The Grand Budapest Hotel | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Commentary

[@CineBingeReact]

What kind of cologne or perfume do you use?

[@alexandersparf]

Taiga Super Special.

[@VilleHalonen]

Three different ones (CK One, Dior Homme Intense, Bois de Vétiver by Karl Lagerfeld), depending on the time of the year or the mood. I'm poor as dirt but I have expensive tastes. Lots of folks are sensitive to smells, though, so I go easy with them.

[@BrahmaDBA]

I use Acqua di Gio as something I use at night and Dunhill Blue for work. My friends told me that the first one makes me smell like a rich sugar daddy lol.

[@Im_The_Dude]

L’air De Panache

[@bighuge1060]

I still have a bottle of cologne and aftershave gifted to me in the late 70s or early 80s called Carington; something that may or not be associated with the television show Dynasty. I've used the cologne perhaps four times. I'm not a big fan of drawing bees.

[@daytrippera]

This movie is pure perfection, the dialogue, cinematography, color gradings, soundtrack, acting, casting. Is just sublime.

[@angelagraves865]

💯 I agree with you. I love everything about this movie, especially the balalaika orchestra that hardly any reactors mention. So beautiful.

[@TheDylls]

I can't even tell which Wes Anderson movie you're talking about here! That's how much I love him!

[@alseenei8072]

19:25 I love you brought this up. The entire movie is drenched in sadness and misery, but painted with such beautiful pastel scenery, colorful characters, and whimsical writing you hardly notice a rather grim story.

[@goblintwo]

This is one of the best things about Wes' movies. His movies often have an underlying very human sadness/melancholy, amongst the colorful world

[@samfisher6606]

I just heard someone describe this movie as the perfect realization of the saying "life's moments are comedic but life as a whole is tragic."

[@rafitegas9715]

might i suggest something similar in the format of a series coming from the UK by the year 2013 entitled "Utopia". Such vivid visual incorporated with brooding theme and comical lines is a very well crafted coalescence in cinema. Some would say that if Wes Anderson were to direct a dystopian, this show would be it.

[@guts5398]

@@rafitegas9715 sounds good will check out

[@laveyanist]

I recently watched a video that dives into Wes' storytelling philosophy and it basically boils down to just that. Sad characters in a whimsical, colorful world. It's a fun juxtaposition that they bring together

[@ThatNordicGuy]

Fun fact: The Society of the Crossed Keys is based on the Society of the Golden Keys, a real-life society of high-end concierges from all over the world who share trade secrets and can call upon each other for services regarding their guests, especially in terms of the likes and preferences of high-status clientele.

[@darinfoat8410]

Willem DaFoe has played some very sympathetic characters in his career (although he is a great villain). He played the heroic Sergeant Elias in Platoon, a kindly motel manager in The Florida Project, and Vincent Van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate. And he was nominated for Academy Awards for all three of those performances.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

He was cool in Clear and present danger. Good movie imo

[@iftyz263]

Also don't forget his role in The English Patient - a movie also starring Ralph Fiennes, for which he was nominated for an oscar for best actor!

[@YourXavier]

And a small role as the father in "What Happened to Monday". Definitely recommended.

[@Madbandit77]

​@@CyberBeep_kenshiI liked him in that and "Born On The Fourth Of July" with Tom Cruise.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

@@Madbandit77 almost forgot, he was nice in john wick and american psycho too.

[@Cadinho93]

That ending gets me every time. The shot of Zero and the interviewer, alone in that huge ballroom, as he says "and so I got it all." He achieved everything Gustave ever dreamt of, but it cost him everyone he loved. Also, I would love for you guys to watch more Wes Anderson films, they are all fantastic.

[@daveemerson6549]

Agatha's relationship with Herr Mendel may have been some sort of reference to the old practice (especially in Europe) of children who were being apprenticed to a trade sometimes living with their new employers. It was way more common the farther back in European history you go, but Germany especially still has a tradition of travelling apprentices.

