Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Mupepe]

The Pai Mei scene is burned into my brain from seeing it as a teenager in the theater.  It was too much awesome for me to handle. 

[Himu]

I missed Vol 2 in theaters so I had to wait for the dvd, but vol 1 in theaters was one of my favorite things for a while.

[Mupepe]

I saw Vol. 2 in theaters with my mom   She became a Tarantino fan after that. 

[Great Rumbler]

I thought the Battleship movie was just an internet joke and then I saw the trailer

If the trailer didn't say Battleship I would have assumed it was another Transformers.

I thought it was a ripoff of Top Gun until the aliens showed up.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Saw Immortals again. Great movie.

Lol for real?

It was so shit. Saw it with 2 friends and they both wanted to leave after the first 30 min. We sat it out, but it was a snorefest.

[Trent Dole]

Saw The Muppets. Is good. PUNCH TEACHER

[ZephyrFate]

Saw Immortals again. Great movie.

Lol for real?

It was so shit. Saw it with 2 friends and they both wanted to leave after the first 30 min. We sat it out, but it was a snorefest.

Came in for typical beautiful Tarsem Singh visuals and Henry Cavill being the hottest man on the planet not named Bernardo Velasco. Was not disappointed.

[Phoenix Dark]

Vol. 1>>>Vol. 2

[Solo]

Kill Bill Vol. 2 >>>>>>>>> Vol. 1

For shits and giggles:

Pulp Fiction > Inglourious Basterds > Jackie Brown > Reservoir Dogs > Kill Bill Vol. 2 > Death Proof > Kill Bill Vol. 1

[Bebpo]

you move PF down a bit and that's mine as well.  I recognize why PF is a good movie, but I'm not a big fan.  I really don't like Uma Thurman and Bruce Willis so that doesn't help it.

[Enl]

I didn't care for the first film, but I admit that briefly seeing the real Cobra Commander hit my nostalgia sweet spot.

[CajoleJuice]

you move PF down a bit and that's mine as well.  I recognize why PF is a good movie, but I'm not a big fan.  I really don't like Uma Thurman and Bruce Willis so that doesn't help it.

OH YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKER NO NO

[Flannel Boy]

True. How can he not be a fan of Uma?

[ZephyrFate]

Kill Bill Vol. 2 >>>>>>>>> Vol. 1

For shits and giggles:

Pulp Fiction > Inglourious Basterds > Jackie Brown > Reservoir Dogs > Kill Bill Vol. 2 > Death Proof > Kill Bill Vol. 1

Everything about this is right except that Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 need to be 1 and 2, respectively. Then it's complete.

[Diunx]

I know it won't be as good as the first one but fuck it this one has The Rock, the guy from the thick of it and Bruce fucking Willis, day one.

[Great Rumbler]

The Rock + Bruce Willis = Win

I enjoyed the first one, so I'll be there for the second.

[Phoenix Dark]

oh god...I have the sickest nerd chills right now

That will probably be shitty but I'd see it anyway. THAT looks like fucking GI Joe. I could tell from the first film's trailer that it wasn't fucking GI Joe, man

[Bebpo]

Uma Thurman is a skinny model with no acting ability or sexual stimulation at all.  There, I said it.  Let me enjoy female roles by women who can actual act and show off their female proportions as well.

Why would a person dislike Bruce Willis? I don't get it.

I liked Bruce Willis 20 years ago; I don't like him now.  He's a shadow of what he once used to be.

[Great Rumbler]

I could tell from the first film's trailer that it wasn't fucking GI Joe, man

It more or less was, though. Shooting guns, stuff blowing up, underwater bases, and minimal plot. That's basically GI Joe.

Now, the sequel does appear to ramp things up on that angle considerably.

[Phoenix Dark]

The only time I found Uma Thurman hot was in Batman & Robin, no lie. And at the time I was a horny kid so it doesn't count. She's not attractive

[Bebpo]

The problem with Uma Thurman is that she's too skinny.  Men, at their heart, want a fleshed out body and booty.  A women who is simply skin and bones just doesn't attract.  And if she lacks acting talent it's even worse!

Bruce Willis, I dunno.  He's a fun guy; well past his prime; but I'll be lying if I don't say seeing him say yippie kay yay mother fucker is a major thumbs up.

[ZephyrFate]

Uma Thurman is a good actress.

[chronovore]

I didn't care for the first film, but I admit that briefly seeing the real Cobra Commander hit my nostalgia sweet spot.

I know it won't be as good as the first one but fuck it this one has The Rock, the guy from the thick of it and Bruce fucking Willis, day one.

