I just discovered a webpage where QT himself answers emails and talks about his projects, etc. Quite a few poeple are still skepticqal and think it aint the real QT but after reading some of his replies I'm inclined to think it is rell him. His latets comments talks about KB3 and the upcumming SE of VOL.1 this christmans!
I'm not going to opy and paste all the fucking comments, you'll just have to fo there yourself...BUT I cannot resist psting a couple that stand out for me..this shit is pure QT GOLD!!!
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*Quentin's Blog*
I'm not going to opy and paste all the fucking comments, you'll just have to fo there yourself...BUT I cannot resist psting a couple that stand out for me..this shit is pure QT GOLD!!!
You've been doing a lot of genre hopping recently, especially with your upcoming war film...I was wondering what you have though about in regards to the Sci-Fi/Horror genres? Do you like CGI?
- Will Glindmeyer
I fucking despise CGI. If I wanted that shit in movies I wouldn't be watching movies -- videogames are fun because they're interactive, at least. Movies packed with CGI is just lame. Ain't no fucking fun watching cheap-ass Hobbits jumping about in front of lava. Sorry, LORD OF THE RINGS was another forgettable CGI-enhanced flick as far as I'm concerned. I don't respect CGI in movies because it's not a tool anymore -- it's a convenience. Fat bastards are able to sit in their chairs and edit movies now at the touch of a button. Too bad the fucking graphics look shittier than my Nintendo.
As for genre hopping...not a big fan of sci-fi, although I do like a few films from way back yonder. (Howard Hawks's co-directed THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD is great stuff.) Maybe some day I'll make a throwback to that kinda thing. Next, though, I'm thinking of a dark comedy. A really dark comedy. I've got a few people interested. It would be around 2010, probably. But I'd like to keep moving around. I don't want to get a reputation for being JUST a director of PULP FICTION-style movies. I want to expand and try new things.
-QT
Thursday, August 19, 2004
"Ignorant and Sexist Portrayal of Female Characters"
I watched your movie, PULP FICTION, two years ago. I was stunned. This piece of trash was the film that so many people had loved? And worst of all, every female character therein was portrayed as either (a) a psychopath (b) a whore (c) an idiot or (d) a self-sacrificing man-pleaser. For example, Rosanna Arquette's character, whose husband (Eric Stoltz) barks orders at her constantly. Mia (Uma Thurman) who is as deep as a toothpick and falls for a greaseball who slips her drugs. And the robber, Honey Bunny, who lives to please her boyfriend, who OBVIOUSLY dragged her into a seedy criminal underworld.
Then, in an interview, you said the Pussy Wagon was the sort of vehicle you'd throw some "bitches and ho's" in the back seat of and have a party. In KILL BILL VOLUME 2, which I saw last night for the first time ever, men treat women like shit. Budd says, "Ain't that the prettiest blonde pussy you ever seen?" The midget says, "That bitch is furious. I seen better though."
What disturbed me is your treatment of the female heroine. She wasn't referred to as a "blonde babe," even, but a "pussy." And then a "bitch" instead of "lady."
And the point of KILL BILL is...women aren't free until they have a purpose for living, which is either falling in love or having a child to care for. BS, Mr. Tarantino. You have blatant sexist agenda in all your films, from RESERVOIR DOGS' Madonna speech to JACKIE BROWN's "Wanna fuck"/Bridget Fonda scene (who is also as deep as a thumbtack).
Great going, you ignorant asshole, at putting the evolution of feminine icons back at least fifty years. Now females in movies are being treated like sterotypes again -- sexual objects that live to please their men. Give me a break!
- Susan Taylor, Wyoming
Susan --
I don't usually do this, but today I'm feeling good. I got some extra time on my hands. I'm going to devote a long response to JUST your one e-mail, because it really got me going.
I apologize if you found my portrayal of female characters sexist, but that wasn't my "agenda." Perhaps you missed the point of KILL BILL -- The Bride is underestimated by Budd, who treats her as a stupid animal. She gets her revenge. She even kills Bill. She is reunited with her daughter. If you find that strong pro-female message "sexist," I can only say that you're trying to find faults in my work, alright?
Secondly...in PULP FICTION Mia Wallace seduced Vincent, not vice versa. He didn't slip her any drugs. She was already snorting cocaine before he even walked in the door!
Judy didn't live to please her husband. There was just a shitload of arguing because she had a voice and wasn't afraid to use it. Doesn't sound like a rollover character to me, alright.
And then RESERVOIR DOGS' Madonna speech. It's just dialogue to keep the scene going. It's as realistic as I could make it. Guys talk like that. If you think otherwise, I dare you to venture into the heart of any city and hang out with a bunch of guys. It might not be nice but that's not the point -- my movies aren't nice, they're brutal. I can't apologize for that.
And finally...my quote about the bitches and ho's. This was a joke. The Pussy Wagon is just used as a way to stress Buck's own sexist nature. The Bride teaches him a lesson. My interview, wherever it was (I honestly don't remember), was merely a joke.
So, I'm sorry if what I've put in my films upset you, but if I had to do it over again, I wouldn't change one thing.
- QT
I'm pissed at you. My son snuck a PULP FICTION DVD into my home a year ago. He was 13. He was a Christian boy, very nice with good friends. He didn't know the meaning of the word "fuck." Now, a year later after watching the movie, he's addicted to booze, crack, pot, cigarettes, quit Church, became an atheist, swears all day at his brothers, sisters and me. He stabbed his father with a knife, legally changed his name to "Vincent Vega" after holding his father at gunpoint and demanding it be done; then he opened up a brothel in the backyard and started having sex with women with black hair like the evil vixen in your movie. You are an evil man and responsible for the downfall of my son. I hope you rot in hell.
