OT: Let's talk about movies and TV - Part XXII

[Tabarouette]

glad to see even after months of ignoring this thread, mitch is still at it

 

[Tabarouette]

Tarantino has yet to make a bad movie IMO, all his movies are from good to great so I trust this one will be good too

 

[Ozmodiar]

It was well received by critics I believe and it's most likely better than Passchendaele

That's not saying much.

 

[Edgy]

Tarantino has yet to make a bad movie IMO, all his movies are from good to great so I trust this one will be good too

Tarantino and most of his movies are extremely overrated. He has a specific fluff-gore niche he carved for himself but story wise, his movies are very superficial.

 

[mitchmagic]

glad to see even after months of ignoring this thread, mitch is still at it

Gotta defend my boy Eisenberg.

 

[mitchmagic]

You're crazy. Looks great so far, another funny and action filled movie. He's never struggled with these before, can't imagine him laying an egg with Brad Pitt and Leo in the same movie.

I have not seen a joke land as flat as the manslaughter line in a long long time.

Tarantino hasn't made a good film since IB.

 

[peate]

Was curious as to why Green book won best picture. Watched it last night. I started fast forwarding around the 30 minute mark. The usual I'm a racist and you're not premise with a mob setting. Was OK I guess but, best picture? Come on.

I think I'll watch another nominee but not sure which one yet. Black Knight doesn't interest me neither does BlackkKlansman. I know what A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody are, that leaves The Favourite, Roma and Vice. 18th century England bores me and who cares about Dick Cheney. So Roma it is.

 

[Tabarouette]

you know a director is good as soon as whenever his name gets mentioned you get at least 3 people people giving you an unwanted "he sux btw lol overrateeeddd"

hot takes are a form of confirmation

now let's talk about Nolan next

 

[overlords]

you know a director is good as soon as whenever his name gets mentioned you get at least 3 people people giving you an unwanted "he sux btw lol overrateeeddd"

hot takes are a form of confirmation

now let's talk about Nolan next

That's probably what I'd tell myself too if my favorite director was Quentin Tarantino

How does this scale work on Michael Bay?

 

[Tabarouette]

That's probably what I'd tell myself too if my favorite director was Quentin Tarantino

hey he's not my favorite, I like his movies alright

if I have to pick a favorite right now it's probably Chazelle

 

[Mrb1p]

Was curious as to why Green book won best picture. Watched it last night. I started fast forwarding around the 30 minute mark. The usual I'm a racist and you're not premise with a mob setting. Was OK I guess but, best picture? Come on.

I think I'll watch another nominee but not sure which one yet. Black Knight doesn't interest me neither does BlackkKlansman. I know what A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody are, that leaves The Favourite, Roma and Vice. 18th century England bores me and who cares about Dick Cheney. So Roma it is.

Blackkklansman is actually really good. Funny, suspensful and all.

 

[Mrb1p]

Who cares about your favorite movie director, it's not an art its entertainment stop being snub movie watchers you punks.

 

[Tabarouette]

Who cares about your favorite movie director, it's not an art its entertainment stop being snub movie watchers you punks.

STOP ENJOYING THINGS

 

[overlords]

Was curious as to why Green book won best picture. Watched it last night. I started fast forwarding around the 30 minute mark. The usual I'm a racist and you're not premise with a mob setting. Was OK I guess but, best picture? Come on.

I think I'll watch another nominee but not sure which one yet. Black Knight doesn't interest me neither does BlackkKlansman. I know what A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody are, that leaves The Favourite, Roma and Vice. 18th century England bores me and who cares about Dick Cheney. So Roma it is.

As far as I could tell, Vice is a far more important film to see to determine what bullshit they're trying to peddle now vs actually being interested in it for entertainment sake. As far as I can tell, the movie does what it can to make the Bush's appear as if they were merely in the passenger seat.

 

[peate]

Blackkklansman is actually really good. Funny, suspensful and all.

Thanks, I'll add it to my list.

 

[overlords]

Who cares about your favorite movie director, it's not an art its entertainment stop being snub movie watchers you punks.