It looks better than the first one, for me. This is the kind of fights I thought Joe would be having, when the 4" figures came out. (I'm old enough that my first Joes were the 12" ones, with cloth outfits.)

[chronovore]

Someone other than Tommy Lee Jones, playing him for most of the movie?

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MIB2 was disappointing, big time. I don't know that there's a need for this, but I'm probably going to see it anyway.

I dunno. Josh Brolin is good, and it's Sonnenfeld. It may work.

[Himu]

Inglorious Basterds = Pulp Fiction > Death Proof > Jackie Brown > Vol 2 > Dogs > Vol 1

[ZephyrFate]

jesus christ no

[Himu]

jesus christ no

Si.

[TEEEPO]

all i know is that inglorious bastards is easily his best film.

[ZephyrFate]

jesus christ no

Si.

no.

[Himu]

Because Vol 1 is at the bottom  of my list doesn't mean anything. It's still a fantastic movie.

[Bebpo]

Inglorious Basterds = Pulp Fiction > Death Proof > Jackie Brown > Vol 2 > Dogs > Vol 1

dude

Jackie Brown is fucking GOOD.  ITT, people are underrating JB.  Chris Tucker gives his only actual acting career in his lifetime

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before he gets shot dead in a trunk

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.  Fantastic performances, great script, tight direction; Jackie Brown is excellent.

[Himu]

JB is fantastic. Who's ranking quality? Each and every Tarantino film is fantastic.

[Himu]

Complaining about Tarantino and his tributes to his favorite films is stupid because his movies, while taking pieces from classic films, are really their own thing. A Fistful of Dollars is basically Yojimbo in the Wild West. Does this take away from the movie's quality? Fuck no it doesn't. Judge films on their own merits.

[Cheebo]

That Bruce Willis cameo at the end.  So cheesy. I love how they act like it's a big deal. Bruce Willis is in like 30 shitty movies a year.

This is the kind of fights I thought Joe would be having, when the 4" figures came out. (I'm old enough that my first Joes were the 12" ones, with cloth outfits.)

The '12 ones with cloth outfits were way better. I loved those as a kid. Those little ones where the insides were held together by a rubber-band couldn't ever compare.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Saw Immortals again. Great movie.

Lol for real?

It was so shit. Saw it with 2 friends and they both wanted to leave after the first 30 min. We sat it out, but it was a snorefest.

Came in for typical beautiful Tarsem Singh visuals and Henry Cavill being the hottest man on the planet not named Bernardo Velasco. Was not disappointed.

I dont even know who Henry Cavill is.

[drew]

Paul

really enjoyed this, you totally forget pegg and frost are pegg and frost right off the bat.  didn't realize paul was voiced by seth rogen until the scene where they get stoned and he laughs with that laugh that nobody in the world except for seth rogen has - which pulled me out of the movie a bit all the way until the end.  you also forget that the guy from arrested development is the guy from arrested development. watch this.

Red State

went into this knowing absolutely nothing about it, and you should too, so stop reading this.  slow to start but when it gets rolling is pretty good, needless to say i enjoyed the shit out of the gunplay, the lack of competence the kids had with rifles was infuriating.  also enjoyed the Alex Jones esque view on the ATF.  the ending scene alone makes this a great movie.

[Mupepe]

Inglorious Basterds = Pulp Fiction > Death Proof > Jackie Brown > Vol 2 > Dogs > Vol 1

Switch Vol. 1 and Reservoir Dogs and I agree completely on the quality of the film.  Person preference is below though...

Inglourious Basterds = Death Proof > Pulp Fiction > Jackie Brown > Vol 2 > Vol 1 > Reservoir Dogs (Death Proof just tickles me the right way.  I fucking adore that movie)

And don't get me wrong, RD is an excellent film and there is a lot to be admired but I think it's the lowest of Tarantino's and has some serious pacing issues.  Still brilliant though.

[Momo]

Needed more action to be a real action film, also I despise Daniel Craig. Harrison Ford played his role very well though so I marked it up to 6.5/10

[Phoenix Dark]

The second time I saw Inglorious Basterds I started thinking it just might be better than Pulp Fiction. I haven't seen either film in ages though, so I'd have to revisit them

[Robo]

I despise Daniel Craig.

Weeaboos, sheesh.

[CajoleJuice]

The second time I saw Inglorious Basterds I started thinking it just might be better than Pulp Fiction. I haven't seen either film in ages though, so I'd have to revisit them

It's close, but I rewatched Pulp Fiction after getting it on Blu-ray and it's still fucking incredible.

