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Kill Bill:
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11555

Sin City:
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14264

Grind House:
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24368

Tarantino vs Jason Vorhees?
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20935

Was KILL BILL sexist?
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14062

And he has popped up in Alias and from Dusk Till Dawn too.

Personally I really enjoy his films but there is always the question of whether he just rips off other films and does it matter?

See this for a documentary on some of his influences:
www.impossiblefunky.com/qt/RD_4.html
 
Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs were both movies full of great dialogue. In that way, at least, they were a throwback to the film noir thrillers of the 30's and 40's, when scriptwriters weren't afraid to write scenes which simply consisted of two people sitting in a room talking to each other for five minutes (and even using multisyllabic words).

Kill Bill, on the other hand, was rather lacking in that department, which is why I think it disappointed a lot of people. And as for all the fuss about the film's stylised Ultra-Violence - well, what do people expect from a martial arts flick? I expect that most of the fuss was caused by people who had absolutely no knowledge of the tradition of film-making on which Kill Bill was based. Anyone who's a fan of cheesy 70s/80s kung-fu and ninja flicks will be quite used to seeing heads being lopped off and bones being sadistically broken.
 
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: There are elements of this film which could be described as fantasy, alternate history or even Forteana but I'll settle for Action/Comedy/Drama, with an emphasis on dark comedy. It's the end of an era in 1969, Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is pushing 40, a former film and TV star with his own show, Bounty Killer, he now depends on guest-starring roles in TV Series' and Pilots. Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) is Dalton's friend and stunt double. Booth now mainly works as a gopher and driver for Rick. Film Agent Marvin Schwarz (Al Pacino) tries to convince Dalton to go to Italy to make Spaghetti Westerns. In the background is the Manson Family, we see the girls dumpster diving and one of them, Pussycat ( Margaret Qualley) catches Cliff's eye. Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) and Roman Polanski are Rick's neighbours so a collision between these three groups seems inevitable.

Tarantino captures what seems to be a pastiche of the late 60s, people dance in the bar of a 747, everyone (even the Manson Family) watch Mannix and The FBI Files on TV. Tate goes to watch her own film, thrilling to the audience reactions. She was trained in martial arts by Bruce Lee (Mike Moh) whose run in with Booth resulted in Booth being blacklisted for stunt work. The film within in a film (Lancer pilot show) is hilarious as Dalton plays a villain, when he is reading from a Western novel to precocious child actor Trudi (Julia Butters)about an ageing cowboy he breaks down but goes on to have an inspired scene in the show when he is her kidnapper.

Some great scenes at the Spahn Ranch, a former filming lot for Westerns, where the Manson Family now reside. Booth gives Pussycat a ride to the ranch where he meets Squeaky Fromme (Dakota Fanning), Manson's lieutenant, who later tried to assassinate President Ford. Cliff is worried about Spahn (Bruce Dern) but finds that he is having a good time with Squeaky. An ever increasing number of Family members watch Booth as he enters Spahn's shack but only Pussycat is outside as he exits. The rest are in a line on a porch barracking him as he departs resulting in brilliant shots.

There are a few surprises and some savage violence as the film heads towards it's seemingly inevitable conclusion but the antics of Dalton and Booth provide laughs and entertainment along the way. Especially the sequences from Bounty Killer and Dalton's films. Writer/Director Tarantino delivers a meditation on the end of a Hollywood era. 8.5/10.
 
I really enjoyed it. Ending was very satisfying.

Don't get the faux offence over the portrayal of Bruce Lee and Sharon Tate's lack of dialogue.
 
McAvennie said:
I really enjoyed it. Ending was very satisfying.

Don't get the faux offence over the portrayal of Bruce Lee and Sharon Tate's lack of dialogue.
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Lee's daughter claims that it doesn't accurately portray him.
 
ramonmercado said:
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: There are elements of this film which could be described as fantasy, alternate history or even Forteana but I'll settle for Action/Comedy/Drama, with an emphasis on dark comedy. It's the end of an era in 1969, Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is pushing 40, a former film and TV star with his own show, Bounty Killer, he now depends on guest-starring roles in TV Series' and Pilots. Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) is Dalton's friend and stunt double. Booth now mainly works as a gopher and driver for Rick. Film Agent Marvin Schwarz (Al Pacino) tries to convince Dalton to go to Italy to make Spaghetti Westerns. In the background is the Manson Family, we see the girls dumpster diving and one of them, Pussycat ( Margaret Qualley) catches Cliff's eye. Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) and Roman Polanski are Rick's neighbours so a collision between these three groups seems inevitable.

Tarantino captures what seems to be a pastiche of the late 60s, people dance in the bar of a 747, everyone (even the Manson Family) watch Mannix and The FBI Files on TV. Tate goes to watch her own film, thrilling to the audience reactions. She was trained in martial arts by Bruce Lee (Mike Moh) whose run in with Booth resulted in Booth being blacklisted for stunt work. The film within in a film (Lancer pilot show) is hilarious as Dalton plays a villain, when he is reading from a Western novel to precocious child actor Trudi (Julia Butters)about an ageing cowboy he breaks down but goes on to have an inspired scene in the show when he is her kidnapper.

Some great scenes at the Spahn Ranch, a former filming lot for Westerns, where the Manson Family now reside. Booth gives Pussycat a ride to the ranch where he meets Squeaky Fromme (Dakota Fanning), Manson's lieutenant, who later tried to assassinate President Ford. Cliff is worried about Spahn (Bruce Dern) but finds that he is having a good time with Squeaky. An ever increasing number of Family members watch Booth as he enters Spahn's shack but only Pussycat is outside as he exits. The rest are in a line on a porch barracking him as he departs resulting in brilliant shots.

There are a few surprises and some savage violence as the film heads towards it's seemingly inevitable conclusion but the antics of Dalton and Booth provide laughs and entertainment along the way. Especially the sequences from Bounty Killer and Dalton's films. Writer/Director Tarantino delivers a meditation on the end of a Hollywood era. 8.5/10.
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Just seen it today. Fits in with Inglorious Basterds as an 'alternate history/retribution' story but not one of his best imo, a bit over long with some scenes which could've been left in the edit room - the one where Sharon Tate goes to the cinema to watch her own film springs to mind. It doesn't really add anything to the story & she's played as a bit of a vacuous bimbo generally.

It's got it's plus points though, it looks great, Leonardo Di Caprio & Brad Pitt are excellent, plus some other good performances, & the period is captured well, with the fictional tv shows from the time etc & street & motorway scenes which must've been hard to do.

It goes a bit bonkers at the end. 7 for me.
 
I remember this from Private Eye about twenty years ago or more.

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