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  Written October 2, 2007

  Darjeeling Limited

  by lucyho

  Beautiful movie about petty people. Breathtaking attention to detail and camera work.
  Funny and endearing, but not for everybody.
  Wes Anderson's most accomlished movie.

  • 10 out of 12 found this review helpful.
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  Written September 29, 2007

  Nice!

  by Nancy_E

  I chose to ignore the on-the-fence review by the NY Times and dragged my 95 year old grandmother with me. It was filmed beautifully, the character development was unique and believable, and there was a consistent element of the unexpected. The dialog and delivery kept us laughing throughout the entire story and the wonderful message of the importance of human intimacy and its contrast with the notion of being able to free yourself of desire was depicted in a charming way. The entire movie theatre did not get up to leave until all credits were completed as it wasclearly thought provoking.

  • 10 out of 13 found this review helpful.
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  Written October 29, 2007

  The Joy of Cinema

  by krup

  Not too many modern filmmakers actually care about actual filmmaking these days. One exception is Wes Anderson who is so meticulous about every single thing seen and heard in every single shot of his movies that usually you have to see his films more than once. The same care has gone into the making of "The Darjeeling Limited" but this time most people should be able to "get it" with one viewing -- the story is much more straight-forward than his last two efforts. It's also very funny and very sad and ultimately very uplifting. The acting is superb, the scenery is gorgeous and the dialogue is quirky but realistic. What more could you ask for? Oh right, as usual, Anderson's pop music choices are pitch perfect, especially the use of three Kinks' songs from the "Lola versus Powerman and the Money-Go-Round" album.
  
  Run, don't walk.

  • 7 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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  Written October 25, 2007

  UnLimited

  by Sam Wise

  Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited was fantastic. I fell in love with the the Indian landscape and by the end of the movie I wished that I wasn't an only child. Anderson's new film illustrated the fragility and beauty of relationships and how we are all shaped by our families. The next morning after seeing the movie I had to pull out my Kinks albums to recapture the chills I felt while watching the music of the film somehow match the movies setting with germaine precision. Funny and heartbreaking.

  • 6 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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  Written March 20, 2008

  Doesn't fit into any previous style - unique and amazing

  by starx95

  Very quirky, odd and unique. We loved it. The LA times review really said it best with "Wilson, Brody and Schwartzman are like a contemporary, depressive version of the Three Stooges, and there's something inspired about Anderson's decision to cast them as brothers. " They are all trying to deal with the death of their father and abandonment by their mother - you may not like them, but they're strangely real and you can't deny the 'flow' of the story is spot on. Superb acting and direction. Wish we hadn't waited so long to see it!

  • 9 out of 13 found this review helpful.
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  Written October 31, 2007

  meh

  by burndtdan

  i like wes anderson films. i like the cast. i like movies about finding yourself. i like quirky comedies. i like art house films. i like everything this movie wanted to be. but sitting in this movie, i was just waiting for it to end. the first mini-film was arduous and boring. it was basically 15 minutes filled with 3 minutes worth of script. the main feature wasn't much different... an hour and a half filled with about 30 minutes worth of material, spaced out amongst disjointed pointlessness. you can't make humor subtle by saying it slowly with bad pacing, and you can't make metaphors poignant by showing them over and over again. at the end, even though i could predict everything the characters would say or do, i didn't care about any of it or any of them. if you enjoy sitting around waiting for something to happen, i guess maybe you'll enjoy this movie... but it's not even in the same league as his earlier films.

  • 7 out of 9 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 6, 2007

  Maybe not "Go" but definitely "See"

  by mhhd

  Catch this one on DVD for sure if you're a Wes Anderson fan. Very nice movie, although probably my least favorite of his work. I'll see it one more time, just to be sure.

