I get it, he likes old, cult movies. Instead of just learning from them, he tries to duplicate them with his own little verbose spin. He should just write scripts and hand them off to better directors like Rodriguez. He hasn't done anything in the director's chair worth a damn since Reservoir Dogs/Pulp Fiction. And, yes, I include Kill Bill in that. Kill Bill sucked.
Just for the record, this is the article that inspired that post:
http://www.mania.com/will-smith-tarantino-team-up_article_129836.html Director Quentin Tarantino wishes to tackle the genre of spaghetti westerns and it looks like he wants Will Smith as his lead character. HR is reporting that Django Unchained---a western which Tarantino finished scripting out last week---could be the first time where blockbuster superstar Will Smith boards one of Quentin's productions. With the project already scheduled to begin shooting later this year, Smith would be starring opposite the Academy Award-winning Christoph Waltz, who's set to play a German bounty hunter. Tarantino penned the script and will direct for the Weinstein Company.
Plot Concept: In Quentin Tarantino's new spaghetti Western, the title character Django is a freed slave, who under the tutelage of a German bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) becomes a badass bounty hunter himself. After assisting Waltz on taking down some bad guys for profit, he is in turn assisted by Waltz in tracking down his slave wife and liberating her from an evil plantation owner.
For those of you not in the know, Django was a popular spaghetti western from the 60's starring Franco Nero that spawned several imitators.
In the late 90s Tarantino was one of the best young writers/directors.
I think his ego killed his potential.
Now he is just stale and pretentious on top of that.
I didn't even think Pulp Fiction was all that great.
You're correct. I'll amend my statement to include Jackie Brown, but I really think it holds up on the merits of the cast: Jackson, DeNiro, and, most of all, Pam Grier.
So basically, Smith and Waltz are going to belabor 20 minute dialogues about slavery and hunting down criminals in the midst of about a dozen cameos.
Goodie.
I don't give a fuck what anyone says: Inglorious Basterds was self-indulgent retardation incarnate. And this looks like it's going to be even more of the same, except with the commentary being on the evils of slavery rather than the spread of Nazism.
I like talk pieces. I'll go so far as to say that Inglorious Basterds had good dialogue, but there's no way Tarentino could ever assume that this is practical story-telling. Every single character in the film had the same level of conversational finesse and the innate ability to profile one another. It's kinda fun to listen to every once in a while, but when it gets too repetitious, it doesn't make any fucking sense. As such, it's apparent that Tarentino is using every character as a reflection of his own words and nuances.
I actually preferred the Italian exploitation film that he ripped the title from than his film. It was okay and fun to see Hitler get riddled with bullets; but it really was just, meh.
Because everyone else loves him and hypes his latest movie as the greatest thing ever created on the day that movie is announced I can't stand him. Too many people tried to shove pulp fiction down my throat when it first came out and I haven't bothered with anything he's done since then.
Yeah, he does just need to do scripts. I like Tarantino, but you are right in pointing out that he has gotten tiring. I've thought his recent films were okay, but it does seem like they just hype the shit out of it as the "next big Tarantino film bigger than the previous next big Tarantino film" and it kills my interest a good bit to have it thrown in my face that I am "supposed" to like it and be giddy because it is "the next big thing from Tarantino."
He's the radiohead of movies.
Deathproof also sucked. Big time.
He's the radiohead of movies.
That about sums it up perfectly. They haven't had anything better than an above average album--at most--in ages, but everyone acts like each album is "album of the decade" or whatever. It's the same with Tarantino.
Not counting short films or parts or other movies (Four Rooms: blech) I liked everything up to and including most of Kill Bill Vol. One (and chunks of part two).
But I thought that Parts One and Two could have easily been edited down to one movie.
Death Proof sucked ass.
I own ($5.00 discount bin) but still haven't seen Basterds (and from what I've read I'm not overly excited to).
And this latest movie doesn't interest me at all.
Will Smith.....Django is a freed slave......slave wife and liberating her from an evil plantation owner.
Pass.
Stop being racist, Pro. Stop being racist!
In order to support Pro's racism towards Will Smith, here is a photoshopped pic of the fresh prince:
You're correct. I'll amend my statement to include Jackie Brown, but I really think it holds up on the merits of the cast: Jackson, DeNiro, and, most of all, Pam Grier.
I forgot about Jackie Brown.
I liked it.
Stop being racist, Pro. Stop being racist!
I don't know if you delude yourself to believe you're objective, or whether you maliciously slander your opposition out of purely infantile defiance.
