[softy54534]

You just need to watch an interview to see him bubbling with passion about film-making, bursting with ideas, energy, film-history which he seems obviously struggling to channelize.

Well... yes, I saw an interview with him a long time ago... yes, he certainly seems to have a lot of passion for film-making... but that doesn't make him a great director...

I'm surprised you rate Reservoir Dogs at the bottom of your list... it's the only film by Tarantino that I liked... I haven't seen Death Proof... but even my friend, who's a big fan of Tarantino, said that the film was disappointing... so I don't think I missed anything by not watching the film.

I agree that some aspects of his films are good, but seriously, when I watch a film, I look for a plot that keeps me engrossed... Reservoir Dogs had such a plot, but I felt that his other films were completely lacking in substance...

I guess it's a matter of varying tastes...

[PhillipHer]

Well... yes, I saw an interview with him a long time ago... yes, he certainly seems to have a lot of passion for film-making... but that doesn't make him a great director...

Sure doesn't. I was only objecting to the choice of the word "pretender".

I'm surprised you rate Reservoir Dogs at the bottom of your list... it's the only film by Tarantino that I liked... ...when I watch a film, I look for a plot that keeps me engrossed... Reservoir Dogs had such a plot...

Quite boring for me. I couldn't get interested in he heist, it going wrong, what happened to the colourful characters....when that is the case the gore sticks out like a sore thumb...or ear in this case.

I guess it's a matter of varying tastes...

..which brings me to Kill Bill 1.Which IMO is one of the finest films made.

I watched it in a lonesome balcony in Regal Cinema: South Bombay. (weekday afternoons are for grad students). Recommended by a classmate who was shocked I dind't know the name Tarantino.

It was a ride from the word go. From the epigraph to punchline.
The close-up shot of the bride being shot in mid-sentence is peerless in its abruptness. Great scene after great scene packed with great line after great line. I grew restless about the fact that I was a two hour commute away from starting a conversation about the film with my recommender.

The music, the pacing, the execution of stunt sequences apart, it was easy to be interested in the characters (mind you the film keeps you under wraps on what is it that she is avenging, or to be be precise what is it that led to the assault, which she is avenging).

The craft aspects, the chapterization, the distinct look,feel (pacing) of each of the chapters all apart, what I enjoyed was the nonchalance in terms of plot. (I guess this is what put lot of people off). A notepad and ticking off people is throwing the "what-next" of plot based storytelling at the viewer

The dialogues are not showy (as style over substance detractors imply) but really flesh things out. Eg. the conversations with Hattori Hanzo present so many shades of his personality. And some that just gasp at the inexplicability of it all "what she lacked in age, she made up for in madness".

Every subsequent viewing has not been about discovering new things. It has been about reliving the thrill of the intial viewing. It heads the list.

[softy54534]

Here's a funny short on cracking QT's films. (brazilian with subs)

[9mm_fan]

Started reading the supposed to be leked script of Inglorious bastards. It is heck interesting and i finished reading 17 pages in less than 10 minutes. I had to stop myself from reading further

[brraverishhh]

Tarantino in Desperado

He definitely knows how to tell a story!!!.

[9mm_fan]

Tennessee Hillbilly- Lt Aldo Raine-Inglorious Basterd

[Beerinkol]

Revisited few scenes of kill bill 1

The whole sequence of crazy 88

Uma thurman travel via flight,licy liu travelling in the car with her people,the bride travelling in the yellow bike,the licy liu gang walking in to the club, and then the fight sequence!

Three soundtracks in this sequence and the way the sequence is picturised and choreographed

It gave me goosebumps and i dont remember any sequence in any film as entertaining as this whole sequence.

[Raj_Copi_Jin]

Green Hornet - the soundtrack that plays when she is the bike in the yellow suit. Just out of the world

[Paul Bunyan]

Anime soundtrack is sublime, haunting and ironic for the circle of "revenge".

[brraverishhh]

Yeah...I that is a beautiful piece.
Another haunting one is the overarching piece: Lonely shepherd (comes first when Hattori Hanzo is making the sword), is also great. Flute and trumpet (?) playing the tune.

[doctorzlo]

Green Hornet - the soundtrack that plays when she is the bike in the yellow suit. Just out of the world

absolutely

[softy54534]

http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/081128/...arentID=101273
Maggie Cheung
November 28, 2008: News Bites

By APA Staff

Maggie Cheung joins Tarantino, Hollywood remakes The Host, and Sammo Hung fights monkeys. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.

