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DVD The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Criterion Collection
In The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, director Wes Anderson takes his familiar stable of actors on a field trip to a fantasy aquarium, complete with stop-motion, candy-striped crabs and rainbow seahorses. And though Anderson does expand his horizons in terms of retro-special effects and a whimsical use of color, fans will otherwise find themselves in well-charted waters. As The Life Aquatic opens, Zissou (Bill Murray), a self-involved, Jacques Cousteau-like filmmaker, has just released a documentary depicting the death of his best friend Esteban, who was eaten by some sort of sea creature--possibly a jaguar shark. Zissou’s troubles also include his waning popularity with the public, and a nemesis (Jeff Goldblum) who hogs up all the grant money. Hope arrives in the form of Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson), an amiable Kentuckian who may be Zissou’s son. Despite his lack of enthusiasm for fatherhood, Zissou welcomes Ned--and Ned in turn saves Zissou’s new documentary (in which he seeks revenge on the jaguar shark) in more ways than one.
One of Wes Anderson’s greatest achievements as a director to date has been launching the autumnal melancholy phase of Bill Murray’s career, starting with Rushmore in 1998, and Murray delivers a similarly comedic yet low-key performance here. Unfortunately, Zissou is one of the few characters in this ensemble to achieve multi-dimensionality. Even co-star Wilson doesn’t get to develop Ned much beyond Noble Southerner, and he ends up seeming more like a prop for illustrating Zissou’s emotional development rather than his own man. The Life Aquatic probably won’t be remembered as a great film, but it is still one that no Anderson (or Murray) fan can afford to miss.--Leah Weathersby
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Only for certain fans.
I didn't really enjoy the Royal Tenenbaums, so I was disappointed to discover that this is much the same. However, I do not remember Tenenbaums to be quite this painful.
While some of the characters and interactions are amusing (esp. Willem Dafoe), most of this movie just drags on pointlessly. I understand that it is intended to be surreal, but that does not make it any easier to suffer through.
If you like this director's other movies, you may enjoy Zissou. If not, it's pure torture.
Not so good
I hated, hated, hated LIFE AQUATIC. Because I loved, loved, loved RUSHMORE and TENENBAUMS. What a huge step backwards for W. Anderson, who seems all too happy to cast big names and dress them up in silly outfits and have them do nothing all movie.
It took a while.. But..
Well I gave up on professional reviewers a long time ago, most seem to follow the flow.. and I doubt many have actually seen the movie!..
Well, I got it on DVD and at first I was rather bemused by it all, I put is aside and later had another peak, and found so much I had missed the first time.. like many films I suppose, you need a second chance to really see whats happening.
Well this film is "fake" to the end, is definitly not serious, but I did have a few hearty guffors, some real sad moments, And just when I thought I knew where it was going.. it went somewhere else!.. It certainly wont be my most favorite of movies, but when I want something light hearted, good fun, with some tears I will drag it out again..
Take it as it is, fiction, fun and god knows what else actually.. You will like it or lump it, but see it! .. May be twice.. if your not to sure the first time :)
Best wishes all.. :)
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