Napoleon Dynamite

[Tayzlor]

Doesn't this look great? I just saw the trailer on the main page.

[fevers]

I think it looks really silly, but could have some humor that I would enjoy.
http://joblo.com/big-movie-images/picnapoleondynamite1.jpg

[Addi88]

(talking about a bike)
"Do you ever take it off sweet jumps?"
(rides bike on ramp and the ramp breaks causing the guy to sack himself):D

This movie looks awesome. Hopefully, I can catch this in theatres.

[edlover691]

Saw the trailer and thought it was the coolest slow comedy.

[Rick-James]

I can't wait to see this .... Damn! that trailer almost made me shit myself:D

[CyclicNightmare]

I'd say it looks good. But that would be a lie because I actually think it looks a little bit better than good.

[Tayzlor]

The funniest thing in the trailer is when the lady asks our hero why he is sweating and we see the shots of him dancing with the door cracked. Now, if we cutted to a complete shot of Napoleon getting down, that wouldn't be funny, but the door is cracked, and it's hilarious.

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Originally posted by Addi88
(talking about a bike)
"Do you ever take it off sweet jumps?"
(rides bike on ramp and the ramp breaks causing the guy to sack himself):D

This movie looks awesome. Hopefully, I can catch this in theatres.

My thoughts exactly, and great scene in the trailer.

[Archie]

I rarely laugh at comedy trailers, but that had me wetting myself in places (ok, so not literally).

That and "Dodgeball" are two 'must-see' films for me, although being in the UK, I am going to have to wait a hell of a lot longer to see them!

[erinachan]

totally gives off vibes of Welcome to the Dollhouse and American Splendor. can't wait!!

[bankholdup]

Saw the trailer like a week ago, and it's hilarious. I'm so there when it comes out. One of the best trailers I've seen in a long time.

[BorderEevilIII]

http://joblo.com/big-movie-images/picnapoleondynamite2.jpg

I assume this movie takes place in the 80s?
The movie does capture my interest. ND is gonna highly depend on word of mouth when it hits theaters...

[ANavissi500]

My friend saw this at SXSW and he said it was a highlight of the festival - the whole crowd loved it. I am a little more reserved but its always cool to see a bunch of unknowns.

[maskeeta888]

Originally posted by erinachan
totally gives off vibes of Welcome to the Dollhouse and American Splendor. can't wait!! i definetly agrred that this looks like it has a welcome to the dollhouse(todd solondz) feel to it, looks odd and funny - exactly waht i like , i cant wait

[Lynn Minmei]

This is going to be the sleeper hit of the summer along with Open Water.

[Moosem216]

I saw this movie tonight at an advanced screening. While it was definitely one of the most unusual, unorthodox movies I have seen in a long time, I loved every minute of it. It has a very casual, slow, natural pace and style, which took a while to get into but was marvelously done and had virtually every member of the audience sucked in in the first 10 to 15 minutes.

I don't know what to say about this movie. It's sort of a teen movie, but it shows the akward, unpleasant, and oddly touching realities of actually being a teen, rather than the flashy, beer-chugging, perfectly choreographed hollywood version we are presented with in the two or three teen movies pumped out every month. Using the setting of rural, backwater Idaho was also an interesting change from the suburban world that every other movie about high school seems to live in. Actually, while watching it, the movie I kept thinking of was Clerks, except Idaho instead of Jersey and high schoolers instead of 20-somethings. But both share the same quarky, natural, hilarious style.

I don't Think ND will do well in the box office, it's definitely not a the flashy, hollywood, blockbuster type of movie. But who knows, the last bunch of pulp teen flicks haven't done too well, and so maybe this one will click with audiences. It certainly touched all fifty or so of us that saw it in Boston tonight, not to mention making us nearly piss ourselves. As for me, I loved every second of it, and will definitely drop some money down to see it when it finally comes out this summer.

[edit]- btw, thanks to Joblo on the heads up about the advanced screenings.