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Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: picolas on April 15, 2004, 12:52:45 AM
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/napoleon_dynamite.html

made me larf. let's see what this tyke can do.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Fishbulb on April 15, 2004, 09:11:29 AM
Yeah! That trailer is hilarious.I love the bike scene, and when he's playing tetherball like a spaz...this looks like my kind of movie. It looks like the director was definitely influenced by Wes Anderson and Todd Solondz. I hope "limited release" doesn't mean just NY and LA.
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Post by: pete on April 15, 2004, 09:17:33 AM
looks great...but I wish it wasn't PG!
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Post by: cine on April 15, 2004, 09:28:39 AM
If this guy becomes the next Ernest, I'm sold.
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Post by: Slick Shoes on April 15, 2004, 11:53:12 AM
I read a review somewhere that said there were undertones of Wes Anderson, but it wasn't quite as geek chic as, say, Rushmore.
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Post by: RegularKarate on April 15, 2004, 02:56:28 PM
http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=781&highlight=sxsw

/\ Here, I wrote:

Napoleon Dynamite:

Get used to this title because this one's blowing up.  A lot of people are calling it this year's Bottle Rocket.  I enjoyed it, but it doesn't deserve that label.  There's not enough meat to this movie to make it as good as the films it's being compared to.

It's very quirky and in parts very hilarious.  Also racist in parts (though it's hard to tell if the film was trying to laugh at it's stereotypes or with them).  It's a clean movie.  According to one of the filmmakers I was standing in line with (not a maker of this film, a maker of another film at the festival), it was made by a bunch of mormons.

Overall, the film was good and I enjoyed it, but the buzz makes me afraid that this is going to end up being overrated.
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Post by: Chest Rockwell on May 16, 2004, 03:18:23 PM
Saw this today. It was REALLY funny. And there was this REALLY hot girl sitting not too far from me, too, so my day was just made. The only thing that got on my nerves was that the theatre didn't crop off enough so the mikes were visible at parts, and even that was funny.
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Post by: Ravi on May 17, 2004, 12:13:52 AM
Download a free pass here. (http://www.campuscircle.net/ND/)
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Post by: grand theft sparrow on May 17, 2004, 11:40:12 AM
Oh, my God! The guy who directed this is younger than I am! Time to either buy a camera or a gun.

I have to say that it's tremendous to see Fox Searchlight put so much faith in something like this that they're doing free screenings of it to drum up word of mouth.  I'm really impressed.  Have they (or anyone else) done this before? Because I imagine it will work out well.  If only they had acquired Shaolin Soccer for US distribution and done this with it; it would have been huge.
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Post by: Fishbulb on May 18, 2004, 10:42:19 AM
What do you mean? Studios do preview screenings of movies all the time. Next week I'm seeing "The Notebook", and that doesn't come out until June. I'm just pissed that Orlando is the closest that "Napoledon Dynamite" appears to be playing near me according to that website. If I'm not doing anything that day, maybe I'll make the drive to see it.
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Post by: picolas on May 18, 2004, 01:40:13 PM
Quote from: FishbulbWhat do you mean? Studios do preview screenings of movies all the time.
Quote from: hacksparrowfree screenings
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Post by: pete on May 18, 2004, 02:27:46 PM
that's what he meant.
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Post by: Ghostboy on May 19, 2004, 09:54:36 PM
It's pretty good, and possibly the kind of movie I call great in a couple years when I go to see it a midnight screening with a bunch of friends. I went in knowing nothing about it, other than what was on the poster and what was given away in this thread, and for the first half hour I kinda resisted it  -- this was possibly because I was sitting in the very front row (and alas, unlike Chest's experience, all the hot chicks were in the back). I was afraid the movie was just going to be quirky for quirky's sake, which it was, but they kept that quirkiness going so well that I fell for it pretty quickly. There's not much depth to it, but on the other hand, there is no plot for the movie to get hung up on, and so it just sorta coasts along on its own cloud nine of oddball geek humor. By the end, I really was enjoying it and laughing quite a bit. Also, I freakin' loved Pedro -- he ruled!

I don't think it was racist (I assume you're referring to LaFawnduh, RK?), but I do think the gag with Kip's fashion changeover stuck out like a sore thumb. Overall -- I recommend it, but try to see it before the hype gets too overwhelming.
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Post by: Chest Rockwell on May 21, 2004, 03:05:21 PM
ADMIN WARNING: MILD SPOILERS

I liked Napoleon himself the most, which is unusual in these little comedies (y'know...usually its the semi-likable straight man surrounded by quirky characters, but in this it seemed everything was quirky). But yea, you're right, there were some jokes that were a little cliched, etc, such as the white man-loves-black girl thing. I thought the dance part was hilarious for a while, but it dragged on a tad too long. But anyhow, I think if anything in it is racist, it's be the rather stereotypical portrait of Latinos (the obvious associations with ghetto-violence, the hydrolicized cadillacs/whatever). I suppose LaFawnduh is a bit of a racial comment, partly in her name and her bling-bling. Either way, I really enjoyed it. My balls were aching the entire time from the laughter and the hot chick sitting near me.
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Post by: RegularKarate on May 21, 2004, 04:26:42 PM
Quote from: GhostboyIt's pretty good, and possibly the kind of movie I call great in a couple years when I go to see it a midnight screening with a bunch of friends. I went in knowing nothing about it, other than what was on the poster and what was given away in this thread, and for the first half hour I kinda resisted it  -- this was possibly because I was sitting in the very front row (and alas, unlike Chest's experience, all the hot chicks were in the back). I was afraid the movie was just going to be quirky for quirky's sake, which it was, but they kept that quirkiness going so well that I fell for it pretty quickly. There's not much depth to it, but on the other hand, there is no plot for the movie to get hung up on, and so it just sorta coasts along on its own cloud nine of oddball geek humor. By the end, I really was enjoying it and laughing quite a bit. Also, I freakin' loved Pedro -- he ruled!

I'm glad to hear that you basically felt the same way I did.  I'm worried that people are going to mistake constant quirkiness for originality and think this is "The next BottleRocket" (which is what everyone at SXSW was calling it).

Quote from: GhostboyI don't think it was racist (I assume you're referring to LaFawnduh, RK?)

Actually, I was referring to Pedro.  He's like a cartoon character version of a Mexican.

I think I'm over the racist thing... the more I think about it, everyone was really a stereotype in that movie.
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Post by: tpfkabi on June 06, 2004, 10:08:01 PM
Quote from: petelooks great...but I wish it wasn't PG!

why do you say this?
and to those who have watched it, does this(language and whatnot) detract from the film?
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Post by: MacGuffin on June 10, 2004, 11:39:47 AM
Is it a wacky leap of faith?
'Napoleon Dynamite' is low on sex-crazed youths, violence and profanity but still aims directly at teens.
Source: Los Angeles Times

If "Napoleon Dynamite" doesn't turn out to be this summer's indie comedy sensation, it won't be for lack of trying. The story of the most hard-core high school nerd in Preston, Idaho, has everything going for it: a funny script, an engaging cast, the marketing muscle of Fox Searchlight, MTV and Paramount — and a history. "Complete With Sundance Bidding War!" the ads might boast.

The title character is a friendless, cluelessly awkward teenager — bullied at school, misunderstood at home by his grandmother and harassed by his older brother — who never gets enough to eat. As he manages to gain a pal and attract the attention of a girl, they encounter increasingly off-kilter complications.

That's only a slice of the unlikely life of this oddity, more of which is revealed on an otherwise cliché L.A. summer afternoon, in a cliché location (News Café's Fox lot outpost), as director Jared Hess commits the most unpardonable cliché of answering his cellphone.

"I'm sorry," Hess says sincerely. "I thought it might be my wife." Hess, 24, co-wrote the film with his wife, Jerusha, who also designed the costumes.

Although Fox Searchlight bought the movie at this year's Sundance Film Festival, it began life as "Peluca," a short that screened at Slamdance, the alternate-universe Sundance, the year before. It's basically about the same character (also played by Jon Heder), but the title is the Spanish word for wig, which figures in a subplot.

The new incarnation is set in the filmmakers' real hometown, where it was also filmed. It hardly looks like it, but the movie was cast in Los Angeles.

Jared and Jerusha Hess met at Brigham Young University, from which Heder also graduated. As did Aaron Ruell, who plays Napoleon's cyber-geek older brother; producer-editor Jeremy Coon; and producer Chris Wyatt.

Back at Fox, to promote the film that opens Friday, Hess is joined by Heder and Efren Ramirez, who plays Napoleon's best friend.

As a result of his barely hinged portrayal of young Master Dynamite, Heder, 26, is now a neophyte Angeleno with representation at Creative Artists Agency who is waiting for his wife, Kristen, to join him in L.A.

Acknowledging their predictable increase in offers as a result of the film's popularity at Sundance and Searchlight's relentless pre-release screenings, Heder says, "I've always wanted to do animation and film. I wanted to get into the business, and I wanted to keep acting definitely after 'Napoleon' and even after 'Peluca' — I was like, 'Hey, let's see what happens.' "

Ramirez, 25, seems similarly grounded. When he's not writing or acting, Ramirez throws raves under the name Nocturnal Rampage. A native Angeleno who attended Santa Monica College and Cal State L.A., he says he actually turned down a part in "The Alamo" because it conflicted with "Napoleon Dynamite."

