2:27 Bottle Rocket 4:15 Isle of Dogs 9:26 The Life Aquatic 11:42 Asteroid City 18:11 Moonrise Kingdom 20:34 The Darjeeling Limited 27:46 Rushmore 32:17 Fantastic Mr. Fox 36:41 The Royal Tenenbaums 40:01 The French Dispatch 45:57 Grand Budapest Hotel
2:28 Bottle Rocket 🍾🚀 27:47 Rushmore 🏫 36:41 The Royal Tenenbaums 👑👨👩👧👦 9:26 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 🌊👴🏼 20:35 The Darjeeling Limited 🧍🧍♂️👨 32:18 Fantastic Mr. Fox 🦊 18:11 Moonrise kingdom 🌕👑⛺️ 45:58 The Grand Budapest Hotel 🏨 4:16 Isle of Dogs 🇯🇵🐶 40:02 The French Dispatch 🇫🇷📖 11:42 Asteroid City ☄️🏢
Literally as soon as I saw Grand Budapest Hotel was #1, I dropped everything, went and watched it, and came back. I did it because I recognized the movie from one of YMS's Top Ten movies of whatever year this movie came out videos, where he showed one of the clips that immediately came to my mind when this video started. You did it, Schaff.
“I’ve had a rough year dad” is probably the scene that describes everything amazing about Wes. Probably second to Charlie Kaufman for my favorite filmmaker. I only agreed with you on a single spot numerically (Bottlerocket) but I also agreed with most of what you said.
i grew up with The Grand Budapest Hotel. Every chance we could borrow the dvd from our library we did. I always loved the colors and the way everything was shot, showing how Wes Anderson’s cinematography could reach all audiences. the two leads were the most hilarious things to me, especially zero. so glad you love this movie as much as I do.
I saw The French Dispatch on edibles in theatres and it was so great. Peak high was during the second act and I loved it. Also, I loved Asteroid City and I think it's my favorite based on the strong ensemble and that fucking alien alone. Oh, and the Fallout ass licensed music. Maya Hawke was such a highlight, and this film has the best child actors ever on screen. 🎶 Last traaaaaain, to San Fernandoooooo 🎵
I have an awkward feeling about the Grand Budapest Hotel. Its the movie i click on the video for as i do love it. First time i saw it was in a movie theater with a friend and like 5 other people and I just loved it so hard. I was laugh and just enchanted by its world, colors and story. It was so silly but playful. It was probably one of my favorite movie watching experience. No one else seem to be loving it as much as me but I was not caring. It even made me want to see more of Wes Anderson movies. So why is it awkward? Well I was showing it to my mom for a rewatch. Very hype to feel that same magic and... it wasnt there. It was still a good movie but i didnt have the same shock and child like joy watching it. I am not sure if i was expecting too much or something but it made it clear that that moment in time in the theater was not coming back or at least so easily created again.
The day I first got to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel 2 years ago I started feeling a little fevery but loved the movie so much regardless. The next day I tested positive for covid and decided to spend the quarantine by watching one Wes Anderson movie per day. Made my 2 week stay at home much better, I loved his visual style and writing, although the pacing in a lot of them could've been better. Made the whole thing kinda nostalgic for me. I enjoyed it so much I tried watching one with a friend on a discord call as we often watched movies together and discussed them afterwards. It was Moonrise kingdom and well, to say he hated it would be an understatement, moaning how bad and boring it was most the time, and it ruined my experience with the movie too. I made the same mistake to invite him when I watched The French Dispatch, same result. This video reminded me to give those two movies another shot, thanks schaff
this was a wonderful video but one comment you made made me really want a ranking video of your say top 20 movies of all times. or even your favorite 20 favorite multimedia content of all time, (games, movies, etc.).
Was not surprised as to what film is number 1 as it's one of my all time favorites as well. It's a movie that truly has it all and does it all so well.
As someone who has lovd wes anderson films since the first time i watched Rushmore at 12 years old (i'm 28 now), my favorites of his films rotate year to year. I actually really love Bottle Rocket now because it's so different than any wes film, though i may be viewing it in an historical lens and romanticizing the influence his discography has had.
I agree with everything in this except that I'd move Moonrise Kingdom up to top 5, and that I admittedly might put the French Dispatch just below the Royal Tenenbaums. But yeah I think you're on point for this. For me though... 11) Bottle Rocket 10) Isle of Dogs 9) The Life Aquatic 8) Asteroid City 7) Darjeeling Limited 6) Rushmore 5) Fantastic Mr Fox 4) Moonrise Kingdom 3) The French Dispatch 2) The Royal Tenenbaums 1) The Grand Budapest Hotel
First of all, I think a lot of people would be happy to know your top-10/15/whatever of films in the history of ever, Schaff. Second, I never watched Hotel Budapest yet, but from the looks of Gustav I almost thought it's another weird comedy-esque movie about a concierge, that featured a man with the same moustache (although they were two different characters), "Four Rooms".
I think this was a great vid Schaff, if you're a fan of the director, I highly reccomend doing a vid with edgar wright, he's probably my favorite director ever
Schaffrillas Presents: Every Wes Anderson Movie Ranked ------------------------------- INTRODUCTION & RANKED 0:00 Intro 2:27 #11 - Bottle Rocket 4:16 #10 - Isle of Dogs 9:26 #9 - The Life Aquatic 11:42 #8 - Asteroid City 18:11 #7 - Moonrise Kingdom 20:34 #6 - The Darjeeling Limited 26:28 SPONSORED AD 27:46 #5 - Rushmore 32:17 #4 - Fantastic Mr. Fox 36:42 #3 - The Royal Tenenbaums 40:02 #2 - The French Dispatch 45:57 #1 - The Grand Budapest Hotel 50:13 Conclusion 51:18 Credits
9:29 me and my dad watch this movie (note in theater) and the first thing my dad said after it end was, How the hell did he get the actors to agree to be in this movie?!
thank you for putting royal tenenbaums so high and not saying anything bad about it lol. One of my favorite movies of all time and the first movie I remember loving that was Not a kids movie Edit: I loved The Rutles when I was 6 even though I barely understood anything in it
when it comes to isle of dogs, the point of greta's character being a native english speaker is that this movie was made for american/english speaking people. the dichotomy of the japanese speakers being unable to be understood contrasted with the familiar english from the dogs makes us automatically want to root for them, since we just. simply can't understand the japanese. when tracy shows up in the movie, her importance is highlighted by the fact that she not only roots for the dogs loudly, but speaks /their/ language; english! this movie became a lot more confusing for japanese audiences, as the dogs simply had subtitles, and the japanese natives did not. the message was harder to understand.
