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Post by sandogbrewin on Dec 20, 2022 17:20:04 GMT
Tarantinos 3 desert island movies. Don't agree with him but some good choices just not great ones. That's a tough one, i could pick 3 Sergio Leone movies and be happy but might want a change of pace. Dont die on me Blondie!!! Eli Wallach has a great body of work. Just re-watched Cinderella Liberty with Eli and James Caan. Great sleeper movie. Directed by Mark Rydell. Who has a great body of work.
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Post by 50belowzero on Dec 21, 2022 0:12:44 GMT
That's a tough one, i could pick 3 Sergio Leone movies and be happy but might want a change of pace. Sergio Leone? Maybe "Once Upon A Time in America". Don't really care for his spaghetti westerns. Okay, I get what you're doing, Fiddy. Leone's movies tend to be ultra-long. So you might squeeze as much entertainment as possible out of them. SMART! "The Shawshank Redemption" would probably be one of my picks. Then maybe "Pulp Fiction". But ask me again tomorrow, I might pick something else.Wait, WTF!!? You don't love copious shots of sweaty men with flies crawling all over their face!!? What could be better than that!?
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Post by MrHulot on Dec 26, 2022 3:19:49 GMT
Sergio Leone? Maybe "Once Upon A Time in America". Don't really care for his spaghetti westerns. Okay, I get what you're doing, Fiddy. Leone's movies tend to be ultra-long. So you might squeeze as much entertainment as possible out of them. SMART! "The Shawshank Redemption" would probably be one of my picks. Then maybe "Pulp Fiction". But ask me again tomorrow, I might pick something else. Wait, WTF!!? You don't love copious shots of sweaty men with flies crawling all over their face!!? What could be better than that!? Fiddy, I grew up in Central Europe and was exposed - and I mean really exposed, you couldn't possibly get away from it - to their brand of quasi-westerns, the first one preceding Leone's Dollar trilogy by about two years.
These flicks were B movie quality at best; they were filmed mostly in Croatia (when it was still a part of Yugoslavia) and starred either former Tarzan actor Lex Barker (who, according to one of the producers, looked "more German than any real German") or Stewart Granger (after his MGM years). The "Native Americans" were "portrayed" by European second-raters like French Baron Pierre Brice (a genuine aristocrat playing an Apache Chief) or Karin Dor (who would later appear in You Only Live Twice), and their roles mostly consisted of "displaying a proud facial impression"; Yugoslavian actors were usually cast as the less important "Indian" characters.
As a kid watching these movies was fun at first, but it got old pretty quickly.
I tried to watch Leone's "westerns", but they didn't do anything for me.
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Post by NAS on Dec 26, 2022 14:43:00 GMT
I didn't like the KillBills either. Didn't even finish them. Definitely watch the last three. Great dialog. The Kill Bills were super lame. Uma in a jumpsuit is awesome. The rest was just fight scenes.
I tried watching Django. The overuse of the n word had me turn it off within the first half hour. I don't find that cool, interesting or fitting in any place in society. That was the end of me and Tarantino. In fact, I'd say he made Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown and then made a ton of shit. DeathProof was pathetic. Inglorious was lame. Three stars. Seven piles. (Yes, I haven't seen the newest ones, but he lost me so I'm not going to offer my time.)
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Post by sandogbrewin on Dec 27, 2022 0:24:57 GMT
Inglorious Basterds was awesome and so was Once upon a time in Hollywood. Django definitely isn't for everyone but I liked it. The characters in the movies were worth it. Kerry Washington is smoking hot.
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Post by 50belowzero on Dec 27, 2022 15:44:17 GMT
Inglorious Basterds was awesome and so was Once upon a time in Hollywood. Django definitely isn't for everyone but I liked it. The characters in the movies were worth it. Kerry Washington is smoking hot. I even liked The Hateful Eight. It likely isn't ranked as high on his list of movies as some of his others but it was good, especially after repeated viewings, lots of funny parts.
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Post by MrHulot on Dec 28, 2022 17:15:38 GMT
Inglorious Basterds was awesome and so was Once upon a time in Hollywood. Django definitely isn't for everyone but I liked it. The characters in the movies were worth it. Kerry Washington is smoking hot. I even liked The Hateful Eight. It likely isn't ranked as high on his list of movies as some of his others but it was good, especially after repeated viewings, lots of funny parts. Okay, I will try and watch DU, H8 and OUATIH.
But in general I must say that I agree with NAS. Quanten Tarantino definitely had his peak in the 90s. I have already tried to fast forward through OUATIH about a year ago, and it didn't really seem that great.
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Post by sandogbrewin on Dec 29, 2022 14:42:15 GMT
Inglorious Basterds was awesome and so was Once upon a time in Hollywood. Django definitely isn't for everyone but I liked it. The characters in the movies were worth it. Kerry Washington is smoking hot. I even liked The Hateful Eight. It likely isn't ranked as high on his list of movies as some of his others but it was good, especially after repeated viewings, lots of funny parts. Anytime you can get Kurt Russell the actor involved its a go with me. His small part in Once upon a time in Hollywood was really funny. The Bruce Lee fight seen was awesome. What happened to my fucking Car!?!
