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TheGoldenChild · 08-04-2004, 04:33 PM

EXCELLENT FILM!

I give it three thumbs up!
If you were in Junior High School in the lat e eighties early 90's you'll love this movie!

I can't remember the last time I saw a film that had no swearing or dirty humor that made me laugh like this
the characters are brilliant

Go see the film!

pxxx · 08-04-2004, 04:34 PM

Thats a movie? I have never heard of it.

ChandieGirl · 08-04-2004, 04:34 PM

I heard it was off the hook funny.
Definitely on my list.

TheGoldenChild · 08-04-2004, 04:40 PM

Napoleon Dynamite
A catchy name for a movie, but not a name that fits its owner: the nerd of nerds at Preston High in podunk Idaho, a misfit for much more than just his name. Sporting a tumbleweed of kinky blond hair atop his gangly slope-shouldered frame, breathing through a troutlike open mouth, speaking in a monotone by turns belligerent and resentful, peering out at the world through half-closed eyes and an oversized pair of aviator glasses, he is almost an Expressionistic caricature of adolescent discomfort. And the unknown actor, Jon Heder, gives not so much a performance as a mere presentation: here I am, like it or lump it. His unfamiliarity (is he really like that?) harmonizes beautifully with his many discomforts: his clumsiness with the opposite sex ("I see you're drinking one-percent. Is that 'cause you think you're fat?"), his mortification over his closest relatives (an older brother involved in an Internet courtship, an uncle pathologically nostalgic for his footballing heyday in the Eighties: "It's a time machine, Napoleon. We bought it on-line"), his bond of alienation with the only Latino in his class, his favorite pastime of solo tetherball. The clever credits sequence, composed of unappetizing plates of food and assorted other mundanities (a Chapstick, a library check-out card, and so on), correctly forecasts the relentless quirkiness of the film, a feel-odd comedy that takes a hard turn at the end toward a feel-good comedy (not without adequate preparation: a closed-door practice session in which the hero "gets his groove on" with a dance-instruction video found at a thrift shop). The equally unknown director, Jared Hess, whom we might like to imagine got to know his star by way of alphabetical seating in Study Hall, would appear to have undergone some sort of artistic epiphany while watching a Wes Anderson film: flat, squared-up images, dealt out in a kind of hammer-and-anvil rhythm. The consistency of it all, not just the rhythm but the tone, is ultimately persuasive. The viewer is given plenty of time to attune, to adjust, to acclimate. He is given no special inducement. Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino. 2004.

AVM · 08-04-2004, 04:45 PM

I made two topics about this movie, and no one listend.

Anyway, hopefully they do this time, and actually go see it. Because nothing worse then seeing shitty movies like Anchorman top off at the box office, and have great independent comedies like this, flop. Although this is by no means a flop per-se, as it cost very little to make. Just saying, it should be receiving feasible numbers such a great flick.

Funniest part is when he throws an orange at Uncle Rico's truck. Then hops over the gate, and falls.

Peaches · 08-04-2004, 04:46 PM

I've heard a lot of good things about it! I doubt it will ever make it to my neck of the woods - will probably wait for DVD. Thanks for the recommendation, KB!

TheGoldenChild · 08-04-2004, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AVM
I made two topics about this movie, and no one listend.

Anyway, hopefully they do this time, and actually go see it. Because nothing worse then seeing shitty movies like Anchorman top off at the box office, and have great independent comedies like this, flop. Although this is by no means a flop per-se, as it cost very little to make. Just saying, it should be receiving feasible numbers such a great flick.

Funniest part is when he throws an orange at Uncle Rico's truck. Then hops over the gate, and falls.

Bro-

"Pedro's" (the Mexican) expressions killed me throughout the movie-
I swear I have seen guys who took Quaaludes and were more animated....

and Lawfunduh? Are you kidding me?
I nearly pissed myself when Kip put the doorag on his head

Cory W · 08-04-2004, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Peaches
I've heard a lot of good things about it! I doubt it will ever make it to my neck of the woods - will probably wait for DVD. Thanks for the recommendation, KB!

Yea Peaches, your theatre is just got in "Stripes."

It may be a while.

EviLGuY · 08-04-2004, 05:00 PM

Yeah I want to see that one pretty badly too.. looks like a fucking riot.

candyflip · 08-04-2004, 05:03 PM

You're just jealous because I've been chatting with hot babes on the internet.

fr8 · 08-04-2004, 05:07 PM

I knew I should of seen this movie instead of The Village.

chri$tian · 08-04-2004, 05:09 PM

Die'n TO SEE it....

TheGoldenChild · 08-04-2004, 05:23 PM

Very odd comedy I put it up there with Adam Sandler's Punch Drunk Love" as a dark comedy.

If you liked "Welcome to the Doll House" or "Buffalo 66"

You'll love this movie-

korzon · 08-04-2004, 05:24 PM

_Danielle_ · 08-04-2004, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AVM
I made two topics about this movie, and no one listend.

