Napoleon dynamite

[ThEclipse]

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I know all of the good quotes and I recite them daily.

You fail.

[justaguy]

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no, i thought this was a horrible movie. worst put together thing ever

[zajac]

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It's a friggin' Independent film for crying out loud... Not a multi-million matrix trilogy blockbuster hit...

Give the movie a break here...

[jewpinthethird]

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It's a friggin' Independent film for crying out loud... Not a multi-million matrix trilogy blockbuster hit...

Give the movie a break here...

MTV backed it.

[Afrobean]

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You guys would all love this movie if it wasn't moderately popular (EDIT: or backed by MTV).

Myself? I have yet to see it, and I plan on keeping it that way for a while.

[JurseyRider734]

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I know all of the good quotes and I recite them daily.

You winl.

Fixed.

[flypie743]

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I know all of the good quotes and I recite them daily.

You winl.

Fixed.

The movie was OK, but I didn't like it THAT much.

[evilbutterfly]

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Reciting the quotes daily is what makes you lose. The kids in my Calc class keep reciting the movie and it gets annoying. I haven't seen it, but now when I do I'll be like "You want some tots? That's not funny!" THEY'RE RUINING IT!!

And I figured ND would be, as far as how many people like it, a lot like Kung Pow. I've never talked to somebody who thought that movie was "so so" or "alright." The reactions are always either "OMG I LOVE THAT MOVIE I LAUGHED MY ASS OFF!" or "THAT IS THE WORST MOVIE I HAVE EVER WATCHED!" It's just one of those things, which is why I imagine I'll love it.

[Squeek]

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Kung Pow is incomparable to this.

ND is just a random slew of scenes thrown together with no real story. Kung Pow has an actual story and a real plot to it.

Kung Pow is an amazing movie that deserves millions of Oscars.

~Squeek

[jewpinthethird]

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ND is just a random slew of scenes thrown together with no real story. Kung Pow has an actual story and a real plot to it.

~Squeek

This is true. When I asked "what is the plot?" the response was usually "...well...Napoleon tries to-...Pedr-...its a good movie."

I saw the movie twice, and I enjoyed it both times, so whatever. I'm just tried of hearing "'hey Napoleon, what are you going to do today'" every 5 seconds.

[banditcom]

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I love how Chardish analyzes a movie that doesn't have a plot or a point. Basically analyzing it is pointless. It's a love-it or hate-it type of movie. You either enjoy that kind humor or you don't.

It's called 4th grade humor.

It really only makes you laugh if you have little to no maturity.

Chardish has it right.

~Squeek

Oh how I love ignorance. [/sarcasm]

It's a friggin' Independent film for crying out loud... Not a multi-million matrix trilogy blockbuster hit...

Give the movie a break here...

Ehh budget isn't a big deal for this type of movie. I'm sure if they had more money, it wouldn't have been as good (and might have been a pile of shit to everyone).

[User6773]

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I love how Chardish analyzes a movie that doesn't have a plot or a point. Basically analyzing it is pointless. It's a love-it or hate-it type of movie. You either enjoy that kind humor or you don't.

You also either enjoy laughing at the awkward kid in high school, or you don't...some people call that "humor" too. Napoleon Dynamite supplies us with an awkward, unpopular kid. If you enjoy laughing at awkward, unpopular kids, you will enjoy this movie. If not, you will question the necessity of its existence, the morality of its formula, and the intentions of its creators.

It's not an analysis of the movie's plot or its point, it's an analysis of the movie's formula. Step back and you can tell the difference. Something of little worth does not deserve introspection, it deserves circumspection.

[jewpinthethird]

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I love how Chardish analyzes a movie that doesn't have a plot or a point. Basically analyzing it is pointless. It's a love-it or hate-it type of movie. You either enjoy that kind humor or you don't.

You also either enjoy laughing at the awkward kid in high school, or you don't...some people call that "humor" too. Napoleon Dynamite supplies us with an awkward, unpopular kid. If you enjoy laughing at awkward, unpopular kids, you will enjoy this movie. If not, you will question the necessity of its existence, the morality of its formula, and the intentions of its creators.

It's not an analysis of the movie's plot or its point, it's an analysis of the movie's formula. Step back and you can tell the difference. Something of little worth does not deserve introspection, it deserves circumspection.

Actually, a lot of the times I laughed during the movie, was because Napoleon and Pedro reminded me of my friends and I. I guess I do enjoy lauhging at awkward kids since I enjoy laughing at my friends and myself.

Example: My old house was a two story condo, I lived on the second story. I kept a spare key in the outside light which was located above the garage. In order to get to it, I had to jump a 3 and a half foot high rail (which was no problem with my freakishly long legs). So, one day, I needed to get the spare key. Jumped the rail, got the key, no problem. I had done it dozens of times by now, so I no longer took caution when I did, even though there was always a chance I could miss the garage and fall 15 feet onto the concrete below. On the way back however, I didnt quite get my feet over the rail. My feet actually acted more like a hinge on and ice chest, swinging my face and torso towards the ground a good 4 feet away. My left shoulder was the first thing to hit the ground, followed by my face, and lastly, my hands. I was laying face down on the ground, and I started laughing. It was hilarious. It was a kind of "what the f*ck was I thinking?" feeling. I probably was on the floor for a good 2 minutes just laughing at myself and my stupidity. Afterwards, I didnt have any feeling in my right arm for a good half and hour.

[roopert]

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I hated this movie. I watched it and didn't laugh once. However, there could have been a chance I would have laughed if I didn't already have all the remotely funny quotes memorized thanks to the kids at my school.

[banditcom]

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Actually, a lot of the times I laughed during the movie, was because Napoleon and Pedro reminded me of my friends and I. I guess I do enjoy lauhging at awkward kids since I enjoy laughing at my friends and myself.

Exactly, jewpin gets it. Hell, maybe the writers wrote it based on themselves or friends. One of my friends is similar to Napoleon in regards to physical looks. He also has a social phobia. Both my best friend and I said to each other "Dan is like Napoleon." Guess what? Dan enjoyed the movie.

I don't think it's a question of morals, but whether or not a person can laugh at themselves for the stupid things and weird quirks we all do and have.