Bottle Rocket
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Movie Reviews of Bottle Rocket
Movie Review: Low-key Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
It's too easy to describe Bottle Rocket with adjectives like "quirky" and "zany", but I think I can live with offbeat. This is such a great movie. Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson's script is an alternative to the detached smugness Tarantino uses in Resovoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. In other words, they write characters they actually care about. If I could compare Owen Wilson's character to anyone else, it would have to be Don Quixote. I don't think it's too much of a stretch at all. You get caught up in his dedication and belief that his plans will work when you know he and his friends have to chance of pulling it off. Somewhere, long after the movie ends and the characters keep on living past the last reel (and these characters are vivid enough for you to believe that they have their own lives), I can see him planning another caper and running around in his yellow jumpsuit...Movie Review: I am an Owen Wilson fan - I celebrate his entire catalogue
Summary: 5 Stars
"Bottle Rocket" is an Owen Wilson feast. Although he's had some hilarious roles in later movies (Shanghai Noon, Meet the Parent's, Zoolander and Royal Tenenbaums), this is one of the few movies where he is the lead character. He aptly plays the role of Dignan, a modern-day Don Quixote who sets out on a 75 year life of crime only to have his dream of being a professional criminal undermined by his lack of common sense. This movie is not as sophisticated or complex as later Wes Anderson/Owen Wilson ventures (Rushmore & Royal Tenenbaums), but it is more fun. The humor is very subtle at times but that's what makes it so funny. It's a movie I've seen multiple times and each time I find new things funny while still finding the old things funny.
So if you want some good laughs and a light-hearted movie, do yourself a favor and watch "Bottle Rocket."
Movie Review: and my name's dignan, man.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say that the story, the performances, and the characters are unlike anything you'll ever find.Definetly one of my favorites, however, as much as I love Bottle Rocket, I hate the dvd.
Take a look at the trailer you can find around the internet (try lawnwranglers.com), and you can obviously see some scenes left out of the final cut. For instance the gang is persuded on foot by police officers shouting "stop!". Dignan shouts back "Go!" after every "stop!" shouted by the police. This also explains red and blue flashing lights tucked away in the background of one scene. Not to mention Bob Maplethorp sings real quick in those trailers. Even the damn trailer is missing from the dvd. I do like being able to own Bottle Rocket on DVD, but I'd buy it again if we got some commentary, deleted scenes, and a trailer.
Movie: a
DVD: c
Movie Review: Dialogue
Summary: 5 Stars
This my friends is the best movie out there!! When I 1st saw it I knew that Wes Anderson was the director to watch, and I was proven to be right after seeing Rushmore and The Royal Tenebaums. The dialogue (specialy by Owen Wilson's character, Dignan) is worth it all. I infact have a tape of the audio of the movie I listen to frequently. It's so smart and hillarious at the same time. It's hard to believe that this is Wes Anderson's 1st effort as well as all the Wilson brothers. Good dialogue, good acting, great story and loud laughs, they all come toghether in this movie. I recomend this movie to anyone I talk to about movies. I love it and can't get enough of it. My friends expect me to quote it at least a few times a week. Even without any extras on the DVD, the fact that it contains this movie makes it the best DVD out there. In short. Buy it and watch it!Movie Review: My Favorite Film
Summary: 5 Stars
"Why is that tape on your nose?" "Exactly!" Bottle Rocket seems to be a love it or hate it flick based on all the folks I've discussed the film with. This is a simple movie and a very funny one as long as you can appreciate humor delivered in the dialouge. To summarize it in one word, I go with "refreshing".
I love this movie so much that I actually use it as an experiment with new acquaintances. I'll let them borrow it and await their feedback. If they love it, I know there's a mutual appreciation for top-notch humor. If they don't, well I just don't understand their train of thought. I'm embarrassed to say how many times I've watched this but I ALWAYS catch something I had not noticed before! Martin Scorsese listed Bottle Rocket as the 7th best film of the 1990's. That's the decade, folks, not the year. Need I say more?