I finally caught what Jeffrey Edwards18 was getting at with his "breakdown" (man, Jeffrey, you could've just put that in one single post instead of dragging it out over twenty 😁 😳), and honestly, the logic holds up. But hey, Richard Hernandez13 already gave us the exact definition of how it works anyway..😉
Looks like my previous post got nuked by the mods for off-topic rambling... Hey, nimblemarlin17, you want to trade some movies? I haven't seen this much straight-up trash anywhere else on the web 😁 I was checking out the blog 👍
blueranger13 said:This movie is basically 🙂 🤮 🤮 🤮 🙂
I honestly can't wrap my head around anyone actually writing deep reviews or philosophical essays about this thing. It feels more like the sequel to Shaolin Soccer finally found its director.
And God forbid Quentin Tarantino decides to tackle a remake of the legendary Drunken Master... that would be pure sacrilege.
Look, you're entitled to your opinion, but don't act like what you're saying is some universal truth. The movie operates on a totally different level—it’s parody, it’s avant-garde, it’s a critique of cinema and acting itself...
Fine, you didn't like it. Whatever. I liked it.
Compare that to something like Return of the King, which is just straight-up garbage. Basically just an extended commercial for Vanish and toilet paper.😁
James Ortiz37 said:Hey, Eric Jackson43! I was sitting in the third row too. We might have actually been watching this at the same time?! 😉 😁 Personally, I thought the movie was great. Maybe a tiny bit too much blood for some people... 😁
James Ortiz37, marry me.
🙂 And honestly, it’s not even because of your comments—it’s the Star Trek obsession... (and that ass, obviously).
Seriously, you people have lost your minds. Look at all this deep philosophical analysis being thrown around for a movie that basically only has three redeeming qualities:>>
1. Milla Jovovich (not even gonna go there, she's stunning 😍 )
silentcobra6 said:P.S. Is there a specific track on the official soundtrack—the one playing when that one-eyed lady shows up in her disguise to "visit" the Bride as one of the sisters? I want to find the name so I can "download" it. Also, does Tarantino have any kind of role in Vol. 2?
I actually just picked up the soundtrack yesterday, and man, it's killer.👍
The track you're looking for is number 4, "Twisted Nerve" by Bernard Herrmann.
My advice? Don't just grab that one song. Get the whole damn album...🙂
silvermason12 said:Watched the movie today... boring, just pure boredom. Especially that part where that typical girl gets jumped by 100 people in a hall, and then she defends herself... all that nonsense. Plus, the plot itself was dull (hardly any excitement)... total crap, what a disappointment.👎
Richard Howard2 : I didn't care for it. It was uncomfortable to watch—just constant violence and anxiety on one hand, and then all those "I'm Tarantino and I'm cool" tropes ripped straight from his old stuff on the other. It feels like Tarantino was stuck trying to decide if he wanted to make something meaningful or something totally mindless. The movie tries to be dead serious at times, but then it just mocks everything and everyone. Look, it’s worth a trip to the theater, sure, but it isn't something that sticks with you. Compared to hellish junk, this is just a pretentious exercise by an arrogant director.
If Tarantino's whole goal was to be inconsistent about everything, then he should have at least been consistent with that idea.
That's your take, and hey, you're entitled to it, but if you ask me, you completely missed the point.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot, Gogo is seriously hot..... A total babe... honestly, maybe she could pull off a little nose job, but she’s still super cute. And man, that skirt...
casualotter21 said:YEAH! THAT'S THE SPIRIT! I'm actually heading out to see the movie again this week too!
WAIT, WHAT?! I'm the same guy who recommended "dawn bite" to you? The one who was right there with you writing those stupid ninja novel parodies over on the literature boards?! Dude, *of course* the movie is good! It's fantastic! And it’s fantastic precisely because it's such intentional TRASH filled with clichés. I'm telling you: if someone told us, "Hey, adapt a ninja novel for me," our version would look exactly like this flick. Trust me on this!
Look, since I hit the theater with Grace Scott, I can only back him up on this one.
The movie is phenomenal. I’m not going to just parrot everything he said—his take pretty much covers it—but I’ll add that I haven’t seen a blend of avant-garde, trash, and classic filmmaking like this in a long time. Actually, scratch that. NEVER. It’s a non-stop barrage of fantastic sequences, hilarious situations, and revolutionary cinematic moments. Honestly, this is exactly why I can't fully write off the American film school system or the whole industrialization of Hollywood, which basically cast a shadow over all the cult classics from the past.
As much as this film is alternative and revolutionary, it’s still totally accessible. It’s got everything: criticism, praise, irony, self-deprecation, sarcasm, humor, the grotesque, avant-garde vibes, pathos... you name it. It’s just this massive fusion of styles, something only Tarantino could pull off. The soundtrack is killer too. It often clashes with what’s happening on screen, which adds this extra layer of tension and leaves you with these totally mixed-up emotions regarding the film itself. You just get lost in it. You lose all sense of space, time, or even trying to hunt for a direct message. The specific events don't matter, and neither does some grand moral or point. It’s just about the feeling.