shempmcgurk wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozg...@...> wrote: > >> Brilliant film! Tarantino makes films they way they used to: the story >> drives the film not the film drives the story. Best film I've seen this >> year. Unfortunately I found the only flaw as poor Mike Myers with his >> character because it took you out of the movie. Brad Pitt didn't. And I >> didn't even recognize Rod Taylor. I loved that Tarantino used the cinema >> as a device in the story. The movie runs 152 minutes but you'd never >> notice. So much more to say but I don't want to get into spoilers. If >> you have friends that enjoy good film this is one to see together and >> discuss afterwards. >> > > > > I think you'll agree with me that Christoph Waltz is currently in the #1 > position to get an academy award (he played the Nazi Colonel). > > But I must say I thought Mike Myers was very funny as the British general (or > whatever he was). Loved that accent! >
There was nothing wrong with his performance but he's such a recognizable character that it takes you out of the movie. Some actors have taken to playing themselves outside of their own films and that works though it wouldn't of course in this one. I had the same problem with Ben Affleck in "State of Play." It was Ben Affleck playing a senator whereas Russell Crowe loses you in his character in that film. But saw a trailer for a film last night that Affleck is in and may be a perfect fit for him (actually didn't notice it was him immediately). BTW, the original "Inglourious Bastards", the Italian film is available I see at least at Redbox though was probably re-released to coincided with Tarantino's film. Tarantino only used the title but it might see if he was inspired by any other parts of that film.
