That was my first thought. Either Tex or the crazy hippie who slashes Cliff's/Rick's tire.
The guy that played Tex killed itBrian Earl Spilner said:
Holy ****, he would have been awesome as Tex.
That said, the guy they did get was great.
weird. You saw a movie and felt differently about it from others.Living Legend said:
Finally got around to seeing this and was very disappointed.
Pretty much the entire movie was boring to me, aside from 3-4 scenes.
Really don't understand the hype at all. Nor do I understand how some people described it as "perfect".
Living Legend said:
Finally got around to seeing this and was very disappointed.
Pretty much the entire movie was boring to me, aside from 3-4 scenes.
Really don't understand the hype at all. Nor do I understand how some people described it as "perfect".
I finally saw it this weekend. I really enjoyed it, and the more I think about it, the more I love it. My favorite aspect was the friendship between Rick and Cliff. I kept waiting for the stereotypical conflict to arise between them, but it never happened. Just two friends who cared about each other. For that reason I think my favorite scene is the one TC mentioned. The commentary from the two of them was hilarious to me. "Uh-oh. Here comes trouble!"TCTTS said:
So many great moments little like that. Another is when Cliff puts the beer can in the tool holster, right before he fixes the antenna.
My favorite random moment of the whole movie, though, is Rick's FBI commentary when he and Cliff are watching his episode. It's like Tarantino's version of a director commentary on a DVD. Just Rick, half drunk, half mumbling about Malibu, that one guy being a ***** assh*le, and then immediately following that up by saying the dead guy, though, was a "Real good guy." I was cracking up so much at all of that.
aTmAg said:
Watched it last night because I got Stars (or whatever channel it was) for free.
Overrated. Was pretty damned boring.
oragator said:
Could have easily taken 45 minutes out of that movie and lost nothing. But I guess when you QT no one tells you no.
The Bruce Lee stuff was insulting, and the entire movie, the first 2 plus hours was basically a giant Macguffin to get to the the inevitable QT bloodbath.
Well shot, great performances but overall I just don't get the QT worship.
The plot was about as easy to follow as it can get. It primarily follows an actor at a transition point in his career, which is also during a cultural transition for the industry and country. It also follows the impact this has on his stuntman/best friend.oragator said:
If people like it, that's cool, just saying I don't understand it the love.
I used MacGuffin semi facetiously. Was making the point that his entire plot is usually designed to get to a particularly gory scene or two. The plot itself doesn't much matter in the end. It's about style, some neat visual devices (in this case the Great Escape scene was cool and unique). The black and white narrow screen to open, the colors and light music against the dire ending we know is coming...I appreciate all that. But plot wise, what was there actually for two hours and 45 minutes?
Won't belabor it, just my initial reaction on seeing it.
Brian Earl Spilner said:
I don't think you understand the concept of a macguffin. There wasn't one in this movie.
An actual macguffin is something/someone that the plot revolves around and is directly driving or influencing the characters.
Not for the hippies, that's for sure.citizenkane06 said:
I loved this movie. The DiCaprio character is the first time in QT where I really empathized with the character, and the story had a genuinely happy ending for him that made me leave feeling uplifted.