Spike Lee says he won't see this movie. Tarantino uses the "n" word too much for him, and he doesn't like the way he thinks Tarantino is portraying his slave ancestors.

That's all right, Spike. I don't go to your movies.

Does anyone expect Tarantino to be politically correct in any of his movies? His movies are full of, blood, gore, and all the violence that can possibly be crammed into 2-1/2 hours, often accompanied by enough dark humor to make one laugh out loud. I did in this movie.

Politically correct or not, I loved it, but Pulp Fiction is still one of my favorites. If you don't like Quentin Tarantino movies, you won't like this one. If you do, I think you'll like it.

Quentin makes his usual cameo appearance. He's a little older and a little fatter.

I can't wait to see this one!!

And I have to wait a while. I don't like theaters anymore, especially the dirty, gross one in the nearest 'city' to me.

Dad, bless him, bought cool new huge TVs for me and my sister, and I just hooked up the surround sound, so I'm boycotting theaters...

... which means I have to wait to see Django Unchained. Wahhhhh!!

The trailers do make it look like your straight-up Tarantino, thankfully.

And as to Spike Lee, all I can say is that Tarantino screened the movie to at least one mostly black audience, and there was nothing but smiles and happy folks afterwards.

Glad you give it a thumbs up! And hey... no spoilers, folks, pleeeeease

When I read about this, watched a couple of trailers I came away with the odd feeling I'd seen it, or something like it before. The hook in the one I cannot quite remember was that James Garner was supposedly the master and kept selling the same slave. I do remember that the marketing slogay was, "To Market, To Market To Sell Your Best Friend". With

Garner in it this was nothing serious but it was diverting.

If Spike Lee is against it, can condemntations from Sharpton and Jackson be far behind? Do I care? Their opinions on anything have as much influence on me as dandruff falling from the head of another...

Sharpton and Jackson have bigger fish to fry.

What is a given about Quentin Tarantino Films?

a) they are violent festivals of blood and gore (oooh-lala as ze french say - funsies for the teenage boys)

b) they are r-rated for language

c) Even his ideas for the Muppets OZ movie were too violent.

d) He is a punchline to "A man walks into a bar with a bruised and broken duck under his arm and says--" jokes.

Pardon me if I don't register surprise at a violent Tarantino film.

Inglorious Basterds,

From Dusk Til Dawn 1 & 2

Sin City (portions)

PLanet Terror

Natural Born Killers

Kill Bill 1 and 2 (whatever that movie was supposed to be I never figure out)

Death Proff

Pulp Fiction

Natural Born Killers

Reservoir Dogs

And that's only a partial list.

Hi Dave, gotta respond to your above post

While it appears you perhaps are not a fan of Tarantino's, I'm not sure how firmly your tounge is planted in your cheek.

Whatever the case, I agree with your while absolutely LOVING his films.

(Two minor errors in your list, though; he actually had virtually nothing to do with Natural Born Killers, and you missed his 1/4 - contribution to Four Rooms, one of my favorite movies of the 90's)

The thing about Quentin, to me, is to ignore his personality (even though it's integral to his movie-making process) because the man is a fucking jerk.... but for some reason, I adore his movies, and cannot wait to see this new one. And, as much of an asshole he is, he's also funny as all heck. Go figure.

He is Seth McFarlans (He of Family Guy) counterpart; they are both unconcionably arrogant type-A overbearing impossible-boss bastards, who also happen to be able to just shit out A-1 dialogue and humour ideas without thinking.

It's only the arrogant who can really write this stuff... you have to be a bully at heart to do it, and when done well, both other bullys and touchy-feely wimp-boys like me laughs until we puke.

Which is all why I totally 'get' that others dislike his ouvre. It isn't, can NOT be, for everyone.

I watch his movies but probably not more than once or if a second time then maybe half of the movie.

His movies do overload my brain with too much violence.

There are just two Tarantino movies that I like, From Dusk Til Dawn and Kill Bill (along with a bit of Sin City). For the most part I am not a fan and not just because of the violence, I don't think most of his stories are well told. --FLO--

Haven't seen it yet, but it makes me think of Mel Brooks's "Blazing Saddles."

Sounds like Tarantino's new film redoes what has been done in many others, including "blaxploitation" films of the 1970s. Tarantino's strength is his superb technical execution, which puts him in the top ranks of directors. That and his violence, which fills seats.

Is there a castration scene in this movie? On another board someone posted photos of a nude black actor (Jamie Foxx?) hanging up-side-down with another man holding a red-hot knife near his crotch. Perhaps they were doing something else, but it sure looked like a castration to me. I haven't seen the movie, but the stills of this scene intrigue me...

Buzz1221 (imported) wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:16 pm Is there a castration scene in this movie? On another board someone posted photos of a nude black actor (Jamie Foxx?) hanging up-side-down with another man holding a red-hot knife near his crotch. Perhaps they were doing something else, but it sure looked like a castration to me. I haven't seen the movie, but the stills of this scene intrigue me...

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It was a close call, but it wasn't carried out.