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Funnily enough, I managed to pinch some of those from my mate tonight, along with 'The Master'. I've already seen 'Django Unchained', mind you. It's just so entertaining that I wanted to watch it again. And again.
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Albatross wrote: Funnily enough, I managed to pinch some of those from my mate tonight, along with 'The Master'. I've already seen 'Django Unchained', mind you. It's just so entertaining that I wanted to watch it again. And again.
I have to say Django was a damn good movie. Personally much better than Inglorious Basterds IMHO.
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I was into Battle LA - even through the idea that it is worth interstellar travel to steal hydrogen and oxygen mixed together. Right up until they discovered the key to beating the aliens was shooting them, center mass. Like every soldier since there were guns is trained to do.
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+1 to Big Trouble in Little China. My only complaint about the film is that the intro with Egg Shen should be cut out entirely. It's a much better film without that pointless spoiler.
I liked the spoiler actually. You keep expecting Jack to be this super badass, but he's generally incompetent throughout. Its like a running gag.
I loved the Chinatown street fight scene. That was epic.
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One of my favorites ever.
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Frazzled wrote: I liked the spoiler actually. You keep expecting Jack to be this super badass, but he's generally incompetent throughout. Its like a running gag.
I loved the Chinatown street fight scene. That was epic.
The alley scene is why I don't like the spoiler...it's better if you don't see it coming, because it puts you in Jack's seat. The first time I watched the film, I came in on it right after the intro and had no idea what the movie was about. Then the alley sequence hit, and my mind was blown... Egg Shen's lightning trick spoils the magic. It's a moot point during the time of its release, but for people seeing it for the first time nowadays, I definitely recommend skipping the intro.
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Albatross wrote: It's a great film apart from... basically Tarantino's appearance onward. You'll ping exactly where it should have ended when you watch it.
Sure, but at the same time, I can see why it needed the last five minutes. The point is that Django, the black guy, ought to be the hero of the movie about slavery. Up until that point Schultz did all the running, made all the calls, and was basically the protagonist. So the film really needed a final act where Django hatched his own plan and carried it out.
I mean, sure, the film went on too long, no argument there, but I think that in hindsight they should have cut back on much of the earlier stuff. As fun as it was, the attack of the KKK imbeciles could have been shorter. As could the opening conversation, and the ride to Candiland. I suspect the much looser editing we saw here is the result of Tarantino no longer having Sally Menke to work with.
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Albatross wrote: It's a great film apart from... basically Tarantino's appearance onward. You'll ping exactly where it should have ended when you watch it.
Sure, but at the same time, I can see why it needed the last five minutes. The point is that Django, the black guy, ought to be the hero of the movie about slavery. Up until that point Schultz did all the running, made all the calls, and was basically the protagonist. So the film really needed a final act where Django hatched his own plan and carried it out.
Yeah, absolutely. That's actually the most annoying thing about that whole final section, as far as I'm concerned - it was completely necessary, yet still managed to feel flabbier than Tarantino looked!
