Serious Movie Discussion

[Johner]

Originally Posted by JSN

actualy just looked up 'brick' and that sounds more like 21 jump street: the movie but instead of johnny depp it's got that not hunky douchebag from 'third cock from your bum.'

He's actually become quite good since leaving that show. He's great in Brick and The Lookout.

[redjako]

Originally Posted by Bullitt68

Burn After Reading was hysterical. Great storytelling on the part of the Coen brothers and both Brad Pitt and George Clooney were hilarious.

Burn After ReadingIt was pretty good...I actually did think Brad Pitt was overplaying his bit most of the time...I think the soundtrack was epic, lol. The soundtrack, plot, and final scene was awesome.

[redjako]

Originally Posted by Johner

He's actually become quite good since leaving that show. He's great in Brick and The Lookout.

Since you put Brick and The Lookout in the same range, I'll definatly check it out. Brick's highly recommended, a great little "crime" flick with a nice spin on the genre. I had to rewind the shit half the time to catch the dialogue.

[JSN]

Originally Posted by Johner

He's actually become quite good since leaving that show. He's great in Brick and The Lookout.

orly?

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[hugekent]

Originally Posted by Will Jacobs

I laughed throughout Burn After Reading, but I'm a big fan of the Coen's style and I can definitely see why people would not like it.

The present that Clooney made for his wife made the entire theater lose their minds for at least a full minute. There were people around me still laughing at that like five minutes after the scene.

That surprises me. I got a smile out of it and enjoyed it, but I certainly didn't find it laugh out loud funny.

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by flosh

On another note, I just finished Magnolia. Fucking excellent. Fastest 3 hours I have sat through, and when the credits rolled I still didn't want it to end. Every character was developed so gracefully and had so much depth to them. Cruise was my favorite but every one of them should be recognized.

QFT. It's been a really long time since I watched that and yet I still remember just about everything. Fantastic film.

Originally Posted by flosh

After seeing this, I think PTA is definitely top 5 alive.

Magnolia is the only film of his I think is better than average, so I can't agree here, but Magnolia is still great.

Originally Posted by Johner

Sorry, but Pulp Fiction is not superior to Forrest Gump on a technical or acting level.

Tom Hanks was the only person in Forrest Gump who performed well whereas everyone in Pulp Fiction performed well, even people like Christopher Walken and Harvey Keitel, who weren't even in the film very long.

And from a filmmaking standpoint, Pulp Fiction puts Forrest Gump to shame. Everything from the writing to the directing to the cinematography to the music to the editing to the sound and everything in between was top-notch.

The same can't be said about Forrest Gump, which is very unspectacular filmmaking carried by a spectacular performance.

Originally Posted by JSN

orly?

Oh no. Havoc! Make it stop!!!!!!!!

[YeahBee]

The same can't be said about Forrest Gump, which is very unspectacular filmmaking carried by a spectacular performance.

FG tells a great story it is more then jsut Hanls playing a slight retard
And dude you cannot have an opinion on music (causeo f the whole PHil Collins thing)

FG has a great soundtrack that lends itself great to the movie

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by YeahBee

FG tells a great story it is more then jsut Hanls playing a slight retard

No, it's not.

Originally Posted by YeahBee

And dude you cannot have an opinion on music (causeo f the whole PHil Collins thing)

I'm listening to Way of the World as I type this

Originally Posted by YeahBee

FG has a great soundtrack that lends itself great to the movie

Very few films have a better soundtrack than Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump isn't one of them. Not only are the songs Tarantino used great, but they work so well with the scenes.

The Son of a Preacher Man scene might be the best use of a preexisting song in a film.

[Jimmy Needles]

Originally Posted by YeahBee

FG tells a great story it is more then jsut Hanls playing a slight retard
And dude you cannot have an opinion on music (causeo f the whole PHil Collins thing)

FG has a great soundtrack that lends itself great to the movie

exactly, these guys argue about sound, directing, acting, etc. and leave out the most important part: story, which is way better than pulp fiction. Not to mention Forrest Gump has alot more parts that tug at your emotions. And give me one aspect of Pulp Fiction that inspires anybody like Forrest Gump does.

I could probably write a thesis on how Forrest Gump shows the great side of america while pulp fiction shows the bad.

[gogoGomi]

Forrest Gump is basically a fairy tale told by a lovable retard. Not awful imo, but why would you ever want to watch it a second time? Listening to Hanks accent for 3 long hours, and those pointless whimsical little fables...

Pulp Fiction is a stark contrast, rich with engaging performances. Shot brilliantly, unrivaled soundtrack and chock full of more quotable dialogue than any film of my generation that comes to mind.

Perhaps PF features unsavory aspects of US culture, at least the story is rooted in reality.