What About Bob?

What About Bob?

Touchstone

May 17, 1991

Comedy
DVD
D+

It was hard to take the "Bob" character and I didn't find anything else funny, although I could see the Dreyfuss character working in another movie.  Frank Oz directed.

Rushmore

Rushmore

Touchstone etc.

October 9, 1998

Dramedy

DVD
D+

I could kind of see what they were going for, but I didn't find it either funny or insightful.  Also, Wes Anderson's style appeals to me less over time, and he directed this, as well as co-wrote it with Owen Wilson.

Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom

Focus Features

June 29, 2012

Historical Comedy?

DVD
C

I really liked this in the theater, but my interest in Wes Anderson quirkiness has definitely faded in the past decade.  Still, I do like the setting and the costumes, and scattered lines, in the first quarter hour.

The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited 
Fox Searchlight
October 26, 2007
Dramedy
DVD
C-

Although I generally like Wes Anderson movies, I had the feeling as soon as Bill Murray was left at the station that I wouldn't be following this journey to the end.  The sets are of course good, but I just didn't care about the tale of three American brothers on a train in India.

Caddyshack

Caddyshack
Warner Bros.
July 25, 1980
Sports Comedy
DVD
C

I thought Chevy Chase was kind of funny, but despite the cast and director (Ramis, who co-wrote), this didn't really grab me.