Garden State

Jearlpam0925

This movie's overrated. Good but not great. Solid soundtrack though.

mdigenakis

Very good movie. It surprised me.

AnarionKing

I like it a lot. I can relate to the apathy felt by many of the characters in the movie.

Kilgore_Trout

garden state is some of the most pretentious, hipster bullshit ever... that scrubs dude is the worst... scrubs is the worst... natalie portman is hot

Jearlpam0925

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

garden state is some of the most pretentious, hipster bullshit ever... that scrubs dude is the worst... scrubs is the worst... natalie portman is hot

I love this.

intodeep

dcfaithful wrote:

intodeep wrote:

I like it a good bit too. Now i don't think it is like "best movie ever" but that is just me. I think it is a fun little movie i enjoyed a lot.

Plus natalie portman is really attractive in it and i kind of think she is hot :oops:

Is that the Star Wars nerd in you speaking?

I do like Star Wars! :oops:

But i really did not fall for her until i saw Garden State.

musicismylife78

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

garden state is some of the most pretentious, hipster bullshit ever... that scrubs dude is the worst... scrubs is the worst... natalie portman is hot

yeah, I disagree. Zach is the epitome of hipster, but I dont think he really wanted to make a hipster movie. There is a difference. I think the movie honestly and bluntly deals with how he felt in his 20's. He soundtracked it with some up and coming bands and the movie and the soundtrack and the bands featured in it became really big hits. I can understand why movies like Transformers or Independence Day or whatever, are big hits, but its always nice to see a movie like this one, a low key movie, become what it is today. As I said, the movie struck a chord, with me, and with quite a few other people. This movie, literally is a movie representation of my life.

If this movie helped out others, like it did me, made others feel less alone, and turned people on to some of the best music of the decade, I really cant see a downside.

If you are looking for a movie with nude women, car chases, and gun battles, look elsewhere. if you want to see an intimate, honest and emotional look at what is now termed "the quarter life crisis", this movie is the thing to see. To be going through a quarter life crisis is embarassing in some manner, and I applaud Zach for portraying it honestly in the film, and for really putting a film face on the disorder.

My twenties have been the roughest years of my life. My life is a complete mess. One of the few comforts is this film, watching it when I feel upset or down, and knowing that others feel as I do, and that I am not the only person struggling to figure everything out.

If being a hipster, and a fan of this movie, means I feel the movie accurately captures how I feel, and my inner monologue, my inner thoughts, than count me a hipster

he still stands

I'm starting to hate the word "hipster." Drink PBR? - Hipster. Wear a belt buckle? - Hipster. Ride a fixed-gear bike? - Hipster. Listen to music few people have heard of? - Hipster. Smoke American Spirits or Parliaments? - Hipster. Shop at the farmer's market? - Hipster. Wear old clothes and not shave for a few days? - Hipster. Like the movie "Garden State"? - Hipster. I guess the only way to not be labeled a hipster is to watch Entertainment Tonight, wear a Polo shirt, and play fantasy football...

FearTheBeard

I have not seen this movie in a few years.... in the netflix queue!

Jearlpam0925

he still stands wrote:

I'm starting to hate the word "hipster." Drink PBR? - Hipster. Wear a belt buckle? - Hipster. Ride a fixed-gear bike? - Hipster. Listen to music few people have heard of? - Hipster. Smoke American Spirits or Parliaments? - Hipster. Shop at the farmer's market? - Hipster. Wear old clothes and not shave for a few days? - Hipster. Like the movie "Garden State"? - Hipster. I guess the only way to not be labeled a hipster is to watch Entertainment Tonight, wear a Polo shirt, and play fantasy football...

But that's a fucking hipster. I'll drink with 'em, but I sure as hell won't like it.

The paranoia in me says the rich people (hipsters are mostly the children of filthy rich people anyway, so I'm right there) pay these fucks to go into shitty neighborhoods to gentrify the area so the rich people can make boozles off of property down the road. I live in Philly - the east coast hipster capital of the US(Portland being the west coast twin) - and whole heartedly believe this.

Hipster.

mca47

I really enjoyed this movie too!

he still stands

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

But that's a fucking hipster. I'll drink with 'em, but I sure as hell won't like it.

The paranoia in me says the rich people (hipsters are mostly the children of filthy rich people anyway, so I'm right there) pay these fucks to go into shitty neighborhoods to gentrify the area so the rich people can make boozles off of property down the road. I live in Philly - the east coast hipster capital of the US(Portland being the west coast twin) - and whole heartedly believe this.

Hipster.

It bugs me that counter-culture is now viewed as a negative thing. 15 years ago (wow I am old) it was called "grunge," 25 years ago it was called "punk," 35 years ago it was called "hippy," 45 years ago it was called "beatnik." Now if you don't fall into the mainstream somehow you are a "hipster" which has the negative connotations that the previous labels didn't.

