Film Martin Scorsese - Marvel movies are 'not cinema'
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Brutal.
This is just Tarantino being a complete jackass. Dano delivers a fine performance in There Will Be Blood, but Daniel Day-Lewis obviously steals the show.Poor Paul Dano.
This is where Tarantino can be a complete arsehole - as well as being wrong. Dano is wonderful opposite DD Lewis, and is great as the counterpart to Plainview's bigger than life oil tycoon with a very measured performance. Also, Butler would've been like 16 when they shot There will be blood?Poor Paul Dano.
It's a really bizarre list. Most films on it are ok, but some of them are really strange if you're considering them as the best of these past 25 years. I also thought it was a pure western-centric list, but there's 3 "foreign" films on there, so for someone who's made his career with influences from foreign cinema, it's really odd to not have a more diverse list - and nothing in his top 10. And Black Hawk Down as the #1. Lists are always subjective and whatever, but this is a really weird one.
It's a bizarre choice. Black Hawk Down is bordering on jingoistic (and some would say racist) nonsense, however well-produced.
I respect that he very clearly has his own taste and isn't trying to hide it. There is nothing "calculating" about putting Black Hawk Down and Toy Story 3 as your number 1 and 2 for the century
If the same dude who thinks Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and even fecking Kurt Russell are good actors, believes that you are bad, I’d take that as a compliment.Poor Paul Dano.
And choosing Black Hawk Down as his number one tells you everything you need to know about Tarantino. He’s not somebody who’s opinion should be taken seriously at all.
Just a dude with a talent for creating some beautiful pictures, who’s narrow minded world view happens to appeal to dudes around 20, who still believe gangsters are cool people. That’s all there is.
I dont think its his genuine list. Its a provocative list but mostly stupid. 11 - 20 primarily, he makes some attempt to hide it with 1 - 10 before shitting the bed with Black Hawk Down. I refuse to believe anyone genuinely thinks thats a great movie let alone the best of any period in time.I respect that he very clearly has his own taste and isn't trying to hide it. There is nothing "calculating" about putting Black Hawk Down and Toy Story 3 as your number 1 and 2 for the century
Its bad and obvious troll bait and boring and uninteresting as a result. The only thing it tells you is Tarantino is a dickhead
I'm not convinced that it is! I think that the list is mostly genuine, although he might have thrown a few troll baits in there. He has been vocal about his love for Battle Royale and Dunkirk before, for instance.
This will enrage you but Tarantino thinks Micheal Mann has only made good films about the 20th century
The list feel very out of date. Basically what you get if you asked an old guy who hasn’t paid much attention to cinema post 2000’s.
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He's wrong about Paul Dano, that was an excellent performance. Sometimes people should just keep their mouths shut if they don't have something nice to say.
I'll give him one thing: Midnight In Paris deserves more love. Fantastic film.
Tbh I don’t think he is thinking very deeply about these picks
Tbh I don’t think he is thinking very deeply about these picks
Pretty sure, that if you asked him in a week, there would only be 2-3 of the same titles on his Top 20.
Yep pretty much.
Not sure about that either. He did a "Top 1992 to 2009" a while back and Battle Royale, Lost in Translation and Shaun of the Dead all made the list:
I wouldn't say 'calculating', but a lot of these are movies made by people he has relationships with.I respect that he very clearly has his own taste and isn't trying to hide it. There is nothing "calculating" about putting Black Hawk Down and Toy Story 3 as your number 1 and 2 for the century
He's friends or at least friendly with Eli Roth, Brad Pitt, PTA, Richard Linklater, Edgar Wright, dated Sofia Coppola, collaborated with Tony Scott... Half the list is just 'things my pals made.'
True, but this seems kind of inevitable for the "big shots" in Hollywood, no? It's not a big community. It might also be a case of him seeking out friendships with people he admires or people who share his sensibilities.
Tbh I don’t think he is thinking very deeply about these picks
Has he read a Jane Austen novel?
Dunkirk as top Nolan choice, Black Hawk Down at the top. What a list!
I swear Lost In Translation is the go to answer for male directors who clearly haven’t watched any films directed by women.
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It's a big community when you include films outside of Hollywood, which he has a long history of championing. It's why this list of 80% well-known Hollywood movies by known names feels extremely half-assed.
The people defending Tarantino and bringing excuses for everything he says or does, sound exactly like the two Leverkusen fans in the Wirtz thread.
1. What is there to defend?
2. Who has defended that?
The common consensus in here seems to be that he's an annoying dickhead who nonetheless has made some good films? You're the only one who seems to be very critical of him.
And I personally don't think that it's weird that some of his friends also are involved with some of his favorite films. Especially when you look at some of those names (Sofia Coppola, PTA, Brad Pitt etc).
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There’s plenty of posts here trying find excuses for his weird list, instead of just considering that this might be what he actually thinks. I find that to be really weird.Yeah, your hate towards him is a bit weird @HTG
Ok this + Materialists = I hate her. I was on the fence kinda, but that's settled.
It turns out her playing a cold hearted rich living city elite in materialists wasn’t much of a stretch.
Guadagnino is the only director who knows how to get the best out of her/knows her limitations. She is a leading example of Hollywood decay.
Thankfully Red Sea Film Festival is here to save cinema.
And she's not even from any of the Dakotas. Nor does she have a Johnson.
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This guy fecks!
Great, now I have to watch Jared clips for the rest of the evening:
He’s right about everything.
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