OHCHUTE 0 #1 January 15, 2013 I was surprised to see as many black people in the theater considering the content as they already know about the story of slavery. One elderly black couple (must qualify these days.. man and woman) left the theater upon one of the sceens near the end. Many sceens were brutal and some were funny. About an equal mix. QT was an actor towards the end. The movie held my interest and the best scene was the masks. Absolute hilarious. Jackson is showing his age, if he wasn't too made up and I hardly recognized Bruce Dern. Don Johnson did well as did the other characters. QT was the worst actor but only had a bit part. Definitely worth seeing if you can survive sitting that long nearly 3 hours. Blood yes and many many N words if you can stand it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #2 January 15, 2013 Quote I was surprised to see as many black people in the theater considering the content as they already know about the story of slavery. I seriously doubt Tarantino would have made a movie that he thought black people would be wary of watching. As for director cameos, they're usually a bad idea and just seem like vanity to me. See also M Night Shyamalan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #3 January 15, 2013 Quote Hitchcock got away with them because his were fleeting, non-speaking parts. That made them a bit of fun rather than a major distraction. I heard that he started putting his cameos into the first few minutes of the film so people could "spot Hitchcock" and then get on with the business of watching the movie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #4 January 15, 2013 I think race and slavery are very touchy subjects in the USA... Either that or QT is full of shit.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,569 #5 January 15, 2013 QuoteI was surprised to see as many black people in the theater considering the content as they already know about the story of slavery. Huh. Just curious, but are you surprised that white people watch westerns?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #6 January 15, 2013 i watched it with my (afro-american) girlfriend and well.. she cried! not having known very much about slavery in the US myself, this movie definitly is upsetting for the black folks over there. having said that, it has a happy ending - and - i liked it! save yourself the money and torrent it! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OHCHUTE 0 #7 January 16, 2013 QuoteQuoteI was surprised to see as many black people in the theater considering the content as they already know about the story of slavery. Huh. Just curious, but are you surprised that white people watch westerns? Huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,569 #8 January 16, 2013 QuoteQuoteQuoteI was surprised to see as many black people in the theater considering the content as they already know about the story of slavery. Huh. Just curious, but are you surprised that white people watch westerns? Huh? 'Cus they know what happened in the west.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OHCHUTE 0 #9 January 16, 2013 Quote Quote Quote Quote I was surprised to see as many black people in the theater considering the content as they already know about the story of slavery. Huh. Just curious, but are you surprised that white people watch westerns? Huh? 'Cus they know what happened in the west. u wearing tin foil hat if u think that's an acceptable parallel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #10 January 16, 2013 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote I was surprised to see as many black people in the theater considering the content as they already know about the story of slavery. Huh. Just curious, but are you surprised that white people watch westerns? Huh? 'Cus they know what happened in the west. u wearing tin foil hat if u think that's an acceptable parallel. Ok, maybe a better parallel would be being surprised that Christians went to see The Passion of the Christ. ...but then again, it's like my dad (who was not particularly religious) once said, "why would you wanna go see the guy get the shit kicked out of him for 2 hours..."Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OHCHUTE 0 #11 January 16, 2013 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote I was surprised to see as many black people in the theater considering the content as they already know about the story of slavery. Huh. Just curious, but are you surprised that white people watch westerns? Huh? 'Cus they know what happened in the west. u wearing tin foil hat if u think that's an acceptable parallel. Ok, maybe a better parallel would be being surprised that Christians went to see The Passion of the Christ. ...but then again, it's like my dad (who was not particularly religious) once said, "why would you wanna go see the guy get the shit kicked out of him for 2 hours..." Felt pretty dumb sitting through that one I'm surprised I didn't walk out. I mean come on. You got whity up there talking about their n's this and n's that even I was feeling dumb for sitting there. My ass did hurt too so that might have been a factor as I was actually feeling the pain.It's still worth seeing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,569 #12 January 16, 2013 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote I was surprised to see as many black people in the theater considering the content as they already know about the story of slavery. Huh. Just curious, but are you surprised that white people watch westerns? Huh? 'Cus they know what happened in the west. u wearing tin foil hat if u think that's an acceptable parallel. Glass house my friend, glass houses! But try this one on for size. two of the most enduringly popular war films are The Great Escape, in which allied airmen are executed en masse for escaping and (in Britain) Bridge Over The River Kwai, in which POWs are beaten, starved and worked to death by Japanese forces building the Burma 'Death Railway'. Are you surprised that american and european audiences watch these films?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #13 January 16, 2013 QuoteI was surprised to see as many black people in the theater considering the content as they already know about the story of slavery. Clearly no Jewish people went to see Schindler's List.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #14 January 16, 2013 Quote(must qualify these days.. man and woman) Telling.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deisel 38 #15 January 18, 2013 Wow - quite a bit going on in this thread. For starters, Tarentino is an ID-10-T. At a recent press conference he showed up wearing FUBU gear and dropping N bombs left and right. The man is clearly detatched from reality. But he is a cinematic master. If his work evoked tears I would call it success. The fact that we are discussing it here notes that he's made an impact with his latest work. Mission accomplished. And as far as the blacks watching slave movies and Jews watching Holocaust movies - very interesting stuff. But the larger issue is the fact that some still fail to recognize that this is a significant social issue. Even when it's pointed out to them. This is a big reason why some politicians repeatedly fail to connect with the people they are trying to lead and we continue to have race issues. You cannot simply ignore the problem away.The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OHCHUTE 0 #16 January 18, 2013 QuoteWow - quite a bit going on in this thread. For starters, Tarentino is an ID-10-T. At a recent press conference he showed up wearing FUBU gear and dropping N bombs left and right. The man is clearly detatched from reality. But he is a cinematic master. If his work evoked tears I would call it success. The fact that we are discussing it here notes that he's made an impact with his latest work. Mission accomplished. And as far as the blacks watching slave movies and Jews watching Holocaust movies - very interesting stuff. But the larger issue is the fact that some still fail to recognize that this is a significant social issue. Even when it's pointed out to them. This is a big reason why some politicians repeatedly fail to connect with the people they are trying to lead and we continue to have race issues. You cannot simply ignore the problem away. Like I said, parts made me uncomfortable. It's the collective group dynamics that gets people into trouble, much like groupthink. If everyone says it's OK then, its OK when it's downright NOT OK. You see college hazing incidents on Youtube for the same group dynamic reasons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #17 January 18, 2013 Quote I liked it! save yourself the money and torrent it! ...or alternatively show your appreciation of a good movie by giving something back to the people who invested the talent, time and money to make it, rather than ripping them off. Old-fashioned, I know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OHCHUTE 0 #18 January 18, 2013 Then there was the 1001 Dalmations Dog Movie. Oh the dog poop!Not to forget Rocky Horror where people went there knowing they were going to get really blasted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Polite 0 #19 January 18, 2013 I thought it was a good movie but a little long. If N-bombs bother you don't watch it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
