what is your favorite wes anderson flick

wasn't expecting robots to take the number one spot. don't even think it's a wes anderson film

I love how my ranking is almost completely different yet I agreed with pretty much everything he said

Darjeeling Limited needs some more love, such a cozy and simple little movie and it’s up there as one of my favourite movies Wes has done.

The Life Aquatic gets a bad rap. It’s a true cult classic. The Royal Tenenbaums and Grand Budapest Hotel are modern classics. Looking forward to seeing The French Dispatch this weekend.

“These rankings often leave people offended” Oh Karsten it’s okay I won’t be offended ~Moonrise Kingdom ranks last~ *ACTUALLY*

I think the reason a lot of people, particularly me, love Moonrise Kingdom so much is because of that child nostalgia it gives. I was twelve when I first saw this (and the first artsy film I ever watched as well) so a lot of love I have for it comes from that nostalgia and appreciation for something I had never experienced before, as well as the ability to really understand and empathize with the characters. I agree that there are better Wes Anderson films but my love for it kind of outshines all the others

I had no clue that life aquatic and Darjeeling limited were some of Wes Andersons least popular films, they're my favorite of his films and are two of my fave movies in general.

The Grand Budapest Hotel was one of the last movies I watched with my mom before she passed. She loved it! It's one of my comfort blanket moves. Great video!

My man has been doing the "young child falls in love with older women" thing since Rushmore, Isle of Dogs is another example in a kinda weird pattern. i think it ties in with the whole precious young child thing, and doomed love (also fuck yeah French Dispatch rules)

Moonrise Kingdom will always be one of my favourites as someone who has actually had a summer camp relationship as a young kid. I actually did the whole fake getting married thing and would run off to where the counsellors couldn’t see us for fun too. This movie weirdly perfectly captures the weird and somewhat awkward energy of that time so every time I watch it I get reminded of it and find it really funny

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MASTERMIND TO GET RANKED

I love isle of dogs. My dog from 11 years passed away the same day this film came out. I went to see it and bawled the whole time. I have such an attachment to it for that reason

My favorite is dead last Karsten I'm upset how could you do this?

This is what I love about Wes Anderson..ask 10 different people their rankings and they will all look different. Its cool that there isn't a huge consesus..it shows that all his films speak to different people

I just love how Wes Anderson uses space, he somehow manages to makes space seems spacious and cramped at the same time

Can't believe you put Moonrise Kingdom at 10. Dude, I think the story is amazing with Wes talking about young love, losing child ignorance, and how the children are terrified to become their parents. So I don't know how you could put this at the bottom.

Mr. Fox will always be one of my favourite films as well. it's funny, sweet, poignant and I never get tired of watching it. each time I return to it I find myself empathizing or identifying more with a certain character depending on where I'm at in my life and I think that's beautiful:)

"I love you, but you don't know what you're talking about"

The French Dispatch was so damn good. I certainly felt overwhelmed by the end but it was a cinematic experience like I've never had and I can't wait to get it on blu-ray and watch it over and over again.

I haven’t even watched the video yet and I already know that number 1 is fantastic mr fox

The Darjeeling Limited gets me every time. Something about the emotional journey of that movie and the chemistry between the main trio as their relationships unravel and mend back and forth just hits home in a weird way. Its problems are many, don't get me wrong, but it's still one of my favorite films of all time.

I went into Life Aquatic knowing it's cult status but left feeling a little disappointed. Went into Darjeeling expecting nothing and loved it too bits. Mad how a director infamous for making the same type of movie over and over can have each one feel so genuinely unique. Show me a single frame from each of his movies and each one will fill me with a different emotion.

This is a list I actually pretty much agree on. Rushmore is my favorite Wes Anderson film and I've probably watched it at least 6 times now.

I honestly just love every one of his films. They’re all just so damn charming.

Could not disagree more on "Moonrise Kingdom." Incredibly vibrant visuals, melodrama from the 50s ala Douglas Sirk, and just a gorgeous soundtrack by Alexandre Desplat.

The Darjeeling Limited and the Life Aquatic are two of my favourite movies. I was never aware they were so unpopular.

