Napoleon Dynamite what do you think?

~~LogicDonny~~ · 03-17-2007, 01:24 PM

MuchMusic showed Napoleon Dynamite this morning again. They showed it last night at 6pm then this morning at 9am and then again at 4pm today. I missed an half hour without realizing it was on but I did catch the Return to New York of TMNT this morning

This movie is actually pretty good. I like that dance he did. that song, Canned Heat, is on Elite Beat Agents!

*Spike Spiegel* · 03-17-2007, 01:42 PM

Jawanduh was HOT....

But seriously, great movie with a positive, fun message. It's like a classic teenage 80s movie that was released for the first time in the present day.

*Mr. Snackpants* · 03-17-2007, 02:45 PM

Terrible, terrible movie. The first time I watched it (when it first came out), I got a few chuckles outta it. But after it bacame so popular and everybody started to quote it and talk about it, I realized how bad this movie really is.

*VaughnMichael* · 03-17-2007, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Snackpants

Terrible, terrible movie. The first time I watched it (when it first came out), I got a few chuckles outta it. But after it bacame so popular and everybody started to quote it and talk about it, I realized how bad this movie really is.

exactly I'd go as far as to say it's over rated just like Borat was...I mean they both have funny parts but either are hardly the funniest movie of the year the tv had been saying etc.

**GK Punk** · 03-17-2007, 03:02 PM

Incredibly over rated but enjoyable. If you dont listen to the hype surrounding it, it's an Ok movie.

*DrSpengler* · 03-17-2007, 03:50 PM

I found it more annoying than funny. I knew lots of kids like Napoleon in high school and absolutely couldn't stand them back then; I certainly don't want to watch a movie about one of em.

The only thing worse than the movie are the hordes of fans quoting lines in that stupid voice that makes them sound like they have Down's Syndrome.

*Mr. Snackpants* · 03-17-2007, 04:02 PM

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exactly I'd go as far as to say it's over rated just like Borat was...I mean they both have funny parts but either are hardly the funniest movie of the year the tv had been saying etc.

I'd have to strongly disagree. Borat deserved the praise it got. I can't think of a funnier movie I've seen in the past year. Napoleon Dynamite was so overrated...I don't know a person over 14 years old that likes this movie. Jon Heder might be the worst actor Ive ever seen and I cant believe he's in a movie with Will Ferrell...this will be the first Will Ferrell I won't go see in theatres.

*VaughnMichael* · 03-17-2007, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Snackpants

I'd have to strongly disagree. Borat deserved the praise it got. I can't think of a funnier movie I've seen in the past year. Napoleon Dynamite was so overrated...I don't know a person over 14 years old that likes this movie. Jon Heder might be the worst actor Ive ever seen and I cant believe he's in a movie with Will Ferrell...this will be the first Will Ferrell I won't go see in theatres.

it's all good but me I still find them to be one in the same...
I Did laugh my @ss off at the Borat movie I'll give him that but I found myself saying out whens this gonna end where is this going. Oh well it wasn't as bad as naopleon but I still think it's a bit over rated.
I enjoy the Ali G show allot more.

*Spitfire* · 03-18-2007, 12:03 AM

I didn't really like the movie. Not my cup of tea, I felt it wore thin about half way through. It wasn't supposed to have a plot and I got that but I like movies with more substance, and this is why I usually don't enjoy comedy or horror movies. Their all about style or laughs and they leave important things out like a good plot. Every comedy has the all to easy punch out happy ending and horror movies always have the cliff hanger.

Outside of my professional opinion the kids at my high school made this movie annoying and stopped me from wanting to view it until a year after it was out. I was about to choke the next person I saw with a "Vote for Pedro" shirt, pin, backpack, jacket, wrist band, shoe....and people constantly referencing it turned it into the Dave Chapelle show all over again.

Ra · 03-18-2007, 12:19 AM

I don't think it's really my thing. I mean, I can get behind things that are great but...Napoleon Dynamite doesn't seem like that to me. Besides, I got force fed so many refrences and comments from the movie that I just gave up all hope on it and tried to stay away from anything related to the movie with a ten foot pole *sighs*

**Jo Dawn** · 03-18-2007, 12:34 AM

Well, I'll say that the first time I saw this I hated it. It was sad.

After the second or so time, though... I saw the dark humor for what it was. I love this movie. I think it's funny. I love Kip.

And I met Pedro. He's so nice and he's tiny, hehe. I love him.

Peanut · 03-18-2007, 12:42 AM

It's definitely a decent movie, but not great or even good. I don't really care that people quote it a lot and all that crap, I'm not on any kind of high horse, where I need to hate something just because a ton of people love it. My friend over-hyped it prior to my viewing of it, though. Needless to say, once I finally watched it, I had a hard time figuring out why so many people loved it.

