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 Director: Quentin Tarantino Writer: Quentin Tarantino Cast:
http://unchainedmovie.com/ Release Date: December 25, 2012 Official movie trailer: US Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC8VJ9aeB_g&hd=1 International Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJx09hnNEVA Second Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgPAQnQAcpk Wikipedia posted:Django Unchained is set in the Deep South, and follows Django (Foxx), a freed slave who treks across America with Dr. King Schultz (Waltz), a German dentist turned bounty hunter. Together, they try to retrieve Django's wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) from the charming but sadistic Francophile plantation owner Calvin Candie (DiCaprio) and his band of ruthless slavers. Pictures: (gallery)             IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1853728/ Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Unchained Although I'm slightly disappointed that they they didn't hold up a Japanese script and have them read it verbatim... I'm really excited for this Tarantino film, with many familiar faces returning from Inglorious Bastards and some new famous ones mixed in it looks very promising! I am wondering if Kurt Russell and Don Johnson will receive the Travolta experience in their careers 
heLL. fucked around with this message at Oct 18, 2012 around 23:08 |
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The rules thread posted:A) When posting a thread for an upcoming movie: Make sure you have something to actually say on the matter. Posting a link to a trailer and copy/pasting a plot synopsis from Wikipedia just isn't going to cut it. We want to see you articulate some opinions based on what you know, as well as whatever info you can give us in your own words. Don't post a thread just because you wanted to be the first one to do it. That said, this is one of my most anticipated movies of the year. Inglourious Basterds proved that Tarantino's still got it, even if he is delving deeper into B-movie genre work. I love the casting of DiCaprio as the villain, especially after using Christoph Waltz to such great effect as a villain. It's a great move to use Waltz in ostensibly a heroic role this time, and even if Jamie Foxx isn't much of an actor, Tarantino has a way of squeezing something great out of every cast member. I also can't wait to see how this movie handles slavery and race issues, as this could easily get messy in the hands of a white director who's in love with exploitation films.
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Colonel Whitey posted:and even if Jamie Foxx isn't much of an actor, Pump your brakes, bro, watch Collateral.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 19:44 |
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:Pump your brakes, bro, watch Collateral. I've seen Collateral, that movie was good despite Foxx. He's not terrible but you can always tell he's trying really hard to *act*.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 19:59 |
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LtKenFrankenstein posted:Pump your brakes, bro, watch Collateral. Rewatching Collateral made me get over Idris Elba not playing Django. I'm definitely down with Foxx now.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 20:00 |
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Will he or will he not be dragging a coffin around in this movie?
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 20:12 |
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Colonel Whitey posted:I've seen Collateral, that movie was good despite Foxx. He's not terrible but you can always tell he's trying really hard to *act*. Aight, then watch Ali or Ray. Hell, the latter movie would pretty much blow if not for Foxx.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 20:19 |
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Drunkboxer posted:Will he or will he not be dragging a coffin around in this movie? No coffin dragging from what I remember in the screenplay, but could easily be more violent than its namesake.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 20:28 |
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Any human emotions you'd like to express in that OP?
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 21:22 |
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This might be petty, but seriously, broomhilda?  I think that's bothering me way more than it should.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 21:36 |
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ommega posted:This might be petty, but seriously, broomhilda? Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynhildr
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 21:41 |
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Sacha Baron Cohen's in it? What the hell will his performance be like?
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 21:52 |
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Psalmanazar posted:Sacha Baron Cohen's in it? What the hell will his performance be like? Very nice.
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Maarak posted:Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynhildr Ah, show's how much I know. Fair enough then.
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Colonel Whitey posted:I've seen Collateral, that movie was good despite Foxx. He's not terrible but you can always tell he's trying really hard to *act*. Just to go back and give credit where credit is due, however, Jamie Foxx has tons of on-screen charisma that makes up for his limited acting chops, and I think that's why he'll be a great fit as the lead in a Tarantino movie. John Travolta really isn't too great of an actor either but Tarantino used his natural charisma to rekindle the guy's career. I do think Foxx will work quite naturally in Django Unchained for this reason.
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Uh, I thought Jamie Foxx could act pretty well didn't he win a academy award for Ray, I mean they don't just give those out and it's considered a pretty prestigious award. I mean he can act the guy's been in the business for at least 20+ years. I like em personally in every role I've seen him in. If there's one thing he does have is acting chops. He literally steals most scenes he's in with just how great he is to watch, I mean he was one of the best things about Horrible Bosses.