As for the Hesses, they have decided to move with their son, Elliot, to a major metropolis, forsaking Preston for ... Salt Lake City. "I'm creatively influenced by Rocky Mountain Middle America," he says. "I'm a small-town guy."

This down-to-earthiness may be the core of the movie's appeal. It is alarmingly low on real violence, contains no horny adolescent gross-out subplots and only one use of profanity. All of which had absolutely nothing to do with Fox Searchlight's decision to acquire the film.

"We were at Sundance, and one of my execs came to me and said, 'You have to come with me right now! You have to see this movie,' " says Fox Searchlight President Peter Rice. "I saw it and laughed and laughed to the end. Everyone at the company loved it, and if we all love something, we'll find a way to get people to come and see it."

While Searchlight is skillful at marketing out-of-the-ordinary films such as "Bend It Like Beckham" and "28 Days Later," Rice thinks he's got something so special he was willing to part with 50% of the movie so it could benefit from MTV's particular expertise. MTV's Viacom sibling Paramount will release it overseas.

After Sundance, MTV Films, which had also bid on the film, expressed an interest in helping Searchlight market it.

"It has a unique point of view," says Van Toffler, president of MTV. "Young filmmakers, young actors.... We felt it would appeal to an MTV demographic."

Sort of "Welcome to the Dollhouse" meets "The Real World" with a bit of "Election" thrown in, but nicer.

"MTV programs to a young audience, they do it all day long," Searchlight's Rice says. "The big thing that they bring is 19 million cable subscribers, and we've been working hard to come up with fun and inventive stuff that brings Napoleon to them in a cool way."

"Other studios tend to take footage and highlight it," Toffler explains. "We tend to get more into the characters or issues in the movie that relate specifically to our audience. We'll do things like stories on the Web, or have him review other movies in character, to give our audience an idea of this weird, dynamic character Napoleon Dynamite."

THAT has Hess very excited, because, even though his family moved around a lot, at one point settling in London, he has never been to New York City.

And Heder has been only once.

"I'm hoping to hang out a bit," Hess says. "In David Letterman's chair," Heder shoots back.

Hess' cellphone rings again. He excuses himself before rejoining the conversation, which has turned to what influence the mission — a service obligation in which Mormon men are expected to leave home for up to two years to do good works and inspire conversions to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — has had on them creatively. This largely sidelines Ramirez, who attended Catholic school.

Heder did his mission in Japan, where he became fluent enough in the language to express surprise that the Japanese in "The Last Samurai" is rather modern.

Hess, who occasionally breaks into Spanish with Ramirez, served his mission in Venezuela and Chicago, where he focused on Spanish-speaking Latinos.

"It had a huge effect on me artistically," he explains. "In no other capacity are you going out every day and talking to people from all walks of life.

"I actually got the name 'Napoleon Dynamite' on my mission in Chicago. I was discussing religion with an old Italian guy from Sicily and that's what he told me his name was. I was like, 'Dude, that is the funkiest, freshest name I have ever heard in my whole life.' Then I found out later it was also an alias Elvis Costello used on a 1986 album. We found out, like, one of the last days of shooting, and it was too late to turn back then."
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: pete on June 11, 2004, 10:57:27 PM
I got a Liger shirt from work, and a Napoleon Dynamite shirt.
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Post by: Ghostboy on June 12, 2004, 04:44:33 AM
I got a liger shirt, and I didn't even have to go to work, or even have a job. But then I left it in the theater, so I guess you still win.
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Post by: xerxes on June 12, 2004, 05:19:12 AM
Quote from: GhostboyI got a liger shirt, and I didn't even have to go to work, or even have a job. But then I left it in the theater, so I guess you still win.

i was going to get one too, unfortunately i couldn't make it to the preview screening.
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Post by: xerxes on June 13, 2004, 02:34:43 PM
This (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/board/thread/8749562?d=8749562#8749562) has got to be one of the funniest posts i have ever seen... too bad it's on imdb.
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Post by: Alethia on June 13, 2004, 03:16:13 PM
"there is a reason why clowns have red hair - it's because of hate."


funniest thing ive ever heard
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Post by: tpfkabi on June 13, 2004, 03:17:03 PM
Quote from: bigideas
Quote from: petelooks great...but I wish it wasn't PG!

why do you say this?
and to those who have watched it, does this(language and whatnot) detract from the film?

how do the rest of you feel about my question above.
i just wondered if the fact that it was PG kind of took you out of the film.
this is important to me because i don't want any language in my films. i just don't want to give people reasons not to see one of my movies because of the R rating.
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Post by: xerxes on June 13, 2004, 04:08:33 PM
i don't think the lack of harsh language distracts from the film at all
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Post by: Ghostboy on June 13, 2004, 04:35:47 PM
Yeah. I didn't even know what it was rated when I saw it. I don't need swear words to satisfy me. I think their usage is often overrated anyway.
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Post by: modage on June 15, 2004, 10:13:55 PM
ND screened for like the 5th time here in a few weeks so i decided to go and check it out although i was not expecting much.  and i got even less.  i laughed a few times, but the movie is somewhere between 'okay' and 'not very good'.  i think a lot of times people are so anxious for the 'next big thing' they will champion a movie that doesnt quite deserve it just to be the first to do so.  they didnt break any new ground here, all the best bits were things i'd seen in other films.  there was no plot or story to speak of, which still would've been okay had the writing been clever or it had been REALLY funny.  but it really wasnt. it almost seems like they thought of 'hey what if we had a nerd dancing?' and then just worked backwards from that to fill out the other hour and a half.  so, overall this movie is NOT RECOMMENDED>.
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Post by: RegularKarate on June 15, 2004, 11:48:45 PM
well, it's recomended, just not with high expectations or by mod-age

because it IS funny... it's just not THE movie people think/say it is
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Post by: pete on June 19, 2004, 02:44:34 AM
admin edit- MASSIVE SPOILERS, THANKS

just saw it, laughed out loud at several times, and I really was rooting for this guy.  It may not as sophisticated as rushmore or welcome to the dollhouse but I don't think it's completely hollow.  I think the film stars a kid who is a nerd but is proud of it, that's pretty much it.  It almost completely skips over the whole insecurity/ internal struggle thing that "plagues" most of all coming-of-age films.  It stars a nerd, who sets out to do something, then fails, then succeeds.

Quote from: ebert in suntimesEven his victory toward the end, if it is a victory, comes at the cost of clowning before his fellow students.

but I disagree that it's a "cost."  I don't think he made a fool out of himself and I don't think anyone else saw it as that.

also, this napoleon dynamite pretty much is a character I can most identify with/ resemble moreso than any other character I've ever seen.  from the wardrobe to the dance moves.  but none of you guys, aside from jokerspath, knows me in real life, so it'll be hard for me to get concurrence.
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Post by: Finn on July 12, 2004, 11:39:16 AM
I just saw this in New Orleans. It was really funny overall. It kinda ran out of steam by the end, but it was entertaining enough. I think it's kind of a mix of Todd Solondz and Wes Anderson films.
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Post by: RegularKarate on July 12, 2004, 01:03:18 PM
Except those films have plots and multi-dimensional characters.
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Post by: modage on July 13, 2004, 03:16:11 PM
Quote from: RegularKarateExcept those films have plots and multi-dimensional characters.
yeah. :yabbse-thumbup:
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Post by: Chest Rockwell on July 13, 2004, 03:38:36 PM
Well I thought it was rather hilarious.
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Post by: Just Withnail on July 13, 2004, 09:32:17 PM
New marquee right there: "We give thumbs up to plots and multi-dimensional characters."
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Post by: ono on July 13, 2004, 09:39:17 PM
You should post that in, well, y'know ... the actual thread.
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Post by: Just Withnail on July 13, 2004, 10:02:50 PM
Yeah, I know, I did it just two seconds ago. I do the threads as they are listed, and Idle Chatter is at the bottom of the first column, so...

I figured why not post it here first so people could actually see what I was alluding to.
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Post by: modage on July 13, 2004, 10:27:28 PM
how about just "We Dont Need Plots and Multi-Dimensional Characters to be Hilarious".
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Post by: Just Withnail on July 14, 2004, 05:09:17 AM
That works as well  :-D
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Post by: modage on July 20, 2004, 11:14:15 AM
Napoleon Dynamite Gets Five Extra Minutes
Source: Fox Searchlight Pictures Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Fox Searchlight, MTV Films and Paramount Pictures will make cinematic history when they attach a five-minute epilogue to the feature film Napoleon Dynamite for its wide expansion. The epilogue offers a peek into the future of Napoleon and his friends. It's the wedding of the century, but whose is it? Napoleon? Kip? Uncle Rico? Tina?

Shot on June 22 and 23 in Preston, Idaho, the epilogue, directed by Jared Hess from a script he co-wrote with wife Jerusha, was a response to the growing success of their feature debut and the loyal devotion of their fans. Napoleon Dynamite will expand wide to over 350 screens across the country and the epilogue will be attached to each print.

