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Summary: Quit picking on the Emperor
Review: This film was well received among the audience I saw it with. I've never seen Rushmore, but I still really like this movie. So what if Gene Hackman was playing the same old Gene Hackman... I ~LIKE~ Gene Hackman... I think some critics on this web site are a little too quick to complain about the Emperor's clothes and might be trying too hard to prove how tasteful they are. If it were up to this type of person, there would never be anything decent to watch. This movie is worth the price of admission if ONLY for the brief glimpse of the painting hanging above Owen Wilson's character's living room sofa.
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Summary: worst movie I've ever seen
Review: I should start out by saying I'm a college professor with a real interest in independent films--I see at least 40 smaller films a year. I also am a fan of understated, quirky humor. This film was the worst mess of a film I've ever seen in my life. It was incoherent, pointless, poorly written and poorly made. No character was developed. The acting was horrible because there was no acting to do. Gene Hackman, despite his nomination, merely acted like Gene Hackman--what else can you do with lines like that? This was a total waste of money and an embarrassment to the film industry. I might add that the audience in the theatre I attended, college students and professors, seemed to agree with me. Not one person laughed or chuckled even once during the movie. Several people walked out. A young man near me went to sleep. Afterward, everyone was talking about how bad the movie was and how shocked they were that the movie had received such good critical reviews. I don't know what movie the people who wrote good reviews here saw, but it certainly wasn't the one I saw. My husband looked at his watch about fifty times. Afterward he said, "I just kept wanting it to be over." Especially compared to the genuinely good films of 2001--Amelie, Gosford Park, etc., this film is a joke, and not the good kind.
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Summary: A Cinematic Epic
Review: This film is probably the most awaited and noted of our time. It's artistic, beautiful, and hilarious. The most majestic and well planned movie I have ever seen. No matter what seen you are watching the decor, wardrobe, music, and characters are always add completely to the picture. Watching the movie for the first time actually made me shiver I was so excited I wished it would never end. Wes Anderson is a genius.
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Summary: great movie
Review: its rare to find smart movies these days..that dont take the easy way out.dont just pander to the masses the royal tenebaums
is one of those movies...smart, funny, exceptional script..perfect casting..wonderful acting..youre never quite sure where the story is going and your better for it.
can be heartwarming, sad, and hilarious all at the same time.
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Summary: Worth your money
Review: It's so rare to come out of a theater totally jazzed by the movie you just saw - that's why you should see The Royal Tennenbaums. Basically, if you liked Rushmore and Bottle Rocket, you're going to like this film. This is the movie that proves that the Wes Anderson/Owen Wilson team have what it takes. They've found their voice and all their movies have a consistent feel to them. It's also great to notice the little surrealist touches that Anderson always puts in - like the way his characters where inappropriate clothes. Also, he resists the temptation to give into cynicism and instead makes his films life affirming. There is a great cast, but the movie is basically Gene Hackman's. It's great to see him still getting great parts even at this stage in his carreer. If you are a Hackman fan you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: magical
Review: Colorful yet black. Kept you interested
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Summary: Can you paraphrase it?... I dont think so...
Review: Well,
Ive seen this movie now 3 times (and am intending to go again) I can not get it out of my head. This is such a fantastic movie, I had such a stupid grin on my face the entire time, I was one of the few people that laughed the entire time. The acting is great, the music is wonderful, as is the subtle humor (the way the paintings in Richie's apartment were shot). And it is such a disapointment that Gene Hackman didnt get an oscar nomination, but then again Gladiator did win best movie last year (and dont get me wrong, I love that movie, but there were other movies more deserving). Anyways if you have a pulse, dont listen to any of the negative reviews, go give this awesome movie a chance.
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Summary: Fantastic direction in dysfunctional chaos.
Review: Some people will like it, others will hate it, but this film should not be missed. The background of making this film is as equally fascinating as the film itself in regard to the people playing the parts. I was a big fan of Anderson's "Rushmore," and I just love the style of direction that he is building for himself. Needless to say, Anderson has done a fabulous job with this movie as well.