Hollis fucked around with this message at Apr 27, 2012 around 22:26 |
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Apparently I'm in the minority but I don't really like his acting. He's a comedian, I wouldn't really expect him to be a great actor. He was nominated for Ray because biopic caricatures are the type of performances that get nominated regardless of whether there are better performances that year (see: My Week With Marilyn, Moneyball, the list goes on). I'm not saying he's capital B Bad, I just don't think he's great, but he has great charisma that carries him as an actor. That's fine, nothing wrong with it. He's going to be good in Django Unchained. edit: Actually since I brought up Moneyball, I think a good comparison for him would be Brad Pitt. Doesn't do a whole lot in the way of acting but he has an on-screen persona that people like. I like Brad Pitt and in certain roles I like Jamie Foxx, but I don't consider either of them Good Actors. Colonel Whitey fucked around with this message at Apr 27, 2012 around 22:38 |
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Hollis posted:Uh, I thought Jamie Foxx could act pretty well didn't he win a academy award for Ray, I mean they don't just give those out and it's considered a pretty prestigious award. I mean he can act the guy's been in the business for at least 20+ years. I like em personally in every role I've seen him in. If there's one thing he does have is acting chops. He literally steals most scenes he's in with just how great he is to watch, I mean he was one of the best things about Horrible Bosses. I thought he was really good in Jarhead, too. I almost forgot he was in that movie too, until I watched it again recently. I think people just remember him for stuff like Stealth and Law Abiding Citizen, but I can't really fault him for being in lovely movies.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 22:34 |
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Man Tarantino gets the best screenplays I really like how this sounds. Not sure about DeCaprio's part though, i feel he's definitely out of his territory in this one
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 22:43 |
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hobbez posted:Man Tarantino gets the best screenplays I really like how this sounds. I would definitely feel weary except I think Tarantino is usually spot-on with his casting for the most part.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2012 22:44 |
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I posted this in the general thread but it's a shame that Tarantino couldn't get Will Smith like he wanted. He fought forever to try to get him onboard but Smith was afraid it would have hurt his career (he was probably right about that) Foxx is a poor imitation and, after Smith's performance in I Am Legend, he could have brought this project to a whole 'nother level.
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hobbez posted:Man Tarantino gets the best screenplays I really like how this sounds. Tarantino writes his own screenplays...
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Sporadic posted:I posted this in the general thread but it's a shame that Tarantino couldn't get Will Smith like he wanted. He fought forever to try to get him onboard but Smith was afraid it would have hurt his career (he was probably right about that) Agreed, Will Smith and Idris Elba are both better choices. I think Foxx will be fine though.
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Sporadic posted:I posted this in the general thread but it's a shame that Tarantino couldn't get Will Smith like he wanted. He fought forever to try to get him onboard but Smith was afraid it would have hurt his career (he was probably right about that) Why? Does Smith even have a career anymore, outside of occasional MiB sequels?
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Popcorn posted:Why? I think it's safe to say that Will Smith is the most bankable African American actor working in Hollywood. He's proven that he doesn't scare off international audiences with his skin tone, doesn't have a crazy drug fueled personal life, and can act well in a large variety of roles. He may have slowed down a bit to focus on raising/promoting his kids, but he's still a juggernaut. As for the "Why?", the film deals with the absolute worst aspects of American slavery, and what happens when someone subject to a lifetime of systemic abuse is freed from bondage, and given agency to do what he wants. The part of Django was written specifically for him, but Jamie Foxx has a similar inherent likable charisma that is critical for the movie to work. Without that level of charisma that lets the viewer easily identify and cheer for Django, the character could just become another victim without agency, or even worse become a target of racial hatred. This is a character that not only kills tons of white men, but enjoys it. It's what he spends most of the movie doing. Smith not taking the role is understandable since he probably wants to retain the image he's crafted as a star, but it's a bit disappointing. Maarak fucked around with this message at Apr 28, 2012 around 02:26 |
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No Sally Menke 
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What I mean is, why would it have hurt Will Smith's career to do Django? Perhaps it's true, I'm genuinely curious to know. Also, though I realise Smith was obviously an enormous star, I can't think of anything really high-visibility he's been in for a few years. He's one of those stars I think of as being a bit 'past it' now - am I wrong? Is he still seriously bankable?
