Oof. Hmm, I guess that's always a danger when you're as deliberate (for lack of a better word) a writer as he is.
Oh well, I thought Django was fun so I'll still be giving this a go.
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Oof. Hmm, I guess that's always a danger when you're as deliberate (for lack of a better word) a writer as he is.
Oh well, I thought Django was fun so I'll still be giving this a go.
The Hateful Eight. 6/10
It's essentially a Tarantino wankfest and one you'll either embrace or tolerate. All the usual players feature, some pointless (Madden, Roth) some brilliant (Jackson, Goggins). The one liners land without consistentcy and the score doesnt quite fit. Disappointed.
I'm not sure I'd call it a tribute to his own work, but it was the most indulgently Tarantino-esque film ever, just like Grand Budapest Hotel was the most indulgently Wes Anderson-esque film ever. Just imagine it as a graphic novel and it's great.
The Hateful Eight is pretty good I suppose. Too long really, but the payoff in the last hour or so makes it just about worthwhile. I liked it more than Django, which I thought was hugely overrated.
I can't claim to have seen absolutely everything he's done in his career but it's the best performance I've seen Samuel L. give in I don't even know how long. He's fantastic in it.
Also, and I know this is nothing new, but Tarantino's fascination with the n-word really is beyond tiresome at this point. He needs to reign it in.
I wonder where that stems from.
Just watched Titanic. :( Jack didn't make it. :(
"I'll never let go of you, Jack..."
[Lets go of Jack]
ZING.
Billy Zane typecast himself as evil in that film.
Waking up on a Saturday and watching Titanic. Unconventional.
He was great in Three.
http://91.207.61.14/m/uploads/v_p_im...screenshot.png
He didn't even need to die:
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...945m6anjpg.jpg
So much wrong in so few posts. Sigh.
Planet Ice was the working title to avoid news of the film leaking in its early stages, it was never going to be called that.
Billy Zane isn't even in that picture.
That Mythbusters thing only worked if you tied a life vest to the bottom of the bit of ship, and who, in conditions like that is going to take their life jacket off?
I love Titanic.
Billy Zane was in Titanic.
He was, but Dquincy's picture is of Kelly Brook and some randomer, not Billy Zane, as the words above it imply.
Ah I thought you meant picture as in Titanic.
I tend to avoid dquicy's posts as I'd rather my brain didn't haemorrhage trying to comprehend them.
:D Love these posts, especially Yev's polite frustration.
But Zane was in Three.
http://s27.postimg.org/fw8rv75kz/1e8...c0a7780154.jpg
I know Zane was in Three - why do you insist on posting pictures of him not being in it though? :mad:
Fucking hell what a shambles.
Yev smash!
Billy Zane in Three:
http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/2005_...y_Zane_024.jpg
Not Billy Zane in Three:
http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/2005_...i_Pace_010.jpg
Does that clear things up?
Magic, behave. :moop:
I don't know what's worse, the fact that the argument is happening or the fact so much is even known about a likely shit film.
Thanks @Yevrah.
I'm now watching Alpha Papa. Will let you know how it goes...
http://s29.postimg.org/3uvpwmqav/kel...ss_three_2.jpg
Alpha Papa isn't very good is it. Not a touch on his TV series.
Still worth a watch. I liked the first half a lot more though, felt like it had more of the humour the series had.
Yeah, I enjoyed Alpha Papa.
Billy Zane is the best thing in Titanic (other than the engine room) by miles. Why has his career been shit since?
I can't imagine Alpha Papa being up to much. Some things just work at half an hour.
I also can't remember any engine room in Titanic.
Gigs, are you maaad?
http://www.paullee.com/titanic/jc199...e_furnaces.jpg
I've only seen it once in fairness, maybe I've never actually seen it all. That photo doesn't ring a bell anyway.
Just watched Girl House. A thought provoking horror which assesses the affect internet chat rooms has on the modern man. :sherlock:
Lucas really should let it go...
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/sta...for-episode-8/
Spotlight is exactly the sort of thing the Academy and people who don't watch many films will absolutely love, but for the rest of us it's pretty average and has a distinctly televisual feel to it.
There's also nothing in it that should come as a surprise to anyone who's lived the last 15-20 years with their eyes open, which doesn't help with the dramatic impact of the piece.
Star Wars 7 was good, but it wasn't 3 months ticket bookings in advance good. It really was no different from any of the other reasonably good films JJA has done.
I'm looking forward to watching Spotlight. Ruffalo. :drool:
He just mumbles a bit, as per.
The Big Short is ultimately crap, which is a real shame.
It starts well and I was very much with it for the first 30-45 minutes, but it quite quickly becomes boring and then starts to actively annoy. From the (albeit initially novel, but ultimately patronising) way the film explains the concepts at hand, to a number of key characters having fucking annoying mannerisms, to the pervading WORTHY whiff the film has, it just really started to piss me off. It's also half an hour too long and I've really had enough of that in films now - the number that suffer from it is getting ridiculous.
Inside Job is much much better.
Its a fucking superb film lad, give that head a wobble. As for the mannerisms, its based on real people, if it wasn't authentic you'd be complaining that way. Jaysus.
EDIT: Misread part of your comment.
Bale, Gosling (yes you hate him we know) and Carell are all superb, I felt it went pretty quick. And aye, I've watched it twice.
Saddo.
:youpi:
Gosling was alright as it happens. Carrell's good too, but Bale was a bit weak I thought.
Watched Bridge of Spies and enjoyed it. Mostly because of how boss James Donovan is though.
In the Heart of the Sea is boring, and Chris Hemsworth just plays Thor again. He's in the crap actor bin if he does it in another serious film.