Yeah I agree with this and she was so charming in all the scenes. Her driving down the highway, buying a ticket to see her own film, watching it with the audience around her, all those were really cute scenes that Margot Robbie pulled off perfectly. It conveyed an overall sense of naivety that was clearly intended by Tarantino.
Film Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019)
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This might have been the most disappointing movie I've ever watched. It was just so boring. People were actually walking out from the cinema, and I can't even say I blame them.
The performances were great. The ranch scene and the ending I liked, but everything else was just so slow and really not fun.
At least the ending was surprising. Those who aren't familiar with Manson missed out on the tension from that as well.
4/10
The performances were great. The ranch scene and the ending I liked, but everything else was just so slow and really not fun.
At least the ending was surprising. Those who aren't familiar with Manson missed out on the tension from that as well.
4/10
Saw only half of this yesterday as I had to leave early. But anyway from what I saw it was some of my favourite Tarantino stuff since Jackie Brown(Seem like he was trying to tell a actual story rather than simply nerding out his fans).
You madman! Why see a 3 hour film when you can only stay for 90 mins
Agree with all that. Coulda done with more Pacino though, Pacino in a Tarantino film and he doesn't throw anything at a wall? There's confounding expectations and there's negligence.
Gotta say, I wanted to attack many here as Tarantino haters for bad reviews even before watching it, but after watching it, even as a big Tarantino fan, that was really disappointing. What the feck was that?
If this film didn't have Brad Pitt it would be probably 4/10 at best.
If this film didn't have Brad Pitt it would be probably 4/10 at best.
What are people's thoughts on the film's depiction of Bruce Lee and the subsequent the reaction of Lee's family to that depiction?
It was just a funny myth about Bruce Lee, considering the modern generation and social networks someone will definitely act offended and try to milk the maximum attention from it.
Saw it a 2nd time. I'll bump it up to a 7/10. My opinions don't exactly change much, but I definitely saw the movie in a better way then the first time.
Bruce lee fans here. I can picture him being smug and condensing like that.
I just dont think it's believable that he can be beaten by a random stuntman in the 70s. That man was challenged by martial artist all across america back then.
What was that? A great film.
I watched it with people who had no knowledge of the real life events and they somehow still enjoyed it.
It's actually required to be familiar with the Manson murders before watching this movie - it completely changes the farm scene, Tate appearances and ending.
It's actually required to be familiar with the Manson murders before watching this movie - it completely changes the farm scene, Tate appearances and ending.
This was utter horse wank. Boring, pointless, long and aimless. I'd say at least a quarter of the cinema walked out a good hour before it finished. Wish I had.
Good performances, well filmed, great sound.....the bare minimum for any film I'd say. There was no plot, no direction, no pacing. I didn't go into knowing there was a real-life connection to many of the characters, so I completely missed that part of it...and that's hardly my fault. That's shit direction. That's a directer enjoying the smell of his own shit. Rubbish. Genuinely, hand on heart, worst film I've seen in ten years. Ruined my evening, and it was so fecking long that I couldn't get a pint after.
Good performances, well filmed, great sound.....the bare minimum for any film I'd say. There was no plot, no direction, no pacing. I didn't go into knowing there was a real-life connection to many of the characters, so I completely missed that part of it...and that's hardly my fault. That's shit direction. That's a directer enjoying the smell of his own shit. Rubbish. Genuinely, hand on heart, worst film I've seen in ten years. Ruined my evening, and it was so fecking long that I couldn't get a pint after.
Tarantino dropped a playlist on Spotify of his favourite tunes appearing in his films. Pretty cool to listen on shuffle and remember the films and scenes they appear in.
What is it with this guy and feet?
He has a fetiche .What is it with this guy and feet?
I enjoyed it, but a lot of that was down to knowing about Charles Manson and Sharon Rate prior, so I was willing to wait out the somewhat slow first 2 hours. I can see why a lot of people without knowing the background story wouldn't like it as it'd all just be a random mess of unlinked characters.
I liked the visuals, the sounds, the exposition, for me it was a subtle but pretty film. I don't mind slower films though and Pitt and Di caprio are very watcheable, so I enjoyed it. A lot of things they could probably have cut out though, e.g. most of the pointless scenes with Margot Robbie since they didn't actually do anything with her in the film. A 2 hour run time would've nailed it.
I liked the visuals, the sounds, the exposition, for me it was a subtle but pretty film. I don't mind slower films though and Pitt and Di caprio are very watcheable, so I enjoyed it. A lot of things they could probably have cut out though, e.g. most of the pointless scenes with Margot Robbie since they didn't actually do anything with her in the film. A 2 hour run time would've nailed it.
