Inglourious Basterds - 2008 A.L. Only League

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I am the shy, quiet type :oops:

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balmer, I didn't know you were once a professional movie reviewer! I am too, except I've never been paid for it! I couldn't agree more with your QT analysis! was completely baffled by the fawning over killbill and grindhoue by so called respected critics, who are now all hailing our league themed movie, which ive also yet to see. My assumption, based on his recent track record, in which I can wait for cable to confirm my suspicion that it's trash. my assumption is that QT uses the WWII motif for endless blood and guts, and my understanding is we see detailed scalpings in it. I still love Resevoir Dogs, but have to admit the toture sequence with Michael madsenand the cop, nearly ruined the whole movie for me. It was just TOO graphic and mean spirited. But I loved the opening sequence, in fact everything with Lawrene Tierney in it, especially the Mr. Blonde, Mr. Pinki, I don't want to be pink, hence my team name. Don't share your affection for True Romance, much of which was good, but the ending was prepostorous, and the wrapup on the beach made me puke. Notice the ending for Dogs and Romance is virtually identical with multiple sources aiming guns at on another.
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the most accurate description of all on Hostel, Saw and the like. It's porn for violence freaks, much like when Stone went off the deep end in Natural Bon Killers. In fact, Stone has had a similar career. Smashing debut and first two films, plus JFK, brilliant film making of an opium dream. I don't know what's more disturbing, that movies like Hostel are even made, and endlessly sequelled, or that they're popular enough to be so. Can't imagine what someone already on the edge is like when they come out of those.
Now, if you want to see a great, original, scary and hilarious flick, rent or order Drag Me to Hell...loved it.

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btw, another in the vain of grotesque graphic violence with a soulless message was the Strangers, with Liv Tyler. the makers claimed it was based on a true event, which is true only in the sense that people were killed....and thankfully, unlike Tarrentino and Woody Allen, whose been making the same film every year since Manhatten, the critics rightfully savaged it.

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p.s. curt the lone straggler to fill us up.
in the vein of tarrentino, "what should we do to him?" :twisted:

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[quote:cc0ed4ea12="he's meat"]btw, another in the vain of grotesque graphic violence with a soulless message was the Strangers, with Liv Tyler. the makers claimed it was based on a true event, which is true only in the sense that people were killed....and thankfully, unlike Tarrentino and Woody Allen, whose been making the same film every year since Manhatten, the critics rightfully savaged it.[/quote:cc0ed4ea12]

Of course there are two sides to every movie review, and I'd say "The Strangers" was one of the more thrilling horror movies I've seen recently. Turn up the surround sound and turn off the lights...I'm not saying it deserves an Oscar, but it accomplishes what it sets out to do.

One of my truly favorite movies of the last couple of years, however, was Pan's Labyrinth. It's getting off-topic (from QT), but I want to assure you that my taste if very wide-ranging.