Controversial opinions about other movies

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  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Reservoir Dogs is Tarantino's best film.

    Hardly controversial. It’s runtime is short compared with other QT movies. QT says he’s written a few chapters of a novelization. I want to read it! I hope he also writes Double V Vega.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    I expect to watch Reservoir Dogs and Django Unchained within the next days. They have been screening a bunch of Tarantino movies this month in my city.

    I would only have the Kill Bills and Death Proof left to watch after that. But I'm not really interested in those at the moment.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    I liked Death Proof.
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    'Pulp Fiction' is his best imo.
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    'Pulp Fiction' is his best imo.

    I don't know if it is, but I think it's maybe his most enjoyable. I always have fun watching it, just because of the atmosphere.
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    Tarantino's best film is Jackie Brown. It's not as showy as Dogs or Pulp and no fractured storylines or chapter headings, just a straight story beautifully told. It's all about the characters too with wonderful performance's from Grier, Forster and Jackson, who is possibly even better here than in Pulp.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Shoot em up is one of Owen's best films from an entertainment perspective

    That's one mad film! Does exactly what it says on the tin! Lots of shootouts in bizarre circumstances ( my favourite is the gunfight Owens character has, while having sex with Monica Belluci, not before, not after, but during!!)

    Ooh I'm in the mood to watch it again now!!!
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Reservoir Dogs is Tarantino's best film.

    Agreed. What a powerhouse debut! Not controversial though 😉
  • ProfJoeButcherProfJoeButcher Bless your heart
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    I haven't seen Reservoir Dogs, but every time I've seen a Tarantino film, I just see Quentin typing up all the dialogue and chortling in pleasure at his own cleverness. That's probably a controversial opinion?
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    edited September 2022 Posts: 7,021
    cooperman2 wrote: »
    Tarantino's best film is Jackie Brown. It's not as showy as Dogs or Pulp and no fractured storylines or chapter headings, just a straight story beautifully told. It's all about the characters too with wonderful performance's from Grier, Forster and Jackson, who is possibly even better here than in Pulp.

    Yeah, I think Jackie Brown has much less of Tarantino's most showy stylistic and narrative trademarks. Maybe that's partly why I like it better than the other films. And it's based on an Elmore Leonard book. I don't know how faithful it is but I do think the film has a different vibe than the other Tarantino films I've seen.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Shoot em up is one of Owen's best films from an entertainment perspective

    That's one mad film! Does exactly what it says on the tin! Lots of shootouts in bizarre circumstances ( my favourite is the gunfight Owens character has, while having sex with Monica Belluci, not before, not after, but during!!)

    Reminds me of Nic Cage's Drive Angry.

    I get real 'Crank' vibes from it, which is a good things. I think both of the Crank films are masterful examples of pure lunacy.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    cooperman2 wrote: »
    Tarantino's best film is Jackie Brown. It's not as showy as Dogs or Pulp and no fractured storylines or chapter headings, just a straight story beautifully told. It's all about the characters too with wonderful performance's from Grier, Forster and Jackson, who is possibly even better here than in Pulp.

    Yeah, I think Jackie Brown has much less of Tarantino's most showy stylistic and narrative trademarks. Maybe that's partly why I like it better than the other films. And it's based on an Elmore Leonard book. I don't know how faithful it is but I do think the film has a different vibe than the other Tarantino films I've seen.

    Tarantino has admitted as much, given the nature of being an adaptation of someone else’s work.

    That’s why I find the idea of him doing CASINO ROYALE or STAR TREK to be interesting alternative universes. Seeing how he works on an adaptation as opposed to an original work.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Shoot em up is one of Owen's best films from an entertainment perspective

    That's one mad film! Does exactly what it says on the tin! Lots of shootouts in bizarre circumstances ( my favourite is the gunfight Owens character has, while having sex with Monica Belluci, not before, not after, but during!!)

    Reminds me of Nic Cage's Drive Angry.

    I get real 'Crank' vibes from it, which is a good things. I think both of the Crank films are masterful examples of pure lunacy.

