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"... Tarantino's movies suck."

I agree that he be a bit much ... but ... I defy you to come up with a more emotionally compelling treatment of French 'compliance' over betrayal of French Jews than what he depicts in Act I of Inglorious Basterds. Christopher Waltz as the SS Jew Hunter is mesmerizing.

Remember ... it's not just Quentin ... it's the $$$$-men. The Dirty Dozen was produced by Mirsch Corp, the same boys who produced inglorious Basterds and Django.

Re-visit the first 20 minutes of Inglorious .....

MM
 
"Lincoln"

Very disappointed! Was expecting to see the four years of his presidency during the "War of Northern Aggression". ;)

Instead, 90% of the movie was about the politics involved in getting the House of Representatives to pass the 13th Amendment (Abolition of Slavery).

I love films about American history, but this one put me to sleep.

Steve
 
michaelmaltby said:
"... Tarantino's movies suck."

I agree that he be a bit much ... but ... I defy you to come up with a more emotionally compelling treatment of French 'compliance' over betrayal of French Jews than what he depicts in Act I of Inglorious Basterds. Christopher Waltz as the SS Jew Hunter is mesmerizing.

Remember ... it's not just Quentin ... it's the $$$$-men. The Dirty Dozen was produced by Mirsch Corp, the same boys who produced inglorious Basterds and Django.

Re-visit the first 20 minutes of Inglorious .....

MM
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I have to admit that out of his repertiore, that is the one movie that I have never seen. I've heard some good, but mostly bad. You recommend it as worth 2hrs of my wonderfully worthless like? :lol:
 
Yes - I do recommend it - but with a caveat: Leks and I saw it in Kinmount the weeks it opened - and I left the theatre disgusted.

The "Weinstein Productions" film (opening title) was a farce .... the next morning I started to replay Act I in my head and I realized that the film is a three act play. The first act is horror - psychological horror. Act two is fantasy (Nazism and GI Joe both). And the final act is Farce (the farce of the Nazi leadership and certain post war accommodations).

It's a very funny film in places - and can be seen as a remake of the Dirty Dozen - with Jews instead of black guys and white convicts.

There are some incredible moments in Jango, too, but the film is at least 25 minutes too long.

MM
 
"... Was expecting to see the four years of his presidency during the "War of Northern Aggression"..

Sorry you were bored ... :) ... maybe Ken Burns' "The Civil War " multi-episode TV series is more to your liking ... :)

MM
 
"... Sorry you were bored ... ... maybe Ken Burns' "The Civil War " multi-episode TV series is more to your liking ... "

Agreed. But I thought Lincoln's "jokes" were wonderful .... especially Ben Franklin's fondness for a Washington portrait in a British privy.

The movie is called LINCOLN after all, :), not The Civil War!

MM
 
The Pre-wife got me "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" the other day. I have to say I am disappointed. While LOTR was a labor of love for Mr. Jackson,(and I LOVED ALL 3!!!) this felt rushed and disjointed. No time for some character development and the added bits were not within the timeline. Came away with an empty feeling.

Not happy.
 
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