Serious Movie Discussion

[champkind]

ive never seen requim for a dream, my brother has recommended me to. is it worth the watch?

[X The Dude X]

Originally Posted by Bullitt68

I disagree that Reservoir Dogs should be remade.

1) That cast cannot be replaced.

2) No current screenwriter would do Tarantino justice.

3) I think maybe including the robbery would've worked, but it wasn't necessary and IMO isn't worth remaking [and most likely leaving a shit-stain on] such a superb film for.

4) I haven't seen it in a while, but IIRC, you can hear the commotion outside the warehouse of Buscemi getting caught.

I've heard that said a lot when I mention wanting to remake it. Granted it'd be hard to replace that cast, but I think it's possible. And I like Tarantino, but he's not the best screenwriter in town, it's possible to work off of his sccript and add what needs to be added for the extra scenes.

To see the robbery would add a lot of depth to the movie IMO. And you hear the commotion with Mr. Pink outside the warehouse, but it's inclusive if he lives or dies, which was a pretty cool way to end the flick. But I'd like to show closure of that if I were to re-do it.

[vince89]

Reservoir Dogs is over-rated.

[HuntersCreed]

None of this encourages me to want to see RFAD.

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by champkind

ive never seen requim for a dream, my brother has recommended me to. is it worth the watch?

Every movie is worth a watch because every individual will get something different out of it. I personally didn't care for it, but who knows how you'll view the film?

Originally Posted by X The Dude X

I've heard that said a lot when I mention wanting to remake it. Granted it'd be hard to replace that cast, but I think it's possible.

Agree to disagree, then, because I don't think it'd work at all. That cast was phenomenal, and what's more: They all performed exceptionally.

Originally Posted by X The Dude X

And I like Tarantino, but he's not the best screenwriter in town, it's possible to work off of his sccript and add what needs to be added for the extra scenes.

Tarantino may not be the "best," but he is one of the most distinct voices in screenwriting. Nobody I've ever seen has ever written dialogue as skillfully and been able to establish such seamless relationships between wide varieties of characters in the same way Tarantino has done, and Reservoir Dogs is, along with Pulp Fiction, the best example of that skill.

I just don't think anybody out there could do Tarantino justice.

Originally Posted by X The Dude X

To see the robbery would add a lot of depth to the movie IMO.

Maybe, but I don't think it's necessary since the robbery isn't what the film was about. It's the same as Hitchcock's MacGuffin: It's just a tool to advance the story.

Reservoir Dogs is about the AFTERMATH of the robbery, the way the characters interact with each other and the paranoia that permeates the crew, and while the robbery would've been one more good scene, it wasn't necessary and I don't think anything was lost in the film that resulted.

Originally Posted by X The Dude X

And you hear the commotion with Mr. Pink outside the warehouse, but it's inclusive if he lives or dies, which was a pretty cool way to end the flick. But I'd like to show closure of that if I were to re-do it.

Eh, I think that'd be superfluous. Keitel and Roth were the main characters and their relationship evolved into the most important aspect of the story and closing the film out on them was IMO the right move on Tarantino's part.

[HuntersCreed]

Who are a few of your favorite actors, actresses, directors, and film studios just out of curiosity?

I'm hoping this doesn't turn this thread into a debate over who's shitty and who's not. I'm just curious who some favorites are.

Here are mine.
Actors
Aaron Eckhardt
Vincent DiOnofrio
Kevin Spacey
Tim Robbins
Michael Cain
Daniel Craig
Jason Statham- When he plays the same character that he always does.
Robert Downey Jr.- Something about the arrogance/over confidence he brings to a role sells it for me.


Actresses
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Abigail Breslin
Julia Stiles- I think she could do very well if she's ever given a quality role.
Drew Barrymore- more because of childhood memories. I don't consider her a real quality actress.

Directors
Tim Burton
Clint Eastwood
Guilermo Del Toro
Mel Gibson
Peter Jackson
Martin Scorsese

Film Studios
Lionsgate
Picturehouse

[YeahBee]

remaking resevoir Dogs you are crazy

[YeahBee]

What I want to see is Thin Red Line part 2

I read somewhere that Mallick at first cut had like an 8 hour long movie, so there gotta be 1 or 2 OTHER movies somehwere in that extra footage, I mean big acotrs like Travolta and Clooney are credited like everybody else and filmed like everybody else but only have like cameos

[X The Dude X]

HuntersCreed, here's my list:

Actors
Robert DeNiro
Ray Liotta
Aaron Eckhart
Kevin Spacey
Dennis Hopper
Jack Nicholson
Steve Buscemi
Honorable Mentions
Jeff Bridges
Ed Norton
Tom Hanks

Actresses(this one will be difficult honestly, determining who is good between who I just want to fuck)
Kate Beckinsale
Francis McDormand
Annette Benning
Evangeline Lilly
Elizabeth Shue
Jennifer Connley
(I'll admit that some of those choices were influenced by my schlong)

Directors
Martin Scorsese
Steven Spielberg(mostly his pre-90's work)
Alfred Hitchcock
Chrispoter Nolan
Terry Gilliam

[Bullitt68]

I already put up my favorites list, so here are some more lists of mine:

ACTORS:

Robert De Niro
Steve McQueen
Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant
James Cagney
Spencer Tracy
Humphrey Bogart
Vincent Price
Bela Lugosi
Dustin Hoffman

DIRECTORS:

Stanley Kubrick
Martin Scorsese
Alfred Hitchcock
Sergio Leone
John McTiernan
James Cameron
Michael Mann
George Cukor
Orson Welles
Quentin Tarantino

And then a little list I made of the best films by category:

ACTION:
Die Hard

COMEDY:
Return of the Pink Panther

ROMANTIC COMEDY:
Adam's Rib

SATIRE:
Dr. Strangelove

MUSICAL:
Yankee Doodle Dandy

SCIENCE FICTION:
2001

HORROR:
The Shining

OLD HORROR:
House of Wax

SILENT:
Metropolis

CRIME:
Heat

MOB:
The Godfather II

GANGSTER:
Once Upon a Time in America

OLD-SCHOOL GANGSTER:
Angels With Dirty Faces

FILM NOIR:
The Maltese Falcon

WAR:
The Deer Hunter

WESTERN:
Once Upon a Time in the West

SAMURAI:
Seven Samurai

MARTIAL ARTS:
Enter the Dragon

And with that, WAR SHERK!!!!