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The Royal Tenenbaums The Rewatchables
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Picking Nits

The few objections concern Chas's tracksuits, Richie's suicide timing, Royal's moral turn, and whether the Raleigh St. Clair subplot is necessary.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:24:06Read transcript
  • Chas and his sons wearing tracksuits constantly is not explained within the film.
  • Anderson reportedly explained the tracksuits as clothes that keep Chas ready to move at any moment.
  • The funeral's black tracksuits make the unexplained wardrobe choice worthwhile as a visual joke.
  • Richie saying he will kill himself tomorrow and then acting immediately is questioned.
  • The offered explanation is that saying the intention aloud and recalling Margot makes the decision immediate while the razor is available.
  • The panel questions why Royal flips from bad to good without a more explicit transition.
  • The counterargument is that spending time with the family is itself enough to change Royal, without a scripted speech explaining it.
  • The film's dense visual detail never becomes excessive enough that either participant would remove an element.
  • Raleigh St. Clair and Dudley's subplot may be unnecessary to Margot's discovery, but it remains welcome as part of the film's larger tapestry.
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The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

The participants choose many exchanges, especially Richie's suicide-note exchange, Royal's graveyard lines, Eli's insecurity, the Custer premise, Chaz's rough-year confession, and Royal's gravestone.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:27:58Read transcript
  • Richie and Chaz's exchange about writing a suicide note after regaining consciousness is a favorite.
  • Royal asking whether anyone wants burgers in the cemetery is selected.
  • Royal telling the boys that their mother was terribly attractive is called the movie's second-biggest laugh.
  • The announcers' description of Richie's tennis collapse is selected.
  • Royal's funeral response, 'All right, Bomber,' is offered as a Best Quote candidate.
  • Eli regretting that he and Richie did not use drugs together earlier is selected for its absurd sadness.
  • Royal's claim that his closeness to death changed him, answered by Richie's reminder that he was never dying, is repeated as a favorite.
  • Eli asking whether a reviewer especially thinks he is not a genius is selected.
  • The premise of Eli's Custer book is the participant's all-time favorite quote from the movie.
  • Eli's drug-related dialogue, including Wildcat, is treated as endlessly quotable.
  • Royal describing Eli as an old grizzly bear is recalled in the final quote rundown.
  • Eli's opening narration about the frisklating dusk light is recalled in the final quote rundown.
  • Royal's line about dog blood on his face is named during the Best Quote discussion.
  • Royal's gravestone claim that he died rescuing his family from a destroyed sinking battleship supplies the final laugh and captures the character.
  • Chaz's admission that he has had a rough year is singled out for emotional force.
  • Dusty's fake-doctor instruction to push fluids and continue stomach-cancer medication is chosen for pure comedy.
  • Danny Glover's Henry asking, 'Is that a tick-tac?', is recalled as a Best Quote candidate.
The Royal Tenenbaums The Rewatchables
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Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

A ten-episode Netflix version is rejected, though one participant would accept a six-hour HBO version.

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  • A ten-episode Netflix adaptation is rejected.
  • One participant says he would accept a six-hour HBO version.
  • The other participant wrote that the adaptation question should be burned to the ground.
  • Both ultimately oppose remaking a film they consider seamless and perfect.
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Probably Unanswerable Questions

The central question is how the Tenenbaums continue funding their lifestyle.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:32:59Read transcript
  • The participants ask how the family funds its lifestyle after its members fall on hard times.
  • Royal's earlier litigation income and outright ownership of the house are proposed as partial answers.
  • Chas and Richie are proposed as the family members most likely supplying continuing funds.
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Who Won the Movie?

Gene Hackman receives two winner responses and Luke Wilson receives one.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:34:20Read transcript
  • The first participant jokingly says the audience wins before choosing Gene Hackman.
  • The second participant chooses Luke Wilson and calls him the film's beating heart.
  • The third response chooses Gene Hackman for a master performance appreciated even more after his retirement.
  • The closing Hackman case weighs the romantic image of retirement against his later Welcome to Mooseport role and naval-thriller writing.
  • The final tribute says Hackman's performance in this movie will endure.
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Mr. Holland's Opus The Rewatchables
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What’s Aged the Best?

Dreyfuss’s restrained crying, multi-decade structure, young Howard and teaching/performance details.

