Hmmm, I need to see it again. I want to see it again. My friends all seemed to really connect with it, I didn't. I felt there was something that I missed, or perhaps it was missing something. Of course, at the time, I was incredibly excited about it; it was among a host of films last year that were highly anticipated.handsome rakshas said:By the way has anyone seen Darjeeling Limited? I was going to watch that later and wanted to know if it was cool or not. I'm not expecting another masterpiece like Life Aquatic but I'll give it a shot.
I'd seen the short film Hotel Chevalier a month or two before I saw the movie and that only made me more anticipatory. The short film (which can be found online and at iTunes) I thought was the best thing that this Anderson had done. I loved Life Aquatic to my bones, but Darjeeling left me cold, and that made me sad.
But recently I've felt a strong need to see it again. Perhaps this time I'll be more receptive to it than before.
I don't really know what else to say about it right now that wouldn't possibly ruin some aspect of it for you. The short film should play before the movie on DVD (as it did in theaters), so maybe you should wait to see it with the film, instead of as a separate entity (though they do certainly feel like it).
I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts.