http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pel3GE97evA
check it out guys…idk what to say about it. the trailer doesnt really make me to excited to see it. but neither did the kill bill trailer.
Yeah it’s kinda tame.
But I will see it regardless. It looks like there will be some good ultraviolence in there.
QT and the martial arts
What’s the martial connection for INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS? Read Bo Svenson: An Inglorious ******* Having a Glorious Year by Melissa Leon-Guerrero Do, exclusively on our ezine. 
This is getting some good reviews
One thing I’ll say about QT, he has fascinating marketing skillz. But QT vs Caine? That just boggles my mind. 
Quentin Tarantino’s radio show playlist
by Clark Collis
Quentin Tarantino (who, you may have heard, has a new film out called Inglourious Basterds) will share his personal playlist tomorrow with listeners on Little Steven’s Undergound Garage in a special show broadcast on Sirius channel 25 and XM channel 59 at 3pm. According to Tarantino, the list features, “some of the music I was listening to while making Inglourious Basterds. Now these songs don’t necessarily have a **** thing to do with the movie. These were some of the ones I was listening to in my off time.” We exclusively got hold of QT’s picks ahead of time, and you can find the full list below. Predictably, it’s a very eclectic set which ranges from KT Tunstall’s “Hold On” to “Political World” by Bob Dylan who, the late David Carradine once told me, used to spar with Tarantino. Although, with all due respect to the Kung Fu star, I’d really have to see that to believe it.
Tell us what you think of QT’s choices: Is there anyone else out there who likes Barbra Streisand and the Wu Tang Clan?
Quentin Tarantino’s Personal Playlist
Wu Tang Clan- The Rulez
KT Tunstall- Hold On
Bob Dylan- Political World
Barbra Streisand- Stony End
Robin McNamara- Lay A Little Lovin’ On Me
Sir Douglas Quintet- Mendocino
David Bowie- Cat People (Putting Out Fire) - from Bowie’s Greatest Hits (not Cat People Sdtrk)
Jay Z- S. Carter
Roy Orbison- There Won’t Be Many Coming Home
Jason Mraz- I’m Yours (Acoustic)
Maroon 5- Wake Up Call
Steve Poltz- Waterfalls
Britney Spears- My Prerogative
One of the best flicks I’ve seen in years!
I would definitely rate this as Tarantino’s best movie ever, and the best movie I’ve seen in theaters so far this year.
saw inglorious basterds…freaking amazing movie, jackie brown is still my favorite QT. film but this one slides in at a close second. christoph waltz steals the movie from everyone, including brad pitt, who turned in a great performance, and was tru…ly funny. wow to think this film was panned at cannes, i guess this shows you what you can do with a little editing. there are two painfully long tarrintinoesque scene’s,but it was like the equivalent to making love, slow and passionate but it leads up to a climatic explosion, of sorts. top notch work all around.wanna see this movie again, ill hold off calling it the best film of the year until after i see district 9. but right now its ahead of public enemies.
I’m planning on seeing this one again, too, and I almost never see movies twice in the cinema anymore. Coincidentally, I also need to see Districe 9 first. I also plan to go see Ponyo, it sounds like a good anime; I like Miyazaki’s work. Come to think of it, I’ll be checking out Taking Woodstock before seeing IB again as well. 
[QUOTE=Jimbo;956362]I’m planning on seeing this one again, too, and I almost never see movies twice in the cinema anymore. Coincidentally, I also need to see Districe 9 first. I also plan to go see Ponyo, it sounds like a good anime; I like Miyazaki’s work. Come to think of it, I’ll be checking out Taking Woodstock before seeing IB again as well. :)[/QUOTE]
Ponyo is odd. They must have cut down about 30 minutes from the run time, because it makes absolutely no sense. My 6 year-old daughter loves My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service.
Masterkiller,
I hope they did not cut up Ponyo for US release. But I will see it anyway. My fave Miyazaki films are Spirited Away (great children’s/adult’s fantasy movie) and Princess Mononoke (much more serious, maybe a little scary for some smaller kids), though others of his are good, too.
