[noisereductions]

I like II more than I. I always have. Both great films, but II has more substance.

[Rob Instigator]

I find II to be overlong, and the whole character of Bill and his slave assassin concubines to be thin and unbelievable in ways the ridiculousness of the previous 240 minutes were not. I do not understand how the little girl treats someone she never met like a close relative, or how the little girl seems to not give a flying fuck about the fact that the old fart who is her dad suddely is not around anymore. I don;t think there is any "substance" in either part actually, as it is all just a glorious pastiche of about 30 different films. Great entertainment, up to the last 45 minutes. so slow. so boring. so weaksauce.

[!@#$%!]

i thought both movies were shit. sorry guys! XD

[noisereductions]

shrug. I love them both. But yeah I do prefer the 2nd. Seen em both many times. I also love Deathproof so what-fucking-ever haha.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by noisereductions

shrug. I love them both. But yeah I do prefer the 2nd. Seen em both many times. I also love Deathproof so what-fucking-ever haha.

ha ha ha! you're really a hardcore fan. nothing wrong with that.

[Rob Instigator]

so one person in the whole multiverse actually liked Deathproof?

[!@#$%!]

the robert rodríguez one was great tho. what was the name of it.

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PLANET TERROR!

i dont remember much of it but i remember i had fun

[noisereductions]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

so one person in the whole multiverse actually liked Deathproof?

well at least two. My wife loves it as well.

[demonrail666]

I watched Death Proof again quite recently and, while there's still loads of things about it I can't stand, I did enjoy it a lot more this time round. I think the secret is just to watch it for Kurt Russell and Rose McGowan and try to ignore everything else about it.

I love Planet Terror

[tw2113]

 

Best part about Deathproof for me, and the one? time I've seen it. Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

[noisereductions]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead tho.

[noisereductions]

Yes. Thank you.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

I find II to be overlong, and the whole character of Bill and his slave assassin concubines to be thin and unbelievable in ways the ridiculousness of the previous 240 minutes were not. I do not understand how the little girl treats someone she never met like a close relative, or how the little girl seems to not give a flying fuck about the fact that the old fart who is her dad suddely is not around anymore. I don;t think there is any "substance" in either part actually, as it is all just a glorious pastiche of about 30 different films. Great entertainment, up to the last 45 minutes. so slow. so boring. so weaksauce.

Im pretty sure we've been over this before, so sorry in advance for repeating myself, but I saw the first Kill Bill and I thought, "Tarantino's back, and he doesn't give a FUCK. This is awesome."
Waited like everyone else for vol. II, and when I saw it I was so determined to like it I couldn't admit that it felt like a letdown.

Only after repeated viewings did I realize that the two movies combined have a little bit of pretty much everything anyone could ever want in a movie. Vol. II is harder because it shows some lows for the protagonist, instead of just showing the protagonist doing nothing but kicking ass after ass after ass. It shows her losing, and it shows her in peril, so it's less of a crowd pleaser. But it has some poignant emotional moments. David Caradine was excellent. The drama was real, not fantasy, and there are some interesting, intimate character studies in there.

Five-point palm exploding heart technique is a metaphor for heartbreak, of course.... was it you who was irritated about that? I forget. Anyway, it served its purpose. All things considered, the two movies together are my second favorite Tarantino film. Not that I watch it often.

[tw2113]

The Frighteners

[Severian]

Originally Posted by tw2113

The Frighteners

I remember that one being a lot of fun in the theater.

[tw2113]

I ruled it a keeper. Not to mention it's by Peter Jackson, who is underrated/underappreciated beyond his LOTR work.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by tw2113

I ruled it a keeper. Not to mention it's by Peter Jackson, who is underrated/underappreciated beyond his LOTR work.

Whaaaaat? I thought that was by Robert Zemeckis!!!

ETA: Now why the fuck did I think that? Now I feel like I remember being pumped about LOTR partially because of the Frighteners.

And Dead Alive.

OMG HAVE YOU EVER SEEN DEAD ALIVE?

[tw2113]

Zemeckis is Executive Producer and "Presents" according to IMDB. It's Jackson that directs though. Danny Elfman on the soundtrack.

Yes on Dead Alive...your mom ate my dog! I kick arse for the lord. *insert other quote* Good movie. Not so hot on "Bad Taste", and need to re-watch Heavenly Creatures.

[ilduclo]

couple of recent ones

Baby Driver, meh, sorta decent soundtrack but so derivative, female lead looks an awful lot like JJ Leigh.

What happened to Monday, not bad, some questionable logic and a little more shoot-em-up than needed, but a decent premise and pretty well executed.

[Rob Instigator]

Films I watched/re-watched during the hurricane while Mrs. Instigator and I were stuck at home for two weeks.

Dune, the extended supercut version, 314 minutes long. Took two days to finish! I love Dune. it is a flawed perfection I guess.

Kill Bill I and II

Shoot em Up - still as fun and visceral and John Woo magnificent as ever. Monica belluci? yaasssssss

Monkey Business - Marx Bros. - One of my fave possessions is a 6 DVD set of the very earliest Marx Bros movies, where they were still so anarchic and young.... I love the fucking Marx bros.