[@Yora21]

Extremely niche, though. It did make sense, though. You didn't have trains and busses to get to work, and commuting between work and home would often not be possible as an apprentice, and for young farm kids, renting accommodations in the city would be unaffordable. But since a master likely would have an apprentice or two at any time, and also be pretty well off, house and board would be part of the apprenticeship contract. And since apprentices might be just be 12 or 14 years old, the masters would also be their legal guardians to some extend. The actors are of course well older than that for this movie.

[@NathanJasper]

Absolutely love this movie. This and Moonrise Kingdom are two of my favorite WES films

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Much of the time, it feels like any Wes Anderson movie I’m watching is my favorite Wes Anderson movie🤣

[@fakecubed]

Moonrise Kingdom is my favorite, but The Grand Budapest is his best film. I just enjoy it slightly less. I also adore The Life Aquatic and The Royal Tenenbaums. Rushmore and Bottle Rocket are also quite good. The French Dispatch and The Darjeeling Limited are at the bottom of the list. I guess the stop motion films are somewhere in the middle, I dunno, I've seen them I've just never been that interested in watching them again.

[@Tensen01]

This, absolutely.

[@JakeRaven1970]

Those are the only two Wes Anderson films I like. I just don't care about the characters in his other works. But Grand Budapest is an absolute masterpiece

[@daviderlick9933]

My two favorites as well. Cant wait for Asteroid City in June.

[@TropicalHat420]

Every Wes Anderson film holds a different place in my heart, but I'm a sucker for stop motion so I gotta say Fantastic Mr. Fox.

[@keeperofthecheese]

Every performance in this film was absolutely perfect, but FIENNES was incredible. This film deserved it's Oscars.

[@ToastyZach]

27:44 Fun Fact: Wes couldn't decide whether or not the hoods should be up. Initially, he wanted them down and had all the extras shave their heads. Then they did a second take with hoods up and it turned out better. So everyone shaved their heads for no reason lmao.

[@JohnWilliams-et3hh]

I think this is my favourite Ralph Fiennes role, which is amazing to say considering how much quality there is in his filmography. Such an underrated comic actor.

[@chrisS19019]

This and Schindler are my two faves I think

[@tylerfoster6267]

A little piece of trivia for George: the second member of The Society of the Crossed Keys after Bill Murray is played by Wally Wolodarsky, who wrote for "The Simpsons" during the first four seasons. I think this is Anderson's masterpiece -- the visuals, the performances, the comic timing -- but another very good one that you could do that also features something you asked for, Willem Dafoe in one of his least-villainous roles, would be The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. I will also echo everyone who said Royal Tenenbaums, and add Fantastic Mr. Fox, and his first two films Bottle Rocket and Rushmore, which I think would be interesting for you in how they have the qualities of his future films but also illustrate how his style has evolved and become more distinct over the years. Of course, I am also hoping you return to the Coen Brothers as well, if we're talking diving into directors' filmographies. In particular, The Hudsucker Proxy is one of their most underappreciated comedies, and I think anyone who has seen both might understand why I think it shares some qualities in common with The Grand Budapest Hotel even though the two movies are very different. They are both visually stunning movies with all-encompassing art direction and production design, a similar breakneck pace to the dialogue, and feature note-perfect performances from the entire cast.

[@tylerfoster6267]

Also, I like how the other Ralph Fiennes movie Simone is talking about is also about people who work in a hotel.

[@fakecubed]

This is his best film, objectively speaking, but not my favorite of his. It's up there, but there's others I like more.

[@jenniferdesouza5082]

Dafoe is absolute perfection in the life aquatic

[@jerbil9353]

Everything this man said. I agree.

[@angelagraves865]

I'm hoping they'll react to Burn After Reading from the Coen Bros.

[@jksgameshelf3378]

I've taken to calling Wes "the whimsical Stanley Kubrick" due to both of their styles of frame composition and how Wes' films seem to be opposite sides of the emotional spectrum. While I think this film is tied with "Fantastic Mr. Fox" as my favorite Wes film, I also love "Moonrise Kingdom" and the underrated "Isle of Dogs", his other stop-motion wonder (such a great voice cast in that one, too). With Simone's love of animals, she would love that one. AND we get TWO new films from Wes this year! "Asteroid City" which has a crazy amazing cast including many of Wes' regular ensemble, and "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" based on a Roald Dahl book and stars Ralph Fiennes and Benedict Cumberbatch!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I just saw the trailer for Asteroid City a couple days ago. Can’t wait! As far as Wes Anderson favorites, I’d agree with Fantastic Mr Fox. Such a brilliant film.