I was so stoked going into Ponyo but it didn’t have that same feeling that other Miyazaki movies have…not as epic as Mononoke Hime nor as heartfelt as Totoro. It was not a bad anime at all and was happy that I got an opportunity to watch.
Inglourious Basterds had me a bit confused at first but when things started to get going, it was quite a ride. There were some odd happenstances that I made me furrow my brows but all in all, it was enjoyable. I think once is enough for me though…the ending with the “climactic explosion” and the haunting laughter have stuck with me for a few days.
i didnt expect brad pitt to killed by one of his own men at the end???
very ironic..
lol um spoiler?
guess i dont have to watch it now :p;)
[QUOTE=Pika;956560]i didnt expect brad pitt to killed by one of his own men at the end???
very ironic..[/QUOTE]
There must be an alternate version, because when I saw it, that didn’t happen at all.
yeah totally didnt happen, stop flaming, there is no need for that.
Classic QT
Although I must say, it didn’t blow me away. I wouldn’t go so far as saying it was the ‘best of the year’ but I was entertained throughout. The shock impact of OT films has lessened over the years for me. Perhaps I’m just too jaded from seeing a lot of the original cinema (Asian film and in this case, vintage WWII flicks and westerns) that QT poaches for his ideas. Also QT can be so self absorbed in his long-winded edits - that’s part of his style, I know, but it did tend to slow things down a bit.
I love QT’s ear for sound. The Sergio Leone/Lalo Schiffrin nods were really amusing. Honestly, his homage work is what gets me the most. However, the pilfering of another film’s signature theme song (no spoiler - I won’t say which but you’ll know it the instant it starts) did not work for me at all. Sure, there a hot actress putting on makeup and loading a pistol, but it didn’t hold a candle to the original. Remember the original? Not even in the ballpark with that scene. It should have been totally cut.
Doug is spot on - it’s all about Christoph Waltz and Brad Pitt. They just chewed up every scene they were in and spat it back with such defiant delight. With their scene, the long-winded edits worked well. I chuckled at almost every line of Pitts. And Waltz was a spectacular villain, which was key in this flick. I would have like to have seen the Basterds developed more. We got a brief intro to the gang, extended on a few, and that didn’t go anywhere. Unlike those wonderful old ‘band of soldiers’ flicks (I’m thinking like Guns of Navarone or Dirty Dozen), the gang wasn’t as fleshed out as I would have liked. The story arcs of the minor Basterds was lost. I would have rather seen that then the makeup theme song lift scene. I totally missed Bo Svenson’s scene - IMDB says he was cast as the “American Colonel” but that just didn’t pop out at me. Oh well. At least we got something up on the ezine on it that was marginally relevant. That article just fell in our lap in a timely manner.
I was processing QT’s commentary on exploitative violence in film after the movie. There was almost one of those artsy ****sy comments on propaganda and the spectacle of violence, but in the end, it didn’t flesh out for me. Perhaps that was lost in the edit… or maybe I was projecting (as writers tend to do). Anyone else ponder this?
P.S. Ponyo (and just how OT is that on this thread?) was disappointing. The animation and story wasn’t as developed. There were some fine Miyazaki moments, but it paled by comparison to his earlier work. Even my kid and my mom (who both enjoyed it) were like 'what was up with that? after given on the loose ends in the story.
Hey Gene, sorry for the OT sidetrack with Ponyo, but thanks for your comments on it. I may rent it.
Back to Inglorious Basterds, I really enjoyed the music QT pilfered from La Resa Dei Conti (aka, The Big Gundown) when Eli Roth first appears. For obvious reasons, Morricone’s music is very commonly lifted, esp. in many '70s-era kung fu films. QT also (very, very briefly) pays homage to Sammo Hung’s Eastern Condors with soundtrack music/slow motion charge that you’ll miss if you drop your attention for 2 to 3 seconds.