Fox Searchlight's President of Marketing Nancy Utley said of the unprecedented move, "Fans of 'Napoleon Dynamite' nationwide have fallen in love with the film's anti-hero and his quirky friends. We decided to take a page out of the DVD handbook and give them something more. It has been Searchlight's challenge in marketing 'Napoleon Dynamite' to be as unique as the film's loveable characters."

"'Napoleon Dynamite' fans are extremely devoted," said Fox Searchlight President Peter Rice. "Over 25,000 people are competing to become President of the Napoleon Dynamite Fan Club on our website and over 1,000 fans have seen the film three times or more. We're thrilled with the enthusiastic response the film has received."

Earning more than $4 million since its limited release on June 11, Napoleon Dynamite marks the directorial debut of 24-year-old Jared Hess, who wrote the film with his 23-year-old wife Jerusha Hess, an undergraduate student at Brigham Young University (BYU). A favorite at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival where it premiered, the film also opened the 2004 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and went on to win that festival's coveted award for Best Feature Film.

From Preston, Idaho comes Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder), a new kind of hero complete with a tight red 'fro, some choice moon boots, and skills that can't be topped. Napoleon spends his days drawing mythical beasts, duking it out with his 32-year-old brother Kip (Aaron Ruell) and avoiding his Uncle Rico (Jon Gries), a door-to-door salesman who's mentally stuck in 1982 -- the year his football team "almost won state." But when two new friends are brought into his life -- Deb (Tina Majorino), the artisan behind the "boondoggle key chain," and Pedro (Efren Ramirez) with his sweet bike and talent with the chicks -- Napoleon finds goals outside of being a star milk-tasting judge. Together the trio launches a campaign to elect Pedro for class president and make the student body's wildest dreams come true. But if Pedro is to beat stuck-up Summer (Haylie Duff), Napoleon will have to unleash his secret weapon...
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Post by: pete on July 20, 2004, 01:00:08 PM
see?  it's a superhero movie, that's why I think the comparisons to Rushmore and Welcome to the Dollhouse is stupid, they're two completely different types of movies.
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Post by: Chest Rockwell on July 20, 2004, 07:57:45 PM
Eh. That epilogue should have been saved for the DVD.
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Post by: hedwig on July 22, 2004, 04:21:17 AM
QuoteWell I thought it was rather hilarious.
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Post by: SHAFTR on July 22, 2004, 11:29:27 PM
seeing this again....I have to change my lukewarm review to something very positive.  I absolutely loved it the 2nd time around.  The Kip side story being the film's only drawback.  The writing, performances and direction are all well done.

****1/2
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Post by: UncleJoey on July 23, 2004, 05:11:01 PM
I thought this move was great. Honestly, I don't really see how you can compare this movie to Rushmore. There are a few similarities I suppose, but the two movies are just so completely different. It just seems like a lazy comparison detractors of N.D. are falling back on. Anyways, I thought this movie was really funny and I'll probably go see it again next week.

A-

Easily the funniest movie of 2004 so far, although I have yet to see Anchorman. I doubt that movie will top this one, though and I'll probably just wait till it comes out on DVD and rent it anyways.
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Post by: Chest Rockwell on July 24, 2004, 09:21:20 AM
Gonna see this and Anchorman today, both for the second time. My gut's gonna be so tired from all the laughing.
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Post by: El Duderino on July 24, 2004, 03:53:42 PM
i saw it last night....pretty funny, good performances, but this movie wreaked of mormon
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Post by: pete on July 24, 2004, 09:27:05 PM
I just saw the epilogue.  The epilogue, like the movie, ran too long.  I felt there were quite a few scenes in the movie that just had people making faces at the camera for a while.  the lady who played Lafawnduh wasn't very good or very funny, nor was the grandma, or any of the popular kids.  napoleon and pedro basically carried the movie through.
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Post by: Chest Rockwell on July 25, 2004, 12:04:34 PM
Quote from: peteI just saw the epilogue.  The epilogue, like the movie, ran too long.  I felt there were quite a few scenes in the movie that just had people making faces at the camera for a while.  the lady who played Lafawnduh wasn't very good or very funny, nor was the grandma, or any of the popular kids.  napoleon and pedro basically carried the movie through.
You forgot Kip and Uncle Whatever. I will say that the one popular guy seemed to be giving the same exact look the entire movie, but this isn't that type of movie to look too much into that sort of stuff anyway. The theater screwed up on the epilogue, so I pretty much missed most of it, and then it fixed itself just before Napoleon entered, which I assumed was what made it worthwhile anyway.
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Post by: pete on July 25, 2004, 12:14:35 PM
kip and uncle rico were funny, but not as funny as napoleon.  I wouldn't've been looking that much into the movie if they were a little funnier.
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Post by: tpfkabi on July 25, 2004, 10:43:52 PM
Jon Heder is really hitting the circuit. I saw him on Kilborn and then another show on late night PBS. I don't think I've seen the director at all. HEck, i just want to see the film. It hasn't come around here yet!
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Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on August 13, 2004, 05:29:54 PM
I saw it and didn't laugh very often.  The idiosyncricies of the characters were the entire movie.  They started, carried and ended it.  If you don't find the people's quirks funny, though, there isn't much for the movie to fall back on.

I admit some oneliners were funny, but really they were overplayed jokes.  It seemed to drag on for a while, as well.

I tried to watch it with a clear mind, since my friend talked it up way too much.  So I can say I enjoyed the film enough to just watch it, but the next Bottle Rocket?  I don't think so.

The highlights in the film were shortlived, and the the slow parts were stretched out.
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Post by: Gold Trumpet on August 15, 2004, 01:30:53 AM
Saw this movie a few weeks back and loved it. From the first frame I saw Napolean, I was laughing. After that, I either was laughing really hard or just smiling. The person I saw it with kept nudging me to stop laughing so hard because of the 4 people in the theatre, I was the only one really laughing. This really was the surprise movie for me of the summer. I had no clue what to expect. Before going in, I remember someone comparing it to Bottle Rocket. Not at all. Bottle Rocket is laid back realistic while this movie is its own universe, a town that seems to occupy the land of 1980s and now at the same time in every embarassing way. It took me an hour to realize what time period this movie actually was set in.
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Post by: UncleJoey on August 15, 2004, 01:49:25 AM
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetSaw this movie a few weeks back and loved it. From the first frame I saw Napolean, I was laughing. After that, I either was laughing really hard or just smiling. The person I saw it with kept nudging me to stop laughing so hard because of the 4 people in the theatre, I was the only one really laughing. This really was the surprise movie for me of the summer. I had no clue what to expect. Before going in, I remember someone comparing it to Bottle Rocket. Not at all. Bottle Rocket is laid back realistic while this movie is its own universe, a town that seems to occupy the land of 1980s and now at the same time in every embarassing way. It took me an hour to realize what time period this movie actually was set in.

Napoleon's reaction to GT's thoughts: "yesssssssssssssssssssssssss"

Yeah, I think the Bottle Rocket/Rushmore comparisons have been way overblown. I saw this about a month ago and I still laugh when I think about it. Can't wait until the DVD comes out.
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Post by: tpfkabi on August 22, 2004, 12:39:22 AM
i finally saw this.
i liked it. i thought it was pretty funny. i will most likely pick it up on DVD. hopefully they will put the original short on the disc.
has anyone seen that?



SPOILERS



why does Trish's mom make her go to the dance with Napoleon? did the uncle bribe her or what.........did i miss something?
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Post by: Myxo on September 14, 2004, 03:07:29 AM
I finally saw this recently.

Fucking hilarious. Brilliant!
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Post by: tpfkabi on September 14, 2004, 07:04:38 AM
i believe it was no. 9 this past weekend. it's done very very well. i wonder if part of it is its rating. i'm not sure why they don't expand it out to more theaters.



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did anyone else think the film was about to take a huge turn when the uncle was in the photo shop alone with that girl (sorry i can't remember names)?
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Post by: SiliasRuby on September 22, 2004, 09:06:47 PM
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Starring: Jon Heder
Released: 21st December 2004
SRP: $29.98
Further Details
Fox Home Entertainment has also announced Napoleon Dynamite which stars Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell and Efren Ramirez. The disc will be available to own from the 21st December this year, and should set you back somewhere in the region of $29.98. The disc itself will carry both widescreen and full screen presentations along with an audio commentary by Director/Co-Writer Jared Hess, actor Jon Heder and Producer Jeremy Coon, five deleted scenes with commentary by the director, actor Jon Heder and Producer Jeremy Coon, a still gallery, The Making of the Wedding of the Century featurette and MTV On-Air promos. A trailer for Arrested Development will also be included. We'll bring you the artwork soon.
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Post by: Myxo on September 22, 2004, 09:41:38 PM
Uhm.

Who sells single disc (which I'm assuming this is) DVDs for 30 bucks? Jesus, that's insane. Even if it was a two-disc collector set it should still be low 20s for price.
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Post by: ono on September 22, 2004, 09:44:44 PM
Quote from: MyxomatosisWho sells single disc (which I'm assuming this is) DVDs for 30 bucks? Jesus, that's insane. Even if it was a two-disc collector set it should still be low 20s for price.
Quote from: SiliasRubySRP: $29.98
SRP really doesn't mean anything.
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Post by: MacGuffin on September 22, 2004, 11:07:15 PM
Quote from: MyxomatosisWho sells single disc (which I'm assuming this is) DVDs for 30 bucks?