I'm glad Schaff is expanding into director filmography rankings, and this was a great way to start. Ever since I first saw _Fantastic Mr. Fox,_ I've absolutely adored Wes Anderson's signature style. The deadpan humor, the bright colors, and intricate camera work are incredible. This man goes all out in everything he does, and every one of his films are enjoyable and inspiring. Mr. Fox is still my favorite, though.
You griped about Mrs. Fox not doing any thing in FMF, but she does! She uses her talent of painting landscapes to plan and coordinate the assault. Also, it makes sense that she would not want to go into the fray because, as we find out at the end, she is pregnant. The central point fo her character is that she puts the well-being of her children first. That is why Fox was supposed to quit thieving in the first place.
Can we all appreciate the fact that this is the very first ranking video where Schaff doesn't rant or loses his mind, and is just happy through and through?
Honestly, Wes Anderson & Roald Dahl fit so perfectly together; they've both got such a knack for treating the extraordinary with deadpan "this is totally ordinary what are you talking about" delivery that I've always found just so charming. Kinda wanna see what a Wes Anderson adaptation of Lemony Snicket would look like, since his writing style has a very similar charm to it. They fit in the same category in my head, at least.
@@RainbowMan9407 Yessssssssssssssss, the writing of that book is so Wes Anderson. "I was almost 14 and I was wrong, I was wrong about all of it. I asked four wrong questions, more or less, this is the account of the ______" The characters are so Wes Anderson, the setting, the plots, ugh now that's all I'm going to think about for the next three days.
literally as i read you compare Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl i was about to comment about Lemony Snicket but realised you beat me to it too, absolutely true!!
The fact that this man has yet to win an Oscar just says everything you need about the Academy. What an amazing, visionary director. (edit) This has aged poorly, thankfully, but the Academy seriously undervalues this man's work in general.
i wish i liked wes anderson as much as other people do. his style, while interesting and unique, just never hits for me like it does other people. i definitely see why people love him, i'm just not one of those people.
It’s not like he’s lacking though. The Academy loves him; he’s been nominated SEVEN TIMES. Compare that to other incredible visionaries like Brian de Palma, Paul Verhoeven, or David Cronenberg, who don’t even have one to their name (not counting Verhoeven’s Foreign Language Film recognition which for some reason doesn’t count). Sometimes it’s a honor to just be nominated, although he’ll probably win Live-Action Short for Henry Sugar pretty soon.
I still rewatch the ending of The Grand Budapest Hotel often. Just the way the movie zooms out from the story of the hotel, to the story being told, to that story being written down, to that story being read in the present day, just makes the tragic ending so much more effective, telling you that this was several decades ago, and its legacy is basically gone, and we’re viewing the last scraps of its memory. What an incredible movie.
The things that stood out for me are the small details which resemble the real Budapest and Hungary, despite that the movie not officially takes place in Hungary. That tram/lift thing that goes up to the hotel are looks like the real ones, but in reality there is not a Hotel on top but the Buda Castle which was the Capital Building of the Country for a few hundred years, and from this direction, it's actually somehow a resemblance to what actually happened to the Country in the second world war, not even speaking about that "Border Control" which could be in any invaded country but in the end I like to pretend that in the background the movie actually takes place in Hungary.
"there are still glimmers of civilization in this barbaric slaughterhouse house that was once known as humanity. That's what we provide in our humble, modest insignificant.....ah fuck it" - literally the theme of the movie, and the ending shot with your comment is just the cherry on top.
Hey, about Darjeeling, the movie taking place in India wasn't just a backdrop, it's his way to pay homage to Indian cinema, which strongly influenced his directing style
Yeah, it’s done beautifully. My wife is Indian and this is her favourite Anderson film in large part due to the way it respects and represents India as a setting. You can see influence from Indian filmmaking in a lot of his films
After seeing Schaff rank the Roald Dahl shorts, I would love to see him do an Aardman ranking which includes all of the 30 minute Wallace and Gromit films
I've watched Fantastic Mr Fox days ago and i've gotta say that this, was an very unique experience. Everything in this movie is perfect, the voice acting, the humor, the story, the characters, EVERYTHING. And i never stop rewatching this movie. It's that Fantastic.
Roald Dahl's novels puts a lot of whimsical vibe to it, but Wes Anderson improves the story (in the book, Bean and the gang just waited the entire time to hunt Mr. Fox while their food got taken away without batting an eye, while in the movie, Bean was given a larger role to face off against Mr. Fox and his family and friends.)
idk but it’s kinda realistic, right? accidents happen and sometimes cancer can happen but I feel like we’ll discover that Wes is actually immortal at some point so we should be good
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy would be an amazing story for him to adapt. It’s absurd humor and deadpan and imaginative and quirky word building would be the perfect match
I've been recently doing this actually. I very much agree with this comment! (The fact Danny Elfman has only been excluded from 3 of his movies is wild btw. Like damn, Tim, give Dan a break lmao)
Who agrees that Schaff needs to make SO MANY more of these director rankings videos? Scorsese, Tarantino, Nolan, Fincher, Damien Chazelle, Bong Joon-ho, Denis Villeneuve, etc. He could make so many of these rankings and they would never get old!
Hell. YES. CinemaWins once said if he could describe Wes Anderson films in one word, it would be "whimsy". I'm inclined to agree! And I'm stoked to see your take on them!
I think it would be cool if you did a Don Bluth movie ranking. It would be like a good combination of a director ranking and an animation studio ranking.
