Agree with this. I told my wife I need to watch it again in a few months before I decide how much I like it.

Fantastic mr fox
Bottle rocket
Grand Budapest
Moonrise kingdom
Life aquatic
Isle of dogs
Royal tenenbaums
Rushmore

Life happened and I couldn't go last week or on the weekend. Now I've got a small window to see it this week or I won't until back from vacation in a couple weeks.

Gotta find a way to see it Wednesday.

PDWT_12 said:

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Regardless of how you feel about his movies (I personally really like them), WA is pretty well liked and well respected by the actors that he typically works with. Which is why so many of them come back and take roles for a lot less money than they may typically go for.

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This is because movies like these are made more for Hollywood and film school types than the general public.

I saw the movie. There were certain scenes and visuals I thought were really funny but the story wasn't there. As we're told by Adrian Brodie (the director) it's not for us to understand. It's about bringing the writer's vision to the stage (or screen). Again, this is written for Hollywood and film school nuts.

I saw it earlier this week and mostly enjoyed it but didn't think it was great. There wasn't really any emotional storyline like in my favorite WA movies. The plot just kind of moves along with the odd story within a story within a story framing. There were a lot of funny lines but I can't say I really cared about any of the characters or their arcs like in Rushmore or Tennebaums or Grand Budapest. About halfway through the movie it started to bother me that all the characters were speaking with a very short, monotone delivery. I know he's had some of that in previous movies so I can't say why it bothered me so much but I also don't recall a movie that every single character spoke with the same pattern.

Liked
Moonrise Kingdom
Grand Budapest Hotel
The Royal Tennenbaums

Decent
06. The Life Aquatic

Meh
07. Bottle Rocket
10. The French Dispatch

Never seen the rest

TexAgs91 said:

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This is because movies like these are made more for Hollywood and film school types than the general public.

I saw the movie. There were certain scenes and visuals I thought were really funny but the story wasn't there.

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I totally agree with this take. After a while, I thought that all the actors must have loved doing this quirky and esoteric stuff. But, it wasn't a great movie for the audience. It's not one I'll ever watch again.

I saw this on Friday night, 8 total people in the theater. Only 2 remained at the end. Everyone else walked out including the potheads behind us that were "WTF" the whole movie.

I found it entertaining. But I like dry humor. The roadrunner was an entertaining touch. The visuals were great. The last scene with the film students was annoying as f***. Overall, really enjoyed it and will watch again when it's streaming.

The day after “Asteroid City” wrapped, Wes Anderson and Bill Murray, who couldn’t be in the film because he contracted COVID, had an idea: Murray would play a character who was cut from the film, in a fake trailer. Watch it here. https://t.co/uk3fV87LA6

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) July 8, 2023

Finally saw it tonight and liked it, though it wasn't my favorite WA movie. I get that his style isn't for everyone and that's fine, just cracks me up when people can't accept other folks legitimately like things they don't.
I've never been able to put my finger on his appeal though, I think it's a form of irony in the simple and every day. The way he sets it up, the normal seems odd and the odd seems normal and it all ends up on the same level. The alien showing up wasn't any weirder or more important than the kids, the quarantine wasn't any bigger a deal than the actor's angst, And then the camp he tells it all with. Makes it a unique lens to see the world through I guess.
And in this case the cast….
Margot Robbie
Tom Hanks
Bryan Cranston
Steve Carrell
Scarlett Johansson
Jeffrey Wright
Adrien Brody
Tilda Swinton
Matt Dillon
Maya Hawke
Ed Norton
Live Schreiber
Hope Davis
Jason Schwartzman

Watched it on a flight earlier this week. Big Wes Anderson fan and while this one had some things I definitely enjoyed, it's down his list of my favorites. Still a good enough watch.

Wtf did I just watch?

Not a fan of his movies, but I kinda liked Rushmore.

Could not finish it. Dont know how anyone sat through it in the theaters.

If you told me this movie was created as a social experiment to see if it was possible to create a Wes Anderson movie that Wes Anderson hipsters wouldn't try to defend, I'd believe you. His movies get further up their own asses with each release. I loved his first several movies, but damn.