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♠ Final ♠
10/20/09

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I wonder what Uncle Rico would have been like in a SciFi version. If he would have been hustling Tin foil hats or just still been yelling get a job and wishing it was ten years ago. #napoleondynamite
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twophrasebark
10/20/09

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Napoleon Dynamite is reportedly one of a small number of movies almost impossible for Netflix to predict how you will rate.

I still haven't seen it but Netflix says I would give it a 3.8 #napoleondynamite
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bobert
10/20/09

@twophrasebark: Yeah, it's definitely hard to predict.

My great-niece and great-nephew came for a vacation and watched it several times in one week. The first time I watched it, I thought it was stupid and annoying. The second time I watched it, I thought it was great. The third time I watched it, I thought it was so brilliant, I wanted to buy a "Vote for Pedro" t-shirt. #napoleondynamite
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♠ Final ♠
10/20/09

@twophrasebark: My sister and I loved it when we saw it in the theatre. My wife took to it the second time around.

The funniest thing was when I was doing gang diversion. I was working at a half way house and the kids pissed me off so I said screw it we're watching one of my movies. A bunch of hard ass crips and Viet gang members all sat there slack jawed, the quietest I'd have ever seen any of them. They didn't laugh, they didn't clap, they just sat there and watched. At the end they didn't even want to do yard time every single one of them wanted to watch it again. #napoleondynamite
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twophrasebark
10/21/09

@♠ Final ♠: I'm going to have to watch it...
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psychiccheese
10/21/09

@bobert: I'm completely the opposite. I loved it the first time I saw it, but it's rewatch value is close to zero. Every time I rewatch it, it seems to be worse than the last time, and a little part inside of me dies. #napoleondynamite
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franklinshepard
10/20/09

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So...what did you think about Gentlemen Broncos? #napoleondynamite
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Smeagol92055
10/20/09

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Back when Napoleon Dynamite first came out, my roommate and I went and watched it in the theater every Friday night. One night, after seeing it for about the tenth time or so, on the walk back to our car, we tossed about ideas for a sequel, wherein Napoleon either goes to college, or joins the Army, or starts his own business, or becomes a movie star, or pimps himself out as a personal bodyguard. It was at that point that we realized that it wasn't the story that was important with Napoleon Dynamite, but the character. Put him in ANY situation and he'd bring the funny.

But yeah, the movie was pretty much lightning in a bottle. I don't know if it could ever be replicated.
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Chip Overclock
10/20/09

@Smeagol92055: The script doesn't matter as long as there's another awesome dance sequence at the end. #napoleondynamite
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EugeniaBSG
10/20/09

@Smeagol92055: The movie Napoleon Dynamite also leverages the, uh, rather unique culture where it was filmed. There are a number of "inside jokes" that most people will miss. #napoleondynamite
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Smeagol92055
10/20/09

@EugeniaBSG: Inside jokes? What inside jokes are you referring to? #napoleondynamite
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Kishi
10/20/09

@Smeagol92055: I never understood the movie until I moved to a town about twenty miles from where it was filmed. Then I realized it wasn't so much a comedy as a real life portrayal.

I'm only sorta kidding. #napoleondynamite
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Presidentpez
10/20/09

@Kishi: I saw ND in college with a friend who was from Idaho and she burst into tears about half way through because it reminded her so much of her hometown. They were NOT homesick tears. #napoleondynamite
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sonicsurge
10/20/09

@Presidentpez: They were horrible self-realization tears? ._. #napoleondynamite
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Presidentpez
10/20/09

@sonicsurge: She hated where she came from. It was kind of a scary experience, I mean, everyone was laughing then she started crying. #napoleondynamite
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aubreyf
10/20/09

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"We don't need the story."

That seems like a really odd thing for a writer to say.
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Plague
10/20/09

@aubreyf: if you saw the movie, you'd realize that this is exactly the case. #napoleondynamite
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aubreyf
10/20/09

@Plague: I did and I agree. But I still think it's a queer thing for a writer to say and unfortunately it seems like a lot of writers are saying it.
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J_Frank_Parnell
10/20/09

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LOLWUT? #napoleondynamite
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