Current movies other than Star Wars

[Squirrel]

Recently saw ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Rocketman’. Nice to be reminded of genius and just how many, many songs were a part of my life.

[PseudoSABR]

 

Recently saw ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Rocketman’. Nice to be reminded of genius and just how many, many songs were a part of my life.

But were the movies good? Yesterday looks pretty fishy as a premise...

[Squirrel]

But were the movies good? Yesterday looks pretty fishy as a premise...

Yesterday was cute. Yeah, the premise is kind of dumb, but it worked and was kind of humorous at times. It’s just one of those entertaining movies, not too deep, but also a reminder of just what this music is, and that it plays to anyone, anytime. The lead was a decent singer, nice voice, and Ed Sheeran playing himself was really good.

 

Rocketman was a solid movie, imo. And the lead actor was phenomenal. Wouldn’t be surprised if he gets some buzz during award season. Pretty solid performances all around.

 

I really enjoyed the music. Could sing every song, and would have had I been the only one in the audience. From one era to the next for me.

[Mike Sixel]

Yesterday was a rom com. It was good. I liked the premise a lot.

[Pardon My Dinger]

I could write a book about Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood. And, I think maybe I will. Unbelievable film. Had he not been cursed by making his masterpiece as a 30-year old cinematic anarchist, I would say this is QT’s highest achievement. I say that as a huge fan of almost everything he’s ever made.

[Squirrel]

I could write a book about Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood. And, I think maybe I will. Unbelievable film. Had he not been cursed by making his masterpiece as a 30-year old cinematic anarchist, I would say this is QT’s highest achievement. I say that as a huge fan of almost everything he’s ever made.

This movie is purported to be his least violent. I know the man’s a genius, but I have a difficult time sitting through most of his movies because of the violence in them.

[#1ShaneMackFan]

 

This movie is purported to be his least violent. I know the man’s a genius, but I have a difficult time sitting through most of his movies because of the violence in them.

There is not much violence. There is also not much of a plot.  It looks great and the performances are great. And I love Hollywood and mood that was created. However, I spent a lot of the movie wondering what the point of this scene was. It's mostly just a bunch of scenes put together without much of a story.

 

That said, I feel like I want to see it again...

[Mr. Brooks]

This movie is purported to be his least violent. I know the man’s a genius, but I have a difficult time sitting through most of his movies because of the violence in them.

Real life is violent as hell.

Shouldn't art reflect that?

 

Especially the subjects that Tarantino tackles.

Armed jewel robbery, organized crime hitmen, trained assassins, nazi hunters, slave traders, frontier bounty hunters... how do you tell those stories, realistically, without violence?

[Squirrel]

Real life is violent as hell.

Shouldn't art reflect that?

 

Especially the subjects that Tarantino tackles.

Armed jewel robbery, organized crime hitmen, trained assassins, nazi hunters, slave traders, frontier bounty hunters... how do you tell those stories, realistically, without violence?

Who said any of that? I never once even suggested, or hinted, that his movies shouldn’t be violent, just that they are. Because they are. Whether it’s art reflecting life or not, natural to the story or not, his movies tend to be violent. Nor did I even suggest it was gratuitous, as is the case with other movies of certain genres. All I said was I find it difficult to sit through. Every movie of his I’ve seen, I’ve actually enjoyed. But I haven’t seen them all, partly because I don’t particularly like the violence. I would never suggest it shouldn’t be there, but rather choose not to go. And I read a report that this movie is less violent than his movies typically are. That’s all I was saying.

[Mr. Brooks]

Who said any of that? I never once even suggested, or hinted, that his movies shouldn’t be violent, just that they are. Because they are. Whether it’s art reflecting life or not, natural to the story or not, his movies tend to be violent. Nor did I even suggest it was gratuitous, as is the case with other movies of certain genres. All I said was I find it difficult to sit through. Every movie of his I’ve seen, I’ve actually enjoyed. But I haven’t seen them all, partly because I don’t particularly like the violence. I would never suggest it shouldn’t be there, but rather choose not to go. And I read a report that this movie is less violent than his movies typically are. That’s all I was saying.

Sorry, I didn't intend to imply that you meant any of those things.

I was just trying to understand why it's uncomfortable to watch. I often hear people say that, and I'm always curious, specifically why. Just not your cup of tea, or something deeper that the violence triggers, etc.

 

I don't mean to suggest that whatever your/ their reasons are (maybe they don't even know, they just know it makes them uncomfortable, and can't finger why that is) not valid.

I've just never had that experience, so I'm always genuinely curious when I hear people say that about Tarantino's movies.

