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Post by Michael on Mar 1, 2006 0:10:24 GMT
1. Napoleon Dynamite (2003) ***
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Post by Capo on Mar 1, 2006 13:13:02 GMT
1. Napoleon Dynamite 2003
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Post by RNL on Mar 1, 2006 15:22:01 GMT
1. Napoleon Dynamite (2004) 6/10
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Post by Michael on Mar 1, 2006 19:27:32 GMT
2004: Napoleon Dynamite While I'm not sure if it has anything to "say" (again, we need to define "message", I think), I love the film. Maybe it's meaningless to people who don't attend an American high school or never have, but to me it portrays the insignificance of school life for teens, and shows that EVERYBODY in high school is a geek in some way.
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Post by jrod on Mar 2, 2006 1:02:35 GMT
Napolean Dynamite
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Post by Boz on Aug 17, 2006 17:41:41 GMT
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
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Post by Capo on Aug 17, 2006 19:24:13 GMT
But doesn't Napoleon Dynamite "appeal to the most basic of human emotions", that of laughter?
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Post by Boz on Aug 18, 2006 2:16:11 GMT
Well, I can't really defend my beliefs on a film-to-film basis, but yes, you're right. I consider Napoleon Dynamite to be somewhat of a guilty pleasure. I actually feel this way about mostly all comedies that I enjoy.
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Post by Capo on Aug 18, 2006 19:03:24 GMT
You consider all comedies you enjoy as guilty pleasures? What is there to be guilty about? If somebody tells you a joke, intending to make you laugh, and you do laugh, do you laugh with a hidden guilt?
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Post by Boz on Aug 18, 2006 22:35:49 GMT
I feel as though film is, at its purest, a dramatic and serious art form. While I do enjoy comedies, 95% of them are shit, so the ones I like I kind of feel strange giving them any real credit.
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Post by bobbyreed on Aug 19, 2006 0:00:06 GMT
Why is film, at its purest, a "dramatic and serious art form?" If you go back to the first films made, they're not all "serious" or "dramatic." Why is drama better than comedy? What's wrong with laughing, with being entertained? 95% of the comedies you see may be shit, but then why should you feel strange about liking the ones that you feel aren't shit?
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Post by Valenti on Aug 19, 2006 13:51:00 GMT
Because the comedies that ARE shit have set the standard. I feel odd after watching a really good porno, as well. Or after reading a spectacular crime novel.
The guilty pleasure is in that your enjoying something that isn't to be taken seriously. It's human condition, that's all.
One of MY biggest guilty pleasures is Wedding Crashers, I fucking love that movie. Vince Vaughn cracks me up.
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Post by Boz on Aug 19, 2006 13:53:26 GMT
Agreed.
I've seen Wedding Crashers like 20 times. I'm sure there are much more mentally-stimulating and/or important films I could've been watching instead, but I did Wedding Crashers over and over. So I feel guilty.
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Post by Valenti on Aug 19, 2006 13:55:19 GMT
You shut your mouth when you're talking to me, baba ganoush.
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Post by Michael on Aug 19, 2006 14:35:41 GMT
Baba ganoush is disgusting.
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Post by Anasazie on Nov 30, 2008 12:44:33 GMT
1. Napoleon Dynamite (2004) 6/10
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Post by svsg on Nov 30, 2008 22:05:59 GMT
Why is film, at its purest, a "dramatic and serious art form?" If you go back to the first films made, they're not all "serious" or "dramatic." Why is drama better than comedy? What's wrong with laughing, with being entertained? 95% of the comedies you see may be shit, but then why should you feel strange about liking the ones that you feel aren't shit? You should share your views more often bobby
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