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Old 12-01-2008, 01:19 AM
 
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I heard that it's a very violent film and that I should not see it, so naturally I had to see it. It's actually not too particularly violent. Not a bad film. Not the best I've ever seen, but certainly more entertaining than most mainstream cheesoids Hollywood is vomiting out these days.
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Old 12-01-2008, 02:53 AM
 
Location: Gotham City
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true... they don't make 'em like they used to...
Hell, Tarantino doesn't even make 'em like he used to...
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Old 12-01-2008, 04:27 AM
 
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I remember resorvoir dogs being pretty violent. Maybe you just heard about it so much that theres no way it could have lived up to the hype for you.
It's definately worth seeing at least once though.
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Old 12-01-2008, 10:39 AM
 
Location: SoCal - Sherman Oaks & Woodland Hills
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I heard that it's a very violent film and that I should not see it, so naturally I had to see it. It's actually not too particularly violent. Not a bad film. Not the best I've ever seen, but certainly more entertaining than most mainstream cheesoids Hollywood is vomiting out these days.
I didnt think that it was overly violent. Considering the subject matter and plot of the film, they could have really taken the violence to another level but they didnt. The dialog in that film is fantastic. Utterly fantastic. Many cinema schools in the universities study that because it was so expertly written.

The scene at the coffee shop was outstanding. Nothing but conversation but it was classic.
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Old 12-01-2008, 11:55 AM
 
Location: Maine
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Violent, yes. Good but not great movie. Tarantino was still learning when he made it, and it shows.

Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown are GREAT movies. Classics. Kill Bill, Vol. 1 is really good. Vol. 2 achieved greatness.

I'd be very curious to see what his work would be like if he'd lay off the drugs and booze.
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Old 12-01-2008, 03:10 PM
 
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The casting was done particularly well too. The leader of the gang (Joe?), the psychotic Mr. Blonde, the straight man Mr. White, the cynical Mr. Pink, all well cast -- I guess the casting director was more interested in getting it right rather than trying to shoehorn a big Hollywood name into it and getting the Ben Affleck effect.
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Old 12-02-2008, 10:07 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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The casting was done particularly well too. The leader of the gang (Joe?), the psychotic Mr. Blonde, the straight man Mr. White, the cynical Mr. Pink, all well cast -- I guess the casting director was more interested in getting it right rather than trying to shoehorn a big Hollywood name into it and getting the Ben Affleck effect.
Casting is one of the best aspects of Tarantino's films. Instead of going for the most obvious typecasting or whoever is more popular, Tarantino nearly always gets whoever is right for the part. An exception to this would be casting himself in different roles. Tarantino is a horrible actor. At least he makes up for it with his writing and directing.
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Old 12-02-2008, 12:27 PM
 
Location: Randolph, NJ
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I heard that it's a very violent film and that I should not see it, so naturally I had to see it. It's actually not too particularly violent. Not a bad film. Not the best I've ever seen, but certainly more entertaining than most mainstream cheesoids Hollywood is vomiting out these days.
Wow, if that brutal scene with the cop isn't "particularly violent", then you've been watching too many "Saw" movies !!

Very good movie. I'd rank it well ahead of Jackie Brown, and just a smidge behind Pulp Fiction.
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Old 12-02-2008, 05:45 PM
 
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Wow, if that brutal scene with the cop isn't "particularly violent", then you've been watching too many "Saw" movies !!

Very good movie. I'd rank it well ahead of Jackie Brown, and just a smidge behind Pulp Fiction.
Well, in the version I saw, the camera pans away to the left when the cop's ear is cut off. You only see it afterward, when Mr. Blonde is talking into it. Is that what you saw too?
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Old 12-02-2008, 11:01 PM
 
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Kill Bill 1&2 and Pulp Fiction I think are his best.
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