It's my birthday tomorrow, and this is a godsend, thanks Karst!

Moonrise Kingdom is such an underrated Wes Anderson movie, i know it gets a bad wrap compared to his other flicks but i still loved it!

I love your videos and this ranking!! Here's mine because no one asked: 1. Budapest 2. Darjeeling 3. French 4. Fox 5. Dogs 6. Moonrise 7. Aquatic 8. Rushmore 9. Royal 10. Bottle Rocket

i literally watched Fantastic Mr. Fox last night, and it just keeps getting better

Great timing, I saw French Dispatch last night! 10. Darjeeling Limited (only one I find okay) 9. Bottle Rocket 8. Rushmore 7. Life Aquatic 6. Isle of Dogs 5. Royal Tenenbaums 4. Moonrise Kingdom 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox 2. French Dispatch (yeah, it's still fresh in my mind, but I had a great time with it) 1. Grand Budapest Hotel

The life aquatic has been one of my favourite movies for a very long time. The interplay between tragedy and comedy/beauty is a delight.

Isle Of Dogs was my first Anderson movie since Mr. Fox (which I’ve watched since I was a toddler and love like no other). I understand the criticisms but I can’t bring myself to dislike it. Something about the stop-motion that just gets to me idk

Just been to the Wes Anderson’s French dispatch exhibition in London. It’s incredible the amount of work and artistry that went into this film. It’s that skill full and jaw dropping that if you at least enjoyed the stories or characters in the slightest, it’s enough for it to be considered great.

I feel like The French Dispatch, much like The Life Aquatic, will become a cult classic over time. It's simply not like anything being released today and that is compared to his other work. combining the classic French film making style and Wes's own filmmaking style will just turn people off for some time if they don't already know and love both of those styles and I think it will grow on people as long as they give it a second chance.

The Royal Tenenbaums being so high shows Karsten has taste

After the 2D animated segments in The French Dispatch he needs to make a 2D movie I swear it needs to happen

The Grand Budapest is such a beautiful film and Gustave H is the greatest character Wes has ever come up with.

It's refreshing to see you didn't automatically put Bottle Rocket last like most lists I've seen. The "rough around the edges" feel is part of it's charm to me. Also the robbery towards the end is one of funniest movie scenes I've ever seen

I fecking LOVED Fantastic Mr Fox, its one of the few films i can watch back to back to back and still enjoy its nuances and jokes etc.

I recently finished watching all 10 of these, and I've got to say Grand Budapest Hotel is still my favourite. Fantastic Mr Fox is great, and super nostalgic, and French Dispatch was surprisingly amazing, but Grand Budapest just does it for me.

This video is just what I needed after watching all of Wes Anderson’s films. Great video!!!

I can understand why some people might not like Moonrise Kingdom but personally it is one of my favorite films. I can really connect to it as well as enjoy it as a whole. Its just a good time.

We love Wes & a Good Rank, as for me: 1. Moonrise Kingdom- same feeling for me as Fox for you, one of the first movies I fell in love with 2. Darjeeling Limited 3. Life Aquatic 4. Tenenbaums 5. Isle of Dogs 6. Grand Budapest 7. French Dispatch 8. Fantastic Mr. Fox 9. Rushmore 10. Bottle Rocket All so good

I would really like to hear your thoughts on the show Fleabag! (: The writing is fantastic.

Dude, thanks for making this! Big fan of Wes Anderson and I recently picked most of his films up during the Criterion 50% off sale. He is one of the top directors working today! Cheers

Moonrise Kingdom was my first Wes Anderson and it holds a special place in my heart.

I'd love to see you do a Spike Lee Ranked even though it'd definitely be a much larger undertaking but keep up the good work man!

I’ve been waiting.

I was waiting for this for a long time

Your video on fantastic mr Fox was in my recommended 4 years ago and made me fall in love with it and I’ve been watching so many more movies ever since. Appreciate you for opening to the world of film dude

I agreed with most of this. the rushmore one hurt. that film holds such a a special place in my heart i rewatch it all the time

I had the privilege of visiting the model making studio that made the puppets for Fantastic Mr. Fox. It really is a beautifully made film.

my favorite youtuber talking about my favorite film maker this is such a good day

i've been waiting for this for so long!! loved hearing your ranking.

