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Mon Sep-26-05 12:21 AM
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Napoleon Dynamite. Wha...? |
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I mean, I liked it... but :wtf: ?!
How did that movie get made? The script must have read terribly; it was the performers who made it work.
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:23 AM
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1. Small budget indy film that |
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teen-agers identified with.
I read somewhere that if you're over 25, you can't possibly "get" Napoleon Dynamite, even if you think you do.
It's great when indy films get an unexpected following/success.
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:26 AM
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I'm 38, and I "got it". The "highschool outsider" concept is timeless.
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Mon Sep-26-05 01:45 AM
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i'm 49, but i like jim carrey movies, so that makes me somewhat suspect;-)
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:52 AM
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18. I'm 39 and thought it was a complete waste of time |
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I guess I'm not in the demographic.
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Mon Sep-26-05 01:10 AM
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21. Whoever wrote what you read ... |
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...was wrong. I get it, completely.
Its popularity is not universal among teenagers anyway. I know a lot of teenagers who don't get it at all, and I know others who think of it as some sort of ultimate expression of their personal experiences. I suppose some of it depends on who you were/are on the high school social scale.
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Mon Sep-26-05 09:27 AM
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41. I completely disagree, I think it is aimed at people that are in their 30s |
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IMHO
I think the movie is aimed at the "Uncle Rico" demographic. I think it's a message to not let your HS traumas get you stuck in the past.
YMMV
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:25 AM
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2. It was just odd........ |
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Not funny...
Odd... for odds sake....
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:27 AM
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4. "Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh!" |
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:29 AM
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It wasn't funny at all, and I'm 23. The humour was dry. The actors lacked personality.
Sure, there were a couple funny parts, like when Napoleon's uncle (forgot his name) threw the steak at Napoleon's face.
Otherwise, it was pure crap.
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:30 AM
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6. I kind of like that it doesn't try to appeal to everyone |
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and it probably didn't have "focus groups" to try to sell it to the masses.
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:33 AM
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7. That doesn't make it good either...... |
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I saw it at a movie house with about fifteen twenty other folks...
No one really got it....
No one was talking about the movie on the way out...
It was kind of just there......
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:36 AM
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9. But the fact that many people didn't like it |
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doesn't mean it didn't "connect" with a lot of people, because it obviously did.
I tend to like the films that are out of mainstream anyway.
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:39 AM
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But how much of that was just because it was suppose to be for the cool people.....
There were some funny things....
But when I plop down almost thirty dollars to see a movie and have a coke at night, I want a little more than inside jokes....
I feel I was decieved by the reviewers who all loved the movie...
And I think they loved it for what you said, it wasn't some slicked up garbage focused group garbage....
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:47 AM
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17. You're right. It DIDN'T connect with Sunshine the Cheerleader and Bobby |
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the Perfect Football Hero.
It connected with real people who live in trailer parks and raise ostriches or Llamas or with their Aunts or who find love on the internet with La Fawnda.
It connected with kids who don't have a bike and want one really bad.
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Mon Sep-26-05 01:11 AM
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22. You really think no one ran focus groups on it? |
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I tend to disagree. Everything, even "alternative" forms of entertainment, is focus grouped. Too much money is at stake.
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:34 AM
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And I thought it was hysterical; just watched again and laughed harder. And my tone of gut busting comedy is more "Stranger Than Paradise" than anything else..
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:40 AM
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12. First time I saw SIP, I didn;t get it... |
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The last time, it was much better......
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:41 AM
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13. It's in my top 3 films of all-time |
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I have to watch it at least once a year; I saw it at the Cedar-Lee when it came out..
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Mon Sep-26-05 01:24 AM
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25. I saw it at a movie lounge at CSU.... |
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It was a fucked up venue....
So when I wathced most of it a few weeks ago, I got a lot more of the humor....
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Mon Sep-26-05 01:40 AM
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is one of my all-time favorite film characters; I used to spout his smooth lines to Eva for years:)
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Mon Sep-26-05 01:12 AM
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which does actually connect more the second time you see it.
The first time I watched it, I found it somewhat tedious and boring. It's a tough film to actually get through the first time.
But I still enjoyed it. The second time I saw it I realized there was more that I connected with. I was definetely a bit of a dork in middle school...
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:43 AM
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14. I'm OLDER and I LOVED it. I find that it means nothing, but says |
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everything about todays kids.
The original 10 minute film its based on is included in the special features on the DVD, and it includes the very best scenes and their re-working. You can see how critical they are to the entire movie.
I know, I know, I KNOW NOTHING in the movie makes sense. I mean come on, what's the point of Tina and the casserole?
But you have to love Pedro. He is a righteous dude.
And Napolean's attempt at wooing the two girls is the epitome of teen angst and forays into the murky waters of romance... "I caught you a delicious bass..."
"It took me a while to perfect the shading of your upper lip"... THIS is how kids ARE... they really aren't "The O.C." They're dorks and dweebs and never fit in and their aunts make them eat kay suh dillas and their uncles ARE perverts.
