I have never gotten tired of laughing at a movie before, but this was that movie, no plot really, just good times. If you dont laugh send me your address and I'll personally recompense you for your time.

I'll post this where it belongs. Because you begged for attention, I'll comment that I saw the trailer while on the MTV website. Kurt Loder or somebody went on and on about how funny this movie was and how it didn't resort to dick and fart jokes like other "teen comedies" (strike one). Then he casually mentioned that the movie was produced by his own employer (strike two).

However, I did take the time to watch the trailer and thought it looked mildly amusing. The retro style seemed pretty interesting if not slightly overdone. Looks like a renter to me, but if I hear enough good things, I might go see it... after I see Dodgeball, Saved!, and Harold and Kumar go to White Castle.

i watched the trailer for it, and while it does look funny, it is a movie (shown in a movie theater, if i'm not mistaken) which makes it unlikely that i will see it...i'd never heard of the thing--i trust your sense of humor, so i'm sure it's a good time. they're not showing it around here anyway, i don't think.

It does look cute, but there are about 5 other movies out I need to see first. Has anyone seen the commercial for Anchorman yet?

yeah, they showed the trailer before 'saved'...freaking hilarious. i just look at will farrell and i start laughing, but it's also got steve carell (sp?) of the daily show in it, which is nice...i've always liked him.

Am I the only person that does not, and has never liked Will Farrell?

And the name thing has nothing to do with it.

Will

the only movie theatre in walking distance from my house doesnt show normal movies so the last "big-budget" or even normal budget film I saw was The Day After Tommorow ( I thought it was a Bond film) while I was In nashville last, best waste of 8 dollars ever.
I agree with andrew, just looking at will ferrill makes me laugh. After the whole Spartan Cheerleeder thing I kinda hated him for a long while, but funny is funny. If pootie-tang was about white people will ferrell would have been pootie. . . or biggie-shorty. . .nah, come to think of it he probly wouldnt have been in that film either. Anyhow, Will Ferrell is really funny any way the mustard gets sliced.

Definitely not.

i used to hate will farrell, too--but i think it was more because snl was shit than anything else. he grew on me, and i liked the movie work he's done since he got off that sinking ship of a sketch show.

Elf was genius. Therefore, I love Will Ferrell.

I would attribute most of elf's genius to will ferrill, but you forget about the man behind the magic, Jonny Favreau.

Wes Anderson movie featuring people with special needs.

That's a cop-out moose man. The only way it was like a Wes Anderson film was that it made me laugh.

Napolean Dynamite was a roller-coaster ride of emotion. An epic tour-de-force for the 14th Generation.

I liked it lots and lots.

Did anyone else see it, and if so, what year was it supposed to be? Idaho is weird.

i didn't realize it was even showing here yet. i was excited about it due to marshallstacks enthusiasm--we share the same sense of humor. he gets it on monday, wednesday, and friday and i get it on tuesday, thursday, and saturday...on sunday, neither one of us is very funny because it has to charge.

anyway, marshall, you'll be oh so proud of me today...i've been stressing myself lately and need a nice relaxing day, so i think i'm going to go see it today--by myself! i've never been to a movie by myself before, but i think today's the day to do it. also, taking myself on a date will be ideal because i know there won't be much pressure to put out.

this movie is a good "by myself" movie anyway.
oh and if you got to see it at green hills regal they have free posters by the consessions counter.
i snagged myself a couple.

I'd rather look at it as a guaranteed HJ at the end of the night.

they had posters?! i saw it yesterday... damndamndamn.

great movie, i've been wanting to see it ever since i saw the trailer before coffee and cigarettes. the ending is one of the funniest things i've ever seen.

at 7:25???

nope... 4:15

what a bizarre film. it answered a question that has long plagued my mind: what would happen in a hypothetical reality where anything could happen if nothing ever happened? and the answer? idaho. i would never have guessed.

you know, it kind of seemed like a really long episode of Strangers with Candy, except instead of a dried-up forty-something loser, it follows the misfortunes of a young man whose social malfeasances border on those of the mentally-retarded. in fact, even the "cool" characters in the movie (uncle rico, the blonde-haired guy with the buzz cut) seemed more than a little bit mentally-ill. i laughed, sure, but even more than that i was wringing my hands and wondering what the hell kind of thing i was watching.

that said, if you manage to sit through the mind-numbing idiocy of "the 20", seeing fucking ANYTHING afterwards is great...maybe it works on that principle--people will think any movie is brilliant if it comes after 20 minutes of having your senses bludgeoned with dumb adverts, to say nothing of the unendurable additional minutes of previews for movies you never want to see. or perhaps i have a lower tolerance for stupidity than other people, because that shit just about kills me every time.

In three words: It's a renter. In two words: pretty funny.

