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Post by The Line on Dec 24, 2012 17:51:53 GMT -5
Quentin Tarantino's latest effort opens tomorrow, so might as well get the thread started now. Didn't see another one around. Currently holds an 87% on RT after 86 reviews. I plan on seeing it tomorrow.
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Post by Cela on Dec 24, 2012 18:46:28 GMT -5
Looks great despite DiCaprio. Will be checking it out.
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Post by Rican on Dec 24, 2012 18:52:16 GMT -5
Can't wait to see it. I'll have to wait a while since I'm going out of town so I'm gonna have to avoid spoilers like the plague.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Dec 24, 2012 18:57:15 GMT -5
Can't wait for this one. But it won't be out for another month in Australia
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Post by kaleb on Dec 24, 2012 19:00:03 GMT -5
Leo actually looks half decent in this film, he reminds me of every villian John Travolta has played.
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Post by Michael Coello on Dec 24, 2012 19:09:31 GMT -5
All I know is if you're white, and you take your black friend to see it, that will lead to one awkward as hell car ride home.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Dec 24, 2012 19:10:00 GMT -5
Leo actually looks half decent in this film, he reminds me of every villian John Travolta has played. So...he reminds you of John Travolta in general?
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Post by kaleb on Dec 24, 2012 19:15:00 GMT -5
Leo actually looks half decent in this film, he reminds me of every villian John Travolta has played. So...he reminds you of John Travolta in general? lol, was thinking more Face off and Broken Arrow
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Post by Cela on Dec 24, 2012 19:15:45 GMT -5
All I know is if you're white, and you take your black friend to see it, that will lead to one awkward as hell car ride home. Eh, I'm a blonde haired white guy and I took a jew on a second date to Inglorious Basterds. Tarantino movies transcend.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 19:16:26 GMT -5
All I know is if you're white, and you take your black friend to see it, that will lead to one awkward as hell car ride home. I already know this is going to happen to me haha
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 19:23:20 GMT -5
Yeah - I usually can't stand DiCaprio in film, but Tarantino has a good track record of getting great performances out of usually meh actors.
I'm pretty sure the only way I'll ever enjoy a Ryan Gosling performance is if Tarantino is directing him.
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Dec 24, 2012 19:44:44 GMT -5
Wow, I'm pretty surprised by all the DiCaprio hate here. We're all entitled to our own opinions and all, but what's the deal?
Also, this movie looks amazing.
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Post by kaleb on Dec 24, 2012 19:52:47 GMT -5
Ive only enjoyed Leo in 2 films, The Departed and that other film with Russell Crow.
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Post by Cela on Dec 24, 2012 20:35:33 GMT -5
Wow, I'm pretty surprised by all the DiCaprio hate here. We're all entitled to our own opinions and all, but what's the deal? Also, this movie looks amazing. He always does the same pouty face in every movie he does. Plus he looks/acts way too much like a weenie to be taken seriously in the roles he plays. Basically, no movie has ever been improved by his presence.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 21:11:37 GMT -5
Wow, I'm pretty surprised by all the DiCaprio hate here. We're all entitled to our own opinions and all, but what's the deal? Also, this movie looks amazing. He always does the same pouty face in every movie he does. Plus he looks/acts way too much like a weenie to be taken seriously in the roles he plays. Basically, no movie has ever been improved by his presence. To add to that - I think he's been miscast a lot. I mean, yeah he basically just pouts and squints in every film, but after Titanic hit HUGE in 97, producers knew he was a definite money maker and cast him in all kinds of leading man, action roles that just weren't right for him. Though I'm sure part of that was him striving to be taken seriously as an adult leading man as well. This seems like it'll play more to his strengths, similar to how The Departed did.
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Post by BigBadZ on Dec 25, 2012 22:52:52 GMT -5
I've never been to a movie on Christmas and I wouldn't have thought it would be extremely busy at the theater. Boy was I wrong! the last three showing of this movie was completely sold out. Bummer but I am gonna try to go tomorrow afternoon.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Dec 25, 2012 22:59:22 GMT -5
Another thing Leo does is he always does these hooooooorrible accents. Like he is incapable of doing a convincing accent, which fits Tarantino's films perfectly as people often do bad accents in them(like Brad Pitt's bad over the top Southern accent in Basterds).
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Post by Some Guy on Dec 26, 2012 0:23:54 GMT -5
Wow, I'm pretty surprised by all the DiCaprio hate here. We're all entitled to our own opinions and all, but what's the deal? Also, this movie looks amazing. He always does the same pouty face in every movie he does. Plus he looks/acts way too much like a weenie to be taken seriously in the roles he plays. Basically, no movie has ever been improved by his presence. I completely disagree, every role he's done since Gangs of New York has been impressive to me. Especially The Aviator and Revolutionary Road. Loved him in this too, just because of how ridiculously over the top he was at times, and how he fully embraced his character. I'm pretty sure the only way I'll ever enjoy a Ryan Gosling performance is if Tarantino is directing him. What?! Gosling is AWESOME in basically everything he does, I am so lost right now.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Dec 26, 2012 0:32:55 GMT -5
I wouldn't declare it QT's best, but it's one of his better movies.
- Great performances from everyone (Foxx, DiCaprio, and Jackson in particular).
- The soundtrack is fantastic.
- The violence is well done.
- It's probably Tarantino's best looking film. Visually it's impressive and should be a contender for a cinematography Oscar.
My only problem with it is that it tends to drag a little bit in a few areas. If you hated the long scenes of dialogue from Basterds, you'll have a hard time with this one (although DU's scenes aren't as long).
If I'd put it against QT's other work, I'd put it at #4 behind Reservoir Dogs, Basterds and Pulp Fiction. Give it a look.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2012 0:57:01 GMT -5
He always does the same pouty face in every movie he does. Plus he looks/acts way too much like a weenie to be taken seriously in the roles he plays. Basically, no movie has ever been improved by his presence. I completely disagree, every role he's done since Gangs of New York has been impressive to me. Especially The Aviator and Revolutionary Road. Loved him in this too, just because of how ridiculously over the top he was at times, and how he fully embraced his character. I'm pretty sure the only way I'll ever enjoy a Ryan Gosling performance is if Tarantino is directing him. What?! Gosling is AWESOME in basically everything he does, I am so lost right now. I think if you like DiCaprio, you'll like Gosling, but they both end up taking parts they can't really pull off and are lucky enough to have a strong director and cast to hold them up. They both emote the same way in every film I've seen them in (with rare exception). Maybe they're just type cast, but Gosling makes the same face in every film and usually plays the same kind of guy in every film. I liked him in Lars and the Real Girl though. But any times he tries to play the suave, cool guy it just comes off very false. He's okay, serviceable at best, but when I think of AWESOME actors I think of people who can play different parts convincingly. Gary Oldman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, (early) Dustin Hoffman, Daniel Day-Lewis...maybe a young gun like Ben Foster - these guys are AWESOME actors in that they inspire awe in their ability to make you forget who they are and only see the character. Guys like Gosling, DiCaprio, Bale (though the Fighter & Am Psycho are exceptions), Walken and Will Smith are all fine actors that are highly bankable for a wide audience appeal, but that's about it. They don't usually stray to far from a very specific type and when they do it feels very disingenuous. And I LOVE watching Walken, but I know that his acting ability begins and end with playing himself in different situations. Another example is Peter Stormare - that guy is always entertaining and charismatic in everything he does (TV or film), but as great as he is to watch, he's honestly not that great of an actor. Same type of dude, just a different situation. Gosling is the same way, except the type he repetitively portrays is just very douchey to me.
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