@@what_memes_are_these9824 I have a weird soft spot for it because that was one of the only videos my grandma had so I watched it a lot as a kid, but it's definitely one of the weakest 😂
I can remember the first time I decided (quite randomly, I might add) to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel, while having no real introduction to We Anderson before (I think technically I'd seen Fantastic Mr. Fox first, but didn't know it was the same director until later) - I was absolutely FLOORED by the visuals. His right-angle sweeps and head-on and symmetrical shots are so unique (if only because you're not strictly supposed to do that) that I was immediately enamored. Also the colors and the story sort of slowly 'filled my cup' as well over the course of the film, and I left the experience in awe that no one had tried to do something similar before (aside from Wes himself, of course). He is definitely one of the most visionary *artists* of film of all time.
i had a very similar experience, as well :) my siblings and i snuck into the theater and we missed the first couple scenes but we were still all blown away
Animation is something Schaffrillas has strong opinions on, thought he still prefers live action. And remember, this ranking is just the beginning of him doing various writers and directors
I kinda wish to see schaffrillas make a laika animated movie ranking vid, but heck, you're completely right for wanting more variety, thats nice too 👍👍👍
Finally someone liked French Dispatch as much as I do! It’s such a delight. Wes actually wins when working on smaller scale. All shorts stories are relatively bolder in style and decisions than his “full” films. It’s just nice to see him go all out and know that you still have a bit more of the same, but different experience ahead of you in a nice ribbon tight package. Grand Budapest is also my favourite movie of his, but damn French Dispatch is just so charming.
11) Bottle Rocket 2:27 10) Isle of Dogs 4:16 9) The Life Aquatic 9:26 8) Asteroid City 11:42 7) Moonrise Kingdom 18:12 6) The Darjeeling Limited 20:35 Honorable Mentions 23:18 [SQUARESPACE] 26:28 5) Rushmore 27:47 4) Fantastic Mr Fox 32:18 3) The Royal Tenenbaums 36:43 2) The French Dispatch 40:02 1) The Grand Budapest Hotel 45:57
I liked Asteroid City, I thought of the main theme being Existentialism and the frustration of life. My older sister saw it as a representation of Wes’ frustration with the Covid 19 pandemic and being stuck in one place without being able to leave, and what being stuck with your thoughts does.
I loved all the meta touches to it, like how the son character was played not by the play's regular actor, but by the understudy. Also, that friggin' cowboy song by that kid in the class is one of the funniest scenes I've ever seen.
I originally interperated it as being about the meaning of life, and the different perspectives we have of it. Each of the main 5 kids feels like they bring a different outlook/perspective on that. Then I watched it again and realized the multiple different subplots about grief. Auggie in the play is dealing with the grief of his wife. Whilst the actor that plays him is dealing with the grief of his boyfriend/husband (the playwright/Edward Norton) in the real world. When he questions the meaning of the play, and Brody just tells him that's he's playing it right and to use his grief, hits harder on the re-watch when you really understand that plot point. And I also like the meta aspects of it, and how I think it uses the multiple layers and all the other subplots to really well showcase how often times there doesn't HAVE to be a meaning or conclusion to these stories, the actors tell the story and the interpretation of it is down to the viewers and how they see the actors' performances. If that makes sense
Wes Anderson's iconic symmetrical camera angles is what makes him unique as a director. Every frame feels like an odd theatrical play or a picture book that makes the world feels larger-than-life to tell the story.
Isle of Dogs will always hold a special place cause it was the movie that introduced me to his filmography. But after objectively looking at the rest of his films, it's safe to say that placing it towards the bottom of the list isn't unjustified.
Wes Anderson is one of the better directors in recent history. His unique style, consistent casting, immaculate colouring, interestingly intriguing sets and explainations, and dry humour that can go from whimsicalpy silly to down right cruel and dark
I'm happy to see the French Dispatch so high, its my favourite of his and one of my favourite films of all time. I think the anthology format helps focus Wes for each story to make them feel unique, with their own music, themes and energy, it keeps me hooked for each story. They're like fireworks of story.
Agreed. I wish Schaff would've mentioned the Owen Wilson segment, though. Granted, it's shorter, but it totally fits the local-flavor feel that also belongs in a magazine.
Wes Anderson is probably one of the most unique directors ever....his movies are always top presentation but honestly his stop motion movies are absolute bangers
Honestly to me Asteroid City is probably my favorite and I think one part of that is if you unravel the plotlines I feel it ultimately is MORE about trying to understand your purpose in the universe and coming to the conclusion that there isn't one so you have to make it yourself. Like realizing the wifes death didn't have much meaning but that doesn't make her life less important is kinda the point of that plot. Also I will mention they actually state that the climax of the asteroid city plot is actually the same as the play plot! In the actual plot of the play the guy has a meeting with his dead wife where she helps him understand stuff, which is mirrored by him running into the woman who was going to play his wife who metaphorically died by going to a different production. They're actually even running through the dialogue that was supposed to be in that scene
2:28 11 - Bottle Rocket 4:17 10 - Isle of Dogs 9:26 9 - The Life Aquatic 11:42 8 - Asteroid City 18:12 7 - Moonrise Kingdom 20:35 6 - The Darjeeling Limited 23:53 shorts 27:47 5 - Rushmore 32:18 4 - Fantastic Mr. Fox 36:42 3 - The Royal Tenenbaums 40:02 2 - The French Dispatch 45:58 1 - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Fun fact: in Jim Jarmusch's film Paterson, the kids from Moonrise Kingdom make a cameo as themselves, a few years older, riding on a bus. It made me a little weepy when I first saw it. Definitely check that movie out if you have time!
I'll always have a certain fondness for Isle of Dogs, if only because of my memorable theatre experience. There were dogs literally everywhere in the theater. Loud rottweilers, little bouncy terriers, golden retrievers that looked like big living teddy bears, they were the cutest things. When the main dog, Chief, called the other dog "you son of a bitch", all the humans were like "oh 😲" and all the dogs barked. Definitely one of my favorite movie viewing experiences.
As someone who grew up in the alps and because the stories my grandmother told me about her work in gastro-service, The Grand Budapest Hotel is by far my favourite movie by him. He really captured it perfectly.
This ranking is just a huge reminder that i really need to watch more Wes Anderson flicks(so far I’ve only watched 3, those being Fantastic Mr fox, isle of dogs, and Asteroid city ).