    Yes, I love Crank.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited September 2022 Posts: 3,152
    Not a Tarantino fan, but have to say I really enjoyed seeing Sadie and Tex get what was coming in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood!
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    https://deadline.com/2022/09/woody-allen-retirement-86-wasp-22-final-movie-1235121601/

    Better late than never. Boring “artist” and horrible human being. Good riddance.

    What's your problem with Woody Allen? I'd be surprised if anyone hated all his films.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    cooperman2 wrote: »
    Tarantino's best film is Jackie Brown. It's not as showy as Dogs or Pulp and no fractured storylines or chapter headings, just a straight story beautifully told. It's all about the characters too with wonderful performance's from Grier, Forster and Jackson, who is possibly even better here than in Pulp.

    Yeah, I think Jackie Brown has much less of Tarantino's most showy stylistic and narrative trademarks. Maybe that's partly why I like it better than the other films. And it's based on an Elmore Leonard book. I don't know how faithful it is but I do think the film has a different vibe than the other Tarantino films I've seen.

    Tarantino has admitted as much, given the nature of being an adaptation of someone else’s work.

    Interesting!
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    https://deadline.com/2022/09/woody-allen-retirement-86-wasp-22-final-movie-1235121601/

    Better late than never. Boring “artist” and horrible human being. Good riddance.

    What's your problem with Woody Allen? I'd be surprised if anyone hated all his films.

    Must admit I really only enjoy his early films,
    'Sleeper' really makes me laugh out loud, and 'Love and Death' is still a hoot ( "Shall we say Pistols at Dawn?", Woody "Sure, we can say it...dont know what it means, but we can say it!"
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
    edited September 2022 Posts: 814
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    https://deadline.com/2022/09/woody-allen-retirement-86-wasp-22-final-movie-1235121601/

    Better late than never. Boring “artist” and horrible human being. Good riddance.

    What's your problem with Woody Allen? I'd be surprised if anyone hated all his films.

    Woody Allen is a terrible human being, or at very least incredibly suspect, but I don’t agree with the “boring artist” tag. I’ve enjoyed a number of his films immensely.
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    cooperman2 wrote: »
    Tarantino's best film is Jackie Brown. It's not as showy as Dogs or Pulp and no fractured storylines or chapter headings, just a straight story beautifully told. It's all about the characters too with wonderful performance's from Grier, Forster and Jackson, who is possibly even better here than in Pulp.

    I haven't seen it, but given that it was an adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, I am not surprised.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    https://deadline.com/2022/09/woody-allen-retirement-86-wasp-22-final-movie-1235121601/

    Better late than never. Boring “artist” and horrible human being. Good riddance.

    What's your problem with Woody Allen? I'd be surprised if anyone hated all his films.

    Must admit I really only enjoy his early films,
    'Sleeper' really makes me laugh out loud, and 'Love and Death' is still a hoot ( "Shall we say Pistols at Dawn?", Woody "Sure, we can say it...dont know what it means, but we can say it!"

    You obviously like his early funny ones!

    If you haven’t already mate, check out Midnight In Paris and Blue Jasmine...both excellent IMO.

    Also Small Time Crooks I found really funny.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    Venutius wrote: »
    Not a Tarantino fan, but have to say I really enjoyed seeing Sadie and Tex get what was coming in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood!

    I seriously laughed my ass off when Leo came out of the shed with the flamethrower
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    https://deadline.com/2022/09/woody-allen-retirement-86-wasp-22-final-movie-1235121601/

    Better late than never. Boring “artist” and horrible human being. Good riddance.

    What's your problem with Woody Allen? I'd be surprised if anyone hated all his films.

    Must admit I really only enjoy his early films,
    'Sleeper' really makes me laugh out loud, and 'Love and Death' is still a hoot ( "Shall we say Pistols at Dawn?", Woody "Sure, we can say it...dont know what it means, but we can say it!"

    "Checking the cell structure... (silly dance) ...and the cell structure has been checked!"
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    https://deadline.com/2022/09/woody-allen-retirement-86-wasp-22-final-movie-1235121601/

    Better late than never. Boring “artist” and horrible human being. Good riddance.

