Apr 23 2009'Brothers Bloom' Intro is Year's Best Mash-Up
If Paul Thomas Anderson directed a Wes Anderson script, the seven minute opening to Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom would inevitably be the result. The Ricky Jay narration and frequent, dramatic camera push-ins of PTA have merged with the precocious, costumed children and slow-motion walking-to-music requirements of the Wes. When the two directors get to their daily afternoon Hulu watching session, they're going to spit take in each others faces at this:
In case the embed fails, here.
Reader Comments
1. ZomboKilla - April 23, 2009 1:07 PM
Hulu is a bitch let canadians watch
2. Tom Bombadil - April 23, 2009 2:25 PM
This is all Woody Allen with a little Scorsese at the end.
3. Huggy Bear - April 23, 2009 3:35 PM
I used to love Max Records - it was the only place you could find vintage Doors LPs in Kalamazoo...oh, the memories...
4. Mr Hyppo - April 23, 2009 3:48 PM
Sorry guys, beyond the Ricky J connection I don't see the PTA in this. PTA invented dramatic camera moves? Whah? Maybe it's time to re-watch a few movies made before 1992...
5. snott - April 23, 2009 5:20 PM
Yeah i agree, i freaking hate Hulu.com.
All the intresting videos are there, BUT I CANT SEE THEM :(
6. sully - April 23, 2009 5:40 PM
@1 and 5
Well USers can't watch Kenny vs. Spenny on Showcase.com, so big deal!
Also, do you think Bloom might be considered Confidence Man 2? Since he's the younger? Arrested Development reference?
7. sully - April 23, 2009 5:47 PM
@1 and 5
Well USers can't watch Kenny vs. Spenny on Showcase.com, so big deal!
Also, do you think Bloom might be considered Confidence Man 2? Since he's the younger? Arrested Development reference?
I didn't like that narration terribly much
8. Jeremy - April 23, 2009 7:55 PM
It sounds like the kids were instructed to imitate somebody else while trying to sound tough. They should just slap a sticker that says "If you like The Royal Tennenbaums or Napolean Dynamite, you'll love this!!"
9. GET IN LINE IM FIRST UH HUH - April 23, 2009 9:20 PM
BAD ASS. CANT WAIT TO SEE THIS. I MEAN LITERALLY CANT WAIT. FIND ME A GUN/.
10. justin - April 24, 2009 5:24 AM
haha totally agree with the 8th post. Luckily the actual movie has some real solid stars so I have a feeling it will all be good in the end. Just cut back a bit on the over-the-top child actors.
11. Brandon - April 24, 2009 10:04 AM
Kind of reminds me of Leverage, where the one chick can't act unless it's a con.