The Puffy Chair (2006)
Josh's life is pretty much in the toilet. He's a failed NYC indie rocker, and a failing booking agent. But he finds the potential of a small victory in a really bad idea. He decides to purchase a 1985 Lazy Boy on eBay, just like the one his dad had when Josh was a kid. He'll drive cross-country for the chair, staying with Emily at his brother's house on the way, and deliver it to his father as a surprise birthday gift. But when Rhett ends up coming along for the ride, it's three people and a giant purple puffy chair in a too-small van... and one of them has to go before the trip's end.
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Sorry, this movie sucks
So much average
A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.
Blistering performances.
When keepin' it real goes wrong...this is actually a great film, from an artistic perspective. The acting is top-notch (I've liked Mark Duplass & Katie Aselton since The League, but I gotta say I didn't know they had this level of dramatic acting proficiency in them), the dialogue is extremely realistic, and its depiction of human relationships is insightful. However, it gets pretty dark, and I didn't relate to the characters that well (except, in some ways, Josh, because he's a problem solver & leader, and while he's not above blame, I saw his side most of all). I almost rated this one lower, because I didn't like the way I felt afterwards (I rate movies based on overall entertainment value, rather than pure artistic merit)...I've encountered enough of this movie's situations in real life to not want to watch others go through it on screen. That being said, I respect the message, it's an awesome conversation starter, and a really a good little independent gem...just save it for one day when you're mad at people in general, and you want to embrace that disdain. You also might want to think twice about watching it with your significant other...it could start a fight.
There was something about this film that really did it for me. Mark Duplass and Kathryn Aselton had great chemistry! The situations weren't over the top....They felt just right. This film was very human...and what I mean by that is there was a lot of really,real stuff in this little gem.This is a MUST see for all you indie film buffs out there! I think there is something for everyone in this one!..."Puffy Chair" felt like a tag along production...It felt like a film crew tagged along with a guy and his girlfriend and his brother while on a road trip and whatever happened...Happened. There were moments when I forgot I was watching a movie. It felt as though I was right there with them..I can also relate to a lot of what happened. I am looking forward to future Duplass films!!....
Smug, pretentious, self indulgent, vapid, inept, boring, mindless, nauseating, technically inept, poorly acted, poorly written, poorly edited, poorly shot. Terrible characters, unrealistic situations, endlessly irritating dialogue, self congratulatory performances.How this film won at Sundance is mind boggling. There is so little in this to suggest talent on the part of the film makers, I honestly cannot see what redeeming features lead this to be shown to anyone other than the friends and family of the cast and crew.When you watch this film you are seeing the power of mediocrity over talent. The ambition of these 'filmmakers' to make movies utterly transcends their ability to actually make a decent movie, thus films like 'The Puffy Chair' are taken seriously, not because they are good, or have anything other than self indulgence to offer, but simply because they got made. It is images, sound and actors and its length that allows this to be classified as a movie.There is no real plot, no charm to any of the situations or characters, the soundtrack is grating. In fact this could be the worst 'movie' I have ever seen...and I sat through the Crow 4 once...
it's a beautiful thing to see over-privileged d-bags making it in film. If you can make it, the ending is a huge payoff - emily drops the MEGA-TON on Dupl-Ass! although, it would have made more sense to do what she did at the beginning when she threw all of Dupl-Ass's plates on the floor.Additionally, i found some critical shortcomings in Chair's attempt at realism.....1. chameleons certainly don't live wherever it was that they met up with the American taliban 2. first priority overnight upholstery is not as expensive as people think. 3. people are normally killed in motel parking lot recliner fires but this dude escaped with only a broken arm (unfortunately) 4. in the end, his parents didn't even seem like the sort of people who would want that kind of chair 5. there was a writing credit