I think the margot scenes were some of the best and most important of the show and the story. She was just going about her own life before it was taken away just out of nowhere and Margot done that brilliantly i thought without even saying very much
It's an interesting question whether it's a flaw in a film if you need to know about real life events for it to make any sense (as opposed to it being a self-contained film where everything you need to know is given to you on screen), or whether it's fair for a director to expect the audience to be aware of a very famous event.
A fifty year old murder is asking too much. It's up to the director to tell the story, not make a self-indulgent love-letter for the hollywood history crowd.
I enjoyed it. Di Caprio absolutely steals it. Pitt play his usual role but is good in it. The soundtrack is brilliant. Great twist at the end that i didn’t see coming.
Finally watched it last night and loved it.
Leo and Pitt were comedy gold
Leo and Pitt were comedy gold
Finally watched and absolutely loved it. Going to make sure I prioritise any future Tarantino movie for cinema watching as they are my favourite films. Here’s how I rank:
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill
Django
Once upon a time in Hollywood
Inglorious
Reservoir Dogs
Hateful Eight
Jackie Brown
Death Proof
This list of course changes all the time. Let’s see how Once Upon a Time ages with me. For example Hateful Eight didn’t age with me that well. Django and Inglorious get better and better on every watch though.
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill
Django
Once upon a time in Hollywood
Inglorious
Reservoir Dogs
Hateful Eight
Jackie Brown
Death Proof
This list of course changes all the time. Let’s see how Once Upon a Time ages with me. For example Hateful Eight didn’t age with me that well. Django and Inglorious get better and better on every watch though.
Swap Kill Bill and Jackie Brown and that's probably my list
'Here. Put these on. Don't let the Mexicans see you cry'.
Jesus!
Jesus!
Hateful eight came out 4 years ago, either you or me don't know the meaning of ageing in cinema.
Didn’t mean it like that. What I meant was I wasn’t that fascinated with the movie on 2nd, 3rd viewing like I was with other Tarantino films, which just get better on multiple viewings.
Fair enough.
Inglorious is probably his best imo. The complexity of dong a period piece, doing it Tarantino style, and doing it in multiple languages is pretty mind boggling.
I'd rank Inglorious as no. 2 after Pulp Fiction - if only for the fact Pulp had a bigger impact on movie history and to some degree even American culture. It's also much more quotable. I know that doesn't mean it's a better movie per se. I do think it's close- Inglorious was absolutely glorious and I agree that in a way it's a much more complex cinematic achievement.
Same. Pulp Fiction is the standout for me, every bit of it is perfect, and pretty much every scene of it had been incorporated into our popular culture. You can probably redo the whole movie using only Pulp Fiction references from The Simpsons.
The more I think about it the more I agree with you. Well, second after Pulp Fiction.
Finally watched this tonight. Really enjoyed it. It was kind of odd and uneventful until the end. What was actually good for me, was that I didn't know much about Manson and the murders at all, but when I read up on it at the end it joined all the dots. Everything from the book (Tate left Polanski a book she enjoyed in London when she went back to LA), to the Bruce Lee connection (Polanski suspected him briefly), and of course most of the characters.
I loved it. Slow, charimatic, funny, meandering, weird, interesting and very very enjoyable.
QT never does plot. Plot is just a set he used as an excuse for his scripts to happened.
If you're trying to make sense of the plot, you'll never be able to enjoy QT's work. His work is like a good porn, you don't need to know what's what and who's who, although they probably set that out of courtesy. And just like sex, it doesn't matter if you don't believe this hot Nurse/Teacher/etc are into this old man or that nerd student, just enjoy the show.
Going in knowing what happened in the RL with Sharon Tate it gave me uneasy feeling watching it, dreading the ending. I'm glad he chooses his ending, It was a movie, and the clue is in the title "Once upon a time", it's like Cinderella "Once upon a time"
If you're trying to make sense of the plot, you'll never be able to enjoy QT's work. His work is like a good porn, you don't need to know what's what and who's who, although they probably set that out of courtesy. And just like sex, it doesn't matter if you don't believe this hot Nurse/Teacher/etc are into this old man or that nerd student, just enjoy the show.
Going in knowing what happened in the RL with Sharon Tate it gave me uneasy feeling watching it, dreading the ending. I'm glad he chooses his ending, It was a movie, and the clue is in the title "Once upon a time", it's like Cinderella "Once upon a time"
speak for yourself!
Interesting take. When people ask me if the 'latest Tarantino' flick is a 'good movie', I usually reply that I am not sure its a good movie but there are several amazing scenes in it.
Has anyone else seen The Nice Guys? I thought that was better than Once Upon a Time in Hollywood myself
Nice Guys is great, probably one of the most enjoyable films I've seen, but they're two very different films aren't they?