napolean dynamite
06-30-04, 12:08 AM
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Went to the first of the free screenings tonight in Vegas. I thought it was hilarious. One of the funniest films of the year (doesn't top Dodgeball through).
I got the Liger t-shirt... hopefully they'll be different shirts at the next two screenings...
I got the Liger t-shirt... hopefully they'll be different shirts at the next two screenings...
07-04-04, 06:41 PM
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I saw this on Friday. It was pretty funny in a deadpan sort of way. The movie just didnt have enough to keep it going for an hour and a half though. No plot at all. Still funny though.
07-10-04, 07:37 PM
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I have no idea how to review this film. It got quite a few uncomfortable laughs out of me, and it was just so bizarre and pitiful at times, you just wonder how these characters function from minute to minute, much less from scene to scene. Having a lead character whose mouth is pretty much agape all the time, while looking down in most scenes was just stressful and uninvolving. Napolean is pretty crabby, and a dorkish personality, and there's no pretense to make him all that sympathetic, which was refreshing. Oddly enough, it made him more 3-dimensional, though his personality is flat and oddly harsh at times.
The strange friendship between Napolean and Pedro has to be one of the most low energy friendships ever captured on film. Napoleon's courtship of Deb also qualifies as one low-ebb connection, so odd, indeed. Napolean's brother and his uncle also provide some awfully strange subplots.
Did I laugh during this film? Yes. I just can't tell if I was laughing at the film, or with the film.
I give it 2.5 stars, or a grade of C+.
The strange friendship between Napolean and Pedro has to be one of the most low energy friendships ever captured on film. Napoleon's courtship of Deb also qualifies as one low-ebb connection, so odd, indeed. Napolean's brother and his uncle also provide some awfully strange subplots.
Did I laugh during this film? Yes. I just can't tell if I was laughing at the film, or with the film.
I give it 2.5 stars, or a grade of C+.
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07-11-04, 12:51 PM
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I really enjoyed the film and laughed out loud A LOT, but in the end, I kind of felt like I'd just watched a series of vignettes strung together. It's not like there was a real big arc or anything like that -- in spite of this criticism, though, I'm glad I saw it and have been quoting it with friends the last few days.
"Friggin' IDIOT!"
"Friggin' IDIOT!"
07-11-04, 07:03 PM
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I saw the second free screening here in Vegas on Wednesday and I now have a greater appreciation for the film since the first screening. This has to be the most bizarre PG-rated comedy geared towards the mainstream in ages, and I dig every minute of it.
If you have a sense of humor that is very random, you'll love the flick. It's good to have two very random comedies both released in the same time frame (this flick and Anchorman).
If you have a sense of humor that is very random, you'll love the flick. It's good to have two very random comedies both released in the same time frame (this flick and Anchorman).
07-20-04, 12:03 PM
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Originally posted by Matthew Chmiel
This has to be the most bizarre PG-rated comedy geared towards the mainstream in ages
This has to be the most bizarre PG-rated comedy geared towards the mainstream in ages
I dunno about that...
07-20-04, 12:28 PM
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07-23-04, 10:42 AM
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Just stopped by to say I saw the preview for this on TV last night and now I want to see it. It looks strangely interesting. I'd never heard a word about it until the commercial popped up. It looks weird but fun. I guess it's getting a wide release now, eh?
I tried to scan the thread and not get any spoilers. Sounds like it's a love-it or hate-it affair. I hope I'm in the former camp.
I tried to scan the thread and not get any spoilers. Sounds like it's a love-it or hate-it affair. I hope I'm in the former camp.
07-28-04, 12:19 AM
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I had never heard about this film until my brother saw it last night and told me I should see it (which I did tonight).
I personally have never laughed during a movie more. I loved every minute of it!
I was honestly really surprised while reading this thread that so many people didn't like it.
I personally have never laughed during a movie more. I loved every minute of it!
I was honestly really surprised while reading this thread that so many people didn't like it.
