Movies you walked out on .....

['Magic' Juan]

In keeping with Monday's Movie Madness, I want to know how many of you actually walked (maybe ran?) out of a movie. I never thought I would actually leave after paying to see a movie, but I had to do it on "Spice Girls: The Movie." I was 'forced' to see this when a female friend suggested we check it out. The words 'stupid' and 'insipid' do no justice to it. Quite possibly the worst movie ever put on film .....

magic_juan graemlins/jpshakehead.gif

[D J 1 3 8]

Walked out of "Popeye" - and I was only 12 or 13 at the time.

[beaniboy67]

around 11 years ago i went to see the bodygaurd with me ex and i walked out because she was doing my head in lol!

[JMJ]

As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif

[djLesCole]

Originally posted by Magic Juan:
Quite possibly the worst movie ever put on film .....

magic_juan graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I think that title is reserved for Adam Sandler's "Punch Drunk Love". What the f*(k was he thinking when he decided to make this???

[Mack-Williams]

I ain't walking out of no movie. I payed my money so I am seeing the whole thing.

[DISKOQUEEN99]

Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together.

[upliftdisco365]

Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif WOW. I think that this is one of the most original, engaging and interesting films ever made.

I walked out on "Under the Cherry Moon". This movie SUCKED. The BIG one.

Also bolted on "The Gods Must Be Crazy" Saw it on a cruise ship and found it's portrayal of Africans VERY offensive.

[upliftdisco365]

Originally posted by djLesCole:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Magic Juan:
Quite possibly the worst movie ever put on film .....

magic_juan graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I think that title is reserved for Adam Sandler's "Punch Drunk Love". What the f*(k was he thinking when he decided to make this??? </font>[/QUOTE]Another 'noir' style film that I enjoyed. I thought Adam really sold the pathetic lead charactor. Liked this one.

[JMJ]

Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]I agree. That movie was all over the place, at least what I saw. Jackie Brown is my favorite Tarantino movie......JMJ ;)

[lola desire]

the doors...

i watched it while in mexico; i was in high school and very straight laced then--it was getting too long and i didn't get it. i'd definitely like to see it now.

[shannoneileen]

Originally posted by Mack-Williams:
I ain't walking out of no movie. I payed my money so I am seeing the whole thing. LMAO!!!
I feel the same way...
I'll suffer thru it before I throw away good money... ctfu

I usually rent videos anyway...

[djLesCole]

Originally posted by upliftdisco365:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by djLesCole:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Magic Juan:
Quite possibly the worst movie ever put on film .....

magic_juan graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I think that title is reserved for Adam Sandler's "Punch Drunk Love". What the f*(k was he thinking when he decided to make this??? </font>[/QUOTE]Another 'noir' style film that I enjoyed. I thought Adam really sold the pathetic lead charactor. Liked this one. </font>[/QUOTE]ok, from what I saw, he did play the part well, but the movie never went anywhere, 45 mins. into it I felt like it was still the opening scene.

[Bold Soul]

I dug Punch Drunk Love. I dug ONE SEGMENT of Pulp Fiction at least. But then again, when I was a bit of a shorty, I dug Under the Cherry Moon (I've always wanted to live in France ;) Took four years of it in school. Just might be able to get along there, given the opportunity.)

I won't walk out of a movie - I have pretty good instincts on how to pick em and I respect the craft, so I usually find SOMETHING to appreciate. There have been industry screenings of films I have wanted to walk out of, but professional courtesy, you know.

If you think seeing a finished movie is bad, try sitting through a ROUGH CUT of a BAD FILM. At least the good ones have drinks prior.

Funny story - at the LA screening of 5150's rough cut, two famous ladies of Hip-Hop and one famous character actor who came walked out. I didn't mind so much. Pretensions abound, you know.

