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I think you miss Tarantino...

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In Reply to: RE: The entire concept of Inglorious Basterds is dumb. Ridiculous, actually. nt posted by musetap on February 15, 2010 at 13:18:47

Tarantino's plots are merely a clothesline for the screenplay, and his homage to classic cinema, some of which he improves upon. There is little doubt that the written word and dialog translated onto the screen is where he gets his jollies. While the premise of Bastards may be goofy, I would challenge you to find any such things in the screenplay. There are websites that allow you to parse the screenplay. Bastards was prototypical Tarantino.

What was Pulp Fiction was about? It was about nothing. If you are watching a Tarantino film and not taking close stock of the dialog, but rather ruminating on the plot, then you are missing most of the film.

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RE: I think you miss Tarantino... - musetap 14:11:58 02/15/10 (0)
Ruminating on the plot? What would I have done for the remaining two hours and twenty-two minutes?

I fully understand where Tarintino's coming from as far as using a platform to write his often great scenes and realize any plot is a mere formality at best.
But the premise for IB was just absurd.
Vignettes seem to be his forte; cohesive filmmaking an afterthought. This is where editing is imperative and his immaturity so apparent.

He doesn't have what it takes to be a novelist and is a good short story kinda guy.
That's fine; I don't expect any more from him, but I did expect better from IB, which was a filmatic comic book.

Great performances, occasional incredible dialog and some mighty fine shots don't add up to best film of the year though IMO.
Those individual qualities may be worthy of recognition, but I don't think the film as a whole is.

I've very much enjoyed and appreciated most of most of his previous films.

" Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination."� -Michael McClure
RE: I think you miss Tarantino... - volunteer 13:51:22 02/15/10 (0)
You nailed it as to what is wonderful about Tarantino's films. He's not everyone's cup of tea but I enjoy them. Even his weakest are better than most mainstream films being made today.

-Wendell

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