- An Anonymous Mother
Geeeez-us fucking Christ, I get this shit all the time. Typical irresponsible parent bullshit, blah blah blah, here's an idea: Control your child from now on. And c'mon he opened a fucking brothel? Someone's doing a bit of exaggerating here. I'm sick of bullshit where parents blame the videogames, then admit they let their kids play them 12 fucking hours a day. Get a grip and pay for your own faults -- stop blaming filmmakers.
QT
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Will the final write for Inglorious Bastards have an overload of ingenious dialogue much like many [of] your other scripts? Or will it be more along the lines of Kill Bill dialogue?
- Scott Van Dyke
It won't be like PULP FICTION. It will have more dialogue than THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, though. I think Adam (Sandler) will show a new side to critics by having to talk a lot, because even in PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE he didn't do a whole lotta talking to begin with. Don't worry, I'll make it work. But no, the dialogue won't be as plentiful as my early films. I'm trying new things now and experimenting...anyone who does the same shit over and over is gonna fail...look at M. Night Shyamalan and THE VILLAGE.
--QT
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Ever since I became a member on the imdb.com boards there have always been posts on your board about your "copying" or "ripping off" others' works, CITY ON FIRE in particular. There are constant trolls on there about it. It never really swayed how I thought about you because, as Roger Ebert said, it's not what a movie is about it's how it is presented and I think you do that very well. But what are your thoughts on that with things like that short documentary WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL, or something like that?
- Eric Henney
Yeah, well...basically all movies are copies of each other. No movie is 100% original, alright? If you look at any modern director you'll see elements of past directors in his work. And past stories. A popular one is THE MATRIX -- a lot was "borrowed" from DARK CITY. But some elements were improved upon. (I don't like the CGI shit personally but hey, whatcha gonna do?) So with all the new stuff in filmmaking and all the new concepts and ways of directing a movie...everything roots back to a source inspiration. Just because I pay my homages to the work of directors doesn't mean I'm copying. I wrote all my shit by myself and sure, I took inspiration from some of my favorite movies. Let me ask you this, though: Who the hell doesn't? Because I'm a film fan I obviously pay more homages to the classics...and therefore they're more obvious and people say, "HE'S COPYING!" Bullshit.
--QT
You mentioned on your website that you've been recording commentary for the special edition of Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2. It may not have been decided yet, but do you have any idea ifthis release will include the uncut version of Volume1 (the one shown to Japanese audiences)? The SE is near the top of my list anyway, but this would be a real plus. Also, what's this I've heard about a possible third installment?
- David Noonan
No. 1 question I get: Will there be a KILL BILL 3? I'll post more about that later this month, in-depth, with rumors, ideas, etc. However to answer the basics of your question...we're working on it.
Miramax is handling most of the features but I do know that the commentary will be recorded over the Uncut Combined Volume. We might try to market it as KILL BILL: BOOTLEG or something catchy, with the unrated Japanese cut, with the re-vamped fight scene from KILL BILL 1 with the Crazy 88's and both movies spliced together as one.
There'll be new documentaries and interviews, actor bios, and maybe a commentary by a Japanese/Hong Kong film historian (more later). And the poster for the DVD is fucking kickass, alright -- it's just AWESOME. Wait until you see it -- it's just so great, and better than any artwork on the original Kill Bill posters. I can't say much about it other than that it won't be anything like you're expecting. It'll be great.
--QT
Why Adam Sandler [for Inglorious Bastards]? He doesn't really seem like a very competent dramatic actor to me.
- Peter Finocchiaro
Yeah, people said the same thing about John Travolta. And Bruce Willis. And David Carradine. And Uma Thurman, even. I hear this shit all the time and I've heard it since PULP FICTION. The fact is Adam is going to be my next Travolta -- I want to resurrect this guy's career.
Has anyone seen Punch-Drunk Love? That movie fucking rocked. Adam totally acted in that. I want to harness that same talent -- and improve upon it. I see real potential and I for one know that he personally is growing weary of his 50 First Dates-style rom-coms. They're getting old; the formula is growing weak and repetitive. I think that if he was given another chance (like he was by PT Anderson) he could totally blow everyone away. Just think of the advertising...Adam Sandler in a Quentin Tarantino film?
--QT
Why did a bunch of your posts disappear? Why aren't you submitting as many entries? Have you left the blog? I believe you're QT but if the disbelievers are making you angry, there are a lot of us out there who still believe you're not a fake. I know because a friend of mine met you yesterday and asked you about the blog, and you told him it was real. He told me you told him. That sounds like a rumor but my friend isn't a liar, and i know he met you cuz i saw the autograph he got. Anyway that's all I wanted to say. Maybe you remember my friend, Justin Tristen?
- Jessica, a fan from LA
I had to delete some of the entries because my lawyer told me it wasn't wise to call a kid negatively influenced by PULP FICTION a "dumbass," and then create a "stupid rant with way too many fucks in it for your own good."
I apologize to those who read what I said yesterday, but I was a bit drunk in the evening. That's what happens I guess. It wasn't wise at all to post some of the bullshit I posted. No offense meant to anyone.
--QT
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Go there for the rest! It's goo shit!
*Quentin's Blog*