[Rainless]

I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif

[JMJ]

Originally posted by Rainless:
I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif That was another movie that was all over the place. I left not knowing what really happened......JMJ

[BHouse]

Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]Pulp Fiction in my opinion was a brilliant ass movie... I think it has alot to do with religion... Think about it... Samuel L. Jackson believed that his and John Travolta's life was spared by divine intervention... He was later killed because he refused to see even after he saved the life of Uma Thurman... This was also a sign. The brief case that they were sent to retrieve has the SOUL of Ving Rhames. (Notice how you never see the contents, but everyone who does are amazed..." The bandaid in the back of Ving Rhames head is because in some religions and cultures (can't remember which) believe that your SOUL can only be taken from the back of your neck/head... Ving Rhames spares Bruce Willis life because Bruce saved his ass...(literally) If you put all the pieces together in chronological order it will make a lot more sense...

[ October 27, 2003, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: BHouse ]

[djLesCole]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]I agree. That movie was all over the place, at least what I saw. Jackie Brown is my favorite Tarantino movie......JMJ ;) </font>[/QUOTE]Give it one more shot. I didn't think it was anything special after the first time I watched it, but a year later I watched it again and it really is a good movie, it's original, the actors did an excellent job, and I realized it's funny as hell!!!!

[Bold Soul]

Originally posted by Rainless:
I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif Oh man...no one said anything about SLEEPING in movies. I've taken many a snooze, man! "Me, Myself and Irene" (unintentionally - I was schnookered), "Batman" at the fourth screening. Rom and Slick drug me off to see it for the fifth time at midnight. Couldn't stay awake.

It happened at the midnight showing of the anime "Blood - the Last Vampire". I had been up for at least 36 hours working and just couldn't hang with it. I was so mad - it was at the 3 Penny for only a week. I bought the DVD OVER A YEAR LATER.

[Jennifer]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Rainless:
I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif That was another movie that was all over the place. I left not knowing what really happened......JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]I even rented it watched it didn't get it, so we got drunk the next day watched it and no dice! It was way to much! To many possibilities! graemlins/sleep2.gif

[Jennifer]

Originally posted by Jennifer:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Rainless:
I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif That was another movie that was all over the place. I left not knowing what really happened......JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]I even rented it watched it didn't get it, so we got drunk the next day watched it and no dice! It was way to much! To many possibilities! graemlins/sleep2.gif </font>[/QUOTE]Rain do you remember getting drunk and still being like what happened??? graemlins/all_coholic.gif graemlins/rofl.gif

[Mack-Williams]

Originally posted by Rainless:
I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif If I didn't like the movie I stayed but I ended up sleep.

[Bold Soul]

Originally posted by BHouse:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]Pulp Fiction in my opinion was a brilliant ass movie... I think it has alot to do with religion... Think about it... Samuel L. Jackson believed that his and John Travolta's life was spared by divine intervention... He was later killed because he refused to see even after he saved the life of Uma Thurman... This was also a sign. The brief case that they were sent to retrieve has the SOUL of Ving Rhames. (Notice how you never see the contents, but everyone who does are amazed..." The bandaid in the back of Ving Rhames head is because in some religions and cultures (can't remember which) believe that your SOUL can only be taken from the back of your neck/head... Ving Rhames spares Bruce Willis life because Bruce saved his ass...(literally) If you put all the pieces together in chronological order it will make a lot more sense... </font>[/QUOTE]Every once in a while it's cool to come with a thought-provoking storytelling approach, but Movies are PASSIVE PRESENTATIONS, not interactive ones. I don't get this overused trend of assembling the film's intention AFTER THE FACT. It isn't like seeing an art exhibit or reading a book - a movie is supposed to HAPPEN TO YOU.

For "Kill Bill", Miramax and Tarantino put out an 87 page glossy booklet and distributed it to the industry and the press explaining all of his intentions, influences, etc. I guess this is why the average review/article had four paragraphs about Tarantino and one paragraph of critical review on the film itself.

His fan base and critical supporters apologize for him way to often, to the point of offering insight that Tarantino himself doesn't give. Everyone doesn't get that treatment. I wonder why.

Ironically, Jackie Brown was his best film to date and it suffered the worst critically and financially. No "dead nigger storage" or "Your mother was fcuked by a nigger" or "niggers are this and that" in that one, I guess.