Disney.
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Post by: SiliasRuby on September 22, 2004, 11:26:44 PM
Quote from: MacGuffin
Quote from: MyxomatosisWho sells single disc (which I'm assuming this is) DVDs for 30 bucks?

Disney.
:lol:
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Post by: Stefen on December 16, 2004, 06:08:44 PM
Saw this this morning, it was fun, and a good way to kill time. It reminded me alot of Bottle Rocket and Wes Anderson in general, even the shots were framed like a Wes Anderson film. Pedro was my favorite but he was stereotypical and that kind or irked me but it was fun. I liked how Napoleon was basically a dork always getting picked on but never that that bother him, he just kept on keeping on like he was the baddest mofo in the world.
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Post by: Ravi on December 16, 2004, 10:12:53 PM
Quote from: Walrus, KookookajoobI saw it and didn't laugh very often.  The idiosyncricies of the characters were the entire movie.  They started, carried and ended it.  If you don't find the people's quirks funny, though, there isn't much for the movie to fall back on.

I admit some oneliners were funny, but really they were overplayed jokes.  It seemed to drag on for a while, as well.

I tried to watch it with a clear mind, since my friend talked it up way too much.  So I can say I enjoyed the film enough to just watch it, but the next Bottle Rocket?  I don't think so.

The highlights in the film were shortlived, and the the slow parts were stretched out.

Saw it today and I agree.  Weirdness and quirkiness in and of themselves do not make a funny movie.  I laughed a few times sporadically, and there were no gut-busting hilarious scenes in it.  Everything about the film was forced, as if the filmmakers were saying, "Hey!  We're quirky and dorky and geeky and weird and 'indie!'  Like us!  We're hip!"
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Post by: Ghostboy on December 16, 2004, 10:20:08 PM
All my friends love this movie so much. I feel like the lonely outsider.
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Post by: analogzombie on December 17, 2004, 11:26:18 AM
Quote from: GhostboyAll my friends love this movie so much. I feel like the lonely outsider.

it's not their fault. they just don't know any better.

taken at face value the film is acidically funny. if I wasn't aware of Wes Anderson or Todd Solondz I might have enjoyed it at face value, but I couldn't remove this film from those it so desperately seems to want to be.
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Post by: UncleJoey on December 17, 2004, 12:22:57 PM
Quote from: analogzombieit's not their fault. they just don't know any better.

There's nothing wrong with liking this movie - I certainly did (and yes, I'm well aware of Wes Anderson and Todd Solondz). I can understand not enjoying the film, but looking down on other people for liking it seems silly.
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Post by: ono on December 17, 2004, 01:07:06 PM
Quote from: GhostboyIt's pretty good, and possibly the kind of movie I call great in a couple years when I go to see it a midnight screening with a bunch of friends.
Quote from: GhostboyAll my friends love this movie so much. I feel like the lonely outsider.
:?:
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Post by: Ghostboy on December 17, 2004, 01:36:40 PM
Clearly, a couple of years hasn't gone by yet.

I did enjoy it (thus the 'pretty good' rating), but I know people who LOVE it and quote it all the time and think it's downright brilliant.
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Post by: ono on December 17, 2004, 01:49:36 PM
So it's safe to call it one of those movies "assholes" love.
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Post by: Jeremy Blackman on December 17, 2004, 02:06:58 PM
Quote from: GhostboyI know people who LOVE it and quote it all the time and think it's downright brilliant.
Me too, unfortunately. "Tina, come get some ham!"
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Post by: SHAFTR on December 17, 2004, 04:59:26 PM
Quote from: UncleJoey
Quote from: analogzombieit's not their fault. they just don't know any better.

There's nothing wrong with liking this movie - I certainly did (and yes, I'm well aware of Wes Anderson and Todd Solondz). I can understand not enjoying the film, but looking down on other people for liking it seems silly.

This movie will likely crack my top 10, or atleast come close.  I think the Solondz comparisions are silly, the Wes Anderson ones are only because of the style.  Sure, the film looks like an Anderson film, but that aesthetic fits the content, so I don't see the problem.

The first time I saw this, I didn't love it.  I rewatched it and than I loved it.  The same thing happened to me with The Big Lebowski.

People are quoting this film because it's funny.  I don't think it's a film that assholes love, I think Will Ferrell films and Dodgeball are much more fitting.
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Post by: artfag on December 18, 2004, 10:56:06 PM
I have to say that I was delighted to see a comedy that doesn't take itself more seriously than it's subject matter.  At no point, was there an attempt to make me feel something for any of the characters.  There was no sappy cliche or one liner that cracked me up.  The subject alone was laughable and an attempt to make me laugh would have never been necessary because it is just funny without attempt.
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Post by: Myxo on December 19, 2004, 01:31:33 AM
Tina!

Come get some ham!

:lol:
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Post by: Ravi on December 19, 2004, 01:44:34 PM
I couldn't stand how the film was just catchphrases, and that it was obviously meant to be that, as if Jarod Hess had no ambition other than to make a merely quotable movie.
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Post by: analogzombie on December 21, 2004, 10:00:32 AM
Quote from: UncleJoey
Quote from: analogzombieit's not their fault. they just don't know any better.

There's nothing wrong with liking this movie - I certainly did (and yes, I'm well aware of Wes Anderson and Todd Solondz). I can understand not enjoying the film, but looking down on other people for liking it seems silly.

It's more of a 'being baffled by people I know that love this film and hate Wes Anderson and Todd Solondz than it is looking down on them" While watching it I just had the feeling that it's the first in a long line of films that will be sniping at the world of greater talents. Ex: Napoleon Dynamite is to Bottle Rocket as King Arthur is to Lord of the Rings.

as far as 'assholes loving it" i will say that when I went to get Shaun of the Dead last night there were a couple of chubby rednecks waiting for Napoleon Dynamite, standing around quoting lines from the film and talking about how awesome National Treasure is.
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Post by: Ravi on December 21, 2004, 11:02:39 AM
Quote from: analogzombie
as far as 'assholes loving it" i will say that when I went to get Shaun of the Dead last night there were a couple of chubby rednecks waiting for Napoleon Dynamite, standing around quoting lines from the film and talking about how awesome National Treasure is.

When I saw ND there were some asshole teenage girls quoting lines from the film.
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Post by: grand theft sparrow on December 21, 2004, 01:23:41 PM
A friend of mine just recently referred to it as "Rushmore for the Red States."

I laughed.
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Post by: UncleJoey on December 21, 2004, 04:11:04 PM
Quote from: Ravi
Quote from: analogzombie
as far as 'assholes loving it" i will say that when I went to get Shaun of the Dead last night there were a couple of chubby rednecks waiting for Napoleon Dynamite, standing around quoting lines from the film and talking about how awesome National Treasure is.

When I saw ND there were some asshole teenage girls quoting lines from the film.

I just think one should ignore the demographic that likes a film when composing ones own opinion of it. Bringing up the fact that people you don't like are quoting lines from a film while criticizing the film itself implies that you're more interested in distancing yourself from people you perceive as assholes than composing an unbiased opinion of the film. I'm not saying that that's necessarily the case with you guys, but when people do it I invariably value their opinion less.
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Post by: Ravi on December 21, 2004, 04:29:33 PM
The whole "movies assholes love" thing is tongue-in-cheek.  I would never dislike a movie just because someone of a particular demographic likes it.
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Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on December 21, 2004, 10:24:01 PM
Quote from: RaviI couldn't stand how the film was just catchphrases, and that it was obviously meant to be that, as if Jarod Hess had no ambition other than to make a merely quotable movie.

That was my main problem with the movie as well.

Watching it, I noticed it lacked substance completely.

I like the idea of a movie you can relax to, I can understand that.  People need to wind down and laugh sometimes... but this movie was pure idiosyncrasies that went dry early on in the film.  I saw it once, found out I was the only person I knew who didn't like it, thought I was just a little pissed because I paid for it and didn't see a good movie.  (You spend about 7 bucks, you expect some fine cinema, right?)  Someone offered to take me, I figured seeing a movie for free should make the experience easier to enjoy, maybe I could relax.

Nope.

For some odd reason, I laugh my ass off at Anchorman, though.
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Post by: Myxo on December 21, 2004, 10:26:54 PM
What it lacks in substance it more than makes up for in some seriously brilliant sequences.
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Post by: modage on December 21, 2004, 10:51:05 PM
Quote from: MyxomatosisWhat it lacks in substance it more than makes up for in some seriously brilliant sequences.
like?   a few minor chuckles dont come anywhere near being brilliant sequences.
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Post by: analogzombie on December 22, 2004, 08:33:19 AM
Quote from: UncleJoey
Quote from: Ravi
Quote from: analogzombie
as far as 'assholes loving it" i will say that when I went to get Shaun of the Dead last night there were a couple of chubby rednecks waiting for Napoleon Dynamite, standing around quoting lines from the film and talking about how awesome National Treasure is.

When I saw ND there were some asshole teenage girls quoting lines from the film.

