I never have been as big of a Quentin Tarantino fan as some people I know - okay, most people I know. I think Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction were pretty good and everything he’s done since then (what little there is) has been chasing the dream. And, yes, that includes Kill Bill (both volumes).
I have, however, been very much intrigued by a film he’s been working on since like our nation’s Bicentennial (look it up) called Inglorious Bastards. Seriously, he’s been writing on the film for six years and it’s been his next movie pretty much since the day he first mentioned it. Unfortunately, nothing has ever seemed to really happened on the film.
AICN, however, recently got some new news on the project. Knowles and Company are saying that the film is now going to be split into TWO FILMS just like Kill Bill was a couple of years ago.
It seems that Tarantino is at least loosely basing his film on a film of the same name by Enzo Castellari. Severin Films is releasing a 3-disc DVD of that film on July 29 and on one of those DVDs is a 40 minute interview between Quentin Tarantino and Enzo Castellari. In the interview we learn the following:
The first big thing we learn is that Quentin has been writing almost non-stop on INGLORIOUS BASTARDS - and that the premise is the basic jumping off point from Enzo’s original - that you had a bunch of hardened criminals on a military transport during World War II - that got ambushed by the Nazis. Everyone but the criminals gets killed and the prisoners decide to make their way to neutral Switzerland - and must fight the Nazis and the Allies to get there. It’s a true No Man’s Land scenario.
Well, as Quentin has been writing this - he’s done so much research into the actual events of World War II as well as the cinema of World War 2 - that the story kept growing and growing. It became too big for one film - so he’s turned it into 2. That’s right, INGLORIOUS BASTARDS will be two movies… not unlike KILL BILL.
Of course, this is Quentin talking so I’m not sure I’m ready to set that in stone just yet. Tarantino is known more for talking about the movies he wants to make more than he is actually making them. This could just be a crazy idea he’s come up with and hasn’t run past anyone at the studio or anywhere else. There’s no way to know for sure.
In the interview Tarantino also says that he isn’t writing any of the parts in the movie with any individual actors in mind. If you know anything about the Tarantino mythology you’ll know that he is said to have written many of the parts in his films with particular actors in mind - Uma Thurman as The Bride, Pam Grier as Jackie Brown, etc.
I also thought this was especially interesting.
The opening sequence of Quentin’s film is apparently going to be something extraordinary - as Enzo Castellari was geeking out big time just thinking about what Quentin had told him.
So this is definitely one of the movies I want to keep my eyes on. Although I haven’t always been a huge Tarantino fan I’d love to see what he’d actually do with a WWII movie. I think splitting it into two parts will be fine as long as the story needs the extra time and it isn’t just because Tarantino wants to do a 30 minute slo-motion battle scene (check out the article on AICN, it could happen).
Well, I'm a pretty big Tarantino fan and I can't wait for this to finally get done…hopefully.
This was interesting: “Well, as Quentin has been writing this - he’s done so much research into the actual events of World War II as well as the cinema of World War 2 - that the story kept growing and growing.” I wonder how much consultation he received from Spike Lee…
Well, I'm a pretty big Tarantino fan and I can't wait for this to finally get done…hopefully.
This was interesting: “Well, as Quentin has been writing this - he’s done so much research into the actual events of World War II as well as the cinema of World War 2 - that the story kept growing and growing.” I wonder how much consultation he received from Spike Lee…
LOL - Yeah, I can see it now. Tarantino will make half the men black and Spike Lee will get mad because they're low-lifes who set a bad example for their race.
LOL - Yeah, I can see it now. Tarantino will make half the men black and Spike Lee will get mad because they're low-lifes who set a bad example for their race.
LOL
LOL
Where are the Mexicans? LOL!
Where are the Mexicans? LOL!
El Mariachi
El Mariachi
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LOL
Like Shyamalan, Tarantino peaked a long time ago. Hell, even Jean Claude Van Damme, who peaked with his awesome debut in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, continued to at least work in films (direct to video or not) instead of just talking about it for years and years.
Like Shyamalan, Tarantino peaked a long time ago. Hell, even Jean Claude Van Damme, who peaked with his awesome debut in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, continued to at least work in films (direct to video or not) instead of just talking about it for years and years.
The difference between Tarantino and those other people is that he has genuine skills so a few years off is not going to effect his star status or box office draw.
