Current Events > is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood worth seeing in theaters?

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i have some free time tonight so i was thinking of catching a late showing. i am a tarantino fan but its like a 3hr movie and some of his movies (inglorious basterds, hateful 8, etc) i think are in the "wait till it gets on dvd" category. been seeing mixed reviews on this movie

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it was good, but there wasn't anything about it that was like "theater must see"
that said...i liked the film, i'd see it again in theater if a friend wanted to
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i'm gonna wait until it comes out

i'm not too keen on tarantino any more but i'd still get round to watching it eventually

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I am contemplating seeing just to dunk on the fact that Leo DiCaprio's girlfriend is too young to see it ayyyy
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i really enjoyed it but put it in the lower tier of his movies. but only because his top tier (PF, RD, IB, KB) is so good.

it's much more of a character focused movie than a plot focused one. the three hours flew by for me, i didn't realize it was that long until it was over.

Romulox28 posted...

(inglorious basterds, hateful 8, etc) i think are in the "wait till it gets on dvd" category.

... IB is amazing. you're crazy.
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Parappa09 posted...

i'm not too keen on tarantino any more but i'd still get round to watching it eventually

yea the only movie hes directed since kill bill vol 1 that i really enjoyed was django, i dont have that connection to his content/style like i used to but his movies are at least still entertaining to some degree

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gunplagirl posted...

I am contemplating seeing just to dunk on the fact that Leo DiCaprio's girlfriend is too young to see it ayyyy

lol shes 22

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

... IB is amazing. you're crazy.

wasnt a bad movie, it had some fun characters & a few good moments but i thought a lot of it was kind of dull & dragged on

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It's a good movie but bottom 3 for Tarantino imo
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Yes. Its beautiful and deserves to be seen in 35mm if you can help it. It isnt like his other movies, which are largely big budget homages to exploitation and grind house films. This is more similar to something like Mean Streets, where the plot is loosely structured and the characters serve as a focal point to the setting. Youre there to take in the golden age of Hollywood and its hinted demise, paralleled by the waning careers of the main characters and the Manson murders. Hence the homage in the title. But... that isnt his ultimate conclusion. You just have to fucking experience it. Cinematic masterpiece, imo.
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I enjoyed it, but it can wait for DVD. I need to see it again because I was expecting it to be more plot driven. I am going as Cliff Booth for Halloween this year, though.
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EnragedSlith posted...

Yes. Its beautiful and deserves to be seen in 35mm if you can help it. It isnt like his other movies, which are largely big budget homages to exploitation and grind house films. This is more similar to something like Mean Streets, where the plot is loosely structured and the characters serve as a focal point to the setting. Youre there to take in the golden age of Hollywood and its hinted demise, paralleled by the waning careers of the main characters and the Manson murders. Hence the homage in the title. But... that isnt his ultimate conclusion. You just have to fucking experience it. Cinematic masterpiece, imo.

Thank you for an actual thoughtful take on it. Ive mostly seen trite criticisms of the film here on CE. Im excited to see it and will make sure to catch it in theatres now that Ive read your review.

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