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Be honest, how many times have you watched Inglorious Basterds, Either of the Kill Bills

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In Reply to: RE: "Jackie Brown" is just as good. nt posted by tinear on December 07, 2012 at 16:15:00

Jackie Brown, Reservoir Dogs, and Pulp Fiction. Don't get me wrong, I really like JB as well but I've seen it exactly once. Amongst Tarantino's ouvre, it would easily place last in number of viewings. Maybe it was the uncomfortableness accompanying Jackson's portrayal of the gangster but the movie just hasn't demanded second viewings from me.

My rating:
Pulp
IB
KB1
KB2
RD
JB
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Death Proof (1/2 damned good, 1/2 Godawful)
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Why is RD so far down on your list? - Jazz Inmate 18:05:17 12/20/12 (0)
I thought this was Tarantino's finest moment. The character studies worked and the resurgence of Harvey Keitel that year with Bad Lieutenant and The Piano was one of the more enjoyable career resuscitations in cinema history. The dialog flowed better than most of his movies, where it seems forced and stilted. With the low-budget feel and most of the film taking place in an abandoned warehouse, it had the feel of a broadway play in contrast to Tarantino's more overproduced efforts that left me cold.
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I've seen it almost as many as PF. The performances are fantastic. Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, - tinear 10:00:45 12/08/12 (2)
Michael Keaton, DeNiro---- and of course, Sam Jackson.
Spectacular dialogue, as usual, a nicely involved plot from Elmore Leonard's, "Rum Punch," and the trademark Tarantino editing: what more could you want? And the soundtrack, also, is legendary.
A crime film w/a vicious criminal, a weak-willed but kind-hearted heroine, her leather tough but similarly soft-hearted and shy love interest, a conniving and amoral federal agent: this film has it all.
Pam Grier should have gotten an Oscar for this. She breathed life into Jackie, making her a multi-dimensional, complex, and enduring character.
This is Tarantino's one film where I think you sense a lot of human warmth. You see flashes of it in Pulp between Vincent and Mia, and Butch and his doe-eyed squeeze, but here it's much more of the story. DeNiro's "relationship" with Fonda's character, also, is bittersweet.
I think JB is a great, not just very good, film.
- RE: I've seen it almost as many as PF. The performances are fantastic. Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, - Plinko 17:58:06 12/10/12 (1)
  Thought Robert Forster easily could have got an Oscar as well. This one ranks up there for me....for Tarantino films. It certainly ranks higher than the Kill Bills or Inglorious Bastards.
  - Tarantino is entertainment, like Pop Art. Doesn't mean it's not great; he elevates - tinear 08:15:31 12/11/12 (0)
    pulp to another level.
    Noir was serious, dark.
    Tarantino took it, colorized it, and added a lot of humor.

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