Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

gavin6942 Eagle vs Shark is the tale of two socially awkward misfits and the strange ways they try to find love; through revenge on high-school bullies, burgers, and video games.The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes was that while there were "frequent moments of wit and mordant humor, Eagle vs Shark needs more to distinguish itself from other precious, Napoleon Dynamite-ish comedies' moments." That is probably about right. I loved the awkwardness of both characters, I loved the idea of an animal party. I've given this a good rating mostly for its quirkiness, but I do have to concede that Taika Waititi had still not quite found his groove. If not for that "Conchord" star power, this might have gone completely unnoticed.

rkhen Eagle vs. Shark is an excellent example of a sort of comedy that New Zealand seems largely to have invented, best represented to the rest of the world by Flight of the Conchords. Essentially, you take characters who are perennial losers and make them play it so straight you can't help but love them. Someone here compared this movie to Napoleon Dynamite, and while it's not a perfect correlation, that's more or less it. (The characters in the Yank movie are more demonstrative and actively absurd, but the angle is the same.) This film in particular is deceptively simple, but viewers who watch closely will see quite a bit of depth. Characters who start out as painfully awkward or embarrassing slowly become endearing; their two-dimensional cartoon-character roles expand ever so subtly into three dimensions, and earn your respect and affection. You'll care about them in the end, perhaps somewhat against your will.It's also funny, in that way that suddenly and unexpectedly makes you laugh out loud, generally at some small turn of phrase or actor's expression. I don't know what all this says about New Zealanders, but as a Canadian, I'm picking up some commonalities. God save the Queen, you hosers.Good movie, eh? See it.

nick.johnson Both are unconventional love stories where two offbeat misfits meet at a costume party. In "Mozart and the Whale" we are told that both characters have Asperger's syndrome (a mild form of autism), but it wouldn't be surprising to learn that one or both of the leads in this movie have had a similar diagnosis.Both movies do a great job of showing realistic portrayals of people with less-than-perfect social skills without making fun of them. It's refreshing to see characters like these depicted not as stereotypes, but as real people worthy of being the center of the story.Having seen several episodes of "Flight of the Conchords" I was almost surprised that "Eagle vs. Shark" wasn't written by Jemaine Clement, as it has a similar quirky and subtle comedic style. This was actually co-written by the director (Taika Waititi) and the actress who played Lily (Loren Horsley).

emmiexpiggy no drama, no make up, no casino, no drug.. only a big fries stirred up the whole story.it would really be a refreshment after those movies that are all about showing off the luxurious life style, or the craziness in people's mind. it's pretty advanced.meanwhile, the reflection of the ideas or the subliminal thoughts in those ordinary people would make you giggle and say: human being's original instinct is like this. my conclusion, the society identifies the word "loser", sometimes it accidentally includes the group of people that are nice and understanding with a beautiful mind.(just cause they're easy to bully & take control of with worldly standard....pathetic on the society)key words: cool, the dangerous person, lily, horse, wow,