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Summary: The Tennenbaum Family "A blast"
Review: Well I saw this movie with my cousins Jonah and Ben. I don't know if you know this but Jonah my cousin Is in the royal tennebaums and he plays Ozzie Tennenbaum(The son of Ben stiller in the movie). He is only 10 years old and people where asking for his autpgraph at the movie theatre. Anway it was a really good movie and I thought gene hackman was really good at being the father in the play! All for all it was a really good movie.
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Summary: terrible, and a waste of time and money
Review: oh this movie was terrible, I have never seen such a huge piece of junk. It is way too long, lacks a plot, any sort of interesting dialogue, and really any meaning at all. It meanders from very unfunny jokes about money to ones about mentally retarded people, very low brow and not for anybody who enjoyed rushmore, or rambo. The worst movie of the year.
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Summary: My favorite film of 2002, so far
Review: It's a rare thing, too rare, when I am moved to write a good review on Amazon, I am usually not compelled to write anything unless a film has annoyed me in some way. I've seen Royal Tanembaums 3 times and will probably see it again before it comes out on July 9th. Like many excellent stories, this one manages to balance an eccentric (to say the least) family and there bazaar situation with a warm believable and honest feeling that everything will work out. It's not so much a film as a tonic for anyone who has had issues with there family or there lives in general. Royal Tanambaum (Gene Hackman) is getting old and has been evicted from the hotel he has lived at for many years, how has he done this? Afforded to live in a high quality hotel? These are questions, and there are many, that can only be answered by the fact that the writers put in just enough silly stuff, so that you can't take it seriosly enough to be offended at the lapses in logic, it makes sense becouse in this cockeyed world all appliances, almost, are way, way out of date. Old reel to reel tape recorders and a vintage Commodore 64 are in the various scenes, all the phones have dials and everyone always gets around in a Gypsy cab, everyone. Ben Stiller and his two sons wear the same red Adidas jogging suits for almost the entire film, things like this are perfect for taking away the serious edge that would ruin such a film. The character are outrageous parodies who are not parodies at all, there adopted daughter (Gweneth Paltro) who has always been introduced as "my adopted daughter" by her clueless father. The children all had such prmise, Stillers character breeds dalmaion mice and sells them in little Tokyo, another is a famous tennes pro, and Paltro's character wrote plays at age 9 , but that was then and this, sadly is now. Everyone's life is in the toilet and, for various reasons they all get back together and somehow it works out, this is a film with a heart and a brain excellent music, perfect dialogue, and a wonderful story. Some have criticized this film as being to reminiscent of John Irving, there are similarities between this and Hotel New Hampshire and Garp, but for the most part this film stands alone, I cannot recommend it enough.
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Summary: unlike most movies..this ones good even when sober..
Review: this is one of the best movies (if not THE best movie) to come out in 5 years. when i read all these bad reviews i cant help but scratch my head and wonder...why?....why god have you cursed these poor souls with bad bad taste?...why do they only find humor in adam sandler and jim carrey movies?? sigh....i just get kind of sad when peoples minds become so diluted with ... like 'pearl harbor' and Van Damme movies that they dont see it when real film-making whacks them over their heads....this movie restored my faith in film. and just like a lot of people who have written reviews here..it moved me. genuinely. wes anderson deserves an award for this movie...something bigger and better than an oscar (oscars or for movies like gladiatior and titanic)..this deserves something far greater... watch this movie. it'll become your favorite. if not...then take a film class and watch it again (then it'll become your favorite)
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Summary: Another winner for Anderson/Owen
Review: Once again, Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson have written another off-beat gem. Colorful and deep characters in the tradition of Bottle Rocket and Rushmore. An all-star cast with memorable performances by Gene Hackman and Angelica Houston. And, once again, we get a taste of Kumar/Mr. Littlejeans/Pagoda...one of my favorite characters in all three movies. If you liked Bottle Rocket and Rushmore, buy this and drown in it. If you're not sure, best rent it first, as Anderson and Owen are prone to rub some people the wrong way. But from a fan, I would say this is the best offering from these writers to date. Many of the incidents in the movie are factual events (such as Ben Stiller getting shot with a bb gun by his father, which reflects a moment from Owen and Luke's childhood where their other brother was shot while cornered during a bb gun fight). Overall, I found this to be a wonderful, hilarious film with deeply developed characters and a great plot.
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Summary: the guy talking about deepak pallana...
