I am beyond tired of Quentin Tarantino's 70's "cool"

[Paragon]

Honestly, the guy's a retard. A derivative retard who should still be working at a video store.

[TheZoo]

1. I've gotten sick of the whole genre

Where it's one person vs. 5+ and walks away with a few scratches. I heard that Uma faces 20+ bad guys and she walks away.

I know it's the movies, but GEEZ!!

[Paragon]

13. Been meaning to ask you this for a while...

Which Detroit Tiger is that, and why is he your signature?

I was just in Michigan last weekend, and got to see the Tigers NOT set the record for most losses in a season. Nice to be back where I grew up.

[democracyindanger]

20. Well

I just watched Kurosawa's Yojimbo and Sanjuro this weekend. One vs. 10 works, but it all depends on who the One is. Toshiro Mifune, yes. Uma Thurman, mebbe not so much.

[HEyHEY]

2. YES YES YES

I got in to this same argument last night....resviour dogs was on I fucking hate it. This guy is nothing more than a scorsccei (SP) wannabe ...he does gangster movies....of the same ilk...except in LA instead of New Jersey. Nothing remoltey amazing about them at all either. WHo funds him anyway. I like Guy Ritchie way better

[youngred]

3. Guy Ritchie is Great

well except his film with his wife in it (spit curse) Gimmie Snatch or Lock Stock anyday over resevoir dogs

[HEyHEY]

4. The witty banter in those movies is just priceless

[youngred]

5. London?

London! You know Fish, Chips, Bad Food, worse weather, mary-fucking-poppins LONDON.

Why do they call him Bullet Dodger?
Because he Dodges Bullets Avi

[HEyHEY]

7. In Lock Stock

When Nick pulls the huge wad of cash out of his pocket

"Jesus you could joke a dozen donkeys on that. Whatcha do in when you're not buying stereos Nick? Finance revolutions?"

[youngred]

8. I love that line!

I need to buy that one too, I already own snatch

[flamingyouth]

6. I'm beyond tired of Tarantino period...

ugh

[moof]

9. retard ? besides possibly being unfair to "retards" ...

the adjective you seem to be searching for is psychopath but labels aside what is this person's hook ? How did he get from video clerk to seudo director with so little effort ? Also why does hollywood seem to be willing to anoint him as some sort of visionary. For example Roger Ebert reviewed this latest effort & basically said yes there is virtually no story at all to go with the one word plot " revenge " but it is a really good movie. OK Roger, so movies no longer need a story to get a thumbs from you, Thanks for the update on the what makes for a good movie, no story , no plot, nevermind look how shiny & listen to the music except for the pauses which must be a insightful way to salute to the silent movie era. Don't be trying to plam off some second rate performance video art as a movie and charge ten bucks to see the first half.

[eauclaireliberal]

11. RE: retard ? besides possibly being unfair to "retards" ...

Also why does hollywood seem to be willing to anoint him as some sort of visionary.

I feel the same way about Steven Spielberg (who, BTW, is in fact a major league freeper, along with his new buddy Tom Cruise).

The man can create incredible special effects, which brings in a lot of cash. Other than that, my dogs could write a better screenplay than him. Spielberg's got no clue when it comes to having a PLOT.

[blessedleader]

10. Tarantino's great

y'all are weirdos. :-D

[gkdmaths]

12. Forget the plot. Forget Tarantino...

just gimme Uma.

:thumbsup:

[Paragon]

14. Sorry, she had sex with Ethan Hawke

She's spoiled forever. I hate that smirking, untalented fuck.

[gkdmaths]

16. oh, great.

there ya go reminding me of things i worked so hard to foget.

is Kill Bill out yet? I just saw the trailer for it last night on a DVD I rented.

-- no, I don't get out much.

[moof]

21. (kill bill)(Shoot Clinton?) Kung Fu Matrix is next week

Ebert got to see it early. BTW we have no love for Clint Eastwood either but it appears that Mystic River will be a far superior film, being as it is actually a film.

[RandomKoolzip]

15. A long long time ago, I used to like "Reservoir Dogs." That day is over.

Seriously, Tarantino has had as much negative influence on films as cocaine. Back in the mid-80's, it was pretty daring to dredge up 70's nostalgia, like Sonic Youth or the Beastie Boys, and VERY few cultural avatars were doing, in their art. By the time 1993 and Reservoir Dogs rolled around, referencing cheesy 70's songs and TV shows was already a bit of a cliche, but still an enjoyable one. And Reservoir Dogs WAS pretty out of the ordinary for its time. So, yeah, I knda liked it back then. But by 1995, 70's nostalgia had become so fucking tiresome and noxious.....It got to the point where you'd see a commercial on tv advertising....something or other, and they'd put a guy in the ad with an afro and bellbottoms and disco music, dancing in a contrived, silly manner, and the only thought you could express was, okay, they're expecting me to laugh. But it's not funny anymore. 70's nostalgia, for me, ended being funny for its own sake around 1994. It's such a cop out- instead of creating something that is funny on its own merits, all you have to do is say "Starsky and Hutch!" and you get a laugh. I AM WAAAAYYY BEYOND TIRED of the 70's as kitsch. And that doesn't mean it's time to move on to the 80's, either (create your own culture and stop cannibalizing the past, all you artists out there).

Yeah, so Tarantino is not a genius, he just knows how to push an audience's buttons. But if that audience would do some introspecting, they'd start questioning why effects are produced when those buttons are pushed, instead of just "stimulus-response-stimulus-response." Demand better culture! Make some yourself!

[Paragon]

17. Tarantino sucks for the same reason Tom Cruise does

Tarantino's characters are obviously keenly aware that they're IN a movie and are performing a "schtick". I have yet to see one moment in a Tarantino flick that even approaches genuineness, and I never will.

Tom Cruise is also projects this "awareness" on film and is always "acting". Acting is acting like you're not acting. By the same token, Tarantino's movies live in this hyper-reality, and as a result, are phony and light as air.

[HEyHEY]

22. Excellent way to put it

And he himself is like...the worst fucking actor in the world

[roguevalley]

18. having been a college student during most of the seventies

I can assure you it sucked. I hate nostalgia for dorky decades.

[Swede]

19. Tarantino is the best thing in movies in 20 years!

Like the late Gene Siskel said Two hours of cut footage would hold more interest that any movie out there. Still true today.

[mitchum]

23. He makes clever movies for stupid people

He's just another banal postmodern geek who hides behind irony