![]() ![]() This is a charming saga of a young puppy called Muffin who longs for adventure as his wild dog alter ego Napoleon. Reviewed by Filmtribute 10 / 10 Charming and educational Australian live animal film He is very happy with them, but then he gets homesick and starts to miss his mother, so he decides to go home again. He goes in search of the wild dogs, whom he finally finds. With the help of a parakeet friend he learns the secrets of living alone in the island and defending himself from wild animals. There he meets all kinds of different animals some of them are friendly, but some aren't. The wind carries him to a nearby island where the basket finally lands. ![]() One day he gets into a basket hung from some balloons and flies away into the sky. ![]() He and his mother live with a family, but Napoleon loves to dream about meeting the wild dogs that live far away, and eventually becoming one himself. With its movie quotes, endearing score (including Swihart's version of "The A-Team Theme"), and well-chosen musical cues, Napoleon Dynamite is a comprehensive keepsake of a film likely destined for cult favorite status.Napoleon is a little dog that lives in Sydney. It gives listeners the range, from the swagger of Bow Wow Wow's "I Want Candy" to the crackling soul-jazz and bootstraps message of Money Mark's "Sometimes You Gotta Make It Alone." There's also a touchingly heartfelt cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," and less often heard '80s standouts from Yaz ("Only You") and Alphaville ("Forever Young"). Though the music here is united by a certain offbeat quality, relationships - family, friends, love, self - are the real focus. Rogue Wave fans will note a live version of the Out of the Shadow standout "Every Moment," and Figurine's "New Mate" is a gem from the trio's 1999 revivalist synth pop album Transportation + Communication = Love. Napoleon Dynamite also takes a page from the Rushmore soundtrack by sequencing composer John Swihart's suitably quirky score amidst the handful of indie pop and 1980s faves that anchor the set. It's sprinkled liberally with soundbites of Napoleon himself (Jon Heder) and those in his life, such as quotable comebacks like "Yeah right, who's the only one who knows the illegal ninja moves from the government?," or Kip's (Aaron Ruell) declaration of his plans to become a cagefighter. Napoleon Dynamite's soundtrack works on the same mix of awkward and sweet that typifies the film. ![]()
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