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    Mean Streets (1973)

    Even accounting for some impressionistic French New Wave influence, the film is still a little shoddy as story -- De Niro's performance is indeed great, but his character's agitator function clangs and grows a bit tiresome in this loose storytelling context. It is casually astonishing as a directorial showcase though, so sensual and vivid in fusing various cinematic influences and techniques (so many tracking shots!) to capture Scorsese's own childhood memories and his still-present thematic hangups. That tracking shot on drunk Keitel, bathed in the bar's red glow, really signals a unique talent fueled by youthful verve; even with occasional bumps it's intoxicating to watch a whole film thrums with such energy. 7/10

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

    “What the hell did they expect for their lousy 35 cents, to live forever?”

    Incredible snapshot of 70's NYC wrapped around a rollickin' thriller. Every inch of the film and characters are invested with such specific inner lives and texture, down to even the crowd ("Booooo!") and brief bit players (that old woman who was dead drunk throughout the whole thing -- legendary), that it elevates the thrills so much with that hostile NYC realism and vibe. Even the racism and sexism feel so realistically portrayed of its specific time without crossing the line into egged on or malicious on the film's part. All cinched with one of the great final shots, glorious in its abrupt cut to black. 8.5/10
    Midnight Run (1988) - 9
    The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
    The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
    Sisters (1973) - 6.5
    Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5

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    Quote Quoting Peng (view post)

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
    8.5/10
    I didn't watch this film until after I saw the remake. This film is so[
    ] much better than the remake.

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    Quote Quoting Skitch (view post)
    I didn't watch this film until after I saw the remake. This film is so[
    ] much better than the remake.
    Same. I liked late-period Tony Scott quite a bit but if I saw the original first I would have been so annoyed at his remake haha.
    Midnight Run (1988) - 9
    The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
    The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
    Sisters (1973) - 6.5
    Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5

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    Watched Kill Bill Vol. 1 again last night.

    My opinion hasn’t changed at all.

    Low tier Tarantino.

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    Well, it's only half a movie, so...

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    2 is worse.

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    But put together, the whole package is great.

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    Well, it's only half a movie, so...
    I didn't pay for half a ticket.
    Just because...
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    My hot take is that Part 1 is the best, part 2 was unnecessary, and I have no interest in watching the combined version
    ‎The severed arm perfectly acquitted itself, because of the simplicity of its wishes and its total lack of doubt.

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    Quote Quoting Milky Joe (view post)
    My hot take is that Part 1 is the best, part 2 was unnecessary, and I have no interest in watching the combined version
    ^ This.

    But also: What annoyed me about "Kill Bill" (and still does) is it set a commercial precedent that lasted for over a decade. Sometimes there's a good reason for splitting a single story into multiple parts but most of the time, culturally, we end up with "The Hobbit III" and a genuine WTF.

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    I'm a basic bitch in that I like part 1, love part 2, and adore the combined package.

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    Quote Quoting Ezee E (view post)
    I'm a basic bitch in that I like part 1, love part 2, and adore the combined package.
    Me too. My favorite QT film.

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    Kill Bill 1 is fine but his most juvenile film, Kill Bill 2 is kinda boring.
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    I didn't pay for half a ticket.
    Then you got screwed.

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    His worst writing, and action scenes that are beautifully filmed but horrifically edited. The epic finale against the Crazy 88 was the worst offender in this regard.

    This is Tarantino at his most self masturbatory.

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    Quote Quoting megladon8 (view post)
    This is Tarantino at his most self masturbatory.
    I'd argue The Hateful Eight holds that distinction.

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    Vol 2 is definitely worse than Vol 1. I remember loving it when I saw it in theaters, but I haven't watched it since. That's telling. I rewatch Pulp Fiction annually.
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    Quote Quoting megladon8 (view post)
    His worst writing, and action scenes that are beautifully filmed but horrifically edited. The epic finale against the Crazy 88 was the worst offender in this regard.

    This is Tarantino at his most self masturbatory.
    Just for comparison, what do you regard as his best writing?

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    Quote Quoting Irish (view post)
    Just for comparison, what do you regard as his best writing?
    Probably Inglourious Basterds or Jackie Brown.

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    Quote Quoting megladon8 (view post)
    Probably Inglourious Basterds
    Can’t argue with that!

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    Quote Quoting TGM (view post)
    I'd argue The Hateful Eight holds that distinction.
    Between this and Death Proof.

    I feel like Hateful Eight might be ideas and characters that evolved from the Django Unchained cutting floor. He liked them so much and chatted it up enough that it eventually became it's own thing. It wouldn't have surprised me if Major Marquis Warren was originally Django far after he got free.

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    I love Kill Bill Vol. 2 but I think Vol. 1 is his worst movie. I still like that one, too.
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    Mean Streets is an almost great film for being a raw, early film from a master director. Netflix has some
    Scorsese movies I need to watch.
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    Quote Quoting MadMan (view post)
    I love Kill Bill Vol. 2 but I think Vol. 1 is his worst movie. I still like that one, too.
    Switch this around for my opinion.

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    Most people prefer Vol 1 over 2.
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