Maggie Cheung to join cast of Quentin Tarantino's Upcoming Film

Maggie Cheung, one of Hong Kong's most respected actresses, has accepted a role in Quentin Tarantino's new film Inglorious Bastards, where she plays a cinema owner. Her lines will be all in French. According to The Hollywood Reporter: "Two story lines... converge: One follows a group of prisoners-turned-soldiers whose mission is to take down a group of Nazis, and the other follows a young Jewish woman who seeks to avenge the death of her parents by this Nazi group." Inglorious Bastards boasts the largest cast of characters of any of Tarantino's films to date. With Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Kruger and Mike Myers on board, Inglorious Bastards is currently filming in Germany and France. Hopes are that the film will be completed in time for release at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2009. --Kristie Hang

It's getting better and better

[Lillie_Steins]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...399763/1/.html

Quentin Tarantino's World War 2 epic to open in August
Posted: 02 January 2009 1257 hrs

LOS ANGELES : Controversial - that’s the word which comes to mind when one mentions the name Quentin Tarantino.

And it's no different this time round as the film director will give audiences his take on World War II, in his soon to be released film titled, “Inglourious Basterds”.

And no, if you’re wondering, that isn’t a spelling error.

The director’s oddly spelled epic stars several A-list Hollywood actors including Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger and Christoph Waltz and is set to be released on August 21, it was announced on Wednesday.

Production for the film started in Europe in October 2008.

The story begins when Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hands of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Waltz) and manages to narrowly escape to Paris. There, she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.

Shosanna’s plan for revenge soon converges with German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Kruger), and US Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Pitt), who organises a rebellion group of Jewish soldiers, also known to their enemy as “The Basterds”.

It has been reported that Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” borrows from what are known as Spaghetti Westerns or Italian-made films from the 1960s and 70s that combine brutal violence and lyrical, fairytale-like qualities in a twist from Hollywood cowboy movies.

The film in itself, however, draws inspiration from the 1978 World War II movie “Quel maledetto treno blindato,” also called “The Inglorious Bastards,” from Italian director Enzo Castellari.

This will be the first film that the 45-year-old has directed single-handedly since his martial arts epic sequel, “Kill Bill: Vol 2”, in 2004, which grossed a whopping US$152 million world wide.

The American film director’s last project was a combined feature in 2007, called “Grindhouse”, made with director Robert Rodriguez.

While some critics may come down hard on Tarantino’s supposed trivialised and stylised violence, the director has a rather devoted fan base and has received numerous awards.

With “Inglourious Basterds” poised to be ready in time for the Cannes Festival this year, fans can only wait and see if Tarantino can strike gold once again with his latest film. "Pulp Fiction" not only earned him the Oscar in 1994, it also the snagged the Palme d’Or at Cannes.

Jointly presented by The Weinstein Company and Universal Pictures, there is no official date at the moment for the international release of “Inglourious Basterds”.

[MannoFr]

Guys, The trailor is out

[tgs]

Guys, The trailor is out

Thanks Feddy.

Pitt

[doctorzlo]

Pitt

My thinking also same-yA!

[NeroASERCH]

Guys, The trailor is out

Dialogues, score (sollavE thEvai illai) and I liked Pitt in those two minutes.

[Beerinkol]

Originally Posted by thilak4life Pitt

My thinking also same-yA! I had similar feelings of Uma Thurman in Kill Bill. Was surprised in the end.

Would still give the benefit of the doubt to QT of course. His casting has always been inspiring. But likes of Eli Roth () or Mike Myers in a film where you'd normally expect Tim Roth or Steve Buscemi. To hire Pitt is uninspiring, because QT is much more interested in "untapped charisma" of Madsen, Travolta, and likes. Rourke would do too. :P Pitt is damn boring in comparison. It's just me...

[Big A]

Nerd/Thilak: The accent did not work for me.. but again it is just a 2 minute trailer. Pitt is usually pretty trustworthy in the hands of decent directors.

[Raj_Copi_Jin]

Nerd/Thilak: The accent did not work for me.. but again it is just a 2 minute trailer. Pitt is usually pretty trustworthy in the hands of decent directors.

It's not just accent, the demeanor is not interesting.