The Darjeeling Limited

[Brian in Mesa]

The Darjeeling Limited

Release Date: September 29, 2007 (NY; limited: Oct. 5)
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Wes Anderson
Screenwriter: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for language)
Website: The Darjeeling Limited

Starring: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston

Plot Summary: In director Wes Anderson's "The Darjeeling Limited," three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins. Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman star in this film about their adventure and their friendship.

 

[Mulli]

Very funny movie. Good performances by all of them. Highly recommend it.

 

[Pariah]

I was disappointed, but I think it's because my expectations were very, very high. I LOVE wes Anderson and was really looking forward to this one.

That said, it IS a good movie. It just doesn't have the pacing that Life Aquatic or Tanenbaums had, IMO.

Favorite line:
Indian on bus: "What are you doing in this part of the world?"

Owen Wilson: "Well, we were on a spiritual journey, but that didn't really pan out."

 

[Pariah]

I also thought the "luggage" metaphor was heavy handed.

 

[Louis]

Enjoyed the flick. Very funny. Not as good as Rushmore or Life Aqautic for me, but IMO better than Tannenbaums.

Rita was gorgeous.

The 3 stars had great chemistry throughout the film. Houston's role was pretty good, liked seeing the similarities twixt her and Owen's characters.

 

[Stout]

Ugh. Went for too low-key, and became far too low-key. I haven't seen Rushmore, but aside from that one, his movies have been a steady decline for me. The Royal Tennenbaums (sp?) absolutely and completely rocked. Had my friend and I rolling. Life Acquatic was much more 'meh', but with some really funny stuff. The Darjeeling Limited was so pointless that I turned it off, although that Indian girl that played Rita was smokin'. I really wanted to see this one to see if Life Aquatic was just a fluke, but I was really disappointed. Oh well. If he comes out with another, I'll be even less enthusiastic.

 

[Shane]

This movie completely sucked!

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Ugh. Went for too low-key, and became far too low-key. I haven't seen Rushmore, but aside from that one, his movies have been a steady decline for me. The Royal Tennenbaums (sp?) absolutely and completely rocked. Had my friend and I rolling. Life Acquatic was much more 'meh', but with some really funny stuff. The Darjeeling Limited was so pointless that I turned it off, although that Indian girl that played Rita was smokin'. I really wanted to see this one to see if Life Aquatic was just a fluke, but I was really disappointed. Oh well. If he comes out with another, I'll be even less enthusiastic.

you should really see rushmore.

 

[Stout]

you should really see rushmore.

I know, I've heard that many a time

 

[Stout]

Just got Rushmore from Netflix and checked it out. A really fun movie that reminded me of how good the Royal Tennenbaum's was a lot more than the Darjeeling Limited did. Darjeeling blew; Rushmore mildly rocked. Tennenbaum's really rocked. Life Aquatic kind of strummed.

 

[Joe L]

The movie was great but not as good as the Rushmore or the Tannenbaums. Never saw Life Aquatic though.... Now I am intrigued.

 

[Pariah]

Life Aquatic might be my favorite movie of all time.

 

[Stout]

Life Aquatic might be my favorite movie of all time.

Really? WOW!!! I thought it was all right, but not near the stature of Royal Tennenbaums even.

 

[Pariah]

If we all liked the same thing, wouldn't life be boring?

Yeah, I loved Life Aquatic. One of my favorites ... maybe THE favorite.

-Jason "Kingsley" Pariah

 

[Stout]

If we all liked the same thing, wouldn't life be boring?

Yeah, I loved Life Aquatic. One of my favorites ... maybe THE favorite.

-Jason "Kingsley" Pariah

Yeah, that's the truth, brother. Brandon Thomas "The Doubter" Stout

 

[Joe L]

Life Aquatic might be my favorite movie of all time.

...thats it, I'm sold on it. I will pick it up this weekend.

 

[Bada0Bing]

Just watched it. Definitely enjoyable to watch once. I don't think I'd ever watch it again though. I loved the dialog and chemistry between the 3 actors, very entertaining.

I've liked all of Anderson's movies, but Rushmore stands out as my favorite.

I liked the soundtrack. I got it from the library a few weeks ago and loaded it to my ipod. Great stuff.

 

[JerkFace]

Finally saw it, not as good as Tanenbaums but better than Life Aquatic.