Isle of Dogs (2018)

[baumer]

Discuss

[filmlover]

It's fine, nothing more. Even though it has all the trademarks of a Wes Anderson film, I wouldn't call it one of his best. The stop-motion animation is astonishing, though. B

[La Binoche]

Mildly entertaining but forgettable.  B- becausse of the animation. 

[CoolioD1]

i would say it's his best looking movie w/ some great work from desplat but it's also boring and lame. the greta gerwig character is a pretty fatal misjudgement. 

[Ezen Baklattan]

I liked it, but it might be my least favorite Wes Anderson film. 

 

Its visually incredible, but it’s themes are laid out in such a direct, unambiguous manner that it lacks the more subtle - and rewarding - complexities that his previous films had in spades.

 

And for something more relatively earnest, it never feels as compelling as it should. The reveal about Spots and Chief doesn’t have as much weight as it should, and Kobayashi’s change of heart feels really forced. Also, I’m not sure about the cultural appropriation stuff, but the way it handles Japanese cutler feels pretty cringeworthy at times.

 

Its fun to watch, even if just for the visuals, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed.

 

B/B-

 

 

[ddddeeee]

I know everyone is reviewing their thoughts on this in wake of the cultural appropriate controversy (?), but, as messy as that is, this is really dull and wouldn't be worth defending anyway.

 

Great Desplat score though.

[Ezen Baklattan]

12 hours ago, ddddeeee said:

I know everyone is reviewing their thoughts on this in wake of the cultural appropriate controversy (?), but, as messy as that is, this is really dull and wouldn't be worth defending anyway.

 

Great Desplat score though.

I feel like part of the reason I talk about the Cultural stuff is that the movie felt pretty flat in a lot of its other aspects, and it’s one of the few things (good or bad) that legitimately stood out about it.

 

Its just kind of.....there.

[filmlover]

I liked this but it really hasn't stuck with me at all in the week since seeing it. Not gonna go down as one of Wes Anderson's finest moments imo.

[That One Girl]

I think it’s pretty hilarious how highly rated the film is yet pretty much everyone on the forum who’s seen this has just given it a collective shrug

[WrathOfHan]

I enjoyed this, but the story is too long-winded to make it a great film. At the same time, I wouldn't really change much about it, so Anderson did his job I suppose. I'm bound to buy the Criterion Blu in 2-3 years anyways  8.5/10 | B+

[Cmasterclay]

More like Pile of Crap am I right guys

[That One Girl]

Just now, Cmasterclay said:

More like Pile of Crap am I right guys

 

Isle Oathe Dogs

[BoxOfficeZ]

Visually great....but like everyone else said nothing seems to really stand out. I still kind of liked it, but after Anderson's others movies, kind of disappointed. Lacked depth. 

 

The human characters were all flat and uninteresting. I didn't think Anderson spent any time developing them. The dogs were okay but problem is the screentime shows tons of humans, so yeah this wasn't a great balance. 

 

B

[Fancyarcher]

I suppose I'm the only perso on here, who actually really enjoyed this film. Guess that makes me the "odd-man" out. Anyway, here's my review.

 

https://dailyuv.com/feed/953159?location=norwich-vt

[KeepItU25071906]

This was tipical Wes Anderson. And that's great.

 

B

 

BUT! Laika still the best (Kubo and Karoline - unattainable level for Wes)

 

 

Edited May 15, 2018 by KeepItU25071906

[Rorschach]

Isle of Dogs 

 

but this movie is just fine.

 

[Blankments]

Isle of Dogs is another fascinatingly intriguing Wes Anderson movie. This is full-blown Anderson at his finest, allowing his rich imagination to totally transport us to a new world. Fantastic Mr. Fox introduced to him the unending scope of animation, but Isle of Dogs takes it up a notch, telling a truly epic tale of man’s best friend, humanity, corrupt governments, and what it means to love in a truly cruel world. It’s a gorgeous film, with every frame packed with detail and some of the most smoothly animated stop-motion ever.

 

Anderson’s vision of a dystopian future is breathtaking, anchored by a great ensemble. Murray and Schreiber are easily the highlights of the cast, but none of it would matter without Cranston’s surprisingly soulful performance. It’s impossible to imagine anyone doing Chief’s complex character better; Cranston’s delivery of a monologue halfway through the film is breathtakingly well-performed for a celebrity voice-over. Desplat’s score is memorable as usual, and the whole film effortlessly moves along through its 100-minute runtime with excellent pacing and solid jokes.

 

Of course, there is one big problem with the film that most people have come to agree on: Greta Gerwig’s character is a total misfire. Not only does she represent the worst of the film’s cultural appropriation, being a white savior in a movie that otherwise smartly leaves the English to the dogs and a translator, but she’s utterly useless. Her subplot does not affect the main characters and is just unneeded exposition that makes the world of the film feel smaller than it needs to be. If there was a cut of this film with her scenes completely excised, this would easily be one of Anderson’s best.

 

As it is, Isle of Dogs a very enjoyable piece of actually sophisticated adult animation, telling a memorable, heartfelt story in the way only Wes Anderson could. It’s a shame it has that horrific subplot, but the whole of the film transcends that, avoiding the trash pile to become a very nice cinematic treat well worth fetching tickets for. A-

[IndustriousAngel]

7/10, B+ - nice and quirky but that's about it

[dxmatrixdt]

no idea what I just watched.  

it seemed really deep, the animation was at its best, and they did make a lot of pretty things with that animation.

Will need to catch this one again tomorrow before adding it to the rankings.

B-