Reviews of Moonrise Kingdom 2012
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Well I'll be...
This is a great day. A fabulous day.
Feb 16 2013: The first day that I liked a Wes Anderson film. Finally!My first date with Anderson was over 10 years ago. It should have gone swimmingly. Deadpan comedy. Quirky. Bill Murray. But alas, it was a disaster. After 1 hour of trying really hard, I realized that doing laundry was preferable to spending another minute with him and Rushmore.
The second date was no better. Even…
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Quirky quirk quirks quirkiness. Quirk quirk quirk, quirky quirks quirk quirk quirk quirks quirky quirkiness. Quirky quirk quirk? Quirk, quirky quirk Bill fucking Murray quirk, quirk quirkiness quirky quirks quirks. Quirk quirk, quirk quirky quirky quirkiness.
Quirk Willis quirk Norton quirk quirky! Quirk quirky quirks quirk. Quirkiness quirk quirky quirkiness quirk quirk; quirk quirky quirk.
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Best Wes Anderson film my arse!
I consider myself a big fan of the director but this film borders on a Wes parody. This time around his arch style suffocates the slim (read: non-existent) story to the point you wonder if this is an elaborate joke on all his detractors who call him a one trick pony. The symmetrical framing, stilted line delivery and quirky playfulness has little of the charm of his earlier films, instead it is merely laboured…
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"That sounds like poetry. Poems don't always have to rhyme, you know. They're just supposed to be creative." - Sam
I've never described a film as miniature before, but here it seems quite appropriate. In Moonrise Kingdom, I got the very odd feeling that this was a self-consciously small film. The performances weren't over the top, they were all restrained. The island that the film takes place on didn't even feel very big. The epic scale that is sometimes attempted…
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I've seen much debate on Wes Anderson films on this site. It seems he's a love him or hate him director. Going into this film I'd seen two films of his I liked, (The Royal Tenenbaums and Rushmore) and two I didn't like, (The Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) so for now this film is the tie breaker.
I gotta say I liked it. Sure it's got Anderson's usual quirkiness and it's definitely in his…
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A sweet coming-of-age tale about the innocent love of a 12-year-old couple, Suzie and Sam. Chasing them, in an attempt to separate them, a scout troupe led by Scout Master Ward (Edward Norton), the island policeman (Bruce Willis) and Suzie's unhappy lawyer parents (Bill Murray and Frances McDormand).
The brilliance of this story lies in its simplicity, and while the style might not be for everyone, I absolutely ate it up. It's funny, it awkward and its pretty. It also…
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You know what would happen if you met any of these characters in real life? You would kick them in the teeth for being useless sacks of twee shit. At least real shit has a very noxious odor that repulses and disgusts those who smell it. It evokes a visceral reaction in the viewer. The problem with MOONRISE KINGDOM is that it fails to evoke any kind of reaction, good or bad, and left me in a disgusting sludge of…
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It's been proven by history: all mankind makes mistakes.
-Captain SharpWes Anderson's quirky art house style has finally swallowed up an entire film leaving nothing else. I enjoyed the film a great deal, and while it's probably Anderson's most stylistic film to date, it's also his most shallow. It's undercooked plot and paper thin characterization almost goes unnoticed because of obsessive symmetrical visual style and an outstanding cast.
While it's painting like color palette and visuals is one of…
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Trust Wes Anderson.
I have nothing more to add to that statement.
His mind must be a wonderful place to dream up a story like this. And dream is probably the appropriate word. All of his films are like dreams. Live action fairy tales seemingly filmed straight onto tapestry. And framed with marshmallow.
To date, this is my favourite Anderson movie. It is also easily one of his best. It has impeccable performances, Hayward and Gillam are phenomenal, the soundtrack is perfectly realised, and in truth, its just a technically excellent film.
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Wow.
The dedication put into this film..literally blows my mind. The direction, the acting, even the colours. The whole film is incredible. It looks beautiful. I usually don't like child actors, but they were all great in this; as were all the actors. Edward Norton's character was so likeable it hurt. The way Moonrise Kingdom is presented feels almost dream-like. What an amazing dream it is. Definetley in my top 3 of 2012.