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NoOneMan

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23. Why?

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 05:25 PM

Jan 2013

Don't believe the hype. Its pretty mediocre. Wait for video

I believe QT had an amazing opportunity to make a great black western, and blew it with incoherent/conflicting styles, silliness, cliches, 10 foot long blood squirts, dramatic posing, etc. When the dust settles, it may not even be one of his top.

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Quentin Tarantino shuts down interviewer over questioning about violence [View all] joeybee12 Jan 2013 OP

he's probably been asked that question a million times.. frylock Jan 2013 #1

All he had to say is show me the studies that show the joeybee12 Jan 2013 #4

I'm not sure what the correlation is Major Nikon Jan 2013 #88

He chooses not to tavalon Jan 2013 #96

He could have answered the question honestly instead of sounding defensive about it. randome Jan 2013 #2

Did you not see the Kill Bill's? lynne Jan 2013 #8

It goes all the way back to RESERVOIR DOGS derby378 Jan 2013 #10

. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #35

I have seen the movies. My daughters have, too. randome Jan 2013 #14

I don't like movie violence but Kill Bill was so over the top, I couldn't take it seriously tavalon Jan 2013 #97

I wouldn't take my 15 year old to see any Tarantino movie RainDog Jan 2013 #9

Eh. They liked Pulp Fiction. randome Jan 2013 #16

I wouldn't allow my sons to watch Pulp Fiction until they were older RainDog Jan 2013 #18

I push the envelope a little with my daughters but I try not to do that too much. randome Jan 2013 #24

Me too. Not to mention it's just, overall, a better story RainDog Jan 2013 #73

My parents took me to see pulp fiction when I was 13 years old Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #31

I didn't allow my son to play grand theft auto, either RainDog Jan 2013 #74

I've seen it and I suggest you see it alone. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #54

I think you're making a mistake not seeing it--the violence in this movie is actually important-- Moonwalk Jan 2013 #86

Whitewash History? Sheesh, after Inglorious Basterds attempted to rewrite the Holocaust? graham4anything Jan 2013 #111

So tell me, when did you stop beating your wife/children? TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #107

Good for Mr. Tarantino. MineralMan Jan 2013 #3

+1000 n/t zappaman Jan 2013 #51

I agree. sekha68 Jan 2013 #59

Agreed! Good for him! nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #65

Agreed. The interviewer is entitled to ask, but he's not obliged to answer. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #82

I really can't stand his work. Skidmore Jan 2013 #5

+100 FirstLight Jan 2013 #33

Totally agree laundry_queen Jan 2013 #38

I concur with your opionions Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #48

Fargo is far and above one of my favorite films tavalon Jan 2013 #98

Apparently, Tarantino Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #102

I didn't expect to love Fargo tavalon Jan 2013 #103

Funny. Fargo is one of my favorite films of all time. maxsolomon Jan 2013 #52

he didn't do fargo elehhhhna Jan 2013 #60

Umm... maxsolomon Jan 2013 #72

oops sorry elehhhhna Jan 2013 #89

It caught me too. tavalon Jan 2013 #99

The Coen Brothers films are some of my all-time favorites. RainDog Jan 2013 #75

I finally figured out that I only like the ones that have some comedy tavalon Jan 2013 #104

The only interesting thing I find about Quentin Tarantino is his name. nt Ilsa Jan 2013 #53

He made (in the Gross interview) a point.. sendero Jan 2013 #58

BINGO redStateBlueHeart Jan 2013 #92

I listened to that interview, and we are of the same opinion LanternWaste Jan 2013 #84

So who wants to make the argument? RainDog Jan 2013 #85

His movies are annoying, hackish, and over-stylized to the point of nausea. Dash87 Jan 2013 #94

Good for him. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #6

Tarantino is making whites talk about race privilege. He's not over-rated at all, imo RainDog Jan 2013 #7

He's all like, "Don't start nuthin', won't be nuthin'." He's totally right. ancianita Jan 2013 #11

American action films make more $$$ overseas than domestically so if the TeamPooka Jan 2013 #12

That is the correct answer. KamaAina Jan 2013 #26

Very good tavalon Jan 2013 #100

I'm very much looking forwards to seeing Django Unchained Exultant Democracy Jan 2013 #13

Why? NoOneMan Jan 2013 #23

I agree, I thought it a mess of a film. Robb Jan 2013 #29

it was an homage to spaghetti westerns.. frylock Jan 2013 #45

I just heard about it when the Oscar nods came out. Damn this movie sounds confusing Number23 Jan 2013 #55

