The Grand Budapest Hotel

[mentalist (slight return)]

I'm Monsieur Chuck.

[F.o.W]

Going to see it for the fourth time, on Thursday.

Fuck. Really?!
Have you watched other Wes films? You're either a hopeless super fan or you've never seen a Wes film before.

Fuck, yes.
Seen Fantastic Mr. Fox, was ok, but this film just clicked for me, loved the little cameos & Ralph Fiennes was just brilliant.

[F.o.W]

I'm Monsieur Chuck.

[watts]

I enjoyed it -- saw it with the husband and kid.

- SPOILERS -
The kid seems to really GET the films of Wes Anderson. She was introduced to him with Fantastic Mr. Fox and then saw Moonrise Kingdom, both of which she enjoyed. Grand Budapest was her first R rated feature in a theater -- she liked it -- we were concerned about the potential gore and violence based on some parental reviews we'd read, but decided to risk it with the caveat that it MIGHT be gross or scary for V beforehand. She didn't seem bothered by any of it -- but she was quite audibly happy when Willem Dafoe met his end -- she loves it when the bad guys get their just desserts.

Jeff thought it was funny that I had no particular reaction to any of the violence, or Jeff Goldblums finger misadventure, but visibly recoiled and sucked air in when Adrien Brody destroyed that Schiele-esque painting. I was seriously upset by that!

[Charlie O.]

Jeff thought it was funny that I had no particular reaction to any of the violence, or Jeff Goldblums finger misadventure, but visibly recoiled and sucked air in when Adrien Brody destroyed that Schiele-esque painting. I was seriously upset by that!

I can think of a few people I know who probably wouldn't mind the human violence but would be upset about the lawyer's cat being thrown out the window.

[watts]

Yes. Veronica was angered by that scene. When he picked up it's carcass as he left she laughed at the note that accompanied it though so she must not have been too upset.

[toomanyhatz]

Yes. Veronica was angered by that scene. When he picked up it's carcass as he left she laughed at the note that accompanied it though so she must not have been too upset.

I expected pillowz to be too (upset by that scene, that is). We discussed it after the movie and I told her so. She responded that it was so cartoonish that it was easy to laugh at the ridiculousness of it and not be bothered by its casual violence.

[Minnie the Minx]

Yes. Veronica was angered by that scene. When he picked up it's carcass as he left she laughed at the note that accompanied it though so she must not have been too upset.

I expected pillowz to be too (upset by that scene, that is). We discussed it after the movie and I told her so. She responded that it was so cartoonish that it was easy to laugh at the ridiculousness of it and not be bothered by its casual violence.

Yeah I was a bit shell shocked.

[Jimbly]

I'd rather stick hot needles in my eyeballs than suffer another quirky whimsical minute of his movies.

[mentalist (slight return)]

I'm a big fan of whimsy. It's much underrated.

[Nolamike]

I'm not really passionate one way or another about Anderson, but this might be my favorite if his films this far. Just the right material for his style.

It's my favorite of his since Rushmore and Bottle Rocket.

I like pretty much everything he's done, though Life Aquatic and Darjeeling are easily my least favorite.

[F.o.W]

DVD on pre-order. Saw it for the fourth time, last week, and am convinced it is a thing of beauty. I see different little bits to marvel at every time. The way Fiennes delivered this line "You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant... oh, fuck it." almost had me in tears.

[watts]

It's great isn't it?

[F.o.W]

Saw The Darjeeling Limited yesterday. Oh dear.

[Polishgirl]

We watched this at the weekend. I loved it. I love the whimsical but slightly twisted style of it. I also loved the special effects, which were utterly charming, as it was so clear that they were models - took me back to various films etc of my childhood.

I thought Ralph Fiennes was superb - I've never really engaged with him much as an actor before ( In Bruges being the exception). The sets, the scenery, that wonderful feeling of Central Europe. It's such fun, so silly. Just ace.

[Burt Kocain]

If ever there was a movie I wished had a face so I could slap it, it's this one. Yeeuch.

[Phil T]

If ever there was a movie I wished had a face so I could slap it, it's this one. Yeeuch.

No. That distinction is given to this pile of festering dingo's kidneys:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_Pray_Love

[Burt Kocain]

If ever there was a movie I wished had a face so I could slap it, it's this one. Yeeuch.

No. That distinction is given to this pile of festering dingo's kidneys:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_Pray_Love

No. This is your own "worst film ever" nom, and a worthy one. But I think if I'd meant Eat Pray Love, I wouldn't have added my comment to a Grand Budapest Hotel thread.

[ChrisB]

Excellent. Spell binding from beginning to end.

[algroth]

It is just great. I admit I was never a big fan of Wes Anderson, but in these last two films he has really found the material and substance to go along with his style. Very touching, funny, warm, visually exquisite film.