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Angie

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My daughter made my wife and I watch it because, "It was even funnier than Hangover". It was just a chick flick with a little crude in it. Barely laughed.

Just not what was billed.
 

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The posse scene in Django is one of the funnier scenes I've seen in a long time, and it's done in a satirical way. It's genius, and so clever. Quentin doesn't need to kill 700 people in the course of 5 minutes in fantastical sprays of blood, he's got skills so far beyond that.

I don't think I would want to live in a world where every movie has Tarantino levels of violence, but I do respect the fact that these seem to be the movies he wants to make and he's managed to put himself in a position where that's all the criteria he needs to meet in order for it to be put on film. It would bother me a lot more if I thought the violence was there because he thought it was the only reason people would pay attention to the film.
 

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If the whole movie had been like the opening scene, I would think it was one of the best movies I've ever seen. Waltz is just amazing. But the gore was just unnecessary and took away from the actual value of the movie. The whole movie theater thing was just asinine.



Yes. Another one. There are amazing individual scenes, and some of the violence adds to it - but the scene where The Bride kills Gogo and maybe 5000 other people in that big room is just dumb. Do the scenes like O'ren Shii as a little girl, or the whole Vernita Green scene - but when you have dozens of people getting decapitated, it's just dumb.

You do realize that this is how the genre works, right? That whole fight is an homage to an entire genre of movies, and it's done perfectly.
 

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I've hated every Spider Man movie.
Also X-men was terrible.
Guess I'm not a big fan of the comic book movies.

Also disliked all the Godfathers.
Disliked Goodfellas
Ok, so no mob movies either I guess.
 

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I don't think I would want to live in a world where every movie has Tarantino levels of violence, but I do respect the fact that these seem to be the movies he wants to make and he's managed to put himself in a position where that's all the criteria he needs to meet in order for it to be put on film. It would bother me a lot more if I thought the violence was there because he thought it was the only reason people would pay attention to the film.

And that's totally valid. He is well-known and successful enough that he can do whatever he wants. It just baffles me that he would want to do it. :) You put it well.
 

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You do realize that this is how the genre works, right? That whole fight is an homage to an entire genre of movies, and it's done perfectly.

We've discussed that quite a bit already a few pages ago. Yeah, the samurai movies are gory. But he's done the same thing to movies representing other genres that really aren't intrinsically gory.
 

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Guarantee about this thread, hipsters take over and talk about how actual good to great movies are overrated. Enjoy your little sundance films while I enjoy movies that actually make money.

Is there any room in this discussion for people who enjoy both types of films under the right circumstances?
 

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The book made me feel sick and empty. The movie made me feel tired.

I don't think a lot of people get American Psycho because it's so manic - it'll be so understated that some people think it's boring, and then it will flip and be a totally different movie. I loved it, but it always ticks me off a little that they changed it so much from the book. You sort of had to, though.
 

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And that's totally valid. He is well-known and successful enough that he can do whatever he wants. It just baffles me that he would want to do it. :) You put it well.

Sure, I get that. I totally get the argument that people find him superior and off-putting. I think he's reached a point where he really believes of everything he touches "of course that movie was worth making, it was an idea I had." That being said, I'd rather have more talented people with that mindset and freedom than the current franchise-driven decision-making most of the movie industry has for their projects.
 

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Oh, I agree, the book is soulless. It makes you just utterly disgusted.

Which to me is what makes it so remarkable. BEE's greatest talent is creating characters and situations which lack basic humanity. It's so creepy!
 

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Whaaat? P&P is amazing - what version did you watch? Did you not like the story, or was it a certain production? I hate most chick flicks, but that is a classic work of literature that translates well to the screen.

Others can make man card jokes if they want, but I just finished the book this weekend and enjoyed it WAY more than I thought I would. I started it because it came pre-loaded when I downloaded the Kindle App for my laptop and hadn't decided on a new book to buy and start reading. Once I got into the rhythm of the writing I got hooked a lot quicker than I expected.
 

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Titanic. I can remember all the hype and my wife begging me to watch it. I finally relented, and mid-way through I was ready to gouge out my eyes with a dull pencil.

This. What a horrible movie. It's a study in over-acting and has an elementary plot.

To top it off, Leo looks like he's a young teenager going after his mom's friend.
 

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Tree of Life. Critically acclaimed, artsy fartsy piece of acid trip induced ****.

Honestly, anything done by Terrance Malick is overrated if you ask me. Critics fawn over him and I sit there wondering when it will be over.

Tree of Life, Thin Red Line, The New World, To The Wonder. All crap.
 

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Love some stoner humor, but Grandma's Boy was gawd-awful. I also hated any the Ace Ventura movies.

Then you should've smoked more when you watched Grandma's Boy....

I think that movie is hilarious, but it has to be the undedited version.
 

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Hunger Games-Reminds me of a 1980's Steven Segal type flick but with a halfway decent looking girl.

Lost in Translation might be the worst movie I have ever watched. It was like two hours of boring. I love love love Bill Murray. However, whe it was over the wife and I agreed that we just wasted two hours to watch nothing happening and no ending.

I really enjoyed "The Hunger Games" and am waiting with baited breath for the sequels, but I agree with you 100% on "Lost in Translation".

I remember when it came out movie critics were falling all over themselves in their rush to declare it the single greatest movie ever make (slight hyperbole, but it is slight. Critics LOVED this movie), so my dad and I went to go see it one night and came out of it wondering what all the hype was all about. If I wanted to watch people stare at each other for minutes at a time and make awkward conversation I'd hang out at my local bars a lot more than I do now.