[@MariusWales]

Glad I'm not the only one who constantly sees that. He himself has said Stanley Kubrick was one of his main influences.

[@tigqc]

I find him much closer to Scorsese as he himself has mentioned.

[@lightawake]

I can't agree enough - I saw the stylistic and comic similarities when i saw dr strangelove - another fantastic film that i would love to see a reaction by these two. Grand budapest is wes anderson's best in my opinion, but my vote for second place goes to his short film ' hotel chevalier'. It's beautiful. Also great is asteroid city, fantastic mr fox, isle of dogs and the french dispatch - the last pushing the bounds and being extremely stylistic.

[@MariusWales]

My family and I can't get enough of this film. We watch it every holiday season.😊 Also, Defoe played a good guy in Steve Zissou, another Anderson film.

[@treetopjones737]

Most people know it as the Life Aquatic.

[@sevatar5762]

This film absolutely embodies the schopenhauer quote “The life of every individual, viewed as a whole and in general, and when only its most significant features are emphasized, is really a tragedy; but gone through in detail it has the character of a comedy.” The film is a heavily stylised comedy and you can’t help but laugh at all the clever humour all the way through. But taking a step back the entire story is incredibly sad.

[@dww2002]

Really good quote. Though I personally think it's possible to zoom back yet another level and it becomes comedy again

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Love Ralph Fiennes! You have to check him out in The Menu. This movie was so deserving of all the nominations and wins at the Oscars. Willem Dafoe played a good guy in Mississippi burning along side Gene Hackman in 1988. The movie is loosely based on the disappearance of 3 civil rights workers as they go and investigate as FBI agents. Excellent movie - Frances McDormand is also in it.

[@jimgore1278]

"Mississippi Burning" is amazing. Gene Hackman is so badass in it.

[@gregall2178]

I wonder if George would recognize Deputy Pell 😀

[@mojoshivers]

My favorite Wes Anderson films are The Royal Tenenbaums and Moonrise Kingdom. Those I had the best time seeing and rewatching. But all of his films are good to excellent.

[@surlycanadian]

Did you notice Royal Tenenbaum was staying at the Grand Budapest Hotel at the beginning of the movie? He’s standing on an exterior balcony smoking while Jude Law is describing the hotel and it’s guests. Always loved that Easter egg given Royal’s penchant for living in hotels.

[@mojoshivers]

@@surlycanadian I did. That is a cool cameo. It would’ve been neat if Anderson had had the foresight to do a brief scene at the Hotel in The Royal Tenenbaums.

[@NathanJasper]

Togo was one of Willem's good-guy roles as well as What Happened to Monday. The Boondock Saints is also an interesting role for him

[@willheil7591]

And then there was, you know, Jesus in the passion of the Christ

[@willheil7591]

Also the Florida Project

[@rhinoburger]

@@willheil7591 it was the last temptation of Christ not the passion of Christ.

[@SeanvanderM]

And Platoon!

[@simonclifton7541]

I was going to say how come no-one’s mentioned Elias from Platoon?

[@Tomp4ul]

I absolutely adore this film and how Wes uses composition; Fantastic Mr Fox is one of my favourites for the same reason.

[@michaelbryan1882]

Simone and George are the perfect reactors for this film. Btw, Willem Dafoe was a "good guy" in Platoon.

[@mrkelso]

I should think playing Jesus in "The Last Temptation of Christ" must be counted as a "good guy" role also.

[@kyrosv1289]

I would also consider good Willem Dafoe's character in the Australian film: The Hunter (2011). An underrated film!

[@NeilLewis77]

"has he ever played a normal good man?" The movie "the constant Gardner" is a great little thriller/drama. Ralph plays a good man, normal, romantic. No big make up or crazy hair. Just quality acting.

[@tsubakesanjuro2134]

"Fantastic Mr. Fox" may be my favorite W.A. film. Beyond the story and voice acting, the technical skill in creating that film is most impressive. On that note, "Isle of Dogs" is a fun watch too!

