Saw it again yesterday on digital and I think it might replace Jackie Brown as my favorite Tarantino movie. So fucking good.
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Perhaps in future you should do some research about what a film is about before buying a ticket. It's what most people do.
also you completely missed the point of the entire movie. Your personal ignorance does not make it a bad film.
Yeah some historical knowledge is needed to properly grasp this film. It was communicated a lot beforehand so I read up on it before going to the cinema and it greatly helped me to get QT's message. Tate's murder was a major loss of innocence for Hollywood which is a major theme of the film. It wasn't just a random celebrity murder.
Also Charles Manson is actually in the film in a short scene where he arrives at Tate's home and tells Seybring he is looking for someone. This happened in reality where it is said Charles either was looking for the prior house owner to settle a score or he was already staking out the premise for the later murder.
Scenes like this and Cliff at Spahn ranch where the cult famously lived with the old blind owner letting them in exchange for sex with Charles' wifes are extra uncomfortable and tension inducing if you know the historical parallel. The film constantly has little scenes like this. One of the very first scenes you see a few of the wifes dump through trash while Cliff drives by and the camera lingers on them for a bit. You don't really know who they are or their importance unless you know what you are in for.
Now I can understand docking a movie for not explaining its context, but it made for an amazing experience in cinema as the dread was real and building till the end
I need to sleep on this but at the moment I'd say that this is after Death Proof my least favorite QT movie.
I was engrossed the first 40 minutes but then the movie/tv-in-movie and shooting scenes started and went on forever, which was a low point for me. I guess the struggling actor part of the movie didn't resonate at all with me. I wish the on-set scenes were replaced with more Rick-Cliff scenes and possibly more Tate scenes, maybe even with them. I think there was a lot of potential here.
I was engrossed the first 40 minutes but then the movie/tv-in-movie and shooting scenes started and went on forever, which was a low point for me. I guess the struggling actor part of the movie didn't resonate at all with me. I wish the on-set scenes were replaced with more Rick-Cliff scenes and possibly more Tate scenes, maybe even with them. I think there was a lot of potential here.
oh shit it's on digital now? Thanks thread, loved this in theaters and I can't wait to watch it again.
Had no idea it was out already digitally. Just grabbed the iTunes copy. Can't wait to watch it again.
I grabbed this on digital and watched for the first time. I found it very enjoyable but not even close to any of my favorite Tarantino flicks. Might need to watch it again but it didn't have any scenes that really stuck with me. The Bruce lee scene was good for chuckle but that was about it.
BORING! So boring. Long car rides and mundane conversations are staples of QT movies, except here they make up the ENTIRE movie. -_-
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Sorry for the dead thread bump, but I saw this on Saturday at the theatre that Tarantino owns in Santa Monica. It's pretty wild to watch scenes that were filmed in the same theatre you are in. If anyone is, or will be in LA, you should check it out. They show all sorts of films besides his too.
No it's exactly how the Manson murders went down in real life.
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I enjoyed my time with the film, but it dragged for way too long. The pacing was terrible, imo. I love long films but I dunno, Tarantino's haven't been the same since Sally Menke died and now that guy from the Fast and Furious films is cutting his films. The Irishman is an hour longer and it felt short with it top notch pace. Pitt and Dicaprio are great, while Robbie is, uhm, there.
I don't understand the pacing complaint at all. Slow =/= bad especially for a slice of life movie all about basking in the detail of a specific time and place.
The GF and I had a baby like a week before this hit theaters so I missed it, but juuuuust finally saw it on Bluray and absolutely loved it. The movie feels like an onion, when you peel back a layer, a reference, a critique, an homage, you name it, there are seemingly countless others in the subtext. What an absolutely incredibly acted, directed and shot film. I dont know yet where it sits in QT's filmography for me, I'll need repeat viewings and time to figure that out. But its defintely high on the list.
Literally the only criticism I'd level against the movie is that it seemed to lack QT's trademark punchy and memorable dialogue. Having said that, the movie seems content to soak in the feel of 1969, and that's a trade off I can live with.
Definitely my favorite film of 2019.
