Moonrise Kingdom

Really looking forward to seeing this.

I'm also glad to see Wes Anderson getting some real praise again.

I really want to see this however it's not playing ANYWHERE close to me!

The wife and I saw in last Friday. Great movie! (if you like Wes Anderson's work) I wouldn't consider it his best, I'm personally a huge fan of life aquatic.

Agreed. Really liked it as well...

It was AMAZING.

Did you cry at the end? So cute and touching.

Nick

Great to see this getting some RPF time. I love Andersons work. The Life Aquatic is in my top 5.

This film is also not playing near me...not even close. Will have to wait for the DVD

weequay

Contender for best movie I have seen thus far this year. I've already pre-ordered the BRD.

I loved it but it still isn't my favorite Wes Anderson. Life Aquatic holds a strong first place.

The visuals are so fun I kinda want to see it again before it leaves the big screen.

The wife and I went to see this today. We were assuming Batman was going to be sold out so we grabbed this instead only to find the theater bone empty. LOL. Anyways, the movie was very fun and had a whimsical feel to it. Dawn cried at the end. If you miss this in the theater it's well worth a rental from redbox or netflix when it hits disc.

If I dislike Wes Anderson, Rushmore, or Royal Tenanbaums, might I like this film?

It's kinda like a fairy tale version of Rushmore.

It definitely has the Wes Anderson vibe all over it.

Nick

It was entertaining.

There were, however, a few moments that took me out right of the picture that I expect could have been handled better.




***Some Spoilers***





The first thing that stuck out was the lightning strike. The lead is being chased across the field by a mob of Khaki Scouts that are gaining on him, then pow!, he's struck by lightening. The next shot the mob is nowhere to be seen. Instead his freinds, who weren't anywhere in the preceding shots, are standing around him, then the next cut the mob is back. The other thing that took me out of the film was Ed Norton's leap into the scout master's hut. It looked sooo terribly fake, and they did it twice! Cringe.

I just got out of seeing it. It's still all processing in my brain but this has to be one of the most fun movies I've seen since Andersons others. High recommended. Now I'm going to think of some small prop from it I can replicate...

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The other thing that took me out of the film was Ed Norton's leap into the scout master's hut. It looked sooo terribly fake, and they did it twice! Cringe.

That and the horrible "fireball" that came out after him on the return jump. Looked like they had lifted it from a N64 game and pasted it on the screen. Didn't affect how I felt about the movie in the slightest though. This was one of those movies that looked like it had a $10 budget and still was entertaining all the same.

I didn't get the impression it was supposed to look real. Re: Jaguar Shark.

The weirdness and wonky sfx are part of the aesthetic of the thing.

Saw DARK KNIGHT RISES on Saturday!

Saw MOONRISE KINGDOM on Sunday!

What a great way to finish off the weekend.