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echoplex posted:One way to ensure DVD sales: make it look like a lovely, generic action film. Yeah, this looks like one of those lovely thriller movies. Way to drop the ball and not use the movie poster, anonymous British video distributor dude.
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Shanty posted:I can't say it deserves a scoff as such, he's on to something with Basterds being a step away from Tarantino's famous back catalogue. I assumed he was referring to art direction? Which was stunning. But yeah, I'd generally agree that it's amazingly subtle in parts. Sure, the Brad Pitt sub-plot felt like it was from a different film, but everything else? The same kind of great wordiness as Death Proof but with far superior writing.
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Lizard Combatant posted:Yup which is why I'm secretly hoping Django isn't a spaghetti (even though I'd still enjoy it) because I love a 'good' Western far too much to see all the amazing potential there wasted. Pretty excited for this drat film. In my opinion the best western ever made is a spaghetti western. (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)
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Lizard Combatant posted:But yeah, I'd generally agree that it's amazingly subtle in parts. Sure, the Brad Pitt sub-plot felt like it was from a different film, but everything else? The same kind of great wordiness as Death Proof but with far superior writing. Yeah, the part where the two mouthpieces stood in front of a movie theater listing off old movies Tarantino likes was brilliant
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Apr 12, 2012 17:55
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kiimo posted:In my opinion the best western ever made is a spaghetti western.
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echoplex posted:One way to ensure DVD sales: make it look like a lovely, generic action film. Jesus christ, that drains all the mystique the original poster had. If that had been what came out in theaters, I doubt I would have cared much about the movie. Hanna rules, it deserves better than that. kiimo posted:In my opinion the best western ever made is a spaghetti western. Yeah, Not sure I dig the idea that just because it's a "spaghetti" western, it's not a good western. American westerns are far more generic than the italian ones. Once Upon a Time in the West is one of the best films ever made, and if someone were to say to me "Oh, it's italian. I only like real westerns" I'd have to contain my anger. TheBigBudgetSequel fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Apr 12, 2012 |
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Wolfsheim posted:Yeah, the part where the two mouthpieces stood in front of a movie theater listing off old movies Tarantino likes was brilliant I just said it was more subtle and mature, not that Tarantino had completely restrained his inner squealing fanboy. In general the film had a lot more nuance and felt a lot less show-offy than his previous works-- it was a lot less tongue-in-cheek and "cool" than his other work. There are still plenty of little over-the-top touches (that scene, Samuel L. Jackson, the David Bowie number) but it felt like the first time he'd really tried to restrain himself as a director. Basically I saw it as the first Tarantino movie that felt like it was driven by the story and ideas rather than cool moments, neat references, and glib writing. Don't get me wrong, I adore Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction, but Basterds was just a whole other level for me and I really hope he keeps working like that. And that opening scene is the greatest thing in his career to date. e: on the subject of Django, check out The Great Silence. It's the same director as the original Django and is just a staggeringly bleak and desolate spaghetti western. Also Klaus Kinski is the villain.
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I think my biggest reason for disliking Inglorious Basterds is that I didn't care about any of the characters except Christoph Waltz. Because he was an interesting character. None of the other characters did anything for me. The usage of anti-heroes isn't a novel concept in QT's cinematic output, but for me he completely failed to make them interesting. I will admit that this time it might just be me, because the scene in the café/bar had people on the edge of their seat while it did nothing for me. I can't disagree with much of what The Triumphant is saying though. Dissapointed Owl fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Apr 12, 2012 |
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Lizard Combatant posted:Yup which is why I'm secretly hoping Django isn't a spaghetti (even though I'd still enjoy it) because I love a 'good' Western far too much to see all the amazing potential there wasted. Pretty excited for this drat film.
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The Triumphant posted:I just said it was more subtle and mature, not that Tarantino had completely restrained his inner squealing fanboy. In general the film had a lot more nuance and felt a lot less show-offy than his previous works-- it was a lot less tongue-in-cheek and "cool" than his other work. There are still plenty of little over-the-top touches (that scene, Samuel L. Jackson, the David Bowie number) but it felt like the first time he'd really tried to restrain himself as a director. Basically I saw it as the first Tarantino movie that felt like it was driven by the story and ideas rather than cool moments, neat references, and glib writing. Jackie Brown is the best Tarantino movie, by a really wide margin. It's almost a perfect movie. Pam Grier and Robert Forster should have won Oscars for it. 
