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I reckon that kind of thing can happen anywhere, but it certainly isn't the norm.
I'm seeing Dawn of the Dead tomorrow night. I've seen it on DVD so I know what to expect, but I imagine it will far surpass my previous viewing for being seen on a big screen in a packed theater.
Cabrini is the one film you've seen that I've not that is on my must-see list. It's encouraging to know that you think it's as good as anything else you've seen so far this year.
I would not describe Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as a film dedicated to worshipping '70s Hollywood by any stretch, and I'd say it's among the best films he's ever made. Many consider it his absolute best. It's certainly his most mature, and the film with the densest story and character development.
I also wouldn't say Death Proof taints his legacy at all. It's exactly what it wants to be-- one of the greatest car chase movies of all time. I think a film like Death Proof can be challenging to some because it's not a Great Film, even though it's a great film. It isn't setting out to be Citizen Kane. It's made in the mold of the exploitation films Tarantino grew up watching, and even the best exploitation films are at their core, mediocre films. A movie can't be an exploitation film if it isn't like that, because then it ceases to be one.
As an final thought, I don't know that Tarantino, or anyone, believes his films all to be perfect. The idea is that he's making his best work right now, and as he gets older his output will almost certainly become uneven. If you dislike some, or all, of his existing films, that's your personal taste at work, but that's not the point. He wants to quit will he's still at the top of his game, even though some (perhaps you) think that the top of his game is not always all that great.
Of the 28 films I've seen so far in 2024, only 10 are new films. I watch a lot of older films. I'm always down to see something good from back in the day on a big screen.
Not too much overlap in ours; only 4 films that we've both seen.
Migration 1.5
American Fiction 4
Argylle 2
Madame Web 2.5
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 3.5
Late Night With the Devil 4
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 2.5
Lousy Carter 3.5
Immaculate 3.5
Kim’s Video 3.5
I don't think any of Scorsese's recent films have been among his finest, and both he, Eastwood, Spielberg, and others made some turkeys later in their career. I think that's Tarantino's point. He could make 20 films, and maybe 3 or 4 of the last 7 would be awesome, but there's be 6 of 7 lousy ones. He wants to shoot for 10 great films and call it quits.
At least someone else on this site is still going to the movies. Let's hope you like what you see!
What have you seen so far? Are you only seeing new films or are going to see older films in re-release?
I lived most of my life in California, both L.A. and S.F., and now in Texas, and that has never been an issue. Crazy that there are such regional differences in behavior.
I admire him for setting that limit and sticking to it. Too many directors keep chugging along well past their prime.
Where you do live that that is a problem?
I went to school at U.C. Berkeley. From my apartment I could walk to the Pacific Film Archive on campus, the U.C. Theatre, where they played a different double feature daily, the California Theatre, an old-school giant 2 screen palace, the Act 1 & 2 and Shattuck Cinemas, both of which were arthouse, though the Act 1 & 2 had the Circus of Humiliation every Saturday at midnight where they showed cult films, the U.A. 7 which had all the mainstream blockbusters, and then a small single-theater place called the Fine Arts that showed silent films and a lot of foreign films. I think nearly every one of those theaters is gone now. :(
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