It's so real. I just adore this film.
But then, I liked Dodgeball too.
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Mon Sep-26-05 01:07 AM
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Is a classic character; I just loved the way he dead-panned his way through the film but showed more emotion w/ a slight smile than most other film characters I've seen..
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Mon Sep-26-05 01:13 AM
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24. If you vote for me ... |
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...all your dreams will come true.
And then, after the dance, the smile.
Perfect.
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Mon Sep-26-05 04:21 AM
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31. I'm 54 and I absolutely loved that movie. I have seen it 3 times and now |
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I want to watch it again. Quirky characters get me every time, it is real life not some fucked up Bush version of gaga land.
"I caught you a delicious bass," has got to be one of the most oddly romantic quotes of all time.
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Mon Sep-26-05 07:05 AM
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38. I'm older than you and was charmed by it! |
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Every time it's been on-got to drop in for at least a peek !?
:donut:
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Mon Sep-26-05 06:41 AM
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33. "I love technology...." |
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Mon Sep-26-05 11:07 AM
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if it's like Stranger Than Paradise, maybe I would like it.
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:37 AM
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10. The first time I saw it I thought it was the dumbest movie I had ever seen |
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A few months later my brother got the dvd and I watched it with him. Upon that second viewing, I thought it was absolutely hilarious. Quirky and offbeat as fuck, but that's why it's so funny.
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:46 AM
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15. do you want those tots? |
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I only watched it once, and I am still not sure if I got it or not...do the chickens have large talons?
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:54 AM
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19. "Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online... |
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"with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter." :rofl:
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Mon Sep-26-05 06:42 AM
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I love the love song Kip sang at his wedding! :rofl:
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Mon Sep-26-05 06:57 AM
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35. I Only discovered this movie LAST month...however.. |
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I was quite charmed by it :loveya:
Looks like you've recovered nicely, Missy !:donut:
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Mon Sep-26-05 07:01 AM
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36. From the march? Sure! |
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Mon Sep-26-05 07:03 AM
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37. I Read you were "Callin' Out Freepers" ! |
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And that Mr. Scorp was your Personal Body Guard! Nust've been too cool of a time !?:donut:
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Mon Sep-26-05 07:05 AM
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39. Ha ha ha! Actually, he called me out! But, the debate quickly went |
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downhill since he had no actual knowledge of US history and he resorted to name calling. (I thought that's what liberals were guilty of doing).
:)
Now - enough thread jacking before CA gives us a round kick to the head while wearing his American Flag wrestling pants :D
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Mon Sep-26-05 12:46 AM
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I saw bits and pieces of so many people I've known, in Napoleon, that it just made me laugh-- though admittedly not so much the first time as in subsequent viewings. I went to school with a kid who CONSTANTLY had to go to the nurse's office for chapstick. :rofl:
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Mon Sep-26-05 11:00 AM
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43. In my generation it was the ear drops....... |
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Mon Sep-26-05 01:43 AM
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27. lol, you just got around to watching it? |
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Edited on Mon Sep-26-05 01:48 AM by shanti
i LOVED that movie, it was so so weird! great stoner movie! i laughed hysterically throughout the whole thing.
my favorite part was the chicken farm scene, egg sangwiches and all!
btw, VOTE FOR PEDRO!!
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Mon Sep-26-05 02:29 AM
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One time (a few months ago) I flipping through a Kohl's sales circular at my cousin's house, and seeing a "Vote for Pedro" shirt, I asked "What's the deal with all these 'Vote for Pedro' shirts I've been seeing recently? Does it have anything to do with Pedro Martinez?" He responded, "No, he's a character in 'Napoleon Dynamite'". I said, "is that some cartoon or something?", to which he responded "No, it's a movie". So later that evening, I pulled up a review for it on the Internets and read about it. Still haven't seen it, though.
"I'm out of touch, I'm out of time"...
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Mon Sep-26-05 04:07 AM
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30. I though it was brilliant! |
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We bought Napoleon Dynamite and Shaun of the Dead on the same day and laughed our asses off all weekend.
Napoleon Dynamite was a really terrific slice of life. Funny, low key like Office Space.
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Mon Sep-26-05 06:27 AM
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32. My first "out of it" mom moment. |
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I'm a young mom (33) and I pride myself on being one of the "cool" moms. However, I have a 13 year old and a 10 year old. They love this movie and I'm just like, "Duh, I don't get the appeal." :wtf:
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Mon Sep-26-05 07:35 AM
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40. it's sweet....it's awsome (looking at very Beck-like suit) |
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43 and loved it. We Netflixed it and wathced it four times before sending it back. It's one of my top three modern (comedy) flicks.
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Mon Sep-26-05 10:58 AM
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42. "Vote for Pedro...and all your dreams will come true."... |
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...I thought it was hilarious!! :thumbsup:
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