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07/15/09
So what is Tarantino's Pool movie? Jackie Brown?
And why the dichotomy between Kill Bill Vol. 1. and 2. I hated vol. 1 when I saw it. Schlocky and empty. But Vol. 2 was so "Wow!" Emotional, Kick-Ass and heartbreaking, all in one.
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Hey Mark! I get the reference and what I'm arguing is that we (as in The Youngs) didn't need to wait that long to watch a new group of directors hit their low point. And the one's I highlighted, I don't feel, have really come back from that low.
And yeah, De Palma and Friedkin peaked and then plummeted so maybe there's nothing different or special about the the way these directors have sunk. But it still sucks to watch.
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I still feel like C. Hanson has a few good movies in him; I just hope he finds them. It's been a long time since WONDER BOYS (though 8 MILE was fairly dece).
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Serious questions: How many times have you watched an Akira Kurosawa film?
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The Katie Bakes Scale of Movie Acceptability.
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How do I give two gold stars?
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Wait a second...
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Obviously Soderbergh's "Pool Movies" are Oceans 11, 12, and 13.
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I had totally forgotten about that! Do you think Brad will only make Serious Movies now?
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Because it was a pretty cynical star vehicle.
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Chronology does matter. Ang made 'Ride with the Devil' and the 'Ice Storm' which were flawed but ultimately riskier movies. Then he made the Hulk, which, you know is, well, you know.
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Good point. I don't maybe he's always been a mediocre storyteller with a luscious eye. I just really loved 'Crouching Tiger' and when Hulk came out, I felt sad. It's a sad thing, no? When some one you were excited about turns out not to be very exciting at all?
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Ban me if you must, but this was an ill-thought post, neither accurate nor amusing. Oh, and your comment typos are killing me.
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Awww I', just glad u read my commentz
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Oh, c'mon! Why do people get so defensive about millionaires?! Each one of those trailers illustrates a piece of hackery.
I did like Zodiac though, but only because I have a thing for husky midwesiterns. RUFFALO.
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Now, you're entitled to your opinions on these movies -- if you think "Philadelphia" and "Traffic" were great movies, then fine. We have different tastes. But when the examples you present don't even make chronological sense -- as when you laud "Che" and "Brokeback", which were made *after* their directors' supposed "pool movies" -- or when your argument relies on a highly dubious assumption about the motivations behind making a particular movie -- ie., that "The Good German", a black-and-white movie shot in the style of a '40s melodrama was seen as a commercial safe bet -- then I think maybe writing about film might not be your strongest suit.
Still, agreed on Ruffalo.
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I actually don't mind those movies. My kids like them and more Ricardo Montalbán is always a good thing.
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What about YOUR FABULOUS NAME?
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