Review: #1, you're thinking of kumar pallana (pagoda, Mr. Littlejeans, Kumar). Deepak is his son who plays the book store employee in Bottle Rocket, the math teacher in Rushmore and the real doctor in Tenenbaums... #2, Kumar was a proprietor of a local restaurant in Anderson and Wilson's native Texas. He has since become a friend of the filmmakers and has been pput in everything since. Best play all year mang!
Anyways, best movie of 2001, go see it...
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Summary: A Royal Classic
Review: This already timeless classic by co-writers Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson is probably one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Directed by Anderson this film has a wonderful touch with an all-star Hollywood cast (Gene Hackman, Angelica Houston, the Wilson brothers-Owen & Luke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Bill Murray and Danny Glover) with the combination of Anderson regulars. The style that Anderson shoots is just so intriguing to watch. Things are constantly appealing, the scenes, the movement, and the background action. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is pure witty humor at its finest. The cast is just outstanding, all the character parts were sensational. Anderson really is a genius at work, this movie is really that good. The soundtrack is also one of the best I've heard in a while, the music really blends with the picture and gives the right atmosphere to the scenes. If you've seen either of the previous Wilson/Anderson works-"Bottle Rocket" & "Rushmore" you'll love this film. If you've seen "The Royal Tenenbaums" and haven't seen their previous works, I really recommend that you do. I do consider Tenenbaums to be their best yet, but the other two were really great films. A definate buy to anyone who enjoys witty comedies with an off-beat style. And if you enjoy this movie, pick up the soundtrack too, it's a perfect accent to the film.
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Summary: A Great Farce!!
Review: If you notice something familiar to the movie's style, thin back to the movie Rushmore. Made by the same director, Royal has a witty charm and a quirky cast. Ben Stiller is hilarious as the serious real estate, matching Adidas wearing, afro sporting son. Psltrow is very melancholy, but adorably so as the daughter with a secret smoking habit and a penchant for mink coats, gloves, and black eyeliner. Luke Wilson as the failed tennis star son, and his brother Owen as the cowboy druggie actor neighborhood friend of the Tenembaum children. Angelica Houston as Gene Hackman's ex-wife, Danny Glover as Houston's suitor, and Gene Hackman as Royal. With such a great cast, it is hard to go wrong. Hackman plays the patriarch and dead beat dad, who leaves his children and wife when they are young, only to come back 25 years later to pretend he is dying as to regain their sympathy, and his fortune back. This heartwarming and silly story is well done, and the actors play off their characters very well. I highly recommend this movie, and hope you will enjoy it too!
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Summary: I'm not a fan of Wes Anderson other films
Review: However, how could I not like this movie? Unlike another reviewer, I don't feel that this was weaker than "Rushmore" in any way. In fact, there is more that is funny, more to see, better characters and wittier dialog than "Rushmore" had. The humor is so layered that I found myself laughing at something an hour later when thinking over a scene in the movie from a different perspective. My partner thought that I was crazy on the drive home in the car as I quoted one particular line and laughed my head off. I'm certain that this movie won't appeal to everyone. It isn't an everyman movie, although it certainly has enough surface humor to be somewhat amusing to almost anyone. It really is something that you have to pay close attention to in order to appreciate. I'm sure that there's lots that I missed, although I'll be seeing it again on video or DVD. One of the unusual things in the movie that I only got late: While all the cars, cloths, houses, styles are stuck in the 70's, the movie definitely seems set in 2001, since there are lots of indicators to let you know this. The family is stuck in the past. Some of the best dialog is from the narrator, superbly voiced by Alec Baldwin. He had the very best line in the entire movie and lots of other stingers. I would love to listen to only the narration all the way though. In fact, one of the weaknesses of the movie was not having the narrator narrate each and every "chapter" of the movie. The last movie that had me lauging this way was the Coen brother movie "The Big Lebowski". It wasn't as subtle, but the best of these two movies succeeds for the same reasons. It also wasn't appreciated by everyone and most of my friends were luke warm on it only.
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Summary: DEEPAK PALLANA RETURNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Once again, Wes Anderson brings back Deepak Pallana (Pagoda in the film). He has appeared in every Anderson film, especially as Kumar in Bottle Rocket. My friend and I still wonder why this quirky guy ends up in all of Anderson's movies, but I love every minute of it. He is hilarious!!!! Pagoda yelling "You son of a beeech" and stabbing Royal Tenenbaum is so unexpected and hilarious, I almost fell out of my seat. Tenenbaum's reaction is almost as funny!!!! JUST SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!
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