[Mupepe]

IB > PF

Both are incredible.

[Himu]

What is with people hating on awesome actors in these past few pages

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

if anybody starts hating on Kurt Russell I'm outta here.

[Cheebo]

Inglourious Basterds is Tarantino's best.  No question at all.

I can't wait for Django Unchained. The script is fantastic. I has Leonardo DiCaprio playing an extremely racist plantation owner and he graphically rapes black women on screen. What isn't to love about that?

[CajoleJuice]

OK I'LL WATCH IB AGAIN SHEESH

[fistfulofmetal]

Reservoir Dogs is his best movie
Death Proof is really good too. love Death Proof.

[Himu]

Inglourious Basterds is Tarantino's best.  No question at all.

I can't wait for Django Unchained. The script is fantastic. I has Leonardo DiCaprio playing an extremely racist plantation owner and he graphically rapes black women on screen. What isn't to love about that?

Thanks for spoiling. I like to go into Tarantino movies almost blind.

[ZephyrFate]

Saw Immortals again. Great movie.

Lol for real?

It was so shit. Saw it with 2 friends and they both wanted to leave after the first 30 min. We sat it out, but it was a snorefest.

Came in for typical beautiful Tarsem Singh visuals and Henry Cavill being the hottest man on the planet not named Bernardo Velasco. Was not disappointed.

I dont even know who Henry Cavill is.

the studliest stud to ever stud

he's also the new Superman.

[Cerveza mas fina]

None of them are good? Whats your beef with Tarantino.

Pulp Fiction is the best, but I like all Tarantino movies in some way, although I have to say his schtick is starting to wear thin. If he continues like this he will be the next Woody Allen. Wes Anderson is also on this track as to keep making AAA movies forever, that are all the same in their core.

@Zephyr: Dunno about him. Do gay men ever like types like



or is it always this young thing that attracts them?

[Himu]

All Tarantino movies are the same? What in the hell.

[Cerveza mas fina]

His style is always the same.

Would be nice to see if he could make a movie without it being a Tarantino movie.

Like you could watch it, be like DAMN THATS GOOD, and then be like WUUUUT it was Tarantino?

[Himu]

That means nothing. Directors sometimes have distinctive styles, like Godard for example. And his style isn't always the same. Vol 1 and 2 are completely different from the rest and Pulp Fiction is NOTHING like anything in his oeuvre. The only similarities his films have is that they're dialogue heavy; and dialogue heavy scripts allows for different interpretations and styles. Even Kill Bill -- both volumes -- aren't really dialogue heavy so even THAT isn't true. Death Proof and Inglorious Basterds have entirely different types of film making techniques. IB is all about long takes, almost Godard-esque, Death Proof is all about escalation roaring into a fiery climax. Pulp Fiction has multiple narratives running around at once!

[Himu]

How are Wes Anderson movies all the same? Fantastic Mr. Fox, Life Aquatic, and Rushmore are completely different. 

[Mupepe]

The only things that give away tarantino movies are the fonts, certain music cues and Samuel l Jackson

[Himu]

The biggest factor in this is the editing, his movies are all edited in a very specific way, especially with the way the musical cues are treated. Since Sally Menke is dead, I'm curious how his new film will be edited, because those two's styles were like peas and carrots.

[Robo]

How are Wes Anderson movies all the same? Fantastic Mr. Fox, Life Aquatic, and Rushmore are completely different. 

Most notably, Anderson likes to reuse themes (e.g. parental abandonment, paternal regret [stemming particularly from past selfishness], sibling rivalry).  That's in addition to reuse of color motifs, framing, montages, yadda yadda.  I get the criticism, but I don't think it devalues his work at all; I think it just makes it easier for people to dislike it.

[Himu]

Not denying any of that, but none of that equates to being the same film at all.

[Robo]

When he does revisit a particular theme, he doesn't tend expand on it at all.  Royal Tenenbaum and Steve Zissou are practically the same character (and Mr. Fox too, with some stretching) and they both develop from a similar experience in the same way. 

Similarly, the Darjeeling Limited adds nothing on top of The Royal Tenenbaums.  It reuses the same ideas, reset in a different location.

That isn't to say they aren't good films individually, but as a body of work, it's repetitive.

[Robo]

The outline of Anderson's next flick is,

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Set in the 1960s, a pair of young lovers flee their New England island town, prompting a local search party led by the Sheriff and the girl's parents to fan out to find them.

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You could almost fill in the blanks from there, and that's a pretty broad start.