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Summary: greatest movie ever
Review: Rushmore is the greatest movie of all time. go buy it now. Jason Schwartzman is hysterical, and is also one hell of a drummer!
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: Wes Anderson makes beautifully funny movies, with great characters and cinematography, and perfect soundtracks. Herman Blume's cannonball, especially the aerial view of his tanned, corpulent body over the dully blue pool, is hilarious. I recommend this movie unreservedly.
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Summary: terrible, terrible film
Review: what a pitifully bad flick. jason schwartzman's career started and ended here. pass on this bomb.
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Summary: Delirious Joy--Enhanced!
Review: For everyone who agrees that Rushmore is on par with any and all the other "greatest movies of all time", the Criterion Collection DVD will more than pay you back in value for the extra cash you throw down. Granted, the play's the thing, ....Also granted, some Criterion titles are all prestige and no payoff (Seven Samurai anyone?). But this is one of the very few instances where the potential of DVD technology has been fully and briliantly exploited. You can read the list of special features for yourself in the product description. Let me assure you that the technical enhancements make this transfer look glorious even on a regular television, and the content of the commentary track and other extras truly add to the Rushmore Experience. If you love this movie, the Criterion Collection version is worth the investment. And my local video guru tells me that it's now out of print, so if you've had it on the back burner, don't put it off much longer. On a personal note, if Bill Murray doesn't finally win the Oscar this year for Bob Harris that he earned for Herman Blume in 1998, Hollywood should fall into the ocean.
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Summary: Bravo, Anderson and Wilson!
Review: I struck up my acquaintance with the work of Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson with the later The Royal Tenenbaums. I was not disappointed when I finally sat down to watch Rushmore. Anderson and Wilson have the extraordinary gift of being able to write characters and stories that are as deeply human and believable as they are absurdly surreal. Like Tenenbaums, Rushmore is a film about vulnerable people finding their way through conflict to resolution and reconciliation. From my Christian point of view, I like to see it as GRACE. In the world of Rushmore, there is even hope for a washed-up old failure like tycoon Herman Blume (Bill Murray). The filmmakers place in their world characters who are poles apart from one another: Rich and poor; English, Scottish and American; young and old; western and eastern. Somehow events conspire to show the characters their commonality; something breaks; and through the cracks we see glimpses of healing. Performances are incredible. I have never been a fan of Murray, but after this, I can see myself fast becoming a devotee. Schwartzman veers brilliantly between suavely sophisticated and grimacingly geeky. Seymour Cassel is a talent I would like to see more of: His brief appearances here and in Tenenbaums are to be treasured. There is even an amusing turn from Mason Gamble, who doesn't seem to have aged a bit since Dennis the Menace. The humour is subtle, yet hilarious to those with whom this brand of quirkiness resonates. For me, its funniness comes from the fact that the comedy is not arbitrary---no banana skins for banana skins' sake---but is made part and parcel of the characters, who they are and how they develop. I know this is a film I will watch over and over, simply because it resonates me on the deepest level as a human being---contra the critics who say that Anderson and Wilson's films lack heart and warmth. My favourite films have always been about vulnerable people who find courage and a means to healing, and Rushmore does that with the best of them.
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Summary: Great movie, DVD priced far too high
Review: There isn't much I can't say about this film that hasn't already been said. This is a great comedy, and probably my favorite of Wes Anderson's films. It's awesome how much input he puts into the DVDs of his films thanks to Criterion. However, 35.99?!?!? You can get the Lord of the Rings: Extended Editions at Best Buy for 10 bucks cheaper, and they have far far more extras and hard work put into them. Do I recommend this DVD? Yes, but I'd recommend finding one used so you aren't dropping so much money. Try finding it for around 20 and you will be very satisfied.
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Summary: alltime favorite movie
Review: Rich kids = bad?
Rushmore = best school in nation?
This guy = best chapel speaker ever.
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Summary: Rushmore--Good Film, Poor Ending.
Review: Rushmore, the creator's second film, showcases Anderson's orderly and painstakingly precise directorial style. The lighting ideal, the colors vibrant, and the music perfectly compatible, Wes Anderson emerges from Rushmore as perhaps the greatest director in the business today. The greatest thing about Anderson, even besides his proficient directing, is his intelligent writing of Rushmore, co-written by Owen Wilson. Rushmore tells the story of Max Fischer, a poor kid who goes to an exclusive private school, Rushmore, because he wrote "a little one-act about Watergate" when he was in the first grade. His mother's dying wish was for him to attend Rushmore Academy, and thus, Max was accepted. The problem with Max, however, is that, though he is very involved in the school and has started a countless number of extracurricular clubs and societies, he puts none of his attention on his schoolwork and his, consequently, put on academic probation and then asked to leave. In the process he meets Blume [Bill Murray], a jaded tycoon, and Miss Cross, a teacher at Rushmore--both who are fascinated with Max's precocity and ambition. They, however, fall in love with each other, despite Max's love for Miss Cross. This starts an infuriated Max to revenge Blume, who stole his girl, in many strange--if not exaggerated--ways. The music of Rushmore is comprised of nothing but British Invasion--The Who, The Creation, The Kinks, and John Lennon--and fits the defiantly youthful disposition of Max impeccably. Unlike most comedies, Rushmore never falls into shoddy writing--because of the confidence of the writers, they can pull off any situation or line that they so choose. When asked how he's already got it "pretty figured out," Max replies, "The secret, I don't know...I guess you've just gotta find something you love to do and then do it for the rest of your life. For me, it's going to Rushmore." A line as fanciful as this is harder to construct than one might think, and in the hands of an unskilled writer the relation of such an idea would seem dishonest or untruthful. But, because the wording is just right, the line comes about very nicely. Though the writing is very good, Rushmore fails to make a succinct statement or to really relay a perceptible point, in the end. Though it can easily be surmised that the ending is meant to be an optimistic one--Max performing another of his plays and finding an age-appropriate girlfriend--the film does not close properly and thus incites confusion in the viewer. Max takes little interest in the girl and treats her poorly since his meeting her, and is even reluctant to call her his girlfriend, in the closing scene. The film, then, ends on a strange note--even the closing music [The Faces' "Ooh La La"] is cagey and mysterious--and you are unsure as to how you should feel. The Royal Tenenbaums, Anderson's next film, closes in a less ambiguous way: Though Royal has died, he has, indeed, finished what he set out to do. So, though Royal's death is sad, it is cheerful and nice, as well. Despite the objectionable conclusion, overall, Wes Anderson's Rushmore is a well-written and superbly directed film.
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Summary: Great Flick
Review: The combination of great acting, story, music, direction, and dialogue adds to the experience. From Bill Murray's one liners to Jason Schwartzman's mannerisms, you will find that it is the subtle nuances that make this movie enjoyable. You will find it all in this movie.
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Summary: Let's Just Hope It Has a Happy Ending...
Review: Rushmore, the sophomore effort of brilliant writer/director Wes Anderson is a really good film. I always sound so stupid when I write these reviews, but I just can't help but gush over this stuff that I love. Rushmore, starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, is about a 15-year-old student, Max Fischer, who attends an exclusive prep school who puts all of his time into extra-curricular activities, and meanwhile fails in the academic department. Murray is a depressed tycoon, Blume, who meets Max, and the two form a friendship. However, things turn for the worst when Max falls in love with a teacher and Blume does, too. Their friendship ends...but let's just hope it has a happy ending. Note: if you like good music, the soundtrack and the original score is excellent--British Invasion. My favorite part of the
movie is when Blume and Max meet and Max says, "How are you?" and Blume replies, "Ah, I'm little bit lonely these days."
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