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Originally Posted by TheDom
Sev - nothing wrong with lowbrow! Something to learn from anything. Like I said Anderson is no doubt a great filmmaker just three films in a row have been a little underwhelming compared to what he's capable of. I like Darjeeling a lot btw, it was the first one I saw of his and one of the first I guess "different" movies I watched.
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Really, Darjeeling Ltd. was the first you saw? I saw Bottle Rocket when it was first catching buzz, and was looked forward to Rushmore with heated anticipation back in the day, so I'm we probably have different perspectives on this stuff, but I'm glad you like Darjeeling.
Like Tenenbaums, it's a touching story about an eccentric family that's dressed up as an absurdist romp. But there's real, genuine emotion behind both films. This is why I think of Anderson as Salinger-esque. I actually think he could potentially pull off an adaptation of something like "Raise High the Roofbeam Carpenters" or "Franny and Zooey." Not "Catcher in the Rye" though. Nobody should ever attempt that. Jesus Christ, that would be wretched.
Bombauch might also be able to do it, now that I think of it.
Anyway, yeah, loved Darjeeling. What a great soundtrack too! The Kinks, the Stones, bunch of sitar shit. Lovely. Also, I want some of those opiate eye drops from the movie.
