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I prefer Pulp Fiction to Reservoir Dogs. I think the tongue in cheek characters and slick dialogue work better and the story is better presented in a non-linear narrative. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

I do as well, but I think Inglorious Bastards is Quentin's best. Perhaps not as quotable as Pulp Fiction, but much more emotive, artsy, and daring. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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Perhaps.

And agreed with Macabre, Pulp Fiction is better.

I've never read the Hobbit books, but the three movies were quite confusing for me, especially the last one. For sure, it are great movies, but especially in case of the last one, I think they should have sticked to the less is more concept.

You don't tell The Battle Of The Five Armies in a major Hollywood film with the "less is more" approach! :D After watching them again, I think they could have told the entire original story in much less time, but it would have been kind of a let-down after the epic sweep of LOTR. The extra material felt substantive, rather than gratuitous. And, it's entirely possible that the added characters, plot threads, and "blockbuster" elements were a compromise that allowed them to explore the original story in the depth that they did. I initially saw the trilogy format as overkill, or a cash grab, but I changed my mind. 

Regarding Pulp Fiction, of course, it's just a better movie than Reservoir Dogs. More interesting story, told in a more artistic way, better characters, better visuals... I still haven't seen Inglorious Basterds. I remember liking Kill Bill ok. 

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Black Mass was a solid film. It did move pretty slow at some points, but not at one moment did it lose its dark and gritty atmosphere. What I appreciated most was having read the book a couple years ago I noticed the attention to detail they paid, throwing in a lot of little tidbits of information that werent exactly integral to the story but really accentuated the narrative. Aside from Depp and Joel Edgerton though, most of the other performances were a little flat. Johnny was absolutely haunting as Bulger though, his whole demeanor was something you just couldnt take your eyes off of. While I think the film itself was nothing magnificent, I really think he's looking at a Best Actor nomination with this one. 

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I saw...ah wait a second, I was about to waste my time typing about Re. dogs... forget about it. The Hobbit movie, well, re-reverse everything Alabaster said and you will know how I feel, except I like added stuff, I just could not stand the cartoon bits, and the barrel riding scene was the worst, except for maybe the running from goblins scene which was really bad. I liked the chased up a tree by wolves scene. Yeah, the worst was the melting 11teenmillion pounds of gold to make a shitty dwarf states in ten minutes scene. 

 

I hope Iceni will be glad to hear that I watched and enjoyed Pacific Rim. I saw Still Alice and thought it was good.

 

Where do we go to discuss Doctor Who?

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Where do we go to discuss Doctor Who?

Here. I'm sure Relentless will be pleased...

BTW I actually liked most of those chase-and-fight scenes in the Hobbit movies, they reminded me of watching friends play through video games. I didn't find realism necessary. Pretty much everything involving the huge pool of melted gold was bad, though. For my money the worst part of that was Thorin's vision of the "death of his greedy half", freeing him up to return to being Aragorn-minus.

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Everything said about Pulp Fiction is true but it's also one of the most quotable films ever. I can't say I like everything Tarantino has done (Hostel for example is utter crap) but when he gets it right by god he gets it right.

I'm pretty sure Hostel was Eli Roth's film, Tarantino was just a producer IIRC. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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Maybe but I remember seeing it advertised as Tarantino's film. Same with that Grindhouse dual movie thing IIRC.

He did direct Death Proof from the Grindhouse duo, but that one and Jackie Brown are among his weakest films IMO. Planet Terror was better, nice campy horror from Robert Rodriguez. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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I'm rather excited to check out Roth's new film Green Inferno. Looks to like he wants to try to one-up Cannibal Holocaust, which works for me. Im not expecting a thing more than ridiculously overstated gore because it doesnt seem to present itself as anything more, and if there's that, I'll be satisfied. 

That's kind of Roth's MO, torture porn with no real story or point. It does look intense though. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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I'm rather excited to check out Roth's new film Green Inferno. Looks to like he wants to try to one-up Cannibal Holocaust, which works for me. Im not expecting a thing more than ridiculously overstated gore because it doesnt seem to present itself as anything more, and if there's that, I'll be satisfied. 

Green Inferno has been out for over a year now. Definitely a Cannibal Holocaust copy. Has had legal issues with distribution so not screened in a few countries.
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