I just think one should ignore the demographic that likes a film when composing ones own opinion of it. Bringing up the fact that people you don't like are quoting lines from a film while criticizing the film itself implies that you're more interested in distancing yourself from people you perceive as assholes than composing an unbiased opinion of the film. I'm not saying that that's necessarily the case with you guys, but when people do it I invariably value their opinion less.

oh well now see you're assuming a lot. first you're assuming that the people who like the film affect how i feel about it. and then you're assuming that my opinion is biased. and then you're assuming that i care if you value my opinion ;).

from strictly a film stand point i was bored. I felt it was a rehash of ideas and themes that have been conveyed by more talented directors/writers/actors, with a lack of nuance and quality. I felt I wasted my $7.

the comment about the guys I saw waiting for the dvd was in response to the assholes liking it comment. I'm not saying that I dislike the film b/c they do, I'm simply offering my own experience with its fans. take it how you will. douchebags like Napoleon Dynamite. That doesn't mean you're necessarily a douche for liking it, it's just saying that some douchey folk jam on it. Like Fight Club. I love that film. So do some jackasses. But we like it for different reasons.

In the end I just don't like the film, or a large portion of the audience who has embraced it. Those two can be, but aren't necesarrily mutually exclusive. I'll put it like this, I didn't like the film before, and after my encounter with its line qouting, fag bashing type fans the other night, I like it even less. But that doesn't diminish the validity of the feeling I had upon leaving the theater.
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Post by: mutinyco on December 22, 2004, 02:05:18 PM
I saw it last night. There was absolutely nothing there. It's a series of unfunny scenes. If you can even call them scenes. Like a 1980s teen movie done by Wes Anderson imitating Terence Malick, but without the voice-over. The MTV spots were more interesting in their 30 seconds than the entire feature.
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Post by: pete on December 22, 2004, 02:16:07 PM
I'm still baffled by people bringing up Wes Anderson or Todd Solondz when watching Napoleon Dynamite.  They're completely different movies.  They all star "nerds" I suppose.  But Napoleon Dynamite is really made to be a superhero, where the nerdiness is kinda like his power, and in the end, his power triumphs over the stupid girls, the jock, and wins the heart of that other nerdy girl.  There's no sense of whimsical sadness in Napoleon Dynamite.
Its comedy is not based on narrative gags, but rather, sight gags, there's no set up and pay off, but a series of gestures, accents, pratfalls, and funny catchphrases.  I thought when a guy pusheed him against the locker, and he got so mad he kicked the air (it's in the trailer) was very funny, as was when his uncle threw a steak at his face.  It's absurd comedy, man.  It's viceral, not only the performers were visceral, but the rest of the crew, too.  And that's the difference between that and most comedies.
I didn't think it was a holy grail of a film, I thought some of the actors weren't very funny and some sight gags were overdone, but I don't think a lot of people "got it", and that includes a lot of people who saw it five or six times but kept on going back just to laugh at the characters.
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Post by: mutinyco on December 22, 2004, 09:50:54 PM
Quote from: peteI'm still baffled by people bringing up Wes Anderson or Todd Solondz when watching Napoleon Dynamite.  They're completely different movies.  

It's not what they're about. It's how they're done.
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Post by: pete on December 22, 2004, 10:08:00 PM
thanks Ebert.  Napoleon Dynamite doesn't play a scene that appears to be poking fun at its character and then doubles back on you to make you feel melancholy.
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Post by: mutinyco on December 22, 2004, 10:19:43 PM
I'm too skinny to be Ebert. We're not talking content. We're not talking emotion. We're not talking theme. We're talking style. Symmetrical wide angle compositions populated with with stylized caricatures delivering dialog in a modulated dead-pan tone. If a whole lotta people who've never met noticed the same thing, and you didn't, either you're the only correct person out there or your head is up your ass.

Your devotion to Wes Anderson betrays your lack of personal vision. Nobody who professes to be an artist should ever be sucking on the sphincter of another artist. You need to maintain a critical eye at all times. If you ever meet anybody you're a fan of, they will respect you only if you're honest with them.

I'm not necessarily a fan of yours. But I am being honest.
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Post by: cine on December 22, 2004, 10:34:25 PM
pete and i met scorsese once and i was praising him for all his work.. and then pete goes 'dude what the FUCK was the color of money for? did you lose a bet!?'

so yeah..
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Post by: pete on December 22, 2004, 10:44:23 PM
symmetrical dead pan delivery is way more superficial and way less insightful than, say, "superhero nerd movie" vs. "quirky coming of age movie".  Yeah, Napoleon Dynamite LOOKS like a Wes Anderson movie if you have not seen Stephen Chow or Coen Bros or even Tati, who are all symmetrical, wide, and deadpan.

and dude what's up with all the personal attacks man?  did my praising Wes Anderson make you that angry?  My defending Napoleon Dynamite all of a sudden made me a Wes Anderson hole hole muncher?  I think your equating my defense of Napoleon Dynamite to honey dipping Wes Anderson's dong betrays your lack of personal vision.  That you can't even tell apart which film I'm defending and which I'm barely referencing.
and what's up with the condescending advise on what to do when I meet a person I respect?  What are you, the river god who with the golden and silver axes?  
I saw my hero David Garza at a show he played last week and danced during his last song, and now we're pals because he was impressed by my sideways moonwalk and my split.  Was that "honest" enough for you?
this is also the second time I received a cheap shot about liking Wes Anderson.  I can tell you that I like Spike Lee, Jackie Chan, Tati, Christopher Doyle, David Gordon Green, whoever that guy is that's only directed one movie and that is Ping Pong, Bahman Ghobadi, the Maysles, Herzog, and Sergueï Paradjanov more than I like Wes.  Just to give you more of a variety next time you decide to take cheap shots, 'cause Samsong already did the whole Wes Anderson bitch thing.
Take me more seriously next time, why don't you.
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Post by: mutinyco on December 22, 2004, 11:17:17 PM
Quote from: peteTake me more seriously next time, why don't you.

Not after that post. You just proved my point.
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Post by: pete on December 22, 2004, 11:26:45 PM
cool, passive-aggressively giving up an argument with a pseudo-response.

(hey man, that's what conservative pundits do, you jew-hating son of a bitch.)
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Post by: Gamblour. on December 22, 2004, 11:42:09 PM
Well I finally saw this. I can't believe so many people are bashing it, I mean what the fuck? This was one fun fucking movie, not fun like a bad movie kinda way. There's so much to like about it, the characters are so bland and ridiculous but real too. It was really refreshing to see a movie that absolutely did not take itself seriously and still had a ton of funny moments. Like pete said, it's absurd comedy. It's more a Christopher Guest film than anything, minus the docu style. I mean, that grandmother wiping out on a four wheeler? Fucking hilarious! That dance was amazing at the end.

I'm really surprised (or maybe I shouldn't be?) that everyone's like "The narrative blah blah" and comparing it to Wes Anderson or what not. Hess isn't an auteur. This isn't an art movie. Laugh at it, you friggin' idiots. Did I like it? Heck yes I did. I mean, come on, I shouldn't hear Tati mentioned in a conversation about a movie that has the line "I caught you a delicious bass!"
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Post by: Jeremy Blackman on December 23, 2004, 12:02:07 AM
Quote from: mutinycoYour devotion to Wes Anderson betrays your lack of personal vision.
Wait, that doesn't even make sense.

Quote from: mutinycoNobody who professes to be an artist should ever be sucking on the sphincter of another artist.
Try to find an artist who wasn't seriously inspired by and at some point devoted to some other artist.
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Post by: Sleuth on December 23, 2004, 12:03:59 AM
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman
Quote from: mutinycoNobody who professes to be an artist should ever be sucking on the sphincter of another artist.
Try to find an artist who wasn't seriously inspired by and at some point devoted to some other artist.

Does the name mutinyco ring a bell?
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Post by: Jeremy Blackman on December 23, 2004, 12:11:17 AM
Quote from: SleuthDoes the name mutinyco ring a bell?
Does the name Spielberg ring a bell?
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Post by: MacGuffin on December 23, 2004, 12:12:12 AM
Geeks Rule as 'Dynamite' Lands at No. 1

The geeky comedy "Napoleon Dynamite," a little movie that made a big splash at the summer box office, sold 60% of its initial shipment during its first day on video store shelves Tuesday, according to executives at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

This represented sales of about 1.4 million combined DVD and VHS units. Studio executives said they were working to ship an additional 1 million DVDs before Christmas Day.

