Sunday, June 3, 2007
Bottle Rocket (1) over Better Off Dead (16)
Having seen Bottle Rocket round about eight times, and never having seen Better Off Dead (yeah, I know, whatever), this is an easy pick. There is something sad about watching Bottle Rocket today, however. The Wilson brothers are ubiquitous, but whatever happened to Bob Mapplethorpe? And is he related to Robert Mapplethorpe, the homoerotic photographer?
Life Aquatic (18) over City of God (8)
I have already voted for City of God once, but it won't be so lucky again. Although the Life Aquatic may be my least favorite Wes Anderson movie, it is still Wes Anderson, and I just cannot resist his whimsy and his way with the Murray. And for God's sake, who cannot identify with Willem Dafoe's Klaus, one of the great characters in modern film? He might not survive the streets of Rio, but you know that he would be sensitive to the plight of the Brazilian youth.
Having seen Bottle Rocket round about eight times, and never having seen Better Off Dead (yeah, I know, whatever), this is an easy pick. There is something sad about watching Bottle Rocket today, however. The Wilson brothers are ubiquitous, but whatever happened to Bob Mapplethorpe? And is he related to Robert Mapplethorpe, the homoerotic photographer?
Life Aquatic (18) over City of God (8)
I have already voted for City of God once, but it won't be so lucky again. Although the Life Aquatic may be my least favorite Wes Anderson movie, it is still Wes Anderson, and I just cannot resist his whimsy and his way with the Murray. And for God's sake, who cannot identify with Willem Dafoe's Klaus, one of the great characters in modern film? He might not survive the streets of Rio, but you know that he would be sensitive to the plight of the Brazilian youth.
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