Is Hollywood really THIS out of ideas?

[DiabloTX]

Also, I think Paul Thomas Anderson is on par with Quentin.

[Tango]

No, I am not kidding.  And as him for a director who else could get 2nd and 3rd tier actors and get Oscar nominated performances out of them.

Getting an oscar these days isn't saying much. All he does is try to see how shocking or gross he can make a scene. Saying he is a great director is like saying Madonna is great singer.

[Sikboy]

Getting an oscar these days isn't saying much. All he does is try to see how shocking or gross he can make a scene. Saying he is a great director is like saying Madonna is great singer.

I think you have him confused with Wes Craven. Between Resevioir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown, I think each one only had a single really shocking or gross scenes (the "stuck in the middle" scene, "the Gimp" and the parking lot shooting (which was possibly the best part of Jackie Brown lol)).

He lost me at "Kill Bill," and I admit I didn't see Grindhouse.

-Sik 

[Tango]

No. The only show I saw that he had anything to do with was "Dusk till Dawn". It was alright as a splatter horror flick but he hasn't shown me anything great.

I mean look at what garbage hes putting out now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sQhTVz5IjQ

[DiabloTX]

You obviously read too much into him.  Try not to take it too serious.  And it really doesn't matter what you think, there are millions that disagree with you.  And if you think just getting nominated for an Oscar doesn't mean anything, why don't you put your money where your mouth is and try it some time.

[Tango]

You obviously read too much into him.  Try not to take it too serious.  And it really doesn't matter what you think, there are millions that disagree with you.  And if you think just getting nominated for an Oscar doesn't mean anything, why don't you put your money where your mouth is and try it some time.

And there are millions more that can't believe the winners that get an Oscar as well. Its all about kissing the judges butt. Every so often the real best picture wins but the majority of the time its some no name movie that sweeps the awards that most people have never heard of. IF a movie is truly good enough to win it would show it by making money at the box office and be a memorable movie that the average person would have seen at least once.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Snakes on a plane! 

[Sikboy]

No. The only show I saw that he had anything to do with was "Dusk till Dawn". It was alright as a splatter horror flick but he hasn't shown me anything great.

I mean look at what garbage hes putting out now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sQhTVz5IjQ

If you're saying Robert Rodrigues is a hack, I'm on board. I never did "get" him, in spite of really really WANTING to like his movies. But even From Dusk 'Till Dawn had some really good writing (up till they got to the bar anyhow lol).

As for Inglorious Basterds; I'm really looking forward to it for YEARS now. It's been trapped in development hell forever.

-Sik

[BnZs]

You know what I miss?

Good period pieces that don't add  language, attitudes, or situations that ring as false as a digital watch on a Roman Centurion's wrist. They do this to appear more "cool" or "relevant" or "relatable", whatever, to a modern audience I suppose but it just annoys the crap out of me.

[Curlew]

hey, dont be hatin on board game movies, clue F###IN rocked

[1pLUs44]

There are 1,001 stories from *actual naval engagements* that would make an excellent movie...and we get this?

Battle between the HMS Hood and the Bismark, and then the sinking of the Bismark... for example.

Battle of Jutland would be a great one too.

Movie on the "Last stand of the Tin-Can Sailors" would be good too. For Leyte Gulf.

[Saxman]

Movie on the "Last stand of the Tin-Can Sailors" would be good too. For Leyte Gulf.

 

[Saxman]

...Lucas, and Spielberg brought original creativity to the screen.

Y'know something? I would watch this ONE MINUTE scene over the entirety of any of the duels in the Prequel Trilogy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phqzx7dVWwY&feature=related

I don't care how flashy the Nick Giallard (this guy is a complete tool, too. Have I got some stories I can pass along from someone who saw this "genius" at work first hand...) choreography is. There isn't one moment in any of the PT duels that can touch the intensity of this one moment. George forgot what made his movies TRULY spectacular. Yeah, he redefined the art of special effects and its place in storytelling, and Star Wars wouldn't have been the same without them, but beneath them all it was the STORY that drove the film. Even as weak as much of Return of the Jedi was the confrontation between Luke, Vader and the Emperor is STILL for my money one of the best moments in film. And this is far more engaging than watching Yoda flying around like a leprechaun on crack.

[Tango]

I remember seeing that in the theater as well. It was the first and only time I was at amovie that everyone cheered and applauded a scene in a movie.

Very well done with  excellant background music.

[Saxman]

I was too young to see it in the theater originally (I was 3) so I didn't get to see the originals on the big screen until the Special Editions came out. It was still worth seeing it, but I wish I could find a screening of the unedited versions somewhere (actually, I'm disappointed they didn't re-release the original Indy movies in the theater before Crystal Skull came out).

If I were to compile my own "ideal cut" of the Original Trilogy, it would just be the THX remastered version of the original, (the last release on VHS prior to the Special Edition) but reinserting the scenes of Jabba and Biggs in ANH, and I MIGHT use the DVD edition of the conversation between Vader and the Emperor in ESB (the dialog in the scene actually DOES date to the original script, and IIRC it appears in the original novelization).