The Fox Searchlight film, which earned roughly $44 million at the domestic box office, stars Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez and Tina Majorino as misfit high-schoolers in Idaho.
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Post by: cine on December 23, 2004, 12:12:47 AM
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman
Quote from: SleuthDoes the name mutinyco ring a bell?
Does the name Spielberg ring a bell?
Does the name ring a bell?
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Post by: ono on December 23, 2004, 12:14:41 AM
Quote from: cinephile
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman
Quote from: SleuthDoes the name mutinyco ring a bell?
Does the name Spielberg ring a bell?
Does the name ring a bell?
Do bells ring if they fall in the forest when no one is around?
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Post by: cine on December 23, 2004, 12:20:02 AM
Quote from: wantautopia?
Quote from: cinephile
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman
Quote from: SleuthDoes the name mutinyco ring a bell?
Does the name Spielberg ring a bell?
Does the name ring a bell?
Do bells ring if they fall in the forest when no one is around?
If it's time for dinner, does the farmer ring a bell?
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Post by: Jeremy Blackman on December 23, 2004, 12:21:48 AM
Quote from: wantautopia?Do bells ring if they fall in the forest when no one is around?
Not if they fall in the mud.
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Post by: ono on December 23, 2004, 12:24:47 AM
Quote from: cinephile
Quote from: wantautopia?
Quote from: cinephile
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman
Quote from: SleuthDoes the name mutinyco ring a bell?
Does the name Spielberg ring a bell?
Does the name ring a bell?
Do bells ring if they fall in the forest when no one is around?
If it's time for dinner, does the farmer ring a bell?
So say there was this farmer,
And he had a dell.
Hi-ho, the derry-o
(Oh, what the fuck is a mutinyco?)
Santa Claus says "ho-ho-ho."
Yes, the farmer in the dell.

In the dell, does he ring that bell?
If he doesn't will he go to hell?
Wait, what the hell is that smell?
The farmer?
Yes, the farmer.
In the dell.
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Post by: mutinyco on December 23, 2004, 01:00:06 AM
Quote from: pete(hey man, that's what conservative pundits do, you jew-hating son of a bitch.)

I have no idea what you're talking about, Pete. I think this comment has more to do with you than anything I've ever said or done. Obviously, you have no idea what's going on. Aside from the fact that technically, I've been an atheist my whole life, if you ever saw my nose it would be as much a give away to my heritage as your eyes are to yours.

I haven't walked away in a passive aggressive manner. I signed off to eat dinner. You had proved my point. That you're an insecure egotist. That you act as if you're a genius, yet if you're the emperor, like George's inspired porno moniker, you'd might as well start calling yourself Buck Naked. You're a college student. That's all. You have a lot of growing up to do.

I'm not exactly sure of the relation between "mutinyco" and Spielberg. Y'all are gonna have to explain that one to me. I use that name because it represents me and my work. I've used it since I was in middle school. When most of you were in diapers.

JB: Of course, artists are inspired by other artists. But at what point are they supposed to have developed their own identity? My point with Pete was that he's obviously not particularly up to that point, as he seems to wear Wes on his sleeve. As if he's vicariously great because he likes Anderson's films. If W.A. had a jersey Pete would probably wear it.

The reason I occasionally poke Pete is because I can. It obviously provokes a reaction. I could understand him getting upset if I were criticizing HIS work. But he's getting upset because I'm criticizing another filmmaker, and his sophomoric devotion to him.
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Post by: Jeremy Blackman on December 23, 2004, 01:09:24 AM
Quote from: mutinycoAside from the fact that technically, I've been an atheist my whole life, if you ever saw my nose it would be as much a give away to my heritage as your eyes are to yours.
What are you talking about?

This reminds me of that one scene in Ocean's 12.

Quote from: mutinycoJB: Of course, artists are inspired by other artists. But at what point are they supposed to have developed their own identity? My point with Pete was that he's obviously not particularly up to that point, as he seems to wear Wes on his sleeve.
Why are we discussing Pete the Artist in the Napoleon Dynamite thread?

Quote from: mutinycoAs if he's vicariously great because he likes Anderson's films. If W.A. had a jersey Pete would probably wear it.
Now you're just speculating and being silly. Pete was probably right... you really are acting like the right-wing cultural warriors.

Quote from: mutinycoThe reason I occasionally poke Pete is because I can. It obviously provokes a reaction. I could understand him getting upset if I were criticizing HIS work. But he's getting upset because I'm criticizing another filmmaker, and his sophomoric devotion to him.
Wait, so if two people are arguing about an artist, the person who attacks the artist is a Noble Critic (whose virtue grows from his completely non-sophomoric reaction-provoking experiments) and the person defending the artist is a partisan sophomore?
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Post by: mutinyco on December 23, 2004, 01:12:44 AM
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanWait, so if two people are arguing about an artist, the person who attacks the artist is a Noble Critic (whose virtue grows from his completely non-sophomoric reaction-provoking experiments) and the person defending the artist is a partisan sophomore?

No. By criticizing Wes Anderson, I know it will provoke a reaction from him, as if I've personally offended him. And that's amusing to me. On 2 different threads I've commented about Wes. And both times Pete jumped to defend him.
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Post by: Jeremy Blackman on December 23, 2004, 01:17:28 AM
That's strange. It's not amusing to me when you defend Spielberg. And why should it be?
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Post by: pete on December 23, 2004, 01:19:27 AM
dude, I posted a line that doesn't even make sense and you came back with like four paragraphs about your nose, your upbringing, what you did within the last three hours of our beautiful collected lives (to eat dinner), what you think I do for a living, how long you've had that handle, and how you justify your incorrect assumptions about me.  but I'm the egotist?  and somehow I proved your point?  that you're not taking me seriously?  dude we're talking about napoleon dynamite here but you had to start with your personal attacks (because you were mad at me for dissing you in the Collateral thread, face it, sore loser) and look at yourself man, you can't even finish it.
I don't think I'm a genius, I'm really not that much of a Wes Anderson fan (it's just fun to pretend to be one on this forum, since no one has seen ping pong yet), I'm out of college and I'm not an insecure egotist.  Women want me fish fear me okay?  I'm not insecure okay?  If you call me insecure again I will find out your address and personally deliver you a box of tampons all shaped like my fists with mini-trackers aiming for your head okay?  so don't call me insecure 'cause I'm totally at ease with WHO I GODDAMN AM and it has nothing to do with me getting beat up in middle school OKAY?!  MY ART RULES I'M THE NEXT SHAKESPEARE OKAY!?!
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Post by: mutinyco on December 23, 2004, 01:21:54 AM
You keep missing my point. In the Michael Mann thread? In the Napoleon Dynamite thread? None of my initial comments had anything to do with Pete. Yet he immediately rushed in to defend his idol.

Yes, playing him like a fiddle is amusing to me. Everybody's got a different sense of humor I suppose...
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Post by: mutinyco on December 23, 2004, 01:25:47 AM
Quote from: pete(because you were mad at me for dissing you in the Collateral thread, face it, sore loser)

Funny. Maybe I missed something. But I thought I was the one who dissed you... I was the one who planted a post knowing you'd reply to it. Then you did and I called you on it.

Have fun playing around with your fish and tampons.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: pete on December 23, 2004, 01:28:27 AM
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Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: cine on December 23, 2004, 01:29:41 AM
Quote from: mutinycoFunny. Maybe I missed something. But I thought I was the one who dissed you... I was the one who planted a post knowing you'd reply to it. Then you did and I called you on it.
Boy, for a guy with so much more experience, you know, "when most of us were in diapers".. you sure do spend an embarrassing amount of time around here trying to prove people wrong.. Sad, really.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: ono on December 23, 2004, 01:31:45 AM
Quote from: cinephile
Quote from: mutinycoFunny. Maybe I missed something. But I thought I was the one who dissed you... I was the one who planted a post knowing you'd reply to it. Then you did and I called you on it.
Boy, for a guy with so much more experience, you know, "when most of us were in diapers".. you sure do spend an embarrassing amount of time around here trying to prove people wrong.. Sad, really.
I've been waiting for this.

Wait for it...

...




...oh, here it comes!

IT'S COMING!

BUMP IT!


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OHHHHHHHHH!

that felt good.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: mutinyco on December 23, 2004, 01:43:44 AM
Quote from: cinephileBoy, for a guy with so much more experience, you know, "when most of us were in diapers".. you sure do spend an embarrassing amount of time around here trying to prove people wrong.. Sad, really.

You're right. I've been having trouble justifying posting here for a while. I come and go. I think it helps me fall asleep at night. And I'm not proving people wrong. Just correcting them.

And yes, Pete, I've seen Ping Pong. Lots of fancy shots and editing. Other than that, it made little impression. And well...I could've justified your attitude and ability if you were still in school. But you said you're not anymore. And for that fact I won't bother you anymore.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: pete on December 23, 2004, 01:46:28 AM
you haven't seen ping pong you filthy racist liar.  Mensa troll.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: mutinyco on December 23, 2004, 02:00:48 AM
I have seen Ping Pong. I'm not a liar. Or a racist. Or a member of MENSA. But I am a troll.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on December 23, 2004, 02:11:16 AM
You're a cold, cold man.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Julius Orange on December 23, 2004, 02:14:39 AM
QUOTE: You're a cold, cold (Shell of a man.


Thanks
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: mutinyco on December 23, 2004, 02:17:34 AM
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanYou're a cold, cold man.

You have no idea.

And on that note, I wish you all a fond adieu...
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Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: mogwai on December 23, 2004, 02:51:50 AM
bye bye, you cold, cold man.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Gamblour. on December 23, 2004, 12:25:39 PM
Oh for fuck's sake, is this over yet? Don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Weak2ndAct on December 23, 2004, 03:34:26 PM
Xixax-dramatic-exits are so last year.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: eloquentpilgrim on December 25, 2004, 10:14:09 PM
Aparently you can get Napoleon Dynamite Chap-stix on E-bay.

