That last post reminds me, saw QT's Jackie Brown lately. So poor! What happened? It's the same ingredients (long convos about nothing, small mafia deals, eccentric characters, outbursts of sex, outbursts gore, outbursts of the 'n' word), but with no flair! Compare Samuel Jackson's speech to Chris Tucker outside the flat, with the 'cheese burger' talk in Pulp. Even the kinda funny opening with the AK-47's on tv is way too self conscious for QT. Kill Bill has it's flaws (and I refuse to watch Death Proof), but at least that it is all still QT, through and through. I can respect that. But Jackie Brown just doesn't even feel like Tarantino. Nolan did it too (Insomnia), so maybe it's just something great filmmakers go through (god knows Spielberg and Scorsese are having a spell). But for the moment, you know that new Jackie Brown blu-ray there all pushing for you to get? Don't get it. Get Dogs, Pulp, Inglorious, or Kill Bill (vol.1!) instead. Unlike Jackie Brown, you won't regret it!
Rant over. Over and out.
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