I'm quite glad that Tarantino decided to drop this movie. The plot honestly doesn't sound nearly as exciting as many of his "instant classics". Tarantino is my favorite movie director of all time,...
I'm quite glad that Tarantino decided to drop this movie. The plot honestly doesn't sound nearly as exciting as many of his "instant classics".
Tarantino originally confirmed his intention to make The Movie Critic last year, saying it was “based on a guy who really lived but was never really famous, and he used to write movie reviews for a porno rag.” While that character-study description hardly sounded as grabby as the ideas behind some of his fan-favorite titles such as the Kill Bill films and Pulp Fiction, few doubted the result would be anything less than an event picture.
Tarantino is my favorite movie director of all time, but I feel like his "Once Upon a Time" fell flat, and that his envisioned "The Movie Critic" project would have experienced the same fate. Out of all his movies there's perhaps only 2-3 that have no rewatch value to me, and they are all ones with a plot and characters that are "artsy" but not captivating enough.
Highly ranking on my personal list are for sure the Kill Bill movies, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and Inglourious Basterds. Pulp Fiction is one of those borderline movies to me that is great, but contains segments that feel a bit too weird. Reservoir Dogs has a captivating plot but probably wouldn't quite fly anymore with today's audience, despite being a classic and career boost to Tarantino.
If Tarantino really wants to go out with a bang, he'll have to deliver something as memorable as the movies I listed among Kill Bill above. I think he should take his time to get it right, and I'm glad to hear he's doing that. Better to wait a while longer than rush it. My respect for Tarantino only increased following this decision, and I can't wait to see what he'll come up with.
Have you seen Jackie Brown? I recently watched that one for the first time. The bondsman’s story arc is my favorite. All of the scenes where he’s just listening to the song he heard at Jackie’s...
Have you seen Jackie Brown? I recently watched that one for the first time. The bondsman’s story arc is my favorite. All of the scenes where he’s just listening to the song he heard at Jackie’s place cracked me up. So cute and funny at the same time.
I would love to see Tarantino adapting other people's work, rather than just concentrating on filming his own stories. Jackie Brown is in my top five of a Tarantino ranking, and doing more films...
I would love to see Tarantino adapting other people's work, rather than just concentrating on filming his own stories. Jackie Brown is in my top five of a Tarantino ranking, and doing more films like that would increase his longevity as a director.
I really appreciated Jackie Brown when I rewatched it again last year. I saw it when it came out but was disappointed, likely because I was too young and just wanted more raunchy gangster stuff...
I really appreciated Jackie Brown when I rewatched it again last year. I saw it when it came out but was disappointed, likely because I was too young and just wanted more raunchy gangster stuff like Pulp Fiction and Resevoir Dogs. However, Jackie Brown is really interesting with how it has characters that don't sound like they have all their lines written by Tarantino.
Jackie Brown is soooo good! It definitely deserves to be remembered alongside Tarantinos' greatest works. Personally, my ranking is Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, Jackie Brown, Pulp...
Jackie Brown is soooo good! It definitely deserves to be remembered alongside Tarantinos' greatest works. Personally, my ranking is Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, The Hateful Eight, OUATIH, Deathproof.
From my understanding, "Once upon a time.. in Hollywood" was his big finale and the "The Movie Crittic" would be more of an epilogue. I was personally looking forward to it, hoping it could be...
From my understanding, "Once upon a time.. in Hollywood" was his big finale and the "The Movie Crittic" would be more of an epilogue. I was personally looking forward to it, hoping it could be something a bit different from him.
His ten film limit is entirely self-imposed. Get rid of that and the expectation that his "last" film needs to be an absolute banger go away entirely. For one, it's insulting to directors who have...
His ten film limit is entirely self-imposed. Get rid of that and the expectation that his "last" film needs to be an absolute banger go away entirely.
For one, it's insulting to directors who have directed incredible movies after their tenth. I get that "writer-director" is a different dynamic, but then what do you do with writers with more than ten novels or screenplays?
Tarantino's filmography has allowed him to do whatever he wants for as long as he wants to. Why throw that away?
