The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Aug 16 21:13

The Darjeeling Limited, while perhaps not as comedic as The Royal Tenenbaums, manages to attack the subject of family in a light that is both charming and real. When one brother in the family suffers from a motorcycle accident leaving his face heavily bandaged, it sets off a desire to connect again with his two brothers and take them on a journey to enlightenment in India. Having contacted his considerably depressed siblings, one considering divorce from his pregnant wife, the other obsessed with an ex-girlfriend, they begin on their adventure. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of this film is the backdrop of India and the beautiful location; and rather than become enlightened as planned, the characters suffer further into their flawed personalities and fall upon times that are fil...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 11 17:58

I watched this with my Dad, he was in the back of the line when God handed out brains. I wasn't at the front, but I kicked a few people in the shins and managed to push in half way. Therein lies the key to why I loved this film and my father didn't. My dad asked some questions throughout the movie, I'm going to address them now and defend the film from the poor reviews, it has received thus far (on Listal). Who are these guys? They are three brothers who have recently lost their father. They reunite on the 'Darjeeling Limited', a train travelling through central India. Similar to the characters in 'The Royal Tennabaums', Darjeeling focuses on the lives of the nuevo-rich, a post modern, middle class. Contrary to traditional cinema, Wes Anderson focuses on the down side of being f...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 8 21:00

Talk about painful. This was excruciatingly boring. It may have only been an hour and a half but it felt like it dragged on and on and on for hours upon hours. I feel like I have truly wasted my morning when I could have been doing some thing else, say another form of procrastination, that wasn’t so painful I wanted to scream.
Then there is the fact that apparently this movie is meant to be humorous. Where’s the humour in it? I didn’t come across one small part that was even remotely amusing. If movies were created not for entertainment but for sleep inducement then this would be a masterpiece but alas it was a pathetic attempt at entertainment and a huge waste of my time.

Posted : 1 year, 10 months ago at Dec 31 21:37

I went to see this with an open mind, I had no idea what I was about to see. I think that was what it needed, if I expected to see something and it didn't have it, I might have been disappointed. But seeing it and not knowing what to expect.. I really enjoyed it. It was fun, enjoyable and an entertaining 91 minutes of my day. It had my type of humour, so I easily got some laughs out of this. The story is of three brothers (Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman) who try to re-unite their family bonds by going on a trip around India together, on a train called 'The Darjeeling Limited'. As you can imagine, along the way they come across various problems which eventually lead to them appreciating the time they had together and the experiences they have shared. I loved Wes Anderson...Read more