Life Aquatic definitely one of my favorite Anderson movies, love all the weirdness to it

Next list has to be a Miyazaki list, I'm really curious what Karsten has to say about his films.

Been waiting for this one!

this is eerie I literally searched for this about an hour before it came out incase you had made it already

Wait, people don't like The Darjeeling Limited!?! It's one of his best imo.

I adore Rushmore. It may not be the peak of Wes Anderson's style, but I love the characters and the story so much. Same with the characters of Life Aquatic, Tenebaums, Darjeeling and even Fantastic Mr Fox. Theses characters are fully formed in their traits and emotions, and their sadness breaks your own heart. These early films tend to be my favorite since I agree that his recent works prefer style over character development. Loved your video rankings and hearing your favorite Wes Anderson films. There is a comfort to watching them that I really enjoy.

amazing how i can diasgree with the list order, but still completely agree with you. your eloquence also just makes it so easy to listento , besides the fact its a great video topic

Ive not watched many of these movies but you definitely just made me wanna go watch all of them, thank you so much.

Recently, I’ve become a film guy. I’m 14 and a year ago I made my first short film and it was meh. I found your channel and you’ve been really aspiring and helpful. I thank you for your help as a filmmaker and thanks for doing Wes Anderson. I just need to see the Grand Budapest hotel and the French Dispatch and I can’t wait for his new one, Asteroid City. And, I might be the goober with a mustache who loves Wes Anderson films in film school. Thanks Carson, you’ve been a lot of help.

The Royal Tenenbaums is one of my favorite movies of all time. Owen Wilson doesn’t get enough credit for how good of a screenwriter he is IMO. Don’t get me wrong, all of Wes Anderson’s movies have great scripts, but I think his first three are clearly some of if not the best ones in Anderson’s filmography and The Royal Tenenbaums is to me, unquestionably the best. It perfectly balances everything that makes Wes Anderson’s movies great. The aesthetic is beautiful but not overpowering the rest of the movie, the script is effectively dramatic (actually got me to cry the first time I saw it) while also being very funny, whereas most of his movies I think lean on the humor a little bit more. Some of the best wardrobe design I’ve ever seen in a movie, honestly rivals Pulp Fiction in that matter. One of my favorite soundtracks ever. Margot is one of my favorite movie characters ever. The movie just explores childhood and the feeling that your family is growing apart in such an honest, and beautifully melancholy way. It’s genuinely a near perfect movie in my opinion and I think it’s maybe one of the best movies in recent memory.

i’ve been waitin for this one🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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I found Rushmore before he had made Royal Tenenbaums and it changed my world. I hate to see it as far down as #6 but I agree it's a perfect film. I would show it to anyone who was willing to watch it and no one understood why I liked it so much. Admittedly I was in that late high school early college age where everything hits harder than it should, but for years I would call it my favorite film and be slightly embarrassed when people replied "what was that again"?

I think Wes Anderson movies are so quirky and uniquely eccentric that they're naturally completely divisive amongst his fans. My two favourites are Bottle Rocket and Isle of Dogs!!

SOOOO excited for this!!!

ive been waiting for this for so long

i agree with almost everything in here except for isle of dogs that I just love , and I love it even more with every viewing

So far, out of the two I've watched, The Grand Budapest Hotel is my favorite.

I’ve been wanting this video for so long

finally, waited for this for a long time

Rushmore is undoubtedly the most underrated it is truly one of my favorite comedies oat

I thoroughly enjoyed the childishness of The Life Aquatic. The part where Steve is showing us around his big, expensive yet cobbled-together boat like a child excited to show you their favourite toy is brimming with a sense of childlike wonder that I think has been integral to most of Anderson's films. Fantastic Mr. Fox, Isle of Dogs and the Darjeeling Limited especially tackle this kind of childishness, and it can be seen as a theme in the background in all of his work. The Life Aquatic captured that childishness perfectly in my opinion, and especially the juxtaposition of Steve Zissou being an old man acting childishly - lashing out at reporters, sulking when he hears people talking about him - and his estranged son Ned, the younger of the two, being far more mature than him.

