The "last movie I saw" thread

[Paperback Writer]

Just finished reading Lone Survivor and thought I'd check out the movie. Liked the book, hated the movie. Was the true story somehow not exciting enough? I really don't get why they felt the need to change a single detail. I have to quit watching movies so soon after reading the book. The comparison is likely never going to be favorable. I think the one time I thought the movie did a book justice was Blackhawk Down.

Agree about the book to film comparisions to Blackhawk Down. Sorry to hear about Lone Survivor as I was thinking about reading the book before seeing the movie but already know most of the detail of the story. Reminds me of We Were Soldiers Once and Young. Really liked the book after already knowing much of the story from other books. Liked most of the movie until the Hollywood ending - the real battle/true story was exciting enough. If anything, the film didn't capture how desperate the fighting got and how close they were to being overrun. But nope, Hollywood had to have 'ol Mel leading the charge up the mountain top.

[Commando]

Jurassic Park was also a horrible book to movie comparison. Haven't watched it since I saw it opening day in theaters.

[Uncle Ted]

Royal Tenenbaums (re-watch)
Bottle Rocket (re-watch)
The Darjeeling Limited (first time)

Now that I have watched the entire set of Wes Anderson films, I am ready to rank them.

1) The Fantastic Mr. Fox
2) The Grand Budapest Hotel
3) Moonrise Kingdom
4) The Royal Tenenbaums
5) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
6) Rushmore
7) The Darjeeling Limited
8) Bottle Rocket

That being said, I really enjoyed Bottle Rocket. They are all good.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is underrated in your rankings, IMHO. Much better than Moonrise Kingdom.

[Jeff Lebowski]

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is underrated in your rankings, IMHO. Much better than Moonrise Kingdom.

Tough to rank as there is not a big variation.

I grew up watching Jacques Cousteau as a kid, so that made The Life Aquatic even more enjoyable.

[MarkGrace]

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is underrated in your rankings, IMHO. Much better than Moonrise Kingdom.

This and Budapest are the ones I haven't seen yet. Of those I've seen, Darjeeling would get the bottom spot. Not sure what I'd put at the top. Possibly Tenenbaums.

[ERCougar]

I just watched Budapest with my wife a few weeks ago. It's my first Wes Anderson movie and I have a big list to view now.

[Armenag]

Life Aquatic is a great, must-see movie, though the pacing could be better. I think it was Anderson's first movie that was not co-written by Owen Wilson, which might explain that. The Ping Island sequence is an all-timer.

[jay santos]

Royal Tenenbaums (re-watch)
Bottle Rocket (re-watch)
The Darjeeling Limited (first time)

Now that I have watched the entire set of Wes Anderson films, I am ready to rank them.

1) The Fantastic Mr. Fox
2) The Grand Budapest Hotel
3) Moonrise Kingdom
4) The Royal Tenenbaums
5) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
6) Rushmore
7) The Darjeeling Limited
8) Bottle Rocket

That being said, I really enjoyed Bottle Rocket. They are all good.

I'd be pretty close to this but I'd have RT higher and Mr. Fox was great but it's hard to rank that along with the rest.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I'd be pretty close to this but I'd have RT higher and Mr. Fox was great but it's hard to rank that along with the rest.

I loved Mr. Fox. And it holds up to repeated viewings. But yeah, it is quite a bit different from his other films.

[UVACoug]

Royal Tenenbaums (re-watch)
Bottle Rocket (re-watch)
The Darjeeling Limited (first time)

Now that I have watched the entire set of Wes Anderson films, I am ready to rank them.

1) The Fantastic Mr. Fox
2) The Grand Budapest Hotel
3) Moonrise Kingdom
4) The Royal Tenenbaums
5) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
6) Rushmore
7) The Darjeeling Limited
8) Bottle Rocket

That being said, I really enjoyed Bottle Rocket. They are all good.

Glad to see I'm not the only one that doesn't think Rushmore is his best film. Haven't seen them all, but Rushmore is probably my least favorite.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

I need to give Life Aquatic another shot. Despite being an aquatic biologist, it didn't really hold my interest. It could have just been a bad night for a film. Bottle Rocket would be much higher on my list though.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I need to give Life Aquatic another shot. Despite being an aquatic biologist, it didn't really hold my interest. It could have just been a bad night for a film. Bottle Rocket would be much higher on my list though.

My bottom 4 are interchangeable. I liked them all though.

Wes Anderson is an acquired taste. I enjoyed some of his movies more on the second viewing once I had become more accustomed to his style.

[PaloAltoCougar]

My bottom 4 are interchangeable. I liked them all though.

Wes Anderson is an acquired taste. I enjoyed some of his movies more on the second viewing once I had become more accustomed to his style.

I agree. I didn't care for The Life Aquatic at all when I first saw it, but liked it quite a bit the second time. And I loved Grand Budapest.

[Paperback Writer]

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is underrated in your rankings, IMHO. Much better than Moonrise Kingdom.

It's that kind of thinking that makes you a disgrace to Khaki Scouts and makes me want my girlfriend to stab you in the back with lefty scissors. Moonrise Kingdom rules!

[Color Me Badd Fan]

The new Planet of the Apes movie is good. Don't let the terrible sequels of the original film along with that Tim Burton PoS entry scare you off. The first film.in the reboot that came out in 2011 was surprisingly good, but this one is much better.