Because nothing worse then seeing shitty movies like Anchorman top off at the box office, and have great independent comedies like this, flop.

I couldn't agree more!!

Napolean Dynamite is by far the best movie I have seen in a VERY long time!!

Stamen · 08-04-2004, 05:59 PM

Everyone said it was such a great movie, but I thought it was terrible.

It was weird for the sake of being weird, not for humor, and really just didn't do it for me.

I had to apologize to my friend for convincing him to see it with me.

bdld · 08-04-2004, 06:16 PM

this film and dodgeball were my top 2 comedy films of the summer.

aaron · 08-04-2004, 06:18 PM

i made a thread about this movie awhile back too , funniest movie to come around in a long time!

TheGoldenChild · 08-04-2004, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Stamen
Everyone said it was such a great movie, but I thought it was terrible.

It was weird for the sake of being weird, not for humor, and really just didn't do it for me.

I had to apologize to my friend for convincing him to see it with me.

are you nder 32 yrs of age?
Just curious?

Triple 6 · 08-04-2004, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kBizzle
EXCELLENT FILM!

I give it three thumbs up!
If you were in Junior High School in the lat e eighties early 90's you'll love this movie!

I can't remember the last time I saw a film that had no swearing or dirty humor that made me laugh like this
the characters are brilliant

Go see the film!

thanks for the ref K.... im gonna check this outtt

ChandieGirl · 08-04-2004, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kBizzle
are you nder 32 yrs of age?
Just curious?

Isn't it interesting how just a few years difference can totally make a difference in the way you view a movie, music, fashion, etc?

Marcus Aurelius · 08-04-2004, 07:02 PM

never heard of it but I will have to check it out.

SykkBoy · 08-04-2004, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kBizzle
Very odd comedy I put it up there with Adam Sandler's Punch Drunk Love" as a dark comedy.

If you liked "Welcome to the Doll House" or "Buffalo 66"

You'll love this movie-

all great movies with "Welcome To The DollHouse" being one of my all-time favorites

so far, "Napoleon Dynamite" is my favorite movie of 2004. I've seen it twice and liked it even more the second time.

If you like Wes Anderson movies like "Rushmore", "The Royal Tennenbaums" or "Bottle Rocket" you'll love this movie. If dry, higher brow humor like that isn't your thing, you most likely won't care for this movie. This isn't a crowd pleaser, big summer type movie. It's much deeper.

TheGoldenChild · 08-04-2004, 08:23 PM

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Originally posted by SykkBoy2
all great movies with "Welcome To The DollHouse" being one of my all-time favorites

so far, "Napoleon Dynamite" is my favorite movie of 2004. I've seen it twice and liked it even more the second time.

If you like Wes Anderson movies like "Rushmore", "The Royal Tennenbaums" or "Bottle Rocket" you'll love this movie. If dry, higher brow humor like that isn't your thing, you most likely won't care for this movie. This isn't a crowd pleaser, big summer type movie. It's much deeper.

agreed-

This was better than the" Royal Tennenbaum's" in my opinion
but you are dead on Sykk

Firehorse · 08-05-2004, 10:10 AM

After reading this, I am going to check it out. Thanks!

AVM · 08-05-2004, 10:47 AM

Royal Tennenbaum's was really funny. Not quite sure if Nap. Dynamite is better, considering how lackluster the script is. In essence their was no plot.

As kbizzle said, the characters are just too amazing. The homosexual, sounding 32 yr old brother. Pedro, the monotone mexican. Uncle Rico, the retarded uncle living in the past. And finally, Napoleon, the funniest of them all. Just his comedic timing/expression/ and emphasis on words like "sweet" "idiot" is classic. I say idiot, you say idiot, blah. It's not funny, it's a jaded comment. But Napoleon says it, and it's a catchphrase.

So long statement short, the characters/acting really lifted this film comedically. Not so much this "wonderful film, that had twists and turns".

seeric · 08-05-2004, 12:48 PM

kbizzle
whats the dizzle?

Doctor Dre · 08-05-2004, 03:45 PM

Definitly a good movie

axelcat · 08-05-2004, 03:53 PM

another flick I want to see

TheGoldenChild · 08-05-2004, 04:02 PM

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Originally posted by A1R3K
kbizzle
whats the dizzle?

What's up DuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuDE!
How are ya man?

