Complete Idiot said:
This appears to be one of those rare movies that doesn't appeal to everyone equally.
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Like Schmendeler, we went and saw it at 5p yesterday and the theater was completely full minus the first few rows. That might be due to the fact it was a 35mm showing, but still. It was packed. And everyone was talking about how great it was as we were walking out.Urban Ag said:
<non Hollywood industry guy>
Sorry, it's been out for two weeks and the buzz seems to have died out a week ago. I compared the gross to his lasts 5-6 films and it seemed to be underperforming, but I didn't realize those sums were domestic + international. Regardless, the wiki says Django did $425M and Basturds did $322M so I guess they are expecting big enthusiasm overseas. Which, again, I wasn't aware it was projected to be that significant.
<non Hollywood industry guy>
QT movies have always been pretty polar...you either get it and love it, or you don't get it and hate it. Very little in the middle.
that's great, I am certainly not rooting against it.investorAg83 said:Like Schmendeler, we went and saw it at 5p yesterday and the theater was completely full minus the first few rows. That might be due to the fact it was a 35mm showing, but still. It was packed. And everyone was talking about how great it was as we were walking out.Urban Ag said:
<non Hollywood industry guy>
Sorry, it's been out for two weeks and the buzz seems to have died out a week ago. I compared the gross to his lasts 5-6 films and it seemed to be underperforming, but I didn't realize those sums were domestic + international. Regardless, the wiki says Django did $425M and Basturds did $322M so I guess they are expecting big enthusiasm overseas. Which, again, I wasn't aware it was projected to be that significant.
<non Hollywood industry guy>
QT movies have always been pretty polar...you either get it and love it, or you don't get it and hate it. Very little in the middle.
2:45 minutes long.
2:30 minutes of wasted time and a crap movie.
15 minutes of "roll on the ground" hilarity.
2:30 minutes of wasted time and a crap movie.
15 minutes of "roll on the ground" hilarity.
This is such a confusing post.Urban Ag said:
so with a budget in the mid $90M range, is this considered a flop, or at best, financially disappointing?
I honestly thought this movie was going to do much, much, better.
To clarify one thing (because the comparison on BO Mojo is a bit confusing):
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?view=daily&id=tarantinovs.htm
This is not a good comparison chart because Django released on a Tuesday, not a Friday. So it's got 3 extra days on Hollywood. (Plus it was released on Christmas, so those first few days were pretty inflated for it.)
I think this movie is well on pace to match or beat out Django domestically.
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?view=daily&id=tarantinovs.htm
This is not a good comparison chart because Django released on a Tuesday, not a Friday. So it's got 3 extra days on Hollywood. (Plus it was released on Christmas, so those first few days were pretty inflated for it.)
I think this movie is well on pace to match or beat out Django domestically.
I didn't think Bruce Dern was that funny.A_Gang_Ag_06 said:
2:45 minutes long.
2:30 minutes of wasted time and a crap movie.
15 minutes of "roll on the ground" hilarity.
A_Gang_Ag_06 said:
2:45 minutes long.
2:30 minutes of wasted time and a crap movie.
15 minutes of "roll on the ground" hilarity.
Rational response for someone who didn't like this = "This wasn't for me."
Irrational response for someone who didn't like this = "Crap movie."
You may have not liked it, but it wasn't a "crap movie" by any stretch of the imagination.
What's funny is this type of posting is eerily similar to how you post about the Prequel Trilogy.
Food for thought...
(Yes, I had to do it.)
Food for thought...
(Yes, I had to do it.)
And yet, every once in a while, there are movies so objectively bad that they break the rules. The prequels fit that criteria.
I loved this movie.
That is all.
That is all.
Bruce Almighty said:Cromagnum said:
Sad state of the movie industry if this is picture of the year material. I'm normally a Tarantino Homer, but I'll never watch this a 2nd time. My wife wishes she never saw it the first time.
Is this the first "my opinion is more important than anybody else's" post of the thread.
Never said my opinion was more important than anyone's. I personally think this was a weak movie, and absolutely weak by Tarantino standards. Based on this thread one might think my opinion is less than everyone else's since my view is in the minority though.
You may not have meant it, but that is how its coming across. The movie has universal acclaim, most everyone on here loved hit and thought it was one of Tarantino's best, yet its a sad state of the movie industry if this movie gets nominated because you personally didn't like it.Cromagnum said:Bruce Almighty said:Cromagnum said:
Sad state of the movie industry if this is picture of the year material. I'm normally a Tarantino Homer, but I'll never watch this a 2nd time. My wife wishes she never saw it the first time.
Is this the first "my opinion is more important than anybody else's" post of the thread.
Never said my opinion was more important than anyone's. I personally think this was a weak movie, and absolutely weak by Tarantino standards. Based on this thread one might think my opinion is less than everyone else's since my view is in the minority though.
Should at least get Best Picture consideration.
I think at worst it gets a Best Actor nod for Leo, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture.
Maybe Brad Pitt for Supporting and a few other technical ones. But I think the first 3 are locks.
Maybe Brad Pitt for Supporting and a few other technical ones. But I think the first 3 are locks.
Bruce Almighty said:You may not have meant it, but that is how its coming across. The movie has universal acclaim, most everyone on here loved hit and thought it was one of Tarantino's best, yet its a sad state of the movie industry if this movie gets nominated because you personally didn't like it.Cromagnum said:Bruce Almighty said:Cromagnum said:
Sad state of the movie industry if this is picture of the year material. I'm normally a Tarantino Homer, but I'll never watch this a 2nd time. My wife wishes she never saw it the first time.