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08-07-04, 03:16 AM
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was the boom mic supossed to be that visible in all those scenes or did my theater mess up? it started becoming real obvious and my friends and i would just crack up. was it put in there to be funny?
08-07-04, 11:53 AM
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I finally saw it and thought it was pretty funny. Much funnier than the trying-way-too-hard to be funny Dodgeball. It was kinda like Pete & Pete/Reno 911 humor. I found myself to be the only one out of my friends laughing.
08-07-04, 01:15 PM
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Originally posted by CrashNBurn69
was the boom mic supossed to be that visible in all those scenes or did my theater mess up? it started becoming real obvious and my friends and i would just crack up. was it put in there to be funny?
was the boom mic supossed to be that visible in all those scenes or did my theater mess up? it started becoming real obvious and my friends and i would just crack up. was it put in there to be funny?
Complain, get passes.
08-07-04, 01:16 PM
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Originally posted by Li
I was honestly really surprised while reading this thread that so many people didn't like it.
I was honestly really surprised while reading this thread that so many people didn't like it.
08-07-04, 01:44 PM
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Originally posted by scott shelton
A minority, but a rapidly growing one.
A minority, but a rapidly growing one.
08-07-04, 07:16 PM
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Originally posted by Matthew Chmiel
All will change when the DVD is released. Don't you worry my friend, the moment it hits DVD, the cult audience on the flick is going to be big.
All will change when the DVD is released. Don't you worry my friend, the moment it hits DVD, the cult audience on the flick is going to be big.
08-14-04, 12:34 PM
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Since my girlfriend never got to see the film when my friend and I went to all the free screenings, I went and took her to see it tonight. I also wanted to see it again to see the "new" scene.
I have never seen so many rude people in my entire life all place together in one theater. Unlike the free screenings crowds, where people actually "got" the movie. A majority of the entire audience (with the exception of my girlfriend and I), did not simply like the film. And they showed their displeasure with it. They called people on their cell phones saying the films sucked. They answered their cell phones and told their friends the film sucked. People walked out (and many did) loudly telling everyone else their displeasure for the film. By the time the "new" scene came up after the credits, the packed theater was down to five people. If you're going to be rude during the film, at least walk out. Don't ruin the show for others for Christ's sake.
At least the "new" scene was funny (and more random than some scenes in the film), so that made up for the douchebags talking during the film (since they all left once the screen turned black for the credits). It's not like I haven't seen the film three times prior.
I have never seen so many rude people in my entire life all place together in one theater. Unlike the free screenings crowds, where people actually "got" the movie. A majority of the entire audience (with the exception of my girlfriend and I), did not simply like the film. And they showed their displeasure with it. They called people on their cell phones saying the films sucked. They answered their cell phones and told their friends the film sucked. People walked out (and many did) loudly telling everyone else their displeasure for the film. By the time the "new" scene came up after the credits, the packed theater was down to five people. If you're going to be rude during the film, at least walk out. Don't ruin the show for others for Christ's sake.
At least the "new" scene was funny (and more random than some scenes in the film), so that made up for the douchebags talking during the film (since they all left once the screen turned black for the credits). It's not like I haven't seen the film three times prior.
08-14-04, 06:26 PM
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That sounds shitty Matthew. Some people are such idiots. Like you said, if you hate the movie that much, just leave! Really, from the previews i think you could almost tell if this would be your type of movie or not..
08-19-04, 05:39 PM
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This movie was a huge letdown for me, anything but sweet. To each their own who did enjoy it, but I really love Wes Anderson's(to which this has been compared) stuff, but this felt like a lame, warmed over, Welcome to the Dollhouse(I thought that while watching and actually saw Ebert reference it too). Harmless enough, and there were a few funny moments, but ultimately, it didn't satisfy me.
09-03-04, 07:25 PM
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Well, this film opened up in Anderson, SC today and I went to check it out. Simply put, I loved it! I love this type of comedy, it's just so dry and odd that it really connects with me. I can't wait for the DVD, and I might just go watch this one in the theater again.
"My lips hurt REAL bad!"
"My lips hurt REAL bad!"