Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: Inglourious Basterds Reviou

Can't wait to see it. I've been sick for like 5 w...

2009-09-09T17:53:04.678+01:00

Can't wait to see it. I've been sick for like 5 weeks now, or I would have seen it when it came out. I'll see it this weekend. I'm looking forward to the Diane Kruger dialogue scene.

We went to the pub instead on Sunday, so I still h...

2009-09-03T21:46:05.649+01:00

We went to the pub instead on Sunday, so I still haven't seen it. Might have to wait for the DVD....

Yep - I'll see it. I was not a big fan of Jackie B...

2009-09-02T20:09:50.232+01:00

Yep - I'll see it. I was not a big fan of Jackie Brown - but I'll see this one. CHEERS!

I like it even more now that a little more time is...

2009-09-02T20:09:36.269+01:00

I like it even more now that a little more time is passed... :)

I will be glad if I get to Julia Julie before it i...

2009-09-02T08:02:48.258+01:00

I will be glad if I get to Julia Julie before it is gone. I don't see many movies, until they wind up on TV.

Going to see this tonight... after seeing some les...

2009-08-30T12:09:52.729+01:00

Going to see this tonight... after seeing some less-than-positive reviews, I was a bit iffy about it, but yours has given me hope since we generally like the same sort of stuff. And I do, in general, like QT's movies. Never seen 'Jackie Brown' though...

Self-indulgent or not in occasions I'd love to see...

2009-08-30T11:59:31.931+01:00

Self-indulgent or not in occasions I'd love to see this latest QT movie still. Maybe it's not cinema classic as we know it, but there's something in his movies I love and keep going back to. Which means I watch them every time they become available on cable television. Ahehehe. CDs and DVDs have killed two movie houses in our small town. No choice. City is too far away - not worth the bother at all.

I'm curious too about the short film..lol.. Thank...

2009-08-30T11:43:58.582+01:00

I'm curious too about the short film..lol..

Thanks for the review, I'm a big Brad Pitt fan. I'll surely watch it.

I might get round to it. I've just got round to wa...

2009-08-29T17:21:28.741+01:00

I might get round to it. I've just got round to watching Blade Runner on DVD, if that gives you an idea of my film-watching timescales! Brilliant film!

Seen it twice now and i loved it both times. Waltz...

2009-08-29T00:37:28.582+01:00

Seen it twice now and i loved it both times. Waltz is terrific as is Pitt's redneck Aldo. It is oddly spaced and some people will ay there's too much talking in it. However that doesn't bother me in the slightest as i think QT is probably the best at writing dialogue in Hollywood(and he knows it). Its surprising,violent, indulgent but hilarious,exhilariting,well-written and hugely entertaining. I think it's his best since Kill Bill vol.1 and certaintly on par with it if not better. Nothing will beat RD or PF though...

Hope: I'm never very far away. :) Since seeing i...

2009-08-28T20:21:41.235+01:00

Hope: I'm never very far away. :)

Since seeing it, I think I've revised my opinion upwards to very good.

Susan: Are you home yet? Bring Sunshine!!!

Jim: I think Japanese names are cool - I'd be better if I had a Japanese name... :)

Rachel Fox: Was that where he touched on the gay aspects of Top Gun? I hear he 'borrowed' that off his mate Roger Avery... allegedly. :)

Blaithin: What Blathin said... :)

Sally: Go and see it. Just bring someone on a date - they'll think you're the coolest - and will be right. :)

I do want to go and see it, but the problem is dru...

2009-08-28T12:10:48.992+01:00

I do want to go and see it, but the problem is drumming up a few like-minded ladies. I think they'd rather be watching [insert name of rom-com here], and I'm not really much for big-screen violence myself. There's always the DVD I guess.

I loved Christopher Waltz too. He was my favourite...

2009-08-28T00:41:50.728+01:00

I loved Christopher Waltz too. He was my favourite character. WWII is one of 3 topics I steer clear of in the cinema but this had enough other things to draw me in. I'm still reeling in how great I found it.

I loved the use of indiginous actors & their langauges. I love the juxtaposition of the spagetti comedy of the plot with the authenticity of actors and speech that you wouldn't normally get in a serious war film.

Always been a big Til Schweiger fan and Daneil Bruhl, aka Germany's Toby Maguire, is great it in too. Melanie Laurent's character just annoyed me, but all that's just my rabid teutonophilia.

As for the pacing, I didn't find that a problem at all. I mean it had chapter headings & graphic pointers to key nazis, what more do you want. I loved that 3 finger twist, and the English officer, totally loved his accent. And of course Brad speaking Italian with his US brawl. Great stuff.

I'd recommend it to all.

Good review but not a film I will rush to. I could...

2009-08-27T20:42:19.226+01:00

Good review but not a film I will rush to. I could never understand all the fuss about Reservoir Dogs - bored me senseless. I liked bits of Pulp Fiction and much of Jackie Brown (but mainly because the lead actress was so good). What's the film where Tarantino plays a guy droning on in a party? Can't remember. I liked him doing that. He's pretty funny.
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Interesting perspective, Ken. I think Tarantino ha...

2009-08-27T11:23:56.800+01:00

Interesting perspective, Ken. I think Tarantino has a lot going for him as long as you approach him with the right attitude. I'm not a great lover of war films so I won't be rushing to see this one but if it comes on the tele I'd have no problem watching it.

My viewing last night was Kurosawa's Dreams. I've waited years to see it and it was all subtitled. The film is simply 8 of the director's dreams. There is no connecting story at all. I mention this because this is also a film where you need a certain mindset to appreciate it. Beautifully shot but overlong. The final section with 103-year-old man was worth the wait though.

I'm ashamed to admit it (ok, no I'm not) but I did...

2009-08-27T06:19:16.645+01:00

I'm ashamed to admit it (ok, no I'm not) but I didn't even consider seeing this one because Brad Pitt is in it. I can't stand the man.

Don't know if I could get past the misspellings either...
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And I thought we'd lost you to the film world perm...

2009-08-27T00:35:10.224+01:00

And I thought we'd lost you to the film world permanently. So, how is YOUR endeavor going?

No, I didn't ask first just to be polite. QT is an acquired taste, one I've never um...cultivated. Although I love Kevin Smith, not so much QT. Too many times he comes across as a nerd who finally got enough money to make the movie he wanted to watch. Too self indulgent for me...like Michael Moore. Wonder why it doesn't bother me when Kevin Smith enters his own pictures?

Oh, I'll watch it when it hits the movie channel next fall, but doubt I'll go see it. Not a big Brad Pitt fan either. I know...they practically begged me to turn in my "female membership card" for that declaration.

But I'm glad you offer honest reviews. Violence and Language are as apparent as QT's titles. :) Thanks for aiding in the movie choices. Missed "seeing" you here.