[Squirrel]

Sorry, I didn't intend to imply that you meant any of those things.

I was just trying to understand why it's uncomfortable to watch. I often hear people say that, and I'm always curious, specifically why. Just not your cup of tea, or something deeper that the violence triggers, etc.

 

I don't mean to suggest that whatever your/ their reasons are (maybe they don't even know, they just know it makes them uncomfortable, and can't finger why that is) not valid.

I've just never had that experience, so I'm always genuinely curious when I hear people say that about Tarantino's movies.

I guess it all depends on why one goes to the movies. Movies for me are very much an escape from life for a couple hours. I like going on these short-lived adventures. That’s not to say I won’t go for the purpose of art or thought-provoking life. It just depends on what I currently need and what I currently don’t in my day to day.

[Mr. Brooks]

I guess it all depends on why one goes to the movies. Movies for me are very much an escape from life for a couple hours. I like going on these short-lived adventures. That’s not to say I won’t go for the purpose of art or thought-provoking life. It just depends on what I currently need and what I currently don’t in my day to day.

That makes total sense. Thanks.

[Pardon My Dinger]

This movie is purported to be his least violent. I know the man’s a genius, but I have a difficult time sitting through most of his movies because of the violence in them.

QT movies, in general, are violent as hell. That’s true, and I completely understand that people sometimes don’t have the stomach for it. However, the way that he uses violence deserves a fair analysis, pleasant or not.

 

I agree that sensational violence is a pretty old well that he keeps going back to, but I also believe that it is a story telling tool that he has mastered. To me, QT consistently uses the fantasy of violence to underscore its shadow- that is, true crime, historical/systemic and cultural violence. His movies are just movies, but our ideological reference for violence, death, tragedy, is also informed by reality.

 

An example: in Django Unchained, what is the viewer intended to find more disturbing: the fetishisized blood bath of a finale, or the mosaic of suppressed memories of violent indentured servitude?

 

Just my two cents. I’m not way into blood and gore either, tbh.

[Pardon My Dinger]

Real life is violent as hell.

Shouldn't art reflect that?

 

Especially the subjects that Tarantino tackles.

Armed jewel robbery, organized crime hitmen, trained assassins, nazi hunters, slave traders, frontier bounty hunters... how do you tell those stories, realistically, without violence?

But those aren’t real stories. None of them. which is pretty much, the point I tried to make above.

[Mr. Brooks]

But those aren’t real stories. None of them. which is pretty much, the point I tried to make above.

I understand they aren't true stories.

But I want my art to reflect the realities of life.

 

As Carole said though, some people go to the movies to escape from the reality of life, which makes total sense now.

[Squirrel]

 

QT movies, in general, are violent as hell. That’s true, and I completely understand that people sometimes don’t have the stomach for it. However, the way that he uses violence deserves a fair analysis, pleasant or not.

I agree that sensational violence is a pretty old well that he keeps going back to, but I also believe that it is a story telling tool that he has mastered. To me, QT consistently uses the fantasy of violence to underscore its shadow- that is, true crime, historical/systemic and cultural violence. His movies are just movies, but our ideological reference for violence, death, tragedy, is also informed by reality.

An example: in Django Unchained, what is the viewer intended to find more disturbing: the fetishisized blood bath of a finale, or the mosaic of suppressed memories of violent indentured servitude?

Just my two cents. I’m not way into blood and gore either, tbh.

I don't disagree with that. In fact, I stated in a later post that the violence in QT's movies has a purpose and is not gratuitous as it is in some. But ... that said ... part of the story, artful or not, it's still a lot to take. I don't demean his movies or his process because I have enjoyed some of the ones I've been to, but I've also chosen not to go to others, because, well ... I need to thumb through some pretty art books afterwards because it's too much for me.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I wish Tarantino's movies hadn't gotten so gory. I'd have seen them all, otherwise. I like being challenged, but that's just not my cup of tea.

 

The scene down in the tavern of Inglourious Basterds.. never sat through anything as tense as that. Rewriting the ending of WWII. Brilliant. That whole movie I remember being tense, mostly fun and brilliant. But the nazi-scalping.. that could have happened off camera. Too many reasons for me. Maybe it did happen off camera, I don't know, because I turned my eyes away when that stuff was happening. I bought the disc right after that but never watched it. Maybe it's time to circle back to that one, and some of his others. 

 

I am definitely planning a trip to see his new one based on the comments here. 

[#1ShaneMackFan]

 

I wish Tarantino's movies hadn't gotten so gory. I'd have seen them all, otherwise. I like being challenged, but that's just not my cup of tea.