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Spatula City posted:Jackie Brown is the best Tarantino movie, by a really wide margin. It's almost a perfect movie. Pam Grier and Robert Forster should have won Oscars for it. I love Jackie Brown but Pulp Fiction is a top 15 movie of all time for me.
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Literally just Morgan Freeman: The Motion Picture My First Photoshop  I wonder which one is more indicative of the tone of the movie:   Also, A Comedy apparently!
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Apr 12, 2012 19:00
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kiimo posted:I love Jackie Brown but Pulp Fiction is a top 15 movie of all time for me. Well, it's a personal preference thing, but for me Pulp Fiction is too schematic. It's vibrant, sure, but I tend to respond best to films with deep love for their characters. Jackie Brown is Tarantino's warmest and most loving film. The relationship between Grier and Forster is loving beautiful.  And Jackie Brown's a top 20 film for me.
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I'll put this debate to rest with the simple factual statement that Tarantino has made no finer a film than Reservoir Dogs The Triumphant posted:And that opening scene is the greatest thing in his career to date. As tedious as I find the rest of Basterds, I do actually agree with this. It was basically a perfect scene in all the ways it counts.
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echoplex posted:One way to ensure DVD sales: make it look like a lovely, generic action film. Steven Seagal in Hanna. I'd watch it at least.
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Hedenius posted:The way you worded this implies that spaghetti westerns are not good. Explain yourself or there will be... consequences. Whoah whoah whoah, when did people start using 'spaghetti' incorrectly. The Sergio westerns are the best westerns and thre dollars trilogy are some of my favourites. I always thought 'spaghetti' was the term for the cheesy pulpy westerns that also came out of Italy? Or am I wrong? I'd also agree with who ever said that a lot of American westerns were a bit bland, the best American one I've seen is No Country for Old Men ( it's a western).(also, another vote for 'Jackie Brown is the best Tarantino') Lizard Combatant fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Apr 13, 2012 |
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Young Freud posted:Yeah, this looks like one of those lovely thriller movies. Way to drop the ball and not use the movie poster, anonymous British video distributor dude. That is the British movie poster... or at least one of them. Speaking of Hanna, there are some interesting poster mockups here     
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Lizard Combatant posted:Whoah whoah whoah, when did people start using 'spaghetti' incorrectly. The Sergio westerns are the best westerns. I always thought 'spaghetti' was the term for the cheesy pulpy westerns that also came out of Italy? Or am I wrong? The dollars trilogy are some of my favourites. Nah, I've just always heard Spaghetti Western to mean any Italian western of that era.
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The Triumphant posted:Nah, I've just always heard Spaghetti Western to mean any Italian western of that era. Well then I do apologise, they're great. I got to see Morricone live in concert this year, hearing the suite from the Good the Bad and the Ugly is something I'll cherish forever.
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Lizard Combatant posted:Well then I do apologise, they're great. I got to see Morricone live in concert this year, hearing the suite from the Good the Bad and the Ugly is something I'll cherish forever. There is no shame in that. The The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is one of the best soundtracks of all time. Hearing "The Ecstasy of Gold" still gets be pumped every time. That track is SO loving good it is beyond words. As is the rest of the soundtrack but this one really sticks out for me.
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On the topic of Westerns, I've always been fairly fond of this poster for The Proposition.  It's not an amazing poster by any stretch, and I prefer the DVD cover, but it's better than some of the other posters for it I've seen. cptn_dr fucked around with this message at 02:20 on Apr 13, 2012 |
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 This one? I like it. But I also really really like the movie. It's the closest to a proper "Blood Meridian" movie we will ever get.
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Lizard Combatant posted:Whoah whoah whoah, when did people start using 'spaghetti' incorrectly. The Sergio westerns are the best westerns and thre dollars trilogy are some of my favourites. I always thought 'spaghetti' was the term for the cheesy pulpy westerns that also came out of Italy? Or am I wrong? I'd also agree with who ever said that a lot of American westerns were a bit bland, the best American one I've seen is No Country for Old Men ( Someone needs to see Unforgiven.
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cptn_dr posted:On the topic of Westerns, I've always been fairly fond of this poster for The Proposition. That film had a lot of really good posters. 