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I think Maarak has the right idea. Personally, I would have liked to see Will Smith in the lead. I think he's a very versatile actor. Please don't kill me 
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Popcorn posted:What I mean is, why would it have hurt Will Smith's career to do Django? Perhaps it's true, I'm genuinely curious to know. I edited my post above when I realized I didn't answer your question, but just to drive it home, I think Foxx is going to have death threats for the rest of his life because of this movie. It's like an anti-Gone With The Wind, and that's going to make a large segment of America very uncomfortable.
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Popcorn posted:What I mean is, why would it have hurt Will Smith's career to do Django? Perhaps it's true, I'm genuinely curious to know. Sony seems to think so since they're throwing a poo poo load of money at another MIB sequel. Will Smith's more of a name brand than anything else these days, and I'm sure he's done experimenting with more edgy roles since that lovely superhero movie he was in didn't do that great at the box office.
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Maybe Will Smith just really didnt want to get involved with another western themed movie after Wild Wild West.
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Maarak posted:I edited my post above when I realized I didn't answer your question, but just to drive it home, I think Foxx is going to have death threats for the rest of his life because of this movie. It's like an anti-Gone With The Wind, and that's going to make a large segment of America very uncomfortable. I completely agree, Tarantino tends to be a bit "edgy" in his film style. I believe Smith did not accept the part due to the large fact that the movie will be revolving around slavery, just looking at previous scripts by Tarantino I imagine it to be outside Smith's spectrum of Ali and Bad Boys (or any other Rated-R movies). Also on a side note I think that Will Smith's rap songs had practically no profanity involved. heLL. fucked around with this message at Apr 28, 2012 around 04:22 |
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Mr.48 posted:Maybe Will Smith just really didnt want to get involved with another western themed movie after Wild Wild West. Don't you mean the Wiki Wiki Wild Wiki Wiki Wild Wiki Wild Wild West?
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Between the actors involved and the (mild) spoilers that have been leaked about the movie's plot, I think this is going to be great whether it's Kill Bill Tarantino at the helm or Inglourious Basterds Tarantino. But I'm really hoping for the latter.
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I think it's the latter. In Kill Bill there was a seed of a more philosophically ponderous Tarantino that would develop into Inglourious Basterds Tarantino. In Kill Bill, Bill accuses Beatrix of being a screwed up person because she enjoyed killing. This theme becomes much more central to IG, and the film felt much more like it was conveying opinions than KB did. Considering how DU is dealing with race and slavery, I think this is a much more "opinionated" phase in Tarantino's career that we're seeing.
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Since we don't really have a Tarantino thread, I'm going to assume it's safe to post comments and stuff about his other movies in here too? Tarantino has basically been my favorite director since forever and I love Kill Bill and Resevoir Dogs more than just about any other movie. I even really enjoy Death Proof. But I just don't get Jackie Brown. I cannot see what the appeal to that movie is. I have a friend who swears it's Tarantino's best work. There are some really awesome sequences in it, but it's the only Tarantino movie I've watched that made me feel bored. So, what am I missing? Full disclosure, I'm not familiar with blacksploitation at all, so that could be a major factor. But I still think that any movie should be able to stand on its own merits regardless of if it's paying homage to something else.
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Haraksha posted:
It doesn't really pay that much homage to blaxploitation films. It's biggest nods is the typeface of the title, Pam Grier's character's name and some of the music.
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Rewatching Jackie Brown recently I realized that it is, by a VERY wide margin, the least violent Tarantino movie, which kinda made me realize why everyone says it's boring; because people love violence (and, to be fair, Tarantino is known for his skill at depicting violence). But yeah, if it's not necessarily his best movie, I would say it's absolutely his best screenplay. LtKenFrankenstein fucked around with this message at Apr 28, 2012 around 13:33 |
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Foxx is very much hit and miss, you watch Miami Vice and it's like watching a goddamn SNL parody with his "serious" frown but then you'll have something like Ray and he smashes it out. I dunno, maybe he's excels more as a character actor.
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ruddiger posted:I'm sure he's done experimenting with more edgy roles since that lovely superhero movie he was in didn't do that great at the box office. Hancock Budget $150 million Box office $624,386,746
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