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Trailer for Asteroid City, Wes Anderson's new film. Schwartzman, Hanks, Johansson, Cranston and more. Coming June 2023
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Punished Miku
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Remained a fan since Bottlerocket. Cast is always stellar.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Looks amazing.
Punished Miku
Member
The colors are incredible.
It's all in the wrist
Member
Always down for Wes Anderson.
Grildon Tundy
Member
Looks really good. Has he done a "sci-fi" movie before? Looking forward to see what he does with the genre
LegendOfKage
Gold Member
That's an insane cast. I have to think at this point a lot of big actors are willing to take small parts for little money just to work on a Wes Anderson film.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
It feels like an off kilter real life adaptation of societal effects from Mars Attack or something. In.
dispensergoinup
Gold Member
In for this, didn't like the French Dispatch as much as I thought I would but this looks to be a return to form.
DKehoe
Member
Ed Norton has talked about how little he gets paid to do Wes Anderson's stuff, to the extent that he loses money by doing them, and that the commercials he does are to allow him to do projects like that.
That's certainly a stacked cast but I can't be the only one who felt like this was a parody of a Wes Anderson film. Like the characters are always the "same." I'll still check it out because TENNANBAUMS is one of my favorite comedies, but boy does this guy have a schtick.
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How does he lose money?
DKehoe
Member
I see. Its less losing money and more making less. Taking on paid stuff so he can dick around on passion projects.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
I honestly thought Shwartzman said Schwarzenegger there. "Wow, what a crazy cast, I thought."
Anyway, purely based on the (real) cast list, I'll skip the trailer and go in blind on this one, with a cast like that it'll be the kind of film that you'll know if it's any good well before you choose to watch it or not.
Anyway, purely based on the (real) cast list, I'll skip the trailer and go in blind on this one, with a cast like that it'll be the kind of film that you'll know if it's any good well before you choose to watch it or not.
eye__writ
Banned
That sounds like nonsense. A nice addition to the Wes Anderson mystique though.
Trilobit
Member
I love Wes Anderson. But with that said, at this point I would like to see him try to make a "normal" movie. He has almost become a slave to his gimmicks. A normal WA film would still have weirdness, but it'd also move him in a more interesting direction. I'd feel more interested in the characters again at the very least.
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diffusionx
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This just looks like the same Wes Anderson shit he does in every movie. It's played out at this point, he needs a new shtick. I like some of his movies but they all land on this spectrum of "Wes Anderson" to "Wes Anderson"
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Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Praise Jeebus! Sounds right up my alley! I'll go watch it.
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Giallo Corsa
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Unfortunately, I have to agree - and this comes from a big Wes Anderson fan.
Listen, he's made some great movies (Rushmore, The life Aquatic, The royal tenembaums and Grand Budapest hotel are my absolute favorites) but like you said, his schtick has ran a little long in the tooth - I had to turn off the French dispatch after 40 minutes 'cause I couldn't watch it anymore, it was way, way, way, way more of the same/his usual schtick that I just said "fuck this", his typical "look at how everything I do is soooo endearing/cute and everyone's a weirdo" thing not only has gotten boring but also insufferable.
I haven't seen yet Asteroid city but if it's anything like his last movie I think I'll pass.
There's nothing wrong with having a specific aesthetic for your work(s), the problem arises when you don't diversify enough that after a certain point everything starts feeling the same.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Ah man.
I read the title as....
I read the title as....
Trailer for Asteroid City, Wes Anderson's new film. Schwarzenegger, Hanks, Johansson, Cranston and more. Coming June 2023
delirium trigger
Member
He always had that style but he's become a parody of himself lately. Couldn't make it through ten minutes of The French Dispatch. The humor dried up, too.
Pimpollo818
Member
this was pretty disappointing, both my partner and I snoozed at different points.
That said, there is 1 standout moment that I loved (the alien reveal). The music and stop motion was awesome.
That said, there is 1 standout moment that I loved (the alien reveal). The music and stop motion was awesome.
This.
Taika garnered my interest for a shorttime before Love and Thunder and I still find the man himself interesting but after seeing that abomination I just cant muster anymore confidence in his future projects. Talk about someones career jumping the shark. Good thing he never got to touch Akira.
DKehoe
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I really enjoyed this piece on the film.
Obviously it's just a matter of opinion though. So fair enough if you do feel that's the case.
I get that his work isn't for everyone. But if nothing else it feels distinctly his and I appreciate that at a time when it feels like the edges are being sanded off so many of the films studios are putting out.
I disagree about them being sterile. Obviously a huge amount of thought goes into how they're made, you can see that in things like shot construction, costumes, blocking and how the dialogue is written and delivered so tightly. So with that there could be a risk there with his films feeling totally artificial and constructed like some doll's house rather than something that feels real. But I think they also have in them these moments of real emotion, and often melancholy, that makes the humanity there shine through even more. Stuff like the ending of The Grand Budapest Hotel
Obviously it's just a matter of opinion though. So fair enough if you do feel that's the case.
I get that his work isn't for everyone. But if nothing else it feels distinctly his and I appreciate that at a time when it feels like the edges are being sanded off so many of the films studios are putting out.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Gold Member
Same
He screwed up my favorite Thor Comic storyline. Thor Love And Thunder should have been much darker and should have had more Gorr The God Butcher. I'm still salty about this movie lol
DKehoe
Member
Only seeing this now but if you’re looking for something to sink your teeth into in terms of what the film is about I’d recommend giving that video I posted above a watch.
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