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The Triumphant posted:That film had a lot of really good posters. It's also a great film. If anyone's gonna pen a good Australian western, it's Nick Cave.
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Nuns with Guns posted:That is the British movie poster... or at least one of them. GODDAMN. I want this on my wall. Signed by the principal cast and the artist. And framed. This is sublime as gently caress.
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Going to see The Cabin in the Woods in 2 hours. I anxiously await my brain to cook inside my skull and then drip slowly out of my nose, ears and mouth from all the awesome.
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QuoProQuid posted:This is done by the company Mondo, who does really gorgeous posters. Generally they only make poster for older movies but they liked Cabin in the Woods so much that they wanted to make something celebrating it. I love the style of these, especially the last three. Although it doesn't seem like they are available to buy (http://www.mondotees.com/POSTERS_c_12.html). Not to mention, they are a little out of my price range. 
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Spatula City posted:Jackie Brown is the best Tarantino movie, by a really wide margin. It's almost a perfect movie. Pam Grier and Robert Forster should have won Oscars for it. I agree wholeheartedly and it disappoints me that more people don't think this. It's incredibly smartly written and superbly acted, and it's what you should show to people who don't like Tarantino.
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Nuns with Guns posted:Kind of reminiscent of some of the older Bond posters.
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The Triumphant posted:That film had a lot of really good posters. That film is lingering on the precipice of being my favorite movie.
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SIGOURNEY WEAVER OUT OF NOWHERE in Cabin in the Woods!!! Ahhhh! Yeah, all the posters for this movie definitely don't do the movie justice. One of the most fun horror/thriller films i've seen in quite some time. You're doing yourselves a disservice if you don't check it out. Definitely go see it with friends, too. It's best experienced in a crowded theater. Gonz fucked around with this message at 11:14 on Apr 13, 2012 |
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Gonz posted:SIGOURNEY WEAVER OUT OF NOWHERE in Cabin in the Woods!!! Ahhhh!  (It's for Cabin in the Woods)
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 Latest Cosmopolis poster. Pretty much the same as the teaser, but with the background and colour changed. The teaser was pretty boss, so it could be worse.  French Moonrise Kingdom poster - they appear to be using an actual cast photo, which is a nice change. It may be a photoshop, but nothing really leaps out as being "wrong" like other ones. And to bring the tone down a bit - Ice Age 4 posters. I guess the 3rd one was profitable enough, didn't see it so I can't comment on the quality of the film. These posters are a bit poo poo though.   
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I like the "Sweet & Sour" poster. Not sure why, it just catches my eye. Perhaps it's her expression.
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Vagabundo posted:Ice Age 4 posters. I guess the 3rd one was profitable enough, didn't see it so I can't comment on the quality of the film. These posters are a bit poo poo though. Ice Age 3 made about $800 million at the box office. They'll still be making these films by the time the next ice age rolls around.
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Stare-Out posted:Thanks for not telling what movie that spoiler was for. Go back 5 posts, good sir.
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Gonz posted:Go back 5 posts, good sir. e: vvv We cool. vvv Shanty fucked around with this message at 11:34 on Apr 13, 2012 |
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Shanty posted:That's not how you use spoiler tags, you massive doofus. I'm just glad I saw Stare-Out's post before yours. Apologies; it's 2 something AM here right now. It wasn't intentional.
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Let's talk about posters. I know a lot of people here dislike this movie for various reasons, but I thought it was alright. I think this poster is quite brilliant - it's a simple design that gets the theme of the film across perfectly. The red hoody evokes the image of Little Red Riding Hood - a vulnerable, innocent young girl, but at the same time, it can also be a warning of the danger she represents. She has her back turned to us, so it feels like we're a predator sneaking up on her. She's standing on a bear trap, using herself as bait, which adds to the sense of danger as well. It probably doesn't need the text at the top, but in my opinion, this is a top notch poster.  This poster tells us a lot about Travis Bickle - he has his back turned to society, which according to this poster is urban decay and pornography. He's solitary, with his shoulders hunched as if to protect himself from a harsh, cruel world that is full of filth and scum that needs to be washed away and nothing really stands out about him. You'd probably lose him in the crowd, if he wasn't standing alone. I also wonder how many people got tricked by that tagline. It sounds like it would be perfectly at home on a poster for a movie like Fame or A Star Is Born.
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