Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Ghoulish Delight]

Finally saw Inglorious Basterds last night.

It left me a little conflicted. On the one hand, it's a great movie, Tarantino doing what he does best. Reminded me in pace and story telling of Jackie Brown, one of my favorite and often under appreciated Tarantino films. Can't say a bad thing about it as a movie.

But I still don't like watching Nazi movies. Even if it was fantasy Nazi slaughter pron. The serious Jew-hunting scenes just depress me, and I can't even delight in the fantasy slaughter 'cause, well, it didn't happen that way, it never could have happened that way, and no amount of fantasizing changes that.

Not that I spent the whole movie crying over the Holocaust or anything, but I just found myself unable to indulge in the feeling of vengeance the movie was trying to illicit.

[Gemini Cricket]

They're prepping for Indy 5

I just let out a Charlie Brown-esque "Auuuggghhh!" just now.

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

They're prepping for Indy 5

I just let out a Charlie Brown-esque "Auuuggghhh!" just now.

Ugh. Truly, haven't these people got anything better to do?

Well, whatever they come up with, my expectations are sub-basement low.

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Finally saw Inglorious Basterds last night.

It left me a little conflicted. On the one hand, it's a great movie, Tarantino doing what he does best. Reminded me in pace and story telling of Jackie Brown, one of my favorite and often under appreciated Tarantino films. Can't say a bad thing about it as a movie.

But I still don't like watching Nazi movies. Even if it was fantasy Nazi slaughter pron. The serious Jew-hunting scenes just depress me, and I can't even delight in the fantasy slaughter 'cause, well, it didn't happen that way, it never could have happened that way, and no amount of fantasizing changes that.

The whole fantasy revenge angle is what has kept me away. I didn't relish the idea of inhumanity being met by gleeful revenge inhumanity, no matter how justified. It sounded like a nasty pretext for nihilism on paper. But several reviews I've read have indicated that such fears may be groundless, and in any case, I totally loved Jackie Brown. So, hmm, I dunno. Probably wait for video, but I'm too intrigued now to avoid it.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Alex

Definitely not Johnny Depp's The Libertine which is what I'd thought I put on my Netflix queue.

Consider yourself fortunate for the mistake. Even if your incorrect choice were the second worst movie EVER made.




As for Tarantino's I.B., it's my hands-down favorite movie of the year, and I didn't for an instant feel any sort of revenge-fantasy. I'm a jew, and that wasn't an inkling's part of the fun for me. I have no idea if that was even supposed to be part of the movie's pleasures. I found so many besides that, I don't even care if it misfired on that particular score.

[Gemini Cricket]

I do not think Tarantino is that great of a director. I think his writing skills are wonderful and he should write plays (if he hasn't already). My favorite of his is still Reservoir Dogs and I have to say I wasn't on the bandwagon with Pulp at all. In fact, I hated Pulp. As for Jackie Brown, I found it completely boring. I gave JB a couple of viewings and couldn't find much about it that I liked. With that being said, I'm going to give Inglorious a shot. I've heard a lot about this one and am curious.

[Strangler Lewis]

I loved Pulp Fiction, but I agree that Jackie Brown was a huge bore. It struck me as one of those films where the director/writer doesn't realize that he's the only one who gets the joke/point/etc.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I know Im in the minoroty with Jackie Brown (hi flippy!). I'm actuallly surprised how well i do lime it as i usually hate long slow movies. but that one just hits me right. I love the characters and the pace is jus absolutely necessary for those characters. And say what you want about quentin's directing I thought he got some masterful performances out of that cast.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

They're prepping for Indy 5

I just let out a Charlie Brown-esque "Auuuggghhh!" just now.

In the linked article, Harrison Ford says:

Originally Posted by Harrison Ford

If the script is good, I'll be very happy to put the costume on again."

I'm assuming he is using the version of the word "script" that is synonymous with payment.



Otherwise his statement makes no sense at all.

[innerSpaceman]

Ugh, I hate that I clicked on that. There's a reason I don't want to know about any celebrities' personal lives. They often make me ill. I hate to be judgmental, but men who continue to Sire children like some scion of the old testament make me cringe. His kids are between 8 and 42 years old? I think I threw up a little in my mouth.