The Reservoir Dogs creator must be seething.
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Everyone says this, but I'm not sure it really shares that many story elements with Dogs, other than it being largely set in one place and everyone trying to kill each other. It's more a sort of cowboy mash up of And Then There Were None and The Thing.
Now that was a rip. From Karate Kiba aka The Bodyguard.
It's not a homage, it's a 'omaaaage.
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A thriller with elements of psychological horror about a detective investigating the rape of a girl during a satanic ritual. Stars Ethan Hawke (who was brilliant as usual) and Emma Watson (who was absolutely awful). It sets itself up as a mystery film but that goes out the window instantly as it's clear as day what is going on. When they finally do the'revelation', it's not surprising and actually makes you angry because it feels like a complete waste of 100 minutes. Had a few good moments, some ok cinematography and a few creepy moments but that couldnt save this awful film 3/10
A thriller with elements of psychological horror about a detective investigating the rape of a girl during a satanic ritual. Stars Ethan Hawke (who was brilliant as usual) and Emma Watson (who was absolutely awful). It sets itself up as a mystery film but that goes out the window instantly as it's clear as day what is going on. When they finally do the'revelation', it's not surprising and actually makes you angry because it feels like a complete waste of 100 minutes. Had a few good moments, some ok cinematography and a few creepy moments but that couldnt save this awful film 3/10
It stops becoming an homage when your whole movie is made up of "homages" to other films.
I thought that when I was watching it, until they revealed everything. In the video about Tarantino's rip offs, they mention at the end that he made the cast of Hateful 8 watch The Thing, so it's definitely related in some way to Tarantino's idea about the film.
I know Django Unchained was stealing/homaging Django but this is better than both and I will use every opportunity I can to promote it 
I know Django Unchained was stealing/homaging Django but this is better than both and I will use every opportunity I can to promote it
I had to google , just to make sure it was a real film.Oh it's real alright! and It was on Netflix (not sure if it still is) and was called "Boss"
Pan is an insult to the memory of Hook. Rufio would be spinning backwards in his grave.
The Lobster - 8. Fun and interesting, but it loses it's way about 2/3rds in. It's biggest achievement is managing to be quite sweet and involving despite assembling an A list (well, B+) cast of actors and then instructing them to not act under any circumstances.
Deadpool - 8. Fun and interesting, but it loses it's way about 2/3rds in. It's biggest achievement is managing to be quite sweet and involving despite assembling an A (well, B+) list of dirty jokes and instructing everyone involved to not take it seriously under any circumstances.
I know Django Unchained was stealing/homaging Django but this is better than both and I will use every opportunity I can to promote it
brilliantYeah your right. Just feels odd that after years of giving him credit for certain iconic scenes(like the stand off scene in Reservoir Dogs or the speech in Pulp Fiction)so to know now that's it's just a rip off(And in the case of Reservoir Dogs almost like for like in some parts)does tarnish my view of the films.
My fault for being too lazy to Google the reference's I guess.
That's pretty good, Mockney, although I'd say Lobster pulls it back with its finale. Definitely loses a bit in the woods though. And I think Deadpool was a victim of its budget. Its finale is seriously small time in this day and age.
Yes, Lobster lost its way a bit in the woods. Ahem, overall I enjoyed the quirkiness of it all. I've no interest in Deadpool, but my Nephew said "It's Beast" and I think we'd all agree there's no higher accolade than that.
Talking of completely batshit movies that came out last year, did anyone see 'He Never Died' with Henry Rollins? It's totally nuts but a pretty fun watch.
Just watched There Will Be Blood. Day-Lewis is mesmerising, to the point where you could stick him in a room full of stupid shit and make a film out of him acting around them.
The film itself was very unnerving.
The film itself was very unnerving.
That is exactly what happened isn't it? After all he is an ACTOOR
No. There was a coherent story and other actors. I don't know what films you're watching.
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I love how dismissive @Gol123 is of all other opinions as he works his way through modern cinema.
(Seriously though, I enjoy your reviews/ occasionally divisive opinions)
(Seriously though, I enjoy your reviews/ occasionally divisive opinions)
Ignore the whiners Gol, There Will Be Blood is a classic.
I've edited the above post to include a review of Brooklyn twice and both times it hasn't posted. I'm not doing it again.
Wibbles the nearest mod so he's going on my list. Right below G Gordon Liddy.
Wibbles the nearest mod so he's going on my list. Right below G Gordon Liddy.
Despite asking before, nobody's answered my question about There Will Be Blood: is the film's overall theme really as simplistic - even if true - as "the battle for America's soul has always been the battle of religion v money"?
No I don't think that's the overarching theme. The battle between religion takes place within the wider themes of the film but it's never really a battle. Religion is shown as a fraudulent cover for Plainview and Eli but it's never shown as a match for his brutal, exceptional ambition.
I'd say it's intended to be a character study first and foremost, with Plainview then being the embodiment of the incredibly fast and brutal growth of capitalism in America at the start of the 20th century. How you see his 'use' of religion can then be interpreted in a few different ways. There was a lot of discussion when the film came out if it was supposed to be an allegorical tale of the Iraq war, where his deception of using religion to ensure the town behaved as he needed it to being the equivalent of Bush's "god told me to end the tyranny in Iraq" excuse for war. I think that's a bit of a stretch, but it's interesting to consider.
Less hammy ones. Let There Be Blood was a terrible film. Nearly as terrible as Gangs of New York or The Departed
Cheers, guys. 
You think everything's terrible Wibble. Except Star Wars.
Surely the ending is deliberately hammy and outrageous though?
Plainview is a blowhard, no doubt about it.
Not at all. Star Wars was great nostalgic fun, not great art.
Let There Be Blood, The Departed and Gangs of New York tried to be great art and failed terribly. Ended up as ham fests.
It's hard to notice anything else when there's a big ham stinking up the place, but if you actually try you'll see it's an empty, empty film.
Dilla had soul, Tarantino's just juvenile and crass.
Might that not be deliberate also? I'm thinking of David Thomson's analysis of Citizen Kane: it's deliberately soulless and 'empty' because that is emblematic of the main character and the very shallowness of the American Dream of success; it's hollow at heart.
The film has plenty to say. Not much heart but that's the point.
Add to that the loud & over the top soundtrack.
Is what I think. Oil, religion, frontier capitalism are to Plainview what statues and newspapers were to Charles Foster Kane.
I view the film as being about a man driven by misanthropic spite - perhaps as a result of a childhood trauma or merely the trauma of childhood. It's all empty aquisitions and vanity. The rosebud moment comes just before the bowling scene.
Yeah. Didn't like the soundtrack.
Chef 8/10- currently on Netflix. Really good Com-Dram with enjoyable performances all round. Found the movie was well paced and really well acted. Good dialogue throughout and an interesting story.