"Can you please just bring me my sticks? My lips hurt real bad!"
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: matt35mm on December 25, 2004, 10:51:44 PM
I have one of those!  My cousin found it at some convention, and gave it to me because she thought maybe I liked the movie.  I like it okay but, since I'm not really a die hard fan, I'll give it to a friend of mine, one of whom is sure to be a die-hard fan (because 1/2 of the entire high school-aged population are die-hard fans of this movie).

Even though I think that this is a mediocre movie, I think the chap stick is a brilliant marketing tool.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: eloquentpilgrim on December 25, 2004, 10:56:44 PM
Isn't it just.
They've also got Napolean Dynamite watches that TALK, going for around 70 bucks on E-bay.
I kind of relate Garden State with Napoleon Dynamite as they are both marketed towards the uber-nerd american teen, who's not really a total dork, jut a cool nerd into low-fi music and indie films.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: pete on December 25, 2004, 11:11:35 PM
wow, I got that promotional watch for free.  I guess it's time to sell it.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on December 26, 2004, 12:30:25 PM
I really don't watch to read another bickerfest, but is Mutinyco leaving because of an arguement in the Napolean Dyhnamite thread?

I can see Thrindle getting mad about the whole treating women like objects thing... and I'm sure I'm missing something, but in the Napolean Dynamite thread?

Does it get tackier?
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Sleuth on December 26, 2004, 01:44:19 PM
Well, when you ask it that way, it's more like a coincidence.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: matt35mm on December 26, 2004, 03:10:26 PM
Quote from: eloquentpilgrimI kind of relate Garden State with Napoleon Dynamite as they are both marketed towards the uber-nerd american teen, who's not really a total dork, jut a cool nerd into low-fi music and indie films.
Yeah so do I.  Although, it seems like ALL the kids (nerds, dorks, cool kids, etc.) like Napoleon Dynamite.  I don't have any big problems with the movies except that they don't amount to much, since I see them both as, essentially, "teen movies."  Especially Garden State, which is well-meaning and all, but it lacks the perspective that'll make it work for older (or simply those who are further along in their philosophical abilities) members of the audience, which restricts its followers to the 14-25 crowd (but HEY!  That's the group that buys the most tickets and DVDs!  It's the reason that these films have done so successfully.  So I'm sure Fox Searchlight isn't bummed about it.)

If anything, it's sorta cute that a bunch of kids now think that they are into "Indie Movies" because they like these two movies.  True that both movies were independent films, both bought at Sundance and all, but they only scratch at the surface of what can be done in the realm of independent film, or studio-financed film, for that matter.

It's sorta like me thinking that I'm into indie music because I listen to The White Stripes.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: eloquentpilgrim on December 26, 2004, 08:21:21 PM
Haha.
I agree with the scratching the surface comment. But I guess there's the idea that these sort of movies will lead people to even more deep-thinking films, which is always a good thing.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: ono on January 01, 2005, 11:10:20 PM
Possible spoilers.  Saw this just now.  Pretty empty film, but nice in the end.  Not really that funny (I only laughed out loud a few times), not really that stereotypical (as far as the Mexican goes), but it's hard to tell where the director's coming from.  Most characters were too underwritten for anything to get too heavy.  (But yeah, I too thought the movie was going to take a dark turn when Rico and GlamourShots girl were alone.  Also, silly misunderstandings in movies like the bust cream one really annoy me, and are an indicator of lazy writing.)

Once I surrendered the fact that no one is really like this, and I got over Napoleon's annoying speech patterns, I was able to enjoy it more.  There's no point in intellectualizing much about this film because there's nothing much here.  It's not like anyone should have expected any profundities.  The film really meandered, and I admired it for that, in a detached way.  In some ways it was very predictable (unlike pete who said there were no setups and punchlines, I saw them coming), and in other ways it wasn't.  Every time I think something involving is going to happen, it's like the director backed away.  A few choice things saved the film from total mediocrity - the dance (though it's been done), and the final tetherball scene, to name two.  The film will wash over you, and never go that deep, but it's good if you want to smile a bit and kill an hour and a half or so.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Ravi on January 15, 2005, 11:34:59 AM
Quote from: wantautopia?it's good if you want to smile a bit and kill an hour and a half or so.

"Kill" being the operative word.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Stefen on January 18, 2005, 03:21:38 PM
I stand corrected. I agree with most of what was said in this thread. The meatheads really do love this movie and have made me hate it.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Weak2ndAct on January 19, 2005, 12:08:22 AM
Consider me a meathead.  I thought I would hate the movie, I was fully prepared to.  But it won me over, and I've watched it a couple times now.  

A couple days ago, a friend watched it, and was so offended by it he started screaming at me and questioning my taste altogether.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Stefen on January 19, 2005, 01:40:35 AM
OMG Weak2ndAct! HI YOU!


A/S/L?


buttsecks?
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Post by: Pas on January 19, 2005, 11:03:29 AM
This guy is annoying
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: MacGuffin on March 03, 2005, 03:07:57 PM
Little Town Basks in 'Napoleon' Attention

Talk to a Preston resident for any length of time and you're likely to hear the town's new mantra. "There's a little bit of Napoleon in all of us," says lifelong resident Thedora Petterborg. "Who hasn't felt like that once in a while?"

And now, based on the cult following the movie "Napoleon Dynamite" has earned, the tiny city of Preston has gained a cult following all its own.

The movie, written and directed by first-time filmmaker Jared Hess and set in his hometown, has been a surprise indie hit. It has grossed $44.5 million in the United States since its debut last June and stayed popular as a DVD best seller since December.

That success has brought fans from as far away as Germany to Preston, buying thousands of dollars' worth of souvenir shirts, tetherballs and the ever-popular boondoggle key chain.

"I think it's totally remarkable," said Petterborg, who played the school secretary in the movie. "The llama, Tina, lives right across the street from us. People come by and take pictures they go out of their way to see Napoleon's town."

The movie's hero, Napoleon Dynamite (John Heder), is a nerdy teenager suffering the typical struggles of high school: trying to find a date, dealing with annoying relatives and holding it all together despite mocking from the popular crowd. He joins forces with friends Pedro Sanchez (Efren Ramirez) and Deb (Tina Majorino) to get Pedro elected student body president. It all culminates in a dance-off, Napoleon-style.

Hess' movie is squeaky clean, with no swearing, no potty humor and no violence. In many ways it mirrors the town, where cheerful and mostly Mormon residents introduce themselves to strangers and are quick to offer a helping hand.

Not everyone was thrilled to be living in the new capital of geek chic, though. Some residents worry the movie makes them look nerdy.

"There's probably two kinds of people. You either love it and think it's the greatest thing that happened, or you hate it and think it makes fun of us," Petterborg said. "Those of us love it because we love Jared."

Much of the movie is based on Hess' experiences in Preston, where he often trolled around with a camcorder making amateur movies. No wonder, then, that many thought "Napoleon Dynamite" was simply another of Hess' projects.

"Most of us didn't think anything of it at first, just another no-name movie for Jared Hess," said Stephen Baldwin, store manager for the Deseret Industries thrift shop where much of the movie's wardrobes were bought and some scenes were filmed. "But then it came out. And now college students are coming into the store to take pictures or videos, looking to purchase memorabilia."

Still, ask any local kid and chances are they'll tell you they can't wait to leave Preston, a town of just 4,791 people about 100 miles north of Salt Lake City.

"High schoolers will go away for a minute but they always come back," said Pennie Christensen, executive director of Preston's Chamber of Commerce. "We're probably a bit behind the times as far as fashion, but there are beautiful homes and it's a small, tight community. People are service-oriented, considerate."

Real estate agents have reported an increase in calls from out-of-towners whose interest was piqued by the film's scenery, Christensen said. A few fans have stopped by for a visit and decided to stay.

Even more are calling, just to say hello.

"One lady called from Tennessee, saying, `I want to thank Preston. You cleaned up the language in our town,'" Christensen said. "Before the kids there were saying things like the F-word or G-D. Now they say 'flip' and 'sweet.'"

Christensen hopes the town can keep the attention coming. She's planning a Napoleon Dynamite Fest in June, complete with tetherball tournaments, a disco dance-off and a look-alike contest.

The Chamber of Commerce whose Web site hits spiked from an all-time high of 7,000 to 284,000 after the DVD release sells tour maps pointing out filming locations such as Napoleon's house, along with other souvenirs. A sign at the car dealership West Motors boasts that customers can buy a car from Pedro's dad.

Even the Happy Hands sign language club in the movie is based on the school's Good Hands club; Hess was a member while attending Preston High. Though the number of men on the team has tripled since the movie to three they continue to be targets for school bullies.

Before the flick, 17-year-old Dakotah Gordon was the only male to brave the club.

"I was the Napoleon Dynamite of the club," Gordon said. "But look at the guy-to-girl ratio a lot of guys want to be in the club, they're just scared to join."

The group is getting performance requests from around the nation, and a few nearby schools have gotten into a bidding war over who will score the club for an assembly first. But those who want to see the Good Hands club in action need only stop by Preston High School every day after class. The group of about 30 students gathers to practice sign language and dance to songs by Shania Twain, Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys.

In one movie scene, Hess used his mother's phone number in the background. Now his mom, Krismas Adams, said she gets calls all the time.

