We decided to conquer our fears of another terrorist attack and head courageously out to the movie theater Thursday, something I’ve noticed is becoming a bit of a fixed day for our cinema outings. The movie of choice was Napoleon Dynamite, which we had heard praised but had never had a chance to see.
I loved it! I loved everything about it. The performance of the kid Napoleon just felt so real. So did that of his brother and of course his friend Pedro! The whole concept of the movie was just unique, extremely funky and very uplifting. I like!
The movie reminded me of Rushmore, which I greatly enjoyed. I guess both Napoleon and the Rushmore kid share this eccentricity that I find very appealing. Anyway, for those that care to listen to my recommendations, I give this one 8/10. Just go for it!
While I’m typing this post, the movie Casablanca is playing on TV. Did I ever mention how much this movie gets on my nerves? Anyway, time to hit the sack. [PS Site is slow today; Typepad (our provider) is having issues.]
“Gosh! You guys are ruinning my life!”
This film gives me hope that one day I may do a film and make it big.
Very nice success story, budget was $400,000 only. Total gross as of the 6th of february: $44,540,956. Not bad eh….
i just wanna say. with cult flicks like this, if u watched it the first time and “liked” it, try a second time. Before u know it ull be rewinding it for the 6th time really loving it because everytime u pick up a new part that makes u laugh. wes anderson films like the tennenbaums are exactly like that. i have that script memorized.
lloyd you are so right. its the sound bites. that is why when i watched the movie, i kept on leaving the room to do other things.
It’s the nature of a cult flick like this one, Rushmore, The Royal Tennenbaums, even back to things like Fast Times at Ridgemont High and so many more to get under your skin like that. These films have a unique, quirky quality that gets your attention. You find yourself both amused and intrigued by such different characters on screen.
It seems so rare to find a film about what are basically ugly people (i.e. not movie stars) doing basically ordinary things. What’s fun about Napoleon is how there’s no fuss made about it, we just get right into this guy’s life. And for being such a loser, he’s so clueless (he’s got to get some ‘skills’) and so antagonistic. For me, there were two highlights: the brother’s online love arrival and Napoleon’s ‘skit’ to Jamiroquai’s Canned Heat [music].