Wow! An hyper-hyped movie opened big?

Shocking!

Brad Pitt sucks.

BalugaJoe: Brad Pitt sucks.

How so?

No surprise, opening weekend AND a QT film. A perfect recipe to knock any movie from #1 box-office. Besides I find it's longevity that really shows the quality of a film, if it can bring back the numbers week after week, it's a strong contender.

Still need to check out IB.

I always wonder about people that submit headlines about how much money movies make as if it is some kind of indicator of quality. "Yay! The movie I prefer made more money than a movie I did not prefer! It's like Christmas!"

Unless you are a studio executive, do you really care that Simon and the Chipmunks II made 30 mil opening weekend?

Yesdog: I always wonder about people that submit headlines about how much money movies make

I wonder about the people who submit most of the headlines on here.

Just got back from it. If you like Tarantino movies, you'll like it. Pretty strong violence, although that's par for the course with his movies.

BalugaJoe: Brad Pitt sucks.

...why? He's a legitimately talented actor.

Just got back from Inglorious. It's definitely, definitely an inferior film to D9. It's enjoyable, but there is zero depth to it and there's no real story. It's just 4 or 5 long sequences which are fun to watch.

Inglorious Basterds was terrible. I was expecting a Kill Bill-esque film with Crazy SS instead of Crazy 88s. Instead it was Pearl Harbor with Nazis instead of Japanese. Brad Pitt's character was great, but was only in the movie for an honest 25 minutes (it's 2.5 hours long).

If you want long-winded dialogue, see this movie. If you want good-ole-fashioned Nazi killing, go play Call of Duty.

DamnYankees

That's what worries me, I love QT films but it seems with each successive movie the dialog scenes get longer and longer.

Now if the dialog is witty and engaging no problem, but if it's not...

Red Mundus: That's what worries me, I love QT films but it seems with each successive movie the dialog scenes get longer and longer.

The dialog scenes in IB are extraordinarily long. I found them interesting, but that's basically all the movie is. There one "action scene" and that's it.

Red Mundus: Now if the dialog is witty and engaging no problem, but if it's not...

Witty? Not really. Occassionally. But I found them engaging.

DamnYankees: Red Mundus: That's what worries me, I love QT films but it seems with each successive movie the dialog scenes get longer and longer.

The dialog scenes in IB are extraordinarily long. I found them interesting, but that's basically all the movie is. There one "action scene" and that's it.

And that was the problem. The trailers/previews all show the Basterds wrecking shiat and killing Nazis. It looks like constant action. BUT, watch the previews again, and all the action that is shown is only in two locations, and those are the ONLY locations they occur.

DamnYankees: Red Mundus: Now if the dialog is witty and engaging no problem, but if it's not...

Witty? Not really. Occassionally. But I found them engaging.

I found them engaging too, but to a point. After about 5 minutes, I wanted to see some guns shooting and Nazis dying. And then 10 minutes would go by, and they were still talking! By the time they actually started killing Nazis, I really didn't care.

I went to a midnight showing on Friday, and 6 people fell asleep in the theater. I knew this because I could hear 4 of them snoring, one in front passed out in his girlfriend's lap, and one of my friends next to me went out like a light. I don't fall asleep in movies, simply because I want to see what happens, but if I didn't have the willpower I would've been knocked out too.

I think I might rent this one, would like to see it, but money's tight.

I keep hearing the same things too, long drawn out dialog. I don't mind that, but I have my limits and each time QT comes out with a film he comes close to it.

Ok well, not for Kill Bill.

BalugaJoe: Brad Pitt sucks.

As much as this movie sucks, Pitt does not; if not as an actor, but for his community activism.

scottydoesntknow: I found them engaging too, but to a point. After about 5 minutes, I wanted to see some guns shooting and Nazis dying. And then 10 minutes would go by, and they were still talking! By the time they actually started killing Nazis, I really didn't care.

There were a couple sections of the movie where while watching I thought "why wasn't this cut for irrelevance"? Specifically the scene with King Kong (cut that game) and the entire plot of the guy who stabs people through pillows. Just pointless.

GAT_00: BalugaJoe: Brad Pitt sucks.

As much as this movie sucks, Pitt does not; if not as an actor, but for his community activism.

He's also an excellent actor. Him, Damon and Clooney are those rare movie starts who can really act, always pick interesting projects, and seem like pretty decent people.

DamnYankees: He's also an excellent actor.

That's up to the individual. I think he is too, but I'm just saying he doesn't suck even with a bad acting performance. And I'd add Depp and my personal favorite of Aaron Eckhart.

GAT_00: That's up to the individual. I think he is too, but I'm just saying he doesn't suck even with a bad acting performance. And I'd add Depp and my personal favorite of Aaron Eckhart.

Depp doesn't seem like that good of a guy to me. Also I can't say I like his movie choices. Eckhardt I like, but he's not really in the same league as the other guys.

