tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post88735475957666126..comments2023-08-20T06:16:15.362-05:00Comments on Getafilm: Getafilm Gallimaufry: Lorna, Basterds, Slumdog, and SelloutsDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-81741296210490437142009-09-16T11:50:08.089-05:002009-09-16T11:50:08.089-05:00Funny you should mention that, Joe, because my tho...Funny you should mention that, Joe, because my thoughts on IB here would have been much harsher had I written them immediately after seeing it. But there was a good 2+ weeks from when I saw it to when I wrote this, and you're exactly right that it already started to grow somewhat in esteem. On the other hand, I was pretty much in on Jackie Brown from the first viewing in the theater, much like many people were for IB. So it varies from film to film, but I think you're right.<br /><br />However...I've heard more than one person talk about how Pulp Fiction has actually diminished a bit on repeated viewings. I'm not sure if that's happened yet for me (and I can't even remember the last time I watched it all the way through), but there's a good chance my disdain for QT's attitude at this point will color every viewing of his movies.<br /><br />Thanks for the thoughts.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-90544624303955056282009-09-15T18:13:38.843-05:002009-09-15T18:13:38.843-05:00Quentin Tarantino films have two reviews: the one ...Quentin Tarantino films have two reviews: the one you post immediately after you see the movie and the one you amend later on down the road. My experience has been that Tarantino's films change as you do and I have run into more than a few movie lovers whose feelings about <em>Reservoir Dogs</em> or <em>Jackie Brown</em> or <em>Kill Bill</em> have changed over time, usually for the better.<br /><br />I don't know if that will be your experience, Daniel, but if I had my way, bloggers would be looking at <em>Death Proof</em> right now and save their report on <em>Inglorious Basterds</em> until time has passed. That said, I can't fault unadulterated passion and Tarantino definitely knows how to elicit this from the film fanatic in us all.Joe Valdezhttp://thisdistractedglobe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-53955763377030303372009-09-14T14:50:08.016-05:002009-09-14T14:50:08.016-05:00Haha, Sam, I'm happy enough be to your comrade...Haha, Sam, I'm happy enough be to your comrade in arms in this battle about the movie, if not the war about Tarantino. Really, I'm imagining it was all QT could do to not include himself in those scalping scenes. Can't you just see him giggling with glee as he tortures or mutilates someone, all the while reciting winking, witty dialogue? <br /><br />I really didn't expect this movie to be the most divisive of the year (nothing is even close so far), but it's done wonders for IB's box-office gross, making it the most commercially successful film of Qt's career so far, no doubt thanks to many repeated theater viewings.<br /><br />Rick, I'd say I liked about 5/8 of it, with the lesser half being Roth, Krugman's accent (particularly when she's speaking in English, exaggerating her native German accent that she mostly erased in the National Treasure movies), and QT's obvious pleasure at the pain and death so omnipresent in his story. <br /><br />Aside from the incredible acting performances, though, I should throw a bone to the cinematographer and production designers, too, because this movie looked amazing from start to finish.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-4005854854588224992009-09-14T07:48:12.406-05:002009-09-14T07:48:12.406-05:00My thoughts on Basterds as well, Daniel. I liked ...My thoughts on <i>Basterds</i> as well, Daniel. I liked about 2/3 of the film. I thought it overlong and downright boring in parts, like a print author who's gotten too big to edit. And Roth was horrible.<br /><br />On the other hand, Tarantino does have boucoup talent. Some of the set pieces were terrific. And Christophe Waltz and Bruhle were terrific as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-10213542317837972362009-09-13T16:11:34.477-05:002009-09-13T16:11:34.477-05:00Finally, finally, finally!
Dan Getahun has return...Finally, finally, finally!<br /><br />Dan Getahun has returned sanity to the cinematic landscape. True a few others whom we both know have dismissed it, but only today has a firm position been asserted with that reference to Manohla Dargis's superb NEW YORK TIMES pan. I've seen this film twice, and the second view did nothing to reverse my earlier issues. But of course, while I do agree with you lock, stock and barrel Dan, there are others including Alexander Coleman (who penned a Hall of Fame 5,300 word review) who have defended the film to the hilt. Like you Dan, I have never been a Tarantino fanboy, and I've had problems with his sadistic strek since the sickening ear amputation in RESERVOIR DOGS. The Louisville Slugger bashings in IG gives that gruesome set piece a run for its money though. But the film is a major bore otherwise.<br /><br />Fair enough recap there on LORNA'S SILENCE. I liked it for sure, but a bit less than other Dardennes.<br /><br />Count me as a huge fan of the SLUMDOG score!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-63589487353194499702009-09-12T20:48:43.653-05:002009-09-12T20:48:43.653-05:00Hokahey, to the extent that your ignorance prevent...Hokahey, to the extent that your ignorance prevented you from recognizing Eli Roth, my ignorance probably prevented me from appreciating a lot of the references Tarantino was making here. <br /><br />And good for you and Alexander for both successfully separating QT the filmmaker from QT the person. I have a really hard time doing so; I feel like his own personality comes through in his films much more so than almost any director. I admit that he's a character, and thus an entertainer, but still somebody who I don't think I'd enjoy hanging around all that much. Funny comparison to Dylan, too, hehe.<br /><br />I see you've written a veritable tome about IB in your return - I'll grab my dictionary and check it out soon. ;-PDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-60372906182670350382009-09-11T19:15:00.911-05:002009-09-11T19:15:00.911-05:00Daniel, you always bring forth a much-needed balan...Daniel, you always bring forth a much-needed balance and wit to your analysis. I liked your needling of Tarantino even though I fell for <i>Inglourious Basterds</i>, and I utterly appreciate your comprehensive take on the film, which I think is entirely defensible. <br /><br />I agree with you, in essence, that it's his best and most mature outing since <i>Jackie Brown</i> and it was good to see him stretching himself once again. <br /><br />He is a smug man. Some of his quotes sound a lot like early Bob Dylan; you're not sure if he's a genius or an idiot, or just an arrogant SOB, but he's a character himself, and I enjoy that aspect of him even as I sometimes grimace from it. <br /><br />Great work as always.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-83739953404768863542009-09-11T14:50:04.043-05:002009-09-11T14:50:04.043-05:00Daniel - I enjoyed your comments about Inglourious...Daniel - I enjoyed your comments about <i>Inglourious Basterds</i>. I'm not a big fan of Tarantino - I'm more a fan of him as a movie lover - but I love this movie (more than you, it seems). Here's where ignorance of filmography is bliss - as you intimated in a previous post - that is, I had no idea who Eli Roth is! I saw <i>Saw</i>, but I had no clue he was the director. Yeah, Roth is not a great actor, but he didn't aggravate me because I had no clue who he was. Thus, he did not mar my enjoyment of this film.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.com