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siremobunny said:
Yeah, i figured the Academy gets hooked up much better than we do. Then again, the qualifications for Spirit Awards and Oscars are much different. Most notably, the budget limit for a Spirit Award nominee is $25m, so that excludes a lot of stuff that gets nominated for Oscars. On the flip side, to be eligible for Spirit Awards, a film only needs to play one of the four big film festivals in a given year, and U.S. theatrical distribution isn't a requirement, which resulted in us getting four films that won't be released here until sometime in 2020 (The Climb, The Vast of Night, Blow the Man Down, Driveways). I'm also guessing you didn't get Portrait of a Lady on Fire because France chose to select Les Miserables instead (damned shame).
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I actually got Portrait...it was submitted for best picture, it's in my top 3 for the year. It's so gorgeous in every way.
You're right that I didn't get The Climb and the 3 others though.
 
Weathering with You was gorgeous and enjoyable, but its pacing is uneven and the sense of cosmic romance feels a bit forced. It might have been improved by reining in its scale a bit.

Still enjoyed it, but there was some alchemy at work in Your Name that feels unlikely to be duplicated any time soon.
 
kvetcha said:
Weathering with You was gorgeous and enjoyable, but its pacing is uneven and the sense of cosmic romance feels a bit forced. It might have been improved by reining in its scale a bit.

Still enjoyed it, but there was some alchemy at work in Your Name that feels unlikely to be duplicated any time soon.
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Yes, I agree it's definitely not as great as Your Name, but it's still probably better than most animated releases in 2019, which was an admittedly average year.
 
kvetcha said:
Weathering with You was gorgeous and enjoyable, but its pacing is uneven and the sense of cosmic romance feels a bit forced. It might have been improved by reining in its scale a bit.

Still enjoyed it, but there was some alchemy at work in Your Name that feels unlikely to be duplicated any time soon.
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teefer said:
Yes, I agree it's definitely not as great as Your Name, but it's still probably better than most animated releases in 2019, which was an admittedly average year.
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Have you both watched A Silent Voice? I really loved Your Name but A Silent Voice really blew that movie out of the water.
 
siremobunny said:
Thanks to Spirit Awards screeners, I watched my favorite film of 2020 today. Keep an eye out for The Climb. One of the coolest indie comedies I've seen in a while. Think it's coming out in late March, but thanks to wonky rules involving film festivals, was a Spirit Award nominee this year.
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Finally watched the Spirit Award screener. Its sooo good.
 
My Tarantino ranking. I know everyone was at the edge of their seat just waiting for this.

1 // Pulp Fiction
2 // Jackie Brown
3 // Kill Bill Volume 1
4 // Inglorious Basterds
5 // Reservoir Dogs
6 // Kill Bill Volume 2
7 // Django
8 // Hateful 8
9 // Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
10 // Death Proof

Need to see Once Upon a Time in Mexico to complete the more urgent ranking of the "Once Upon a Time films"
 
zombie.modernist said:
My Tarantino ranking. I know everyone was at the edge of their seat just waiting for this.

1 // Pulp Fiction
2 // Jackie Brown
3 // Kill Bill Volume 1
4 // Inglorious Basterds
5 // Reservoir Dogs
6 // Kill Bill Volume 2
7 // Django
8 // Hateful 8
9 // Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
10 // Death Proof

Need to see Once Upon a Time in Mexico to complete the more urgent ranking of the "Once Upon a Time films"
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This might be my exact order but with the Kill Bills swapped.
 
There’s a lot to love about Death Proof, just hard to rank it high within the context of his other work. I love the bifurcated structure (reminds of Chungking Express more than Pulp Fiction) and the overall concept and aesthetic of the film. But it’s also the one that feels the most paper thin to me, never feeling as deep as his other films.

Some day I have to get around to seeing the Grindhouse cut, but I’m asssuming the home video is his preferred version since that is in the Tarantino XX with the faux Criterion director approved sticker. Much like the full Kill Bill, there doesn’t seem to be much desire to present that as one of his main works.
 
zombie.modernist said:
There’s a lot to love about Death Proof, just hard to rank it high within the context of his other work. I love the bifurcated structure (reminds of Chungking Express more than Pulp Fiction) and the overall concept and aesthetic of the film. But it’s also the one that feels the most paper thin to me, never feeling as deep as his other films.

Some day I have to get around to seeing the Grindhouse cut, but I’m asssuming the home video is his preferred version since that is in the Tarantino XX with the faux Criterion director approved sticker. Much like the full Kill Bill, there doesn’t seem to be much desire to present that as one of his main works.
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To be honest, it’s the paper-thinness I like. The biggest problem I have with Tarantino (particularly latter work Tarantino) is how overblown they are.
 
zombie.modernist said:
There’s a lot to love about Death Proof, just hard to rank it high within the context of his other work. I love the bifurcated structure (reminds of Chungking Express more than Pulp Fiction) and the overall concept and aesthetic of the film. But it’s also the one that feels the most paper thin to me, never feeling as deep as his other films.

Some day I have to get around to seeing the Grindhouse cut, but I’m asssuming the home video is his preferred version since that is in the Tarantino XX with the faux Criterion director approved sticker. Much like the full Kill Bill, there doesn’t seem to be much desire to present that as one of his main works.
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Interesting. I wonder how the Tarantino XX differs. I think one of the reasons I didn't like Death Proof much is because I saw it as the double feature with Planet Terror. Obviously it has been a long time, so I'm not sure 100% on my memory of it, but after the batshit crazy silliness that was Planet Terror and already being in the theater for over two hours, the incredibly long meaningless dialogue just seemed to drag and drag. Don't get me wrong, I know Tarantino loves making great non-plot related dialogue scenes, but nothing stood out to me like his other movies.

Perhaps I should give it a chance again out of the context of the whole grindhouse thing where I know what to expect.
 
Yeah so I think the Grindhouse set-up is kinda why so many didn't like Death Proof, or so I thought...until reading people haven't seen it that way. I saw it as the double feature Grindhouse version and still liked it though. It's not a top tier movie, but I enjoyed it so much more than it seems everyone else did. Planet Terror is so insane and fun and Death Proof just didn't work as well as the following film. But...I don't know...the slowness of it worked for me.


Also I used to love Tarantino, but I've kinda fallen off with him. I don't have much desire to watch many of his movies again. Personally, though, Inglorious Basterds is still my favorite. I think it's a fantastic film, and easily the best thing he's ever done. I also did see Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and found myself really taken with its easy-going nature for much of its lengthy running time. It's overly long, but again that slowness won me over, and the look and feel of it all just really worked.

Still haven't seen The Hateful Eight. Just sounded kind of like a chore to watch, so I never did.
 
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