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Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:45 am
by D50
After Richie releases Mordecai, every now and then you'll hear a screech off in the distance, and Richie looks up. Seems like the same screech in The Darjeeling Limited when the three brothers get off the train when it gets lost.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:46 am
by monk0nuggets
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 4:07 pm
by hearthesilence
I was actually at that talk - he didn't specifically mention Criterion, but who else would it be?
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 7:22 pm
by mfunk9786
Coming to Blu-ray on August 14th, 2012.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 7:32 pm
by flyonthewall2983
Great! At this rate, maybe we can get Life Aquatic by winter or early spring.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:28 am
by manicsounds
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:26 pm
by flyonthewall2983
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:37 pm
by mfunk9786
Blu-ray.com review wrote:The film's greatest strength is also arguably its greatest weakness - the rapid mood swings that leave one unsure whether to feel good or bad about the main protagonists. If one has ever been as desperate as the Tenenbaums are, the film could be a fascinating experience. But if one has never been as lonely - and thus forced to be eccentric - as the Tenenbaums are, their behavior could be both puzzling and enormously frustrating.
Practically Tooze-ian. I think Blu-ray.com would be a much better site if the reviewers could only comment on the video, audio, and extras.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:51 pm
by flyonthewall2983
That's basically all I read the reviews there for.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:16 pm
by ryannichols7
this review is laughably bad. really incredible how terrible he was about hiding his opinion of the movie.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:00 pm
by mfunk9786
He's allowed to dislike the film, it's just very badly written.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:17 pm
by The Elegant Dandy Fop
I'm more confused about how he equates eccentricity to be a trait that comes with loneliness.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:40 pm
by Roger Ryan
The Elegant Dandy Fop wrote:I'm more confused about how he equates eccentricity to be a trait that comes with loneliness.
Not only that, but the review suggests that watching a film will be a frustrating and puzzling experience unless the characters in it behave exactly as the viewer might in the same situation. If that were true, I would avoid drama of any kind altogether.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:53 pm
by Brian C
Roger Ryan wrote:Not only that, but the review suggests that watching a film will be a frustrating and puzzling experience unless the characters in it behave exactly as the viewer might in the same situation. If that were true, I would avoid drama of any kind altogether.
And I'd only get to watch
The Shining.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:59 pm
by matrixschmatrix
Puts his love for Gummo into a whole new light
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:39 pm
by mfunk9786
Brian C wrote:Roger Ryan wrote:Not only that, but the review suggests that watching a film will be a frustrating and puzzling experience unless the characters in it behave exactly as the viewer might in the same situation. If that were true, I would avoid drama of any kind altogether.
And I'd only get to watch
The Shining.
Jack Nicholson reacts exactly as I would in that situation.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:43 pm
by Brian C
All work and no play makes Brian C something something.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:12 pm
by cdnchris
Go crazy?
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:21 pm
by knives
I think he was going to say gain weight.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:38 pm
by Brian C
You can rest assured, knives, that's not going to happen with me.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:56 pm
by tachyonEvan
Not sure if I want to upgrade to blu-ray for this or not. I don't anticipate it being THAT much better.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:17 pm
by med
Have you watched the DVD recently? It's pretty dire.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:19 pm
by tachyonEvan
med wrote:Have you watched the DVD recently? It's pretty dire.
How so?
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:20 pm
by The Narrator Returns
It's noisy, lacking in detail, and it just looks bad upscaled. Of course, it's not as bad as the original Rushmore, but I'd still upgrade in a second.
Re: 157 The Royal Tenenbaums
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:21 pm
by mfunk9786
Some discussion of the transfer issues
here
If you think those screengrabs look good, well... god bless, but you might need to make an appointment for an eye exam.