Life On The Ocean Wave - Various Artists

A Life on the Ocean Wave

Advantages: An work of unusual genius
Disadvantages: Or a pretentious mess (depending on your point of view)

I?m sure you?re all familiar with legendary Oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray). His adventures to far flung corners of the world and the very depths of the sea have thrilled and delighted us for over thirty years. What you may not be aware of is just how personal Zissou?s latest mission is. Whilst making his latest documentary Zissou?s best friend Esteban du Plantier (Seymour Cassel) was savagely killed by the mythological Jaguar Shark, a harrowing scene captured in part one of Zissou?s film. At a recent Q&A session following a showing of the unfinished film, Steve vowed to hunt down Esetban?s killer and destroy him, the scientific purpose of this mission? Revenge? Further adding to the buzz surrounding this project are the recent revelations about Zissou?s personal life which have been splashed across the gutter press ...

Zoe 28.02.2005 (01.03.2005) · Read full review
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A Life Under the Ocean Wave

Advantages: Fantastic script, performances and general hilarity
Disadvantages: There aren't more films like this

Steve Zissou is an apathetic adventurer, mediocre marine biologist and fading nature documentary filmmaker. When his best friend is eaten by a mythical jaguar shark, Steve sets out to get funding to hunt it down and kill it. Things are complicated when a Kentucky air pilot called Ned turns up claiming to be Steve?s son and a British journalist wants to write an article on Team Zissou. How will Zissou and his cohorts cope with mid-life crisis, professional jealousy, Filipino pirates and the hunt to find a creature that may not even exist? ?The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou? is not an easy film to quantify; though it is funny, every laugh is tempered with sadness. Much of it is shot in the style of a mockumentary, but it doesn?t deride its subjects and isn?t self-referential enough to qualify as a member of this category. It features ...

afy9mab 23.03.2005 · Read full review
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The Soundtrack to Sam Tyler's Life?

Advantages: Some great, memorable songs from the 1970's
Disadvantages: A lot of rubbish along the way

lead to more speculation than ever after its so-called conclusion back in April 2007. That being said, I was one of the fans that didn't immediately grab my purse and pop on down to my nearest HMV to get a copy of the official soundtrack. Why? Because I just didn't think it was worth it; I'd already seen the track listing, filled with some decent, well known ditties and some forgettable pieces that I think even the own artists would have forgotten making! But in February, after a rather obsessive Life on Mars viewing spree, I did find myself in HMV, reaching for the money in my bag and buying a copy. Thankfully, I didn't find myself paying the original price for this but instead opted for the stores two CD's for £10 offer, which I felt was an acceptable price for the CD in every way possible. TRACKLISTING As I've mentioned ...

MizzMolko 09.04.2008 · Read full review
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