[djyoavb]

there was this "bill and ted" like british movie about 2 ugly cats that go to Ibiza to become dj's... it was just too much... the poop scene was the last straw for me...

[GROOVE VICTIM]

A movie I should've walked out on was "Three Strikes". waaaaaaaaaackkkkkk

[Alanda Marquette from DiscoLadyLand]

Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]I had to watch the movie 4 times to finally get it. It was pretty good to me.

What about those movies that you'd wish you could change the ending. Mine are:

Unfatithful
They
15 Minutes

[JMJ]

Originally posted by DiscoLady:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]I had to watch the movie 4 times to finally get it. It was pretty good to me.
</font>[/QUOTE]Kinda like one of your jokes.....JMJ graemlins/tongueout.gif

[Sharp Eye Washington]

Tron starring Jeff Bridges-I hated the movie until Larry Levan (at PG)played a portion of the movie along with his then unreleased "Electric Automan". That shit was hot.

The Godfather part 3-I didn't walk out but I wanted too. Part 3 was so weak.

Shafts Big Score starring Richard Roundtree-I remember being very disappointed in this movie. We cut school to go to the movies. After 25-30 minutes we wished we were in class. However, I have since found a new appreciation for this movie.

Superfly TNT-Talk about a piece of shit. Alex "Roots" Haley wrote the screenplay.

Game of death Bruce Lee- I think I ran out of the movie after 10 minutes. Sad attempt to cash in on the Bruce Lee craze.

[AD]

Memento. It was the stupidest wannabe Tarantino movie I ever saw.

[ October 27, 2003, 11:35 AM: Message edited by: Albert Diaz ]

[Alanda Marquette from DiscoLadyLand]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DiscoLady:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]I had to watch the movie 4 times to finally get it. It was pretty good to me.
</font>[/QUOTE]Kinda like one of your jokes.....JMJ graemlins/tongueout.gif </font>[/QUOTE]HA HA! Keep it up I gonna to pay a visit to your house soon and hog tie you graemlins/spanka.gif

[upliftdisco365]

Originally posted by Danny Gardner:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by BHouse:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]Pulp Fiction in my opinion was a brilliant ass movie... I think it has alot to do with religion... Think about it... Samuel L. Jackson believed that his and John Travolta's life was spared by divine intervention... He was later killed because he refused to see even after he saved the life of Uma Thurman... This was also a sign. The brief case that they were sent to retrieve has the SOUL of Ving Rhames. (Notice how you never see the contents, but everyone who does are amazed..." The bandaid in the back of Ving Rhames head is because in some religions and cultures (can't remember which) believe that your SOUL can only be taken from the back of your neck/head... Ving Rhames spares Bruce Willis life because Bruce saved his ass...(literally) If you put all the pieces together in chronological order it will make a lot more sense... </font>[/QUOTE]Every once in a while it's cool to come with a thought-provoking storytelling approach, but Movies are PASSIVE PRESENTATIONS, not interactive ones. I don't get this overused trend of assembling the film's intention AFTER THE FACT. It isn't like seeing an art exhibit or reading a book - a movie is supposed to HAPPEN TO YOU.

For "Kill Bill", Miramax and Tarantino put out an 87 page glossy booklet and distributed it to the industry and the press explaining all of his intentions, influences, etc. I guess this is why the average review/article had four paragraphs about Tarantino and one paragraph of critical review on the film itself.

His fan base and critical supporters apologize for him way to often, to the point of offering insight that Tarantino himself doesn't give. Everyone doesn't get that treatment. I wonder why.

Ironically, Jackie Brown was his best film to date and it suffered the worst critically and financially. No "dead nigger storage" or "Your mother was fcuked by a nigger" or "niggers are this and that" in that one, I guess. </font>[/QUOTE]Stories told in non-linear sequence don't only provoke thought, they heighten your curiosity and attention. Films like this one and "Memento" draw you into the tale in a way that is somewhat interactive. It's a completely original and refreshing movie experience.