I would honestly love if he reviewed all of Don Bluth's movies. Maybe not even just the ones he directed, but also all the sequels to his movies for some variety.
While studying design in Rome I got to show my work to the costume designer for Grand Budapest hotel. She immediately picked out my love of wes Anderson from my styles and choices, and meeting someone who supports his style so well made my entire year.
Wes' style of movies is a weird yet lovable treat to watch almost each and every time. One that you look at and go "wtf" but you try it and it's A LOT better then expected.
I really love seeing how you've grown and evolved so much as a content creator! Seeing Scahff begin to cover films outside of animation with just as much attention to detail and humor as always? Sign me up! Plus this means I'm one step closer to getting a Every Lars Von Trier Movie Ranked!
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is my favorite. It was the first Wes Anderson movie I enjoyed and made me re-watch his others. I think Bill Murray's disconnected performance is perfect for the character and his story.
I finally managed to see Grand Budapest a few weeks ago. I’ve seen about half of Wes’ filmography, and I was absolutely blown away by the scale of the movie. It really does feel like he is firing on all cylinders. Nothing else stood a chance on what is his magnum opus. Also, Wes is from Houston, and as someone who is also from Houston, I’m really glad to see that we have two great directors (the other being Richard Linklater) to represent us.
If you want to expand your entertainment rankings a bit further, doing rankings of stage performances (plays and musicals) would be amazing to see. Id love to hear your thoughts on a ranked Sondheim list
I think Schaff should make a Tim Burton ranking. The man has made many great movies and also stinkers so it would be interesting to see a ranking of his filmography
I've found Life Aquatic becomes stronger with each rewatch. I think Murray's performance is perfect for this character and the odd, dysfunctional world that has been created around him. I find the film's overall strangeness and unpredictable tonal shifts to be endearing, making it a top 3 Anderson for me. Anyway, thanks for doing this ranking!
Great video! If you're going to be making future rankings based off directors, then I'd LOVE to see you rank all DON BLUTH films! He's one of my favorite, and most inspirational, animators.
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This just means we are one step closer to getting every Adam Sandler movie ranked video
we need THIS
Don’t kill him please.
The torture that he'll have to face is unbearable
Don't force him to watch Jack & Jill, please
Unfortunately yes
2:27 Bottle Rocket
4:15 Isle of Dogs
9:26 The Life Aquatic
11:42 Asteroid City
18:11 Moonrise Kingdom
20:34 The Darjeeling Limited
27:46 Rushmore
32:17 Fantastic Mr. Fox
36:41 The Royal Tenenbaums
40:01 The French Dispatch
45:57 Grand Budapest Hotel
2:28 Bottle Rocket 🍾🚀
27:47 Rushmore 🏫
36:41 The Royal Tenenbaums 👑👨👩👧👦
9:26 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 🌊👴🏼
20:35 The Darjeeling Limited 🧍🧍♂️👨
32:18 Fantastic Mr. Fox 🦊
18:11 Moonrise kingdom 🌕👑⛺️
45:58 The Grand Budapest Hotel 🏨
4:16 Isle of Dogs 🇯🇵🐶
40:02 The French Dispatch 🇫🇷📖
11:42 Asteroid City ☄️🏢
Why did you do it in that order?
@@landonwyndham979it's the order the movies were released
didnt realise it was in order of release at first and was shocked by some of the rankings lol
Literally as soon as I saw Grand Budapest Hotel was #1, I dropped everything, went and watched it, and came back. I did it because I recognized the movie from one of YMS's Top Ten movies of whatever year this movie came out videos, where he showed one of the clips that immediately came to my mind when this video started. You did it, Schaff.
“I’ve had a rough year dad” is probably the scene that describes everything amazing about Wes. Probably second to Charlie Kaufman for my favorite filmmaker. I only agreed with you on a single spot numerically (Bottlerocket) but I also agreed with most of what you said.
@T.extmeSchaffrillasProductions bots are getting lazy now, no emoji’s?
You know it’s a good day when Schaffrillas uploads a video raking the works of a popular property or person.
Eh Yeah
Who’s here after Wes Anderson won his first Academy Award for The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar?
i grew up with The Grand Budapest Hotel. Every chance we could borrow the dvd from our library we did. I always loved the colors and the way everything was shot, showing how Wes Anderson’s cinematography could reach all audiences. the two leads were the most hilarious things to me, especially zero. so glad you love this movie as much as I do.
Why does the guy on the thumbnail look like movie William Afton and Foxy.
Please do Alvin and the chipmunks pookie bear
I saw The French Dispatch on edibles in theatres and it was so great. Peak high was during the second act and I loved it.
Also, I loved Asteroid City and I think it's my favorite based on the strong ensemble and that fucking alien alone. Oh, and the Fallout ass licensed music. Maya Hawke was such a highlight, and this film has the best child actors ever on screen.
🎶 Last traaaaaain, to San Fernandoooooo 🎵
This better do well! I want to see more director rankings!
I love how you love French Dispatch. I've bein looking for someone else who loves the movie as well but I finally found it.
I have an awkward feeling about the Grand Budapest Hotel. Its the movie i click on the video for as i do love it. First time i saw it was in a movie theater with a friend and like 5 other people and I just loved it so hard. I was laugh and just enchanted by its world, colors and story. It was so silly but playful. It was probably one of my favorite movie watching experience. No one else seem to be loving it as much as me but I was not caring. It even made me want to see more of Wes Anderson movies.
So why is it awkward? Well I was showing it to my mom for a rewatch. Very hype to feel that same magic and... it wasnt there. It was still a good movie but i didnt have the same shock and child like joy watching it. I am not sure if i was expecting too much or something but it made it clear that that moment in time in the theater was not coming back or at least so easily created again.
There isn't enough artistic Directors in Hollywood, Wes is most certainly one of the most artistic out there.
It would be interesting to see Wes Anderson make an action film.
The ice skiing monologue in grand Budapest hotel might be the best joke ever told on cinema
Fantastic Mr. Fox is low-key the best Thanksgiving movie ever
Facts
OneTuffPuff.. i'm pretty sure that lightly smacking Huff'n Puff crashes paper mario
Ranking filmographies is such a fun idea! I’d love to see vids like these for Robert Zemeckis or Christopher Nolan. Great watch!
