Last night, I got to watch a sneak preview of the new Wes Anderson movie, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, starring Bill Murray. Now, I've never been a huge Wes Anderson fan, but I wasn't going to turn down a chance to watch a movie that looked this funny. Security was tight as they examined all cell phones to make sure they weren't camera phones and those that were had to be checked in, along with cameras. Since my phone is a camera phone and I had a camera, they had to be checked. Despite sitting in the very last row of the mezzanine in a huge theater, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I think this is my favorite Wes Anderson movie, but like I said, I'm not a huge fan or anything.

I thought Willem Dafoe's character was the best. There's nothing quite like a cool, quiet, reliable engineer who is also oversensitive. Slap an accent on him and call him Klaus and it's damn near perfect. Also awesome was Pelé, the team's safety expert and the team of interns. My one disappointment was Owen Wilson who, while funny, wasn't great or anything.

The film also featured a great soundtrack, sang at times by Pelé, but mostly because of the Steve Zissou theme song. Very addictive. You can either go to the website and listen to it in the background or put this on repeat.

As a bonus, if you go to the website, you might catch a brief glimpse of nudity. In the Team Zissou menu under Team, you can see Ann-Marie topless briefly before her name covers her chest. Or you can just squint your eyes at this. Thanks to Neil for grabbing that and the addictive song.

Watch the trailer, which starts with one of the best scenes of the movie. Steve Zissou explains their helmets with the bunny ears and dances. Awesome.

Related, Karen Wilson's interview with Wes Anderson, which I linked over in the Little Read Links.

Posted by tien mao in Movies at 7:52 AM