To diminish a film, whose richness of dialouge thoroughout its entire duration, is unparalleled by any film in recent memory, based on a couple of comments, which, while perceived by many as offensive, are miniscule in their contribution to or detraction from this film is, in my opinion, short-sighted. To each his own, but not since "Raiders of the Lost Ark" has a movie kept me interested in every single frame and every syllable spoken.

"Jackie Brown", while equally rich in dialouge (and equally or moreso saturated with the word "nigger"), it lacked the quick-flash, optical assault characteristics of "Pulp Fiction". But I agree that it was an exceptional film that remains underrated.

[BHouse]

Originally posted by Danny Gardner:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by BHouse:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]Pulp Fiction in my opinion was a brilliant ass movie... I think it has alot to do with religion... Think about it... Samuel L. Jackson believed that his and John Travolta's life was spared by divine intervention... He was later killed because he refused to see even after he saved the life of Uma Thurman... This was also a sign. The brief case that they were sent to retrieve has the SOUL of Ving Rhames. (Notice how you never see the contents, but everyone who does are amazed..." The bandaid in the back of Ving Rhames head is because in some religions and cultures (can't remember which) believe that your SOUL can only be taken from the back of your neck/head... Ving Rhames spares Bruce Willis life because Bruce saved his ass...(literally) If you put all the pieces together in chronological order it will make a lot more sense... </font>[/QUOTE]Every once in a while it's cool to come with a thought-provoking storytelling approach, but Movies are PASSIVE PRESENTATIONS, not interactive ones. I don't get this overused trend of assembling the film's intention AFTER THE FACT. It isn't like seeing an art exhibit or reading a book - a movie is supposed to HAPPEN TO YOU.

For "Kill Bill", Miramax and Tarantino put out an 87 page glossy booklet and distributed it to the industry and the press explaining all of his intentions, influences, etc. I guess this is why the average review/article had four paragraphs about Tarantino and one paragraph of critical review on the film itself.

His fan base and critical supporters apologize for him way to often, to the point of offering insight that Tarantino himself doesn't give. Everyone doesn't get that treatment. I wonder why.

Ironically, Jackie Brown was his best film to date and it suffered the worst critically and financially. No "dead nigger storage" or "Your mother was fcuked by a nigger" or "niggers are this and that" in that one, I guess. </font>[/QUOTE]I don't believe all movies should be passive... Action movies for the most part passive. The movie I enjoy the most are movies that make me think. Its like watching a mystery movie, I don't want everything spelled out. I want to be able to put the pieces together myself. That is why CSI/Columbo/Murder She Wrote/Sherlock Holmes and so on are so popular... Jackie Brown was not a successful movie true, but it was also a movie based on an already published book. It wasn't like Resevoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction that he created himself. He worked within the confines of the book. Still was a good movie to me

[ October 27, 2003, 11:54 AM: Message edited by: BHouse ]

[Bold Soul]

Originally posted by upliftdisco365:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Danny Gardner:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by BHouse:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]Pulp Fiction in my opinion was a brilliant ass movie... I think it has alot to do with religion... Think about it... Samuel L. Jackson believed that his and John Travolta's life was spared by divine intervention... He was later killed because he refused to see even after he saved the life of Uma Thurman... This was also a sign. The brief case that they were sent to retrieve has the SOUL of Ving Rhames. (Notice how you never see the contents, but everyone who does are amazed..." The bandaid in the back of Ving Rhames head is because in some religions and cultures (can't remember which) believe that your SOUL can only be taken from the back of your neck/head... Ving Rhames spares Bruce Willis life because Bruce saved his ass...(literally) If you put all the pieces together in chronological order it will make a lot more sense... </font>[/QUOTE]Every once in a while it's cool to come with a thought-provoking storytelling approach, but Movies are PASSIVE PRESENTATIONS, not interactive ones. I don't get this overused trend of assembling the film's intention AFTER THE FACT. It isn't like seeing an art exhibit or reading a book - a movie is supposed to HAPPEN TO YOU.

For "Kill Bill", Miramax and Tarantino put out an 87 page glossy booklet and distributed it to the industry and the press explaining all of his intentions, influences, etc. I guess this is why the average review/article had four paragraphs about Tarantino and one paragraph of critical review on the film itself.