 

The scene down in the tavern of Inglourious Basterds.. never sat through anything as tense as that. Rewriting the ending of WWII. Brilliant. That whole movie I remember being tense, mostly fun and brilliant. But the nazi-scalping.. that could have happened off camera. Too many reasons for me. Maybe it did happen off camera, I don't know, because I turned my eyes away when that stuff was happening. I bought the disc right after that but never watched it. Maybe it's time to circle back to that one, and some of his others. 

 

I am definitely planning a trip to see his new one based on the comments here. 

 

 

Inglourious Basterds is a masterpiece. The scene you mention is great, but I can't believe you think it is more tense than the opening 20 minutes on the French farm. IMO, that is some of the finest filmmaking and one of the best scenes I have ever seen in any movie, period.

[Craig Arko]

You folks are going to love Tarantino's upcoming Star Trek film; I can just tell.

[ashbury]

You folks are going to love Tarantino's upcoming Star Trek film; I can just tell.

Principal shooting is complete, it's in post-production. Working title "Kill Khan vol.1". It's pulp science fiction! Here's the trailer:

 

 

Memorable lines abound:

• "'What' ain't no planet I ever heard of. Do they speak Klingon on What? Klingon, my friend, DO YOU SPEAK IT?"
• "Each and every man under my command owes me one-hundred Romulan ears.  And I want my ears."
• "Aw, man, I just phasered Lt. Marvin in the face."
• "So, pretty please … with sugar on top. Clean the Vulcan starship."
• "Is there a sign in front of my house that says 'Dead Redshirt Storage'?"
• "I'ma get 20th Century on you."
• "And I will strike down upon thee, with great vengeance, and furious anger, my photon torpedo."
• "Oooh, that's a Fizzbin! Is that the way you say it? 'That's a Fizzbin?'" "No. You just say Fizzbin." "How fun!"

 

_{^{/ Jokes shamelessly lifted and modified from the comments section of the above video}}

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Inglourious Basterds is a masterpiece. The scene you mention is great, but I can't believe you think it is more tense than the opening 20 minutes on the French farm. IMO, that is some of the finest filmmaking and one of the best scenes I have ever seen in any movie, period.

I did actually mention that scene, but I edited it out and it did not make the final version of my post...

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Principal shooting is complete, it's in post-production. Working title "Kill Khan vol.1". It's pulp science fiction! Here's the trailer:

 

 

Memorable lines abound:

 

• "'What' ain't no planet I ever heard of. Do they speak Klingon on What? Klingon, my friend, DO YOU SPEAK IT?"
• "Each and every man under my command owes me one-hundred Romulan ears.  And I want my ears."
• "Aw, man, I just phasered Lt. Marvin in the face."
• "So, pretty please … with sugar on top. Clean the Vulcan starship."
• "Is there a sign in front of my house that says 'Dead Redshirt Storage'?"
• "I'ma get 20th Century on you."
• "And I will strike down upon thee, with great vengeance, and furious anger, my photon torpedo."
• "Oooh, that's a Fizzbin! Is that the way you say it? 'That's a Fizzbin?'" "No. You just say Fizzbin." "How fun!"

 

_{^{/ Jokes shamelessly lifted and modified from the comments section of the above video}}

Do you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in the Beta Quadrant?

[AlwaysinModeration]

I thought The Farewell was excellent.

[Squirrel]

I thought The Farewell was excellent.

Was thinking of going to that this evening. It looked good.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Was thinking of going to that this evening. It looked good.

It’s charming and funny. The main character is the same actress who played the very quirky cousin in Crazy Rich Asians. Takes a very different role here, in a good way.

[Squirrel]

It’s charming and funny. The main character is the same actress who played the very quirky cousin in Crazy Rich Asians. Takes a very different role here, in a good way.

It’s not in Chinese, is it? In ther words, subtitled?

[AlwaysinModeration]

It’s not in Chinese, is it? In ther words, subtitled?

There is dialogue in Chinese with subtitles, but I think the majority was in English.

 

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I was able to understand.

[Squirrel]

There is dialogue in Chinese with subtitles, but I think the majority was in English.

 

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I was able to understand.

Lol ... it was about 90% in Chinese with subtitles. Finally saw it today. It was pretty good but there are lots of subtitles.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Lol ... it was about 90% in Chinese with subtitles. Finally saw it today. It was pretty good but there are lots of subtitles.

Whoops. Sorry. I guess I didn’t really pay attention.

[Mike Sixel]

John Carter of Mars was not as bad as I had been led to believe. My wife and I were mostly entertained.