Also, give "Once Upon a Time..." another chance. It is as rewatchable as any of his other films, and I'm sure the Movie Critic would be as well, if he'd given it a chance to see life on the screen.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is one of my favorites from him (with Django and Inglorious making the rest of my top 3 for him). It’s endlessly rewatchable for me.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is one of my favorites from him (with Django and Inglorious making the rest of my top 3 for him).
This is disappointing to hear as I was quite interested in the story but I'll always trust QT. The Once Upon... novel was a great read though, and different enough from the film to be its own...
This is disappointing to hear as I was quite interested in the story but I'll always trust QT. The Once Upon... novel was a great read though, and different enough from the film to be its own thing, so hopefully we may eventually see The Movie Critic somewhere down the road in book form.
I'm quite glad that Tarantino decided to drop this movie. The plot honestly doesn't sound nearly as exciting as many of his "instant classics".
Tarantino is my favorite movie director of all time, but I feel like his "Once Upon a Time" fell flat, and that his envisioned "The Movie Critic" project would have experienced the same fate. Out of all his movies there's perhaps only 2-3 that have no rewatch value to me, and they are all ones with a plot and characters that are "artsy" but not captivating enough.
Highly ranking on my personal list are for sure the Kill Bill movies, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and Inglourious Basterds. Pulp Fiction is one of those borderline movies to me that is great, but contains segments that feel a bit too weird. Reservoir Dogs has a captivating plot but probably wouldn't quite fly anymore with today's audience, despite being a classic and career boost to Tarantino.
If Tarantino really wants to go out with a bang, he'll have to deliver something as memorable as the movies I listed among Kill Bill above. I think he should take his time to get it right, and I'm glad to hear he's doing that. Better to wait a while longer than rush it. My respect for Tarantino only increased following this decision, and I can't wait to see what he'll come up with.
Have you seen Jackie Brown? I recently watched that one for the first time. The bondsman’s story arc is my favorite. All of the scenes where he’s just listening to the song he heard at Jackie’s place cracked me up. So cute and funny at the same time.
I would love to see Tarantino adapting other people's work, rather than just concentrating on filming his own stories. Jackie Brown is in my top five of a Tarantino ranking, and doing more films like that would increase his longevity as a director.
I really appreciated Jackie Brown when I rewatched it again last year. I saw it when it came out but was disappointed, likely because I was too young and just wanted more raunchy gangster stuff like Pulp Fiction and Resevoir Dogs. However, Jackie Brown is really interesting with how it has characters that don't sound like they have all their lines written by Tarantino.
I don't know how serious it ever was, but I remember he expressed interest in making a Star Trek film. I think that could have been pretty great.
Jackie Brown is soooo good! It definitely deserves to be remembered alongside Tarantinos' greatest works. Personally, my ranking is Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, The Hateful Eight, OUATIH, Deathproof.
From my understanding, "Once upon a time.. in Hollywood" was his big finale and the "The Movie Crittic" would be more of an epilogue. I was personally looking forward to it, hoping it could be something a bit different from him.
I'm hoping he moves to writing and cranks this out in that format. The novelization for OUATIH was great.
His ten film limit is entirely self-imposed. Get rid of that and the expectation that his "last" film needs to be an absolute banger go away entirely.
For one, it's insulting to directors who have directed incredible movies after their tenth. I get that "writer-director" is a different dynamic, but then what do you do with writers with more than ten novels or screenplays?
Tarantino's filmography has allowed him to do whatever he wants for as long as he wants to. Why throw that away?
Also, give "Once Upon a Time..." another chance. It is as rewatchable as any of his other films, and I'm sure the Movie Critic would be as well, if he'd given it a chance to see life on the screen.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is one of my favorites from him (with Django and Inglorious making the rest of my top 3 for him).
It’s endlessly rewatchable for me.
This is disappointing to hear as I was quite interested in the story but I'll always trust QT. The Once Upon... novel was a great read though, and different enough from the film to be its own thing, so hopefully we may eventually see The Movie Critic somewhere down the road in book form.