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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "vagrantpacific"
<pacificvagrant@...> wrote:
> Tarintino has this gimmick that works really well if
you're not
paying attention. Uses tons
> of dialogue and stretches the scene out way longer
than what's
traditionally accepted, then
> throws some really graphic violence at the viewer to
flip the tone.
Rewatch his thin
> catalogue; it's his one trick. His voices all sound
the same and
the only stuff he can have
> his characters talk about is pop/industry related --
he's the Keven
Smith of crime movies.
> The only thing which made R.D. and P.F. different
was the amazing
work by
> cinematographer Andrezj Sekula who actually directed
those movies,
and of course
> Tarintino took all the credit. I made a movie with
Sekula a couple
years ago called the
> Pleasure Drivers and what that dude accomplished
with under a
million shows yet again
> how naive and tired all this Tarantino love
is.
>
> - adam
> >
>
What you call gimmick I would call style. I thought you were
going to call out his circular storytelling which he did with
perfection in Pulp Fiction, and half of Hollywood seemed to
try ripping off later, as his gimmick. As far as R.D. and
P.F. being similar, no. Not in the least, at least other than
they're both rich with dialogue and strong character
development. Come on, one's a great failed heist movie, the
other a nifty car chase/revenge flick. As far as his voices
all sounding the same? What other characters of his sounded
like Mr. Pink? Or Mr. White? None of the characters in D.P.
sounded alike. As far as Tarantino using dialogue and
character development to heighten tension and make the
violence more hardhitting, yeah, I'll give Tarantino credit
for that, as well as deserving all the accolades he's
received for being one of the best movie makers of his
generation.
Mark--I'd suggest seeing Jackie Brown again. The movie is far
better than the above average Leonard book. Rum Punch, it was
based on. The desperation these characters felt on needing
that big score so they can check out of a lousy existence,
was something I found really well done. Great acting, too, by
Pam Grier and the bail bondsman.
--Dave Z.
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