  • 7 out of 10 found this review helpful.
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  Written October 27, 2007

  Another absurdly touching gem from Anderson

  by indy2003

  This is an immensely beautiful film from director Wes Anderson, one of his very best, and one of the year's best. I would highly recommend to all those who have liked Anderson's previous films... and to moviegoers who value films that care a great deal about their characters. It's a lovely movie in almost every way, full of tender observation, gentle wit, and surprising comedy. Sorry if I sound a bit hyperbolic here... I've perhaps seen a film or two that I've admired more this year, but none that I loved this much. Go see it, your money will be well spent.
  - Clark Douglas

  • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  Written November 10, 2007

  Phenomenal

  by ideagirl

  Three of use went to see it and we all LOVED it. My friend who used to live in India kept cracking up and saying, "That's what it's like! That's exactly what it's like!" Afterwards he explained, "In India, the most RANDOM things happen--your shoe gets stolen, your train gets lost, you end up at a stranger's funeral--it's exactly like that!" I'm mentioning this in case anyone points out that the movie feels random and quasi-plotless at times: yeah, it does, because it's about three Wes Anderson characters IN INDIA. What else could it be but randomly mixed hilarity and pathos, color and darkness, absurdity and lucidity, life and death? Fantastic!

  • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  Written October 13, 2007

  Way Out Wes !

  by munnman

  Don't listen to the conventional wisdom that Wes Anderson is just repeating himself. Like all great artists the themes remain similar; alienation, family, individuality, longing, regret, existential angst, and the humor required to navigate it all. But his films are still getting deeper, truer and more poignant. One of the funniest lines in the movie comes repeatedly as people recognize themselves in one of the brother's short stories "The characters are fictional" Movies are fictional, but when they touch us so deeply, we know they are not really...

  • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  Written October 29, 2007

  I have to say. . .

  by evac

  I've always been a fan of pretty much everything that wes anderson has done over the years. That said, I'm not quite as gung-ho as all the devout anderson fans, but I enjoy it enough to see all of his films.
  The Darjeeling Limited was no exception, and I was excited to see it, but I was truly taken back by the caliber of the film/execution as a whole. While anything by Wes Anderson is (obviously) going to be visually and cinematically awe-inspiring, this was much more in my eyes. The story was much more personal and affecting to me than his previous works. The acting was exceptional, open, and ,for lack of a better word, 'human.'
  Lastly, the music in this film is by far and away some of the best music supervision/placement I have ever heard/seen. Randall Poster' use of obscure tracks by The Kinks, Peter Sarstedt?s ?Where Do You Go To My Lovely ,as well as Joe Dassin' 'Chartes De Lessey' truly make for magical moments in film.
  
  I could go on, but it won't do it justice. Classic.

  • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  Written November 12, 2007

  Another Anderson Master Work

  by cronopia_us

  If you are in for a feast to the senses, an emotional roller coaster, excellent sript, and metacinema at it's best.

  • 5 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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  Written January 14, 2008

  A favorite for me...

  by spoothed

  This movie was endearing. I really enjoyed the family dysfunction (whose family isn't dysfunctional, especially with 3 siblings?). The guys that make these movies have really honed their skills in representing the typical American family in atypical scenarios. This movie is easier to follow, more enjoyable, and more sophisticated than The Royal Tennenbaums. As usual, the use of classic rock or classic pop music to highlight the mood of a scene, combined with an artist's eye for camera shots, creates a really unique viewing experience. I highly recommend, and it is a favorite for me but some may not care for the style of storytelling.

  • 7 out of 12 found this review helpful.
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  Written October 24, 2007

  Sign me up for India

  by jaebloom

  Delightful and visually thrilling India trip with this generation's slightly more disfunctional Marx brothers.

  • 3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written October 16, 2007

  Pretty Damn Dope

  by chad.wiener

  A must see for Wes Anderson fans, though they probably already knew that. For those who are not Anderson fans, the characters may at first seem annoying, but they can grow on you. If you do not appreciate the subtle critique of Westerners seeking enlightenment on their own laminated schedules only to find it after ridding themselves of it, then at least soak in the beauty of India that Anderson displays vividly in this film. Last, but not least, go for the irony and have fun.

  • 3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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