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Approx. transcript time · 00:22:25Read transcript
  • Dreyfuss trying-not-to-cry face perhaps best ever,lip bite/head drop repeated and conducting finale succeeds.
  • Young Terrence Howard likability,charisma,handsomeness raises career do-over and Will Smith-scale potential wish; off-set issues acknowledged.
  • Multi-decade aging,being pushed to care,rock-and-roll alarm,Howard funeral callback,Rowena coaching and credible conducting admired.
  • Cole sign for asshole enjoyed.
  • Title joked as ready porn title;Mr Hollands O Face proposed with speculation whether parody exists,not confirmed.
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Apex Mountain

Second-career Dreyfuss, Jay Thomas, restrained crying and Stockman solo career; teacher-film and song-use alternatives differ.

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  • Jay Thomas clear apex following Murphy Brown/Love and War television run.
  • Overall Dreyfuss no,but second career this over Stakeout/What About Bob agreed;100million success and star showcase.
  • Kelly uncertain against long-running TV show observed yesterday;Jay Thomas yes.
  • High-school teacher movies:Stand and Deliver favored over this;Dangerous Minds,187,Lean on Me candidates;Hoosiers/Coach Carter coaches excluded from narrow comparison.
  • Trying-not-to-cry face clear peak.
  • Someone to Watch Over Me song use finalist vs same-name Barringer/Rogers film, latter preferred due repeated/pivotal use;film praised despite rough last15minutes.
  • Others no,Portland floated without settled answer.
  • Sean Stockman solo career apex Visions of a Sunset;one of four best voices,possible solo breakout if huge hit,expected Wanié solo instead.
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Most Rewatchable Scene

Ending and Beautiful Boy are distinct final preferences; other emotional teaching and family scenes admired despite flaws.

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Approx. transcript time · 00:34:36Read transcript
  • First strong scene about35minutes in:clarinet student breakthrough after desire to be good at something;music heart/fun beyond notes.
  • Coach chastises teacher for not teaching willing Lou Roy,followed by enjoyable but implausible rhythm montage.
  • Parade/kitchen discovery of Cole deafness,denial and Beethoven classroom reflection;Dreyfuss best acting to one speaker.
  • Headly I want to talk to my son kitchen scene excellent,perhaps unbeatable.
  • Principal retirement/favorite teacher and subsequent70s montage work;first not-crying face.
  • Rowena singing Someone to Watch Over Me after emotional coaching and wife realization well executed despite creepy plot;live voice essential.
  • Adult-looking24-year-old actress makes character age easier to forget;Rowena represents lost ambitions/former self,minor plot tweaks could avoid inappropriate romance.
  • Age-of-consent Google inquiry mentioned with surveillance joke;not legal verification.
  • Historical consent age16 is claimed as imagined defense,unverified and does not remove discomfort;Beautiful Boy works partly because Dreyfuss voice imperfect.
  • Named-for-song personal connection makes Beautiful Boy overwhelming;asserted post-Lennon-death release leads timing uncertainty.
  • Layoff talk with coach about expendability after30years relatable and effective.
  • Ending auditorium crowd/governor/opus succeeds;one ending preference vs Beautiful Boy preference.
Mr. Holland's Opus The Rewatchables
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Picking Nits

Song-release timing questioned; Rowena attraction and the concealed, flawless final performance challenge plausibility.

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Approx. transcript time · 00:44:56Read transcript
  • Could Holland know Beautiful Boy in time? asserted1981release after Lennon death raises uncertainty,not independently verified.
  • Rowena apparently favors50yearold teacher over quarterback;others note such situations happened in their schools.
  • Final surprise500people invisible to Holland/empty parking lot implausible despite favorite-scene status.
  • Governor not-rich/not-famous speech unexpectedly mean.
  • Unrehearsed long-lapsed highschool musicians/instruments hidden yet flawless unseen score,odds1000to1 or higher.
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What’s Aged the Worst?

Length, student-romance plot, marital behavior, dismissive treatment of deaf son and Dreyfuss’s later career.

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Approx. transcript time · 00:49:13Read transcript
  • 143minutes too long;117–118minutes ideal.
  • Bus station plot:parents absent,midnight Portland–New York trip,leave before graduation and uncomfortable prolonged side-mouth kiss;teacher-support rewrite proposed.
  • Naming composition Rowena and lying Greek goddess then inviting wife to program implausibly careless potential adulterer behavior.
  • All-black cast remote-button fantasy,Danny Glover/Angela Bassett confrontation;era marital power imbalance considered but personal flaws emphasized.
  • Anti-sign-language stance and dismissing deaf son understanding Lennon death brutal.
  • Dreyfuss post-opus career decline despite age49 and nomination;W and Krippendorfs Tribe exceptions discussed.
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