I just saw it tonight and thought it was hilarious. Though my friend and I both agree it would be funnier with a big group of people and really drunk.

definitely one of the funniest movies i've seen in a long time. Its one of the few movies that i actually want to see in theaters more than once.

Finally saw this last night. I loved every minute of it and will buy the dvd the day its released! It was quirky and weird and sweet at the same time.

That was like the worst movie ever

Is ND just slapstick comedy or what? I don't see what the big deal is supposed to be.......

me neither, way way overrated.

I loved it... one of the funniest movies I've seen in awhile. It NAILED what it was like being in high-school during the 80s and 90s in so many subtle ways. It was fantastic. Napoleon was so deadpan and was actually a great physical comedian. It's not slapstick - it's just finding humor in the deadpan performance of Napoleon and the bizarre characters and situations he's surrounded by. It's like there's very few 'jokes' in the film - set-up and pay-off as opposed to stuff like American Pie or that Harold and Kumar movie where it's all set-up to punchline hitting you over the head in a rhythm. ND pretty much was funny the entire time (I laughed throughout the entire film almost.

Caught it yesterday myself and I loved it. Hard to explain the humour, but I think Trigger nailed it fairly well.

I think anyone comparing it to Wes Anderson or saying it's a ripoff is misguided. That's like saying Wes invented quirky characters and wearing vintage clothing, because that's all the films have in common.

Hard to recommend, but the theatre had a fairly diverse, big crowd, and it seemed to be a hit, everyone laughed at something different. There was even some applause at the end.

Dang!

The bonus extra scene was ok.

I really enjoyed the entire movie--probably the funniest movie I've seen this year. Like some of you guys, I was really anticipating this one--almost as much as Zack Braff's Garden State.

The liger lives on: Fox has given a six-episode commitment to an animated version of Napoleon Dynamite, a network rep confirms. Original cast members including Jon Heder (Napoleon), Efren Ramirez (Pedro), and Aaron Ruell (Kip Dynamite) will lend voices to the project, which centers on Heder’s eccentric Idaho teenager from the 2004 big-screen comedy. The pilot was penned by the film’s writers, Jared and Jerusha Hess, and Simpsons producer Mike Scully. Fox also ordered seven episodes of Allen Gregory, an animated comedy about a famous seven-year-old boy who has to attend public school. Superbad’s Jonah Hill, who co-wrote the pilot and is serving as executive producer, voices the main character.

Just finished re-watching Napoleon Dynamite for probably only the 3rd time, and am reminded again by how much I enjoy this film; I found myself laughing out loud during numerous scenes, which rarely happens - even when I'm watching "funnier" comedies. Much of the humor involved Napoleon actually thinking he was cool/hip/accomplished, when he was actually the complete opposite

The guy who played the sneering, contemptuous blonde jock was spot-on; one of the funniest scenes was Napoleon asked him for a "Summer for President" pin, and after the guy gave it to him Napoleon threw it away, then ran away like a coward

What I also really appreciated was that very few of the actors/actresses were "big names" - the only one I recognized was Diedrich Bader, who played the next-door-neighbor to Peter (the main character) in Office Space...

What's interesting is that the film itself is set in 2004 (the year it was released), but the small town in Idaho where Napoleon lives still seems to be stuck in the late '80's - mid '90's. Everyone is still watching VHS tapes & listening to music on cassette, very few people seem to have cell phones, everyone is still listening to '80's music, the hairstyles/clothes are very '80's, and all of the regular home phones all have cords....very funny & strange.