BEEN WAITIN FOR THIS DAY TO COME

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Am I the only one that thinks the Darjeeling Limited is one of the best ones?? I didn’t realise people didn’t like it

My ranking: (I love all his films, so don't get too upset) 10: The French Dispatch 9: Bottle Rocket 8: The Darjeeling Limited 7: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 6: Moonrise Kingdom 5: The Grand Budapest Hotel 4: Isle of Dogs 3: The Royal Tenenbaums 2: Rushmore 1: Fantastic Mr. Fox

my personal ranking: 10)isle of dogs 9)bottle rocket 8)the life aquatic with steve zissou 7)rushmore 6)the royal tenenbaums 5)the darjeeling limited 4)the grand budapest hotel 3)fantastic mr. fox 2)the french dispatch 1)moonrise kingdom moonrise kingdom is basically my favorite film of all time and it's what got me into loving films. call me tasteless but it holds a special place in my heart. i always go back to watch it when i'm upset. it's basically my comfort film

I LOVE Wes Anderson and his films. I have never seen a director more on my wave length.

I want to watch Fantastic Mr. Fox again. It's just an awesomely done adaptation of the story.

another great video Karsten! i’m seeing The French Dispatch this weekends so I can’t wait to see how it compares to Anderson’s other films!

The Grand Budapest Hotel is by far my favorite. It's one of the greatest films of all time.

Oh hell yeah this is what I've been waiting for

anybody else get to the ending of Life Aquatic and cry EVERY SINGLE TIME?

I'm confused, did some of the audio recorded for the Rushmore bit get mixed in with isle of dogs? As far as I remember none of the charactersin isle had wild age gaps so I have no clue what makes that the earliest example of Wes Anderson having a young man falling in love with an older woman as a subplot in one of his movies.

5:06 he's been doing it in almost every movie since Rushmore

One day when I had Covid, I was laying in my room and booted up Disney+. I was scrolling through the movies and saw Fantastic Mr. Fox. Previously the only other stop-motion film I liked was Coraline, so when I started the movie I was watching it as a meme, expecting it to be really bad. But boy oh boy, I was so shocked by how much I liked it and rewatched it a few hours later. Since then I’ve seen the movie over a dozen times and I can safely say it’s my favorite film of all time. I’m so glad now that I got Covid that time because it introduced me to my new favorite director, who incidentally has the same first name as me. Normally I wouldnt be moved by this but I’ve only met one other Wesley ever, so this movie felt extra special.

Finally someone agrees with me about Isle of Dogs! Didn't understand the hype from it.

Wow. I'm not a big Wes Anderson fan, and have been watching him since I saw Bottle Rocket as a kid. I think Moonrise Kingdom is by far it's best. I love it. On the other hand, I found Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums difficult to finish, with Steve Zisou being impossible to finish. Didn't even bother with the dog movie, and I really don't like Tim Chalamet, so I haven't seen the new one even though it looks good.

I never watched any of his movies, but this inspired me to!

royal tenenbaums !!!! one of my ALL TIME FAVES !! im so happy you love it as much as i do :D

I agree so much about Isle of Dogs. When I watched it a few years ago, while I actually really do like Atari, Chief, and Spots as characters, everyone else feels less dimensional in comparison.

What a perfect take on Life Aquatic. When I tell people it’s my favorite movie they often a) don’t know what I’m talking about or b) say it’s one of Wes’s worst. I’m certainly biased as this movie came into my life at a crossroads between a lot of personal things going on and the strange tone flexing of sad to funny to somber just clicked with me. I’ve rewatched it multiple times and I can’t get enough of Seu Jorge’s covers (listenable on Spotify btw) or Bill Murray’s timeless performance. It’s by far not Wes’s best, but you said it best that it doesn’t deserve all the bashing it gets. “I wonder if it remembers me” will always stick with me. Great video once again :).

This made me want to rewatch all of these movies

i followed you because FMF is also my favorite movie and the first movie i remember being deeply moved and inspired by as a kid when i saw it in theaters. it is still my favorite movie of all time.