You still in SD cuttin it up?
we need to have a Busty-Crew reunion

08-04-2004, 04:33 PM	#1
TheGoldenChild Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Pacific Palisades Posts: 6,940	I Just Saw Napolean Dynamite EXCELLENT FILM! I give it three thumbs up! If you were in Junior High School in the lat e eighties early 90's you'll love this movie! I can't remember the last time I saw a film that had no swearing or dirty humor that made me laugh like this the characters are brilliant Go see the film! __________________

08-04-2004, 04:34 PM	#3
ChandieGirl Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: So. Cal Posts: 1,421	I heard it was off the hook funny. Definitely on my list. __________________ Partner Manager, FNCash.com http://www.fncash.com Making millions for webmasters since 2002! ICQ: 4945757 Skype: chandiegirl

08-04-2004, 04:40 PM	#4
TheGoldenChild Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Pacific Palisades Posts: 6,940	Napoleon Dynamite A catchy name for a movie, but not a name that fits its owner: the nerd of nerds at Preston High in podunk Idaho, a misfit for much more than just his name. Sporting a tumbleweed of kinky blond hair atop his gangly slope-shouldered frame, breathing through a troutlike open mouth, speaking in a monotone by turns belligerent and resentful, peering out at the world through half-closed eyes and an oversized pair of aviator glasses, he is almost an Expressionistic caricature of adolescent discomfort. And the unknown actor, Jon Heder, gives not so much a performance as a mere presentation: here I am, like it or lump it. His unfamiliarity (is he really like that?) harmonizes beautifully with his many discomforts: his clumsiness with the opposite sex ("I see you're drinking one-percent. Is that 'cause you think you're fat?"), his mortification over his closest relatives (an older brother involved in an Internet courtship, an uncle pathologically nostalgic for his footballing heyday in the Eighties: "It's a time machine, Napoleon. We bought it on-line"), his bond of alienation with the only Latino in his class, his favorite pastime of solo tetherball. The clever credits sequence, composed of unappetizing plates of food and assorted other mundanities (a Chapstick, a library check-out card, and so on), correctly forecasts the relentless quirkiness of the film, a feel-odd comedy that takes a hard turn at the end toward a feel-good comedy (not without adequate preparation: a closed-door practice session in which the hero "gets his groove on" with a dance-instruction video found at a thrift shop). The equally unknown director, Jared Hess, whom we might like to imagine got to know his star by way of alphabetical seating in Study Hall, would appear to have undergone some sort of artistic epiphany while watching a Wes Anderson film: flat, squared-up images, dealt out in a kind of hammer-and-anvil rhythm. The consistency of it all, not just the rhythm but the tone, is ultimately persuasive. The viewer is given plenty of time to attune, to adjust, to acclimate. He is given no special inducement. Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino. 2004. __________________

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08-04-2004, 04:34 PM	#2
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AVM Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Florida. Posts: 1,890	I made two topics about this movie, and no one listend. Anyway, hopefully they do this time, and actually go see it. Because nothing worse then seeing shitty movies like Anchorman top off at the box office, and have great independent comedies like this, flop. Although this is by no means a flop per-se, as it cost very little to make. Just saying, it should be receiving feasible numbers such a great flick. Funniest part is when he throws an orange at Uncle Rico's truck. Then hops over the gate, and falls.

08-04-2004, 04:46 PM	#6
Peaches Old broad Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Away Posts: 13,933	I've heard a lot of good things about it! I doubt it will ever make it to my neck of the woods - will probably wait for DVD. Thanks for the recommendation, KB!

08-04-2004, 05:00 PM	#9
EviLGuY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: malta Posts: 12,745	Yeah I want to see that one pretty badly too.. looks like a fucking riot.

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08-04-2004, 05:23 PM	#13
TheGoldenChild Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Pacific Palisades Posts: 6,940	Very odd comedy I put it up there with Adam Sandler's Punch Drunk Love" as a dark comedy. If you liked "Welcome to the Doll House" or "Buffalo 66" You'll love this movie- __________________

08-04-2004, 05:24 PM	#14
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08-04-2004, 05:59 PM	#16
Stamen Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vegas Posts: 698	Everyone said it was such a great movie, but I thought it was terrible. It was weird for the sake of being weird, not for humor, and really just didn't do it for me. I had to apologize to my friend for convincing him to see it with me. __________________ Show me the pistil porn!

08-04-2004, 06:16 PM	#17
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	this film and dodgeball were my top 2 comedy films of the summer.

08-04-2004, 06:18 PM	#18
aaron Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: USA Posts: 4,452	i made a thread about this movie awhile back too , funniest movie to come around in a long time!

08-04-2004, 07:02 PM	#22
Marcus Aurelius No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 14,809	never heard of it but I will have to check it out.

08-05-2004, 10:10 AM	#25
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08-05-2004, 10:47 AM	#26
AVM Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Florida. Posts: 1,890	Royal Tennenbaum's was really funny. Not quite sure if Nap. Dynamite is better, considering how lackluster the script is. In essence their was no plot. As kbizzle said, the characters are just too amazing. The homosexual, sounding 32 yr old brother. Pedro, the monotone mexican. Uncle Rico, the retarded uncle living in the past. And finally, Napoleon, the funniest of them all. Just his comedic timing/expression/ and emphasis on words like "sweet" "idiot" is classic. I say idiot, you say idiot, blah. It's not funny, it's a jaded comment. But Napoleon says it, and it's a catchphrase. So long statement short, the characters/acting really lifted this film comedically. Not so much this "wonderful film, that had twists and turns".

08-05-2004, 12:48 PM	#27
seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	kbizzle whats the dizzle?

08-05-2004, 03:53 PM	#29
axelcat Adult Locals Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Posts: 25,450	another flick I want to see