Literally the only criticism I'd level against the movie is that it seemed to lack QT's trademark punchy and memorable dialogue. Having said that, the movie seems content to soak in the feel of 1969, and that's a trade off I can live with.
Definitely my favorite film of 2019.
My family had a great time watching this last week. Movie has so much energy and it's super interesting watching my parents' reaction to how shit unfolds. They know all about the Manson murders and they were practically cheering at the ending.
I really loved this movie, my favorite Tarantino and my favorite movie so far this year. Just a really enjoyable ride with great characters.
Finally got around to seeing this one
Loved it. Loved it so fucking much. The three main characters are all great, the movie is beautifully shot, and its probably my favorite representation of the 1960s on film yet.
I cannot gush enough about the ending. The violence was hilarious and so cathartic seeing those shitty people get what they deserve. Sharon Tate got the ending she should have gotten in real life. I had an overwhelming sense of dread anytime she appeared on screen but sparing her was so beautiful.
Gold Derby has the movie as the current Odds favorite to win Best Picture and I will not object if it wins.
Loved it. Loved it so fucking much. The three main characters are all great, the movie is beautifully shot, and its probably my favorite representation of the 1960s on film yet.
I cannot gush enough about the ending. The violence was hilarious and so cathartic seeing those shitty people get what they deserve. Sharon Tate got the ending she should have gotten in real life. I had an overwhelming sense of dread anytime she appeared on screen but sparing her was so beautiful.
Gold Derby has the movie as the current Odds favorite to win Best Picture and I will not object if it wins.
Movie is even better on rewatch. You can just settle in and enjoy.
I kept thinking there must have been a chunk of the movie I had forgotten about to account for the time. But nope, every scene was memorable and it flew by.
Probably Leo's best performance ever. Pitt is fantastic and his Oscar will be well deserved.
If you think you should've liked this movie more than you did I highly recommend giving it another shot. And if you loved it the first time around you'll appreciate it even more the next time you see it.
I kept thinking there must have been a chunk of the movie I had forgotten about to account for the time. But nope, every scene was memorable and it flew by.
Probably Leo's best performance ever. Pitt is fantastic and his Oscar will be well deserved.
If you think you should've liked this movie more than you did I highly recommend giving it another shot. And if you loved it the first time around you'll appreciate it even more the next time you see it.
yeah saw this was available on digital gonna rent it asap.
(i still purchase physical movies for some dumb reason)
(i still purchase physical movies for some dumb reason)
Yeah it was a perfect ending.
As soon as it got into the time of day shit, and the events preceding her murder, the tension just started cranking up for me. I knew it had a different ending, but I didn't know Tarantino was going to let her live. The title immediatly made sense, and then the late title card just gave me chills.
The way QT plants that thing early on and pays it off at the end is just perfect
Lots of neat little details to notice when re-viewing this movie...like when Rick is floating in his pool practicing his lines with the tape recorder, the sound of the tape recorder fades out as the camera cranes over from Rick's house to the Polanski's as they depart for the Playboy mansion. The point where the tape recorder voice fades out is right where Rick forgets his lines for the second time and has his meltdown the next day.
If you don't care about the 60s, Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski, Steve McQueen and the gruesome Manson murders then there isn't much to be thrilled about here.
It's a very well made film with great acting but more than once I started glancing at my phone during the movie. You could cut a lot of the scenes without really changing the movie much. Considering how important Sharon Tate was supposed to be in this movie it's a bit weird she's barely in the final cut and some of her scenes felt so pointless to me.
Really lttp on this one but man what a fucking terrible movie. Why did Pitt win an award for this of all movies he's been in? Awful pacing with a bunch of nothingness going on. Good lord Hollywood truly is obsessed with themselves if this is considered best picture material.
The ending was fucking wild, not just the raid/confrontation but the whole of it. There's all the pieces in place for a downer ending between all three principal characters....and then wham a fairy tale ending. The more I think about it the more impressed I am.
Took me like halfway through the movie to be like "is that fucking Mama from Death Stranding?"