Is this the first "my opinion is more important than anybody else's" post of the thread.
Never said my opinion was more important than anyone's. I personally think this was a weak movie, and absolutely weak by Tarantino standards. Based on this thread one might think my opinion is less than everyone else's since my view is in the minority though.
It may fall more in line with other "best pictures" from the last 10 years but pales in comparison with many from the 90's and 00's. Again, my take. I'm out. Continue the circle jerk.
There's so much history of the Oscars getting it wrong, going back to the year Citizen Kane lost to How Green Was My Valley.
It's not really a new thing.
It's not really a new thing.
Or just the fact that Big Trouble in Little China received no nominations.
underrated post.
Just saw it tonight.
Really enjoyed it but I have 2 gripes.
1) there wasnt enough of that QT dialog that we all love
2)I wasnt a big fan of the voice over and name cards
The acid scene was perfect. The tracers, his reaction and that being of "the train haseft the station" was spot on.
Really enjoyed it but I have 2 gripes.
1) there wasnt enough of that QT dialog that we all love
2)I wasnt a big fan of the voice over and name cards
The acid scene was perfect. The tracers, his reaction and that being of "the train haseft the station" was spot on.
I feel like there was a bit of a missed opportunity by Tarantino not to have a trailer or two before the movie started of Rick Dalton movies.
Was this already posted ITT? I can't believe the heat that Hollywood or should I say click-bait loser critics have given this for ridiculous reasons.
The highlight of the film for me personally was the Bruce Lee scene, having been to his and Brandon's gravesite and standing on hallowed ground.
I guess it's not as bad as people counting the amount of words women got to speak but my God.
The highlight of the film for me personally was the Bruce Lee scene, having been to his and Brandon's gravesite and standing on hallowed ground.
I guess it's not as bad as people counting the amount of words women got to speak but my God.
maybe some nice bonus material for the bluray? Quentin, I know you must read texags because we are quite influential in the industry, so don't play dumb on us!schmendeler said:
I feel like there was a bit of a missed opportunity by Tarantino not to have a trailer or two before the movie started of Rick Dalton movies.
Are you up to 6, 7 viewings now?ATM1876 said:List is incomplete since it leaves off Jigsaw Jane, Comanche Uprising and Hellfire, Texas, all easily identified by their posters in Rick's house. I'd also put Nebraska Jim higher since it's directed by Sergio Corbucci, the second best director of spaghetti westerns, and costars Daphna Ben-Cobo (played by Daniella Pick, Tarantino's new wife IRL), who the paparazzi made a big deal about much to Rick's amusement.TCTTS said:
Interesting.
I have seen the movie three times and I love the Bruce Lee stuff, though I will certainly admit I have never had any interest at all in martial arts and certainly no reverence for Bruce Lee.
The person I was with at the third movie liked it a lot but did object to the disrespect of Bruce!
I have seen the movie three times and I love the Bruce Lee stuff, though I will certainly admit I have never had any interest at all in martial arts and certainly no reverence for Bruce Lee.
The person I was with at the third movie liked it a lot but did object to the disrespect of Bruce!
I would have been fine with putting them after the movie, too.ATM1876 said:This would've been cool but wouldn't have made a lot of sense given the state of Rick's career in February 1969. That's why they started the movie off with the commercial for Bounty Law and the interview with Alan Kinkaid, which took place sometime around 1958-1961 when Rick's career was at its peak. It also provides a nice setup to his conversation with Marvin Schwarz where they discuss his recent work and career trajectory.schmendeler said:
I feel like there was a bit of a missed opportunity by Tarantino not to have a trailer or two before the movie started of Rick Dalton movies.
No need to justify it to me - but you are totally living in that universe now. You got all the movie details down pat. it is a bit intoxicating in Rick and Cliff's world.ATM1876 said:- Wow, man. That's the first time anybody's asked that in a long time.Complete Idiot said:
Are you up to 6, 7 viewings now?
- What's the answer?
- Ok. We gonna play kiddie games? Eighteen. Feel better?
- You got some proof, you know, like some ticket stubs or something?
- Are you joking?
- No, I'm not. I need to see something official that verifies that you've seen it eighteen times, which you don't have, because you haven't.
- Talk about a breakdown bummer, dude. That's you.
I've obviously seen it enough that I've got large parts of it memorized. I do love this one, but I normally see 1-2 movies a week anyway and there's just not a lot of other movies out there right now that I'm interested in compared to this one. The local water company is also replacing the 100+ year old main on my block right now which goes from 7:00 am to as late as 10:00 pm each night, so I'd much rather sit in a theater than listen to that. AMC A-List also makes it easy to justify, although I'll probably see it one more time in 35mm at my local film society since that helps support future 35mm screenings over there.
Am I misreading that? I never got the impression from that scene that Bruce Lee had anything other than respect for Ali.
I actually thought that whole scene was imagined in Cliff's head. He was on roof to install antenna and they cut to the Bruce scene and after that cut back to Cliff saying "yeah, that is how that would go" or something like that. Which made me think he was content to be Ricks gofer boy and was imagining what would go wrong if he had actually taken that role on a film
It was a flashback to explain that Rick wasnt being a dick by not asking if he could be on the crew
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