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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Trailer) (1 Viewer)

Insein said:
Any graphic violence? That doesn't bother me but my wife hates Kill Bill and IB because of it. Just wondering if I can take her to see this or not.
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Yes there is definitely graphic violence. There is much less of it than we usually see in a QT film but when it does get violent, it gets very violent.

 
rockaction said:
They just sent the price of Paul Revere and the Raider records through the roof. Damn. I used to own those before my record collection got smashed. Now collecting them again will cost a ton, as if it didn't already. 
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The soundtrack is incredible, you are going to love love love it. 

steelcitysledgehammers said:
Indulgent Hollywood fan fiction. The kind of film only a celebrated auteur like Tarantino could get away with making.
Great period piece. He did his best to immerse the audience in the sights, sounds, style and zeitgeist of Hollywood in the late 60's. If you are a fan of the era, you'll find plenty of references and landmarks to relish. The only drawback is he really took his time doing it. He lets the audience soak in it for an uneventful 2.5 hours before going full Tarantino in the final 10 minutes.
Very similar structure to "Inglorious Bastards" where there's a lot of historical accuracy until there isn't.
Pitt and Robbie both looked great in this film. There's plenty of beef and cheese cake for all tastes.
Me and the missus still walked out more disappointed than impressed. Not a bad film, but we both felt it was just too long. Hence, my claim of "indulgence". I wouldn't recommend running out to catch this one at the theater. Wait to stream/rent it. That way you can pause it if you have to hit the restroom during the 161 minute run time.

J
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Interesting, my friend and I (and most of the theater) were laughing our assess off through the whole movie. I loved the languid pace- more than anything it's a hangout film. And hanging out with Leo and Brad in 69 LA is about as fun as it gets. 

 
steelcitysledgehammers said:
Indulgent Hollywood fan fiction. The kind of film only a celebrated auteur like Tarantino could get away with making.
Great period piece. He did his best to immerse the audience in the sights, sounds, style and zeitgeist of Hollywood in the late 60's. If you are a fan of the era, you'll find plenty of references and landmarks to relish. The only drawback is he really took his time doing it. He lets the audience soak in it for an uneventful 2.5 hours before going full Tarantino in the final 10 minutes.
Very similar structure to "Inglorious Bastards" where there's a lot of historical accuracy until there isn't.
Pitt and Robbie both looked great in this film. There's plenty of beef and cheese cake for all tastes.
Me and the missus still walked out more disappointed than impressed. Not a bad film, but we both felt it was just too long. Hence, my claim of "indulgence". I wouldn't recommend running out to catch this one at the theater. Wait to stream/rent it. That way you can pause it if you have to hit the restroom during the 161 minute run time.

J
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So you are saying this is a lock for Best Picture?

 
So my 18 year old daughter saw this last night and her initial reaction was "worst 3 hours of my life". She got home and we started talking about it so I kinda got the gist of the movie without knowing anything about it's premise. As she's describing it to me I'm thinking this sounds a lot like a spoof on the Manson murders then she asks if I had ever heard of Sharon Tate? So we start discussing the historical events surrounding her & her untimely demise and while my daughter has heard of Manson and knew he was a bad dude that killed people, she didn't have much, if any, kind of detailed knowledge of the events. So I got my copy of Helter Skelter and told her to give it a whirl if she wanted to learn the truth about what happened to help put into context the movie she just watched.

She said she probably would have enjoyed the movie more had she know some of the backstory going in. Just my observations...

 
Is it that long?  I thought I saw on a site it was 2:30 or so?

The Filmspotting crew also seemed to like it and it looks like I might be getting talked into giving this a whirl.  Maybe @Ilov80s can confirm - does Tarantino resist is Grindhouse leanings in this one?  

