skeng wrote:

TheRealist wrote:

VCoug wrote:

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holfresh wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

holfresh wrote:I haven't seen it yet and haven't read any commentary about it on this thread..But at some point I would express what I think is Spike's point on the topic given that I kind of ran around in the type of circles in 90s Brooklyn that the ilk of Spike might have been in...Sort of the Brooklyn artist scene that have a different point of view on something like this..I think it's certainly interesting..Those who think Spike is racist haven't took the time to delve into his view of the world given his particular experiences..I think it's interesting people would have such a strong opinion on such a topic without fully grasping what it is of why Spike hold such strong viewpoints..Calling Spike a racist is lazy..

I dont think Spikes a racist but if he actually does have a problem with Tarantino using the N word in his films then he really shouldnt be using it himself

In all seriousness, I think it's a bit deeper than that..

What do you think it is?

I haven't seen Django yet but I feel like Spike's problem has more to do with certain scenes in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction than anything in Django Unchained.

Bingo. Spike was probably offended by the characters in Reservoir Dogs and the "dead n****r storage" scene in Pulp Fiction.

Something that should be pointed out is that Tarantino's character's wife in Pulp Fiction is African American and he uses the N-word.

All of Tarantino's movies are meant to be ironic. That means the violence and vulgarities aren't supposed to be taken at face value.

Tarantino uses graphic content in his movies not to advertise it but to show his viewers how stupid racism and violence really is.

This

Tarantino is just straight up honest... I find the honesty a refreshing alternative to being in denial about reality

Christoph Waltz steals the show once again with some carryover from Inglourious Basterds, and I could not stop laughing at Samuel Jackson's character and lines.

You could've plugged any attractive African American woman for Kerry Washington's role as Django's wife, but she did well once she did get screen time even with the lack of lines.

Leonardo DiCaprio with another solid performance, and Jamie Foxx sells Django's tortured bounty hounter former slave well with a bit of cool and unexpected humor.

This movie is up there with Quentin Tarantino's best works(Inglourious Basterds, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction). Great popcorn flick!

I read about this movie when it was in preproduction and really looking forward to it.

I enjoyed it but was over all disapppointed in it. The blood was over the top and the action was not that good.

Not nearly the movie "Basterds" was. The "Kill Bill's" were nonsensical but entertaining.

IN some respects, Tarantino didn't go far enough.

Nalod wrote:

playa2 wrote:Nalod, you don't think Samuel L.Jackson character was over the top hating his own people?

It was a fictional character.

The bigger question is during times of human atrocities like Slavery or genocide will others turn on their neighbors/same race or religion to self preserve or self promote?

I think this has happend many times.

It would appear the character actually ran the plantation and perhaps he was disguested with others.

Over the top? I can't really answer to the accuracy of the character as I have not read up on the subject in great detail nor was present during that time.

I guess you can say that was above your pay (race) grade.

That was a horrible character by Samuel L. Jackson, that guy was mean as cactus !

You must have never see the movie "QUEEN" story of Alex Haley's Grand Mother

Nalod wrote:finally go to see it tonite.

I read about this movie when it was in preproduction and really looking forward to it.

I enjoyed it but was over all disapppointed in it. The blood was over the top and the action was not that good.

Not nearly the movie "Basterds" was. The "Kill Bill's" were nonsensical but entertaining.

IN some respects, Tarantino didn't go far enough.

Hey nalod what did you like about Basterds?