[@gryndyl]

Wes's straight-on shots are to help sell the feeling that you're watching a play on a stage in front of you.

[@SiqueScarface]

To me, the movie had a very surreal atmosphere, because I actually know many of the places the movie was shot. The elevator at the beginning of the movie for instance is the Bad Schandau Elevator, the place Agatha and Zero marry is the Bastei rock formation about 20 miles away from the Bad Schandau Elevator, and the Grand Budapest Hotel itself is the Art Nouveau shopping mall in Görlitz, another 50 miles from the Bad Schandau Elevator, where also some of the back alley shots are done. Other back alley shots were done in Dresden, the town I was born. Checkpoint 19 is Burg Kriebstein, also not far away. To me, the whole movie plays in Eastern Saxony, where I grew up.

[@MrTyler918273]

My favorite Wes Anderson film is still The Life Aquatic. I love Bill Murray and his acting in it is perfect; its more of a dramatic role and the subtlety with which he plays it somehow makes it very real even though its in this whimsical Wes Anderson universe.

[@iKvetch558]

I think my favorite Wes Anderson will always be The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, but I really like all of his movies a lot, and this one is definitely one of his best. Really glad to see Simone & George's reaction.💯👍

[@rabid_si]

Be still, Cody!

[@fakecubed]

He always had the quirky storytelling, but I usually enjoyed his films more when the cinematography was just a little more raw. If the story is good enough I can overlook his obsessive compulsions in how each frame is shot, so some of his later films are still really good. Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest, for example. But The French Dispatch has such a weak story that the OCD cinematography doesn't save it. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, the stories are so good.

[@iKvetch558]

@@fakecubedI concur that his earlier work has better writing than the later ones...as a general rule. And Rushmore and Tenenbaums are probably my 2nd and third after Life Aquatic, as well.👍

[@waRr3nxx]

This is my favorite Wes Anderson movie. I love everything about it.

[@JoJoAllen217]

This is one of the last movies I watched with my mom before she regrettably passed away; she loved it! It's probably my favorite Wes Anderson and a "comfort blanket" movie for me! Love y'alls reaction!

[@Qualimar]

One of my favourite films! So beautiful and sweet and funny and sad. The last lines and the transition from the young writer to his older self with his grandson to the young woman reading the story always make me tear up. How can such a hilarious film hit me in the feels like that? 😪

[@shainewhite2781]

Nominated for 9 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Original Score.

[@xPersonguyyx]

This movie is an absolute masterpiece and also possibly one of the funniest films I've ever seen. 💚

[@tkopp10976]

You missed an opportunity for a joke there... Voldemort doesn't swear... he curses.

[@rx303303]

Ralph Fiennes is one of the best actors in Hollywood. He usually plays in comedies, so Coriolanus (2011) where he plays stern Roman general is quite interesting to watch. His best comedy I've seen is not a movie, but a play - Bernard Shaw's "Man and Superman".

[@melanie62954]

Does he usually do comedies? Maybe in the last 10 years or so. I've always considered him a dramatic actor (one of the reasons he's so delightful in Grand Budapest) - Wuthering Heights, Schindler's List, The English Patient, The End of the Affair, The Duchess, The Reader, Red Dragon, The Constant Gardener...I haven't seen all of these films, but they're all heavy dramas and thrillers.

[@Madbandit77]

​@@melanie62954 Fiennes has done dramas, but when he does comedies like "Budapest" and "Hail Caesar", he's surprisingly brilliant.

[@PilsnerGrip]

Willem Dafoe played a very good man in one of my all time favorite indie films The Florida Project by Sean Baker and he was brilliant in it! As usual. I would very much recommend all of Sean Baker's films, he uses a lot of first-time "actors", basically just people he meets on the street, but professional actors too.

[@kyrosv1289]

I would also consider good Willem Dafoe's character in the Australian film: The Hunter (2011). An underrated film!

[@adamwarlock1]

I love that Popcorn In Bed was the first call for the Society Of Reactors. Oh and my favorite Wes Anderson is Life Aquatic.

[@aponte303]

15:25 William Dafoe played a nice grandfather in "what happened to monday". its a cool movie, very underrated

[@kyrosv1289]

I would also consider good Willem Dafoe's character in the Australian film: The Hunter (2011). An underrated film!