His fan base and critical supporters apologize for him way to often, to the point of offering insight that Tarantino himself doesn't give. Everyone doesn't get that treatment. I wonder why.

Ironically, Jackie Brown was his best film to date and it suffered the worst critically and financially. No "dead nigger storage" or "Your mother was fcuked by a nigger" or "niggers are this and that" in that one, I guess. </font>[/QUOTE]To diminish a film, whose richness of dialouge thoroughout its entire duration, is unparalleled by any film in recent memory, based on a couple of comments, which, while perceived by many as offensive, are miniscule in their contribution to or detraction from this film is, in my opinion, short-sighted.</font>[/QUOTE]Who did that exactly? I only remarked that his best film was Jackie Brown. I made mention of the racial slur components of his film to demonstrate why audiences may have stayed away.

Tarantino is doing one thing with racial slurs, but his audience is doing another.

[JMJ]

Originally posted by DiscoLady:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DiscoLady:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by DISKOQUEEN99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
As I stated on another thread: Pulp Fiction. It's the ONLY movie I've ever walked out of. I just didn't get it.......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif I still don't get it either. Maybe it's one of those movies you have to be high to understand. I don't think Tarantino has complete thoughts. His movies are so spliced together. </font>[/QUOTE]I had to watch the movie 4 times to finally get it. It was pretty good to me.
</font>[/QUOTE]Kinda like one of your jokes.....JMJ graemlins/tongueout.gif </font>[/QUOTE]HA HA! Keep it up I gonna to pay a visit to your house soon and hog tie you graemlins/spanka.gif </font>[/QUOTE]What day did you have in mind??.....JMJ

[FranG]

The Cell with J.Lo. Double cack.

[upliftdisco365]

Ironically, Jackie Brown was his best film to date and it suffered the worst critically and financially. No "dead nigger storage" or "Your mother was fcuked by a nigger" or "niggers are this and that" in that one, I guess.I interpreted these comments to mean that the presence of these phrases in one film and their absence in the other contributed to their relative, commercial success/short-coming. Sorry if I was off.

[kev]

Never walked out of one but fell asleep at many.

[Bold Soul]

Originally posted by upliftdisco365:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Ironically, Jackie Brown was his best film to date and it suffered the worst critically and financially. No "dead nigger storage" or "Your mother was fcuked by a nigger" or "niggers are this and that" in that one, I guess.I interpreted these comments to mean that the presence of these phrases in one film and their absence in the other contributed to their relative, commercial success/short-coming. Sorry if I was off. </font>[/QUOTE]Well, I can see how I set myself up for misintrepretation.

I believe that there is a large contingent of QT's fan base who took the racial slurs in his writing to be something literal, not allegorical.

David Mamet makes references to the "Chinaman" in quite a bit of his dialog-driven work. James Ellroy uses colorful language about the ladies. QT's thing is "niggers" and "coloreds". I believe his intention is ALLEGORICAL, but there are some among his fan base who think he's saying out loud what they can't say. They miss the point and I think this effected "Jackie Brown's" chances.

In QT films, "niggers" are for humiliating, sodomizing and killing in ultra-violent fashion. Pam Grier played the most well rounded and well developed character of his to date as a central black heroine who gets away at the end unharmed. Judging from this contrast, these "fans" of his work were unattracted.

[ October 27, 2003, 12:16 PM: Message edited by: Danny Gardner ]

[Brut by Faberge]

Out of Sight...I walked out of that movie more disgusted than I have ever been in life. I felt the Clooney/Rhames relationship was unabashedly Tom N Huck, plus the scene in the end where the big bad black man attempted to rape the pristine white woman was just gutter. unecessary and gutter. AR15firing.gif

i just couldn't take it! left all my friends and everything...