DamnYankees: Depp doesn't seem like that good of a guy to me.

Depp does actually appear to be a class act, but that is of course for you and your search engine to decide.

GAT_00: DamnYankees: Depp doesn't seem like that good of a guy to me.

Depp does actually appear to be a class act, but that is of course for you and your search engine to decide.

Oh I don't mean he's a bad guy. He just seems surly to me. Not a guy I'd like to hang out with.

I like Brad, back in the day thought he would just be another pretty face, but I'm surprised. He's quite an actor.

Red Mundus: I like Brad, back in the day thought he would just be another pretty face, but I'm surprised. He's quite an actor.

This. I don't rate acting talent by box office numbers, but Brad is really quite good. Look forward to him getting older and having a more seasoned face; he's gonna be great to watch.

Githerax: Red Mundus: I like Brad, back in the day thought he would just be another pretty face, but I'm surprised. He's quite an actor.

This. I don't rate acting talent by box office numbers, but Brad is really quite good. Look forward to him getting older and having a more seasoned face; he's gonna be great to watch.

There are a couple actors I always thought would be better as they got older. The two biggest are Pitt and Kenneth Branagh. For years now, and for years to come, I will wait patiently for Branagh's King Lear.

Red Mundus: I like Brad, back in the day thought he would just be another pretty face, but I'm surprised. He's quite an actor.

He is the ONLY reason to see this movie. He is hilarious in it. Too bad he's only in the movie for 20 GODDAMNED MINUTES!

Watching Brad try to speak Italian is one of the highlights of the film. And all of his Kraut jokes.

/Yes, I'm still mad QT suckered me into watching a soap opera with the occasional death.

DamnYankees: scottydoesntknow: I found them engaging too, but to a point. After about 5 minutes, I wanted to see some guns shooting and Nazis dying. And then 10 minutes would go by, and they were still talking! By the time they actually started killing Nazis, I really didn't care.

There were a couple sections of the movie where while watching I thought "why wasn't this cut for irrelevance"? Specifically the scene with King Kong (cut that game) and the entire plot of the guy who stabs people through pillows. Just pointless.

I liked the guy who stabbed people through pillows. He was a German soldier who went traitor and murdered a ton of Nazis. Any part that had to do with the IB I found excellent. All of the other stuff was worthless filler.

*Spoiler Alert*
Speaking of worthless filler, did you think that when the Jewish girl and black guy were talking about making their own movie for the premiere, they were going to have sex and play that? I thought so cause of their supposed love and all of the racist black jokes that QT threw in there. It would have made it a lot better, literally a big screw you to the Nazis. But no, it's just her mouth moving and cackling.

Dammit!! I had high hopes for this movie too.

*SPOILERS*


scottydoesntknow: Speaking of worthless filler, did you think that when the Jewish girl and black guy were talking about making their own movie for the premiere, they were going to have sex and play that? I thought so cause of their supposed love and all of the racist black jokes that QT threw in there. It would have made it a lot better, literally a big screw you to the Nazis. But no, it's just her mouth moving and cackling.

YES! That's exactly what I thought was going to happen. Something like "right before you die, here's video if a black dick sliding into the X-Box of this Jew". Maybe we're both twisted, but that's the vibe I was getting.

Inglorious Basterds: $36 million (projected)
District 9: $37 million (actual)

Seems like they're pretty even. I don't know if anyone is kicking anyone's butt. Probably over time IB will take in more than D9, but you never know. Additionally, IB had more than double the budget, plus a ton of named stars, while D9 has Wickus.

/rooting for the underdog

whiskeyinthejar: BalugaJoe: Brad Pitt sucks.

...why? He's a legitimately talented actor.

I agree with this 100 percent. That being said, I have seldom laughed so hard and long at any scene in a movie as the one in Meet Joe Black where Pitt was hit by the car and went flying.

scottydoesntknow: I could hear 4 of them snoring, one in front passed out in his girlfriend's lap

You may think he was passed out. Others may interpret that scenario a bit differently.

oldebayer: scottydoesntknow: I could hear 4 of them snoring, one in front passed out in his girlfriend's lap

You may think he was passed out. Others may interpret that scenario a bit differently.

Head in female lap= ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

I was really looking forward to Inglourious Basterds, but it's just not a good movie. It suffers from a rather boring plot and a few bad casting decisions. Tarantino usually excels at storytelling and casting, but he missed the mark this time. Kinda sad, really.

I can't comment on District 9. I'm really looking forward to it, but it doesn't start here until end of October, and that pisses me off.

Hmm, which Inglourious Basterds thread should I post in? The 5 we got yesterday or the 5 we'll get today?

It's like audiencegoers yucking it up at a movie about slaughtering Confederate soldiers.

In 1930.

But I must admit that that's a pretty good run for the show; Nazi Menace from Hollywood is about to turn 70, which is almost as long-lived as Guiding Light, poor thing.