4:16 you did not put a fucking DOG POLICE reference in this😂😂
The day I first got to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel 2 years ago I started feeling a little fevery but loved the movie so much regardless. The next day I tested positive for covid and decided to spend the quarantine by watching one Wes Anderson movie per day. Made my 2 week stay at home much better, I loved his visual style and writing, although the pacing in a lot of them could've been better. Made the whole thing kinda nostalgic for me.
I enjoyed it so much I tried watching one with a friend on a discord call as we often watched movies together and discussed them afterwards. It was Moonrise kingdom and well, to say he hated it would be an understatement, moaning how bad and boring it was most the time, and it ruined my experience with the movie too. I made the same mistake to invite him when I watched The French Dispatch, same result. This video reminded me to give those two movies another shot, thanks schaff
These are some of the hardest to rank movies for me, when compared against eachother
When I see his style changing with every movie it reminds me of picasso's portraits.
this was a wonderful video but one comment you made made me really want a ranking video of your say top 20 movies of all times. or even your favorite 20 favorite multimedia content of all time, (games, movies, etc.).
Was not surprised as to what film is number 1 as it's one of my all time favorites as well. It's a movie that truly has it all and does it all so well.
As someone who has lovd wes anderson films since the first time i watched Rushmore at 12 years old (i'm 28 now), my favorites of his films rotate year to year. I actually really love Bottle Rocket now because it's so different than any wes film, though i may be viewing it in an historical lens and romanticizing the influence his discography has had.
Isle of Dogs is great, the lady convinces the students to save the dogs at the end
The French Dispatch was freaking amazing.
oh thank god I'm not the only one who adores The French Dispatch
Finally some food for artists.. were STARVED of bg content
Quentin Tarantino is a shout is suppose. He's one of my favourites.
I agree with everything in this except that I'd move Moonrise Kingdom up to top 5, and that I admittedly might put the French Dispatch just below the Royal Tenenbaums. But yeah I think you're on point for this. For me though...
11) Bottle Rocket
10) Isle of Dogs
9) The Life Aquatic
8) Asteroid City
7) Darjeeling Limited
6) Rushmore
5) Fantastic Mr Fox
4) Moonrise Kingdom
3) The French Dispatch
2) The Royal Tenenbaums
1) The Grand Budapest Hotel
You should rank us civil war movies. There really isn't a lot of them and the number one is clearly glory.
Petition for Wes Anderson to direct Danny the Champion of the World (it’s my favourite Roald Dahl book)
First of all, I think a lot of people would be happy to know your top-10/15/whatever of films in the history of ever, Schaff. Second, I never watched Hotel Budapest yet, but from the looks of Gustav I almost thought it's another weird comedy-esque movie about a concierge, that featured a man with the same moustache (although they were two different characters), "Four Rooms".
I think this was a great vid Schaff, if you're a fan of the director, I highly reccomend doing a vid with edgar wright, he's probably my favorite director ever
you should rank tim burton movies next!!! he’s got some really great ones
The Darjeeling Limited is just special for me :)
life aquatic is definitely a top 3 wes movie for me i think this is one of bill murray’s best movies
Schaffrillas Presents:
Every Wes Anderson Movie Ranked
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INTRODUCTION & RANKED
0:00 Intro
2:27 #11 - Bottle Rocket
4:16 #10 - Isle of Dogs
9:26 #9 - The Life Aquatic
11:42 #8 - Asteroid City
18:11 #7 - Moonrise Kingdom
20:34 #6 - The Darjeeling Limited
26:28 SPONSORED AD
27:46 #5 - Rushmore
32:17 #4 - Fantastic Mr. Fox
36:42 #3 - The Royal Tenenbaums
40:02 #2 - The French Dispatch
45:57 #1 - The Grand Budapest Hotel
50:13 Conclusion
51:18 Credits
You could rank Laika studios movies! I love them all and would love to hear your thoughts on them. They are very underrated imo.
9:29 me and my dad watch this movie (note in theater) and the first thing my dad said after it end was, How the hell did he get the actors to agree to be in this movie?!
thank you for putting royal tenenbaums so high and not saying anything bad about it lol. One of my favorite movies of all time and the first movie I remember loving that was Not a kids movie
Edit: I loved The Rutles when I was 6 even though I barely understood anything in it
when it comes to isle of dogs, the point of greta's character being a native english speaker is that this movie was made for american/english speaking people. the dichotomy of the japanese speakers being unable to be understood contrasted with the familiar english from the dogs makes us automatically want to root for them, since we just. simply can't understand the japanese. when tracy shows up in the movie, her importance is highlighted by the fact that she not only roots for the dogs loudly, but speaks /their/ language; english! this movie became a lot more confusing for japanese audiences, as the dogs simply had subtitles, and the japanese natives did not. the message was harder to understand.
I'm glad Schaff is expanding into director filmography rankings, and this was a great way to start. Ever since I first saw _Fantastic Mr. Fox,_ I've absolutely adored Wes Anderson's signature style. The deadpan humor, the bright colors, and intricate camera work are incredible. This man goes all out in everything he does, and every one of his films are enjoyable and inspiring. Mr. Fox is still my favorite, though.
Very much agreed
The man is an icon.
That's my favorite too.
This film has soooo much soul! Totally agree!
Agreed
I think I speak for a lot of people when I say we would love to see you do this for more directors!
YOU DO NOT REPRESENT ME!!!!
but also i agree
he’s making a Spielberg one, so stay tuned
Christopher Nolan would be a difficulty one ❤
Uwe Bol! Uwe Bol!
You do
You griped about Mrs. Fox not doing any thing in FMF, but she does! She uses her talent of painting landscapes to plan and coordinate the assault. Also, it makes sense that she would not want to go into the fray because, as we find out at the end, she is pregnant. The central point fo her character is that she puts the well-being of her children first. That is why Fox was supposed to quit thieving in the first place.
“CON-_TACT_ !”
@@connor48880that alone proves this comments point lol
@@connor48880 Forgot about that, and yep that's certainly true.
