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Tuesday, June 08, 2004Bill Murray vs. pirates
I was pretty eager to see Wes Anderson's next movie, The Life Aquatic. Then I read this. Now I'm hopping and down and wishing for a time machine that will transport me to December 1st 2004, the film's release date. In it, Bill Murray plays a pot-smoking host of a nature program. One day, a gigantic shark kills a member of his crew. He vows revenge, figuring that a pursuit of the shark will result in a career comeback.
The reviews at Ain't It Cool News aren't specific but at one point Murray fights pirates. Another scene offers an elaborate interior shot of his boat, sliced down the middle, to reveal multiple rooms filled with elaborate doo-dads. Claymation sea life is also somehow involved. Anderson knocked the cinematic ball out of the park with The Royal Tenenbaums, the only watchable film in existence staring Gweeneth Paltrow. Bill Murray vs. pirates? How can anyone go wrong with a premise like that?
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