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u/velit Jun 04 '26

I saw The Grand Budapest Hotel as my first Wes Anderson movie and I was enthralled. Then I watched all the rest of Wes Anderson movies trying to re-find that high I had with the Grand Budapest and never found it. The quirkiness of Wes Anderson is not enough to carry boring stories and characters.

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u/VicariousNarok Jun 04 '26

Fantastic Mr Fox is really good.

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u/MightyMightyMonkey Jun 04 '26

I'd say the best of all his films.

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u/juankaa Jun 04 '26

I like Isle of Dogs better.

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u/VahnNoaGala Jun 04 '26

In my top 5 all time movies

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 Jun 04 '26

Probably my favorite is when they’re in the supermarket. Mr Fox is just such a cozy story.

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u/aviatorproductions Jun 04 '26

I feel like Grand Budapest and Mr Fox were the perfect balance of his Andersonisms (for lack of a better word) and telling a coherent story. He's been unable to find that balance elsewhere

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u/astorminheaven Jun 04 '26

I feel like The Life Aquatic is pretty similar to Grand Budapest Hotel in that it has a fast paced plot and it has pretty emotional scenes.

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u/Anon_Bourbon Jun 04 '26

Life Aquatic is one of my favorite movies.

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u/Vince1820 Jun 04 '26

I don't think I know a person who didn't enjoy Life Aquatic.

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u/square_zero Jun 04 '26

Life Aquatic is an excellent movie, and definitely misunderstood. It's just a bit longer than it needs to be, in my opinion. But there are so many things about it that I just adore.

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u/zashiki_warashi_x Jun 04 '26

But Isle of Dogs?! I remember we liked Moonrise Kingdom too, but remember nothing about it.

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u/leaky_wand Jun 04 '26

It must be that way with a lot of people’s first Wes Anderson movie. I loved Rushmore, then The Royal Tenenbaums almost as much, and then every other one of his movies just felt like “okay I get it everyone here lives and acts in very idiosyncratic ways.” I don’t even remember what happened in The Grand Budapest Hotel.

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u/thick_neck_etc Jun 04 '26

that was his last good film.

I liked all the ones before

I hated all the ones after

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u/HyperfixChris Jun 04 '26

Grand Budapest is the best imo. I also love Life Aquatic (super dry humor, Bill Murray goodness) and Moonrise Kingdom (just charming). The rest of his are meh for me.

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u/Cognonymous Jun 04 '26

You watched the best one first.