@@connor48880this 😩🔥
THATS WHAT I ThOUGHT
Can we all appreciate the fact that this is the very first ranking video where Schaff doesn't rant or loses his mind, and is just happy through and through?
yes, this *is* the first ranking video where he doesn’t loses his mind. yes yes yes
Honestly, Wes Anderson & Roald Dahl fit so perfectly together; they've both got such a knack for treating the extraordinary with deadpan "this is totally ordinary what are you talking about" delivery that I've always found just so charming. Kinda wanna see what a Wes Anderson adaptation of Lemony Snicket would look like, since his writing style has a very similar charm to it. They fit in the same category in my head, at least.
Oh absolutely! I would love to see that...
Ooh, maybe Wes could do an adaptation of All the Wrong Questions!
Now I want a Wes Anderson adaptation of The Twits, omg it would be perfect
@@RainbowMan9407 Yessssssssssssssss, the writing of that book is so Wes Anderson. "I was almost 14 and I was wrong, I was wrong about all of it. I asked four wrong questions, more or less, this is the account of the ______" The characters are so Wes Anderson, the setting, the plots, ugh now that's all I'm going to think about for the next three days.
literally as i read you compare Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl i was about to comment about Lemony Snicket but realised you beat me to it too, absolutely true!!
The fact that this man has yet to win an Oscar just says everything you need about the Academy. What an amazing, visionary director. (edit) This has aged poorly, thankfully, but the Academy seriously undervalues this man's work in general.
For real
The first time I heard of be a winner in the game of life
Instead of disappointment in the game life
i wish i liked wes anderson as much as other people do. his style, while interesting and unique, just never hits for me like it does other people. i definitely see why people love him, i'm just not one of those people.
It’s not like he’s lacking though. The Academy loves him; he’s been nominated SEVEN TIMES. Compare that to other incredible visionaries like Brian de Palma, Paul Verhoeven, or David Cronenberg, who don’t even have one to their name (not counting Verhoeven’s Foreign Language Film recognition which for some reason doesn’t count). Sometimes it’s a honor to just be nominated, although he’ll probably win Live-Action Short for Henry Sugar pretty soon.
I think the total of academy nominations he has total is around 14 or 15 over the years.
I still rewatch the ending of The Grand Budapest Hotel often. Just the way the movie zooms out from the story of the hotel, to the story being told, to that story being written down, to that story being read in the present day, just makes the tragic ending so much more effective, telling you that this was several decades ago, and its legacy is basically gone, and we’re viewing the last scraps of its memory. What an incredible movie.
Great interpretation. I hadn't thought about it that way before. Everything indeed is lost to the passage of time.
The things that stood out for me are the small details which resemble the real Budapest and Hungary, despite that the movie not officially takes place in Hungary. That tram/lift thing that goes up to the hotel are looks like the real ones, but in reality there is not a Hotel on top but the Buda Castle which was the Capital Building of the Country for a few hundred years, and from this direction, it's actually somehow a resemblance to what actually happened to the Country in the second world war, not even speaking about that "Border Control" which could be in any invaded country but in the end I like to pretend that in the background the movie actually takes place in Hungary.
but maybe it just me who wants to see more into the movie that actually in it
"there are still glimmers of civilization in this barbaric slaughterhouse house that was once known as humanity. That's what we provide in our humble, modest insignificant.....ah fuck it" - literally the theme of the movie, and the ending shot with your comment is just the cherry on top.
Hey, about Darjeeling, the movie taking place in India wasn't just a backdrop, it's his way to pay homage to Indian cinema, which strongly influenced his directing style
Yeah, it’s done beautifully. My wife is Indian and this is her favourite Anderson film in large part due to the way it respects and represents India as a setting.
You can see influence from Indian filmmaking in a lot of his films
After seeing Schaff rank the Roald Dahl shorts, I would love to see him do an Aardman ranking which includes all of the 30 minute Wallace and Gromit films
Heck Yes. Especially now that Chicken Run 2 is coming out.
Might as well, after all the times Aardman movies have bled into his other rankings, lol.
I've watched Fantastic Mr Fox days ago and i've gotta say that this, was an very unique experience.
Everything in this movie is perfect, the voice acting, the humor, the story, the characters, EVERYTHING. And i never stop rewatching this movie.
It's that Fantastic.
The book is charming as well. But the movie has more changes that work
Apparently Dumbledore is Bean in the movie
Roald Dahl's novels puts a lot of whimsical vibe to it, but Wes Anderson improves the story (in the book, Bean and the gang just waited the entire time to hunt Mr. Fox while their food got taken away without batting an eye, while in the movie, Bean was given a larger role to face off against Mr. Fox and his family and friends.)
Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Grand Hotel Budapest are Wes Anderson’s best work imo.
I remember going to see that movie with my family when it came out in theaters. I was 9, and I really enjoyed it then and still love it now.
The best part about Wes is that he's only 54. The man has DECADES of filmmaking ahead of him, and they're all practically guaranteed to be bangers.
He's 54???? I feel like he's been 35 in my mind for the past 10 years somehow
Assuming something doesn’t go wrong.
@@zeltzamer4010 why would you say this
idk but it’s kinda realistic, right?
accidents happen and sometimes cancer can happen
but I feel like we’ll discover that Wes is actually immortal at some point so we should be good
@@connor48880jesus christ dude wtf.
I feel like you should go through Tim Burton's filmography next. Such a varied director, with a huge number of projects throughout the years.
Number 1 is Ed Wood for me. A film that did not deserve to bomb.
Quentin Tarantino movies, ranking. The early 2000’s were crazy
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy would be an amazing story for him to adapt. It’s absurd humor and deadpan and imaginative and quirky word building would be the perfect match
i second this
I've been recently doing this actually. I very much agree with this comment! (The fact Danny Elfman has only been excluded from 3 of his movies is wild btw. Like damn, Tim, give Dan a break lmao)
Who agrees that Schaff needs to make SO MANY more of these director rankings videos? Scorsese, Tarantino, Nolan, Fincher, Damien Chazelle, Bong Joon-ho, Denis Villeneuve, etc. He could make so many of these rankings and they would never get old!
Spielberg, Coppola, Van Sant.
Yes, please to all of them!
Bong Joon-Ho and Apichatpong Weerasethakul please!
