Posts by velvetwalker222

urbanhawk28 said:Just because a movie parodies violence doesn't mean it’s actually any good.

Look, you don't argue about taste. If you actually watched something other than blockbusters once in a while, maybe you'd actually enjoy some decent cinema. On the other hand, violence has become such a relative concept lately... for me, real violence is having to stare down 50,001 advertisements every single day that I never asked to see. And yet, I watch them. You really think they aren't messing with my head subconsciously? Unlike me and my own little issues, you at least had the choice NOT to watch that movie.
So. I think you get the picture.

Frank Baker2 ever mentioned somewhere:
I’m actually curious about this, honestly.
:-)

So... That hospital scene with the one-eyed aunt? Fine, it’s an homage to Almodovar—he’s mentioned that before. But that music, that specific vibe... it’s kind of infectious. It’s called Twisted Nerve. If you know your stuff, you might recognize it from some obscure late 60s flick scored by Bernard Herrmann. And if you follow film history, you probably know he was the guy behind Hitchcock’s legendary scores, especially for Psycho and Vertigo. Now, when that woman starts changing, there’s this parallel to de Palma's Dressed to Kill. Here’s the kicker: de Palma is obsessed with Hitchcock, and Tarantino is obsessed with both of them. It gets even more nerdy, though—Herrmann actually scored a de Palma film a few years back that was basically a tribute to Hitchcock's Vertigo. Once you start connecting all these dots, you hit another layer: Godard and his 60s film A Band Apart—or Band of Outsiders, if you prefer, which just happens to be the name of Tarantino's production company.🙂
As for the fight scenes, to keep it brief... Uma looks like she stepped straight out of Bruce Lee's Dragon's lair, while that crew of O-ren-ishii types is wearing those Kato masks, just like Kato from the Green Hornet series starring Bruce Lee.
Anyway... I probably went way too deep here, but you asked for it. If anyone else is actually interested... let me know.😁

To movie is basically a love letter to fans of Spaghetti westerns, Hong Kong racing flicks, anime, and straight-up B-movie production.
I sat through it, and honestly? I loved it. Why? Because I live for those specific genres. Of course, people who only care about those "prestige" cinematic moments—you know, the stuff they call masterpieces like American pie (from part 1 to 52), Scream, and all that—probably won't get it. But look, nobody forced you to sit in that theater. Did you seriously think you were going to see some deep, soulful connection involving Lucy Liu? What the hell did you expect from Tarantino? It’s like, have you never seen Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, or Foxy Brown?
Besides, despite what the "refined" crowd might think, there's actually a lot of depth here. But then again, if you think de Palma is just something to tie your poodle to while you're at the beach, or if you think Hitchcock is just some guy scratching his neck, or that Godard is some mystical bridge between God and art, then there’s no point in me listing the scenes where that depth shows up. Ignorance is bliss. At least you can say it sucks with total confidence.🙂

P.S. I hear there's a new American pie sequel coming out soon, so let's all race to the theater and forget about Tarantino's little trashy gems.