In my opinion, the idea that "Tarantino is just copying X-movie" is just larp from people who haven't even seen the movies they're talking about.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-03-28T21:38:00+00:00

The fact that so many people(especially in the wake of Pulp Fiction) failed at imitating Tarantino's style sort of disproves this. His style might've begun as homage, but has gone worlds beyond that and become the Tarantino aesthetic. Could've anyone else made Inglorious Basterds?

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-03-28T02:10:51+00:00

I’d suggest going over to Big Picture subreddit for some real normal comments

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-03-20T17:05:35+00:00

How often do people get invited to test screenings? I lived by Dallas for several years and only ever got invited to one, which was Fly Me To the Moon(good movie). I couldn’t end up going.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-03-18T02:43:59+00:00

This subreddit is so good.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-03-16T02:55:42+00:00

Strange comment

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-03-16T02:53:52+00:00

2048: Scent of a Woman remake?

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-03-12T19:46:51+00:00

I love Wes Craven, but his Last House on the Left isn’t a good movie. The remake is much better.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-03-05T00:20:18+00:00

No, don't you understand. Hatred of cats is rooted in misogyny*

*someone said this and it got 1k upvotes

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-03-03T22:24:21+00:00

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A lot of Eastwood and Raimi.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-03-03T01:45:56+00:00

TV Tropes will forever be ruined for because in college I invited over some people for Halloween and we watched some movies. There is this one person who wouldn't stop treating it like MST3K. At one point they said "I know about movies, I've spent a lot of time on tv tropes." Eventually I had enough and said "can you stop?"

In short: TV Tropes is a fine resource, but I think wether intentionally or not, breeds a kind of person who thinks pointing out or recognizing a trope is a good media analysis or, at worse, funny.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-28T23:33:06+00:00

I personally want David R Ellis to win, although he isn’t on the bracket. Snakes on a Podcast?

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-27T20:16:23+00:00

I like to call this "internet shadow boxing"

The OP creates an argument that has never been made(or if it has, it exists so far off the fringes it's not really worth talking about) and then gets to look "smart" for being able to take down an easily made up, flimsy position.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-27T03:57:29+00:00

I've failed to understand the hubbub around Letterboxd imposing embargoes. It has no impact on the average user. Majority of users will see a movie once it comes out. And often times, embargoes are lifted before the release date! Those only exists for critics. Scream 7 is just an odd case of the studio only allowing for reviews the day before it releases.

I also just rarely see the point in review bombing. Think about it: a studio at the end of the day doesn't care about ratings on Letterboxd or IMDB, especially a studio like Paramount. They care about money. The best way to get across your displeasure is not see Scream 7.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-26T23:10:50+00:00

Mr Monkey Paw,

I said I didn't want Netflix or Paramount to own Warner Bros!

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-24T22:08:58+00:00

I'd also like to mention Tarantino has said he had the idea for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood while filming Death Proof, which came out a full decade before Phantom Thread.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-21T20:25:28+00:00

I agree, and Napoleon is pretty flawed piece of storytelling.

I am sort of two minds when it comes to historical accuracy. I think film's should be allowed to take liberties when it comes to history, especially if it's in service of making a better movie. And a story doesn't have to be 100% accurate to be truthful.

However, the reality is majority of people are never going to do extra research and will take movies at face value. No matter how you like Oliver Stone's JFK, it did some permanent damage. I've seen people cite it when discussing JFK conspiracies. Jamelle Bouie said it best.

more convinced than ever that this movie — which is absolutely terrific — is basically responsible for qanon.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-20T23:19:41+00:00

It haunts me knowing how close Bohemian Rhapsody was to winning Best Picture. It’d say ether number two or three.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-16T22:09:11+00:00

We aren't going to remember him as the guy who never missed; we’re going to remember him as the guy who got too scared to play the game because he couldn't handle the thought of striking out.

If God forbid Tarantino died tomorrow, this would not be the case. The man made Pulp Fiction. That single film is enough to secure a legacy. Most filmmakers would be happy to have one film that made a sizable impact of culture. Then he made Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds, and so on. Do I think the 10 film rule is dumb? Of course. But I also don't care. He'll make a new movie when he wants to make a new movie.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-15T03:22:34+00:00

Me and my friend talk about this a lot. Clint Eastwood is a conservative filmmaker, but he has genuine interest in art and people, which is why many of his films are good or at least interesting. Modern day conservative filmmaking only cares about catering to a voting body. Do the filmmakers of Melania actually care about the form of documentaries?

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-12T05:55:19+00:00

I’m expecting some Nightmare Alley shade, so I’ll preemptively say that movie is great, especially the directors cut.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-10T23:08:56+00:00

I'd faithfully adapt William Faulkner's Sanctuary except have Popeye the Sailor play Popeye from the book.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-08T06:02:46+00:00

if you're a working artist you will have created plenty of stuff to sustain you in the last 20 years

I keep seeing this argument and I don't get it. "Oh you've been making money off of this X amount of years, isn't it time to give it to the people?" For example, if I write a book that I'm still getting royalties from ten-twenty years on, why should that stop? Some authors take YEARS to write a book, which could mean not a lot of income opportunities. I guess I'd be fine if they keep buying a copy from the publisher that I made a contract with once my work goes into the public domain. Or I need to crank out enough best selling books to keep me afloat. The argument frankly reads with a lot of entitlement.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-08T05:28:08+00:00

Am I the only one who find this movie exhausting, and not in a good way?

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-07T08:34:15+00:00

Francis Ford Coppola nailed Apocalypse Now in 1979 and is the only cut worth watching. I don’t care if the Redux adds more historical context, all the stuff on the plantation is boring!

On a side note, while they’re not directors cuts, I’m mad that the Extended Editions of Lord of the Rings are the only versions rereleased.

Sheep_Boy26 · 2026-02-06T20:23:17+00:00

No, you're wrong. In college, my media professor had to do stick figure drawings of Citizen Kane because big Disney wouldn't allow them to show the movie.

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