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Post by NAS on Dec 30, 2022 12:04:37 GMT
We're through four episodes of We Own The City. It's by David Simon, of The Wire fame.
Super enjoyable show!
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Post by seobrien on Jan 3, 2023 20:41:53 GMT
Duuno how, but on a random recommendation, we started watching Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, starring Neal Patrick Harris and Patrick Warburton, on Netflix.
It's surprisingly great. NPH is a joy in his role as Count Olaf. A strong recommend.
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Post by seobrien on Jan 3, 2023 20:47:08 GMT
Inglorious Basterds was awesome and so was Once upon a time in Hollywood. Django definitely isn't for everyone but I liked it. The characters in the movies were worth it. Kerry Washington is smoking hot. I even liked The Hateful Eight. It likely isn't ranked as high on his list of movies as some of his others but it was good, especially after repeated viewings, lots of funny parts. Saw the 70mm Film Reel Road Show of Hateful Eight. He found and used the original 70mm lenses used for Ben Hur at the UCLA film school. The first half of the film was utterly gorgeous to watch, and a real homage to the art of western cinematography...The second half? it was just a gory bloodbath. Really kind of a drag. I left the theater massively disappointed. I will say that I did love Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. If you were a kid back then you'll enjoy the attention to detail, and Pitt's character of Cliff is one of Tarantino's best.
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Post by dannycater on Jan 4, 2023 17:01:34 GMT
So I really forgot how good Sydney Poitier was and I came across Pressure Point, a psychological drama and he was fantastic, and really shocked at how good Bobby Darin as a narcissist. Peter Falk had a short scene and was terrific. Anyway, it addressed race relations, white supremacist hate, jewish hate, really heady stuff by Stanley Kramer and relevant today in some respects.
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Post by MrHulot on Jan 4, 2023 21:35:36 GMT
I know it's kind of available on YouTube, but some good old friend of mine got me the box set, and it's simply great. Yes I know, the show is almost 60 years old, but IMHO it's top tier TV. David Janssen and Barry Morse were fantastic. I had watched some episodes as a kid in Germany, with German audio. Proves my point that they shouldn't dub anything: they never get the voice actors right, and I bet the translation was awful too (don't remember much about it, but I've seen it with other shows).
And of course this line had to come: They don't make them like that anymore...
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Post by bookboy007 on Jan 12, 2023 14:34:29 GMT
I didn't like the KillBills either. Didn't even finish them. Definitely watch the last three. Great dialog. The Kill Bills were super lame. Uma in a jumpsuit is awesome. The rest was just fight scenes.
I tried watching Django. The overuse of the n word had me turn it off within the first half hour. I don't find that cool, interesting or fitting in any place in society. That was the end of me and Tarantino. In fact, I'd say he made Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown and then made a ton of shit. DeathProof was pathetic. Inglorious was lame. Three stars. Seven piles. (Yes, I haven't seen the newest ones, but he lost me so I'm not going to offer my time.)
This is where I'm at with him. I saw Pulp Fiction opening night in a packed theatre front row centre (not by choice). It was awesome. Exactly what that movie should be. But i agree that the Bills where terrible. I didn't kind IB but didn't love it either. I've more or less stayed away from his stuff since. Too much of the same. I actually liked True Romance better than a lot of what he made himself. He needs another opinion.
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Post by bookboy007 on Jan 12, 2023 14:36:29 GMT
I even liked The Hateful Eight. It likely isn't ranked as high on his list of movies as some of his others but it was good, especially after repeated viewings, lots of funny parts. Anytime you can get Kurt Russell the actor involved its a go with me. His small part in Once upon a time in Hollywood was really funny. The Bruce Lee fight seen was awesome. What happened to my fucking Car!?! Snake Plisken and I'm in.
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Post by sandogbrewin on Feb 22, 2023 22:12:39 GMT
Hmm good to know.
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Post by dezaruchi on Mar 8, 2023 4:43:35 GMT
Inglorious Basterds was awesome and so was Once upon a time in Hollywood. Django definitely isn't for everyone but I liked it. The characters in the movies were worth it. Kerry Washington is smoking hot. I even liked The Hateful Eight. It likely isn't ranked as high on his list of movies as some of his others but it was good, especially after repeated viewings, lots of funny parts. Hateful 8 was like Reservoir Dogs done as a western.
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Post by dezaruchi on Mar 8, 2023 4:50:55 GMT
The Kill Bills were super lame. Uma in a jumpsuit is awesome. The rest was just fight scenes.
I tried watching Django. The overuse of the n word had me turn it off within the first half hour. I don't find that cool, interesting or fitting in any place in society. That was the end of me and Tarantino. In fact, I'd say he made Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown and then made a ton of shit. DeathProof was pathetic. Inglorious was lame. Three stars. Seven piles. (Yes, I haven't seen the newest ones, but he lost me so I'm not going to offer my time.)
