Trying to cover movies you've seen before others you've seen creates confusion. That and a night meeting last night made me forget the important Tuesday statement of movies I've seen. Wisconsin Film Fest reviews will continue soon after.
THE DARJEELING LIMITED (2007)
You know I don't wish anything bad to happen to anyone, especially creative film directors, but I kind of hope something artistically dark happens to director Wes Anderson, because his style so fondly recalls Kubrick that I wonder what his take on a non-whimsical subject matter would be.
ADVENTURELAND (2009)
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So the totally unique thing about this completely innovative comedy is that this goofy guy meets this strange girl and they have a fling. But then this girl gets a little TOO weird and has a big bad secret and they have a fight. Then this goofy insecure guy, after a period of separation with this strange girl, realizes how awesome this girl really is and wants to get back together. Only, wait a darn second, the girl and guy are now in two different cities because their long-term life plans took them in different directions. But WHAT IF the guy changes his life plans in order to be closer to her? If the movie ended with their unexpected reunion wouldn't that totally not be cliche or yawn-inducing, let alone totally believable. And HEY, it's cool that it's in 1987, because the eighties had quirky music and clothes.
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Sorry about that. There is no problem with a tried and true young teenage romance movie formula. But beyond that boring core, there has to be laughs. Superbad, which this director also made, had lots of laughs. This substitutes abstract seriousness and 80s nostalgia for jokes. Pretty big dissapointment. But if you have it on the background on a Sunday afternoon it wouldn't be too bad.
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