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Yay, Inglorious Basterds!

posted 15 years ago by ZOMBIE-8
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I was probably the only person in the theater who recognized the two Big Gundown music cues in the first act of the film... needless to say, I thought it was awesome to hear this score in a movie theater in booming surround sound!

[–] marco-gomez 15 years ago

A group of friends & I went to go see Inglourious Basterds @ midnight & when we heard both of Ennio Morricone's scores from The Big Gun Down we all went nuts. We even yelled out "Morricone, Morricone, Morricone" Every body else was just looking at us if we were nuts. Too bad the average movie goer now-a-days won't recongize any references in any movies. I hope Tarantino actually makes a Spaghetti Western movie & enlist Ennio Morricone to score the whole thing. Now that would be f'n awesome! Have Tarantino & Morricone work together like Leone & Morricone did back in the day

[–] Professicchio 8 years ago

I hope Tarantino actually makes a Spaghetti Western movie & enlist Ennio Morricone to score the whole thing. Now that would be f'n awesome!

Well, that was somewhat prophetic, though I have to say I was overall pretty disappointed by "The 8ful Eight". Tarantino just doesn't have the lyrical flow of Leone, I thought the soundtrack was crudely cut in a couple of occasions, on a plus note it sounded magnificent when I saw Ennio performing it live last month. 😁

[–] lor_ 14 years ago

I saw The Big Gundown in a theater (back in Cleveland) when it came out and the score was great on the big screen (no stereo then). However, regarding your post you forget that many LP Soundtrack collectors have the record, listened to it many times and would have immediately recognized the cues.

As far as giving Tarantino credit for using his favorite old movie music here or with Franco's Vampyros Lesbos score, I've got news for you. In the '70s hundreds of porno films routinely stole classic music for their soundtracks; I would routinely hear Bernard Herrmann and Morricone complete tracks under the "action". This was of course, illegal, but nobody ever prosecuted. And when video companies like Retro-Seduction or Blue Underground reissue these movies they remove the not-paid-for soundtracks to protect their asses.

P.S.: I read your posting under HIGHLANDER about the 4 cuts of the 4th film in that series you've seen. In my day we didn't boast about watching or collecting bootlegs - you're egotripping attitude is obviously right up to date in 2010, but your supporting the bootleg/black market (and then bragging about it in "look what I know!" fashion) tells me all I need to know about you.

Since you're into pointless bragging - I had lunch with Lee Van Cleef and his wonderful wife (who kept telling me what a nice guy her husband was IN REAL LIFE as opposed to his screen personae) in 1980 when they were in NYC with Kurt Russell (& wife Season Hubley) and other cast members to promote the completion of shooting of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. Top that, Zombie!

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[–] ZOMBIE-8 14 years ago

P.S.: I read your posting under HIGHLANDER about the 4 cuts of the 4th film in that series you've seen. In my day we didn't boast about watching or collecting bootlegs - you're egotripping attitude is obviously right up to date in 2010, but your supporting the bootleg/black market (and then bragging about it in "look what I know!" fashion) tells me all I need to know about you.

Okay, um, not sure why you're stalking my posts, but it wasn't bragging about bootlegs. In fact, three of those four versions were seen/obtained by indirectly giving money to Dimension Films. The theatrical cut was seen in theaters, which I had to spend money at the theater, which in turn goes to the film company. The "producer's cut" and "official workprint cut" were both part of the official DVD, which I had to spend money on at the video store, which in turn, once again, goes to the film company. As for the ONE bootleg I had of the film, it was both a version you couldn't find for sale officially ANYWHERE and I didn't spend money on it as it was part of a video trade.

And to get back on topic of the film in which this message board is all about, I bought a bootleg custom DVD of The Big Gundown (which had the English dub added to the longer Italian print), but also bought the official German DVD as well as the official Japanese DVD.

So once again, this isn't "egotripping" or "pointless bragging" about obtaining bootlegs. I don't know what your deal is, but I don't appreciate people trying to start conflicts on internet message boards. And in short, if I ever obtain a bootleg of a recent film, it's AFTER I've seen the movie in theaters and paid for it, and then I STILL buy the official release afterwards... just like I did with Highlander Endgame. So get your facts straight.

[–] Robbmonster 13 years ago

Agree with the first paragraph, lor_, while the movie itself is largely forgotten, the soundtrack is VERY famous and not really obscure at all.

Ohhh, as for pointless bragging, I shook hands with Pope John Paul II when i was 5 years old. I had no idea at the time who he was, and I'm not even Catholic :-D

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[–] metal_head1216 14 years ago

I just saw the movie for the first time today. The first cue I was like "Huh, this was in the Big Gundown. Well that's cool." Then when Donny came out of the tunnel I was like "Oh NICE!!" when the music hit.

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