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Peluca (2003)
How did Napolean Dymamite come from this?
I have seen Napolean Dynamite a good 6 times, and just finally saw "Peluca". Don't let the die-hards fool you - this thing is a mess. It shows promise and Hess is about as good as he is in "Dynamite", but the cinematography is awful, the "Gosh!" and "Idiot!"s are way overused.. I can't believe they got the green light to make a major motion picture based on this.
Again, that said, I love Napolean Dynamite, and am glad they re-cast the character of Pedro, among others. It just wouldn't have worked the way they originally set out.
It's on side 1 of the DVD if you want to check it out.
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Very funny film
I had the good fortune of catching a screening of this movie in DC last month, and I have only good things to report. Overall, the crowd was laughing throughout and applauded at the end. It's essentially a one-joke movie - that main character Napolean Dynamite is eccentric and so is his family - but there's enough skits strung together which get more and more out-there and keep laughing. The directors are clearly channeling Wes Anderson, but it's also got a down-home sort of feel as if the writers and directors are recalling their childhood or people they know, and not ripping off another writer/director. I don't predict box-office success for this one - it's more along the lines of a cult hit. But its certainly an original and entertaining movie.