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                             The Royal Tenenbaums

Spring [1] and I decided to see The Royal Tenenbaums [2] tonight. What an odd
film. I had a hard time figuring out when exactly the film was supposed to
take place—it seemed that the entire span of 17 years took place in the 70s,
with only a few nodding glances towards the 80s (Ben Stiller's [3] Nike sweat
suits, or “Rock the Casbar” by the Clash in another scene).

The movie centered around Royal Tanenbaum and his attempts go get back into
the life of his estranged family (they put the fun in disfunctional). His
kids were child prodigies who as adults have problems coping with life and
head back to their parents' home.

We found it entertaining, although I have to wonder how the film was being
marketed since during the movie, we saw several people get up and leave the
theater; about half remained for the entire film. Granted, the theater wasn't
that packed to begin with, but still …

[1] http://www.springdew.com/
[2] http://us.imdb.com/Title?0265666
[3] http://us.imdb.com/Name?Stiller,+Ben

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