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I thoroughly enjoyed this movie when I came out. And have watched it several times since. I often wonder if I’d like it even more if I knew the first thing abou
by matt-attack 4y ago
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie when I came out. And have watched it several times since. I often wonder if I’d like it even more if I knew the first thing about The New Yorker.
I wish I caught all of those references to French cinema mentioned in TFA. I nonetheless love Anderson’s style. I just eat it up like soup.
- jdkee 4y agoThe French Dispatch is likely Wes Anderson’s worst movie.
- rurban 4y agoNot just likely. Definitely. https://letterboxd.com/rurban/film/the-french-dispatch/ https://letterboxd.com/rurban/film/the-french-dispatch/
- nnamtr 4y agoGood to know there's a definite measure for that. I for one liked it.
- Foreignborn 4y agoWhy did you link us to your own review of a film? It’s sitting at a 3.8 out of 5, in the upper half of his films, on letterboxd. https://letterboxd.com/director/wes-anderson/by/rating/ https://letterboxd.com/director/wes-anderson/by/rating/
- bryanrasmussen 4y agoI suppose they linked to their own review because they made their arguments there as to why they thought it sucked, but anyway I thought it quite a bit better than the Darjeeling Limited.
- aaronbrethorst 4y agoI enjoyed it quite a bit, but would rank it in roughly the middle of Wes Anderson's filmography. My personal rankings (in this particular moment) are: The Royal Tenenbaums Fantastic Mr. Fox The Grand Budapest Hotel Rushmore French Dispatch Moonrise Kingdom Isle of Dogs The Darjeeling Limited The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Bottle Rocket
- yieldcrv 4y agoFunny. I think he has decent engagement metrics behind the scenes because my list is Moonrise Kingdom tied with Grand Budapest Hotel French Dispatch Then Fantastic Mr Fox and not liking anything else he’s ever made, I tried. I thought I “liked Wes Anderson movies”, but really I like the direction his recent ones have gravitated more towards and the French Dispatch doubled down on what he’s become known for, and I’m glad he did it. Third act was too much and I like the limited series idea. I definitely think his audience may have changed (maybe at the risk of being too niche and alienating) because I really liked it so, praise the algorithm
- Ialdaboth 4y agoI think The Grand Budapest Hotel is definitely his best. For once, the retro bric-a-brac aesthetics isn't purely gratuitous but is used in a narrative framework where history (as a source of tragedy, melancholy and loss) has a real purpose beyond the faux-retro gloss. And the slapstick action-adventure mystery makes it a great Tintin story. I like Rushmore as a coming-of-age movie.
- zerocrates 4y agoWell, in terms of his released features, it's near the bottom going by those numbers: it's above only The Darjeeling Limited and Bottle Rocket. The other things listed there that are lower-rated are shorts and a few things that aren't out yet.
- mda 4y agoI found it insufferable as well. The same tired style, the navel gazing..