If you guys can't take having your favorite directors criticized, a movie discussion thread/the internet as a whole is not a place for you.

STOP ENJOYING THINGS

Snowflakes abound

 

[peate]

As far as I could tell, Vice is a far more important film to see to determine what bull**** they're trying to peddle now vs actually being interested in it for entertainment sake. As far as I can tell, the movie does what it can to make the Bush's appear as if they were merely in the passenger seat.

That sounds Michael Moorish.

 

[Mrb1p]

If you guys can't take having your favorite directors criticized, a movie discussion thread/the internet as a whole is not a place for you.



Snowflakes abound

I don't give a flying f*** about "a director". I don't watch movies because a guy has made it, I watch a movie because it looks interesting, no matter who made it. People are so narrow minded and butthurt about everything. Any time I hear the word overrated except to describe Pink Floyd, Danault or Queen I get mad.

 

[Tabarouette]

If you guys can't take having your favorite directors criticized, a movie discussion thread/the internet as a whole is not a place for you.

Snowflakes abound

meh chill my dude, I was mostly kidding because it's basically mitch's gimmick to think literally everything people love is overrated

 

[Tabarouette]

but also if I have to return the favour, i'm open to hearing why you think Tarantino is overrated and i'll take it like an adult

"he's overrated." is not really a critique it's a dumb "snowflake" throwaway take for reactions, to use your own term

 

[Mrb1p]

Also lol at a grown man using the word snowflake

 

[mitchmagic]

Who cares about your favorite movie director, it's not an art its entertainment stop being snub movie watchers you punks.

Wow it's like you can't watch something with a critical eye.

 

[Mrb1p]

Wow it's like you can't watch something with a critical eye.

I mean, you can. It's just stupid to do so because it's subjective. It's like trying to rank a bunch of people on their attractiveness.

 

[overlords]

Also lol at a grown man using the word snowflake

I see no huge issue with it. Usually is meant to call out someone who can't discuss something without getting triggered. Again, if certain words bother you, the internet is the wrong place to be.

OT: - The Lounge Thread Part XLV - Les Bleus sont champions du monde! / SummerSlam is coming up soon!

/shrug

but also if I have to return the favour, i'm open to hearing why you think Tarantino is overrated and i'll take it like an adult

"he's overrated." is not really a critique it's a dumb "snowflake" throwaway take for reactions, to use your own term

Well I bolded your own hyperbole and made a throwaway joke. It's not like they were my own words or anything. My point was more to point fun at your method for judging how good a director is rather than hating on QT, although we do have a poster in here, IIRC, that keeps calling him the best, in which case 'overrated' probably does apply. I just don't think measuring the amount of doubt you can generate by praising someone is a very good way of judging how effective they are at their jobs. I can dig up my old QT movie ranking and expand a bit when I'm done work.

I was going to ask whether The Last Exorcism 2 was worth watching, given you're a Chazelle fan. I'm an easy mark for the found footage horror stuff and actually liked the first one quite a bit. The drama surrounding The First Man turned me off from seeing it, but I did like Cloverfield Lane.

 

[mitchmagic]

but also if I have to return the favour, i'm open to hearing why you think Tarantino is overrated and i'll take it like an adult

"he's overrated." is not really a critique it's a dumb "snowflake" throwaway take for reactions, to use your own term

I didn't say he's overrated. He has good films -- Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds, and Jackie Brown are great works. He has his style and I feel, in those films, that style is really at its peak. The dialogue, the writing, and the pacing is just stellar in those. The rest of the films do not do anything for me and I find are complete chore to watch. Reservoir Dogs feels like a 14 year old boy fantasy and really didn't age well. The Hateful Eight was pointless and just a 2 hour long reason for him to have a woman get beat up. Django Unchained was him feeling like he could make a movie about race; he shouldn't. It also wasn't good and was far too long. Kill Bill might as well not be a Quentin Tarantino movie since it's just a direct copy of a bunch of old samurai films. Death Proof is OK, but again, I feel it's just pointless.

A lot of my issues around Tarantino actually come down to the fandom around him. He's like every CEGEP student's favorite filmmaker and that really shows me his work speaks to a very specific age and state of mind.