[JMJ]

Originally posted by Danny Gardner:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by upliftdisco365:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Ironically, Jackie Brown was his best film to date and it suffered the worst critically and financially. No "dead nigger storage" or "Your mother was fcuked by a nigger" or "niggers are this and that" in that one, I guess.I interpreted these comments to mean that the presence of these phrases in one film and their absence in the other contributed to their relative, commercial success/short-coming. Sorry if I was off. </font>[/QUOTE]Well, I can see how I set myself up for misintrepretation.

I believe that there is a large contingent of QT's fan base who took the racial slurs in his writing, like "Reservior Dogs", "Pulp Fiction" to be something literal, not allegorical.

David Mamet makes references to the "Chinaman" in quite a bit of his dialog-driven work. James Ellroy uses colorful language about the ladies. QT's thing is "niggers" and "coloreds". I believe his intention is ALLEGORICAL, but there are some among his fan base who think he's saying out loud what they can't say. They miss the point and I think this effected "Jackie Brown's" chances.

In QT films, "niggers" are for humiliating, sodomizing and killing in ultra-violent fashion. Pam Grier played the most well rounded and well developed character of his to date as a central black heroine who gets away at the end unharmed. Judging from this contrast, these "fans" of his work were unattracted. </font>[/QUOTE]I completely agree. The scene in Pulp Fiction with the black guy in the trunk that got phucked up the ass set me off. Was this supposed to be funny?? I was ready to go right then, but figured there must be an explanantion, so I stuck around until Travolta shot the guy in the car. At that point, I'd had enough. It was time to leave.....JMJ

[mhd]

J, the gimp was in the trunk, ving got screwed, two different characters, and the gimp's race was never revealed, have you ever watched the whole film?

[ October 27, 2003, 12:27 PM: Message edited by: mhd ]

['Magic' Juan]

I must add to the list ... "Freddy Got Fingered." I still don't know what the f*ck he was trying to do. Whose bright idea was it to give Tom Green his own film doing anything and everything that came to his mind? Once he started sucking on the cow teats, it was over for me ....

magic_juan

[upliftdisco365]

Originally posted by Magic Juan:
I must add to the list ... "Freddy Got Fingered." I still don't know what the f*ck he was trying to do. Whose bright idea was it to give Tom Green his own film doing anything and everything that came to his mind? Once he started sucking on the cow teats, it was over for me ....

magic_juan I agree. Stupid and pointless.

...but the "...father would you like some sau-sa-ges?, father would you like some sau-sage?" song/scene did make me laugh out loud.

[JMJ]

Originally posted by mhd:
J, the gimp was in the trunk, ving got screwed, two different characters, and the gimp's race was never revealed, have you ever watched the whole film? No. I saw part of it at the theatre ONCE. Had to walk out. Sorry for the mix-up, but between the gimp and Ving Rhames getting phucked up the ass, what's the point to all of that?? I thought it was stupid......JMJ

[ October 27, 2003, 12:30 PM: Message edited by: JMJ ]

[Bold Soul]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Danny Gardner:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by upliftdisco365:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Ironically, Jackie Brown was his best film to date and it suffered the worst critically and financially. No "dead nigger storage" or "Your mother was fcuked by a nigger" or "niggers are this and that" in that one, I guess.I interpreted these comments to mean that the presence of these phrases in one film and their absence in the other contributed to their relative, commercial success/short-coming. Sorry if I was off. </font>[/QUOTE]Well, I can see how I set myself up for misintrepretation.

I believe that there is a large contingent of QT's fan base who took the racial slurs in his writing, like "Reservior Dogs", "Pulp Fiction" to be something literal, not allegorical.

David Mamet makes references to the "Chinaman" in quite a bit of his dialog-driven work. James Ellroy uses colorful language about the ladies. QT's thing is "niggers" and "coloreds". I believe his intention is ALLEGORICAL, but there are some among his fan base who think he's saying out loud what they can't say. They miss the point and I think this effected "Jackie Brown's" chances.