[@maxmccarty3131]

Willem Dafoe has played all sorts of roles! He was Jesus in Scorsese's Last Temptation of Christ, and also was a good dude in The Florida Project, Platoon, At Eternity's Gate, Light Sleeper, The Hunter, John Wick, and prob a ton of other things I'm forgetting right now.

[@weaponizedglitter69]

The Rat in Fantastic Mr Fox

[@kylelee3576]

Has Willem Dafoe ever played a good guy? Well, he played a good man in Oliver Stone’s Platoon and then played some dude named Jesus in Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ, both of which y’all should react to.

[@kyrosv1289]

I would also consider good Willem Dafoe's character in the Australian film: The Hunter (2011). An underrated film!

[@mcpa2991]

A random thing I love about Wes Anderson films is that you can pause them just about anywhere and it would make a beautiful print

[@ellesinky8667]

My favourite Wes Anderson movie is "The Darjeeling Limited", with a close second for "The Royal Tenenbaum" and "Fantatstic Mr Fox". I love quirky stories!

[@Kashmir4455]

The Darjeeling Limited was my first Wes Anderson film and personally my favorite. Dealing with siblings, the film really struck close to home. The soundtrack also had a special comfy feel to it. I remembered I exposed some classmates of mine to Wes Anderson by playing Moonrise Kingdom while I was working at a college library. They got hooked lmao.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

This is the most Wes Andersoney movie of all Wes Anderson movies. The symmetrical shots, the color palette (even the snow is pink), the cartoonish action, the insane dialogue. Anderson really created a world in this movie. Everything is so stylized, yet it feels like a real place and time. George asked whether Willem Dafoe ever played a good guy. In The Florida Project he played the manager of a zero-star motel in Orlando, Florida. His character was a really good guy in that one, a working man in a job that would wear out most people. It's my favorite role of his. I'd love for you to react to the movie. You can see one of my favorite gags in The Grand Budapest Hotel at 28:18. The little shack that Willem Dafoe skis out of has a sign on it that says, "Ski Locker (Clerical Use Only)". I don't know why that strikes me as so funny. My other favorite Wes Anderson movie is Moonrise Kingdom. Isle of Dogs and The Royal Tenenbaums are also really good.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Wes Anderson's milieu of film making is unique and beautiful and hilarious. I love all his work.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

A truly beautiful movie that has so many layers that you gain better understanding each time you watch it. Kudos to you both for watching this one and sharing your reaction with us. I first watched this with my best friend (himself more leaning towards the William Defoe type) and we both loved the movie for different reasons. He loved each miniature character roles from the big name celebrities and I loved the composition of each shot and how it makes you look exactly where you expect the actor to pop in.

[@connerwood7969]

It's bewildering that Fiennes didn't get nominated for this movie. His timing is incredible.

[@Symo231]

Fun fact that seems to not be widely known, the society of the crossed keys is based entirely on the Les Clef d'Or, the Society of the Golden Keys, an international hotel Concierge organisation.

[@c.e.o.almeida]

“To be frank, I think his world had vanished long before he ever entered it. But I will say: He certainly sustained the illusion with a marvellous grace”. The character Zero, in this sentence, calrifies that Wes Anderson has based the film, and, more specifically, M. Gustave’s character in an Austrian writer named Stefan Zweig. Zweig was considered to be the “most translated writer of the world” during the 1920s and 1930s.. He used to travel the world frequently, giving lectures and was friends with some of the biggest intelectual figures of his time, such as Einstein and Freud. He was someone that had friends in all of europe and had a collection of people, making friendships and that kind of connections. He used to collect manuscripts, books and music sheets, he was always gathering things everywhere, from artist whom he admired. But, in the end, all of this, aswell as his work, was taken away from him due to the ascension of fascism and Nazism and, eventually, the war. That said, it is stated by Wes Anderson that M. Gustave is based on Zweig. In the movie, the concièrge tries to keep the hotel and the luxurious environment intact, in a kind of "perfection" that is already rare on the outside world, about to go into war aswell. Gustave is also a men from a refined world that is on the edge of disappearance. Sorry for the long comment. And great reaction, as always. Keep it up guys!

