The Octagon
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One not to be taken too seriously methinks
Inglourious Basterds (Q. Tarantino)
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One not to be taken too seriously methinks
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I assume it's a remake of Inglorious Bastards. If so that trailer doesn't mention the only interesting thing about the film - The story basically.
The original would have sat nicely with grind-house.
The original would have sat nicely with grind-house.
elevendayempire
Registered Loofah
It's not. It's pretty much an entirely different film, he's just appropriated the title.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I see. Well I did wonder why he would want to remake a film that looks like he wish he made in the first place. It's still got nazis and yanks in it. The original has quite a good story, this one just seems to be about bloodshed.
It is a good title.
it's, on balance, absolute wank.
I came out so stunned into submission by it I didn't know what to think, but after some reflection: it's an indulgent fucking mess that doesn't know if it wants to be a farce, a serious movie, an homage or what.
Just a shambles. Overlong, smug, full of gaping plotholes and just a big kid showing off.
I came out so stunned into submission by it I didn't know what to think, but after some reflection: it's an indulgent fucking mess that doesn't know if it wants to be a farce, a serious movie, an homage or what.
Just a shambles. Overlong, smug, full of gaping plotholes and just a big kid showing off.
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
saw it tonight and totally loved it, I think it's his best film in ages
The Groke
hot hail/Paging Dr. Beat
I went back to it recently.
IMO it is still really, really good and the kind of thing he needs to go back to.
I agree with Kermode that he needs a tough, tough editor to kick him into shape and mercilessly cut out the reams of shit that surround his genuine nuggets of gold.
It seems he can always muster 90 minutes of excellence and should be forbidden for excreting the other hour of tripe all over it each time.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I was wondering if this would be the case - from what I've seen it seems as if he can not contain a single idea and has to put everything in.
I disagree with his use of other film music - If he wants a classic score then he should work with someone to make one - Lots of those who's music he uses are still alive - he could have got each to contribute a piece of music for each scene and created something collaborative and interesting instead of just familiar....or does it work as it is?
The original was shit anyway - Enzo Castellari's contribution to The Spaghetti Western was average (aside from Any Gun Can Play & Keoma), and by the time he was making war and crime films they were of pretty poor quality. Later he made terrible post Mad Max films like the New Barbarians and Bronx Warriors - Video shop classics (pure shite)! - IMDB has him in post-production of Caribbean Basterds!? - Captain Jack Sparrow kills Nazis??????
gsv
liminally queer
Pulp Fiction is a great film - the disparate elements pull together well, the editing works, and somehow he pulls off some kind of consistency. IG is about 5 movies stuck together and they never gel. Even within the episodic structure, individual elements don't even work in their own right, and the plot is just bollocks
I found even PF to be insufferably pretentious.
The only Tarantino I enjoyed much was Jackie Brown
The only Tarantino I enjoyed much was Jackie Brown
pretentious how? indulgent maybe
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
pretentious? qt is a lot of things but he sure isn't pretentious
Maybe indulgent was more the word I was looking for....
I love True Romance... The combination of his script and a less indulgent director means it's a great watching experience IMO
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I quite like the original. I'm not sure you can call it original though when it's only really the same by name.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
What's the difference then?
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
It's a different story apparently (I haven't seen the QT one).
In the original I seem to remember it being about some american soldiers teaming up with some nazis to steal some booty.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
ok, not shit - fun rubbish
Yes, I think that would be a good description of it. It's ropey good. Did they dub everyones voices over the top later or something? The colours and graphics are just great, I think the film has real character.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I'm fairly sure there was some sort of mission put together to go back into gemany/italy in the original (sort of anyway - i seem to remember a group of prisoners escaping whilst being transported or something - long time since i seen it though) - the trailers gave me the impression that at least was still the core plot. I thought the original was awful myself so not bothered at all if they junked the whole thing. Wonder how much they had to pay out just so they could use the fantastic title though.
Just to go back to Castellari, whilst undoubtdly being a hack, he did do some cracking early eurocrime film sin the 70s - The Big Racket, Heroin Busters, HIgh Crime and Street Law
Just to go back to Castellari, whilst undoubtdly being a hack, he did do some cracking early eurocrime film sin the 70s - The Big Racket, Heroin Busters, HIgh Crime and Street Law
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
You''ll often find those 70s euro-films floating around with english dubs, english subs, german dubs, all sorts. They often hired one slightly name-ish english speaking star - Oliver Reed was in a cracking one called Revolver for example - which complicated matters.
Voley
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Oh dear. I was quite looking forward to this.
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