And here's a link to ace editor Fred Raskin talking about the editing of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, revealing some some secrets about what got cut out and why the first cut came in at 4-1/2 hours... Fred Raskin Talks About Editing Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood' - CineMontage
I don’t. I was responding to a poster who claimed that fantasy happy ending of the film “made right” the tragedy that happened in the real world. I bought a ticket because my wife really wanted to see the movie, because I was interested in the 1969 period of this movie, and because I’m capable of liking some aspects of a movie and disliking others.
The most depressing passage from that article: “When are you going to invest $100 million in a movie that’s not going to evolve into a franchise? That’s going to be a red flag for most studios,” says Eric Handler, a senior media research analyst at MKM Partners. Movies aimed at adults that are not based on known underlying properties are endangered species in a business that’s primarily looking to appeal to teenagers who want escapist fare. While I have some issues with Tarantino’s aesthetic, as I’ve already mentioned, good for him for having the clout and vision to get original feature films made and released that aren’t Transformers, Part 5 or Harry Potter, Part 12.
For me, I thought Brad Pitt was a bit too wooden as the Tennessee born Aldo Raine. I didn't buy his accent or his performance. That said, my biggest problem with Basterds was I hate revisionist history in films. Now, granted Once Upon a Time does the same, but, as I've professed multiple times now, I loved that movie. Basterds just didn't work for me. YMMV.
I'm hoping that the 4.5 hour version of the movie sees the light of day someday. That would technically be the editor's rough cut, though, right? Tarantino's own director's cut could run differently. I'm down for multiple versions of the movie co-existing.
I loved the twist - this is what might have happened if the bumbling whacked-out Family critters had confused houses in the dark. Tarantino sending himself up a little. He's grown.
I would like to mention one thing missing from the film: If this is QTs last film. I wanted to say goodbye to the best.
I'm trying to put the time pieces together, what was the time frames of the movie? The opening TV interview with Rick and Cliff was when? Rick's first meeting with agent Marvin Schwarzs (not Schwartz) was when? Sharon Tate watching herself in the movie theater was when? The job Cliff almost had but got fired from after fighting Lee was when? Me stop asking dumb questions was when?
The opening TV interview with Rick and Cliff was presumably from the late 50s/early 60s, when Bounty Law was on the air. Cliff’s fight with Lee took place during Lee’s 1966/67 run on The Green Hornet?
True. In fact, when searching for the trailer for this film, she comes up. Older ... kinda like a creepy grandma.
There's a whooole lot of 'em nowadays ... in many ways, this movie is a zeitgeist of the race to the bottom, only it's not '69 no mo'.
IIRC, Atkins was the first to get an interview behind bars. Mugging for the camera for a coming parole hearing? Most likely. Apart from Tex, there's a reason she's the most reviled. All she did apart from explaining her faux Christian "conversion" was blame Tex for the worst of the worst brutality. Even in '75 or '76 when the interview was granted, it was not a convincing performance.
I admit I'm not a fan either. I doubt this is his last either nor do I think Pitt is gonna retire. I don't think box office receipts will make the difference. When one comes up with an idea that burns, one acts.
heres the thing, wasn't cliff there to do stunts for the show lancer? is so lancer didn't start until 1968 I thought. that's a year off unless they are saying the pilot episode was shot sometime in 1967
Good Sign: A trailer for a whodunnit with Daniel Craig showed at our screening. Uh ... I forgot the title though! So, all is not lost to franchise.
They didn't confuse the houses. They decided to go kill Rick after he verbally accosted them and they recognized who he was. Presumably, after they killed Rick they would have gone next door and did what Manson sent them to do.
No, he was working as a stunt extra for "The Green Hornet" not "Lancer". Rick got him the gig by persuading Russell's character to let Cliff work.
Yeah, a great actor, but he was not missed by me in this one. I guess he was too busy playing Nick Fury in some MCU movie or something.
I thought rick was talking to kurt russells character about having cliff come on set in case he needed a stunt double . either way rick was there to film lancer which came out in 1968 and green hornet ended in 1967, or was that just cliff thinking back to something that had happened?