[@robwealer5416]

The source materials is from a prolific thinker and critic in the early 20 century, Stefan Zweig. In hindsight his writings and criticisms were the most accurate regarding the lead up to WW I, the Treaty of Versailles, the interwar period and the reasons for the 2nd world war. I think one of his themes was the conflict between the old world, it's cultural losses in the face of modernity and technology, the modern state. The old world is embodied in Fiennes' character. Zweig is a fascinating writer... you could spend a lifetime studying him... probably the best witness to that turbulent time.

[@chris...9497]

The squeezy-bulb perfume bottles are called 'atomizers'. Another worthwhile Wes Anderson film is "Isle of Dogs", which is stop-motion. Great film; title puns 'I love dogs'. Also, "Moonrise Kingdom" and "The Royal Tenenbaums". All three are great! Enjoyed your enjoyment. Even the dark humor (well; especially the dark humor).

[@zwerg4246]

Wes Anderson films are a category of cinema all on their own. I used to watch them with my best friend (she passed away a couple years ago) and his unique style always resonated with both of us on a very personal level. We adored every single meticulously crafted frame. The whip pans, the symmetry, the tracking shots, the color palates, and the carefully selected soundtracks (especially the Portuguese covers of David Bowie from Life Aquatic). I will always remember my friend when watching his movies and they will always hold a special place in my heart, and this one is probably my favorite of all of them. I would also recommend The Darjeeling Limited if you haven't seen it yet.

[@write2pras84]

I couldn’t believe what I was watching the first time I saw this film. What an absolute delight of a film!! Loves your reactions too!

[@roboticd]

Another director who is very stylized but less known than Anderson that I would recommend is Peter Greenaway. His very early and more recent work is super experimental, but his middle period I would put on par with Anderson. Drowning By Numbers and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover are both excellent movies with equally star studded casts.

[@noirangel6416]

Hope you guys get to do more Wes Andersson films. This one & Fantastic Mr. Fox are my favorites.❤️

[@ryansmith8102]

Definitely check out Moonrise Kingdom. It's a lot more accessible compared to Grand Budapest. Both are great films, but I think more will resonate with Moonrise Kingdom despite all the quirkiness. Great film.

[@AdeboFunkyVoodoo]

Wes (we're on a first name basis [in my head]) is a phenomenal story teller. The Roayal Tenenbaums The life aquatic with Steve Zissou Moonrise Kingdom Rushmore And Royal Budapest Are all amoungst my favourite movies. As a waterbaby myself, The life Aquatic is probably my favourite.

[@thejamppa]

I have been Ralph Fiennes´ fan ever since the English Patient (1996) which was first film I had seen him. His range is amazing.

[@janewatkins9801]

Thankyou so much for this review. I adore this movie. Everything about it is perfect, the script, the acting, the cinematography, the sets, the direction, everything. Many critics missed the depth of the movie. It was dismissed by them as silly. It breaks my heart they could not see the beauty of this movie. Though it is hilarious, beneath the wit the sadness at the loss of decency and humanity caused by the war is palpable. It's an antiwar movie and is one of my favourites. Though all of the actors are faultless, Ralph Fiennes performance is absolutely awesome. Wonderful stuff.

[@jlworrad]

What I love about this film is how it looks like a novel in your head when you read it. If that makes sense? We're inside the girl at the start's vision of the book. Maybe?

[@ahdvd]

George, if you want to see Ray Fiennes disappeared into a role see Strange Days, it’s a dark movie written by James Cameron and directed by Kathryn (hurt locker) Bigelow, also starring angela basset. It was a flop back in the 90’s when it was released and has become a huge cult movie, and Fiennes is like nothing he’s been in anything else, just completely disappears into a role of a down and out hustler caught up in a murder conspiracy. It’s a great movie and would be a great reaction movie

[@CineRam]

He's also pretty darn funny in it. "This tie doesn't go with blue!"

[@stefanreboy3427]

For good guy characters that Willem DaFoe has played were Tars Tarkis from John Carter and Vako from Aquaman. Ralph Finnes is an astonishing actor, plus he did play Hades in the 2010 version of Clash of the Titans and it's sequel, Wrath of the Titans.

