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Trailer Tuesday: The Grand Budapest Hotel

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Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies, since I’ve always found them to be fascinating.

People either tend to love or hate Wes Anderson movies.  Even his detractors will probably admit a grudging respect for some of his earlier films (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, or The Royal Tenenbaums), but he lost some of his early followers as his films got more bizarre (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Darjeeling Limited).  But recently he has had a bit of a resurgence, and Moonrise Kingdom was considered by many to be his best film yet.  With all that in mind, I give you a trailer you’re likely either to love or hate.  Take a look at The Grand Budapest Hotel, and read on for my thoughts:

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Quote of the Day

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“Ah,” said Dumbledore gently, “yes.  Yes, I thought we might hit that little snag.”
“Snag?” said Fudge, his voice still vibrating with joy.  “I see no snag, Dumbledore!”

“Well,” said Dumbledore apologetically, “I’m afraid I do.”

“Oh really?”

“Well — it’s just that you seem to be laboring under the delusion that I am going to — what is the phrase?  ‘Come quietly.’  I am afraid that I am not going to come quietly at all, Cornelius.  I have absolutely no intention of being sent to Azkaban.  I could break out, of course — but what a waste of time, and frankly, I can think of a whole host of things I would rather be doing.”

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J.K. Rowling