| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Criterion Collection | 
 enlarge | Director: Wes Anderson
Actors: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  330 reviews
Sales Rank: 3988
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), German (Original Language), Icelandic (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), Portuguese (Original Language), Tagalog (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 118
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DISD40464D
ISBN: 0788860291
UPC: 786936286892
EAN: 9780788860294
ASIN: B0007UC8Y4
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2004
Release Date: May 10, 2005
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Product Description
Internationally famous ocenaographer steve zissou & his crew set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious elusive - possibly nonexistent - jaguar shark that killed zissous partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 05/16/2006 Starring: Bill Murray Cate Blanchett
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In The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, director Wes Anderson takes his familiar stable of actors on a field trip to a fantasy aquarium, complete with stop-motion, candy-striped crabs and rainbow seahorses. And though Anderson does expand his horizons in terms of retro-special effects and a whimsical use of color, fans will otherwise find themselves in well-charted waters. As The Life Aquatic opens, Zissou (Bill Murray), a self-involved, Jacques Cousteau-like filmmaker, has just released a documentary depicting the death of his best friend Esteban, who was eaten by some sort of sea creature--possibly a jaguar shark. Zissou's troubles also include his waning popularity with the public, and a nemesis (Jeff Goldblum) who hogs up all the grant money. Hope arrives in the form of Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson), an amiable Kentuckian who may be Zissou's son. Despite his lack of enthusiasm for fatherhood, Zissou welcomes Ned--and Ned in turn saves Zissou's new documentary (in which he seeks revenge on the jaguar shark) in more ways than one.
One of Wes Anderson's greatest achievements as a director to date has been launching the autumnal melancholy phase of Bill Murray's career, starting with Rushmore in 1998, and Murray delivers a similarly comedic yet low-key performance here. Unfortunately, Zissou is one of the few characters in this ensemble to achieve multi-dimensionality. Even co-star Wilson doesn't get to develop Ned much beyond Noble Southerner, and he ends up seeming more like a prop for illustrating Zissou's emotional development rather than his own man. The Life Aquatic probably won't be remembered as a great film, but it is still one that no Anderson (or Murray) fan can afford to miss.--Leah Weathersby
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 Not one of Bill Murray's best November 18, 2008
Owen Wilson puts in the best turn in this. There are some funny scenes, but the dry humour doesn't always work that well and while Bill Murray is always good, this isn't him at his best, which is a shame.
Worth watching.
 I'll order you a red cap and a speedo November 9, 2008
I believe too many are quick to write off the film as bad or not as good as Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, etc. Part of the genius of this movie is Mr. Andersons contrast of childhood fantasies with adult realities. The whimsical story, ridiculous outfits, and a brief shot of, well what young boys think of serve to spark the inner "eleven and one half" year old within all of us. Yes this film is odd, and sometimes stupid but in the end i found myself moved by the sheer beauty and innocence of the film.
 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou September 18, 2008
My favorite of Wes Anderson's movies. I'm a huge James Bond fan, which helps to understand a lot of the humor in this movie. I also love David Bowie, so the portuguese takes on many of his classics were a pleasant surprise. Funny from beginning to end, with Jeff Goldblum turning in a brilliant performance.
 Slightly amusing, but sorry I bought it. September 13, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked the other Wes Anderson films that I have seen, so I bought this one. His other films are much better. We watched it, and now I'm giving my DVD of it to somebody who loves film, as a gift. I'd suggest renting it instead of buying it. It's only slightly interesting/amusing.
 Watching paint dry September 1, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This movie is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Its so bad I'd rather work at home on my own nickel than watch this complete waste of film. Save your money.
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