 
Ilov80s said:
Interesting, my friend and I (and most of the theater) were laughing our assess off through the whole movie. I loved the languid pace- more than anything it's a hangout film. And hanging out with Leo and Brad in 69 LA is about as fun as it gets. 
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Your first sentence feels a bit hyperbolic to me.  At 2 hours and 41 minutes, there's no way you were laughing your asses off through the WHOLE movie.  I grant you there were some laughs to be had, but let's not get carried away.  As far as the languid pace and it being a "hangout" film, I wouldn't disagree.  However, if we're just going to "hangout" together, I'd prefer to do so at my house.  When I go to the theater, I want to see something happen.  There were a lot of scenes in this movie, but very little happens, which is why I suggest passing on this as a theatrical event and catch it in the comfort of your own home.

J

 
KarmaPolice said:
Is it that long?  I thought I saw on a site it was 2:30 or so?

The Filmspotting crew also seemed to like it and it looks like I might be getting talked into giving this a whirl.  Maybe @Ilov80s can confirm - does Tarantino resist is Grindhouse leanings in this one?  
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It is 161 mins. It is not at all a grindhouse like film. It's straight up wistful and really about friendship as much as anything. 

 
steelcitysledgehammers said:
Your first sentence feels a bit hyperbolic to me.  At 2 hours and 41 minutes, there's no way you were laughing your asses off through the WHOLE movie.  I grant you there were some laughs to be had, but let's not get carried away.  As far as the languid pace and it being a "hangout" film, I wouldn't disagree.  However, if we're just going to "hangout" together, I'd prefer to do so at my house.  When I go to the theater, I want to see something happen.  There were a lot of scenes in this movie, but very little happens, which is why I suggest passing on this as a theatrical event and catch it in the comfort of your own home.

J
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Well not the whole time, but it was one of the funnest movies I have seen in awhile. I was never bored at all. We are just going to disagree quite a bit here. I don't want to talk in too much detail as to spoil it. 

 
So damn annoying.  Looking up times to maybe catch this on Tues, and of course Lion King monopolizes all the decent screens.  The only showing for this on the Ultrascreen is at 10:30pm.   The 2nd biggest screens are the annoying Bistro (F those) , so looks like week of release I might have to watch this in the 30 seat theater.  

 
@Ilov80s - do you listen to the You Must Remember This podcast?  I've only heard a couple, but the Flimspotting guys suggested the season they covered 1969 Hollywood as a primer for people interested in the era covered here.  It's episodes 44-55.  

 
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KarmaPolice said:
@Ilov80s - do you listen to the You Must Remember This podcast?  I've only heard a couple, but the Flimspotting guys suggested the season they covered 1969 Hollywood as a primer for people interested in the era covered here.  It's episodes 44-55.  
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Yes- that is one of my favorite podcasts ever (RIP). The season on Manson in Hollywood is the best season she did. It is well worth a listen and I think would make the movie more enjoyable. However, I think most people of our age and interestin in movies know enough where it isn't necesaary. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
@Ilov80s - do you listen to the You Must Remember This podcast?  I've only heard a couple, but the Flimspotting guys suggested the season they covered 1969 Hollywood as a primer for people interested in the era covered here.  It's episodes 44-55.  
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Listening to the filmspotting podcast now- hopefully you didn’t listen to all of it, it’s seems quite a bit spoilery. 

 
Ilov80s said:
Listening to the filmspotting podcast now- hopefully you didn’t listen to all of it, it’s seems quite a bit spoilery. 
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I was 1/2 listening as i fell asleep.  Honestly dont remember details, more just the tone that they liked it.  Usually they are pretty good about avoiding spoilers in their podcast.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
I was 1/2 listening as i fell asleep.  Honestly dont remember details, more just the tone that they liked it.  Usually they are pretty good about avoiding spoilers in their podcast.  
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I probably wouldn’t finish it until you see it. It’s not super spoilery but imo it gave away some great moments 

 
Ilov80s said:
I probably wouldn’t finish it until you see it. It’s not super spoilery but imo it gave away some great moments 
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Good to know- thanks.  I am usually more likely to listen to them before I see a movie since they are usually good about spoilers, then listen to others after I watch the movie.   I will just skip ahead to their countdown then.  

 
Wife and I are going tomorrow.  I honestly did not care much for either Django or Hateful Eight, but this one sounds like a return to form.  