*Masked Ninja* · 03-18-2007, 04:15 AM

I know I enjoyed it... first viewing was kind of a "what the heck?!" experience, but after that the nerd humor sunk in and I started to love it. People who live/have lived in Idaho (or even Utah) also seem to get it a little more, as it's a little bit cultural with some of the humor.

It's funny because it is so bad. I don't think it was ever trying to be good - just random and funny. For me, it worked. For others... ehh, perhaps not. You just have to have the right sense of humor.

Heh, and Jon Heder (as well as his twin) both graduated from the animation major at my school. And somehow, Jon got his 15 minutes of fame in acting in a dumb movie.

Go figure.

*Mr. Snackpants* · 03-18-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

I didn't really like the movie. Not my cup of tea, I felt it wore thin about half way through. It wasn't supposed to have a plot and I got that but I like movies with more substance, and this is why I usually don't enjoy comedy or horror movies. Their all about style or laughs and they leave important things out like a good plot. Every comedy has the all to easy punch out happy ending and horror movies always have the cliff hanger.

Outside of my professional opinion the kids at my high school made this movie annoying and stopped me from wanting to view it until a year after it was out. I was about to choke the next person I saw with a "Vote for Pedro" shirt, pin, backpack, jacket, wrist band, shoe....and people constantly referencing it turned it into the Dave Chapelle show all over again.

Same thing at my high school. Constant quoting for a year. Then every middle schooler in town owned tshirts, backpacks, ect. It got so annoying and I realized how unfunny the movie actually was.

Oh, I don't even want to think about how many times I heard "Im Rick James, bitch!!!" in the hallways

*VaughnMichael* · 03-18-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Snackpants

Oh, I don't even want to think about how many times I heard "Im Rick James, bitch!!!" in the hallways

ugghhh *shivers* that alone made me hate dave chapplle

majesty329 · 03-18-2007, 04:44 PM

I personally found Napoleon Dynamite to be unfunny and annoying.

*raphael_is_cool* · 03-18-2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jo Dawn

Well, I'll say that the first time I saw this I hated it. It was sad.

After the second or so time, though... I saw the dark humor for what it was. I love this movie.

That's exacty how I felt. My friend had said it was hilarious but on first viewing I was definitely not expecting what I saw.

But the second time around I had warmed to it and saw it's charming side. It's definitely not one of those crappy teen comedies you see all the time and it's not really fussed about having a tight structure/plot. It's good to be different.

I guess it's very much a type of humour you either love or hate. It's smarter than other films but also quite dumb and simple in a way. It's definitely made by the performances themselves in the same way the loose structure of Anchorman is held together by the great cast.

*jeff the cheff* · 03-18-2007, 07:28 PM

I saw it very early when it was still in theaters in limited release. Nobody I knew had seen it, and I never heard a review for it. I thought it was hilarious.

Everyone that saw it before it became popular thought it was funny. After it became popular and people started quoting it, everyone who saw it then didn't think it was funny.

So I really think that people saw it looking to hate it, because people with no opinion on it thought it was funny, and people who heard the quotes from people that weren't funny, ended up hating it.

*VaughnMichael* · 03-18-2007, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff the cheff

I saw it very early when it was still in theaters in limited release. Nobody I knew had seen it, and I never heard a review for it. I thought it was hilarious.

Everyone that saw it before it became popular thought it was funny. After it became popular and people started quoting it, everyone who saw it then didn't think it was funny.

So I really think that people saw it looking to hate it, because people with no opinion on it thought it was funny, and people who heard the quotes from people that weren't funny, ended up hating it.

Yeah I saw an early independant film release of it also in texas before the hugeness of the movie hit theaters.
I ended up really wanting to like it personally but the stupid trailor for it killed it for me every single funny part of the movie was shown.
Had I not ever seen the trailor I'd prolly like it more but had I not seen it online I more than likely would have never even seen or heard of the movie till the major film release oh well can't win em all.

*KROW* · 03-20-2007, 12:43 PM

Seeing the previews for this film already had me avoiding it. Hell, I thought the word, "Dynamite" was a reference to being lit since everyone seemed to be on drugs. Then, about a year later, on an off-day, I watched it just to see what made it so impressionable. I could not figure it out; it wasn't funny or entertaining at all -- with the exception of Napoleon dancing on stage.

The entire film felt like a high school student film that had to be handed in the next day and got a D- for the effort.

