January 26, 2005
Fun Trivia
How many DVD's of the move Napoleon Dynamite would you have to eat to equal the vitamin E in one bowl of Total cereal?
Six.
Firster. and N.D. was a geek's geek of a film. The Black chick was hot!!!
I freakin' hated that movie with an unholy passion. The worst film ever made, IMHO.
It is awful. However there are nifty catch phrases.
A FRICKIN 12 GAUGE, WHAT DO YOU THINK
Tina, ya fat lard, come get some dinner!
That movie was hilarious. One of my all time favorites.
We rented it and I laughed my axx off. Daughter#1 and I then re-watched it with the directors comments and laughed all over again.
Is that the one with that dude in it? And that girl? And that thing happens?
i would like to apologize for all of mormonism and utah and idaho together for that travesty of a movie. you have no idea the torture it is being in the mouth of the beast where all mormon college students have had their entire dialogue ability limited to assinine quotes from that film. if i hear the words "pedro offers you his protection" or "I caught you a delicious bass" or "num-chuck skills" one more time i may just go on a rampage.
Apologetically yours
Adam
I tried watching ND last night, I only got 30 minutes in and had to stop it. It's really bad.
I also did the same thing to Anchorman 30 minutes prior to ND. Man, it was the start of an evening of really bad movies. I'm glad I borrowed 'em and didn't rent 'em.
But then I tuned into House MD and was finally satisfied with something playing on my television.
Adam,
No need to apologize for us Mormons -- although we seem to like the film, I don't recall Mormons ever being mentioned in it. In my few months in Idaho, though, I've found the film looks like a fairly accurate depiction of life here. Plus, all Mormons DO have terrific nun-chuck "skillz".
you can ask me what N.D is about and I cant tell you, but I can tell you one thing its one of the funniest movies of all time.
so to everyone who has something bad to say about N.D
well...
"Your mom goes to college"
Napoleon Dynamite ROCKS !
.. and you dont even have to be stoned to think its funny..
It has strength of a grizzly, the reflexes of a puma, and the wisdom of a man.
And you guys that didnt like it..
Knock it off and just make yourself a dang quesa-dilluh!
I loved the movie, but it's definitely not for everyone. I can imagine that if I had to put up with people quoting the same lines everywhere I went I would not be so fond of the movie, but as it stands I thought it was great.
I haven't seen ND, but I agree with Chris D: people quoting the same movie and/or TV show lines all the stinkin' time gets old really fast.
I mean, I thought Monty Python and the Holy Grail was funny, but I've had to take action on numerous occasions against people who talk about "African vs European swallows", what floats besides wood, saying "NEE!", and a host of other things that get less funny every time I hear them.
rented it, loved it, bought it. my teenage kids and i have watched it many times. anybody notice that the "flippin features" are different on each side (wide screen vs full screen) of the dvd?
My whole family has seen it and quotes it quite a bit. But sooner or later they'll like something else and quote that instead. The Holy Grail is timeless though-I still hear that one quoted. It doesn't annoy me though, probably because I'm an introvert and avoid people. ;-)
I haven't seen ND myself, so I can't weigh in on the movie otherwise.
Hilarious. I love the way your mind works, Frank J.
I liked the movie well enough, but it's clearly the type of film you have to be in the mood for. I do heartily disagree with fatty & skinny's (siskel & ebert & the thin one died & was replalced) claim that the only reason a person could like the film is because they feel as if they are a better person than the characters in it.
Yea Right! Who's the one who knows illegal ninja moves from the government!
I've seen ND twice and squirmed in my seat both times wishing it would end. I laughed once per viewing. However, the catch phrases are terrific. The humor comes from taking ND quotes out of context and applying them to everyday life. They fit EVERYWHERE.
I liked ND a lot probably because that was me in 5th grade. Except I look nothing like him.
I haven't watched it, but from the commercials(which are pretrty much always the funniest parts), it's right up there on my "Worst Movies of All Time" list. And I like quirky humor.
I agree with Jenno. I think the reason people DON'T like it, is because they consider themselves above it all. I know only a handful of people who disliked the movie, and they're all very snotty people. They had no interest in seeing a parody of how people live in rural Idaho. I LOVE the movie, and not at all because I think I'm somehow better than the characters. Everyone has some Napoleon in them, to the extent that everyone is awkward and silly sometimes. It's a very..real film. In the sense that it's not real. But it's real. It's hard to explain.
"What are you doing today Napoleon?"
"Whatever I feel like I wanna do, GOSH"
haha, good times.
I also enjoyed it immensely, but that's probably because people I know could have been in it - but not me, I'm not a geek ;)
"Can you bring me my chapstick? My lips hurt. IDIOT!"
I love Napoleon Dynamite! Any man who can tame a honeymoon horse for his brother and La Fawndah is alright in my book! "Lucky!"
Adam from Utah,
You think you have it bad? Try having Jon Heder as your brother in law... Yeah, I keep my mouth shut about it because I don't like talking about it. I couldn't even go to the mall with Jon over Christmans because people would crowd around him and act like morons. We had to leave before we could get something to eat. Bastards!
-Brian from Utah
Brian, You might think you have it bad, but what about his twin??? Now stop complaining!
jonag,
I was talking about myself in reference to Adam. He and I happen to be friends in real life. There's always someone who has it worse. And yes, being as he's part of my family, I am well aware of his twin.
Bryan,
Well as long as your being so testy about it: You spelled Christmas wrong. :P
Stumble It!