In QT films, "niggers" are for humiliating, sodomizing and killing in ultra-violent fashion. Pam Grier played the most well rounded and well developed character of his to date as a central black heroine who gets away at the end unharmed. Judging from this contrast, these "fans" of his work were unattracted. </font>[/QUOTE]I completely agree. The scene in Pulp Fiction with the black guy in the trunk that got phucked up the ass set me off. Was this supposed to be funny?? I was ready to go right then, but figured there must be an explanantion, so I stuck around until Travolta shot the guy in the car. At that point, I'd had enough. It was time to leave.....JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]I've stomached his racial allegory despite a frequent urge to turn off his films and, taken in a total context, I think I've come up with something.

It seems to serve as a warning black people that trafficking in the frivoloties of white society will get you raped and killed by that very same society - even if you think you're the "heavy", never trust "white society" in America. It really seems like he is admonishing black people away from a "white male" ethic. He dramatizes relationships between black males and white males in an equalized context. Then, in stark contrast, he depicts that illusion of equality as the means of their destruction.

In "Pulp", Jules survives because he has enough sense to walk away from Vincent before he suffers his fate.

This is what I get from it.

[ October 27, 2003, 12:36 PM: Message edited by: Danny Gardner ]

[kev]

None of these movies IMO are as bad as those flicks based on Saturday Night Live skits.

[shannoneileen]

Originally posted by FranG:
The Cell with J.Lo. Double cack. yeah... that movie sucked... big time...
none of her movies were great... besides selena...
but the cell really sucked...

[mhd]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mhd:
J, the gimp was in the trunk, ving got screwed, two different characters, and the gimp's race was never revealed, have you ever watched the whole film? No. I saw part of it at the theatre ONCE. Had to walk out. Sorry for the mix-up, but between the gimp and Ving Rhames getting phucked up the ass, what's the point to all of that?? I thought it was stupid......JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]actually, it was dramatic, and funny as hell, since ving was the big gangster and the ironic circumstances of him winding up in that, er, position, and his ultimate rescue, if you watch the whole thing you will definitely laugh. have you seen reservoir dogs?

['Magic' Juan]

Originally posted by IIBS:
None of these movies IMO are as bad as those flicks based on Saturday Night Live skits. I agree, with the exception of the Wayne's World movies. I LOVE THOSE!!

magic_juan

[JMJ]

Originally posted by mhd:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mhd:
J, the gimp was in the trunk, ving got screwed, two different characters, and the gimp's race was never revealed, have you ever watched the whole film? No. I saw part of it at the theatre ONCE. Had to walk out. Sorry for the mix-up, but between the gimp and Ving Rhames getting phucked up the ass, what's the point to all of that?? I thought it was stupid......JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]actually, it was dramatic, and funny as hell, since ving was the big gangster and the ironic circumstances of him winding up in that, er, position, and his ultimate rescue, if you watch the whole thing you will definitely laugh. have you seen reservoir dogs? </font>[/QUOTE]No I haven't......JMJ

[Terri 447]

I walked out of NAVY SEALS. I think Charlie Sheen was in it. It was awful!

[mhd]

i thought the cell with j-lo was interesting as hell, the premise is what if you could go into the mind of someone, in this case a deranged killer and actually deal with his psychological demons face to face, takes out the guesswork of psychiatric/psychological counseling

[shannoneileen]

Originally posted by mhd:
i thought the cell with j-lo was interesting as hell, the premise is what if you could go into the mind of someone, in this case a deranged killer and actually deal with his psychological demons face to face, takes out the guesswork of psychiatric/psychological counseling i understood the premise but to me, the concept didn't transfer well to film...
it probably woulda made a hell of a book...

[JoeB]

Originally posted by Rainless:
I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif you need to see the original which is titled "Abre los Ojos(open your eyes)". i didn't particularly care for the tom cruise remake but i really enjoyed the original.

here is what the dvd cover looks like in case you see it at your local blockbuster or hollywood video. you can also find it on netflix and amazon.com.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LZOD.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Bold Soul]

Originally posted by mhd:
i thought the cell with j-lo was interesting as hell, the premise is what if you could go into the mind of someone, in this case a deranged killer and actually deal with his psychological demons face to face, takes out the guesswork of psychiatric/psychological counseling Everything about "The Cell" was hot - it appeared to suffer a typical Hollywood marketing department-imposed ending. I was totally inspired by the visual skill that Tarsem Singh displayed.