I would certainly be interested on most of those. 99% guaranteed view from me.
All I know is that, if we ever see a Satoshi Kon ranking, I hope Schaff includes Magnetic Rose alongside Kon's feature-length works
Hell. YES. CinemaWins once said if he could describe Wes Anderson films in one word, it would be "whimsy". I'm inclined to agree! And I'm stoked to see your take on them!
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I think it would be cool if you did a Don Bluth movie ranking. It would be like a good combination of a director ranking and an animation studio ranking.
This!! None of my favourite tv/film analysis RUclipsrs have done Don Bluth yet 😭
A Troll in Central Park would be an obvious “Disappointment in the Game of Life!”
@@what_memes_are_these9824 I have a weird soft spot for it because that was one of the only videos my grandma had so I watched it a lot as a kid, but it's definitely one of the weakest 😂
If you want to see a Don Bluth ranking, watch “Just Stop”’s video analyzing and ranking every Don Bluth film!
What about a double ranking on Ralph Bakshi and Bluth?
I can remember the first time I decided (quite randomly, I might add) to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel, while having no real introduction to We Anderson before (I think technically I'd seen Fantastic Mr. Fox first, but didn't know it was the same director until later) - I was absolutely FLOORED by the visuals. His right-angle sweeps and head-on and symmetrical shots are so unique (if only because you're not strictly supposed to do that) that I was immediately enamored. Also the colors and the story sort of slowly 'filled my cup' as well over the course of the film, and I left the experience in awe that no one had tried to do something similar before (aside from Wes himself, of course). He is definitely one of the most visionary *artists* of film of all time.
i had a very similar experience, as well :) my siblings and i snuck into the theater and we missed the first couple scenes but we were still all blown away
"Willem DaFriend" made me laugh way harder than it should have.
Wes Anderson is the biggest example of a director whose work can be imitated, but never duplicated. AI videos can seriously attest to that.
Honestly love it when Schaffrillas talks about movies that aren't just animated movies. More of this, please!
Well you have the Spielberg ranking
Imagine seeing him rank Martin Scorsese's films.
Love some variety 👍
Animation is something Schaffrillas has strong opinions on, thought he still prefers live action.
And remember, this ranking is just the beginning of him doing various writers and directors
I kinda wish to see schaffrillas make a laika animated movie ranking vid, but heck, you're completely right for wanting more variety, thats nice too 👍👍👍
Finally someone liked French Dispatch as much as I do! It’s such a delight. Wes actually wins when working on smaller scale. All shorts stories are relatively bolder in style and decisions than his “full” films. It’s just nice to see him go all out and know that you still have a bit more of the same, but different experience ahead of you in a nice ribbon tight package. Grand Budapest is also my favourite movie of his, but damn French Dispatch is just so charming.
I was blown away by both of those movies. The animated chase scene was when I knew the French Dispatch had knocked it out of the park.
11) Bottle Rocket 2:27
10) Isle of Dogs 4:16
9) The Life Aquatic 9:26
8) Asteroid City 11:42
7) Moonrise Kingdom 18:12
6) The Darjeeling Limited 20:35
Honorable Mentions 23:18
[SQUARESPACE] 26:28
5) Rushmore 27:47
4) Fantastic Mr Fox 32:18
3) The Royal Tenenbaums 36:43
2) The French Dispatch 40:02
1) The Grand Budapest Hotel 45:57
Unless its a joke I missed, it's the Darjeeling Limited, not Unlimited.
I love the [SQUARESPACE] timecard addition.
Why is squarespace ranked so high?
I liked Asteroid City, I thought of the main theme being Existentialism and the frustration of life. My older sister saw it as a representation of Wes’ frustration with the Covid 19 pandemic and being stuck in one place without being able to leave, and what being stuck with your thoughts does.
I loved all the meta touches to it, like how the son character was played not by the play's regular actor, but by the understudy. Also, that friggin' cowboy song by that kid in the class is one of the funniest scenes I've ever seen.
I originally interperated it as being about the meaning of life, and the different perspectives we have of it. Each of the main 5 kids feels like they bring a different outlook/perspective on that.
Then I watched it again and realized the multiple different subplots about grief. Auggie in the play is dealing with the grief of his wife. Whilst the actor that plays him is dealing with the grief of his boyfriend/husband (the playwright/Edward Norton) in the real world. When he questions the meaning of the play, and Brody just tells him that's he's playing it right and to use his grief, hits harder on the re-watch when you really understand that plot point.
And I also like the meta aspects of it, and how I think it uses the multiple layers and all the other subplots to really well showcase how often times there doesn't HAVE to be a meaning or conclusion to these stories, the actors tell the story and the interpretation of it is down to the viewers and how they see the actors' performances. If that makes sense
Wes Anderson's iconic symmetrical camera angles is what makes him unique as a director. Every frame feels like an odd theatrical play or a picture book that makes the world feels larger-than-life to tell the story.
Isle of Dogs will always hold a special place cause it was the movie that introduced me to his filmography. But after objectively looking at the rest of his films, it's safe to say that placing it towards the bottom of the list isn't unjustified.
Same, I hold this one close to my heart but it’s not the best one he’s done
It's probably the best one for kids.
@@treytison1444 Fantastic Mr Fox is awsome for kids as well
Wes Anderson is one of the better directors in recent history. His unique style, consistent casting, immaculate colouring, interestingly intriguing sets and explainations, and dry humour that can go from whimsicalpy silly to down right cruel and dark
I'm happy to see the French Dispatch so high, its my favourite of his and one of my favourite films of all time. I think the anthology format helps focus Wes for each story to make them feel unique, with their own music, themes and energy, it keeps me hooked for each story. They're like fireworks of story.
Agreed. I wish Schaff would've mentioned the Owen Wilson segment, though. Granted, it's shorter, but it totally fits the local-flavor feel that also belongs in a magazine.
Wes Anderson is probably one of the most unique directors ever....his movies are always top presentation but honestly his stop motion movies are absolute bangers
Fantastic Mr Fox, is Legitimately one of the best animated films of the 2000s. Even more impressive that it came out so close to that decades end.
