Comments on: The Darjeeling Limited DVD http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:43:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stephen http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-123730 Stephen Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:52:20 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-123730 I really really liked this movie. I wasn't expecting too after so many people said it was not so great. But i loved it. I hope it goes to Blu-Ray so i can add it to my HD collection. I really really liked this movie. I wasn’t expecting too after so many people said it was not so great. But i loved it.

I hope it goes to Blu-Ray so i can add it to my HD collection.

]]> By: Calliope10 http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-122995 Calliope10 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:55:20 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-122995 I saw this movie at a screening in Philly last October with Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman in attendance. I liked it, but didn't love it. (I AM a Wes Anderson fan.) The dialogue was so sharp and real and the montage scene at the end literally took my breath away. However, I felt that some aspects of the plot tried too hard to be emotionally manipulative. I agree with you that the Owen Wilson situation hurt the movie. It just felt too awkward for some and then there were those rumblings of "publicity stunt", even though Anderson was quoted at the time as saying that the incident was "bad timing, beyond bad timing." (I believe he really meant that.) Still - yikes ... not so good for box office. I think that WA got screwed on this one. When a reporter offered him sympathy on one of his close friends having tried to commit suicide, he was quick to answer, "Being close to death is not an accurate description of what he (Owen Wilson) experienced." He has also said that people have "misconceptions, radical misconceptions" of what happened to Owen. WA has known Owen for a long time. I think he knows that Owen is a depressive who cuts to relieve stress (and not to kill himself - who cuts ONE wrist and high up - to kill themselves?) and that Owen was super-high when he did just that again last August. "Suicide attempt" was the easiest (and the most-sympathy inducing) explanation for the cops and the public and the media ran with it (natch) and Anderson's movie got screwed. That would also explain why OW agreed to attend the premiere of this film in L.A. less than two months after his "suicide attempt" and also why he did the MySpace interview with Wes, probably against his publicist's wishes for him to "hide out" and let the whole thing die down. (Owen is STILL under strict orders not to say a word to reporters.) It was probably because Owen felt that he really owed Wes. BTW - speaking of Owen's publicists, those people really deserve a raise! Well-orchestrated photo-ops of him looking relaxed at the beach with his older brother (even getting a picture of the scar!), strategic appearances at parties in NY and L.A., a fake girlfriend halfway through the six-month recovery period (Le Call, who was promptly discarded when the blogsphere reacted unfavorably to her), a charity trip to Peru and a gig presenting at the OSCARS almost six months to the day of his "attempt"! He's at the OSCARS and no-one takes a picture of him on the red carpet or gets a word out of him! Wow!! Kudos to them - Owen is certainly someone's golden goose and they are trying very hard to keep him from losing his head ... I saw this movie at a screening in Philly last October with Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman in attendance. I liked it, but didn’t love it. (I AM a Wes Anderson fan.) The dialogue was so sharp and real and the montage scene at the end literally took my breath away. However, I felt that some aspects of the plot tried too hard to be emotionally manipulative.
I agree with you that the Owen Wilson situation hurt the movie. It just felt too awkward for some and then there were those rumblings of “publicity stunt”, even though Anderson was quoted at the time as saying that the incident was “bad timing, beyond bad timing.” (I believe he really meant that.) Still – yikes … not so good for box office.
I think that WA got screwed on this one. When a reporter offered him sympathy on one of his close friends having tried to commit suicide, he was quick to answer, “Being close to death is not an accurate description of what he (Owen Wilson) experienced.” He has also said that people have “misconceptions, radical misconceptions” of what happened to Owen.
WA has known Owen for a long time. I think he knows that Owen is a depressive who cuts to relieve stress (and not to kill himself – who cuts ONE wrist and high up – to kill themselves?) and that Owen was super-high when he did just that again last August. “Suicide attempt” was the easiest (and the most-sympathy inducing) explanation for the cops and the public and the media ran with it (natch) and Anderson’s movie got screwed.
That would also explain why OW agreed to attend the premiere of this film in L.A. less than two months after his “suicide attempt” and also why he did the MySpace interview with Wes, probably against his publicist’s wishes for him to “hide out” and let the whole thing die down. (Owen is STILL under strict orders not to say a word to reporters.) It was probably because Owen felt that he really owed Wes.
BTW – speaking of Owen’s publicists, those people really deserve a raise! Well-orchestrated photo-ops of him looking relaxed at the beach with his older brother (even getting a picture of the scar!), strategic appearances at parties in NY and L.A., a fake girlfriend halfway through the six-month recovery period (Le Call, who was promptly discarded when the blogsphere reacted unfavorably to her), a charity trip to Peru and a gig presenting at the OSCARS almost six months to the day of his “attempt”! He’s at the OSCARS and no-one takes a picture of him on the red carpet or gets a word out of him! Wow!! Kudos to them – Owen is certainly someone’s golden goose and they are trying very hard to keep him from losing his head …

]]> By: oldshell http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-122005 oldshell Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:22:20 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-122005 I didn't get the hype about this film. It wasn't especially funny and I found that it seemed to become the slushy "finding yourself" movie it was trying to parody. I didn’t get the hype about this film. It wasn’t especially funny and I found that it seemed to become the slushy “finding yourself” movie it was trying to parody.

]]> By: Omar http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-122003 Omar Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:38:29 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-122003 Is Criterion releasing the DVD? Is Criterion releasing the DVD?

]]> By: Nathan http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-121999 Nathan Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:12:20 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-121999 "I LOVE YOU TOO BUT I'M GOING TO MACE YOU IN THE FACE!" Probably one of the best lines I've ever heard. I have loved every Wes Anderson film and this movie does not fail at all. I was happy to watch this last week and I will suggest it to all of my customers next Tuesday (Asst. manager at a Blockbuster). One of the many perks is getting the movies early. Of course, my roommates love that perk. But yeah, everyone should give this a chance. Wonderful story telling and acting. “I LOVE YOU TOO BUT I’M GOING TO MACE YOU IN THE FACE!” Probably one of the best lines I’ve ever heard. I have loved every Wes Anderson film and this movie does not fail at all. I was happy to watch this last week and I will suggest it to all of my customers next Tuesday (Asst. manager at a Blockbuster). One of the many perks is getting the movies early. Of course, my roommates love that perk. But yeah, everyone should give this a chance. Wonderful story telling and acting.

]]> By: Keith. http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-121990 Keith. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:44:49 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-121990 I drove about 100 miles so I could catch it on it's opening day in LA. Very worth doing I might add. Can't wait to have this in my collection of movies... I drove about 100 miles so I could catch it on it’s opening day in LA. Very worth doing I might add. Can’t wait to have this in my collection of movies…

]]> By: everysence http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-121989 everysence Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:34:52 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/02/the-darjeeling-limited-dvd#comment-121989 one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time. The music fit the movie well, the acting was a little weird in spots but its was a fun laugh your ass off and pray you don't have a brother kind of movie. one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time.
The music fit the movie well, the acting was a little weird in spots but its was a fun laugh your ass off and pray you don’t have a brother kind of movie.

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