Hey Shaun. Good to see another Haligonian on board! I'm not mystified that people respond to The Royal Tenenbaums positively. Anderson's humour may not always fit with mine, but I can understand the sensibility that appreciates it. I even liked Rushmore a lot, but for me that movie would...
I figure if you liked Rushmore and Bottle Rocket, you'd probably dig Tenenbaums. I enjoyed Rushmore the first time I saw it but, similar to Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums' self-conscious quirkiness is WAY too precocious for my taste. Mark