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Swiss Army Man - the movie that's "Tearing Sundance Apart"

Posted on 1/25/16 at 1:28 pm
Posted by Fenwick86
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 1:28 pm
Indiewire link

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Stop me if you've heard this one before: So there's this guy (Paul Dano) who is stranded on a deserted island and is about to kill himself...he discovers a corpse (Daniel Radcliffe) washed ashore that emits explosive farts


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"Swiss Army Man" has been called the worst movie in Sundance history, and a bizarre delight.


Some reviews from RT:

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The CITIZEN KANE of fart joke movies


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This movie wears its weirdness as a badge of honor - as well it should.


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This particular weirdness tumbles into juvenile relationship riffs and goofy setpieces, leaving any real grasp of ideas out of reach, as if it is jetting away on a fart-driven corpse


I'm intrigued.
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 1:29 pm
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 1:32 pm to
Read about this the other. Its like this movie was made specifically for me. This is now my most anticipated movie of the year.
Posted by Hoodoo Man
Sunshine Pumping most days.
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 1:32 pm to
Posted by kballa6
Houston
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 1:47 pm to
Is this the one that had half the theater walk out on during the screening?
Posted by Fenwick86
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 1:52 pm to
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If Gondry directed a castaway version of Weekend at Bernie's it might come close to the strangely confounding SWISS ARMY MAN.


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Its like this movie was made specifically for me. This is now my most anticipated movie of the year


Yea I can't wait to check it out. Apparently alot of people walked out of a packed screening. Probably right after a corpse farted.
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 1:55 pm
Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 1:55 pm to
This is almost just like a screenplay I wrote where Dano goes to a desert island and kills himself.
Posted by Hoodoo Man
Sunshine Pumping most days.
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:38 pm to
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This is almost just like a screenplay I wrote where Dano goes to a desert island and kills himself.

You made the classic rookie mistake of forgetting to include the explosive fart macguffin.
Posted by Fenwick86
Member since May 2007
3521 posts
Posted on 1/25/16 at 5:35 pm to
Just saw this 5 minute video of an interview with the cast and directors where they discuss the polarizing reviews. They're excited about the reaction it's getting.

LINK
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39211 posts
Posted on 1/25/16 at 5:51 pm to
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While using a corpse as a fart-powered jet ski may seem to be in poor taste, it is the first of many instances we see of the film’s title playing out on the screen. This corpse is quite literally a swiss army knife, capable of providing water like a pump, creating sparks by snapping fingers, launching projectiles from his mouth with ballistic force, and using his penis as a sort of weird mystical compass.


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“My character, Hank, rides Daniel Radcliffe‘s corpse like a human jet ski via his farts through the water,” he added. “And to me, I thought it was brilliant. I was like, ‘I want to be the person riding that. I don’t want anybody else riding the farts.'”


I need to see this right now
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67116 posts
Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:00 pm to
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While using a corpse as a fart-powered jet ski may seem to be in poor taste, it is the first of many instances we see of the film’s title playing out on the screen. This corpse is quite literally a swiss army knife, capable of providing water like a pump, creating sparks by snapping fingers, launching projectiles from his mouth with ballistic force, and using his penis as a sort of weird mystical compass.


That is a hysterical premise.
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 6:04 pm to
When can we see it!?!
Posted by sportsaddit68
Hammond
Member since Sep 2008
5848 posts
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:44 am to
This sounds awesome.. I would let will smith win.. Well nominated for an Oscar to see this right now.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83585 posts
Posted on 1/26/16 at 7:25 am to
quote:

While using a corpse as a fart-powered jet ski may seem to be in poor taste, it is the first of many instances we see of the film’s title playing out on the screen. This corpse is quite literally a swiss army knife, capable of providing water like a pump, creating sparks by snapping fingers, launching projectiles from his mouth with ballistic force, and using his penis as a sort of weird mystical compass.


Posted by jackwoods4
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Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:18 am to
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:40 am to
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Apparently alot of people walked out of a packed screening. Probably right after a corpse farted.


I can't imagine this going over so poorly in such a bastion of pretentiousness.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51297 posts
Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:47 am to
lmao, wtf did I just watch?
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:49 am to
I was half-expecting to read that it was an elaborate April Fools joke.
Posted by Hoodoo Man
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Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:53 am to
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The trailer has dropped.



So, is he dead or not?!
Or is he a zombie?
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
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Posted on 4/4/16 at 10:57 am to
I don't normally do drugs, but I'm getting high before watching this movie.
Posted by Josh Fenderman
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Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 4/4/16 at 11:31 am to
That looks amazing
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