[@martin43427]

Willem Defoe played a good guy in The Florida Project (2017). He plays a manager of a low rent hotel that’s next to Disneyland where he looks after the residents and the care-free kids of the complex and was nominated for an Oscar. Highly recommend it!

[@michaelstill5184]

My favourite Ralph Fiennes roles are this, In Bruges, and A Bigger Splash where he Dad-dances with Tilda Swinton.

[@MrDeadstu]

This film is perfect IMO, Wes Anderson's direction is a breath of fresh air, his style is so unique. "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" is another great Wes Anderson movie, Bill Murray is all you need to know.

[@pdraggy]

I love reactions cuz you folks always find things I had no idea about in movies I'd already seen. Like I saw this movie and I sat there quietly and came away with absolutely nothing at all :D I now have a greater appreciation for it. If anybody says 'reaction' youtubers are unnecessary, they absolutely are! So entertaining to watch movies with good reactors (reactionists??)

[@michaelaudreson7761]

I don't know if you noticed that Adrian Brody starts to wear his mother's red shoes after her death. I only spotted it on my 3rd view.

[@dansiegel995]

The best word I can think of in describing Wed Anderson films.....ADORABLE.

[@kyrosv1289]

Willem Dafoe stars in the Australian film: The Hunter (2011) He is a grey/good character! I would really recommend it as an underrated film! It is based on the novel: The Hunter (1999) by Julia Leigh. It was filmed entirely in Tasmania. It won Best Cinematography AACTA Award (i.e. The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards).

[@AdamFishkin]

15:20 To answer George's question: yes, Willem Dafoe has played nice people on screen before. My favorite role of his is a recent one, the motel superintendent in "The Florida Project" (2017) who tries and mostly fails to keep the motel from descending into free-for-all chaos. The rest of that film's cast are non-professional actors, but Dafoe mixes with them really well.

[@agenttheater5]

3:55 It's something Stefan Zweig did a lot in his novellas - the movie took inspiration from his writings as well as from 1930s comedy/slapstick movies and various other things. Stefan Zweig was an Austrian author from the 20s and 30s, most of what I've read of his work has been pretty sad but really really good. The most famous perhaps of his works is 'Letter From An Unknown Woman' (the author introduces us to a man who comes home after a night out, finds a letter written to him, the rest of the story is mostly a letter this woman has written to him telling him everything and then the last few bits is him faintly remember seeing her throughout the years) mostly because of the movie adaption of it (from 1948, starring Joan Fontaine). Another famous work of his is 'Beware of Pity' where this time I don't think we get anything from the person this story is being told to, just from the person telling the story, but I think some of this movie is supposed to come from 'The Post Office Girl' but I haven't read it yet. Zweig was Jewish but managed to get out of Austria in 1934 and settled down in Brazil, but was too disillusioned with the way the world was going during the war years and did a double suicide with his wife in 42 - left behind a very polite suicide note that I still say I can hear M. Gustave reciting.

[@tehdipstick]

Since you asked, another couple of Wes Anderson movies I'd recommend: 1. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. 2. The Fantastic Mr. Fox. 3. Isle of Dogs. There are more, of course, but these are just off the top of my head. They're all top notch, in much the same style and humor as The Grand Budapest Hotel.

[@harryfieldson]

Hearing Léa Seydoux speak fast french, even for a moment, makes her my biggest movie crush right next to Pirates Keira Knightley

[@metatoto]

I love this movie. Grand Budapest Hotel and Isle of Dogs are my favourite Wes Anderson movies.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Almost all Anderson movies are must-see, but his first one has a special place for me. "Bottle Rocket". Much simpler than his later movies, but it's basically the Wes Anderson version of a gangster movie. It's the reason the Wilson brothers are famous.

[@jollypatt]

This and Moonrise Kingdom are my favorite Wes Anderson films. Highly recommend watching that one as well! Fantastic Mr Fox and Isle of Dogs are also great stop motion films he made. All his movies have such a distinct style and color palette, and they are jam packed with big names, many of whom appear only breifly.

