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22 Jul 2005, 4:29 am

did anyone see this film the other day? It had a lot of very aspie-ish characters.



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22 Jul 2005, 10:22 am

Hmmm. Should it really be painted with that brush? Maybe!


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22 Jul 2005, 11:21 am

I really love the film, but who did you think was aspie-ish exactly? A lot of the characters were a little disconnected in a way I could relate to, but I don't know about them being aspies.

Garden State is another movie where the main character's disconnection reminded me of myself, did that movie seem like an asperger's movie to you?



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22 Jul 2005, 12:43 pm

Hmm, I will have to watch that film (garden state). I thought the Dudly character and Ben Stillers family seemed aspie-ish, although I may be being too rash with my "diagnosis".



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22 Jul 2005, 8:14 pm

I had thought that the way Ben Stiller's character treated his kids reminded me of my dad a little bit, hehe



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26 Mar 2007, 12:50 am

AbominableSnoCone wrote:
I really love the film, but who did you think was aspie-ish exactly? A lot of the characters were a little disconnected in a way I could relate to, but I don't know about them being aspies.

Garden State is another movie where the main character's disconnection reminded me of myself, did that movie seem like an asperger's movie to you?


I really loved and related to the main character in Garden State. We've gone through some of the same experiences and it was neat to see it acted out elsewhere.


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26 Mar 2007, 7:08 am

I love this movie.

It is awesome. !

My fav part is when the priest falls down the stairs. that movie is worth it just for those 3 seconds.



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26 Mar 2007, 9:10 am

Royal Tenebaums is one of them movies which in general, is very highly regarded by most critcs who know what they are talking about.
I can appreciate the cinematogrophy and of course the cast is superb. But i just find it boring to the point of unwatchable. I really should like it, but have tried twice and given upon it.
I have similar opinions of his other film 'The Aquatic Life...'.
Bill Murray is one of my favourites, but again i find this film is so boring.
'Rushmore' was okay, better than the above two.

I like Garden State, but it did not occur to me that any character had AS.
Natalie Portman played her usual hammy annoying self.



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26 Mar 2007, 11:50 am

Kosmonaut wrote:
Royal Tenebaums is one of them movies which in general, is very highly regarded by most critcs who know what they are talking about.
I can appreciate the cinematogrophy and of course the cast is superb. But i just find it boring to the point of unwatchable. I really should like it, but have tried twice and given upon it.
I have similar opinions of his other film 'The Aquatic Life...'.
Bill Murray is one of my favourites, but again i find this film is so boring.
'Rushmore' was okay, better than the above two.

I like Garden State, but it did not occur to me that any character had AS.
Natalie Portman played her usual hammy annoying self.


I didn't think anyone in Garden State had AS either, but when I mentioned relating to him I meant more his experiences. Specifically taking medicine all of this life and then just -stopping-. I could relate to how that felt.


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26 Mar 2007, 3:44 pm

For a while , I had a red polyester track suit inspired by the one that Ben Stiller's characterhad ! !! !! !! !!