The difference between Tarantino and those other people is that he has genuine skills so a few years off is not going to effect his star status or box office draw.
Could he do a split? Could he make that “I just hit something REALLY hard” “Aaiiiiii!” noise and face? I think not.
Tarantino's problem is that he's a one-trick pony. He's really GOOD at that one trick, but doing it over and over again doesn't make it more interesting, unfortunately.
Could he do a split? Could he make that “I just hit something REALLY hard” “Aaiiiiii!” noise and face? I think not.
Tarantino's problem is that he's a one-trick pony. He's really GOOD at that one trick, but doing it over and over again doesn't make it more interesting, unfortunately.
I dunno, Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill seem totally different to me, and both were HIGHLY enjoyable.
I dunno, Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill seem totally different to me, and both were HIGHLY enjoyable.
You didn't like Kill Bill? WOW…
You didn't like Kill Bill? WOW…
Eh, I just couldn't get into Kill Bill. In some ways though, I'd say QT is a hell of a homagist (well, it's a word now) because he pulls so many things from other movies and re-works them into his movies. The dialogue tends to be smart and witty, to the point that it's unnatural, and sometimes just plain gets caught up in “look how cool we are”.
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Eh, I just couldn't get into Kill Bill. In some ways though, I'd say QT is a hell of a homagist (well, it's a word now) because he pulls so many things from other movies and re-works them into his movies. The dialogue tends to be smart and witty, to the point that it's unnatural, and sometimes just plain gets caught up in “look how cool we are”.
(DOH! meant to reply to Mike)
I think you guys have Kill Bill just a tad overrated. It was okay for some cheap fun, but not exactly what I would call a great movie or anything.
I think you guys have Kill Bill just a tad overrated. It was okay for some cheap fun, but not exactly what I would call a great movie or anything.
I actually have to agree with this completely.
I actually have to agree with this completely.
Agreed.
Agreed.
I don't agree with “the dialogue tends to be smart and witty, to the point that it's unnatural.” I think that is actually QT's strong point is his dialog. And to me it sounds very natural - more natural most.
I don't agree with “the dialogue tends to be smart and witty, to the point that it's unnatural.” I think that is actually QT's strong point is his dialog. And to me it sounds very natural - more natural most.
Yeah, but that's the point sometimes, is to have witty dialogue and make things over the top, unnatural and fun.
Yeah, but that's the point sometimes, is to have witty dialogue and make things over the top, unnatural and fun.
I'm not saying it should win an academy award, but to say it was a film where he was “chasing the dream”…I don't think so.
Not everyone liked it, but it was great fun, well made, awesome visuals…and unique.
I'm not saying it should win an academy award, but to say it was a film where he was “chasing the dream”…I don't think so.
Not everyone liked it, but it was great fun, well made, awesome visuals…and unique.
Natural and INTERESTING…I never get bored listening to his characters speak, You are always expecting something great.
Natural and INTERESTING…I never get bored listening to his characters speak, You are always expecting something great.
Mike, you can't have it both ways. Either it's natural and interesting or unnatural and fun.
I'm sorry, but people don't talk like his characters in real life. They speak naturally for movie types…that's it. Sure, it's witty and fun to listen to, but it's not natural.
Mike, you can't have it both ways. Either it's natural and interesting or unnatural and fun.
I'm sorry, but people don't talk like his characters in real life. They speak naturally for movie types…that's it. Sure, it's witty and fun to listen to, but it's not natural.
Please, people don't talk like 90% of what filmmakers write for them to say.
And I CAN have it both ways if I want to
Please, people don't talk like 90% of what filmmakers write for them to say.
And I CAN have it both ways if I want to
Ditto
Ditto
Wow - to me it seems more natural than what is written for most movies. Maybe you don't run in the same circles I do.
Wow - to me it seems more natural than what is written for most movies. Maybe you don't run in the same circles I do.
Your friends walk around talking like characters out of a Quentin Tarantino movie? Wild.
Your friends walk around talking like characters out of a Quentin Tarantino movie? Wild.
Well - more like acquaintances…
Well - more like acquaintances…
Every morning when I wake up, I always look down at my feet and mutter…”Wiggle your big toe…..wiggle your big toe.”
Every morning when I wake up, I always look down at my feet and mutter…”Wiggle your big toe…..wiggle your big toe.”
LOL
LOL