tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456620400015224634.post1520340668104878548..comments2024-03-28T03:20:00.951+01:00Comments on Film Fan: Inglourious Basterds (5 Stars)Mike Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09079744279692869325noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456620400015224634.post-1796943663940281362016-02-17T14:51:41.158+01:002016-02-17T14:51:41.158+01:00Tastes are different, of course. I didn't see ...Tastes are different, of course. I didn't see "Jackie Brown" until quite late, about 2005, but I loved it immediately.<br /><br />I already knew Samuel L. Jackson as an actor, but two films that I saw at approximately the same time made him one of my favourite actors. One film was "The Red Violin". The other was "Jackie Brown". Totally different roles, but both were played convincingly.Mike Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079744279692869325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456620400015224634.post-22402496033618237282016-02-13T00:20:48.321+01:002016-02-13T00:20:48.321+01:00I do admit I saw Jackie brown only on original rel...I do admit I saw Jackie brown only on original release. I still think Jackson has done much better elsewhere. If he impressed you and got you into more films he did his job. I just didn't care for the character or the performance that time.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372675604861223439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456620400015224634.post-18991334248126559412016-02-12T12:58:15.717+01:002016-02-12T12:58:15.717+01:00Too much emphasis was made on Brad Pitt because he...Too much emphasis was made on Brad Pitt because he was the film's biggest star. I can't call him the film's "leading actor", though. The combination of actors was more important than what any one of them did, much the same as in "Pulp Fiction". If I were forced to call anyone in "Inglourious Basterds" the lead actor it would be Christoph Waltz.<br /><br />As for Samuel L. Jackson giving a poor performance in "Jackie Brown"... I can't believe you think that. For me it's one of the films that first made me appreciate him as an actor.Mike Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079744279692869325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456620400015224634.post-24224558242301079432016-02-08T18:01:18.769+01:002016-02-08T18:01:18.769+01:00Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are brilliant effo...Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are brilliant efforts, but most of his other stuff has had elements I felt that took away from the overall effect. Jackie Brown was a fun film but had a notably poor performance from Sam L Jackson. This film has Waltz and some other good performances, but I also immediately forgot half the characters. Brad Pitt may as well not have been in it, given how he gets overshadowed..Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372675604861223439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456620400015224634.post-3516258860965282592016-02-07T11:41:24.067+01:002016-02-07T11:41:24.067+01:00Why do you think it's uneven? There's a co...Why do you think it's uneven? There's a contrast between the extended conversations -- Tarantino's trademark -- and the action scenes, but that's a mark of good film making.<br /><br />As for you comment on Christoph Waltz, I totally agree. Blofeld should have been more like SS Landa.Mike Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079744279692869325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456620400015224634.post-33914000590068418612016-01-29T22:37:16.813+01:002016-01-29T22:37:16.813+01:00Introduced me to the sublime David Bowie song &quo...Introduced me to the sublime David Bowie song "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)". The film is for me a typically uneven Tarantino effort, but still very memorable. If only Waltz could just replicate this character in Bond.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372675604861223439noreply@blogger.com