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I'd actually never heard of it until I saw it last night. Another Turantino script -- quirky, dirty, brutal -- and lots of bass energy, I thought I would hate it (and in a way I still do), but it sure put me through some paces! It's what I call a genre-fuck movie (my favorite); it entirely changes gears not once, but twice! And with an underlying comedic element and a *stupendous* final shot, possibly the Best Ever, I want to see it again! As for the acting, George Clooney is OK but he's really too nice a guy for the bad-guy role, but Harvey Keitel (I'm not a fan) outdid himself. Other roles are very ably handled, as are the FX, which never detract from the story.Warning: If you're inclined from this to view it, DO NOT look it up in any guide; far better *not* to know the big surprise in advance. Also, please don't anyone give it away here!
Question: Was it in the theaters? What was said about it? I can't see how it escaped me...
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Great flick!I watched the first "transition" the other night, and for the first time realized that one of the songs played was "Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Stevie Ray.
I have the LD "Collector's Edition" that has a bunch of outtakes/bloopers/extras-are those on the DVD?
The little voices told me to stop talking back.
I liked the first third of the film the best, and this is the only time Tarantino's acting has been good in a film (played a violent sex deviant--hope it was a stretch). You're right about the abrupt genre changes. The film was reasonably successful in theaters, being Robert Rodriguez's follow-up effort to "Desperado/El Mariachi". Siskel and Ebert liked the first half better as well, probably because of Keitel's outstanding work. The sequels (II and III?) have gone direct to video/cable tv.The part where Cheech Marin shouts out the "flavors" of p*ssy Baskin-Robbins style still makes me chuckle.
Yes Keitel was outstanding *but* came into his own only in the latter third, so I don't entirely understand your liking the first part best. Also, that part -- before the viewer is clued in to what's actually happening -- is the most needlessly bloody and brutal. Or don't you agree?
I've seen a lot of action-horror films, particularly from Asia, so the second half of the film seemed pretty conventional to me. Enjoyed the first part because it had an edge of uncertainty; I didn't know where it was going or what was going to happen next.
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