Pulp Fiction —- One of my favorite lines in a movie ever ” say what again MFr — but but What —BANG
Pulp Fiction is masterpiece from beginning to the end.
Pulp Fiction is amazing, but some parts I like more than others.
I haven't watched it lately, but when I had it on VHS, I would start watching at the point where Bruce Willis' character goes back to get his father's watch.
That was the most entertaining third of the movie.
Quentin Tarantino has made a number of very good movies, but Pulp Fiction is my absolute favorite thus far. Django Unchained is a good one, but I’ve only seen it twice… I don’t enjoy dwelling in that period of American history.
I also think Pulp Fiction is pretty great. :+1:
Django Unchained had funny parts but as a package it didn’t “work” for me. It’s hard to put my finger on exactly why, but I think it’s a combination of pacing and tone. Pacing because it felt like the movie was ending and then didn’t. Tone because it wanted to deal with issues of racism while still being quirky and fun like a spaghetti western comedy. The opening theme from They Call Me Trinity (1970) at the end rubbed me the wrong way too, because this movie doesn’t even come close to having the same vibes as that movie or its sequel.
Pulp Fiction is my favorite from Tarantino also. The only other of his movies that even comes close for me is Reservoir Dogs. When I saw it I was blown away, I had never seen anything like it.
A movie I watched recently is “Mother Andriod”. I gave it a thumbs up on Netflix, it only just made it.
Leo was great as Calvin Candle, but Christoph Waltz was light years ahead. His Oscars were well deserved. Breathtaking performance.
I struggled a bit with Django Unchained as well. Pulp Fiction had some gratuitous violence, but it wasn’t crazy over the top. DU had too much of it. I liked the whole premise of defying the racism of that day… a bit satisfying, if ask me. But Django (Jamie Foxx) could never have gotten away with his outright defiance of social norms from that time. The white bast*s would’ve sent a militia to dispense with him.
Reservoir Dogs was amazing, for its day. I’m just sorry they used “Stuck In The Middle With You” and “Mirror In The Bathroom” for their most violent scene—great song with nothing to do about violence.
Another very good Dansk movie from Susanne Bier. Ulrich Thomsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas. 8/10 strongly recommend.
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Redline (2009)
Great sense of speed, cool car designs, and awesome detailed settings. The world depicted here feels like it deserves a franchise. I guess someday Hollywood will make a shitty live action adaption… :person_facepalming:
Just an FYI it has at least one instance gratuitous partial nudity which makes it harder to recommend to conservative types.
If you enjoy animated movies/shows at all and have never seen this film I think you should definitely give it a watch.
Funny, easy movie.
The Last Duel.
Actually, I watched the beginning and then went straight to the duel. And what a duel it is !
Interestingly, Mirror in the Bathroom is used during the big fight scene in Grosse Pointe Blank.
13 Assassins.
The 2010 version.
As good as any Kurosawa.
Loving my new Chromecast with Google TV while in isolation with covid.
I liked that one too. The final battle is pretty long but I was invested the whole time.
After seeing 13 Assassins I decided to watch Blade of the Immortal (2017) by the same director. Unfortunately you can tell it was originally manga/anime and not in a good way. Here’s the review I wrote of it in 2020:
The World’s Fastest Indian
Anthony Hopkins really embraces this role. You really feel the visceral character here. I would’ve expected a bit more of an homage to the Indian Motorcycle Company. but it’s really a focus on Burt Munro, a famous motorcycle racer from New Zealand who happened to choose an Indian Motorcycle made bike as his platform for modification.
The bulk of the movie is set in New Zealand. The big Bonneville Salt Flats speed record moment is but a small part of the movie. It’s a long slow work up to that moment. Burt makes some seriously stupid mistakes but luck bails him out. There’s also a rather sadly placed inclusion of a native American Indian… as if that’s some kind of clever coincidence. Anyway, Burt has a mini-journey in the USA to reach his goal. He blunders with this too (race registration), but luck bails him out again and he gets to race (no spoiler break here—the trailer shows it). Sadly, it’s not much time. After all was said and done, he’s abruptly back home in New Zealand for a few minutes, reunited with friends… and then the movie is over.
If you love Anthony Hopkins, it’s a good watch. His acting talent is very well showcased here. But as for a movie story and plot? It’s sadly not worked out well. Much too out of balance. So much time in the lead-up… so little after. It ends like a plate hitting the floor. Oh well… I was very disappointed.
American Ninja
awful with a little Ukraine.
fast-foward is your friend.