Seu Jorge

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Seu Jorge

First things first. Wes Anderson's last movie "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" was completely disappointing for me. After being completely transfixed by his first 3 films - Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, & The Royal Tennenbaums -- I truly believed Mr. Anderson could do no wrong. I went into Life Aquatic expecting continued greatness and even while I was watching it, I knew it was falling flat. Pretty much the only thing I found enjoyable about the film was Seu Jorge -- the acoustic guitar player who seemed to be in the background of every scene singing a Portuguese version of David Bowie songs.There's actually a CD of those recordings availalbe and I'm pretty hooked on it. I seem to be putting it on every Sunday morning while drinking coffee and reading the newspaper. It always puts a smile on my face and makes even the cloudiest of mornings a little brighter. Makes my two month old son smile, too.

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SatisfiedMind614 says The soundtrack is better than the flick, i concur. But I also think after seeing the movie a coupole of more times that even a supbar Wes Anderson movie is still more original and has more heart that about 95% of what gets made!

Permalink posted 10/05/2006
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etcvisitor says i have to say that i felt this same disappointment while watching rushmore and royal tennenbaums after really having liked bottle rocket. i did like life aquatic way more than the the other two. i do have to agree with the fact tha seu jorge really adds to the movie. if i had to pick one thing i would keep from that movie, it would be him... however, someone did once tell me that a lot of the lyrics are way wrong.

Permalink posted 10/05/2006
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Truth says What didn't you like about Rushmore? This is the first time I've heard someone echo disappointment from that film.

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mullytron says Aw, Life Aquatic is OK, just take it for what it is. Or maybe I just like the part where the killer whale is swimming upside down outside the porthole. Agreed, Seu Jorge, is the best part of the movie.

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SWozniak says Seu Jorge's 'Cru' is also amazing.

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vacasmagras says I love this cd. It is indeed perfect for a Sunday morning. If you can find it, I recommend an album called Tranquilo by Marcelinho da Lua. Tranquilo is a great album, a mix of electronica and reggae and samba. The best part of the album is a song with Seu Jorge on the vocals called 'Cotidiano' ('Daily', which is itself a Chico Buarque song.)

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Truth says a "mix of electronica and raggae and samba" -- sounds wonderful. I'll be checking that out. Thanks!

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vacasmagras says Hey, I've just discovered Tranquilo is great music to work to on a Thursday!

Permalink posted 10/05/2006