Napoleon Dynamite

Demiurge
Demiurge Posts: 10,874
edited March 2005 in Music & Movies
Not sure how many of you are aware of this movie, because I'm under the impression it didn't get a wide release. Anyhow...have any of you seen it? Some friends of mine said it was piss your pants funny. IMO it's not. I smiled and chuckled a bit, but I wasn't splitting my guts open in laughter.

I think this is a movie that will annoy a lot of the people here....just because when you get down to the brass tacks there is NO point whatsoever to this one.

It's definitely worth a rental once it hits the video store....those of you who love it will obviously buy it.
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited September 2004
    my 14 year old sister loved it =P that should tell you something about the movie =)

    i'll probably have to rent it at some point just to say i've seen it, lots of people seem to be talking about it

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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited September 2004
    TINA!! Come get some ham!
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2004
    Deb : What are you drawing?
    Napoleon Dynamite : A liger.
    Deb : What's a liger?
    Napoleon Dynamite : It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed... bred for its skills in magic.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited September 2004
    i dont think i can watch it. i want to hit that kid in the face with a bat in hopes it might make him breathe through his nose. man howd u guys tolerate that guy?
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2004
    You're just mad because I get to talk to hot chicks on line all day.

    :D

    I know...I just think it's a different kind of movie. You have to be in the right mood to like it. I agree with you though. I wanted to smash his face in from time to time too.
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  • kberg
    kberg Posts: 974
    edited September 2004
    One of my kids has seen it twice and loves it. I have yet to see it, but may rent it or buy it for the kids when it's released.

    On another note, one movie I thought was "somewhat funny" the first time I saw it was School of Rock. Now, every time I watch it I'm dyin' of laughter during some scenes. A cult film it will be.

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited December 2004
    Buy or rent it today, Deb.
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  • kberg
    kberg Posts: 974
    edited December 2004
    I got around to seeing ND shortly before its DVD release date, and IMO it was one of those movies that has to sink in a bit after the first viewing.

    If you really hated ND after the first viewing then it's pretty much a done deal; however, I cracked up at only a few parts when I first saw it and now know when I see it again those parts will be even funnier, and the non- to moderately funny stuff will be funnier, probably due to the anticipation of so many STUPID lines!

    The point to this movie is that there is no point, and that's where most of the humor lies. Yeah, there is a "plot", but not much of one. There are lines that are so stupid they're funny, IMO.....

    "I made like an infinity of those at scout camp". Killer.
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  • kberg
    kberg Posts: 974
    edited December 2004
    Originally posted by Steve@3dai
    TINA!! Come get some ham!

    Another STUPID but killer line, after you find out who Tina is.
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited December 2004
    Pedro... how long did it take you to grow that mustache?




    haha

    then that girl with the messed up leg walking by when that kid is getting beat for 50 cents.

    hahahahaha

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2004
    rental for me. it was lame. but yet... i finished watching it. the worst movie out there.. nope. but there really is not much of a point to the movie.

    Like someone said.. you'll either like it or really hate it.

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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited December 2004
    I really like randumbness (if you've seen some of my posts, you could most likely tell) but in a way i think this guy is kind of like me.... really nerdy, but not affraid to do his own thing and make it public.

    although i don't have a problem with any "skills"

    lol

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited December 2004
    I see you're drinking 1%. Is that because you think you're fat? 'Cos you're not....you could be drinking whole milk if you wanted to....
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited December 2004
    Originally posted by Demiurge
    I see you're drinking 1%. Is that because you think you're fat? 'Cos you're not....you could be drinking whole milk if you wanted to....
    I'm so stealing that.....

    Are you guys like Rico's cousins with the sweet hook-up?


    hahhaa what the hell is that in my driveway!!!

    oh man
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited December 2004
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2004
    nice Demiurge

    the dudes got some funk in him.
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited December 2004
    Sounds like this is along the same lines as a "The Royal Tenenbaums"... you love it or you hate it. I loved the intro monologue in 'Tenenbaums', but couldn't finish the movie. Another example is "About Schmidt"... I hated it, but a lot of people loved it. Yet again, another movie I couldn't get through.
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited December 2004
    i just ordered a liger t-shirt from hot topic...

    it has the definition on it!!!

    so fun..

    -adam
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited January 2005
    Just saw this over the weekend...it was painful but I never wanted to turn it off. At the end I decided I actually liked it. In fact I thought it was funnier than Anchorman, which was pretty funny...different kind of humor, but funny nonetheless.

    Shaun of the Dead was funnier than both though...loved that one!
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  • jd45177
    jd45177 Posts: 35
    edited January 2005
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  • MrAnderson
    MrAnderson Posts: 37
    edited January 2005
    I wouldn't call it piss your pants funny. I found the movie to be depressing. The movie had it's moments but I just didn't find it all that funny.
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited January 2005
    "What the heck are you even talking about"?

    That's about the best movie ever. GOSH!


    I really liked it. Did anyone see the part in the special features section when Napoleon fell off the horse? It didn't make it into the movie, but it was fuggin' hilarious.

    And the moon boots?? Who wears moon boots. That was sweet.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited January 2005
    I'm sure everyone has seen this, just posting the link in case anyone hasn't:

    http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/napoleondynamite/epk/index.php?
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2005
    I stopped half way through. What a stupid movie so far. It better get better when I finish it.

    I must say though, Napoleon reminds me of an old roommate.
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited January 2005
    /em looks around - better not be me lol

    ND was ok...i finally sat through it...i laughed out-loud about 4 times and found it entertaining enough...but i thinkg it would better the more times you watched it - however, i wont be watching this movie again =P

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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2005
    No, it was Tim.

    Glad to see you still stop by here.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited March 2005
    A little late to the party here, but I've seen the movie a couple times. It is awesome. We use quotes from it all the time.

    How was work yesterday? "It was the worst day of my life! What do you think!?"

    What are going do this weekend? "Whatever I feel like I wanna do! Gosh!"

    "Do you think anyone wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm in these bad boys? Forget about it!"

    Don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.

    Good one to use on the boss---> "You think I got where I am today by dressing like Peter Pan over here?"

    "This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with a bo staff."

    Just classic stuff!

    Oh yeah, and when you are going out to lunch with a co-worker, just sub in their name here: "Tina, you fat lard, come get some DINNER!... Tina, eat. Food. Eat the FOOD!"
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by fireshoes
    A little late to the party here, but I've seen the movie a couple times. It is awesome. We use quotes from it all the time.

    How was work yesterday? "It was the worst day of my life! What do you think!?"

    What are going do this weekend? "Whatever I feel like I wanna do! Gosh!"

    "Do you think anyone wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm in these bad boys? Forget about it!"

    Don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.

    Good one to use on the boss---> "You think I got where I am today by dressing like Peter Pan over here?"

    "This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with a bo staff."

    Just classic stuff!

    Oh yeah, and when you are going out to lunch with a co-worker, just sub in their name here: "Tina, you fat lard, come get some DINNER!... Tina, eat. Food. Eat the FOOD!"

    Flippin' sweet!

    :D
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited March 2005
    I was a little dissapointed because from what I heard it was friggin awesome. But I did find that it seemed to get funnier the more I thought about it after I watched the movie. Like some of you I only actually laughed out loud during a couple scenes. (the bike jump one)

    btw pedros cousin's car ... was that a gto? Nice car... that whole image of the gangster lowrider I found kind of funny since my friends have cars like that :p (monty with airbags and 70 impala etc... hehe)
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited March 2005
    "How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?"
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