    What's your problem with Woody Allen? I'd be surprised if anyone hated all his films.

    Must admit I really only enjoy his early films,
    'Sleeper' really makes me laugh out loud, and 'Love and Death' is still a hoot ( "Shall we say Pistols at Dawn?", Woody "Sure, we can say it...dont know what it means, but we can say it!"

    "Checking the cell structure... (silly dance) ...and the cell structure has been checked!"

    "We're here to see the nose...we heard it was running!"
    And the classic about Nixon,
    "....every time he left The White House, they counted the spoons!"
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited September 2022 Posts: 3,152
    Venutius wrote: »
    Not a Tarantino fan, but have to say I really enjoyed seeing Sadie and Tex get what was coming in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood!

    I seriously laughed my ass off when Leo came out of the shed with the flamethrower
    Same. Perfect move! Mind you, I laughed with grim satisfaction when Brad stamped Tex's jaw off, too. Not sure what that says about me... ;)
  • edited October 2022 Posts: 16,169
    Controversial opinion:

    As much as I like Ana de Armas I'm probably one of the few with the opinion she didn't capture Marilyn's essence in BLONDE.

    I don't think anyone has, TBH. Part of it is the overuse of the Marilyn voice. Marilyn created that voice for her film performances and image. Upon calling cut she dropped it and spoke normally as seen in the SOMETHINGS GOT TO GIVE outtakes and a few rare interviews.

    If someone were to do a bio pic on Henry Winkler and the actor portraying him perform the entire film doing a Fonzie voice unaware he doesn't actually talk like that, I feel that's what we get with virtually every Marilyn representation.

    That said, she brought her A game to the part regardless, but I never once felt I was seeing Marilyn in this film. I actually think Ana might've made a better Gene Tierney.
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Controversial opinion:

    As much as I like Ana de Armas I'm probably one of the few with the opinion she didn't capture Marilyn's essence in BLONDE.

    I don't think anyone has, TBH. Part of it is the overuse of the Marilyn voice. Marilyn created that voice for her film performances and image. Upon calling cut she dropped it and spoke normally as seen in the SOMETHINGS GOT TO GIVE outtakes and a few rare interviews.

    If someone were to do a bio pic on Henry Winkler and the actor portraying him perform the entire film doing a Fonzie voice unaware he doesn't actually talk like that, I feel that's what we get with virtually every Marilyn representation.

    That said, she brought her A game to the part regardless, but I never once felt I was seeing Marilyn in this film. I actually think Ana might've made a better Gene Tierney.

    Probably going to see it in November, after my Halloween movies run. Will keep that in mind.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I rather liked BLONDE. Watched it not as a biopic, though, but as a strange and mysterious Hollywood nightmare. I think Ana is marvelous in the film as a Monroe type that isn't quite the real thing. I admire her performance, nevertheless.
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Controversial opinion:

    As much as I like Ana de Armas I'm probably one of the few with the opinion she didn't capture Marilyn's essence in BLONDE.

    I don't think anyone has, TBH. Part of it is the overuse of the Marilyn voice. Marilyn created that voice for her film performances and image. Upon calling cut she dropped it and spoke normally as seen in the SOMETHINGS GOT TO GIVE outtakes and a few rare interviews.

    If someone were to do a bio pic on Henry Winkler and the actor portraying him perform the entire film doing a Fonzie voice unaware he doesn't actually talk like that, I feel that's what we get with virtually every Marilyn representation.

    That said, she brought her A game to the part regardless, but I never once felt I was seeing Marilyn in this film. I actually think Ana might've made a better Gene Tierney.

    Probably going to see it in November, after my Halloween movies run. Will keep that in mind.

    Also it's fiction. It's not intended as an attempt at accuracy, just shock value exploitation. That said, it's done in an artistic style that seems to be getting praise.
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    So many actresses tried to play Marilyn Monroe. Only Norma Jean nailed it.
  • Posts: 16,169
    Ludovico wrote: »
    So many actresses tried to play Marilyn Monroe. Only Norma Jean nailed it.

    Precisely.
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