But the result is pitiably the same: you slander truth, you support lies, and you enable evil with what you choose to support against all evidence.
In order to support Pro's racism towards Will Smith, here is a photoshopped pic of the fresh prince:
Stop being racist, Pro. Stop being racist!
I don't know if you delude yourself to believe you're objective, or whether you maliciously slander your opposition out of purely infantile defiance.
But the result is pitiably the same: you slander truth, you support lies, and you enable evil with what you choose to support against all evidence.
Stop being racist, Pro. Stop being racist!
I don't know if you delude yourself to believe you're objective, or whether you maliciously slander your opposition out of purely infantile defiance.
But the result is pitiably the same: you slander truth, you support lies, and you enable evil with what you choose to support against all evidence.
I think I heard that somewhere before...
And, y'know, Pro, at least I owned up to my own more over-the-top remarks, and even laughed at them in retrospect.
Whereas you just avoid your own over-the-top and outright racist remarks, and hope no one will notice.
You even notice how no one ever supports your craziness?
You even notice how no one ever supports your craziness?
On the contrary.
I think you stay online and jerk off to my old comments if I don't post here for a while.
See above.
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There you go again.
Nice dodge!
I just think it's funny that you took the time to come into a thread about Quentin Tarantino, add absolutely NOTHING to the topic, and immediately try to get my attention. Sorry boss, not interested. I have a wife. Take it to the Poli-Masturbation Forum with all the other Right-Wing whackjobs...
Can we please keep WB's hate of minorities out of this thread and concentrate on all of our hate for Quentin Tarantino?
He needs you to validate his retardation.
Can we please keep WB's hate of minorities out of this thread and concentrate on all of our hate for Quentin Tarantino?
It's my fault. I summoned him by quoting "The Crazy".
He needs you to validate his retardation.
Yes. You know, you can have him back....
man, aren't you getting tired of being impaled.
if you keep this up, your farts will not have any sound at all.
I just think it's funny that you took the time to come into a thread about Quentin Tarantino, add absolutely NOTHING to the topic, and immediately try to get my attention. Sorry boss, not interested. I have a wife. Take it to the Poli-Masturbation Forum with all the other Right-Wing whackjobs...
It's my fault. I summoned him by quoting "The Crazy".
The truth comes out, even through your spin of things.
Pro is impaled again on the Penis of Truth!
Somewhere in a basement full of 12 year old minority girls wondy is vicariously raping a picture of pro.
Hey, if you've got it, flaunt it.
why is it called the penis of truth, anyway? is it because you can't lie about the size?
That's a good alternative explanation.
As I recall, I made reference to Pro being impaled by the truth. You added, saying my choice of words resembled steamy homo-erotic fiction.
I made reference to Pro being impaled by the truth and not my penis.
But this being RKMB, truth evolved into a penis. And later the Penis of Truth.
And a legend was born.
why is it called the penis of truth, anyway? is it because you can't lie about the size?
it deals an additional 1d6 bonus damage to creatures of Liberal alignment. and children.
It's funny because Wanky Boy is an insatiable, unrepentant child molester.
By the way, I've enjoyed all of Tarantino's films. I will be seeing this latest project, especially when Will Smith inevitably leaves it.
By the way, I've enjoyed all of Tarantino's films.
No shit?
Even Deathproof?
By the way, I've enjoyed all of Tarantino's films.
No shit?
Even Deathproof?
Even Death Proof. Was it his best? No, that would be Jackie Brown or Inglorious Basterds (in my opinion). But Death Proof has some great scenes. There's a moment where Kurt Russell, after helping Rose McGowan into his car and watching the first group of girls ride off, looks directly at the camera and smiles just for a split second that is - for me - the return of Cool Kurt Russell. The four-girl kill scene is well done. And I love the chase scenes at the end. Once again, Tarantino puts together a solid soundtrack that I find endlessly listenable.
I'm not gonna be the one who argues over originality and all that bullshit. I know he lifts from other movies. But at least he's honest about it and at least his films are entertaining.
http://www.mania.com/dicaprio-circling-tarantinos-django_article_130146.html Leonardo DiCaprio could become the latest to board Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Django Unchained, a project being described as a Spaghetti Western style story set in the south with a freed American slave as the hero.
DiCaprio is reportedly in talks to become the villain, Calvin Candie, and would be set against the title character and his German Bounty hunter friend (Christoph Waltz). Actor Samuel L. Jackson is also on board to play Candie's right-hand slave.
