the hateful eight

[cleaver]

it is 3 am
just returned from the tarantino
70mm screening "roadshow"
all glorious 3:24 of it

no spoilers,
but...

not only an entertainingly good stagecoach ride into quentin-ville,
but also
an homage to grand film-making,
hitchcock,
race "relations" (with a very topical undertone)
all of tarantino's previous 7 films
and the dying notion of film made specifically for the big screen...

the last true panavision 70mm film produced was in 1966

over the top and funny;
a who done it
where the why and what
rather than the who and how
are the 6 horse team that draws the stage...

oh... and there's a bunch of kill'ens...

if it were 3 pm rather than 3am,
i'd be...
even for me,
more coherent...

but... well worth the cost of the ride
see this in a theatre

 

[Disgustipated]

I watched the leaked screener. Fantastic cinematography, beautiful landscapes, amazing dialogue. When you watch it, you must commit to the experience and will be rewarded. I'm going to see it on the big screen as soon as I'm fully over my whooping cough.

 

[Saint Peter]

3.5 hours is a long sit.

 

[Aquagal]

Maybe there was an intermission.

 

[Saint Peter]

I should have skipped the Big Gulp sized brewski.

 

[Fata Morgana]

I should have skipped the Big Gulp sized brewski.

Small bladdered pussy.

 

[Saint Peter]

Small bladdered pussy.

I'm good. I peed in your purse.




Sorry about the brewski smell.

 

[cleaver]

the roadshows edition,
Tarantino's pre general release;
i.e. - the extravaganza - directors cut - Oscar qualifying
early limited release...
had both an overture
and an intermission
as well as a glossy program
with theatre swag...

I believe the general release will be just under 3 hours
still a bladder stretcher
if a mondo drink and popcorn are involved
(with a minor shit ton of coffee prior)

 

[evesdream]

Just pee in a corner of the theatre, it's acceptable these days.

 

[lovecraft68]

I'm legally blind in my left eye with that wide of a view I'll be turning my head back and forth so much I'll get whiplash.

 

[cleaver]

questions of
racism
sexism
greed
trust
power
suspense
retribution
and
paranoia...

bathed in inevitable blood

the 70mm landscapes are
mostly faces trying to bridge long chasms
of bias
and predisposition
and agenda

it is interesting how
qt turns conventions
of film history, technique, and storytelling
on their ear
to grind out a vaguely familiar
though twisted yarn

the homages to
and twisting of
convention
are an entire
almost easter egg subplot...

i knew,
within minutes
that i would have to see the film again
to catch every cool little bite...

and... if this is any strange indicator...
the crowd left
into the late late night
jabbering
and laughing
and smiling
and...
almost to a person,
asking the stranger walking out beside them
about what they had just experienced...

unlike most other films these days,
in this jaded town, at least...

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

http://www.frugal-cafe.com/public_html/frugal-blog/frugal-cafe-blogzone/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/thumbs-up-thumbs-down-siskel-ebert.jpg

 

[cleaver]

http://www.frugal-cafe.com/public_html/frugal-blog/frugal-cafe-blogzone/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/thumbs-up-thumbs-down-siskel-ebert.jpg

neither can score for the dead pool anymore











what?
still too soon?

 

[cleaver]

the still alive ebert
reviewed these tarantino films:

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Kill Bill, Volume 2 (2004)

Kill Bill, Volume 1 (2003)

Jackie Brown (1997)

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Destiny Turns On The Radio (1995)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Reservoir Dogs (1992)


as good a place as any to watch qt's progression...
and how we as an audience have been ....trained ?
to watch it/them with strange eyes

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

The last theater movie I saw was The Penguins of Madagascar. Not John Malkovich's finest work. I took a nap.

 

[Sean]

William Gibson was there last night too. He's been tweeting that reflecting on it the next day has brought him more enjoyment than actually watching the flick last night.

 

[pink]

I don't like Westerns BUT this one actually looks fun and interesting.

 

[allateup]

I watched Django Unchained for the first time the night before last; I've seen Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, I've seen trailers for his newest flick and have listened to Kurt Russell during his pimp rounds wax wannabe poetically about the film maker's vision and talent...

Tarantino can't quite seem to leave comic book land behind.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

Oh. I just saw an ad. It should be out on Netfiix in 7 or 8 years.

 

[cleaver]

I watched Django Unchained for the first time the night before last; I've seen Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, I've seen trailers for his newest flick and have listened to Kurt Russell during his pimp rounds wax wannabe poetically about the film maker's vision and talent...

Tarantino can't quite seem to leave comic book land behind.

and just what the fuck are movies supposed to be, schnorrer?

 

[cleaver]

William Gibson was there last night too. He's been tweeting that reflecting on it the next day has brought him more enjoyment than actually watching the flick last night.

it is indeed very rich cake....
and at three hours,
overfilled with layers that...
will take time
and perhaps a second helping
to digest.

 

[allateup]

and just what the fuck are movies supposed to be, schnorrer?

Geez, cleaver, you seem to be taking it personally. Are you fluffing the dude, or what?

 

[Disgustipated]

and just what the fuck are movies supposed to be, schnorrer?

Boring, dull and repetitive. Ya know, so he can relate.

 

[Pookie]

Boring, dull and repetitive. Ya know, so he can relate.

Groundhog Day is probably his favorite.

 

[allateup]

Actually, the beneficiary of my first "Christian" exorcism treated me to a $3.50 matinee showing of Bridge of Spies a month or so ago, which was an excellent film, except for the comic book portrayal of Powers being missiled down.

Tarantino, for one, is so gratuitous with his continuous comic book portrayals of violence that he juvenilely insults any viewer who's ever actually had empirical relations with violence itself irl.

It seems his prime market are those who'll never tire of the next Star Wars episode, and who spend inordinate amounts of time enjoying watching TV, movies, and playing whatever digital games so many emotionally-retarded adults spend so much time playing these days.

Thus, I do not find it strange that he is a favorite of the GB progressive tribe.