[shannoneileen]

Originally posted by JoeB:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Rainless:
I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif you need to see the original which is titled "Abre los Ojos(open your eyes)". i didn't particularly care for the tom cruise remake but i really enjoyed the original.

here is what the dvd cover looks like in case you see it at your local blockbuster or hollywood video. you can also find it on netflix and amazon.com.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LZOD.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg </font>[/QUOTE]i saw this movie but didn't state it because i didn't know the name of it... this version... the original, was damn good... i wasn't all that impressed with vanilla skies either....

wasn't the director of this film the same one who did the others with nicole kidman? i think that i heard that they all got together to do the projects the others and vanilla skies...

[djyoavb]

Originally posted by JoeB:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Rainless:
I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif you need to see the original which is titled "Abre los Ojos(open your eyes)". i didn't particularly care for the tom cruise remake but i really enjoyed the original.

here is what the dvd cover looks like in case you see it at your local blockbuster or hollywood video. you can also find it on netflix and amazon.com.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LZOD.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg </font>[/QUOTE]open your eyes is one of the best movies i saw ever and it realy effected my life!

[djyoavb]

Originally posted by Shannon_Shawan:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JoeB:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Rainless:
I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif you need to see the original which is titled "Abre los Ojos(open your eyes)". i didn't particularly care for the tom cruise remake but i really enjoyed the original.

here is what the dvd cover looks like in case you see it at your local blockbuster or hollywood video. you can also find it on netflix and amazon.com.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LZOD.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg </font>[/QUOTE]i saw this movie but didn't state it because i didn't know the name of it... this version... the original, was damn good... i wasn't all that impressed with vanilla skies either....

wasn't the director of this film the same one who did the others with nicole kidman? i think that i heard that they all got together to do the projects the others and vanilla skies... </font>[/QUOTE]graemlins/grinyes.gif yep it's the same director, Amanbar

[shannoneileen]

yep it's the same director, Amanbar


i thought so... smile.gif
he's good...

[Cookiehead Jenkins]

Too Wong Foo with Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo and Patrick Swazey. Ick.

[Rainless]

Originally posted by JoeB:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Rainless:
I haven't walked out of a movie but I did fall asleep when I went to see Vanilla Sky. That movie was crazy! graemlins/conf44.gif you need to see the original which is titled "Abre los Ojos(open your eyes)". i didn't particularly care for the tom cruise remake but i really enjoyed the original.

here is what the dvd cover looks like in case you see it at your local blockbuster or hollywood video. you can also find it on netflix and amazon.com.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LZOD.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg </font>[/QUOTE]Cool thanks...I'll have to check it out! ;)

['Magic' Juan]

Another one to watch out for:

http://image.allmusic.com/00/adg/cov150/DRT000/T011/t01154qfvns.jpg

I guess the fact the Troma Team was involved should have tipped me off, but I did not see it coming. The kids featured in this "film" couldn't act their way out of a paper bag. A complete waste of time. I kind of like the little logo, though. Wouldn't mind hanging that on the rear window ....

magic_juan

[SPG]

Dracula by Bram Stoker.

Winona Ryder's character was constantly writing in her journal/diary which became old after a while.

September 15th...

October 4th...

November 27th... enough already.

SPG

[Sharp Eye Washington]

Originally posted by THX-1138:
Out of Sight...I walked out of that movie more disgusted than I have ever been in life. I felt the Clooney/Rhames relationship was unabashedly Tom N Huck, plus the scene in the end where the big bad black man attempted to rape the pristine white woman was just gutter. unecessary and gutter. AR15firing.gif

i just couldn't take it! left all my friends and everything... I felt the same way about that piece of trash. Glad I didn't pay for it at the movies.

[statuskuo]

Tully fvcking blew chunks. I should have killed myself in the middle of it.

almost walked out on Kill Bill.. but stayed for Vivica Fox's paused fighting stance. Lucy Liu is unbearable. Kelly Hu, on the other hand... mmmmmmmmmm