There were definitely parts where I laughed uproariously (the pinata was my favorite part) but the schtick just wore off after a while. I kept waiting for some sort of theme to arise and surprisingly nothing ever paid off. i guess that was my biggest problem with it, it didn't seem to go anywhere, and i was never anticipating the next scene.

But ya, its funny. They obviously found the perfect guy to play that part. Casting I would say was the real strength of the film. And what the hell was with the boom in the frame?? Was that in the print that everybody else saw?

eh? i don't know what you are referring to exactly, so probably not...i don't remember any booms. i really loved the suit he got, though. flippin' sweet.

No boom in my frames. When I said i got tired of laughing, I think I mean't I got tired of laughing at the same thing over and over, but still, I kept laughing.

I would have stopped you andrew if I knew you were going with yourself, it's not a very good date movie.

i could make that much money in like five seconds!

i adored this move. i can't stop sighing loudly and saying "daanng"

The throwing of the "Summer" button and then running upstairs was great. It might be my favorite moment of the movie.

Am I the only one who love, love, loved Pedro? And his cousins?

my new favorite animal is the liger.


(Edited by SuperElk at 7:47 am on Jul. 21, 2004)

You must have seen it Monday night at Green Hills. I too was distracted by the boom in the frame. The person running the projector didn't have it framed right on the screen.

Good movie made better by the fabulous company of Miss9. Thanks for stinking up my car!

Big news for Napolean fans! They are rereleasing the movie nationwide on friday and they are sticking on a completely new extra scene on the end.
and get this...its a marriage. no telling who though.
Check it out. Right side.

Yep, we read that in the Scene last night right before it started. Daaang!

Get this. I can't find a theater in this damn hole that is playing this movie. I had my fingers crossed and thought that just MAYBE one would get some sense. But, no. So, now I'm going to Knoxville to visit a friend anyway, and we're going to see it.

i'm curious to see what sort of wedding is tacked on, but i don't suppose i'll make another trip to the theater to find out...it would almost have to be lafonda and whatsisface, wouldn't it? anybody seen the new ending yet?

Yeah, there's no way I can go a 3rd time.





I guess these are what the kids call "spoilers...."




It's either Kip & LaFawnduh, Uncle Rico and his ex-girlfriend, or grandma and her boyfriend.

my bet's on kip and lafawnda.

(Edited by dontstaylong at 8:58 am on Jul. 23, 2004)

Ah, I hate to be the dark cloud. But I'd give Napoleon about a 6/10, max. If it were a short, I think I would've loved it, because I really liked some things: Pedro, "friggin", the pinata, the time machine, the landscape. But it just dragged, and it tried too hard to be indie. There were certainly references to Wes Anderson & even the Coen Bros, but had none of those directors' charm. The lack of any definable place in time was an annoyance, and the complete lack of emotion on actors' faces was too. I just kind of sat there waiting to feel something about the movie & I never did. Not deserving of a Sundance Grand Jury nomination. Interesting side note: IMDB says "Napoleon Dynamite" was apparently the pen name (correct term?) for Elvis Costello's track on the E.T. soundtrack. Weird.

no, lauren, i'm quite inclined to agree with your rating. so perhaps we can work together as one larger, more ominous cloud? my dope-smoking days are over, but i remember thinking halfway through the film--if i was high, i'd be laughing my ass off. i wasn't, though, and i didn't. of course, a major part of the problem was that there was no discernible plot.

Well, Napolean Dynamite was Elvis Costello's "alter-ego" on the album Blood and Chocolate. I was disappointed that this film wasn't about him. Sorry to be dorky.

(Edited by iwantelvis at 7:53 am on Jul. 28, 2004)

This has got to be the most overrated movie of the summer... I have to agree with Roadie. Started out pretty good, and then just dissolved into a pile of nothingness. It just goes to show that people want to see something different, even if it is bad different. The fact that this thing even got the backing to shoot on Panavision cameras (PANAVISION!!!!!!) is astonishing to me.

And if you are thinking of staying around to see the wedding, don't bother... there's a reason scenes get cut from films, and this is Exhibit A (baaaaaaaaaaaaaaa buh buh buh buh buh buh buh)

i have seen the movie 4 times. and i want to see it 4 more times before it comes out on dvd. then, when i get the dvd...i am going to watch the last 15 minutes every night before i go to bed.

how can you deny..."tina! come get some ham!!" or "but my lips hurt real bad"...as the best quotes of the year?

silly critics.

I found it to basically be a series of shorts. It would have worked better as such, in my opinion. Most scenes had nothing to do with the rest of the film, which always bothers me. I found this movie to be cute.

went and saw it again... i've got the feeling this movie is going to become something to rent with a big group of friends and quote...

and the new ending... meh. funny, but not great.

'i could make that much money in like five seconds!!'