As reported last month, the role of Django went out to Will Smith though director Tarantino is meeting other actors in case Smith's busy schedule causes an issue. Variety reports that Idris Elba and Chris Tucker are among the list of candidates of hopefuls if the deal doesn't get worked out with Smith.
Chris Tucker as a backup for Will Smith. This man is a movie making genius.
Looks like Jamie Foxx is taking the lead now. Which is better. At least that dude can act.
People have apparently been leaving this film left and right. First, Will Smith bolted. Then Joseph Gordon-Levitt left it to direct his own movie. Kevin Costner was originally cast as the slave trader Ace Woody. He bailed. Then, Kurt Russell was hired to fill the part. He's now bailed. Tarantino is having such a hard time keeping actors in the role, that he had to merge it with another one. Word is that his script is a little too strong in the racist terminologies for Costner and Russell as they'd like to keep getting work after this movie.
And Deathproof is still fucking terrible.
People have apparently been leaving this film left and right. First, Will Smith bolted. Then Joseph Gordon-Levitt left it to direct his own movie. Kevin Costner was originally cast as the slave trader Ace Woody. He bailed. Then, Kurt Russell was hired to fill the part. He's now bailed. Tarantino is having such a hard time keeping actors in the role, that he had to merge it with another one. Word is that his script is a little too strong in the racist terminologies for Costner and Russell as they'd like to keep getting work after this movie.
So, obviously, the solution is to hire Mel Gibson
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/quentin-tarantino-scraps-hateful-eight-over-script-leak-025421748.html Quentin Tarantino has declared war on Hollywood agencies after his Western script “The Hateful Eight” began circulating around Hollywood, the Oscar-winning filmmaker revealed in an extensive interview with Deadline.
“I’m very, very depressed. I finished a script, a first draft, and I didn’t mean to shoot it until next winter, a year from now. I gave it to six people, and apparently it’s gotten out today,” Tarantino told Deadline. “I like the fact that people like my shit, and that they go out of their way to find it and read it. But I gave it to six motherfucking people!”
The title for the director’s latest opus was revealed in December, with Deadline reporting that Tarantino was courting two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz and “Nebraska” star Bruce Dern for lead roles. On Tuesday, Tarantino told Deadline that Waltz never received the script (neither did Tarantino favorite Samuel L. Jackson), which he personally handed to Dern and “Reservoir Dogs” stars Michael Madsen and Tim Roth, as well as “Django Unchained” producer Reginald Hudlin and two other people.
Harvey Weinstein has distributed all of Tarantino’s movies and the director had just started talking to the mogul about how they were going to make the movie. It’s unclear whether Weinstein or anyone at the Weinstein Company had been given the script.
Feeling betrayed by the script leak, Tarantino has decided to shelve the project and publish the script before the end of the year, as he’s preparing to meet with publishers.
I can only hope that he accidentally uploads the next one to his Facebook account and walks away from it too.
I suspect that it was Pariah who leaked the script. Probably read it too.
I don't waste my time reading Tarantino scripts.
...Or watching his movies for that matter.
I suspect that it was Pariah who leaked the script. Probably read it too.
I'm starting to suspect that pariah is Quentin Tarantino.
Both seem to have identical views as to the equivalence of an online script and a full-blown movie
I have never been a fan of directors or writers as most have hit or miss films, I just watch films without worrying who is at the helm. With Tarantino its hard to NOT know he is the director as they make such a fuss of letting you know he is. I avoided him for the longest time as the first movie I watched of his, Reservoir dogs, I thought was an overrated piece of dogshit, and Pulp fiction initially didnt excite me (although repeated viewings changed my mind on it, and I really like it these days).
Then of course he was involved in the first From Dusk Til Dawn film, which I loved (though as producer and actor from memory).
Jackie Brown, I saw a bit of, and didnt like it. Kill Bill I was recommended despite my protestations that I didnt like Tarantino (this was before I gave Pulp fiction a second viewing), they said it was nothing like his other films. They were right, it was even worse.
Then came Inglorious Basterds. I absolutely loved that film.
Death proof was a pile of steaming horse shit, worse than anything he had done before.
So I gave Django a try a few weeks ago, and it was quite good. Not amazing, but still good.
But as for Tarantino, I watched an interview with him from last year where he got all pissy with the interviewer who asked him about violence in films, and now he is throwing this strop because the script leaked. Yeah, be pissed off, but is that any excuse to then say that he is not gonna make the film?
The guy is a petulant twat, who wants to throw the baby out with the bath water. The kinda guy who takes his ball home in the middle of a game when his team is losing.
He should stick to being killed in films like From Dusk To Dawn and Desperado.