03-17-2007, 01:24 PM	#1
~~LogicDonny~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,643	Napoleon Dynamite what do you think? MuchMusic showed Napoleon Dynamite this morning again. They showed it last night at 6pm then this morning at 9am and then again at 4pm today. I missed an half hour without realizing it was on but I did catch the Return to New York of TMNT this morning This movie is actually pretty good. I like that dance he did. that song, Canned Heat, is on Elite Beat Agents!

03-18-2007, 12:03 AM	#9
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	I didn't really like the movie. Not my cup of tea, I felt it wore thin about half way through. It wasn't supposed to have a plot and I got that but I like movies with more substance, and this is why I usually don't enjoy comedy or horror movies. Their all about style or laughs and they leave important things out like a good plot. Every comedy has the all to easy punch out happy ending and horror movies always have the cliff hanger. Outside of my professional opinion the kids at my high school made this movie annoying and stopped me from wanting to view it until a year after it was out. I was about to choke the next person I saw with a "Vote for Pedro" shirt, pin, backpack, jacket, wrist band, shoe....and people constantly referencing it turned it into the Dave Chapelle show all over again. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

03-18-2007, 12:19 AM	#10
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	I don't think it's really my thing. I mean, I can get behind things that are great but...Napoleon Dynamite doesn't seem like that to me. Besides, I got force fed so many refrences and comments from the movie that I just gave up all hope on it and tried to stay away from anything related to the movie with a ten foot pole sighs __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

03-18-2007, 12:34 AM	#11
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	Well, I'll say that the first time I saw this I hated it. It was sad. After the second or so time, though... I saw the dark humor for what it was. I love this movie. I think it's funny. I love Kip. And I met Pedro. He's so nice and he's tiny, hehe. I love him. __________________

03-20-2007, 12:43 PM	#20
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	Seeing the previews for this film already had me avoiding it. Hell, I thought the word, "Dynamite" was a reference to being lit since everyone seemed to be on drugs. Then, about a year later, on an off-day, I watched it just to see what made it so impressionable. I could not figure it out; it wasn't funny or entertaining at all -- with the exception of Napoleon dancing on stage. The entire film felt like a high school student film that had to be handed in the next day and got a D- for the effort. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

03-17-2007, 02:45 PM	#3
Mr. Snackpants Keep cool my babies! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mount Pleasant Posts: 2,239	Terrible, terrible movie. The first time I watched it (when it first came out), I got a few chuckles outta it. But after it bacame so popular and everybody started to quote it and talk about it, I realized how bad this movie really is.

03-17-2007, 03:02 PM	#5
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Incredibly over rated but enjoyable. If you dont listen to the hype surrounding it, it's an Ok movie.

03-17-2007, 03:50 PM	#6
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	I found it more annoying than funny. I knew lots of kids like Napoleon in high school and absolutely couldn't stand them back then; I certainly don't want to watch a movie about one of em. The only thing worse than the movie are the hordes of fans quoting lines in that stupid voice that makes them sound like they have Down's Syndrome.

03-18-2007, 12:42 AM	#12
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	It's definitely a decent movie, but not great or even good. I don't really care that people quote it a lot and all that crap, I'm not on any kind of high horse, where I need to hate something just because a ton of people love it. My friend over-hyped it prior to my viewing of it, though. Needless to say, once I finally watched it, I had a hard time figuring out why so many people loved it.

03-18-2007, 04:15 AM	#13
Masked Ninja Doodles TMNT for fun Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sploshin' through some sewer... Posts: 2,137	I know I enjoyed it... first viewing was kind of a "what the heck?!" experience, but after that the nerd humor sunk in and I started to love it. People who live/have lived in Idaho (or even Utah) also seem to get it a little more, as it's a little bit cultural with some of the humor. It's funny because it is so bad. I don't think it was ever trying to be good - just random and funny. For me, it worked. For others... ehh, perhaps not. You just have to have the right sense of humor. Heh, and Jon Heder (as well as his twin) both graduated from the animation major at my school. And somehow, Jon got his 15 minutes of fame in acting in a dumb movie. Go figure.

03-18-2007, 04:44 PM	#16
majesty329 Thug Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 97	I personally found Napoleon Dynamite to be unfunny and annoying.

03-18-2007, 07:28 PM	#18
jeff the cheff Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 122 and an eighth Posts: 2,129	I saw it very early when it was still in theaters in limited release. Nobody I knew had seen it, and I never heard a review for it. I thought it was hilarious. Everyone that saw it before it became popular thought it was funny. After it became popular and people started quoting it, everyone who saw it then didn't think it was funny. So I really think that people saw it looking to hate it, because people with no opinion on it thought it was funny, and people who heard the quotes from people that weren't funny, ended up hating it.

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