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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Anderson consistent as ever
The addition of Noah Baumbach to the writing is welcome. If Wes Anderson's previous movies suffered at all it's because the humor was way to subtle. Baumbach's obvious humor at least let in a few overt jokes to compliment Anderson's usual style. From the beginning this movie is set in a semi-reality with every sea animal being fictionalized. I think his line of thinking was that he couldn't make consistent realistic underwater scenes so he decided to do them fake instead, and it works. The soundtrack is still the best in the industry although the guitar stuff by pale(or pele) can get annoying. Why Mark Mothersbaugh doesn't get nominated for original score is beyond me.
Slackers (2002)
gag me
This is the worst movie I have ever seen. I was deceived into thinking it might be good because a couple of my favorite actors are in it. Now I want to punch Jason Schwartzman in the face for taking this role. I was physically ill after watching this film. I really don't understand Hollywood sometimes. There are so many people trying to break in that I'm sure you can skim off the top and get the very best. That way the worst movie you make is equivalent to Ferris Beullar instead of this sludge. The gags like the hair doll and blatantly ripping off jeans commercials added to the humorlessness of the film. Glad I avoided this film and watched it on TV. This proves that you should avoid January releases at all cost.
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
not your typical teen flick
The ads on tv for this film made the movie look bad. With puddle of mudd playing I can sense it was trying to attract the "money" demographic. I would of loved seeing the looks on there faces expecting Varsity Blues and instead getting a dark sinister look at the college populace. Once again easton ellis creates a story with no plot and has me glued to the screen.
this gets a 9 in my book.
Armageddon (1998)
Worst Sci-fi since the 50's
Spoilers
The summer this came out I was out of the country and when I came back I heard this was a huge hit and being a fan of sci-fi I thought i'd watch it. 5 minutes into the film where the space shuttle blows up in a fiery explosion which would never happen in space I knew it was going to take some definite liberties. This is usually fine if it has a certain limit, but this takes it over the top. I absolutly hate it when they manipulate the laws of physics to fit a script rather than the other way around. Add in an attitude where the only country competent enough to save the world is the USA and not even the best of the best of the country and you get a horrible fake movie.
Stupidest line in the movie:"You better listen to him, he's one of the smartest men in the world"
I give it a 9 for special effects and 0-2 for everything else. Which is a 4 overall.