The story is rather dark at times, but each hint of darkness has got a little icing on the top. No matter how much you will despise each character at certain instances, you will eventually fall in love with them for each of their own quirky ways. Undoubtedly, this has to be the most dysfunctional family ever placed on screen, but you really have the sense that what they are truly striving for is a sense of self beyond what they've been plagued by in the past - the plague of being a "Tenenbaum."
Each actor has done a magnificent job in developing the roles of their characters, and for most of them; it appears a complete departure of anything they've ever done in the past. I can't remember a time that I had laughed so hard at Gene Hackman in a film. It was truly remarkable.
I think the trailer sells the story short because there's so much more in-depth-ness to this film. If you liked "The Loved One," or "Harold and Maude," you're sure to love this film as well.
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Summary: Plays Like A Loose Woody Allen Picture
Review: Admittedly, I saw THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS at the suggestion of a close friend. When it comes to comedy, his and my personal tastes tend to fall into the same category, so I gave it a view. Gene Hackman's performance alone makes the picture worth seeing, as he plays Royal Tenenbaum (the father of the family depicted in the film) to great finese ... much like the man who would be rich. With Angelica Huston, he fathered three child proteges, and they are played with moments of wonderful delight by Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson (why isn't this man a big box office star?), and Ben Stiller (whose well on his way to being the next Kevin Bacon or Michael Caine, I can't figure which). The moments of mirth are interspersed around a presumed impending death, and the reality of the grim reaper forces the family to face their individual foibles and shortcomings with somewhat predictable results. An average chuckler, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS plays out like a low-budget Woody Allen picture. However, if Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson (actor and co-writer of the flick, as they did on the superior BOTTLE ROCKET) keep this up, they're going to give Woody a real run for his money some day.
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Summary: I've always wanted to be a Tenenbaum too
Review: I first read about The Royal Tenenbaums in an obscure article about costume designer Karen Patch in the fall of 2000 and the anticipation began. The movie came to my town about a month ago and is already well on its way out the door, which clearly illustrates the point made numerous times in these reviews: Tenenbaums is not for everyone, especially not people in Idaho. That said, in the past month I have managed to see it five times, purchase the soundtrack, and order the poster online. This review is for people who, like me, just had to get back into the theatres for more. Wes Anderson's work tends to trigger that obsessive-compulsiveness in people and I believe that it's because of all the subtle, beautiful details he manages to fit in his movies. For example, did you notice the clipping Eli sent to Etheline calls him the "James Joyce of the west"? Did you notice Richie's collection of cars, perfectly alligned aboard the Cote D'Ivoire? It's because of these meticulous details that the Tenenbaums appear to have been born into the environment of 111 Archer Avenue. Anyone who calls these characters lacking needed only to observe their surroundings to learn everything about them. I loved Margot's room and especially Richie's, whose murials incidentally were paintd by Owen and Luke Wilson's brother Eric. And the acting--I read an earlier criticism of the "misuse" of Bill Murray, but I say kudos to Anderson for once again taking him out of his pigeonhole. The scene where Raleigh confronts Margot about her infadelity is so painfully real and perfectly acted, and Gwenyth Paltrow simply disappears into Margot the way Margot disappears into her wonderful fur coat. The entire cast did a spectacular job, but I'd like to know where in the world Anderson discovered Kumar, the delightful little man who plays Pagoda in Tenenbaums, Mr. Littlejeans in Rushmore, and, well, Kumar in Bottle Rocket. The soundtrack is perfect, perfect, perfect like in all Anderson's films, and I especially enjoyed the use of Paul Simon's "Me and Julio down by the schoolyard" and Eliot Smith's "Needle in the hay" which I had never heard before but now brings tears to my eyes whenever I listen to it.
I love this movie, in case that point hadn't already been made. Every time I watched it I laughed ("Put one of them hickory chunks on up there Sister Maggie"), cried (for Richie, for Chas' breakdown upon receiving Sparkplug, and for Buckley, poor Buckley), and mostly just stared, drinking in the details. If you notice something you think I haven't please let me know.
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