As for shock value, I agree that QT has mostly lost that, but then again, it’s pretty difficult to shock cinamatically anymore. And yes, Christopher Waltz’s portrayal created a truly classic villain, and one of the most entertaining that I can remember.
two more thoughts…
I’m still ruminating about IB, and that boosts my estimation of the quality of any film. It may have been a little long-winded while watching it, but the more I think about it, the more I liked it.
I really liked the fact that so much of the film was done with subtitles. I often hear that subtitles lower box office expectations in America, which I find horribly lame. I’ve always thought that subtitles really change the experience of a film - you can get away with crappier stuff - or more outrageous stuff - because half of the time, you’re distracted by the subtitles. Plus it forces you to listen to the tone of the language, not necessarily the literal words. I thought QT was very clever about how he darted back and forth with the subtitles. He used them as an ingenious device to move the story.
I also liked the overall comment on terrorism. The basterds were terrorists, which made them unlikely heroes, but it brings back that age old philosophical question about how far would you go to assassinate Hitler.
No worries on the OT, Jimbo. Sometimes a forum is all about the OT. I just thought bringing up Ponyo on this thread was particularly amusing. I’ve been trying to make a connection of some sort between the two flicks. As much as I like Fey and Neesom, perhaps Ponyo would have been better with subtitles.
Gene, I also liked the fact that IB had lots of subtitles. But for me, it made the movie much more realistic, in that it does take place in Europe, with several characters that either spoke little or no English (or had no need to in the story). Plus, it seems to me that many more Europeans are multi-lingual in comparison to many people who have been in this country for several generations… due to so many countries all close together overseas. So it’s not a stretch that a German would carry on a conversation in French or also understand some Italian, etc.
I also hear that subtitles hurt a movie released here, and I do know quite a few people who will not watch a subtitled movie, period. My own siblings, in-laws and many friends claim the subtitles make them tired and they can’t concentrate on the movie. They say things like, “I go to the movies to sit back and relax, not to have to read!” :rolleyes:
But if you become accustomed to watching subtitled movies, you learn to read them and often do so quickly enough to forget you’re reading subtitles, while still catching what’s happening onscreen. At the risk of sounding snobby (which isn’t my intention), it’s kind of an art form or a skill. Plus, like you say, it makes you pay attention to the tone rather than to the actual words themselves. Many people only hear something they don’t understand and make fun of it, like “ahhhhh, yahyahyahyahyahyahyahhhhh.” You open your mind that all languages, though different, are logically constructed and have meaning/emotion.
OT to Ponyo again, it’d be nice if it and all of Miyazaki’s work would be available at least with original language/subtitles as a DVD option, instead of just the English versions. Miyazaki’s films are usually better English-dubbed than most other anime films, but I can’t help feeling some of the original feeling is lost.
going for my second helping of this movie tonight. its crazy to me cause i didnt think this movie was going to be good at all. especially after everyone i know who went to cannes dog it. but it was one of my friends who works over at tarrintino’s company band a part who got me to see it, and since it was free i said why the hell not. and my god i’m so glad i did. i say it was the best film of the summer i wont say year cause the year aint up and the oscar movies havent come out yet(you guys know what i mean, those movies that come out year end to get nominations) and sherlock holmes isnt out yet. and turning one of my favorite literally characters into a badass kung fu fighter has got to be a must see. but I.B. was certainly the best of the summer, the summer films that were offered up werent that good, certainly all of the big film(harry potter, tranformers, and terminator) failed to fully deliver. I.B. and public enemies were the only two films that i came out of and was really revved up. as for the long windedness, if you ever heard quentin talk(and i have actually) he can babble on for hours and hours(always about movies i dont think he can think of nothing else) so the fact that that permeates his films is understandable, fellini once said if i make a film about a shoe it would always be about me, or something to that effect. and quentins films are always so personal to him. but i will say this ten minutes could have been cut out of the bar scene and it still would have been fine, that scene almost killed me. but it ended so beautifully.