[@scramblesish]

Take your hands off my lobby boy - remains one of my favourite 😂movie quotes ever

[@walther007]

I saw this at the movies and this woman was laughing hysterically during the snow chase scene. I absolutely love this movie and bought a hard copy.

[@silentjay01]

"The Darjeeling Limited" is probably my favorite Wes Anderson movie. Is it his Best Film? Probably not, but when I saw it, I must have been at the right moment in life and/or state of mind because it really connected with me.

[@LMarti13]

"fun" fact: cats survive high falls by adjusting themselves into a tall/elongated position so there's actually a (not so) sweet spot of height where they tend to die, which is about 3-6 stories. Less and it's just not high enough and more and they have enough time to get into position.

[@PilsnerGrip]

Good eye on the Tilda Swinton George, the first time watching I was totally fooled, mad props for the makeup artist(s), probably the most insanely brilliant job I've ever seen in a movie.

[@jsharp3165]

Anderson's camera only moves in zooms and straight dollies in or out or sideways - alway perpendicular to or parallel to the action. Even his one-ers are done completely in right angles, which must be a bear to shoot. And all the whip pans are necessary to take you from one perpendicular shot to another. Symmetrical setups are perfect for that technique. It's all extremely distinctive.

[@robertzander9723]

I love that movie so much, I was so happy that I could watch it at cinema. The cast is amazing.

[@Jay-ln1co]

Friend lived on the 3rd floor and his cat would often fall from the balcony and be just fine.

[@christopherdeguilio6375]

Love all of Wes Anderson's films, but Life Aquatic remains my favorite. It's personally nostalgic for so many reasons... almost like the film was made just for me... It's like so much great music in that way.

[@janmocha9827]

The prisoner who died during the escape is played by Volker Michalowski, a relatively famous german stand up comedian.

[@MaikKellerhals]

Ah the best piece of art Wes Anderson ever did! I love this one. Usually his movies are too over the top weird for me, but for a strange reason here it fits perfectly

[@CapturingPhotons]

If you really want to see a great Willem Defoe role, watch The Boondock Saints. One of his most Iconic and unique roles ever.

[@martinbraun1211]

Happy "First Contact Day"! 🖖

[@sydhamelin1265]

Life Aquatic is probably my favorite. I saw this with my cousin a couple years before she died way too young, so it is very bittersweet for me.

[@beedubree2550]

George is literally the only person I've ever seen spot Tilda Swinton through that makeup on the first watch, and I include myself in that

[@zmarko]

The Royal Tenenbaums is my favorite Anderson film. Gene Hackman is amazing in it.

[@phookadude]

Grand Budapest as a movie is an oil painting and Moonrise Kingdom is a watercolor.

[@torontomame]

The artificiality of the look is not only beautiful and a hell of a lot of fun, but also perfectly suitable. Because the bulk of the movie is a story being told. Or a story within a story. Within another story? I lost track. 😄

[@heavycritic9554]

I'll just add my voice to the smallish choir talking about the movie "Strange Days". Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett. Also including Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Vincent D'Onofrio and William Fichtner. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, Detroit), produced by James Cameron. It's a sadly overlooked sci-fi story.

[@buckbuchanan4902]

The first thing I ever saw Willem Dafoe in was the 1984 movie Streets of Fire, which is one of the most underrated films ever. Right from the opening scene it's an absolute classic! You have to react to that one!

[@got2bjosh]

Top three Wes Anderson films: The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom.

[@PaulLoh]

Grand Budapest Hotel is my second favorite Wes Anderson film behind Moonrise Kingdom. His style is so distinctive and eccentric. I love it so much.

[@iKvetch558]

The first rule of CineBinge Secret Society is that you do not talk about CineBinge Secret Society... The second rule of CineBinge Secret Society is to always ignore when Simone & George talk about CineBinge Secret Society. 😜

[@fubarghost13akawoz44]

William Defo was a good guy in platoon 👌🏻 a must see film “also on that line of film” you should also react to the deer hunter both films have very very well known casts and are ultra classic’s 👌🏻

[@mpmlopes]

Good choice, Wes Anderson films are amazing, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou is great, but then again... so are all of his films. Willem Dafoe plays a good guy in Zissou, he's Zissou's number two, and he did an amazing job.