When we were at uni I took my mates to see a double bill at the local cinema - Pulp Fiction (first week it was being shown) followed by Reservoir Dogs. Not many people knew about Tarantino at that time, but I had read it was immense. We all loved it, but my mate complained he couldn't follow the timeline, "hang on, I thought he was dead already?"
Glad you did this.
So interesting choices you make here @MikeyBikey ....A lot of people would think you were nuts hating "La La Land"but I'm not one of them...it's nowhere as good as people think it is and it definitely wouldn't have deserved the best picture Oscar it was up for(thank goodness the Oscar committee choose Moonlight as that years best picture)...as for the absolute cinematic disgrace that was "The Avengers" be grateful you didn't review the film...it's in my top five worst movies of the nineteen nineties.
Now this is an interesting list @Satan’s little helper...some people will think you are nuts having "Pretty Woman" and "Avatar" in the list...but I'm not one of them even though I consider these two movies to be really good...but instead let's focus on a few movies I don't think much of...starting off with Plan 9 from Outer Space...this infamous film was directed by the legendary director of bad movies Edward Wood JR...and yes it is so bad it's good...plus it was the last film the legendary Bela Lugosi ever made(He died during the making of the film so Mr Wood JR had to use footage of Lugosi he shot to finish the film)..but if want to learn more about this seterrible film maker watch Tim Burtons really excellent film "Ed Wood"with Johnny Depp as Ed Wood and an Oscar winning Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi(he steals the film from Depp in my opinion)...secondly you have "Dark Star" I have to agree with you here despite the fact it was the first film directed by John Carpenter...it really isn't a great film in any way...and finally You say any film with "Transformers"in it...they are basically loud,big screen adverts for the toys themselves..and nothing else.
Avatar, is “a man called horse,” “Dances with wolves.” “Pocahontas” “last Samurai” in space. I saw it in 3D. It left me cold. Even Sigourney Weaver looked bored? & I can watch her torch aliens till the cows come home. 🙂
It's such a shame what happened to Bela Lugosi - despite all the help that Karloff tried to give him.
I'm reminded of Groucho Marx: "I'll dance with you until the cows come home ... on second thoughts, I'll dance with the cows until you come home!".
I agree @CliffH...Bela Lugosis story,especially during his later years, was particularly sad and his friend and rival Boris Karloff did so much for him but ultimately it was too late.
I am a big fan of David Cronenberg but I really don't like "Crash" for the simple reason the nexus of the story, people getting sexual thrills from car crashes,is just too controversial a subject for a film....and besides in London you couldn't see it since Westminster Council issued a ban stopping any cinema from showing it.I nearly went to see 'Crash' because I like James Spader
Sorry to be contraire on this movie. Had 3 hours to kill (or suspend belief) with a mate at a cinema complex. We both thought it sucked. Mining for “unobtainium?” Give me a break. It also (pulling at straws.) ripped off the blue Smurfs? Gargamel created Smurfette to lure the Smurfs into his castle. (To eat or something? Maybe obtain the Smurf power?) It was an infiltration by the humans into this alien species? Which went wrong when the protagonist fell in “love with the lifestyle. Bit like Smurfette. “Pop culture” defiled.I'm reminded of Groucho Marx: "I'll dance with you until the cows come home ... on second thoughts, I'll dance with the cows until you come home!"
You're not a fan of musicals but you like "Grease"?..interesting..
'Grease' benefits from having yet another underrated actor in it. Once again, Tarantino used 'Pulp Fiction' to remind people of great actors/performances of the past.
You thought "Armageddon "was kind of fun @Eddy Edson ?..well you and my older sister would get on well because she likes that film...however when it comes to the "Lord of the Rings"films you couldn't be more different...she absolutely loves the whole Middle Earth thing.
I like musicals generally but I was sooo bored during LaLa Land. I did get to the end but I think I dozed through most of it!
You are right about that @CliffH...John Travoltas career was in freefall when Quentin Tarantino cast him as Vincent Vega in "Pulp Fiction "....but I don't think he cast Travolta in the film because of "Grease" he cast him in "Pulp Fiction" because he didn't want to see him in another "Talking Baby(Look whose talking),movie".
I just assumed that Tarantino realised how undeservedly-low Travolta's reputation as an actor was at that point, perhaps because of his 'unconventional' personal life. I re-watched 'Saturday Night Fever' (the non-'PG' version) last weekend: Travolta carries the film single-handedly and his dancing (especially considering that he wasn't a dancer in real life) is out of this world.
I completely agree with you when it comes to the non-,pc version of "Saturday Night fever" @CliffH . His performance in that film is truly iconic.
I have a similar reaction to the film 'Seven': there are lots of bits about it that I like but I'm too squeamish to cope with other bits of it
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