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Summary: probably my favorite movie
Review: after seeing all of the low ratings, i felt that it was necessary for me to say my part. this, along with pulp fiction, are my favorite movies. I don't even like the movie for its humor, every other aspect of it stands for its own. It definitely is a movie that people see as being either boring or incredible, but trying to assume what the movie was trying to convey and thus calling it "crap" or whatever is really ignorant. also, i'm sick of everybody saying for every movie around that the director is trying to imitate quentin tarantino. sure, there are some out there, but wes anderson definitely is not one of them
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Summary: The Intelligence of Wes
Review: Reading this review, you've probably already seen the movie and just like having others affirm your views. However, that only underscores the sheer brilliance of this film.
Gene Hackman plays one of the alltime great deadpan-comedy actors in this picture. He portrays the title character, one 'Royal Tenenbaum,' and if for nothing else, see the movie solely for his character. This may be the finest movie Gene Hackman has ever made, and considering his brilliant career, that alone is high praise.As a side note, I'm currently in love with Gwyneth Paltrow (among other unobtainable women), which serves to somewhat distort my views on the film. The comments on Mr. Hackman stand however.
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Summary: There's Nothing to See Here
Review: Considering the amount of dramatic and hateful feedback this film gets from some reviewers ("If I could I'd give it zero stars!" "Negative 5 stars!"), it is easy to dismiss. And I agree: If you regard yourself as a person who sees more blacks and whites than grays in life, move along. There's nothing to see here. No, this movie does not club a person over the head with its messages. It is not concerned with making the audience understand its points, so it is easy to misunderstand the story's intentions or even react negatively if one dislikes the nebulous. This is a movie for those who appreciate quirkiness, emotional layering, and subtlety. Not all moments are intended to be comedic, and not all moments are intended to be dramatic. This style is not easily categorized, so if you like quick and easy labels you should probably skip this one. Wes Anderson's direction is not for everyone. It can border on anti-direction. He appears to have taken a cue from Eastwood's "Don't just do something, stand there," philosophy, then put it through the car wash with the top down. His purposefully crafted silence and awkwardness between characters is appealing to some and repelling to others. Yet getting so many notables to work with him for less than top pay (Murray, Wilson, Huston, Glover, Hackman, Stiller) is indicative of the allure he has with actors. Watching the uncertainty of Hackman squirming for the right words and the pain of Huston being manipulated by him in the same moment is a microcosm of the multi-faceted interplay he elicits from his cast. The audience's challenge to hold multiple unique emotions simultaneously true occurs frequently throughout Anderson's movies, and this is no exception. If you appreciate both the light and dark of watching people with relationship problems try to work things out, enjoy.
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Summary: Not SUPPOSED to be a LOL comedy
Review: After perusing the other reviews of this great, great film, I've discovered that many folks went into this expecting "Shanghai Noon" or something of that ilk. "The Royal Tennenbaums" is a quirky, subtle film that isn't going to play as comedy for most people. Is it strange? You bet! This is a great film for those of us who are sick of seeing the "same old, same old" in movies. Wes and Owen's script is smart and touching, and as always with Wes's films the production design is fabulous. Here's a barometer for you: If you like fairy tales, if you like the great subtle films of the 1970's (many of which featured Gene Hackman, as well), you will probably enjoy "The Royal Tennenbaums."
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Summary: The Funniest Movie Ever Made
Review: When I first saw this movie I literaly could not breathe I was laughing so hard every time someone said anything from Gene Hackman having "a bad case of cancer" to a brother and sister falling in love (note: the sister is adopted but it is still frowned upon). The story is that this man loses everything so he pretends to be dying in order to spend time with his family of whom everyone in it hates him but he is determined to make them love him again. All of them used to be geniuses but now one is a depressed ex poet (Gwyneth Paltrow), another a former tennis player (Luke Wilson), and the other his wife died and now has a problem that everything has to be perfectly safe (Ben Stiller). Can this once seemingly perfect family learn to love each other and be a family again. I would recommend this movie to people who are old enough to understand some mature humor, there is some language and also some sensuality. I hope that this review has helped you in making a decision about the movie The Royal Tenenbaums.
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Summary: Great, but I can understand where few would enjoy
Review: Someone above said it perfectly: If you think movies are nothing more than cute little distractions, stay away, etc. Not sure why I'm putting my two cents in since their are so many reviews. I think people get too hung up on "plots" (although the plot is pretty simple, so I'm not sure why the confusion). To add to the lists of why its great (and ignore the people that are wrong and found it boring)- The movie is full of what seems like absurdity, but by god, it's actually pretty realistic. Don't try to lump it as a comedy. You SHOULD feel sad about Luke Wilson's character trying to commit...and other bits in the movie. Anyway, don't review something if you admit that you just "don't get it". You'll scare folks off from a truly unique and powerful film.
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Summary: Hollywood's attempt at being artsy
Review: Hollywood rarely makes a good artsy film, and this one is not one of the rare ones. The movie is packed with mediocre to good actors who give a good effort , yet are inable to bring it all together. I think the problem is that they are all forced to take on roles which are not within their usual strong areas and they all failed miserably despite their good efforts. Take a pass on this one, it's not worth the almost two hours of your life you will spend on it.
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Summary: alright
Review: I think the reason I was dissapointed with this is even though I didn't pay the high price of tickets to go to the movies. I figured this would be worth it because I absolutely loved rushmore. In a way it is worth it but I had high expectations and those expectations got lost in the horrible ending. There was only one laugh out loud funny scene.
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Summary: Who? What? Where? When? Why?
Review: This movie is a totally bizarre pile of boring crap. I saw the Rushmore movie years ago and thought it was a great story with great acting, but this is such a far fetched story line with lame weirdo characters. The movie takes place in New York during the 60's 70's or 80's, im not even sure and the characters are so boring and dysfunctionally weird. The actors act as if they are being held against their will to act in this movie. Also the stupid character gag that the actors look exactly the same when they are young as they do when they get older (same clothes, hair styles, etc.) is so far fetched. The story itself is cluttered and impossible to follow. Furthermore, the characters are always miserable about nothing, just because their father left them when they were younger, GET OVER IT ALREADY!! which in turn makes the audience feel miserable as well.
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Summary: If you give 1 or 2 stars to this classic, you have <85 I.Q.
Review: Its not your fault that you cannot process all the information: emotions, cleverness, innuendos, genius all at once. Very few movies can you base someone's intelligence by, whether they love this movie or not. This is one of them. Shawshank Redemption is another one. You don't like those two movies, you don't have the cognitive skills to be true to the craft of movie watching.
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