Comments on: Rushmore (1998, Wes Anderson) http://www.thestopbutton.com/2009/03/10/rushmore-1998/ distinct . . . diverse . . . divisive . . . snobby. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:10:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Britt Parrott http://www.thestopbutton.com/2009/03/10/rushmore-1998/comment-page-1/#comment-4570 Britt Parrott Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:49:58 +0000 http://www.thestopbutton.com/2009/03/10/rushmore-1998/#comment-4570 Rushmore, unfortunately, ruined the other Anderson films that came after because nothing quite lived up to what it had established. In a strange way, it reminds me of Rumble Fish, one of Coppola's most underrated films. Many of the relationship issues are similar, and as complex, in that film as well.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4570','Britt Parrott'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4570','Britt Parrott','Rushmore, unfortunately, ruined the other Anderson films that came after because nothing quite lived up to what it had established. In a strange way, it reminds me of Rumble Fish, one of Coppola\'s most underrated films. Many of the relationship issues are similar, and as complex, in that film as well.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Rushmore, unfortunately, ruined the other Anderson films that came after because nothing quite lived up to what it had established. In a strange way, it reminds me of Rumble Fish, one of Coppola’s most underrated films. Many of the relationship issues are similar, and as complex, in that film as well.
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]]> By: R. D. Finch http://www.thestopbutton.com/2009/03/10/rushmore-1998/comment-page-1/#comment-4457 R. D. Finch Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:04:03 +0000 http://www.thestopbutton.com/2009/03/10/rushmore-1998/#comment-4457 A great review that touched all the essentials and then some. I've only seen this movie once and even though I'd read it was good, I was unprepared for just exactly how intelligent it was, and how funny. You're absolutely right about the great acting living up to the great script. The three principals make such a wonderful ensemble, with fantastic support from the rest of the cast..Schwartzman conveys so realistically his precocious child/childish young man character, Murray his frustrated success/emotional failure character, and Olivia Williams her confused heroine caught in the middle of the rivalry between the two. (Why didn't she become a major star after this? I've only seen her in British TV programs, most notably the Kate Beckinsale version of "Emma,") I'll not forget the scene in the restaurant with Shwartzman trying to act so mature and ending up throwing a tantrum, or the business about the "hand jobs." But reading your review makes me realize that as much as I enjoyed it the first time, I want to see this movie again to pick up on all the subtleties I missed.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4457','R. D. Finch'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4457','R. D. Finch','A great review that touched all the essentials and then some. I\'ve only seen this movie once and even though I\'d read it was good, I was unprepared for just exactly how intelligent it was, and how funny. You\'re absolutely right about the great acting living up to the great script. The three principals make such a wonderful ensemble, with fantastic support from the rest of the cast..Schwartzman conveys so realistically his precocious child\/childish young man character, Murray his frustrated success\/emotional failure character, and Olivia Williams her confused heroine caught in the middle of the rivalry between the two. (Why didn\'t she become a major star after this? I\'ve only seen her in British TV programs, most notably the Kate Beckinsale version of \"Emma,\") I\'ll not forget the scene in the restaurant with Shwartzman trying to act so mature and ending up throwing a tantrum, or the business about the \"hand jobs.\" But reading your review makes me realize that as much as I enjoyed it the first time, I want to see this movie again to pick up on all the subtleties I missed.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> A great review that touched all the essentials and then some. I’ve only seen this movie once and even though I’d read it was good, I was unprepared for just exactly how intelligent it was, and how funny. You’re absolutely right about the great acting living up to the great script. The three principals make such a wonderful ensemble, with fantastic support from the rest of the cast..Schwartzman conveys so realistically his precocious child/childish young man character, Murray his frustrated success/emotional failure character, and Olivia Williams her confused heroine caught in the middle of the rivalry between the two. (Why didn’t she become a major star after this? I’ve only seen her in British TV programs, most notably the Kate Beckinsale version of “Emma,”) I’ll not forget the scene in the restaurant with Shwartzman trying to act so mature and ending up throwing a tantrum, or the business about the “hand jobs.” But reading your review makes me realize that as much as I enjoyed it the first time, I want to see this movie again to pick up on all the subtleties I missed.
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