I hate PBR and don't ride a fixed-gear bike or wear a beltbuckle... but I do wear my plaid shirts from Goodwill and listen to obscure music (MATTOID RAHHH!) and get my food mainly from the local farmer's market. My neighbor says I'm a "hipster" because of this. But these things haven't changed as long as I can remember. I guess part of being a "hipster" is loathing labels.

And if I'm a hipster then because of your paranoia you are this:

decides2dream

he still stands wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

But that's a fucking hipster. I'll drink with 'em, but I sure as hell won't like it.

The paranoia in me says the rich people (hipsters are mostly the children of filthy rich people anyway, so I'm right there) pay these fucks to go into shitty neighborhoods to gentrify the area so the rich people can make boozles off of property down the road. I live in Philly - the east coast hipster capital of the US(Portland being the west coast twin) - and whole heartedly believe this.

Hipster.

It bugs me that counter-culture is now viewed as a negative thing. 15 years ago (wow I am old) it was called "grunge," 25 years ago it was called "punk," 35 years ago it was called "hippy," 45 years ago it was called "beatnik." Now if you don't fall into the mainstream somehow you are a "hipster" which has the negative connotations that the previous labels didn't.

I hate PBR and don't ride a fixed-gear bike or wear a beltbuckle... but I do wear my plaid shirts from Goodwill and listen to obscure music (MATTOID RAHHH!) and get my food mainly from the local farmer's market. My neighbor says I'm a "hipster" because of this. But these things haven't changed as long as I can remember. I guess part of being a "hipster" is loathing labels.

actually 'counter-culture' has always had negative connotations within the mainstream. every term you just listed, at the height of their respective hey-days.....was viewed as a negative by the mainstream....and obviously viewed positively by those who thought the same as the labeled group. anyhoo, labels are just that - labels. whether hippies, yuppies, hipsters, gen Xers, etc, etc. just sayin'.


i liked garden state, good flick. however, i do not see any revolutionary thinking/insight in it. at times it feels forced and overworked, but that perhaps is purposeful. i like zach braff, but i don't see him or his work as ground-breaking. at most, to me it speaks to our over-medicated society and apathy, but even that....this film isn't the first, nor going to be the last, to ever cover that. it's just the most current incarnation. solid little flick, enjoyed it, really great soundtrack.

South of Seattle

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

he still stands wrote:

I'm starting to hate the word "hipster." Drink PBR? - Hipster. Wear a belt buckle? - Hipster. Ride a fixed-gear bike? - Hipster. Listen to music few people have heard of? - Hipster. Smoke American Spirits or Parliaments? - Hipster. Shop at the farmer's market? - Hipster. Wear old clothes and not shave for a few days? - Hipster. Like the movie "Garden State"? - Hipster. I guess the only way to not be labeled a hipster is to watch Entertainment Tonight, wear a Polo shirt, and play fantasy football...

But that's a fucking hipster. I'll drink with 'em, but I sure as hell won't like it.

The paranoia in me says the rich people (hipsters are mostly the children of filthy rich people anyway, so I'm right there) pay these fucks to go into shitty neighborhoods to gentrify the area so the rich people can make boozles off of property down the road. I live in Philly - the east coast hipster capital of the US(Portland being the west coast twin) - and whole heartedly believe this.

Hipster.

You're right. We're your West Coast twin. We have the most Microbreweries of anywhere, yet we consume the most PBR of any city. Go Figure

Jearlpam0925

South of Seattle wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

he still stands wrote:

I'm starting to hate the word "hipster." Drink PBR? - Hipster. Wear a belt buckle? - Hipster. Ride a fixed-gear bike? - Hipster. Listen to music few people have heard of? - Hipster. Smoke American Spirits or Parliaments? - Hipster. Shop at the farmer's market? - Hipster. Wear old clothes and not shave for a few days? - Hipster. Like the movie "Garden State"? - Hipster. I guess the only way to not be labeled a hipster is to watch Entertainment Tonight, wear a Polo shirt, and play fantasy football...

But that's a fucking hipster. I'll drink with 'em, but I sure as hell won't like it.

The paranoia in me says the rich people (hipsters are mostly the children of filthy rich people anyway, so I'm right there) pay these fucks to go into shitty neighborhoods to gentrify the area so the rich people can make boozles off of property down the road. I live in Philly - the east coast hipster capital of the US(Portland being the west coast twin) - and whole heartedly believe this.

Hipster.

You're right. We're your West Coast twin. We have the most Microbreweries of anywhere, yet we consume the most PBR of any city. Go Figure

Ya see. I know what I'm talkin about. I'm "with it." What the kids call hip.

South of Seattle

I've got a PBR in the fridge right now. Maybe I'll order a taco from the Shins drummer at his food cart today.