Mr. Nobody Early Hype Thread (Sort of out now!)

**YellerDog** · 04 Feb 2009, 02:53 PM

Maybe you're just from Jersey. To everyone else, it is a mythical slum-state where you cannot pump your own gas and the drug dealers are charming pranksters.

**ssbomberman** · 04 Feb 2009, 02:55 PM

OED definition of pretentious: Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed; making an exaggerated outward display; ostentatious, showy.

Hit the nail on the head with Matrix. Love the film but it's just a well done Shaw Bros-esque film with well-hidden wirework. The plotline is ganked from every Japanese sci-fi since the 1970s...

Just because a film has artistic merit does not make it pretentious.. though it can be argued that many films that some consider high art are to others pretentious. I'm thinking of directors such as Wong Kar Wai... I love his stuff, but others may say there is no real depth there...

I'd say Dogma is pretentious, but not Clerks... especially not Clerks II.

I love French films, being a huge fan of the new wave... so I will check this out.

Too bad netflix has none of this director's films... so I'll have to find another way to hunt them down...

**Frogacuda** · 04 Feb 2009, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by ssbomberman

I love French films, being a huge fan of the new wave... so I will check this out.

It's Belgian, actually, but close enough.

Too bad netflix has none of this director's films... so I'll have to find another way to hunt them down...

Yeah, there are no Region 1 DVD releases for either of them. The UK release of Toto is regionless, though, which is an awesome trend I highly approve of.

I know people that have tracked it down other places though.

**Seik** · 04 Feb 2009, 05:16 PM

Hey Frog, thanks for putting this movie on my radar. Anxiously looking forward to it.

**Frogacuda** · 21 Jul 2009, 02:10 AM

Trailer up on the official site (videos section)
http://www.mrnobody-lefilm.com/main.html

Looks amazing.

**Advocate** · 21 Jul 2009, 02:17 AM

This definitely sounds pretentious.

And Clerks was awesome. Remember Frog is not actually from NJ. He's from Philly. Philadelphians are pretentious.

**Frogacuda** · 21 Jul 2009, 02:19 AM

Let's not turn this into a NJ slacker-cred argument. Watch the trailer, it looks great.

**Advocate** · 21 Jul 2009, 02:22 AM

okay watched it.

This looks pretentious.

**Frogacuda** · 21 Jul 2009, 02:23 AM

Then go watch GI Joe.

**Advocate** · 21 Jul 2009, 02:26 AM

I will. And I'll probably hate every minute of it.

Kinda like if I had to sit and watch this pretentious movie.

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