This is where I'm at with him. I saw Pulp Fiction opening night in a packed theatre front row centre (not by choice). It was awesome. Exactly what that movie should be. But i agree that the Bills where terrible. I didn't kind IB but didn't love it either. I've more or less stayed away from his stuff since. Too much of the same. I actually liked True Romance better than a lot of what he made himself. He needs another opinion. True Romance was awesome but I still wonder how it might have been if Tarantino had directed it himself. I suppose it's unlikely that I would have liked it any more than the original though. The story has a real Elmore Leonard feel to it.
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Post by NAS on Mar 8, 2023 12:07:36 GMT
This is where I'm at with him. I saw Pulp Fiction opening night in a packed theatre front row centre (not by choice). It was awesome. Exactly what that movie should be. But i agree that the Bills where terrible. I didn't kind IB but didn't love it either. I've more or less stayed away from his stuff since. Too much of the same. I actually liked True Romance better than a lot of what he made himself. He needs another opinion. True Romance was awesome but I still wonder how it might have been if Tarantino had directed it himself. I suppose it's unlikely that I would have liked it any more than the original though. The story has a real Elmore Leonard feel to it. Elmore Leonard rules.
As does Ava Crowder.
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Post by schlich on Mar 8, 2023 14:46:22 GMT
This is where I'm at with him. I saw Pulp Fiction opening night in a packed theatre front row centre (not by choice). It was awesome. Exactly what that movie should be. But i agree that the Bills where terrible. I didn't kind IB but didn't love it either. I've more or less stayed away from his stuff since. Too much of the same. I actually liked True Romance better than a lot of what he made himself. He needs another opinion. True Romance was awesome but I still wonder how it might have been if Tarantino had directed it himself. I suppose it's unlikely that I would have liked it any more than the original though. The story has a real Elmore Leonard feel to it. one of the best scenes i’ve ever seen was the Walken/Hopper scene
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Post by 50belowzero on Mar 8, 2023 19:18:59 GMT
I even liked The Hateful Eight. It likely isn't ranked as high on his list of movies as some of his others but it was good, especially after repeated viewings, lots of funny parts. Hateful 8 was like Reservoir Dogs done as a western. Except Jennifer Jason Leigh was way tougher than Michael Madsen.
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Post by sandogbrewin on Mar 8, 2023 21:10:39 GMT
True Romance was awesome but I still wonder how it might have been if Tarantino had directed it himself. I suppose it's unlikely that I would have liked it any more than the original though. The story has a real Elmore Leonard feel to it. one of the best scenes i’ve ever seen was the Walken/Hopper scene They did it in one take.
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Post by sandogbrewin on Mar 8, 2023 21:19:54 GMT
I didn't like the KillBills either. Didn't even finish them. Definitely watch the last three. Great dialog. The Kill Bills were super lame. Uma in a jumpsuit is awesome. The rest was just fight scenes.
I tried watching Django. The overuse of the n word had me turn it off within the first half hour. I don't find that cool, interesting or fitting in any place in society. That was the end of me and Tarantino. In fact, I'd say he made Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown and then made a ton of shit. DeathProof was pathetic. Inglorious was lame. Three stars. Seven piles. (Yes, I haven't seen the newest ones, but he lost me so I'm not going to offer my time.)
I've heard people say they didn't like Inglorious but never heard "lame" as a description of the film. Since the day I saw Von Ryan's express I am a sucker for WWII flicks. Sinatras best film. Did you give "Once upon a time in Hollywood" a chance ? I like alternative endings to what happened. The ending was effing awesome. You should give the movie a shot.
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Post by NAS on Mar 9, 2023 0:08:10 GMT
The Kill Bills were super lame. Uma in a jumpsuit is awesome. The rest was just fight scenes.
I tried watching Django. The overuse of the n word had me turn it off within the first half hour. I don't find that cool, interesting or fitting in any place in society. That was the end of me and Tarantino. In fact, I'd say he made Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown and then made a ton of shit. DeathProof was pathetic. Inglorious was lame. Three stars. Seven piles. (Yes, I haven't seen the newest ones, but he lost me so I'm not going to offer my time.)
I've heard people say they didn't like Inglorious but never heard "lame" as a description of the film. Since the day I saw Von Ryan's express I am a sucker for WWII flicks. Sinatras best film. Did you give "Once upon a time in Hollywood" a chance ? I like alternative endings to what happened. The ending was effing awesome. You should give the movie a shot. I haven't seen that one yet. It's on the list!
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Post by dezaruchi on Mar 9, 2023 21:14:41 GMT
I've heard people say they didn't like Inglorious but never heard "lame" as a description of the film. Since the day I saw Von Ryan's express I am a sucker for WWII flicks. Sinatras best film. Did you give "Once upon a time in Hollywood" a chance ? I like alternative endings to what happened. The ending was effing awesome. You should give the movie a shot. I haven't seen that one yet. It's on the list! I'm a big fan of most of Tarantino's work and I was pleasantly surprised by Once Upon A Time. I think you will like it.
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