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I'm sure this movie has been in development for years, but I keep thinking its like the whole movie is built on that line in Knocked Up about Jews kicking ass, so he made up an entire bloody storyline. I'm sure loads of people will also think this is based on some true events
08/21/09
BRING IT ON!
08/21/09
I do look forward to seeing the film. I think working with Tarantino might have highlighted Brad Pitt's best side as a performer, which is an edgy attitude with a hint of parody. I consider him a really crappy drama actor in general, but I do think he has a rather offbeat comic timing that works best with dark humor.
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As for "Tarantino speak," I get what you're saying. I always thought it was such a shame that John Travolta did the kind of movies he did after Pulp Fiction, because he can be so cheesy in certain types of drama, but he totally got "Tarantino speak." And I've always believed that's exactly the kind of material Brad Pitt needs to stick to.
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Because I love Quentin Tarantino and his films, duh.
((aannnndddd I may have a bit of a crush on Eli Roth too))
08/21/09
"YOU?! But you love Jane Austen."
"What can I say? I am an enigma wrapped in a puzzle cloaked in mystery."
Oh. And Eli Roth is totes crushable. He was at the screening and talked about having a blast bashing in Nazis with a baseball bat and the camaraderie he felt with the German actors who wanted to do the same.
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That said, I think not enough people have seen Death Proof. It's AWESOME.
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Iiiiiit's Tarantino, krit ppl. Srsly.
Did you think you were watching the Fluffbunnies premiere?
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This is not directed at you, specifically - I just used your comment as a jumping-off point to address this too-common misconception.
08/22/09
why can't we just agree to disagree, and not assume shit about one another based solely on one's tastes and personal preferences?
and if you dislike his movies so much, why bother pissing on this thread? your pretension is stinking up the place.
08/22/09
I'm sorry my personal tastes rattle you so much. But there's nothing I can do about that, is there? Each to her own.
08/24/09
9 times out of 10, someone who doesn't like tarantino is either a) incredibly smart and has preference towards more intellectually stimulating film (as you've pointed out) or b) incredibly dumb, and just "doesn't get it" (i'm sure you've heard someone say they "couldn't keep up" with pulp fiction- RALF). i've never once heard anyone (who doesn't like tarantino) described as all ponies and rainbows and glitter.
perhaps this is just a disconnect, or a miscommunication...either way, your personal taste doesn't rattle me, as long as mine doesn't rattle you. and yes, to each her own, and though i would love to argue with you about tarantino, i see this is just an issue of opinion, and perhaps better off left alone...my apologies for coming off as berating.
08/21/09
PS: I know Tarantino didn't direct Dusk to Dawn, but he had a lot to do with it.
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You can raise B pictures to A picture status, as Tarantino has made a career out of doing, but giving them A picture value is not so easily done
Really? Pulp Fiction? Kill Bill? Jackie Brown?
If you really feel that way, then well, GOOD DAY, SIR.
I SAID GOOD DAY.
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regardless to the genre's of all of tarantino's movies, they were all A's. when you consider what else is in rotation at the theaters right now, and back then, it's beyond ridiculous to insinuate that tarantino's body of work is nothing but a fancy, shiny, newly-packaged collection of B movies. or at least that's how i took it. bleh.
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I cannot stand Tarantino but I will always give him credit for Pulp Fiction. True Romance is a close second since he wrote that film.
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yes i am a film studies geek and it's probably the reason for my dislike for Tarantino. Resevoir Dog's is actually inspired by a Hong Kong film, City on Fire but I know a lot of films are inspired by each other, I digress...
I truly enjoyed the dialogue of Pulp Fiction because it was random but also somewhat realistic. I can see two hit men talking about foot massages and Fast Food differences in Europe. The dialogue exchange between Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper in True Romance was pretty brilliant as well. I guess I can say I am a fan of his earlier work and it set a pretty high standard for me thereafter.
PS. The best part of Kill Bill 1 - the animation sequence introducing Lucy Liu's character. I admit that was pretty badass!
08/21/09
Seriously, I watch it SO much.
08/21/09
I've read three reviews so far that spoil it, detail-by-detail. Why? What are reviewers thinking?
To be fair....some of those reviews were listed under Rottentomatoes but looked like film blogs, instead of "top critics"/major newspapers...but not all of them. Mainstream critics are spoiling it too.
Why?
That said...I think it's creative if you can stomach the "toying" with the Holocaust and the convoluted talkiness before the third act. Christoph Waltz--the German actor who plays the villain-- is getting rave reviews and is a revelation in this movie.
But then that's undermined by the involvement an asshole like Eli Roth, who has a big role among the Basterds.
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I can never find spoilers when I want them, and then when there's a movie that's sparked my curiosity, the first reviews of this film's opening weekend lay it all out, and I don't know why, but it pissed me off. Do they assume that the cat is out of the bag b/c it got so much publicity at Cannes?
Or am I just not paying enough attention, and the "spoil a well-publicized film" trend is more common than I'm aware of?
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I saw Twelve Monkeys that way and it was amazing. Like roller coaster ride where you can't see the tracks ahead of you.
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Generally, historical facts aren't considered spoilers in reviews. This film falls in a gray area, basically. "Hitler dies" isn't really a spoiler, but at the same time . . . since this is a fictionalized version of history, it should probably be treated as a fictional film would."
Did I complain about historical facts in my original comment?
I know Hitler committed suicide (or, died) at the end of the war in real life around the time that the film is set; I know the movie is not historically accurate and is a fictional romp with WWII as a backdrop.
My complaint isn't about the movie itself, it's this---one review after the next has given away the climax of the film (which is not simply that "Hitler dies," but HOW he dies); what's the point of reading movie reviews to know whether a film is good, or if there's anything to look forward to, when they spoil the whole damn movie?
Not clues or hints of the plot--detailed spoilers. I don't get it.
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Perhaps I'm too stodgy in this regard, but then I've invested many an hour into research and reading, and I find that the actual stories of those who fought and died in the war are far more compelling than anything Hollywood has dreamed up.
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And maybe WWII is such a horrendous experience in recent history that many are reluctant to produce self-aware pastiches, though the amount of romanticised and glamourised stories of the era are plentiful and no less fictional.
And I like your point, @viklane, about the meta qualities of Basterds referencing WWII FILM rather than the actual event.
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