Tarantino’s New Masterpiece? Also, Steve is a Liar.
You devoted blog readers might remember an article Steve wrote recently about Quentin Tarantino, and how all of his movies are remakes or somesuch nonsense. I don’t normally get personal, but I think it’s time to call him out - because Steve, ladies and gentlemen, is all wrong.
I’d feel worse about this if Steve hadn’t already used me as a punching bag in several of his articles. It’s all in good fun, trust me. And I’m sure he’ll take this gracefully, as always.
The general tone of the aforementioned article is, essentially, that Quentin Tarantino’s credibility has gone out the window because he plans to do a remake of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Because, obviously, Remake = Bad. (Let’s charitably ignore the fact that Death Proof, his worst film to date, was 100% original. Not that it matters, because, apparently, any film that is derivative of a previous film can be called a “remake.”)
But word on the street is that Tarantino’s newest project has no Pussycat, only Bastards - Inglorious Bastards.
Tarantino himself has confirmed plans to complete his WWII film in time for the Cannes festival next year. And a copy of the script has been making its rounds through the industry, resulting in a few glowing reviews filled with comparisons to Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, and Pulp Fiction. As someone who’s enjoyed all of Tarantino’s work (yes, even Death Proof) and thought Pulp Fiction was a masterpiece, I am properly excited.
El Mayimbe of Latino Review, who probably has some kind of magical powers, has once again scored an advance look at the script. (Seriously, how do those guys do it?) He says:
Hands down, the script was the most enjoyable read of the year for me so far. Again, a masterpiece.
Killer dialogue, excellent execution, and master craftsmanship by Tarantino.
Wow!
There is not much background information available through the usual sources, since the film has not yet gone into production. However, it’s been said that Tarantino approached Brad Pitt for a role. While I’d prefer for Quentin to keep giving roles to unknowns so he can bring them into the spotlight, it would be interesting to see the two work together.
But wait - the title is taken from a 1977 Italian film? And Inglorious Bastards will be an “homage” to war movies? If you think that constitutes a remake, then I guess you and Steve would get along famously.
And, you know what? I don’t care. Because no matter what its source, Inglorious Bastards is going to be great.
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All war movies are remakes of Sands of Iwo Jima.
More seventies theft from Tarantino…and here you got my hopes up for nothing, Liz! I was all ready to bust out a “hell freezing over” joke and you go and spoil it!
Inglorious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino, age 8.
To be fair, Matt, my fiancé has handwriting that is MUCH worse than that, and I’m pretty sure that he is 23, not 8. As for the “basterds” thing, well…as they said, no time for spell-check!
Steve, Tarantino’s entire career has been comprised of homages to the ’70s. Railing on him to “START DIRECTING ORIGINAL MOVIES” is like telling Bruce Lee “OMG, STOP WITH THE KUNG FU ALREADY.” It’s just what he does. If you don’t like it, then move on.
Dude, he wrote it “Inglourious Basterds!” You have to at least take the time to get one of the two words of your title spelled correctly!
Must everything be a binary issue with you, Liz? It’s not that I don’t LIKE Tarantino’s work. I even SAID so in my Pussycat piece. But I don’t think it’s too much to ask that the man actually TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT for a change! Hell, even Sam Raimi could ditch the horror for a while and try stuff like Jack of All Trades and Xena: Warrior Princess. And yes, even Spider-Man. Some of George Romero’s best movies had nothing to do with zombies! Monkey Shines, The Crazies, even Bruiser was at least kind of good! Why can’t Tarantino do ANYTHING but seventies ripoffs? Or “Homages” if you want to spin for him, something I see no point in doing.
I refuse to respond to your comment unless you use MORE CAPITAL LETTERS.
FLEE! FLEE FROM THE MIGHT OF MY CRUSHING LOGIC, TARANTINO FANGIRL!!
This discussion is pointless because it’s become all about semantics - you calling “homage” a positive spin, when it is in fact a totally neutral word, for example. Unlike “ripoff,” which implies that he doesn’t admit to what he is doing - when he unashamedly does.
Plain and simple, I am excited for what looks to be a great movie, and I don’t care if it is based on anything else. I think it’s silly to assume that a movie, remake or not, will be bad because it is based on something else. And I think it’s equally silly to demand that Tarantino change the direction of his career.
Liz out.
YOU TWO KIDS SETTLE DOWN BACK THERE OR SO HELP ME I WILL TURN THIS BLOG AROUND.