 
I enjoyed it quite a bit. I loved what he did with the story. I had no idea about the right turn it takes at the end and it really caught me off guard as I was expecting something else. I will say there was a little to much time spent on Brad Pitt driving around listening to the radio. 

I do recommend this movie.

 
Ilov80s said:
Yes- that is one of my favorite podcasts ever (RIP). The season on Manson in Hollywood is the best season she did. It is well worth a listen and I think would make the movie more enjoyable. However, I think most people of our age and interestin in movies know enough where it isn't necesaary. 
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I knew a little, but after 3 episodes of Manson's Hollywood, this podcast is blowing me away.   I am not sure why this one didn't grip me when I gave it a try a few years ago, but I am going to start listening more.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
I knew a little, but after 3 episodes of Manson's Hollywood, this podcast is blowing me away.   I am not sure why this one didn't grip me when I gave it a try a few years ago, but I am going to start listening more.  
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There are a few seasons of it- some better than others. It kind of depends on what you are interested in. Lots of them focus on happenings from the 20s-30s. Unforutnately the show is over. It sounded like Karina wanted to continue but she didn't go into any detail why she had to stop. 

 
I really loved this movie. Coming off of Inglorious Bastards, Django and Hateful Eight, I really felt like Tarantino dialed it back a bit and found a perfect tone to deliver an really fun movie. It felt like we were watching real people as opposed to the cartoon type characters that we've seen in previous films.   

DiCaprio was excellent and his performance wasn't over the top. Again, Tarantino found a way to dial it back a bit to get a fantastic performance out of Leo. And Pitt is just cool AF, what's not to love about this character and performance. 

 
Did anyone else get the feeling he was trying to cram as much music as possible into this film? Early on I was thinking it would be a nice soundtrack. Later I started thinking while it would still be a nice soundtrack it would also be long enough to come as a box set.

 
steelcitysledgehammers said:
Your first sentence feels a bit hyperbolic to me.  At 2 hours and 41 minutes, there's no way you were laughing your asses off through the WHOLE movie.  I grant you there were some laughs to be had, but let's not get carried away.  As far as the languid pace and it being a "hangout" film, I wouldn't disagree.  However, if we're just going to "hangout" together, I'd prefer to do so at my house.  When I go to the theater, I want to see something happen.  There were a lot of scenes in this movie, but very little happens, which is why I suggest passing on this as a theatrical event and catch it in the comfort of your own home.

J
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That's just like your opinion, man.

I'd watch Brad Pitt do odd jobs and feed his dog all night.

 
This is a superlatively good movie.  I'll have to watch it a couple more times to really come to a solid opinion, but it's up there with QT's better films.

Edit: I went into this film completely blind aside from knowing that it involved the Manson family and the Sharon Tate murder, and I've seen enough documentaries to know the general story behind how that went down.  That's the perfect amount of background information.  I recommend avoiding reviews -- I'm reading one now in a major publication that I would consider pretty spoilery.

 
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prosopis said:
I enjoyed it quite a bit. I loved what he did with the story. I had no idea about the right turn it takes at the end and it really caught me off guard as I was expecting something else. I will say there was a little to much time spent on Brad Pitt driving around listening to the radio. 

I do recommend this movie.
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In general, there were way too many scenes in this film where someone was driving or walking with music playing.  It's almost like it was QT's excuse to shoehorn in all of the music he wanted to use.  Don't get me wrong, as a big QT fan, I am well aware that he does that in every film, but it just seemed excessive in this one.  

All that said, good film and I enjoyed it, but I'll need to see it again to determine how much I like it.  

Also, Margot Robbie... :wub:  

 
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To prep had to brush up on my Manson in LA history...knew the Beatles connection but never heard the Dennis Wilson stories before...60s LA was crazy.

 
Just back from the theatre.  Easily the best movies I’ve seen this year.  Pitt and Leo predictably fantastic. Tarantino does some of his best work.  Reserved for him, really, until the end.  

9/10

 
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