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sarramkrop 08.14.2007 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic
errr...that's the whole point with tarantino, he's always stated that he takes all his ideas from those movies.

that there's a generation of jerk offs who think tarantino invented everything he does in his movies, well that's another matter.


I wouldn't say that. You mean he's been called out on numerous occasions, till it transpired that he has a distorted view of black people,.The sort of view that inhabits the brain of your average white geeky jerk, and the result has been him having to explain the motivations behind such rubbish movies.

pbradley 08.14.2007 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop
You mean he's been called out on numerous occasions, till it transpired that that he has a distorted view of black people.

So Tarantino also has a distorted view of asian people because of his homages to Japanese samurai films and Chinese martial art films in Kill Bill?

Does he also have a distorted view of Italians in how they are represented in Reservoir Dogs?

I guess he also has a distorted view of Kurt Russell for making him play a serial killer.

sarramkrop 08.14.2007 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by pbradley
So Tarantino also has a distorted view of asian people because of his homages to Japanese samurai films and Chinese martial art films in Kill Bill?

Does he also have a distorted view of Italians in how they are represented in Reservoir Dogs?

I guess he also has a distorted view of Kurt Russell for making him play a serial killer.


He has a talent for portraying other ethnics solely in a cartoonish way, you're right.

Everyneurotic 08.14.2007 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop
I wouldn't say that. You mean he's been called out on numerous occasions, till it transpired that that he has a distorted view of black people,.The sort of view that inhabits the brain of your average white geeky jerk, and the result has been him having to explain the motivations behind such rubbish movies.


no, he has said it upfront, saying jackie brown is a homage to blaxplotation, saying kill bill is his attempt at a cheapo kung fu/samurai/revenge film, etc.

sarramkrop 08.14.2007 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic
no, he has said it upfront, saying jackie brown is a homage to blaxplotation, saying kill bill is his attempt at a cheapo kung fu/samurai/revenge film, etc.


I think we're talking about three different things, here: style, content and message. Tarantino is guilty on those three counts, but for all the wrong reasons.

Edit- By the third homage to other people's work, one would think that strong ideas of their own are lacking, wouldn'they?

Everyneurotic 08.14.2007 07:09 PM

well whatever.

people in general, this is going to be my final post on this thread, for whatever point of reference from this point on regarding my position on something:

-if you are slamming a movie i like: FUCK OFF YOU TASTELESS ASSHOLES, GO ROT IN HELL.

-if you are slamming a movie i don't like: WORD.


i'm done with you assholes.

luxinterior 08.14.2007 07:53 PM

I hated Amelie.
I am not a Lynch fan.
I am not a Wes Anderson fan.

But I need to defend Barry Lyndon, absolutely one of my favorite movies. Good god that movie is good. God.

phoenix 08.14.2007 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
Donnie Darko
Requiem for a Dream
Scanner Darkly
All Lord of the Rings
All Shrek
All Pirates of the Caribbean
All Matrix
etc.

all suck and are therefore overrated..

pretty much any film that's come out since the 00's that has had any acclaim.

and no there are no bad scorsesce films, his films are underrated if anything, raging bull rules my balls.


pirates isnt over rated. The musical score is fucking phenominal, and therefore saves them. and as a female, I would run away with jack sparrow in like two seconds.

matrix sucks but only because they ripped off other movies.

lord of the rings are over rated but in the same way that harry potter is. geek love can make things seem more popular than they actually are.. cos geeks come in droves. and dress up.


requiem is totally over rated though. I agree there.

phoenix 08.14.2007 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by pbradley
So Tarantino also has a distorted view of asian people because of his homages to Japanese samurai films and Chinese martial art films in Kill Bill?

Does he also have a distorted view of Italians in how they are represented in Reservoir Dogs?

I guess he also has a distorted view of Kurt Russell for making him play a serial killer.


tarantino doesnt play homage to fucking martial arts. hey plays hommage to blood and gore. fullstop.

demonrail666 08.14.2007 08:01 PM

I'm amazed people still even argue about Quentin Tarantino.

phoenix 08.14.2007 08:02 PM

Im not arguing. Im partaking in a thread.

demonrail666 08.14.2007 08:13 PM

Anything involving Christina Ricci is guaranteed to get a big cult following, despite the fact that it's poo.

Пятхъдесят Шест 08.14.2007 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666
Anything involving Christina Ricci is guaranteed to get a big cult following, despite the fact that it's poo.


Even Casper?

atsonicpark 08.14.2007 09:21 PM

actually, i can't decide if matrix revolutions or pirates of the caribean is the worst film ever.

kubrick is not overrated.. he's a master.

you guys are nuts.

anyway, most takashi miike films are overrated.

nomowish 08.14.2007 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
I nominate each and every single DAVID LYNCH cinematic jerk-off fest for overrated. HIGHLY overrated.


FUCK OFF, please

Cantankerous 08.14.2007 11:23 PM

rob, even eraserhead? eraserhead is the shit!

speaking of tarantino, pulp fiction is probably overrated but i still like it a lot. i can recite the whole scene regarding the burgers and ezekiel 25:17 and whatnot.

nomowish 08.14.2007 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Torn Curtain
The Kubrick movie that is overrated in my opinion is Eyes wide shut.


Overrated by whom? It is at the moment underrated. When the film critics finally come together to praise it properly then you'll be pillaged.

Cantankerous 08.14.2007 11:26 PM

i can't fucking watch it just because it has tom cruise in it
didn't kubrick die during production or something?

Everyneurotic 08.14.2007 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous
...

speaking of tarantino, pulp fiction is probably overrated but i still like it a lot. i can recite the whole scene regarding the burgers and ezekiel 25:17 and whatnot.


i'm sorry, did i break your concentration?

nomowish 08.14.2007 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous
i can't fucking watch it just because it has tom cruise in it
didn't kubrick die during production or something?


No, after. He survived to camouflage the naughty sex that the MPAA deemed too risque for the kids. Fortunately EWS will soon be released on DVD in the states in its original uncut form. Silly Americans are too fuggin prude.

Tom Cruise I don't have a problem with. I never have. And I'm okay with that.


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