Rushmore is the only one I've seen that I don't like.

 

fascinating take, no sarcasm

 

Except Grand Budapest which is his best.

Edit: Misread this as 3 or 4, so hopefully the one excluded is GBH.

 

The last one was just boring. Only one I haven’t seen is isle of dogs.

 

I was a big fan of The French Dispatch and loved Isle of Dogs. Moonrise Kingdom is my favourite thing he's done.

 

I’m a sucker for the Darjeeling limited so no judgement from me for Wes picks.

 

French Dispatch and Life Aquatic are the only two I haven't really like. Haven't seen Isle of Dogs yet though.

 

Life Aquatic is pure fun, I can't imagine having it last for that reason

 

The Life Aquatic is like a parody of a Wes Anderson film.

His first three films are still amazing, though.

 

I'd argue it's his formula to complete excess - one man's parody, another's interesting experiment. It's not a top tier Wes film, but it is one I'm glad exists and occasionally return to.

 

There's a real heart to the relationships in his first films. Chaz telling his father he had a rough year, Max finally admitting to Blume that his father is a barber, Richie reconnecting with Margot after his suicide attempt. It was a great balance between that and the artificial nature of his settings. Since then it has felt like the intricate sets are the priority and not the backdrop.

 

I don't disagree with that, though I think Grand Budapest is at least in the ballpark in that regard (and easily his best since at least Darjeeling if not before that).

 

Reviews sound like he nails both

 

Just discovered this on the Rushmore criterion and its gold

 

The MTV Movie Awards had a lot of fun skits like that. For years they highlighted a lot of great films before becoming ultra generic.

 

This movie is fantastic. I found it really touching. Proof there is only one Wes Anderson, and A.I. will never pull off what he's doing

 

got a ticket to see this tomorrow night - lookin' forward to it!