"Didn't even sound to me as though he was TRYING to make a black Western" NoOneMan Jan 2013 #57

Ever see Ingloroius Basterds by Tarentino? Jennicut Jan 2013 #71

yet he still gets 3 oscar nominations, even with your review, go figure. crazyjoe Jan 2013 #67

I wish I didn't. Tempest Jan 2013 #36

I think it is a very good movie chelsea0011 Jan 2013 #43

Yes. Samuel L. Jackson made the film, imo. RainDog Jan 2013 #77

Good for him. The question itself is weaponized, it is a passive aggressive way of accusing him Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #15

I see your points but... randome Jan 2013 #17

LOL RainDog Jan 2013 #20

Yeah, I know it does. randome Jan 2013 #25

Although that's far from what Tarantino did say in the interview muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #46

he is an overgrown teenager quinnox Jan 2013 #19

I LOVE Quentin Taratino...Resevoir Dogs..one of my favorite angstlessk Jan 2013 #21

Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs are two of my favorites.. Upton Jan 2013 #22

kill bill was excellent too samsingh Jan 2013 #28

I saw it..it was okay Upton Jan 2013 #34

most of his stuff tends to be exaggerated samsingh Jan 2013 #41

You ever see Killing Zoe? Upton Jan 2013 #44

Kill Bill's style was deliberately over-the-top. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #63

Everything in Kill Bill was overdone tavalon Jan 2013 #101

Possibly THE most over-rated director of all time.. truebrit71 Jan 2013 #27

Afraid I agree BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #32

+1 nt laundry_queen Jan 2013 #39

I've never seen a Tarantino movie I didn't enjoy. I've watch many crazyjoe Jan 2013 #69

^^^+1^^^ progressoid Jan 2013 #83

He is so good he ruined a generation of directors who can help but copy him. Exultant Democracy Jan 2013 #113

Tarantino came across just as badly as the gun nutz in that segment. karpool Jan 2013 #30

Tarantino is similar to a pornographer/panderer--would anybody see his films WITHOUT the cartoonish Romulox Jan 2013 #37

The only way to understand Tarantino is to remember that he worked in a video store. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #40

Same with Kevin Smith's movies Tempest Jan 2013 #42

Good for him. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #47

I taught film studies, but not Tarantino. My students, still, had a familiarity with ancianita Jan 2013 #49

+1000 sekha68 Jan 2013 #70

Fantastic post. Spot on. n/t Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #80

Thanks for the rant! BlueIndyBlue Jan 2013 #91

Thank you, too! I'm really sorry to hear about Jackson. Samuel L. Jackson truly did get shafted. ancianita Jan 2013 #106

If Tarrantino was smart ... GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #50

You would Cha Jan 2013 #81

Do they watch Tarantino Movies in Japan ? JI7 Jan 2013 #56

Just saw it today. GREAT film. Will probably go see it again before it's out of theatres. NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #61

He's protesting too much.. It's a fair question. "puppet" "slave" "monkey"? Cha Jan 2013 #62

Movies aren't real. 99Forever Jan 2013 #64

I love Tarantino movies. Violent, but funny at the same time. crazyjoe Jan 2013 #66

He directs some of the most violent films out there. GObamaGO Jan 2013 #68

A monkey sells what he knows is popular, a monkey puts out there what he knows will bring 2on2u Jan 2013 #76

Goes with the flow? You obviously don't understand Tarantino. ancianita Jan 2013 #108

Did he start to hold his breath until the interviewer whistler162 Jan 2013 #78

The man is an artist. He's so forthcoming about his craft and his process. I think Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #79

Truedat. ancianita Jan 2013 #109

Read this interview with Kerry Washington before you pass any knee-jerk judgement... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #87

Actually, what's upsetting most of the right-wing media is that this movie is about a black man... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #90

I thought I was the only one who didn't like his work. tavernier Jan 2013 #93

I don't like a lot of Tarantino's movies but he's a talented guy and smart as a whip tavalon Jan 2013 #95

terry gross basically asked the same, but better. pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #105

He is the rightwing dream using every single NRA soundbyte and making millions. graham4anything Jan 2013 #110

I would never presume.. sendero Jan 2013 #112

Jackie Brown and Reservoir Dogs are the only two of his that are serious TransitJohn Jan 2013 #114