"People call and say, `Is Napoleon there?' I always tell them that Napoleon doesn't live here, it's Pedro's house. A lot of times they laugh or hang up. But I've had a few really rewarding conversations," Adams said. "One kid from Michigan called, and we talked about Jared and the importance of sticking with his dreams."
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Myxo on March 03, 2005, 08:52:46 PM
There will be a sequel, if it's not planned already.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Stefen on March 03, 2005, 10:25:02 PM
Preston, Idaho should be so lucky.
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Post by: Two Lane Blacktop on March 05, 2005, 11:51:00 PM
I finally saw this tonight, and laughed my ass off.  It was almost like David Lynch meets John Waters.  I saw it with a group of friends-  three of us loved it, the other four were less than amused by it.  

2LB
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: life_boy on March 06, 2005, 12:51:24 PM
Quote from: Two Lane Blacktop...the other four were less than amused by it.

That's where one might find me.  I can't see what people think is so fucking funny about this movie.  It just didn't work for me at all.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Two Lane Blacktop on March 06, 2005, 01:43:48 PM
Quote from: life_boy
Quote from: Two Lane Blacktop...the other four were less than amused by it.

That's where one might find me.  I can't see what people think is so fucking funny about this movie.  It just didn't work for me at all.

I think you have to find absurd, deadpan humor funny, to find this movie funny.   (I do, obviously...)

2LB
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Ravi on March 06, 2005, 03:07:22 PM
Just because its absurd it doesn't mean its funny.  And it isn't deadpan.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Pubrick on March 07, 2005, 01:00:05 AM
it's not absurd or deadpan.

this movie is hilarious in parts cos napoleon is such an unlikely hero, and sympathetic character. yet even by geek standards he is lame. the scenes with tina majorino are oddly erotic, and reflect the low-key atmosphere of the whole town. thus, the scenes where emotions are physically expressed by these unemotive characters (the realest inhabitants of the town: nap, pedro, deb) such as the nap solo dance, his dance with deb, and the final scene, hold extra resonance against the caricatures of ppl trying to live louder and brighter than they really can (uncle rico, "summer" duff).

in fact this is evident not only in emotional scenes but the most hilarious moments as well. after napoleon has been dancing and takes that swig of water. when he breaks the ramp. when his brother drives over that container. the whole movie is physical, and the best scenes play out in Long Shot.

there's a consistency to the film's style that goes beyond "quirky" or whatever else suburbanites are calling it, and that's what is endearing. i've seen it twice now and can't wait for the third viewing, i never saw the post-credit additional scene and am better for it, and i havn't read this thread or will any time soon.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: AntiDumbFrogQuestion on March 08, 2005, 01:31:01 AM
I thought this movie was cool.  After subsequent viewings, I found parts less amusing, but that's like watching an Austin Powers movie and expecting it to be as funny as the first time (or funny at all??).  I expect to come back to this movie someday and just be like 'ahhh...time to relax.'   The people who made this film knew what they were doing, and when they didn't, they didn't care.  They just made it. Thumbs up.
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Post by: MacGuffin on April 18, 2005, 01:29:56 PM
Some DYNAMITE Action Figures

Here's an item you thought you'd never read: Fox Licensing & Merchandising and McFarlane Toys are announcing a "sweet" line of action figures based on characters from the hit cult-flick Napoleon Dynamite.

The line will feature an assortment of figures including the film's quirky anti-hero Napoleon Dynamite, his mustachioed sidekick Pedro Sanchez and chatroom-junkie brother Kip.

"A Napoleon Dynamite action figure may seem like an oxymoron, but McFarlane Toys has the appreciation and understanding of this character and the film to create some truly fun and highly appealing toys," said Peter Byrne, Executive Vice President, Licensing, 20th Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising.

The new line of Napoleon Dynamite action figures from McFarlane Toys will be hitting shelves in fall 2005.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: modage on April 21, 2005, 10:13:32 PM
Nickelodeon Movies is teaming up with Jack Black, Mike White, and Jared Hess on an untitled wrestling project as a starring vehicle for Black. White and Hess will co-write with Hess directing. Black & White Productions and Nick Movies will produce the feature that will be distributed by Paramount Pictures with production targeted for this fall. The announcement was made today by Julia Pistor, Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon Movies.

In this true-life inspired story, Black will play a Mexican priest who moonlights as a masked Lucha Libre wrestler in order to save an orphanage destined for closure. All the while, the priest must keep his identity hidden from the wrestling community and the church.

"I can't think of two people I'd rather party with than Mike White and Jared Hess," said Black, adding, "I can't wait to get down to Mexico."
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Two Lane Blacktop on April 21, 2005, 10:24:29 PM
Quote from: themodernage02Nickelodeon Movies is teaming up with Jack Black, Mike White, and Jared Hess on an untitled wrestling project as a starring vehicle for Black.

This MIGHT be the first funny thing Jack Black has ever done.  Or, he might be unfunny enough to siphon off all the humor from Hess and White, which I wouldn't doubt..  we'll see.  

2LB
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Stefen on April 21, 2005, 10:47:00 PM
Mike White cowriting bodes well for it, but that's about it. Reminds me of when I was first hearing about Dodgeball going into production. But still, Mike White is underrated.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: UncleJoey on April 21, 2005, 10:54:22 PM
Quote from: Jack Black"I can't think of two people I'd rather party with than Mike White and Jared Hess"

I can.


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Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Stefen on April 21, 2005, 11:01:37 PM
Quote from: Jack Black"I can't think of two people I'd rather party with than Mike White and Jared Hess"

Jack Black is turning into the fat male version of Paris Hilton.
Title: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: Ravi on April 25, 2005, 11:37:18 PM
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/04/25/ligertosee.shtml

Liger on Public Display in Siberian Zoo
Created: 25.04.2005 12:40 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 13:17 MSK, 19 hours 18 minutes ago

MosNews

A liger — a cross between a tiger and a lion — that was born last summer has now gone on public display in an open-air enclosure at a Siberian zoo, RIA Novosti reports.

The female called Zita is one of two cubs born from a cross between a female Bengalese tiger and an African lion at Novosibirsk Zoo last summer, deputy zoo director Olga Shilo told RIA Novosti.

Zita is now an adolescent carnivore weighting 50 kilos, who feeds on meat, milk, eggs and other food that grown-up big cats eat, Shilo said.

"It is hard to say, whether Zita is more of a tiger or a lion. She is just a huge cheerful kitten, playful and sociable," Olga said.

The ligress looks like her tigress mother with clear tiger stripes, but she also has much from her father's looks, the color and some other typical features of a lion, Olga told RIA Novosti.

The ligress is currently getting used to her new open-air enclosure and getting to know the world around her. This is her first experience of this kind, because from birth she was kept indoors in a zoo building. Now she will live among other big cats, with a leopard as her nearest neighbour.

Zita's brother lives in another Siberian zoo with his parents. He has lived there since he was born and the zoo authorities are not yet planning to move him anywhere. He is in good health and is getting ready to meet the zoo's visitors, RIA Novosti added.

The birth of the two liger cubs last summer was a unique case.

"This was not the result of a scientific experiment," RIA Novosti quoted zoo director Rostislav Shilo as saying at the time. "It's just that the lion and the tiger live in neighboring caves in the Novosibirsk zoo, and got used to each other. It's practically impossible in the wild."
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Post by: meatball on April 25, 2005, 11:49:45 PM
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Post by: classical gas on April 26, 2005, 03:10:21 AM
had i seen this film, would i not be so confused right now?
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Post by: Jeremy Blackman on April 26, 2005, 10:53:13 AM
Quote from: classical gashad i seen this film, would i not be so confused right now?
The Liger is pretty much Napoleon's favorite animal.

Though his drawing doesn't much resemble the real thing.

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Post by: Myxo on April 26, 2005, 12:44:05 PM
Nice pants.

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Title: Re: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: jenkins on September 21, 2014, 04:15:32 PM
i read through this thread, and it's interesting. and bland. it's like a diary from elementary school. the two conversations were "what i thought about the movie while watching it" and "what i think about the movie in relation to what other people are thinking about the movie"

i ordered this movie and i feel like that's the craziest movie purchase i've made in a while. crazier perhaps than the shawshank redemption or the rocky series. 10 years later and i'm still thinking about napoleon dynamite. i haven't seen this movie in 10 years, btw. i wonder what i'll think of this movie now

so my question to you is, of course, what do you think of this movie now? related questions are: have you seen this recently or are you remembering it from when it was released? if it's some stupid superficial movie, are they terrific superficial ingredients? if it's so dumb and etc, why hasn't there been a napoleon dynamite since napoleon dynamite? was there a better wes anderson-style spinoff? there were definitely other wes anderson spinoffs. things like that i'm wondering today

^easy questions i think
Title: Re: Napoleon Dynamite
Post by: tpfkabi on September 27, 2014, 12:09:49 PM
I haven't watched any of Hess' films in a while.
Gentlemen Broncos was really off putting to me.
It's pretty much disappeared.
Every once in a while I would wonder what happened to Hess and then I read that Jim Carrey was set to star in his next film. Carrey dropped out, but the last I knew it had Kristen Wiig, Zach Gal. and Owen Wilson.
Surely those 3 would not be a part of something like Broncos.

Boy, Jon Heder has disappeared as well.