Capable of great scenes and shook things up when he first started, but most of his films are style over substance, and pretty boring. I'd agree the opening of Inglorious Basters is masterful, the rest of it is mediocre.
Django Unchained was good until that incredibly tedious speech by Leonardo DiCaprio in the middle.
Also, why does he love the N-word soooooo much?
Talented but ultimately has wasted his talent, IMO.
Talented but ultimately has wasted his talent, IMO.
Is this the Kevin Smith problem? The bigger the budget, the worse the film?
essentially saying that it’s fine for Polanski to be shagging a 13-year old because she was up for it and he “likes young girls.”
This is one of the Polanski lies you hear over and over, that the girl somehow wanted it. It's a narrative that Polanski put out to make the fact he drugged and sodomised a 13-year old more palatable to his supporters, saying in his autobiography that there was some sort of erotic connection between them. Given the woman (who admittedly wants people to shut the **** up about it) said that she was raped, I'll go with her opinion.
This article from the Guardian ([url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/30/hollywood-reverence-child-rapist-roman-polanski-convicted-40-years-on-run ]What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us?[/url]) is a pretty good summary of the hypocrisy of Hollywood. Support people until it becomes unpopular then either avoid the issue or apologise. Then move on.
Tarantino has always come across like a creepy prick but I just don't buy that people don't know that, particularly those who've worked with him repeatedly. Lots of people in positions of authority cross boundaries that they shouldn't and I imagine if you throw "art" into the mix too it's an accident waiting to happen. The line between "pushing actor into uncomfortable place to get great performance" and "pushing actor into something physically or mentally dangerous" isn't that big. I'd be interested to know if he behaved badly towards male actors as well as the women.
[i]only Hateful 8 is an obvious mis-step[/i]
Hilarious to see a whore get punched in the face though!
Oh.