Hilarious-because-gory kosher revenge fantasy; self-conscious blockbuster retooling of American icon into NWO globalist terror-fighter; Sci-Fi thinly-veiled parable about the evils of apartheid.

Sounds like fine stuff.

Can't wait to do my part as a good American consumer and purveyor of services and spend my $40 on all three.

emilyek_1: It's like audiencegoers yucking it up at a movie about slaughtering Confederate soldiers.

In 1930.

But I must admit that that's a pretty good run for the show; Nazi Menace from Hollywood is about to turn 70, which is almost as long-lived as Guiding Light, poor thing.

Hilarious-because-gory kosher revenge fantasy; self-conscious blockbuster retooling of American icon into NWO globalist terror-fighter; Sci-Fi thinly-veiled parable about the evils of apartheid.

Sounds like fine stuff.

Can't wait to do my part as a good American consumer and purveyor of services and spend my $40 on all three.

You sound fat.

Movie was awesome. Dialog was somewhat drawn out but I didn't really mind it. Found all scenes where Nazis were killed laughingly good. Landa is the best character as the reviews have stated. Need to see movie a second time.

emilyek_1: It's like audiencegoers yucking it up at a movie about slaughtering Confederate soldiers.

No, it's nothing at all like that, that's a terrible analogy.

emilyek_1: Can't wait to do my part as a good American consumer and purveyor of services and spend my $40 on all three.

Oh I see, you just want something to whine about. D9 and Inglourious Basterds are two damn fine movies. Quit being such a downer and actually see the films you're criticizing.

It didn't suck but it was a let down and not what I was expecting. I didn't need 2.5 hours of the Basterds killing Nazis but it would have been nice if they were in the movie more since the farking thing is named after them.

I found the movie very enjoyable, although it wasn;t the movie i paid to see. For something called Inglorious Basterds which is advertised as an over-the-top Nazi kill fest the over-the-top Nazi-killers are barely in it.Instead i got treated to what i feel was a very memorable performance by Christoph Waltz as the SS agent Landa the Jew Hunter. Pitt just seemed to be there to ham it up and bring some star power.

Some people call this film shallow, i disagree. There are many moments of interesting dramatic conflict and tension. Additionally the climax, for me, made me feel unsettled, and i think that was QTs point all along in this movie. Propaganada can lable people as enemies of the state or nazis, take away your perception of their humanity, but in the end they're still people.

I was surprised by how engrossed I was in the Shoshanna storyline. This was an exceptional film. Perhaps QT's most complete film.

For all the talk of depth, nothing QT has done has had as much depth as this film.

scottydoesntknow: Inglorious Basterds was terrible. I was expecting a Kill Bill-esque film with Crazy SS instead of Crazy 88s. Instead it was Pearl Harbor with Nazis instead of Japanese. Brad Pitt's character was great, but was only in the movie for an honest 25 minutes (it's 2.5 hours long).

If you want long-winded dialogue, see this movie. If you want good-ole-fashioned Nazi killing, go play Call of Duty.

This. The Brad Pitt and the end scene were awesome but not with the two hours/$10 for it. Bit-torrent this when a good enough version is out.

Yesdog: Unless you are a studio executive, do you really care that Simon and the Chipmunks II made 30 mil opening weekend?

Alvin will. He won't believe Simon got top billing!!

emilyek_1: It's like audiencegoers yucking it up at a movie about slaughtering Confederate soldiers.

In 1930.

But I must admit that that's a pretty good run for the show; Nazi Menace from Hollywood is about to turn 70, which is almost as long-lived as Guiding Light, poor thing.

Hilarious-because-gory kosher revenge fantasy; self-conscious blockbuster retooling of American icon into NWO globalist terror-fighter; Sci-Fi thinly-veiled parable about the evils of apartheid.

Sounds like fine stuff.

Can't wait to do my part as a good American consumer and purveyor of services and spend my $40 on all three.

RON PAUL!

Or should I yell something about Alex Jones, I'm not sure anymore...

Even though IB wasn't what I was expecting I was highly entertained by it, Landa definitely stole the show.

it's brilliant... but ironically it might be more for people with patience and taste.

Just saw Inglorious Basterds last night and it was awesome. Christopher Waltz, who played Hans Landa was excellent, this is one of the most fun performances to watch I've seen in a long time. Melanie Laurent who playsh Shosanna was also very good. It was a good story with lots of iconic performances and great scenes, the dialogue was just what you'd expect from Tarantino, which if you didn't like that kind of thing, I'm not sure why you'd be there in the first place.

All around had a great time, highly recommended.

This week we learned that you shouldn't make an expensive action movie that has little appeal outside of the USA, given that if it tanks domestically you've screwed the pooch. So now you know...

BalugaJoe: Brad Pitt sucks.

You don't like dags, do you?