The Royal Tenenbaums

by **Vitriola** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:16 pm

Don't we all.

by **Bugs** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:38 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:
Nah, Wes Anderson is a dork, and his movies touch on dork-related issues and tug at the heartstrings of dorks. And yet, nobody seems to hate his movies more than internet dorks.
What about the Tenenbaums was dork-like? This isn't a gotcha, a "I am this close to flipping out thing" or anything like that. I left the room on a few occassions (not 100% the movie's fault) so I perhaps missed something. Do you mean because it dealt with dorky people, like Stiller's character sort of is?

Yeah... Stiller and the tracksuits, Paltrow and the hair clips and little girl dress. Plus, obviously, Max Fischer from Rushmore, and whoever the fuck else. What little I've read about Wes Anderson seems to indicate that he's a self-professed dork and issues relating to that pervade all his movies.

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:43 pm

Bugs wrote:
Haha, is your contention that me and CO are anything like the actors or characters in TRT?
Nah, Wes Anderson is a dork, and his movies touch on dork-related issues and tug at the heartstrings of dorks. And yet, nobody seems to hate his movies more than internet dorks.

What about the Tenenbaums was dork-like? This isn't a gotcha, a "I am this close to flipping out thing" or anything like that. I left the room on a few occassions (not 100% the movie's fault) so I perhaps missed something. Do you mean because it dealt with dorky people, like Stiller's character sort of is?

Jesus, I remember JQW flipping out on me in the same way for throwing the term "computer dork" around casually. Get a grip. If Revenge of the Nerds taught us anything, it's that dorks, nerds and dweebs are the triumverate of the New World Order.

He was clearly insane. I am genuinely curious.

by **Bugs** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:34 pm

co wrote:
Bugs wrote: And yet, nobody seems to hate his movies more than internet dorks.
but. . . the Caltrops dorks seem to love his movies. I guess they buck the trend.

Caltrops? I don't know what that is. Like Cyclops?

Anyway, my experience with the dork breed is limited, pretty much to this board. I'll take your word for it.

by co » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:57 pm

Bugs wrote: And yet, nobody seems to hate his movies more than internet dorks.

but. . . the Caltrops dorks seem to love his movies. I guess they buck the trend.

by **Bugs** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:48 pm

Haha, is your contention that me and CO are anything like the actors or characters in TRT?

Nah, Wes Anderson is a dork, and his movies touch on dork-related issues and tug at the heartstrings of dorks. And yet, nobody seems to hate his movies more than internet dorks.

Jesus, I remember JQW flipping out on me in the same way for throwing the term "computer dork" around casually. Get a grip. If Revenge of the Nerds taught us anything, it's that dorks, nerds and dweebs are the triumverate of the New World Order.

by **Vitriola** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:55 am

I liked Rushmore.

by co » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:26 am

pinback wrote:Lost in Translation was excellent.

If you rate movies on pure belly laughs, then the Godfather sucks.

(Which it doesn't.)

If you mean laughs at Sofia Copola's expense, then yes Godfather 3 was hilarous. So is the idea that she can direct just because her father sort of can. Also, it's funny that the stuck up bitch thinks people will pay $25 for a half sized bottle of her shitty wine.

by **pinback** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:54 am

Lost in Translation was excellent.

If you rate movies on pure belly laughs, then the Godfather sucks.

(Which it doesn't.)

by co » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:23 am

pinback wrote:I liked Life Aquatic.

Life Aquatic is the second least funny Bill Murray movie, right behind Lost in Tranlation. At least Sophia Copola's crap of a movie wasn't trying to be funny.

by **pinback** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:07 am

I liked Life Aquatic.

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:00 am

Bugs wrote:I guess this is proof that dorks are a self-hating breed.

Haha, is your contention that me and CO are anything like the actors or characters in TRT? Because that's a statement you're going to have to defend.

"HA HA BEN STILLER WEARING A JUMP SUIT!! LOL!"

Ben Stiller's TV show was one of the funniest things on TV in the 80s. (Or 90s. Whatever.) It was good and it was mean. He's become a fucking joke, appearing in shitty movies like this one.

I would pay good money for someone to explain the rise to fame that the Owen brothers have experienced. And I thought it was understood that we only get one shitty member of that family per movie! TRT breaks the social contract I thought we had with those untalented, worthless nobodies.

Anyone who watched that movie and thought it was good needs help. Serious help. It wasn't funny, it wasn't an interesting character study, it had absolutely no plot to speak of... goddamn, Bugs. You, a person who hates everything liked this thing? I'm amazed.

by co » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:32 am

Bugs wrote:I guess this is proof that dorks are a self-hating breed.

Who the fuck are you calling a dork? Asshole.

by **Bugs** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:12 am

I guess this is proof that dorks are a self-hating breed.

by co » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:26 am

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:I wanted to seem them all die, every last fucking one of them.

I want to see Wes Anderson fucking die. I have hated all three movies I have seen from him (this one, Rushmore, and the stupid Life Aquatic), in fact I have turned each one of them off at least by the middle.

imdb.com wrote:Director - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s)

1. The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2006) (pre-production)

2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
3. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

4. Rushmore (1998)
5. Bottle Rocket (1996)
6. Bottle Rocket (1994)

Here's a preview of his upcoming movie, "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" even though I know nothing about it: It's gonna suck big time.

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:19 am

Wow, I hated every single actor and character. I wanted to seem them all die, every last fucking one of them. I was shocked to somehow not see a cameo by the San Francisco 49ers.

Zero out of five stars. Whoever is responsible for this should not be allowed to make more movies.

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