But I do think a big part of the movie relies on the viewer being familiar with the real life events. Pretty much all of Margot Robbie's screen time is dedicated to making Sharon Tate vibrant, likable, and carefree...which feels like it's building up to a climactic (real life) gut punch murder.
edit: because originally I wrote way too damn much.
double edit: I'm grateful that weirdo movies like this get to exist
Took me like halfway through the movie to be like "is that fucking Mama from Death Stranding?"
But I do think a big part of the movie relies on the viewer being familiar with the real life events. Pretty much all of Margot Robbie's screen time is dedicated to making Sharon Tate vibrant, likable, and carefree...which feels like it's building up to a climactic (real life) gut punch murder.
edit: because originally I wrote way too damn much.
double edit: I'm grateful that weirdo movies like this get to exist
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I can see some people having beef with the fact that it's not really an entirely self-contained story. You have to know how the real-world events went down for the movie to work.
I feel stupid in retrospect but I legitimately thought the movie was going to end with a falling-out between Rick and Cliff, and with the real-life murders occurring in tandem...sort of to mirror the same way we saw Rick freak out about the idea that his career is ending and Sharon walking on clouds as she realizes her career is taking off. Especially since at first it feels like it's building up to an "end of an era" theme.
Without any irony whatsoever, I can say that my expectations were subverted.
I can see that if you didn't know the details of what happened you'd miss almost all of the tension. The way Tarantino treats the family as buffoons is going to undercut a couple of really big scenes. I loved it because it went so out of its way to show not tell, but it's easy to understand people who are dropped into it unprepared not enjoying it. Lots of people will consciously not look up real world events to avoid spoilers, which would be a mistake.
He's also made the film much more about the visuals and physical performances than the dialogue that people expect from his films. No one has a great speech or a big verbal exchange. Manson would have been the obvious choice to give a big, meaty chunk of dialogue to and he goes out of his way not to give him a voice.
I think a lot of people won't have any point of reference to new versus old Hollywood either, to most people under 40 it's all going to be old unless they're a real film and TV buff.
He's also made the film much more about the visuals and physical performances than the dialogue that people expect from his films. No one has a great speech or a big verbal exchange. Manson would have been the obvious choice to give a big, meaty chunk of dialogue to and he goes out of his way not to give him a voice.
I think a lot of people won't have any point of reference to new versus old Hollywood either, to most people under 40 it's all going to be old unless they're a real film and TV buff.
Nostalgia. That's pretty much what the movie sells on.
There really isn't anything else to this movie, it's basically its own universe of what-if the murders could be stopped.
But the film relies heavily on nostalgia and that's it. The movie is very hollow. And pff people saying you need to know the full story of everything will add more to the story (don't really need to). As long as you know about Manson and Tate, that's basically it. Everything else is just celebs and hollywood. You also don't need to know about Tate to understand her characterization in the movie, which was done fine to get the message that she was likable and a upcoming star.
Whittling the movie down to simply "nostalgia" is incorrect. That's the aesthetic portion of the movie, which is done to spectacular detail. Which should be complemented by the way, not used against it.
Can't say I was a fan at all.
The final confrontation was over the top gruesome and downright masturbatory. It was not the payoff I was looking for at all, and never once did it feel deserved. This was the movie equivalent to David Carradine's final moments.
Inglorious Basterds is my favorite movie of all time, but Tarantino just seems to be going down a path I'm really not enjoying at this point.
The final confrontation was over the top gruesome and downright masturbatory. It was not the payoff I was looking for at all, and never once did it feel deserved. This was the movie equivalent to David Carradine's final moments.
Inglorious Basterds is my favorite movie of all time, but Tarantino just seems to be going down a path I'm really not enjoying at this point.
I enjoyed this movie without reservations until the final confrontation. Big step down.
I love that you say it was over the top gruesome and downright masturbatory and then throw in that Inglorious Basterds is your favorite film when the climax of that movie also features a over the top gruesome and masturbatory execution of Hitler getting his face slowly blown to bits, not to mention the carving at the end. Once Upon is the same scenario, cinematic comeuppance for vile historic figures through the hyper violent lens of Tarantino.
Masturbatory is more of how I would describe Basterds personally, the movie basically ends with Tarantino looking into the camera and saying "this is my masterpiece"