Honestly to me Asteroid City is probably my favorite and I think one part of that is if you unravel the plotlines I feel it ultimately is MORE about trying to understand your purpose in the universe and coming to the conclusion that there isn't one so you have to make it yourself. Like realizing the wifes death didn't have much meaning but that doesn't make her life less important is kinda the point of that plot.
Also I will mention they actually state that the climax of the asteroid city plot is actually the same as the play plot! In the actual plot of the play the guy has a meeting with his dead wife where she helps him understand stuff, which is mirrored by him running into the woman who was going to play his wife who metaphorically died by going to a different production. They're actually even running through the dialogue that was supposed to be in that scene
Pls do Alvin and the chipmunks review
Wes Anderson is def one of the most talented Hollywood directors ever! His vision makes wonder and daze in an amazing way
2:28 11 - Bottle Rocket
4:17 10 - Isle of Dogs
9:26 9 - The Life Aquatic
11:42 8 - Asteroid City
18:12 7 - Moonrise Kingdom
20:35 6 - The Darjeeling Limited
23:53 shorts
27:47 5 - Rushmore
32:18 4 - Fantastic Mr. Fox
36:42 3 - The Royal Tenenbaums
40:02 2 - The French Dispatch
45:58 1 - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Thx man
Spoilers 😢
@@gleam6370ur kidding
Fun fact: in Jim Jarmusch's film Paterson, the kids from Moonrise Kingdom make a cameo as themselves, a few years older, riding on a bus. It made me a little weepy when I first saw it. Definitely check that movie out if you have time!
Oh wow, this is like the first time I've ever seen anyone bring up Paterson ever! Absolutely wonderful and super underrated film ♡
I'll always have a certain fondness for Isle of Dogs, if only because of my memorable theatre experience. There were dogs literally everywhere in the theater. Loud rottweilers, little bouncy terriers, golden retrievers that looked like big living teddy bears, they were the cutest things. When the main dog, Chief, called the other dog "you son of a bitch", all the humans were like "oh 😲" and all the dogs barked. Definitely one of my favorite movie viewing experiences.
As someone who grew up in the alps and because the stories my grandmother told me about her work in gastro-service, The Grand Budapest Hotel is by far my favourite movie by him. He really captured it perfectly.
Wes is truly a miracle of a director. Truly a man that can do no wrong. From direction to characters to writing, it’s all so indescribable flawless.
I wholeheartedly second this.
Pls do Alvin and the chipmunks review
Do Steven Spielberg. The video would be like 9 hours long but it’d be awesome.
He already logged all the Spielberg movies on letterboxd it will probably be out before the end of the year
This ranking is just a huge reminder that i really need to watch more Wes Anderson flicks(so far I’ve only watched 3, those being Fantastic Mr fox, isle of dogs, and Asteroid city ).
I would honestly love if he reviewed all of Don Bluth's movies. Maybe not even just the ones he directed, but also all the sequels to his movies for some variety.
Buddy that video would have to be two parts for Land Before Time alone
If sequels were included, half of it would be Land Before Time.
That would be awesome as well. I think that my favorite Don Bluth movie is between Anastasia and Titan AE.
@@gabbyhaynes5394 Jenny Nicholson already took that bullet for us
Saberspark barely survived watching all of the land before time movies.
Dont give the crab any ideas
While studying design in Rome I got to show my work to the costume designer for Grand Budapest hotel. She immediately picked out my love of wes Anderson from my styles and choices, and meeting someone who supports his style so well made my entire year.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is phenomenal. The details were visually incredible. I also love the way they push the curse word barrier haha
I couldn’t agree with you more, the French dispatch and the grand Budapest hotel are both masterpieces that deserves to be at the top.
Wes' style of movies is a weird yet lovable treat to watch almost each and every time.
One that you look at and go "wtf" but you try it and it's A LOT better then expected.
I really love seeing how you've grown and evolved so much as a content creator! Seeing Scahff begin to cover films outside of animation with just as much attention to detail and humor as always? Sign me up! Plus this means I'm one step closer to getting a Every Lars Von Trier Movie Ranked!
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is my favorite. It was the first Wes Anderson movie I enjoyed and made me re-watch his others.
I think Bill Murray's disconnected performance is perfect for the character and his story.
I just watched it for the first time and sobbed at the ending. I’m watching Wes’s films chronologically and it’s definitely my favourite so far
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It's such a good mix of funny and emotional. And it definitely throws you curves.
You did it James! A ranking video that doesn’t start with "Disappointment in the Game of Life"!! 😂😂😂
Fantastic Mr. Fox is truly *FANTASTIC* and whatnot. It's a shame it's no longer on Disney+
It’s on Netflix
It's on Max and Hulu
Aaaar mateeey
@@skullkid-kazooie8277correct answer
Yes it is. At least in Europe.
I finally managed to see Grand Budapest a few weeks ago. I’ve seen about half of Wes’ filmography, and I was absolutely blown away by the scale of the movie. It really does feel like he is firing on all cylinders. Nothing else stood a chance on what is his magnum opus.
Also, Wes is from Houston, and as someone who is also from Houston, I’m really glad to see that we have two great directors (the other being Richard Linklater) to represent us.
If you want to expand your entertainment rankings a bit further, doing rankings of stage performances (plays and musicals) would be amazing to see. Id love to hear your thoughts on a ranked Sondheim list
I think Schaff should make a Tim Burton ranking.
The man has made many great movies and also stinkers so it would be interesting to see a ranking of his filmography
Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs are revolutionary.
"HONEEEEYYY!! Schaffrillas has dropped a video!"
"Coming!"
Every video he uploads is like a event
I've found Life Aquatic becomes stronger with each rewatch. I think Murray's performance is perfect for this character and the odd, dysfunctional world that has been created around him. I find the film's overall strangeness and unpredictable tonal shifts to be endearing, making it a top 3 Anderson for me. Anyway, thanks for doing this ranking!
Absolutely! I love that movie, it's extremely stunning and way more character-focused focused which makes its story all the more interesting.
(plus Sigur Rós)
I like it less each time, not to say I dislike it. Wes Anderson hasn’t made a bad film
Great video! If you're going to be making future rankings based off directors, then I'd LOVE to see you rank all DON BLUTH films! He's one of my favorite, and most inspirational, animators.